Chapter 87: Scotch Whisky

As soon as they were out, Xia Yu made a call to Liu Tianci, asking him to prepare an anonymous bank card and deposit one million Hong Kong dollars into it. When Liu Tianci received Xia Yu's call, he had just finished his bath and was watching TV at home. Although he didn't understand why Xia Yu made this sudden request, he could tell from Xia Yu's urgent tone that something serious was going on. Without hesitation, Liu Tianci agreed to help.

By late night, HSBC had long since closed, and Liu Tianci, being just an executive in the securities department, found it a bit tricky to help Xia Yu. So, he called a few friends in the bank to assist.

Xia Yu received the bank card just half an hour later.

At the entrance of HSBC, Liu Tianci asked with concern, "Xia Sheng, what's going on? Is there anything else you need help with?"

He noticed that Xia Yu was in a bad mood, and his bodyguard was highly alert, constantly scanning the surroundings. This made Liu Tianci worry about something bad happening.

Xia Yu gave a grateful smile and said, "Thanks, Liu Sheng. You've already helped me a lot. There's nothing else. I can handle it myself."

Xia Yu didn't want to involve Liu Tianci any further, and Liu Tianci couldn't be of more help at this point. Xia Yu was already very grateful for his assistance at such a late hour.

"Alright, then. Stay safe!"

Seeing that Xia Yu didn't want to say more, Liu Tianci sighed and nodded.

"Yeah, I'm leaving now. See you tomorrow!"

Xia Yu said once more before getting into the car with Yan Shining.

Watching Xia Yu's hurried figure, Liu Tianci sighed deeply and could only hope nothing bad would happen to Xia Yu.

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"Yan Da Ge, head to the bar we passed by yesterday."

As soon as they got into the car, Xia Yu spoke up and then began to jot down notes.

Soon, the car stopped at the bar's entrance. Xia Yu and Yan Shining quickly walked into the bar.

Upon entering, Xia Yu relaxed and acted like a carefree young master out for fun, smiling as he slowly made his way to the bar counter.

At the bar counter were two foreign women, dressed very sexily and elegantly, mixing drinks while swaying to the music. Their movements were smooth and graceful, without interrupting their work.

However, Xia Yu noticed that the moment he entered, both women seemed to take notice of him and Yan Shining.

Xia Yu sat down in front of one of the bar beauties, looked at her with admiration, and said in English, "Hey, beautiful, good evening!"

"Good evening, sir. What can I get you?" The foreign beauty looked at Xia Yu, teasingly smiling, with a flirtatious charm.

"Whisky!" Xia Yu snapped his fingers, raising his eyebrows with a smile.

"There are many types of whisky. Which one do you need?"

The bar beauty tilted her body slightly, pointing to a row of bottles on the shelf, and smiled.

"Scotch whisky is the most delicious!" Xia Yu maintained his smile, still relaxed.

As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Yu clearly noticed that not only did the bar beauty in front of him pause, but the other one also hesitated momentarily before resuming her actions. Although it was only a brief pause, Xia Yu, who was paying close attention, caught it.

Xia Yu was certain that his memory was correct.

"Sir, you truly have good taste. Scotch whisky is indeed the most delicious." The bar beauty smiled as she took down the bottle of Scotch whisky.

She then took out a glass and, without asking Xia Yu, opened the bottle and was about to pour the whisky into the glass.

However, Xia Yu stopped her and said, "I need it mixed, with 80% pure malt whisky."

Scotch whisky comes in various types, classified into three main categories based on ingredients and brewing methods: single malt whisky, grain whisky, and blended whisky.

Blended whisky, also known as blended scotch, is made by mixing single malt whisky with grain whisky. The blending process is highly technical and is typically handled by master blenders.

The final whisky's classification into standard or premium depends on the percentage of single malt whisky used. Generally, a whisky with 50-80% single malt content is considered premium.

Xia Yu requested 80% pure malt whisky, which is the highest percentage for blending.

The bar beauty paused, looked at Xia Yu, and smiled even more brightly, softly saying, "Okay, please wait a moment."

She then began to mix the drink for Xia Yu.

Watching her elegant movements, Xia Yu smiled but kept silent, feeling relieved inside. If Xia Yu hadn't stopped her from pouring the whisky directly, he would have wasted his visit tonight.

According to the code he had memorized, there were a few secret signals to verify the authenticity of the visitor. These signals were meant to avoid any mistakes.

The first code was 'whisky'—not a single extra word.

The second code had to be answered exactly with 'Scotch whisky is the most delicious'—neither more nor fewer words.

The final and most crucial code was, 'I need it mixed, with 80% pure malt whisky.'

The last code had to be delivered promptly because it was the final test to ensure the visitor was legitimate.

The server would not ask any more questions and would pour the drink directly, testing if the visitor could correctly respond to the final code. If Xia Yu hadn't said the code before the drink was poured, it would have been seen as a failure, and Xia Yu might be suspected of having ulterior motives, leading to trouble for him.

Fortunately, despite this being Xia Yu's first time doing this, everything went smoothly without any errors.

"Sir, your drink!"

Soon, the bar beauty had mixed the drink and handed it to Xia Yu with a gesture inviting him to enjoy.

"Thank you!"

Xia Yu thanked her with a smile, then took out a folded hundred-dollar Hong Kong note from his pocket and placed it on the bar.

"Thank you, sir!" The bar beauty placed her hand over Xia Yu's hand, offering him a smile.

Xia Yu nodded, withdrew his hand, and watched as the bar beauty put the money into a box.

Feeling relieved, Xia Yu took a sip of his drink. Though he wasn't used to the taste of whisky, he maintained a composed expression and continued to sip with a smile. He then turned his attention to the performances in the bar, enjoying the ambiance while drinking.

After about ten minutes, Xia Yu finished the last sip of his drink.

"Perfect!" Xia Yu set down the glass with a smile.

He then nodded to the bar beauty and walked out of the bar with Yan Shining, getting into the car.

"Yan Da Ge, back to the clinic!"

Once in the car, Xia Yu no longer hid his discomfort, looking a bit pale as he said he felt his stomach churning and was not accustomed to the drink.