Fang Zhitong said apologetically: "I didn't listen to you just now, and I still murdered you, you ...... Don't be like me. Li Rui looked at her lovingly and said, "I can understand your feelings, but the more times like this, the more calm you have to be." Okay, let's go back. ”

When Li Rui returned to Gao Zixuan's car, Lu Qingman asked nervously: "How is it? I heard the siren just now, and the shopkeeper was arrested?" Li Rui nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, it's okay, we should go back and rest." Qingyang Hotel lives casually, does not cost money, and the conditions are OK, but it is not as high-grade as Shengjing Hotel. ”

Gao Zixuan drove on the road, yawned, and said, "You can do anything, but Sister Qingman wants to sleep with me tonight." I was terrified by what had just happened, and I had to be accompanied. Of course, Li Rui really wanted to live a two-person world with Lu Qingman, but he could also understand Gao Zixuan's fright, but said: "Gao Zixuan, what do you mean? Even if you are not frightened, Qingman will not sleep with me." Why do you still insist that she wants to sleep with you?" Gao Zixuan sneered and said, "Do you think I will believe it?" Li Rui said: "Do you believe it or not, Qingman and I are innocent." Don't you know, when I went to the provincial capital, I never spent the night at Qingman's house. After speaking, he looked at Lu Qingman and saw that she was smiling shyly.

Gao Zixuan shook her head and said, "I don't know if what you said is true or false, but if it's true, I'm going to say two of you." What age do you say this is, why are you two still so feudal? You're about to get married, what's a big deal to live together in advance? Of course, I didn't believe that you two were still innocent. Because you, a big pervert, will not let go of Sister Qingman, I remember the first time I saw you, you hugged Sister Qingman and gnawed her mouth, tsk...... Is this embarrassing to say innocent?" Li Rui was very embarrassed to hear this, laughed, and changed the topic: "Then go to Qingyang Hotel or Shengjing Hotel?"

Half an hour later, in a luxurious Simmons room of Qingyang Hotel, Lu Qingman was taking a bath in the bathroom, and Li Rui and Gao Zixuan were sitting on the sofa chatting.

Gao Zixuan said mysteriously: "The jewel you gave me, does Sister Qingman know?" Li Rui shook his head and said in a low voice: "In addition to you and me, there is also the poor household, and no fourth person knows about this bead." Gao Zixuan smiled at him and said, "If you knew the value of this jewel, would you regret it because you didn't give it to Sister Qingman but gave it to me?" Li Rui's eyes lit up when he heard this, and said, "You asked an expert to find out its value?" Gao Zixuan shook her head first and then nodded, and said, "I asked the most famous jewelry expert in the province to find out, but none of them could distinguish it. Some people say that it is a sapphire that changes at high temperatures, and some people say that it is fluorite, that is, the body of the ancient night pearl, but they are far from the characteristics of that pearl. ”

Li Rui listened attentively to her narration and did not interject to express his opinion.

Gao Zixuan said: "Later, one of the experts sent a photo of the beads to his teacher's e-mail box through the Internet and asked him to identify it. His teacher is a researcher at the Palace Museum, a jewelry appraisal expert, and a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. After he got the photo, he studied it all night, but he didn't understand it, and the next day he flew directly to Jingnan and asked me to rush over with the beads, and he wanted to identify it on the spot. ”

The more Li Rui listened, the more interesting he became, and said with a smile: "Go on." ”

Gao Zixuan said: "I gave him the beads, and after he got it in his hand, he was stunned all of a sudden, and he didn't speak for a long time." It took a long time to wake up, and he first reprimanded his apprentice, saying that he had no vision, and he didn't know gold and jade, and he actually regarded this kind of treasure as fluorite. His apprentice is one of the most famous jewelry experts in our province, and he is a big man, but he was scolded by this old man from the Palace Museum, and he didn't have any temper at all. ”

Li Rui said with a smile: "Of course, why do you call someone a master? Before apprenticing, you must first prepare for training." Don't say it's useless, let's be serious, what kind of texture is that bead and how much is it worth?" Gao Zixuan said: "Have you heard of it, there was a kind of jewelry called tortoiseshell in ancient times?" Li Rui thought for a while and said: "I seem to have seen it in some classical literary work, it describes the rich and colorful jewelry, right?" Gao Zixuan said: "I'll teach you to be good, the tortoiseshell tortoise is a reptile in the ancient sea that resembles a large sea turtle, the carapace is yellow-brown, with patterns, and can be used as ornaments, this animal is referred to as tortoise." The tortoiseshell is a kind of jade in the hands of ancient emperors and has a special purpose. Taken together, the so-called tortoiseshell is a particularly rare and rare jade pearl. ”

Li Rui said in surprise: "You said that our bead is a tortoiseshell?" Gao Zixuan said: "That old man said that the real tortoiseshell is not from the tortoiseshell, but a kind of orb generated in the tortoiseshell. The growth rate of this jewel is extremely slow, only a little longer in hundreds of years, it can be said to be a rare treasure, there are few in the world, and there is not a single one from ancient times to today. Li Rui was stunned and said, "It turns out that our hawksbill turtle grew out of the belly of a large sea turtle?

Gao Zixuan corrected his statement very seriously: "What you said is not right, what grows from the belly of a giant turtle, didn't you hear me say that it was born from the belly of a turtle? You are stupid, the turtle only has turtle eggs in its belly, how can you give birth to a rare orb like ours?" Li Rui laughed and said, "Well, I was wrong. Tell me, does the old expert from the Palace Museum have any explanations for why our orbs shine?"

Gao Zixuan said in a colorful voice: "That's how the old man explained, he said, Ah, tortoise, is a rare animal with spirituality in the legend, and its survival age is the same as that of a dragon, a phoenix, or something, and it can also be regarded as a kind of spirit animal." During the day, it swims in the sea to hunt, and at night, as long as the moon comes out, it will climb to the reef or island to absorb the moonlight and stars, which is similar to the feeling of basking in the sun, but it is basking in the moon. Where did all the moonlight stars it absorbed, it sucked into the jewel in its stomach. Over time, hundreds or even thousands of years, that orb absorbed enough moonlight and stars, and it would naturally glow. ”

Li Rui was incredulous when he heard it, and he wanted to laugh out loud, and said, "It's really so amazing, why does it sound like I'm telling a mythical story?" Gao Zixuan glanced at him and said, "I knew you didn't believe it, so that old man gave a scientific explanation method, and I felt that it was very reasonable after listening to it." Li Rui hurriedly said: "Then you can say it quickly." Gao Zixuan said: "There are many luminescent creatures in the sea, you know? For example, krill in Antarctica, and a fish called lantern anglerfish, in addition to these two species, there are many species. Li Rui nodded and said, "I know, but what does this have to do with our orb?"

Gao Zixuan said: "Why do these glowing animals glow? The answer is very simple, because they often eat certain glowing algae and microorganisms, and after eating and eating for a long time, slowly they accumulate enough luminous elements in their bodies, so they look like they will glow." Li Rui suddenly realized and said: "I understand, the kind of tortoise you are talking about is also a regular consumption of these glowing algae and microorganisms, and the glowing elements slowly accumulate in the body, and then the jewel in its stomach also absorbs those elements, and it will slowly glow." Gao Zixuan nodded and said: "That's the truth, but I prefer to use the first myth and legend to explain it, because that is beautiful and romantic enough!"

Li Rui asked again: "So...... Did the old expert explain what the layer of mist on the surface of the bead was?" Gao Zixuan said: "He said that it was formed by the pearl sensing the essence of heaven and earth and the law of sea waves and tides, and it was a bit of a mirage." Of course, Li Rui was not satisfied with this explanation, and thought in his heart, since it is a bead born in the body of an animal, it is probably similar to the nature of pearls, pearls can be born in more than ten years or even a few years, and there is a very beautiful halo on the surface, and this pearl will be conceived for hundreds of thousands of years, so it is understandable that it will produce a moving mist on its surface, and said: "That is to say, that old expert actually doesn't know the texture of this pearl, but just thinks that it is the same as the legendary tortoiseshell?"

Gao Zixuan pursed her lips and nodded a few times, and said: "I asked him how much this bead is worth, and he said that he had never seen it before and couldn't estimate it, but, if nothing else, just say that the layer on the surface of the bead, plus it will glow, it is priceless." Li Rui said: "The statement that it is worth a lot is too illusory, can you tell me a specific number?" Gao Zixuan said: "I also asked the same question at that time, the old man thought about it and said, if this bead is won at an internationally famous auction, such as the Sotheby's auction, it is possible to auction one billion, and it is possible to auction ten billion, it depends on whether anyone likes it." Li Rui had long expected that this bead was worth more than 100 million, and he was not surprised when he heard it, but he felt a little regretful in his heart: "This treasure was given to Miss Gao like this, are you really willing to give it to you?" Gao Zixuan seemed to see through his thoughts, his calf swung, and the delicate tip of his shoe kicked him.

Li Rui suddenly woke up and said in a lost voice: "Ah...... What are you kicking me for?" Gao Zixuan's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, looked at him charmingly, and said, "Do you regret it?" You choose, whether you want this bead or my friend. After speaking, his chin was slightly raised, and he looked at him proudly and scrutinizingly.