Chapter 8: The Diamond Shop

When she arrived at the bottom of the kapok tree, Ye Zhenzhen took a few photos at different angles in front and back of the tree, and took two selfies with Nan Zhiqiao in the background of the kapok tree.

After photographing the ceiba tree, I took a few more photos with the nearby presidential palace and museum as the background.

After taking too many photos, Ye Zhenzhen began to feel bored, and Nan Zhiqiao quipped: "Where else do you want to take pictures?"

"The most earthy tourists don't want to take pictures anymore, let's go somewhere else. ”

Ye Zhenzhen remembered that on the way here before, she passed by many small shops, and it was also a good choice to go shopping.

Nan no Qiao parked his car and prepared to take a stroll through the nearby shopping street.

After visiting the commercial streets of Beijing, and then visiting the commercial streets of Sierra Leone, the difference is not one or two grades, there are only simple goods for sale here, and the quantity, type, and quality are much worse, and they are all small supermarkets, small shops, and there are no big shopping malls.

The most popular shops in the commercial street are small shops selling diamonds, and Ye Zhenzhen and Nan Zhiqiao pass by in front of the rows of diamond shops, each of which has a clear diamond pattern mark at the door.

Ye Zhenzhen was dangling at the door of the store, with no intention of entering the store, Nan Zhiqiao asked, "Why don't you go in?"

"I'm not going to buy diamonds. ”

"If you don't buy it, you can go in and have a look. ”

Nan Zhi Qiao pulled Ye Zhenzhen into a diamond shop that looked like a relatively large storefront.

The owner was a tall, middle-aged man with shiny dark skin, and there were two black bodyguards in the store who were stronger than the owner.

In front of these big black men, Zhen Zhen, an oriental girl, looks small and thin.

Nan Zhiqiao told the shopkeeper in English that he wanted to see the diamonds in the store, and the shopkeeper saw two foreigners coming, and hurriedly greeted him warmly.

The shopkeeper led the two to a locked room at the back, where there was a large workbench with scattered gadgets, such as magnifying glasses and small trays.

There is a large safe behind the workbench, which the shopkeeper uses to open with a key.

Ye Zhenzhen imagined that the shopkeeper could take out a brocade box from the safe, and when she opened the brocade box, there would be a large diamond in it.

But in fact, the shopkeeper took out a white plastic bag from the safe, yes, the kind of plastic bag used for shopping in the supermarket, and inside the plastic bag was a smaller, sealed plastic bag.

The shopkeeper untied the plastic bag and poured the rice-sized diamonds into the tray on the work table, while handing her a magnifying glass.

Ye Zhenzhen didn't know much about diamonds, and when she looked at diamonds the size of rice grains with a magnifying glass, she couldn't see any advantages or disadvantages.

Ye Zhenzhen asked the shopkeeper in English, "Is there a bigger one?"

The shopkeeper shook his head and explained, "The diamonds in my shop are basically so big and in good condition, if you want to buy a bigger one, I can help you find a source." ”

Ye Zhenzhen glanced at the diamonds in the tray again, and said to Nan Zhiqiao in Mandarin: "Senior Nan, the diamonds here are very small, much smaller than the diamonds on the 'Life Ring' ring. ”

Nan Zhiqiao said with a smile: "The 'Life Rings' ring also has an English name 'Life Rings', and it still has a certain reputation in the diamond world. ”

The shopkeeper couldn't understand Chinese, but he could clearly understand the English that Nan Zhiqiao had just said, "A diamond the size of 'Life Rings'! Not only does it not exist in my store, but even in the whole of Sierra Leone, there is none." ”

Ye Zhenzhen smiled awkwardly and asked the shopkeeper, "What about the diamonds that are a little smaller than the 'Life Rings'?"

The shopkeeper still shook his head, "We don't have it in our store, but my friend's store has a half-sized pink diamond in 'Life Rings', worth about a million dollars, if you are interested, I can introduce you to it." ”

β€œOne million dollars !” Ye Zhenzhen was stunned and asked rhetorically, "How much is 'Life Rings' worth?"

The black shopkeeper thought for a moment and said, "I heard that the rough diamond of 'Life Rings' was bought by an Asian businessman, and the price at that time was 2 million US dollars, and then it was processed into a ring, and no one bid for the ring, at least 5 million US dollars or more in the current market." ”

Ye Zhenzhen choked, coughed twice before relieving herself, looked at Nan Zhiqiao beside her, and fixed her eyes on Nan Zhiqiao's neck, where the "Life Ring" ring was worn, hidden under the shirt.

Senior Nan actually carries a ring worth five million dollars back and forth every day!

I feel my neck hurt when I think about it!

Facing Ye Zhenzhen's surprised eyes, Nan Zhiqiao said in Mandarin: "I thought you knew the price. ”

Ye Zhenzhen sighed: "I only know that it has extraordinary significance to you, I didn't expect it to be so expensive, hey, I suddenly have a feeling of being on the side of a big deal." ”

Nan Zhiqiao smiled, "Big?!I thought I was the image of Prince Charming in your heart." Big money? This doesn't feel good. ”

Ye Zhenzhen put down the magnifying glass in her hand and said seriously: "You are my elf prince, don't look at diamonds, let's go to the forest to see the scenery, there is the right place for you." ”

"Elf Prince? Well, I like, okay, let's go to the nearby Banana Island, where the scenery is good. ”

The two were about to leave, when suddenly, the black shopkeeper raised his voice, "Ait!"

The black shopkeeper suddenly stopped the two, and Ye Zhenzhen looked at the shopkeeper with questioning eyes.

The black shopkeeper looked at the two of them with the same suspicious eyes, "There's a pink diamond missing." ”

Ye Zhenzhen's head banged, there was a pink diamond the size of a grain of rice just now, and after seeing it, she put it back on the tray, she didn't take it, and Senior Nan couldn't take it, could it be that this black shopkeeper was touching porcelain?

A thought popped up in Ye Zhenzhen's mind, oh my God, I met an international porcelain offender!

Then he saw the two tall and strong black bodyguards behind him, and the eyes of the two people also looked this way.

Ye Zhenzhen made up a picture in her head, two black bodyguards and the shopkeeper rushed up together, tied herself and Senior Nan, extorted money, and chopped off your hands and feet if you didn't have money......

Being in a foreign country, Ye Zhenzhen couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Nan Zhiqiao was very calm, his eyes looked at a small paper bag on the workbench, and said to the black shopkeeper, "I saw you put that pink diamond into that small paper bag on the side of the tray just now. ”

The black shopkeeper followed Nan Zhiqiao's prompt and opened the small paper bag, and the pink diamond was indeed lying inside.

The black shopkeeper smiled sheepishly and explained, "I forgot, I just put it here to prevent scratches from friction, I'm sorry." ”

A false alarm!

Nan Zhiqiao pulled Ye Zhenzhen out of the diamond shop, and Ye Zhenzhen said with emotion: "I thought I met the porcelain toucher, it turned out that he made a mistake, but fortunately, Senior Nan, you remember clearly." ”

Standing on the side of the street, Nan Zhiqiao pointed to an animal pattern in front of the diamond store and said, "Zhen Zhen, look at that animal pattern." ”

"Well, I see, it looks like an eagle. ”

"This eagle pattern is the symbol of a local family, they have a chain of diamond shops, supermarkets, and they are very powerful here. ”

"That's the snake here! No wonder the shopkeeper just now feels like a big brother in the underworld. ”

Ye Zhenzhen said, her eyes suddenly fixed on the door of a nearby shop, where there was a more familiar sign, the pattern of a tall tree like a cedar.

There is the logo of Nanmu Group here!