Chapter 5: The Beginning
"Looks like you've noticed it too." Ouyang Xiu looked at Zheng Hanfei, with a glimmer of light in his eyes.
"Yes." Zheng Hanfei pinched his chin and thought, "According to Miss Linda's introduction, Gaibu's matter should have been done by Sterling himself, why did it change to Katie?" ”
"Yes! Regarding this question, let's wait a while and ask, anyway, this clue that doesn't seem to be a clue will not disappear out of thin air. ”
"That's right." Zheng Hanfei smiled slightly.
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"Thank you for joining us today." Sterling stood on the stage and said with a smile, "I'm Sterling. I guess you should know that the 'Tears of Hope' is an emerald. ”
"Of course, who doesn't know the gems of the Claudes Group?" Some people in the audience began to chimed in.
"Do you know the meaning of emerald?"
"This ......" The voice of the audience suddenly weakened, although they are all high-level people in society, they still do not have all the knowledge, such as this.
"Emerald is the birthstone for May and the 55th wedding anniversary. It is a symbol of luck and happiness, and Westerners often regard emerald as a symbol of love and life, representing a spring full of vitality. Legend has it that emeralds are also the favorite jewelry of Venus, the goddess of love, so emeralds have the connotation of success and protection of love, and it can give the wearer honest and good memories. Some people even believe that it has the magical power to ward off evil spirits, so it is used as an amulus, evil object or religious ornament, believing that it can be worn to ward off the invasion of poisonous snakes and beasts. Is that so, Mr. Sterling? At this time, a voice in the venue attracted everyone's attention, and when they heard the voice, they saw Zheng Hanfei straightening his waist and talking expressionlessly about the knowledge of emeralds in his mind.
"Hehe, that's a very good point." Sterling applauded, his eyes filled with appreciation, "My daughter, Katie, was also born in May, so today's gem show is also held to celebrate my daughter's birthday, and tonight at 8 o'clock, I will show everyone the 'Tears of Hope' and give it to my daughter as her birthday present." ”
Bang Bang Bang! There was another deafening applause, and all eyes were focused on tonight's protagonists, "Tears of Hope" and Katie, and in return, Katie bowed slightly, then took out a violin, and played a song "Spring" from "Four Seasons" for everyone present, so that everyone present was immersed in beautiful music, except for two people, of course.
"What are you doing here?" Ouyang Xiu whispered next to Zheng Hanfei, sounding a little annoyed, "It's good now, everyone has noticed us, and we can't secretly spy on the 'Tears of Hope' anymore." ”
"I don't think so!" Zheng Hanfei shook his finger and retorted, "If I were the one who stole the gems, I would definitely go into the crowd first to see if there was any hidden danger at the scene." So, I'm just doing this to get the person who stole the gems to let our guard down on us. ”
"What you say is reasonable, but ......" Ouyang Xiu took a deep breath and said with a look of hatred for iron and steel, "What will the person who stole the gem think when he sees us sitting in the corner, unless he is stupid, he will definitely think that we are security guards lurking in the audience." ”
"That's just your ......" Zheng Hanfei glanced at him, "You see that I am dressed so shabby, and when I see so many people in gorgeous clothes at the scene, I will definitely be ashamed to sit in the corner." And you...... Dressed so gorgeously and showing off his skills at the door, he will definitely be the first to enter the eyes of the gem thief. ”
"So, you're using me like a smoke bomb?!" Ouyang Huppi said with a smile, "So that the attention of the gem thief is all focused on me, but he ignores you hiding in the shadows, and you can take the opportunity to find out the person who stole the gem." ”
"Bingo, I got it right, but unfortunately I didn't win it."
"You ......" At this moment, Ouyang glared at Zheng Hanfei angrily, but Zheng Hanfei really ignored him at all, just staring at the crowd with an expressionless face.
"Let's go. If you've been here for a long time, I'll be targeted by gem thieves too. After a while, Zheng Hanfei waved his hand to Ouyang Xiu and said impatiently.
"I'm not leaving." Ouyang Xiu leaned against the wall expressionlessly, "If you want to be discovered, you can find it one by one, after all, except here, there is no place where you can observe the situation on the platform so clearly." ”
"Whatever!" Having said that, Zheng Hanfei thought in his heart: This guy's acting skills are ...... There's nothing to say.
"How? Is there one? After a long time, Ouyang Xiu glanced at Zheng Hanfei and asked.
"Nope." Zheng Hanfei shook his head, "So far, no one has looked at us, and no one has listened to us. Looks like you've seen my purpose. ”
"Of course." Ouyang Xiu stroked his silver-gray hair, "When you said the meaning of emerald, I thought of it, and I have to say that a reckless person like you will only use this kind of reckless approach." ”
"Haha, I'm so sorry, I'm a reckless person." Zheng Hanfei held back his anger and said, "But you have to admit that the current situation is very good." ”
"Well, it's really good, but it's just that your eyes are okay."
"Ouyang Xiu, are you purely looking for trouble!"
"Haha, maybe." Ouyang Xiu patted Zheng Hanfei on the shoulder, and dropped a good look, I will go eat something first, and then walked into the crowd.
Foodie one! Regarding Ouyang Xiu's approach, Zheng Hanfei could only use this sentence to evaluate him.
"Young Master!" At this time, Uncle Wang walked over from the crowd and handed Zheng Hanfei a glass of juice with ice cubes.
"Thank you, Uncle Wang." Zheng Hanfei took the juice and asked with a puzzled expression, "Why did you come here so late?" ”
"Young Master, actually...... I went and asked some questions. ”
"What's the problem?"
"On Mr. Sterling's insurance against the 'Tears of Hope'."
"Oh? Why did you think of this question? ”
"Because...... I always felt like Sterling was directing and acting on his own. ”
"So, what about the result?" Zheng Hanfei looked at Uncle Wang with a gloating expression.
"He didn't have any insurance against the 'Tears of Hope' at all."
"Hehe, Uncle Wang, don't be discouraged." Zheng Hanfei comforted, "Actually, at first, I thought that the matter of threatening the letter was directed and acted by Sterling, after all, we have seen this kind of practice a lot, but didn't you hear what Sterling said to us just now?" He wants to give the 'Tears of Hope' to his daughter as a birthday present, and since it is a birthday present, does he still need insurance? ”
Uncle Wang lowered his head in shame, his thoughts were just as Zheng Hanfei said, he saw that there were too many cases directed and acted by himself, so he subconsciously thought that Sterling would do this, but the result was not what he imagined, and in the end it was just a waste of time.
"And the Claurean Group hasn't had any financial problems in recent years, do you think Sterling will direct and act for the insurance money?" Zheng Hanfei took a sip of juice, and the cold feeling made his mind active again.
"People are always greedy."
"But is Sterling like that?"
"This ......"
"The information you told proves that he is a businessman who is willing to rise up gradually, so it is impossible for Sterling to do such a thing like this, unlike the greedy people."
"Young Master, I know that my reasoning is wrong, and I shouldn't have thought about it in the first place."
"I don't blame you, people, it's this strange animal, once he encounters a similar question, he will always involuntarily think of his previous answer, so that he can't even see the question clearly, although sometimes he can answer correctly, but there will always be a time when he will answer wrong."
"Then what should we do now, young master?"
"Monitor, wait for the time on the notice letter." Zheng Hanfei said with a serious face, "Although the person who stole the gem is not in the crowd, he can't relax his vigilance. ”
"Got it!"
"Huh? What's going on on stage? At this moment, Katie's performance was finished, and the red cloth covering the display table suddenly slipped down for some reason, revealing the 'tears of hope' on the display shelf.
"Sorry, guys, I don't think I put it away." Katie bowed slightly apologetically, then picked up the red cloth from the stage and put it back on the glass cover of the display shelf, and slightly straightened the red cloth to prevent it from falling off again.
Uncle Wang looked at Zheng Hanfei, his eyes full of inquiry.
Zheng Hanfei shook his hand and signaled that he didn't have to worry about it, although the detective didn't let go of any details, but even this kind of sudden detail had to be paid attention to, it would be a little suspicious.
"What do you think?" Ouyang Xiu's voice suddenly sounded, startling Zheng Hanfei, turning his head to look, Ouyang Xiu was holding a glass of wine and savoring it, and the intoxicating aroma of wine came out of the glass, making Zheng Hanfei's cold hair stretch.
"It's just an emergency." Zheng Hanfei raised his eyebrows, "Anyway, the wine in your glass is definitely not ordinary." ”
"It's a real emergency, but it always gives me a feeling that something is wrong." Ouyang Xiu shook the wine in the glass, "As for this wine, it is indeed not ordinary, but you are still underage, so I can't give it to you." ”
"Won't I go get it?" Zheng Hanfei turned his head angrily, ready to walk into the dining area and get a glass of wine by himself.
"Don't go, such a delicious wine must have been stolen, and I'm lucky to get this one."
"What the hell are you trying to say!"
"Different vintages, want to know which one is better? In addition to seeing and smelling, you also have to taste it yourself, which is just like a clue, in addition to seeing and listening, sometimes you have to look for it yourself, and for those clues that you are puzzled about, you should solve it yourself. ”
"Don't bother with it." Zheng Hanfei glanced at Ouyang Xiu, who was still tasting wine, then at Katie on the stage, turned around and walked to the back of the stage, it seemed that he still had some doubts about this sudden situation in his heart.