Chapter 6 Selling Diamonds
Wen Desi went to Shanghai, of course, he would not use the extremely hard way to move at this time, it would take at least half a month. He used an all-terrain vehicle in the garage.
The reason why he didn't come into contact with the people of this plane until the fourth day after he traveled was to repair the two all-terrain vehicles, in addition to creating cyborgs and gathering information. After 2 days of tossing, one was finally repaired. Later, when they went to Neijiang, they took this car.
This "Antelope Type 67O" all-terrain vehicle and the previous "car" are not at all the same concept. Because it doesn't have wheels at all, it relies on the levitating force of the magnetic field to move it. Strictly speaking, this kind of vehicle should be regarded as a "flying machine", and the reason why it is still called a "car" is because its suspension height is not high enough and the degree is not fast enough.
Its maximum ceiling is 1oooo meters at ground level, and its maximum degree is 1ooo kilometers. This number is really nothing in the 23rd century, but at this time, it is definitely the highest and fastest.
This time, Wen Desi took a total of 18 cyborgs to Shanghai, and stuffed the "Antelope 67O" with a rated capacity of 9 people. Fortunately, this is the earth of the 2o century, and if it is in the 23rd century, this kind of behavior will have to let Wen Deji go in for a few days of free rice.
Two hours later, the "Antelope 67O" all-terrain vehicle, galloping under the cover of night, arrived at the outskirts of Shanghai and landed silently on a pre-selected riverside.
After everyone got out of the car, Wen Desi took out a remote control and pressed it a few times, and the all-terrain vehicle immediately closed the doors and windows, drove into the Huangpu River and dived. The water here is more than 1o meters deep, and it is located in the middle of nowhere, so no one can see it. When they went to Neijiang a few days ago, they did the same.
This place belonged to the edge of the eastern district of the public concession, which later became Yangpu District. It's a few kilometers away from the bustling area.
It's early in the morning, and there's no one around. At this time, the moon is dark and the wind is high, and this is a remote area, there are no street lights, and you can barely reach out to your fingers. However, this is not a problem at all for Wen Dehe. They are equipped with night vision goggles that are stress-free for this environment.
A cyborg took the electronic map and looked at it, and said, "Mr. Wen, that hotel is about 1 in the southwest." About 5 km ......"
"Okay, let's go, let's take a rest here today......" Wen Deji helped the night vision glasses.
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The Huangpu Hotel where Wen Desi and the others stayed was a hotel run by a Chinese, and it was considered to be an upper-middle class at that time. It is a three-story brick and wood structure with curved windows and doors. In addition to accommodation and dining facilities, there are also ancillary facilities such as a ballroom, a pachinko room, a small garden, and an orchestra pit.
At this time, it was almost 2 o'clock, and such a large group of guests came to the door, but it made the hostel busy for a while.
"Well, the environment here is not bad......" After entering the hostel, Wen Desi looked around, nodded and said.
By the standards of the time, it was really good, with running water, electric bells, telephones, fans, independent bathroom facilities, mahogany furniture, Western-style beds, silk futons, .......
Wen Deji turned on the handheld computer, read the plan again, and meditated for a while before going to bed.
The next day, Wen Desi and his family split up and took a carriage hired by the hostel to the public rental central district, which is the most prosperous place in Shanghai.
Wen Deji took Chromie and five others to Christie's in the concession, which is a jewelry house run by British Jews and the largest jewelry store in Shanghai.
"Sir, the jewels have arrived!"
The carriage door was opened, and the carriage dealer hurriedly lowered the folding ladder and respectfully held the door.
"Good work...... Wen Desi smiled, and the cyborg bodyguard behind him took out 2 silver dollars and put them in the hands of the guy.
The cyborg said: "Mr. Wen is very satisfied with your service, this is a reward for you." ”
"Yes, sir, we'll wait here ......," the man said respectfully.
Wen Desi chartered this carriage for a day, and the rent for one day was 6 yuan. At this time, he gave a reward of 2 yuan, which made the coachman and the guy very happy. This tip doesn't have to be handed in, it's equivalent to a day's salary.
A string of footsteps rang out in the hall of Christie's jewellery store, and the salesman who heard the sound looked up to see that several "gentlemen" had walked in.
The salesman hurriedly stood up and greeted him.
"Good morning, gentlemen, is there anything you can help with?"
"Is your manager here? We have a business to work with you......" Chromie said next to him.
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An hour later, the jewelry house office.
"Oh, Mr. Carl, these diamonds are of the highest quality, no problem......" said the appraiser as he put down his magnifying glass and blushed.
"Yes, both the clarity and the color grade are excellent, but there is no finishing, just a rough cut......," the other appraiser nodded in agreement.
"Manager Karl, there must be no problem with this batch of goods brought by the Americans......" The third appraiser also made a judgment, and then he whispered: "Manager, you can buy it, as long as we finish it again, it is not a problem to double the price......
Carl thought for a moment and nodded, "Very good, thank you for your work......"
After speaking, he walked up to Wen Desi and smiled: "Oh, Mr. Wen, I'm sorry to keep you waiting. We are very satisfied with this shipment......"
"Well, I hope the price you offer will satisfy us......" Wen Deji said quietly.
There is no doubt that these diamonds are real, but man-made. These diamonds are all used on drill bits, of course, it is impossible to cut them into eight hearts and eight arrows like ornaments, more than a hundred or even hundreds of faces, all of which are cut out of water chestnuts at most twenty or thirty sides. Although the price is lower, it is easier to sell.
"According to our appraiser's identification, your diamonds are all immaculate top diamonds, and this is the price we are asking, you can see how ......," said Karl, placing a quotation in front of Wendehe.
The price of something like a diamond varies greatly, and a little difference in size makes a huge difference. The smallest of these diamonds is 1o carats, and the largest is 3o carats.
Wen Deji picked up the quotation and looked at it, and the price of a 1O carat diamond was 15ooo pounds, and the price of a 3O carat diamond was 100,000 pounds. The total price is £1.75 million.
"Well, Chromie, you can talk about this......" Moonheir gave Chromie the task of bargaining.
"Mr. Karl, I think this price is too low, you can only buy a second-grade diamond at this price. The right price should be ......" Chromie said as he looked at the offer.
Karl immediately shook his head: "Oh, no, no, no, no, this price is very suitable, and we also want a profit......"
After some bargaining, the diamonds sold for £2.12 million.
"Mr. Chromie, it turns out that you are also Jewish, no wonder ......" Karl wiped the sweat from his forehead and signed his name on the contract.
"Yes, I'm an American Jew......" Chromie smiled, took out a U.S. passport and shook it.
Their U.S. passports can be said to be completely genuine, even if the U.S. embassy looks at them, it will say that they are real. No way, the passport at that time had no anti-counterfeiting measures, and there was not even a photo of the person concerned. The database in the office building contains images of U.S. passports from this era, as well as the signatures of the principals.
A few days ago, Wen Desi sent someone to Shanghai to get a real passport, and then found a similar paper, typesetting it by the computer, making a Zuò pattern, and then using a 3D printer to type it out as it was.
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