Midnight.

The sound of empty bells echoes over the city of Tokyo, and a flock of crows flutters and spreads their wings. Dusk low beams illuminate the road, and a car quietly pulls away from the garage.

Kantaro Chaki was engrossed in the steering wheel, but a car with high beams on the opposite lane was driving on, and the windshield was white.

Kantaro Chaki was so shaken that he couldn't open his eyes, and he didn't squash angrily until the oncoming car sped by.

"Turn on the high beams in the middle of the night," he muttered, "what quality?"

It's just an ordinary episode in the middle of the night, but he doesn't know that behind him, a camera is aimed at him leaving the shadow of the car.

The subordinates imported more than a dozen photos into the newsletter and reported them to the leader.

[The business partner has departed, and it is confirmed that the person is correct.] 】

[Okay.] 】

Nantian Ludao replied briefly to the text message.

After sitting in the position of the leader of the Mud Misery Society, the first thing he learned was to keep his distance from his subordinates. In order to maintain the image of the majestic Yao, he unconsciously moved closer to the worship of Lord Yao Gin in his heart.

In this way, the effect of the change is significant, and the prickly heads who were originally ready to move the leaves are gradually obedient under the management.

The new company has gradually taken over most of the gray industries in the original high-rise Yao, and some of the suspended Yao businesses have also begun to resume operation.

One of the things that wanders on the edge of the law is to launder money for high-ranking officials who take bribes.

*

When another bell rang, Kantaro Chaki hurried to the auction site.

It was one o'clock in the morning, an hour before the official opening. The live auction is a preview of the auction before the auction begins, and all the lots are placed in a transparent glass case for the customers who are about to auction it up close.

The light source of the hall is mainly spotlights, and the bright white light reflects the brilliance.

The auction participants arrived one after another, and several middle-aged people in black suits were familiar with each other, and they simply nodded to each other.

This is the external signature of Kantaro Chaki, a loser policeman who loves jewelry collections.

The Japanese policeman's room and board are arranged by the government, and the cost of Yao is not much in a month, so he has a reason to invest his spare money in this market. But what he really values is not the collection value of jewelry, but the auction price of hundreds of millions of dollars. Through this channel, he can quickly launder the black money he receives.

There are many other channels such as this, such as underground banks, setting up companies, and so on. However, these methods are time-consuming and laborious, or the handling fee is too high, and through the jewelry auction, you only need to pay the auction house a commission of 5% of the transaction price.

The Yao Mu Miserable Club that cooperated with him is a veteran Yao Hei Dao Society, and there are countless similar Yao transactions.

Chataki Kantaro greeted a few people one by one, and went straight to his goal this time-

The grand finale of the auction is a round pink diamond.

The production of pink diamonds is extremely rare, and the world can only produce about 50g per year.

The price can even reach 20 million US dollars.

This time, Sri Lankan jewellers jointly organized a Yao Yao auction, which included both uncut loose leaves and fine inlaid jewelry. For ordinary collectors, the latter comes with a certificate of identification issued by a professional institution, which is often more secure.

It's just that this pink diamond is actually a fake from the auction house, and it is only for Kantaro Chaki, who must show that he is bound to take a stand.

The pre-exhibition hall was quiet and quiet, with only the occasional whispering sound.

When the waiter stationed on the side noticed him, Chaki Shintaro beckoned, "Who is that, you explain it to me." ”

The waiter spoke slowly, but Kantaro Chaki listened absent-mindedly.

At the same time, no one noticed the corner of the venue, and the monitoring probe quietly changed an angle.

The pitch-black camera reflects the figures of the two people in front of the glass case, and the depths seem to be flickering with scarlet light.

*

Yu Karasawa withdrew his eyes from the surveillance screen.

The flaws of the tea wood Kantaro are too obvious, and he thinks that he is a seamless and hidden transaction, but there are actually countless tails behind it.

The difficulty of dealing with him is about 0.01 Akai Shuichi, if it weren't for the fact that this person was of other use, Tang Zeyu wouldn't have bothered to bother with him.

This is the backstage of the venue, a CCTV ready to go.

The auction has tempted customers to raise the price, and there are countless methods behind it, one of which is the preview of the front of the house. In addition to the overhead monitoring probe, the exhibition hall is also densely covered with countless pinhole cameras. By analysing the subtle changes in the customer's expression, the auction house can predict to the greatest extent which products are hot and which are unwanted, so as to quietly arrange price gouging.

However, Tang Zeyu took a fancy to the Yao lot, so naturally he didn't need to spend time on these boring Yao tricks, and the auction house Yao operated under the banner of the Mud Misery Society, and a few hours later, Nantian Ludao had already intercepted it from the list.

They came to pick up Yao this time.

He waited backstage for a long time before Gin finally came out from behind. He closed the door behind him with his backhand: "Let's go." ”

Next, the loose stone needs to be cut.

Tang Zeyu thought that he would go to some large yao cutting machine rooms next, at least this was his previous impression of the jewelry cutting industry. The Porsche's black body almost blends in with the night, and the headlights make a few turns on the street, but finally stop next to a house on the side of the road.

This is already the outskirts of Tokyo, and the night is already dark, except for the long-lasting street lamps, the windows on both sides of the road have fallen into a dark and sweet dream.

The only light is on the window of a household, and there is a faint buzzing sound of machine operation.

The Porsche turned off the flame and led out of the courtyard gate, where a Shiba Inu fell asleep, and saw two strangers raise their hands and ring the bell

, squealed.

The buzzing of the machine stopped, and an old man's voice came from inside: "Taro, it's a distinguished guest, don't scream." ”

The door of the courtyard was opened by remote control, Gin led Tang Zeyu, Shiba Inu Yao still rolled at the bottom of his throat with a snoring threat, Tang Zeyu went around to the side away from the dog, and couldn't help but look behind him vigilantly.

Gin glanced lightly, and Shiba Inu pricked up his ears...

Duo immediately drooped into airplane ears, spun around in place, and fell back to the ground.

Inside the door was a white-haired old man who lived alone, and his back was already a little hunched. Inevitably, Yao's old age is revealed in every wrinkle of his skin, but his eyes are still bright, the studio is clean and tidy, and the clothes on his body have been washed and turned white repeatedly.

The first floor of a building is not a traditional sunken entrance, and is directly built into a gray concrete floor. The bright white light shines on, and it does not look oppressive. All kinds of cutting machines are lined up on the wall, a half-cut sapphire is placed on a makeshift workbench, and a microscope is placed on the desk by the window.

This is a small cutting studio.

"Yutaro Segawa," Gin whispered in his ear, "Japan's premier jewelry cutter." ”

"It's all the honor of Yao in the past, and now I can still be recognized by you, this is my honor for Yao." Yutaro Segawa shook his hand happily and smiled.

Coming to the side of the reception room, Gin took out the bare stone from the inner pocket of the black coat. The subtle crackle followed, and the long-stolen blue heart was also placed on the table.

——A glimpse of the Hongta Art Museum, this is the second time that Tang Zeyu has carefully observed this gem under sufficient sunlight.

The overall color of the gemstone is subtly between pale pink and light purple, and the round brilliant cut reflects the light to the greatest extent, with every edge and corner being clear and shining, and the light reflects the psychedelic gradient color on the facet.

Hiroshi Karasawa asked not only to cut exactly the same as the original blue heart, but also to use heat treatment to change the refractive index of the internal structure of the gemstone, so that the center of the ruby was perfectly hidden.

Yutaro Segawa took out his magnifying glass and bent down deeply, the old man's eyes were about to catch on the bare stone, his eyes swept over every detail, and he looked carefully for a long time.

"It's worthy of you choosing the loose stone,"

Nearly ten minutes passed, and finally Yutaro Segawa put down the magnifying glass, and sighed slightly, "Until a few days ago, I thought that your request was completely whimsical, and after seeing the bare stone, I suddenly felt that I could still give it a try." ”

"But if you deal with it in this way, nearly half of the materials will be wasted. If you cut it in sufficient quantities, it may be larger than the other stone. ”

"—do you really want to do that?" He asked regretfully.

Tang Zeyu nodded affirmatively.

Yutaro Segawa raised his eyes from the bare stone, and his eyes were on the two of them in front of him, and a look suddenly appeared on his face.

Tang Zeyu saw his guess at a glance, and simply said nonsense without changing his face: "Although the gem is unique and precious, if you want to share the mood of the baby with the other half, it is better to have two pieces of the same Yao, right?" ”

"The pink baby gem is also often regarded as proof of love, and the relationship between the two is really good." Yutaro Segawa smiled wistfully.

"Speaking of which, the gems have been polished before."

Before?

What other gems could there be before?

Tang Zeyu paused and turned to Gin suspiciously, but the latter did not answer him immediately this time, and the old god on the side of the face was calm.

At this time, Yutaro Segawa had already gotten up and removed a flannel locket from the display shelf on the side.

Open the paddle for a moment...

Suddenly, Yuyao Karazawa's heartbeat accelerated a little silently.

Yutaro Segawa said, "This is the famous Yoguro Opal." ”

On the white flannel cloth, there is an earring lying quietly.

The stud earrings are very simple, with only one silver sole, while the other is the gemstone itself.

The background color of Opal is almost black, and under the illumination of the light, there are colorful spots of changing light inside.

The reflectivity of this Opal stone is concentrated in the green light band, and at a glance, the deep black stone shines with a faint dark green luster.

"Then I'll leave it to you first, and I'll change it if I'm not satisfied." Yutaro Segawa happily took the two gems to the workbench, but Yuki Karasawa didn't seem to hear his movements, staring at the stud earrings in a daze.

The old man turned to leave, but the person next to him suddenly moved, the gin wine behind him passed him, the slender fingers took out the earrings, and the low voice rang in his ears.

Gin whispered, "Don't move. ”

Between the ups and downs of the breath, the warm air flow blows on the side of the ear.

Tang Zeyu trembled reflexively, and used all his strength to control himself from moving.

After that, the baby waits silently.

All his senses crept behind him, and he felt the hand lift up to look at the stud earrings against the light.

The similar scene to the past almost gave Tang Zeyu a sense of flashback. Everything seems to have returned to the time when he was in the art museum, and he couldn't see the movement of Gin, but he instinctively looked forward to what was going to happen next.

During the gin inspection time, Tang Zeyu suddenly thought: Do I have pierced ears?

He is not a person who likes to look at himself in the mirror, his long hair covers his earlobes, he has not deliberately opened it, so he naturally doesn't know the details there.

In the next second, there was no sense of existence, and the earlobe hurt slightly.

The rough fingertips rubbed over the pinna, leaving a long-lasting heat. By the time that hand left, there was already a little more weight on Yuyao Karasawa earlobe.

Behind him, he laughed softly.

"It's beautiful."

TBC.