1996, Cape Town, South Africa.
There is a lonely cabin built on a desolate cliff near the sea at the southern end of Cape Town.
At this moment, several jeeps were parked outside the wooden house, while lights were on inside the wooden house, and there were figures moving around.
In the room, an old man with gray hair and a monocular on his left eye was carefully examining the diamond in his hand in front of the light.
The diamond weighed four carats, and had a pink light all over it.
Just when the old man was carefully inspecting the diamond, he saw two groups of people standing on both sides of the old man.
The group in front are all muscular men with fierce looks; the group behind are all gentlemen in suits.
The two groups all held various guns and weapons in their hands and looked extremely nervous.
It was obvious that the two groups were making an extraordinary and extremely important deal! One party is eager to sell, and the other is eager to buy.
There was a biting cold wind on the cliff, and the temperature inside the wooden house was not high, but the faces of these people were covered with sweat. It was obvious that the atmosphere at the scene was so tense that you could even hear the heavy breathing of everyone...
The white-haired old man should be a gem appraiser. Every time he appraises a diamond, he will nod to the people in suits behind him to indicate that the diamonds he inspects are genuine and of excellent quality.
Although there are many diamonds, it is obvious that the appraiser does not need to test them all. The white-haired old man just selected a dozen of the larger ones among the many diamonds.
Seeing that the selected diamonds were about to be appraised, the personnel on both sides breathed a sigh of relief, and the transaction could proceed immediately.
However, at this critical moment when the identification was about to be completed, with the sound of a gunshot, a burst of blood suddenly burst out from the body of the white-haired old man. He didn't even hum, but fell to the ground on his back, having been shot. Death!
At the same time, several gunshots were fired one after another in the wooden house!
The people on both sides had been extremely nervous for a long time. Now they suddenly saw someone sneaking a cold shot, and they naturally thought that the other party wanted to take advantage of the enemy!
So, no one at the scene hesitated, they all picked up their weapons and shot at each other...
Bang bang bang…
In an instant, there was loud gunfire and flashes of light in the wooden house.
Ah...ah...
Immediately afterwards, there were screams in the chaotic gun battle!
At such a close distance, under the fierce bursts of fire from both sides, no one could survive, and they were all shot and fell to the ground.
Hearing the gunfire, the people standing guard outside the house immediately rushed into the wooden house and participated in the battle.
Bang bang bang…
Da da da…
After another violent ejaculation, there was no one left standing in the room...
In this way, more than ten people died in this sudden internal strife in the blink of an eye, and not many were left.
At this time, only a man in a suit was still alive. This man was covered in blood and had been shot several times. He was almost dead, but he still hugged a metal box and crawled toward the door with all his strength.
Due to the serious injury, every step he climbed seemed very difficult, and there was a winding trail of blood on the ground...
Bang bang...
Suddenly, there was a soft sound behind him, and the man quickly turned his head and looked back.
As a result, at first glance, his eyes immediately showed great horror and fear. He never expected that the white-haired old appraiser who was shot first would stand up quietly like a devil!
The old man stood up. After seeing the dead bodies on the ground, a smug sneer appeared on his lips. Then he picked up a pistol on the table and shot the man in a suit who was struggling to his death with one shot.
Due to the inertia of the bullet, after the man died suddenly, the box in his hand suddenly fell to the ground and opened, revealing a dazzling stack of US dollar bills...
This money was used by buyers to purchase diamonds. At that time, it was definitely a huge sum of money!
However, the white-haired old man didn't even bother to take a look. He just walked straight to the table, put many diamonds into his pockets, and took them with him.
Then, he went outside the hut and poured the gasoline he had prepared on many bodies and cars outside.
Then, a fire lit the gasoline...
The fire suddenly shot up into the sky, illuminating the white-haired old man.
The next second, the old man took off his hood and beard, revealing a young and stern face...
…
Time passes before our eyes, in the ancient castle of Miracle Island in Fiji.
The restaurant in the castle is luxuriously decorated, showing the aristocratic style everywhere, especially the long dining table, which looks like an ancient British palace model.
What Jasmine prepared for everyone was naturally delicious. In addition to the classic British meals, there were also many local Fijian specialties, such as lobster and abalone.
However, facing such delicious food, everyone at the scene obviously had no appetite to feast on it, and they were still discussing the matter about diamonds.
Especially Miao Kun, he thought that Zhao Yu could not understand English, so he took the opportunity to repeat what had just happened to Zhao Yu in Chinese and said:
"This matter is quite famous in the industry, and it dates back to South Africa 22 years ago," Miao Kun told Zhao Yu calmly while observing the reactions of others, "Everyone knows that South Africa is rich in Diamonds, and Africa Senna is a giant among diamond companies, controlling almost more than 40% of the mining and export of diamonds in South Africa.
“Twenty-two years ago, a group of unknown robbers robbed this company’s diamond warehouse and stole a batch of priceless loose diamonds.
“The robbery was obviously well-planned and had internal support. The gangsters were almost bloodless and the robbery was very easy.
“Because the financial backers behind Africa Senna are all British nobles, and it involves gray areas in two countries, this robbery was not announced to the outside world.
"Afterwards, the UK used all its resources to pursue the matter. In addition to more than a dozen elite agents, many business tycoons, including Green, also participated to help him collect information.
“However, three days later, the bodies of the robbery suspect and the suspected buyer were recovered from a cliff hut on the coast of Cape Town.
"But unfortunately, the hut has been destroyed by fire, the body has also been severely damaged, and the diamond is missing!"
"Well... I also heard my father mention it," Simona, who was sitting next to Zhao Yu, also said in Chinese. "He said that the buyers were from the Netherlands, and there were traces of burning U.S. dollars at the scene... I really don't understand. The person who stole the diamond actually burned the money!"
"To be honest, I had doubts about Green at that time," Miao Kun said, "But, as his daughter said, he is already too rich to take a trip into this troubled water!
"Everyone knows that diamonds are stained with blood. Anyone who wants to pay attention to it will pay a heavy price! Even the tycoons can't afford it."
"Okay, okay, now it's fun!" At this time, Yusuf on the opposite table suddenly said in English, "Hurry up and take a look, someone has cut off our communication!
"I'm talking about Miss Jasmine..." He stood up and said to Jasmine who was sitting in the host's seat, "I am a big business every minute. Isn't it a bit too much for you to block our signal?"
“Humph…” Jasmine said with a cold expression, “Everyone, I want to emphasize once again that this is not a prank played by my father on you!
"You should know what that batch of diamonds means to some people, so..." she said lightly, "just in case, the news of the diamonds cannot be leaked out yet, so I have to aggrieve everyone first!"
"Tsk, tsk... It's so miserable..." The black man said while holding his cell phone, "This is no longer a game of 'chicken'..."
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