Chapter Thirty-Eight: Searching for Diamonds

  There is a highway along the coast, and on the other side of the highway is a protected primeval forest.

  By the forest, tangerine and banana were looking at Yu Ming sitting still on the beach with binoculars. Banana asked: "Tangerine? Is he scared silly?"

  "When you had your gun pressed against the back of his head, he didn't seem too shaken."

  "What is he doing?"

  Kamata looked through the telescope. Then he placed the box between two large rocks and started to back away. Kamata laughed, "He's going to risk his life."

  "So brave?"

  "It's not necessarily courage, it could be wisdom." Mandarin said: "We promised him that we would kill Shen Diu Diu and give him the antidote. He needs to prove whether what we say is true or not. If the bomb is real, then our intention is also real, he can choose other ways to assassinate. If the bomb is fake, he doesn't need to take risks."

  "Do you admire him?"

  "Let's take a look first. He is not qualified to be one of us yet." Mandarin said, "Let's go and tell everyone to stop work."

  The bomb was fake. Yu Ming laughed out loud on the empty beach. Then sat down on the beach, his shirt completely soaked. The clever person became even more entangled. If it was a fake bomb, why did the other side use such a troublesome method? Why try to test himself?

  Under the blue sky, a little boy pointed at the sun and asked: "Uncle, my teacher said that all stars have a lifespan. What if the sun stops shining one day?"

  "Experts say that both the Earth and the Sun are very young."

  "Uncle, didn't you say that whenever an expert says something, we should listen to the opposite?"

  "Uncle: 'He is a foreign expert.'"

  "Kid: 'Why can we believe foreign experts?'"

  Uncle smiled: "Yu Ming, don't worry about things you can't control at all. Even if the sun goes out tomorrow, we can't stop it. There are many mysteries in this world, and many of them are related to us, such as the soul and life. Worrying about these problems is called 'worrying about the sky collapsing'."

  "Then can I prepare a flashlight? I'm afraid it will be dark when the sun goes out and I won't be able to see."

  Uncle burst out laughing: "Prepare for a rainy day. This is a virtue, you must keep it up."

  Are you prepared for the unexpected? However, I don't have the ability... I don't have positive abilities, but everyone has negative abilities. Charging can disrupt the opponent's formation, and retreating can also cause the opponent's formation to disperse. I don't have the ability to attack, but anyone can retreat.

  Yu Ming stuffed the express delivery work clothes into his computer bag, brand new clothes, not to be wasted. Then he walked in the direction of the city along the kilometer road. This section of road is a highway leading to a small island, and the small island is a county town. There were not many vehicles on the road. Even if there were vehicles, it's unlikely that anyone would be willing to give Yu Ming a ride.

  After walking for half an hour, he finally arrived at a bus station. Yu Ming didn't dare to go home and stayed in a hotel overnight. The so-called C virus didn't break out after all. The next morning, Yu Ming returned home. Today is the day of the marathon competition organized by Du Shi International and Lin Hai Group. As the head of the department, Du Qingqing must go to Huan Cheng Road to cheer.

  He opened the door, stuck his head out and took a look. There was no movement. He let out a sigh of relief and walked towards his own room. Everything was as usual. It seemed that Miss Hai wouldn't bother with him. Hai Na was a celebrity in City A, although Ming hadn't heard of her, there were plenty of materials about her online. From the information available, she appeared to be a ruthless, rebellious, rule-breaking, unreasonable and image-ignoring woman.

  It can be confirmed from the moment he took off his suit that Yu Ming's suit was stuffed into the trash can. Yu Ming patted it, threw the suit into the washing machine. Dry cleaning and whatnot wasn't his area of expertise anyway. Yu Ming also had no interest in watching marathons, opened his computer, cracked open a can of Coke, and stayed at home.

  At noon, eating instant noodles and watching a movie, just about to sleep. The business phone rang. This is the company's phone transferred to mobile phone. Yu Ming answered the phone: "Hello."

  It was Du Qingqing on the phone: "Yu Ming, come to Longqiao Community now, I'll wait for you at the entrance."

  "Are you alone?"

  "Right, Ni Qiu and Li Fu still have to run the second half this afternoon. Speed."

  Yu Ming didn't mean that, but running a marathon in two segments is quite unique. Yu Ming hung up the phone and picked up the shirt he had taken off to sniff it, barely acceptable. It seems that this western-style shirt still needs to be replaced with two more sets. The salary hasn't been paid yet, and after giving money to Mr. Du, this local tyrant, there's hardly any left.

  Yu Ming took the bus to Long Waixiao District, and even if you hurry, the boss won't reimburse your transportation fee. Du Qingqing's car was parked at the entrance of the district, and Haina sat on the hood, smiling wryly as she watched Yu Ming walk towards her. Yu Ming felt a bit timid, but in broad daylight, what could she do? Wait, no, he was kidnapped in broad daylight just yesterday. In this day and age, there are many people who are lawless and reckless.

  Du Qingqing met Ming and went forward, briefly saying: "One power of attorney, Haina will tell you. I'm leaving." She left as soon as she spoke, while the marathon was still going on over there. Li Fu had already finished half of the race, and Ni Qiu was still three kilometers away from the halfway point. During this time, Ni Qiu pretended to faint twice, but was seen through by the accompanying doctor.

  "Thanks." Haina wanted to shake hands with Yu Ming. Yu Ming resolutely refused to shake hands with Haina. Any possible skin contact was disadvantageous to herself. Haina gritted her teeth and whispered, "You ran away from the first day of school, you ran away on the fifteenth?"

  "How about fifteen?"

  "Hmm, let's go." Haina said as she walked: "My friend's father passed away the day before yesterday. Originally planned to cremate today. But today, before the lawyer announced the will, he found that a diamond in the will was gone."

  " Diamonds?" Yu Ming looked at Longxia Villas, a rich neighborhood. Independent villas with private gates. Do people here even care about diamonds?

  "It's not just any diamond." Haina said: "This diamond is called the Star of Hope, worth this much." Haina made an 'eight' gesture.

  "Eight hundred million dollars?" Yu Ming was unimpressed by the diamond, but he knew that once it had the name of XX Star, it would be extremely expensive.

  "Cut, 80 million RMB."

  "Eight million? In City A, it's just enough to buy a 130-square-meter house." Yu Ming replied calmly.

  "Hey, you said I said." Haina was furious.

  "You said you said."

  "This diamond was paired with a platinum necklace, it's my friend's mother's heirloom. It has been kept in the safe all along. But when I opened the safe today, the necklace is still there, but the diamond is gone. The only ones who can enter the safe are the housekeeper, four sons and one daughter. Most importantly," Haina said in a low voice: "The old man died of a heart attack inside the safe, someone suspected that one of his children was so angry with him that he died."

  Yu Ming nodded: "Is the purpose of the investigation to find diamonds or to expose this unfilial son and daughter?"