Chapter 41 Preparatory Work

  The butler walked from the villa to the courtyard, pulled a few children aside and whispered something to them. The children nodded in agreement. The butler then walked over to the coffin, clapped his hands and said: "Sorry everyone, listen to me for a moment. Just now, the crematorium called and there's been an unexpected situation. So the memorial service has been changed to tomorrow morning at 9:30. Sorry, I've wasted everyone's time. You can all come in and have something to eat, take a short rest."

  People whispered to each other on the lawn, but no one asked what had happened unexpectedly. They came to the villa in twos and threes. Some bid farewell, saying they would come again tomorrow. Others treated this as a social occasion, eating and drinking in the villa's living room. The steward directed people to move the coffin from the back door to the last room of the villa, where it had been placed yesterday, providing a separate space for those who were closer to say goodbye.

  Yuming had a cup of Coke, and was tasting pastries in the kitchen. Rich people are just different. Today, the chef invited fifteen people, all from five-star hotels. These pastries cost at least thirty dollars each, but they're free here. No point not eating them. Besides, I ate instant noodles for lunch and digested them quickly.

  Haina easily found Yu Ming, and Yu Ming said: "Haina, try the meat floss cake, it's top-notch."

  The pastry chef was a chubby man with a silly smile. Haina grabbed Ming's shoulder and pulled him aside: "What's going on?"

  "Can't you not have physical contact with me?" Yu Ming asked.

  "Alright, you speak." Haina let go.

  He looked around cautiously and whispered: "I'll call to cancel the appointment at the crematorium, then I'll call the butler to reschedule for tomorrow."

  "That's a good idea." Haina asked fiercely: "What does that have to do with the socket?"

  "I've always wanted to buy a waterproof socket, but I don't know which brand is good or not." Yu Ming gave a thumbs up to an old foreign chef: "Salad, bone." Haina's fist didn't make it past.

  "Three Qs." The foreigner was delighted that his product had been praised.

  "Don't think I'm bored and trying to get close to you." Yu Ming said in a low voice.

  Haina's second punch was also terminated, and she curiously asked: "What is the purpose."

  "I quite like the knife in his hand." Yu Mingdao said: "Now there is only one last question left."

  "What's wrong?"

  "Who will dig for diamonds."

  "You."

  "You're kidding? I've never even killed a fish." Yu Ming said: "I have now created the conditions for you, you decide whether to take action yourself or let your friend do it. Or you tell everyone the truth and let professionals retrieve the diamond."

  "My friend's mom might go to jail."

  "Not necessarily."

  "Why?"

  "Because I'm only 50% sure the diamond is in your stomach, and there's a 50% chance your friend's mom is fine." Yu Ming saw Hai Na clenching her fists and hurriedly said: "You still have to leave me to investigate the other 50% possibility."

  "Got it." Haina's knuckles cracked: "You know I really dislike smart people."

  "Everyone hates someone who is smarter than themselves."

  "......" Haina said menacingly: "If you can't get the diamond before 9 o'clock tomorrow, I'll tie you up on a garbage truck and take you on a tour around City A."

  "Heh heh." Yu Mingqian chuckled twice and said: "Alright, you spread the word tonight, I'll take action."

  "Isn't it good to say that earlier?" Haina smiled and turned around, but didn't know which unlucky chef opened the four doors of the refrigerator without closing them. Haina's forehead directly bumped into the door. Haina covered her forehead, cursed a swear word, and then left the kitchen.

  Everything has a reason. For example, letting Haina splash water is to attract attention from others. He's not sure if the housekeeper remembers the phone number of the crematorium. When Haina falls down, the housekeeper checks at that time. The living room phone was answered by the nanny. Eating in the kitchen is for secretly taking a quick knife. Also, the kitchen location is very close to the mortuary, being familiar with the layout is important.

  Except for the four-door refrigerator door, which was a small rebellion against violence by Ming, everything else had a reason. Now Ming only has two questions left: who opened the morgue door and who dissected the stomach to retrieve the diamond. The first question is not difficult, but the second one... Ming has no experience. He used to be a bone collector and a Taoist priest, so he has considerable immunity to corpses. However, he has never been involved in autopsy business...

  "Hello, Li Fu speaking."

  Du Qingqing's voice: "Li Fu is in long-distance running, which one are you?" The caller was Yu.

  Alas... forget it, running forty or so kilometers and still having to work overtime is too inhumane. Yu Ming hung up the phone. Ni Qiu obviously wasn't going to make it either, from the first collaboration on the entrustment, this guy hadn't even touched a corpse before. Yu Ming acknowledged that he had the guts to take a stab at a corpse, but the premise was that one stab would get him the diamond.

  After working at the survey company for over a decade, Yu Ming discovered that it wasn't just about making contributions to the survey company or Du Qingqing, but more importantly, he could learn a lot from it. For instance, ordinary people rarely have such good opportunities to gain practical experience. He had to buy two pairs of gloves. Why two? One pair was for discarding and the second pair was to prevent fingerprints from appearing on the discarded gloves.

  There were still quite a few people staying overnight at the villa, and many had come from afar to bid farewell. Since it was only postponed for half a day, they wouldn't be foolish enough to rush back and then fly over again early tomorrow morning. Some say that funerals and weddings are the best social gatherings because there's a topic of conversation. The elderly gather together to drink tea and feel sentimental, old friends have passed away, and they won't be far behind either. Middle-aged people mingle together discussing business, stocks, and investments. Women gather together chatting about fashion, handbags, cosmetics, and their husbands. Younger men entertain themselves by playing pool, watching movies, or flirting with the opposite sex.

  Yu Ming also blended in, having already grasped the skills of speaking like people in this circle. Even evil people would have a righteous exterior. The topics were limited to cars, yachts, current events, stock investments, sports, etc. They didn't talk about women or speak ill of others. At least not on the surface.

  Yu Mingdao said: "Lubian she said, yesterday the national football team was destroyed by Thailand's women's football team."

  One of them said: "It's probably not women's football, it must be a transvestite."

  Another guy said: "Today Manchester United is playing against Arsenal, have you guys bought a hedge?"

  Note that buying a mistress is a class word. You may not have bought a mistress, but you can't not understand what a mistress is. Also, being able to buy a mistress is also the basic level of the circle.

  Another buddy said: "Last time I bought international and lost 200,000. I vowed never to buy outside again. 200,000 can buy a lot of bras."

  Dirty jokes are humorous and also a common language used in social interactions among men, which can help to narrow the distance between them. However, it cannot be too dirty, or else it would be considered as being too plebeian.

  Haina didn't know when she appeared, and with both hands on the back of Yu Ming's sofa, said: "What are you talking about?"

  "Hey, Big Sister Hai." Everyone knew her, and a man asked: "Does Big Sister Hai gamble on soccer?"

  "Sister gambler, my dad has been betting on the national football team for thirty years and it's all gone down the drain. Yu Ming, get out."