Closer to Revealing My True Self
Chapter 628 - 410 Gold Panning in X_3

Chapter 628: Chapter 410 Gold Panning in X_3

Maybe the stone had a crack in it to begin with, and it broke as soon as it was handled with force?

Thinking this way, the look of disappointment on Sulayem’s face gradually faded.

The diamond had cracked, and Feng Yi had promised to compensate Sulayem with a new cellphone.

However, as the grandson of the village chief, Sulayem had a broad perspective and a generous heart, so since he believed it was due to the diamond itself, there was no need for Feng Yi to compensate him.

Still, Feng Yi insisted; he knew his own family’s matters and would not be stingy about a cellphone, which wouldn’t be overly conspicuous as compensation. After all, he had scared the child to tears.

Sulayem accepted the offer.

After Sulayem had left, Cai Bing came over and looked at the broken diamond left on the table.

"Was this really found in a farm field? This kid’s luck is too good!" exclaimed Cai Bing.

Feng Yi: "Sifting gold from dung."

The other four people didn’t understand: ?

Feng Yi smiled and said, "It’s also luck."

Without saying much more, he went to wash his hands with disinfectant soap.

He truly did not want to touch that diamond!

Next time, he should carry gloves with him.

Meanwhile, Sulayem returned home with heavy thoughts.

His family was waiting for him.

Soon after, the village chief also returned from outside. Having received the news, he came to inquire about the details.

They made sure to close the door properly, and sent someone to watch outside to prevent eavesdropping.

Sulayem detailed what had happened at Feng Yi’s place.

Although Sulayem was immature and impulsive in his actions, he was very effective when it came to important matters. He did exactly as the village chief had taught him, especially since this involved greater interests of their own; he would never reveal too much to outsiders.

When they heard from Sulayem that the diamond in Feng Yi’s hand had cracked, the people seated inside the room had their breathing disrupted. Like Sulayem, their first reaction was "the diamond is fake"!

The village chief also showed surprise on his face, but quickly regained his composure:

"No, it is real. We have randomly verified three stones, it’s just that the one Sulayem took had a fissure, and it cracked with some force."

Besides this explanation, they couldn’t think of any other.

While they said this, the village chief still took the items out again.

What Sulayem found was not just a single diamond!

When he brought them back, Sulayem had only used a small leather pouch filled with a lot of dirt.

But now, they had been transferred to a sturdier box, wrapped on the outside with a layer of the common local vine.

Upon opening it, there were finer velvet cushions inside, and the most eye-catching items were the clean stones, one after another.

Although there were no exceptionally large stones, there were many.

Some were white, and some were clearly tinged with yellow.

This bag of uncut diamonds was precisely what Sulayem had found the night before!

Most of the stories that Sulayem told Feng Yi about looking for the flying toy were true.

Some people in the village were also aware of this, so even if Feng Yi asked, he would get the same information.

But what others did not know was that when Sulayem went to look for the flying toy yesterday, he found diamonds! So many!

Otherwise, Sulayem would not have stayed in that place for so long, causing him to return late.

Sulayem was so excited when he found the diamonds that, in order to avoid missing any, he stayed much longer than planned, and by the time he thought of returning to the village, that python had already approached.

Sulayem truly was alert; he ran to the nearest tree and climbed up to the high canopy in an instant.

He could have escaped during the day, but at night he couldn’t see anything, and with the python blocking the familiar path, he knew how dangerous the rainforest could be, so for safety, he could only climb the tree to wait for rescue, or wait until dawn.

He even thought about blowing a whistle to signal for help, but he couldn’t find it; it had fallen on the road.

If it weren’t for these diamonds, the "father-son affection" Sulayem would have enjoyed upon his return wouldn’t have stopped there. Think about leaving the house?!

The information that outsiders could obtain was what they deliberately let slip out.

Today Sulayem went to thank Feng Yi, and the village chief had picked out the smallest diamond, allowing him to use the opportunity to gauge the reaction of the outsiders, as well as the price that could be fetched for the small stone.

This development was unexpected.

Who could have thought that the diamond would actually crack!

Of all the diamonds, to pick out one with a fissure!

But after all, it was the village chief himself who had selected it, so even if the others had their doubts, they didn’t dare speak out.

Of course, none of this was important.

The gaze of everyone in the room fell on the diamonds in the box.

These diamonds could be the ones lost by the smuggling gang over a decade ago.

Over ten years ago, in the rainforest, the smuggling gang encountered a poaching gang, and a fierce firefight ensued, with heavy casualties on both sides, and the smuggling gang’s leader was instantly killed.

Rumors had it that the leader was carrying diamonds, but the police found none at the scene, and interrogation yielded no information.

These diamonds may have been taken away by someone, but who that was remains a mystery.

In addition, a monkey kept by the smuggling gang’s leader also disappeared.

The story made big headlines at the time, involving a pouch of diamonds. It must be very valuable to have driven the smuggling gang to take such risks!

For the following two years after the incident, rainforest villages and nearby towns were very active in cracking down on smuggling and poaching, and various social organizations also eagerly stepped in.

But as time passed, the countless atrocities behind the diamonds gradually subsided, leaving the diamonds without a trace.

It was rumored that the diamonds had long been brought into the market and had been absorbed by it.

The village chief thought so too.

But nobody expected they would be found in the forbidden land!

The village chief had already roughly guessed the sequence of events.

Over ten years ago, the monkey belonging to the smuggling gang leader fled with the diamonds, and it happened to encounter the "Emissary of the Forbidden Land" while out foraging.

At that time, the "Emissary of the Forbidden Land" had not reached its current size, but it was already a large snake, capable of easily consuming a monkey.

The village chief looked at the uncut diamonds in the box with fervent eyes, as if a halo of faith shimmered around them.

Ah~~~

This must be the favor of the gods!