I Have 10 Trillion Dollars only Usable For Simping
Chapter 279 - 274 Authentication

Chapter 279: 274 Authentication

"Yan, give it to me straight, can you do the processing or not?"

"Sister Zou..."

Huang Yan felt quite troubled.

Zou Luoxia seemed to guess what she was struggling with and spoke quite reasonably, "You suspect it’s fake, right? Then just appraise it. You run a jewelry store, so appraising the authenticity should be easy, right?"

Huang Yan indeed suspected that the blood diamond was a fake.

To be more precise, it was not even suspicion.

It was just out of consideration for face, she did not want to state it outright.

But now that Zou Luoxia had brought it up, it gave her an opportunity to descend gracefully.

"Alright, I’ll let one of our staff take a look. Xiao Shen, come here."

She called out with a wave of her hand.

A sales clerk around thirty came over.

"Manager, what’s the issue?"

"Take a look at this diamond, is it real or fake?"

Huang Yan whispered.

Although she was the manager, this area was not her expertise. Her job was only to handle client relations and manage the staff.

"This is... a blood diamond?!"

At first glance at the Eye of Medusa, this Xiao Shen was also taken aback, her reaction not much better than Huang Yan’s.

She looked incredulously at the manager.

"Hurry up and check."

Huang Yan urged.

Xiao Shen dared not delay and quickly went to the workspace to retrieve some professional tools, something like a magnifying glass, and studied the Eye of Medusa for quite a while before she slowly lifted her head.

"Well?"

Huang Yan asked anxiously.

"Manager, it seems to be real..."

Xiao Shen swallowed, her speech was halting.

Huang Yan was stunned.

"Are you sure?!"

The clerk surnamed Shen understood the gravity of the situation. In fact, she was just an ordinary employee who had undergone some basic training, not a professional, and was hesitant to conclude.

"Manager, how about we get someone else to have a look?"

The two exchanged glances.

"Yan, what’s the verdict? Is it real or fake?"

Seeing the two whispering, Zou Luoxia grew impatient, and in her urgency, she forgot to hide her own thoughts.

"Sister Zou, our store’s staff may not be able to appraise it. We need to find someone more professional."

Unable to appraise it?

Are all these jewelry sellers incompetent?

Zou Luoxia was a bit angry but didn’t show it, "Then you better hurry up."

Huang Yan nodded and quickly walked aside to start making phone calls.

"Sis, what does he actually do?"

Xue Yali quietly pulled Li Shuru aside.

Even if it was hard to believe, just seeing the manager’s reaction was enough to discern something.

If it were fake, it shouldn’t have been difficult for the clerk to recognize.

The fact that she didn’t dare to give a verdict already implied that the possibility of this blood diamond, which was touted as an extremely rare treasure, being genuine was very much real.

"Haven’t I already told you, he’s my senior?"

"Sis, I’m asking what his family does?"

Xue Yali’s question was more direct.

"I don’t know."

Xue Yali gazed at her quietly.

"I really don’t know."

Li Shuru said with a smile, "All I know is that his parents are indeed no longer with us, as for other things, it’s not really my place to ask."

"Is he truly a rich second-generation heir?"

Li Shuru paused for a moment, "I can only say that he may not be the type of rich second-generation you’re thinking of."

Xue Yali didn’t continue on this topic. Even between sisters, boundaries need to be respected, she deftly shifted the conversation just as it was becoming too probing.

"Sis, did you two sleep together last night?"

Li Shuru hummed in response.

She knew what her sister was asking about; they were no longer children, and there was no need for cover-ups.

"What about you, how is your relationship with your boyfriend?"

"He takes good care of me, and being with him is trouble-free."

"That’s good to hear. If you have a chance, come play in East Sea; I’ll be your tour guide."

"Sure."

Xue Yali smiled.

As they waited, they walked around the store. As expected of a top-tier brand, there were many jewelry styles. But after having seen the Ocean’s Eye, all these pieces paled in comparison—they used to dazzle before, but now they seemed lackluster.

"Yan, how much longer do we need to wait?"

"Miss Zou, don’t be anxious, it’ll be soon."

About ten more minutes passed when a few men hurried into the shop.

The one leading was in his forties, dressed in a suit and looking quite distinguished.

"Mr. Zhai."

Huang Yan quickly went to meet him.

"Where’s the diamond?"

"Over there."

She led the men over and introduced them: "Miss Zou, this is the city manager of Zhou Taifu Qindao, Mr. Zhai."

Zou Luoxia thought she had just called for a professional technician, not expecting an important figure to show up. She was suddenly a little flustered.

Huang Yan was her friend—they knew each other—so even if the diamond was fake, it wouldn’t be a big deal.

But now they had alarmed a high-level executive of the jewelry store.

The situation seemed to be getting out of hand...

"May I ask who owns this blood diamond?"

The Zhou Taifu Qindao city manager, Zhai Zhuang, asked politely.

"Mine, it’s mine."

Xue Mingqin responded.

"Hello, I am the Zhou Taifu Qindao city manager, Zhai Zhuang. Would you mind if we perform an authenticity verification on the diamond?"

As expected of a city manager, he was composed in his demeanor.

"Certainly."

Zhai Zhuang’s position wasn’t particularly high-ranking; he might not even compare to private fund managers like Liu Hongzhi, but Xue Mingqin was still intimidated by his imposing manner and nodded her head awkwardly.

Zhai Zhuang immediately signaled to the employee carrying a toolbox.

Two of them stepped forward, opened the box, and took out an array of precision instruments, along with something that looked like a microscope—far more professional than the earlier display.

A group of people gathered around.

Zhai Zhuang was among them.

As the city manager for Zhou Taifu, and no exaggeration to say, he had never seen such a jewel. After receiving the report from Yintai Department Store, Zhai Zhuang was shocked, too.

The higher one’s position, the better they must know their goods. Hearing the description of the diamond, he didn’t hesitate to come in person. Now, seeing the blood diamond with his own eyes, the Zhou Taifu Qindao city manager was probably more nervous about the result of the evaluation than anyone else.

The two professionals worked busily for almost ten minutes, then looked at each other and simultaneously nodded, seeming to have reached a consensus.

"How is it?"

Zhai Zhuang quickly asked.

"Mr. Zhai, the diamond is genuine."

One of them took a slow breath and replied solemnly.

Zhai Zhuang fell silent at once.

The atmosphere grew deathly still, ominously quiet.

Zou Luoxia’s face froze, her mind went blank, and her thoughts crashed.

Even Liu Hongzhi, the pride of Wall Street, had his gaze tremble intensely.

"Lily, how much did that manager say that yellow diamond sold for?"

Xue Gui was in a daze.

"Thirty million..."

Xue Yali murmured.

It really was genuine.

A gift worth tens of millions, given away casually?

This was beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

Even Huang Yan, the store manager, couldn’t help but support herself on the counter, feeling weak in the knees.