The Mysterious Case of the Young Detective

  "It seems you've also noticed." Ouyang Xiuzi gazed at Zheng Hanfei, a hint of sharpness flashing in his eyes.

  "En." Zheng Hanfei pinched his chin, pondering, "According to Miss Linda's introduction, the matter of Ge Bo should have been done by Sterling himself, why did it change to Katie doing it?"

  "Yes! As for this matter, let's go ask about it later, anyway this seemingly unrelated clue won't disappear out of thin air."

  "That's also right." Zheng Hanfei smiled slightly.

  ……

  "Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for attending today's gemstone exhibition." Sterling stood on the stage with a smile and said, "I'm Sterling. I suppose you all know that 'Tears of Hope' is an emerald?"

  "Of course, who doesn't know about the Klauses Group's gem?" Some people in the audience started echoing.

  "Do you all know the meaning of Grandma Green?"

  "The... " The voice from under the stage suddenly weakened, although they were all high-ranking people in society, but some knowledge they still didn't fully grasp, such as this.

  "Emerald is the birthstone for May and the anniversary stone for 55 years of marriage. It symbolizes good luck and happiness, and Westerners often regard emerald as a symbol of love and life, representing the vibrant vitality of spring. In legend, emerald was also the favorite jewelry of Venus, the goddess of love, so it has connotations of success and securing love, giving the wearer honest and beautiful memories. Some people even believe it has magical powers to ward off evil spirits, making it a talisman or religious ornament, believing that wearing it can defend against venomous snakes and ferocious beasts. Is that right, Mr. Sterling?"

  "Haha, well said." Sterling applauded, his eyes filled with a hint of appreciation. "My daughter, Katie, was also born in May, so tonight's gemstone exhibition is also being held to celebrate my daughter's birthday. At 8 o'clock tonight, I will show everyone the 'Tears of Hope' and give it to my daughter as her birthday gift."

  The applause thundered again in the auditorium, and everyone's eyes were fixed on tonight's protagonists - "Tears of Hope" and Katie. In return, Katie bowed slightly and took out a small violin to play a piece from "The Four Seasons" - "Spring", immersing everyone present in the beautiful music, except for two people.

  "What are you doing?!" Ou Yang Xiu whispered beside Zheng Han Fei, sounding somewhat annoyed. "Now it's too late, everyone has noticed us, we can't secretly monitor 'Tears of Hope' anymore."

  "I don't think so!" Zheng Hanfei shook his finger in refutation, "If I were the one who stole the gemstone, I would definitely dive into the crowd first to see if there are any hidden dangers on site. So, what I did was just to make the real thief let their guard down against us."

  "What you said makes sense, but...” Ouyang Xiufu took a deep breath and spoke with an expression of frustration, “The thief who stole the gemstone will think what if he sees us sitting in the corner. Unless he's an idiot, he'll definitely think we're undercover security guards among the audience."

  "That's just you..." Zheng Hanfei gave him a glance, "You see me dressed so shabbily, seeing all these people on the scene wearing such luxurious clothes, I'd definitely be too embarrassed to sit in the corner. And you...dressed so luxuriously, and showing off at the entrance, would definitely be the first to enter the gem thief's eyes."

  "So you're using me as a smokescreen?! " Ouyang Xiupi said with a sarcastic smile, "Great, let the thief's attention be focused on me, while ignoring you hiding in the dark, and you can take the opportunity to find the real thief."

  "Bingo, correct answer, unfortunately no prize."

  "You..." At this moment, Ouyang glared at Zheng Hanfei, but Zheng Hanfei really didn't care about him, and just stared expressionlessly at the crowd below.

  "Hurry up and leave. If you stay here for too long, I'll also be targeted by the gem thief." Zheng Hanfei flew towards Ouyang Xiuzhi, waving his hand impatiently after a while.

  "I'm not leaving." Ouyang Xiuzi leaned against the wall with an expressionless face, "If we're going to be discovered, let's all be discovered together. After all, apart from here, there's no other place where we can observe the situation on the platform so clearly."

  "Whatever!" But in Zheng Hanfei's heart, he thought: This guy's acting skills... are simply unmatched.

  "How is it? Is there any?" After a long time, Ouyang Xiuxiu glanced at Zheng Hanfei and asked.

  "No." Zheng Hanfei shook his head, "So far, no one has looked our way or listened to us. It seems you've seen through my intentions early on."

  "That's for sure." Ouyang Xiuxiu smoothed her silver hair, "When you mentioned the implication of 'Grandma Green', I thought of it. I have to say, someone as reckless as you would only use such a reckless method."

  "Haha, I'm really sorry, I'm a careless person." Zheng Hanfei said, suppressing his anger, "But you have to admit that the current situation is good, right?"

  "En, it's really good, but on the premise that your eyes are fine."

  "Ouyang Xiu, are you just looking for trouble?!"

  "Haha, maybe." Ouyang Xiu patted Zheng Hanfei's shoulder and said "Take good care of surveillance, I'll go eat something first" before walking into the crowd.

  What a glutton! This was all Zheng Hanfei could say about Ou Yangxiu's methods.

  "Master!" At this time, Wang Bo walked over from the crowd and handed Zheng Hanfei a glass of fruit juice with ice cubes.

  "Thanks, Uncle Wang." Zheng Hanfei took over the juice and asked with a puzzled face: "Why did you come so late?"

  "Young master, actually... I went and asked some questions."

  "What's wrong?"

  "Regarding Mr. Stirling's 'Hope's Tear' whether it was insured or not."

  "Oh? Why did you think of this question?"

  "Because... I always feel like Sterling is directing himself."

  "So, what's the result?" Zheng Hanfei looked at Wang Bo with a smug expression.

  "He didn't even cast an insurance vote for 'Tears of Hope'."

  "Heh heh, Wang Bo, don't be discouraged." Zheng Hanfei comforted, "Actually at first I also thought the threatening letter was something Sterling did himself, after all we've seen this kind of thing many times before. But didn't you hear what Sterling just said to us? He wants to give 'Tears of Hope' to his daughter as a birthday gift. If it's a birthday gift, would he still need to insure it?"

  Wang Bohang lowered his head in shame, his thoughts were just as Zheng Hanfei said, he had seen too many self-directed and self-acted cases, so subconsciously he thought Sterling would do the same, but the result was not what he had imagined, and in the end it was all for nothing.

  Moreover, the Crowell Group has not had any financial problems in recent years. Do you think Sterling would stage his own disappearance for insurance money? Zheng Hanfei took a sip of juice, and the cold sensation revived his thinking.

  "People are always greedy."

  "Is Kostering that kind of person?"

  "This..."

  "The information you provided can prove that he is a hardworking and upwardly mobile businessman, so it's said that Sterling doesn't seem like a greedy person, and it's impossible for him to do something like that."

  "Young master, I know my reasoning was wrong, I shouldn't have thought that way from the beginning."

  "It's not your fault, humans are just weird creatures. Once they encounter a similar problem, they can't help but think of their previous answers, to the point where they don't even look at the question clearly. Although sometimes they may get it right, there will always be one time when they answer incorrectly."

  "What should we do now, young master?"

  "Keep watch and wait for the time on the notice to arrive." Zheng Hanfei said with a serious face, "Although the thief who stole the gemstone is not in the crowd, we can't let our guard down."

  "Got it!"

  "What? What's going on up there?" Just then, Katie finished her performance, and the red cloth covering the display case inexplicably slid down, revealing the 'Tears of Hope' inside.

  "Sorry, everyone, I guess I didn't put it back properly." Kitty slightly bowed her head in apology and picked up the red cloth from the table, re-covering the glass case of the display rack. To prevent it from falling again, Kitty also slightly adjusted the red cloth.

  Wang Bohan looked at Zheng Hanfei with a questioning gaze in his eyes.

  Zheng Han waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to bother with it. Although detectives shouldn't let any details slip by, paying attention to such sudden and trivial matters would be a bit too suspicious.

  "How is it?" Ou Yang Xiu's voice suddenly rang out, startling Zheng Han Fei to jump up, turning his head to look over, Ou Yang Xiu was holding a cup of wine and savoring it carefully, the intoxicating aroma of the wine wafted from the cup, making all the hairs on Zheng Han Fei's body stand on end.

  "It's just a coincidence." Zheng Hanfei raised an eyebrow, "By the way, the wine in your cup is definitely not ordinary."

  "It's really a special case, but it always gives me a feeling that something is not quite right." Ouyang Xiu swirled the wine in his cup, "As for this wine, it's indeed not an ordinary one, but you're still underage, so I shouldn't let you drink it."

  "Why won't I go get it?" Zheng Hanfei turned his head in anger, ready to walk into the dining area and get a glass of wine himself.

  "Don't go anymore, such delicious wine will definitely be snatched up by others. I'm already very lucky to have gotten this one cup."

  "What exactly do you want to say?!"

  "Wines from different years, wanting to know which one is good? In addition to looking and smelling, you also need to personally taste it. This is like clues, in addition to looking and listening, sometimes you still need to go find them yourself, for those puzzling clues, just go solve them yourself."

  "Don't worry about it." Zheng Hanfei took a glance at Ouyang Xiu, who was still savoring the wine, then glanced at Katie on stage, and turned to walk towards the back of the stage. It seemed that he was still somewhat perplexed by this sudden situation.