Chapter 2 (1/2)

Chapter 2: Investigation

“This will be the exhibit for the ‘Tears of Hope’.” Sterling pointed at the display shelf, turned to Linda and said, “Linda, introduce them to this.”

“Sure!” Linda nodded, pointed at the shelf and said, “This is where we will place the gem.”

Hanfei carefully observed it for a while. The display shelf was vertical, and the gla.s.s s.h.i.+eld hanging in the air was probably an anti-theft s.h.i.+eld. Looking at the s.h.i.+eld from above, there was a large circular hole that looked like the position the gem would be placed.

“What are these things used for?” Hanfei pointed at the circular holes at the edge of the displayshelf. From afar, it looked like a huge honeycomb.

“We are about to put micro spotlights there.”

“Micro spotlights?”

“Yes. When the ‘Tears of Hope’ exhibition begins, all the spotlights will be turned on to help create a mysterious and charm feeling for the gem.”

Hanfei agreed and then asked, “May I touch it?”

“Of course!”

With Sterling’s permission, Hanfei signaled to Bo. The butler took out a pair of white gloves from his pocket and handed them to Hanfei. He put on the gloves and gently swiped around the circular holes, allowing his brain to quickly a.n.a.lyze the information about these holes. They each had a diameter of about two centimeters and could accommodate the size of a finger. However, stealing the gem through these holes was impossible. It seemed that his suspicions were somewhat unfounded.

Hanfei smiled. He took off his white gloves and returned them to Bo and asked, “Bo, don’t you think that something isn’t quite right here?”

“Yes, sir.” Bo looked around and whispered, “There aren’t many security guards here. It’s just like they’re allowing the wizard to steal the gem.”

“You don’t need to worry about that.” Sterling’s voice stunned Bo. “The letter said that ordinary people couldn’t stop him, so I cleared the security here.”

“You’re being too ras.h.!.+” Hanfei narrowed his eyes, seeming to see through Sterling’s cover. “If you get rid of the security guards, there’s a higher change that the gem will be stolen.”

“Don’t worry!” Sterling laughed and waved to Linda.

Linda nodded and went to the control desk on the other side of the exhibition hall. She entered a number of programs, causing the display gla.s.s to quickly close, and some dense red spots emerged on the display shelf.

“Infrared alarm?!”

“Not just that.” Sterling pointed to the display shelf with pride, “This is bullet-proof gla.s.s. Normal impacts aren’t going to break it.”

“These protective measures are very good!” Hanfei agreed, but as he looked around, he frowned. For some reason, from the beginning he had felt something was wrong with this exhibition, but he did not know what the cause was.

Hanfei memorized the general arrangement of the exhibition. The display shelf was on a stage. In front of the stage were stairs connecting to a straight road below with a red carpet. According to Linda, as the exhibition began, Sterling and his family would enter from the door and walk past this straight road. Following, his children would place the “Tears of Hope” on the display shelf while Sterling himself would cover the gla.s.s s.h.i.+eld with a red cloth. They would then wait until 8 p.m. to open it.

On both sides of the road were identical length tables which held tasty food and iced drinks. After hearing this, Hanfei’s stomach growled.

“Have you not eaten?” Sterling asked.

“A little.” Hanfei smiled awkwardly. He felt very embarra.s.sed to make such a vulgar noise in public.

“Wait for a little while.” Sterling took out an old pocket watch. He smiled and said, “The exhibition is about to start, so you can enjoy the food as much as you want then. No worries, I’m sure the food is absolutely in line with your tastes.”

“Then I ……” Before he finished, several screams came from outside of the exhibition hall, followed by several disheveled security officers rus.h.i.+ng into the room.