Chapter 40 (1/2)

Is he your boyfriend?

But with commissioning, although he wouldn’t expose himself, it would certainly draw in Sun De Guang’s attention. Zhou Jian didn’t even want to leave a single bit of trace for Sun De Guang to find himself. Therefore, he simply said: “I will sell it to the Bounty Hunter a.s.sociation. I hope that you can keep it a secret.”

“We will of course keep the secret. The most important thing for the Bounty Hunter a.s.sociation in such transactions is the reputation. In fact, about 70 percent of the treasure hunters’ sales required confidentiality. I’ll bring you to see the appraiser.”

Although in the US, there’re laws that stated that any item that was lost for 50 years would be ownerless, and the finder would be able to own it. This wasn’t necessary the case in other countries, like China. For relics, fossils, and other things, regardless of how many years they were lost, if found, they shall still belong to the state. The US’s slogan is the inviolability of private properties, whereas the China’s slogan is that the national interest trumps all.

In short, every country has different legislation in this aspect. But the nature of bounty hunters often crossed boundaries. If they found an item that certain respected families or national museums lost, then, it would be unavoidable to stir controversy. Thus, they would chose confidentiality in their arrangement.

Actually, this could be considered reasonable. After all, treasure hunters could encounter all kinds of risks in the treasure hunt process. They could also be accidentally killed. And each time the search could take up to a few years. With such a large effort to find things, how could they support if they had to simply give it back to others for free?

So, the Bounty Hunter a.s.sociation had an unwritten rule. Regardless of the laws of that country, if they want the treasure back, then they would have to pay for it. After all, without those treasure hunters, the treasure would have remained lost after all.

There are many jewelry appraisal rooms in the Bounty Hunter a.s.sociation. Each appraisers have their own independent room. Zhou Jian came to an appraisal room, which was manned by a slightly bald middle aged person.

He silently took the bag that Zhou Jian gave. In order to avoid suspicion, Andy did not follow in.

The appraiser poured out everything inside the bag. The s.h.i.+ning diamonds rolled out ding ding dong dong onto the table. Twenty eight high quality diamonds. Each of them weighing about 5 carats. Under such situation, there’s no excitement on the appraiser’s face. Apparently, he’s accustomed to this scene.

He just revealed a slight surprise when looking at Zhou Jian. He didn’t thought that such a young fellow was capable of obtaining so many diamonds.

The appraiser brought out the instrument and began appraising the first diamond…

At the same time, Linda, who’s drinking coffee in the bounty hunter bank called Chu Qing Yun’s phone number. “Dearest Yun, long time no see.”

“Haha. yes. I’d came back for almost a year. Is my friend doing fine over there? He didn’t cause any trouble, right?” Chu Qing Yun had just finish a board of director meeting. She’s now reviewing some imported drugs’ data. She’s now producing a drug that’s using a plant that’s banned for cultivation in the country. So, she’s now comparing several countries where the plants were grown and to determine where to import them from.

“How could he caused any trouble. That friend of yours is simply too great. In your country, he must simply be a high end kungfu master, right?”

“Haha. I’m not sure about this. Why? Did he got into a fight in the US?”

“He hit an arrogant guy that’s making disrespectful remarks. That person was at least a rank D bounty hunter. But, that guy was treated like a punching bag. Can be hit, without any strength to hit back.”

Chu Qing Yun helplessly smiled. This Zhou Jian could really stir up trouble. “Is there any trouble. Did the person being hit gave up?”

“That guy got no chance to even hide. How would he dare to ask for trouble. Speaking of which, is Zhou Jian your boyfriend?”

“Er…..” Chu Qing Yun blushed with shame. “Certainly not. I’d ask his age before. He’s only 18 years old.”

“So what if he’s 18 years old. As long as he’s strong, then it’s good. With such a man, there’s a lot of sense of security. Are you sure you really don’t want?”

Chu Qing Yun was speechless for a while. “Linda, do you want to pursue him? You’re about to graduate from university, and if he’s going to school, he will only be a freshman.”