"Stone?"
Shen Que's first reaction was the S+N level precious stones that Pei Ji bought.
"Not that one!"
Demi didn’t care anymore and told Shen Que everything about Pei Ji’s escape from the wedding and the symbiotic stone he brought back.
Shen Que leaned against the door, trying to concentrate and listen.
His body was still tired from the fever he had just had, and his spirits were not very good.
At first, her eyebrows were lowered, but as Demi talked, her eyelashes slowly opened.
The glint in his eyes flickered slightly.
"That stone... did you take it to Dion's workshop for processing?"
There was a barely perceptible tremor in his voice.
Demi nodded repeatedly: "Yes!"
The symbiotic stone, emitting beautiful light, appeared before my eyes.
[This stone is a gift from her master to his newlywed wife and will not be sold to anyone else.]
so.
That symbiotic stone.
Is it his?
"...Madam?" Demi called.
Shen Que took a deep breath, stood up straight, and ordered: “Anya, get me a coat, let’s go to the study.”
Then he turned to Demi and said, "Tell me from the beginning, what happened to my stone?"
…
Desert area, underground gold casino.
Exaggerated digital special effects exploded one after another on the flashing light screen, dazzling like neon lights.
The charming and ambiguous lights cut the gamblers' sight.
Alcohol and tobacco evaporated into cheers and screams, as well as faint moans.
Gabi hooked a blonde Omega with one hand and threw a handful of chips onto the table with the other.
The dealer with a charming face took the chips away sweetly, "Master Gabi, add 2,000 star coins."
Pungent incense mingled with musky pheromones.
Omega felt weak all over, and Gabi reached out to touch him dishonestly, "After I finish this game, I'll take you upstairs..."
The Omega didn't seem to like his taste, and resisted slightly, begging to avoid Gabi's hand.
Gabi's face darkened and she suddenly grabbed the Omega's long golden hair, forcing her to raise her face.
"Did I ask you to resist?"
"You lowly thing! You eat my food, drink my drinks, and take my money. Who do you think you are?!"
He glanced at the blond hair between his fingers.
"If you didn't have something attractive about you, do you think I would choose you?!"
The Omega whimpered in pain, "Master, Master, I was wrong..."
The dealer who had just collected the chips came back upon hearing the sound, leaned against the gambling table, brushed his fingertips across Gabi's shoulder, and gently touched his cheek.
"Master, why are you so irritable today? Is it because...our little bird upset you?"
Gabi pulled the Omega's hair, sniffed her neck, and bit her hard.
The Omega let out a small cry of surprise and, under the dealer's warning gaze, crawled flatteringly on his knees like a seductive snake.
A man walked across from the gaming table where Gabi was sitting and pulled out an ornate armchair.
"Has it started?" He supported his chin with his fingertips and looked at the scene across the table with amusement.
The dealer walked around to the man and put his hands around his neck.
"You missed this, Lord Ling."
Gabi's gloomy expression disappeared instantly when she saw the bronze-skinned man opposite her.
She looked the handsome man up and down for a moment, "Are you Lord Ling?"
Lingyu smiled lightly and threw a piece of beautifully wrapped chocolate onto the table.
The candy slid across the gaming table and in front of Gabby.
Gabi was startled: "What is this?"
“Good things that make you happy.”
Gabi's expression froze.
"Don't get me wrong." Lingyu sneered, "It's just candy, just... with some spices added."
"A little sincerity." He stretched out his fingers, twisting the long silver earrings, "Where are my things?"
Gabi put away the candy and said, "They're right. You're easier to talk to than others."
Lingyu: "Of course."
The chubby Alpha took out a palm-sized package from behind him and pushed it in front of Lingyu.
Lingyu lifted a corner of the package, narrowed his eyes, and smiled with satisfaction.
…
Chenxing Palace, in the study.
Shen Que, with a slightly pale face, wrapped in a thick blanket, listened quietly to the little maid's narration.
"You mean, the Symbiotic Stone was taken away by someone from the General Services Administration?"
"Yes!" Demi nodded. "The Trade Department of the General Services Administration."
"What's the reason?"
"They said the stone was smuggled, and they even had complete paperwork and certification!"
"Did you see it?" Shen Que asked in a deep voice.
Demi nodded. "Phil and I went to the General Services Administration, and the people from the Department of Market and Trade showed us the documents. Seriously! They even had the Ministry of Minerals' stamp on them!"
"That's outrageous," Phil said angrily. "The admiral became a fool for this stone, and now it's the country's fault!"
"Don't they know that the ore was brought back by Pei Ji?"
Demi shook her head. "Mrs. Evan doesn't like waste. To avoid being scolded by her, the admiral always asks Old Dion to process it anonymously. No one knows that the symbiotic stone belongs to the admiral."
"and……"
Her voice weakened.
"He also wanted to give his wife a surprise."
Chen Que stroked the memory stone on his chest.
Although Pei Ji seems unreliable, when it comes to hiding something, his mouth is tighter than the dead.
If there was anything I let slip, it was probably when I asked him during our previous phone call: "What about you? Do you like it?"
But the Ministry of Trade couldn't have seized the ore for no reason; they shouldn't even have known about the existence of this symbiotic stone.
Old Dion... from what he had met, he was also a man of few words.
Most likely, a prince or noble saw the symbiotic stone when he was ordering jewelry.
Have other ideas.
“Does the Ministry of Trade often investigate and punish smuggled goods?” Shen Que asked in a deep voice.
"That's true."
Demi nodded.
"The desert area of Baisha Star has the largest black market nearby. Sand bandits often raid small mining bases and smuggle the ore to the black market."
"According to regulations, all ore circulating on the market must be registered. The Ministry of Trade conducts regular spot checks and lists any ore without proper documentation. They submit the list to the Ministry of Ore for stamping and appraisal, and then they confiscate it."
Phil: “When sister Demi and I went to the Ministry of Trade, there was a pile of ore there, all of which were seized today.
"At the time, we wanted to see the Symbiotic Stone, but the Ministry of Trade kicked us out, saying we couldn't get any special treatment..."
But Pei Ji's symbiotic stone was only used for manufacturing and was not circulated in the market, let alone making any profit.
From any perspective, it should not be included in the registration scope.
A cold light flashed in Shen Que's eyes.
"Go back to sleep first," he instructed the maids, "get well."
"Tomorrow, we'll visit the Ministry of Trade."
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