Chapter 250 Stolen
There was a sudden gasp from the audience.
Xia Lili noticed from the corner of her eye that even several rich ladies who were used to big scenes sat up straight subconsciously.
Some people have even loosened their ties, looking ready to sprint at any time.
Xia Lili couldn't help but sigh, it was worthy of being a fashionable dinner party where celebrities gathered, even the prize money was 20 million!
Everyone was given a treasure map booklet, which contained a topographical map of the cruise ship and descriptions of the appearance and brand materials of the one hundred "treasure prizes".
"A friendly reminder," the host raised his index finger, "all the collections are hidden in public areas and will not infringe on your private space. Now—"
She slammed the timer in her hand, "One hour countdown, start!"
At the beginning of the "Eagle Eye Treasure Hunt" segment, Xia Lili's superb eyesight of 5.3 came in handy.
Her eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, instantly locking onto a flash of light among the potted plants outside the third deck.
"Jiang Yun, over here!" She grabbed Jiang Yun's wrist and rushed over in two steps.
Pushing aside the dense green plants, a pair of dazzling diamond earrings are lying quietly on the soil - the main diamond is a 1.5-carat top-grade D-color diamond, surrounded by 12 0.2-carat secondary diamonds, reflecting dazzling fire in the sunlight.
"Oh my god!" Xia Lili carefully picked up the earrings. "This is worth at least six figures, right? The organizers are so generous?"
Jiang Yun couldn't help laughing: "Do you know what tonight's fashion dinner is about?"
"Isn't it just celebrities and wealthy people eating, drinking and doing business socializing?" Xia Lili didn't care.
"Wrong." Jiang Yun lowered his voice. "Those celebrities who wear jewelry are actually the brand's 'super sales'. They have to sell jewelry to VIP guests at the dinner. If their performance is good, they can make tens of millions in a single night."
Xia Lili was so shocked that she almost dropped her earrings: "One night... ten million?!"
She suddenly felt that the six-figure earrings in her hand were no longer attractive. "The world of the rich is indeed beyond the imagination of mortals like us..."
Jiang Yun gently shook the champagne glass in his hand, and the ice cubes made a crisp sound when hitting the wall of the glass: "In the eyes of these distinguished guests, the jewels we think are priceless are just small toys to liven up the atmosphere."
Xia Lili blinked and suddenly leaned closer: "So, is Champion Jiang also going to be a jewelry salesperson tonight?"
"Me?" Jiang Yun chuckled. "The prize money and endorsement fees are enough to spend." He casually adjusted his shirt cuffs. "I'm here mainly to solicit sponsorship for the Youth Sports Fund."
He raised his glass to several business leaders not far away and said, "After all, many wealthy people are keen on charity nowadays."
Xia Lili nudges him mischievously with her elbow. "If you really sell jewelry, you'll definitely be the top seller. Rich women won't even bargain when they see your face and just swipe their credit cards."
Jiang Yun shook his head helplessly and chuckled, flicking her forehead lightly with his finger: "What nonsense are you talking about."
"My responsibility is to accompany Mr. Xia on treasure hunts."
The treasure hunt entered a white-hot stage, and Xia Lili was like a fish in water.
Her eyes were like radar. She found a Tiffany crystal bracelet in the folds of the curtains, dug out a Cartier rose gold necklace from the gap in the sofa, and even found an emerald brooch on the chandelier.
"Jiang Yun! That!" She suddenly pointed at a decorative stand high up, on which a faint golden light was gleaming.
Jiang Yun stretched out his arm, easily took off the lion head gold coin brooch, and pinned it on her collar: "The 30th one."
When the host announced the champion, Xia Lili's arms were already full of trophies.
Amidst everyone's envious gazes, she accepted the set of GRA custom jewelry - the main stone was a 10-carat royal sapphire, which shone with a deep ocean luster under the light.
Xia Lili picked out a pair of simple and elegant obsidian earrings from the pile of spoils and examined them carefully in the sunlight. "This..." she suddenly held the earrings in front of Jiang Yun, "I think it suits you very well."
Jiang Yun was stunned for a moment, then smiled with his white teeth: "Give it to me?"
He bent down slightly and put his face closer. "Then help me put it on?"
"Don't you have hands?" Xia Lili said this, her ears red as she took the earring. Jiang Yun lowered his head in agreement. She carefully pinched his earlobe, feeling the warmth from her fingertips.
"Don't move..." She held her breath and concentrated on putting the earring through her ear hole.
"Alright!" Xia Lili took two steps back and tilted her head to look at him. "It really suits you."
The obsidian on his earlobe shone with a low-key luster, making him look even more heroic.
Jiang Yun touched the earrings, his smile brighter than the sun: "Thank you! This is a gift from the champion."
Xia Lili smiled and nodded: "Yes, it's a gift from champion to champion."
When Xia Lili saw the pile of jewellery in her hand, the waiter directly took a basket for her to put them in.
The host said that the service staff would send someone to deliver the set of custom-made jewelry worth 20 million yuan to Xia Lili's home after she got off the ship.
Xia Lili now looked at the basket of valuables in her hand and felt a little embarrassed for a moment, so she decided to put them in the safe in her room.
After Xia Lili placed a basket of gold, silver, and jewelry in the safe, the intercom suddenly rang: "Director Xia, three VIPs have reported that their valuables have been stolen!"
"Ah, was there a thief on the boat?" Xia Lili quickly glanced at her safe.
"Wait, I'll be right there."
Xia Lili hurried to the service desk and saw three guests gathered at the front desk in an excited mood.
The first person to speak up was jewelry designer Monica. Her face was pale, her fingers tightly clutching an empty velvet box. "My 'Blue Flame' diamond earrings are gone! They were the highlight of this year's Paris Fashion Week, worth three million! I clearly locked them in a safe!"
The second person was financial tycoon Mr. Zhou. He tugged at his tie irritably. "I lost my antique pocket watch, a one-of-a-kind piece from 1912! My grandfather's name was engraved on the inside of the watch cover. It wasn't about the money at all!"
The third guest was Miss Lin, a special guest. Her eyes were red and her voice was trembling: "My jade bracelet... was handed down from my grandmother. It has excellent water content and is the only one of its kind in the world!"
Xia Lili was shocked, but she calmly comforted the three people and quickly checked the surveillance footage.
Xia Lili had no way of predicting unfortunate events like losing items that did not involve human lives.
Fortunately, she still has good eyesight and a photographic memory, which also gives her an advantage when checking surveillance footage.
After asking the three people in detail about the time when they discovered the loss of their items, Xia Lili found that the timeline of the three people losing their items was in the same period of time, and the murderer should have taken turns stealing these people's valuables.
Her mind automatically retrieved the records of entering and leaving the safe, like flipping through a clear account book.
All the data were categorized, arranged and combined in her photographic memory.
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