Sister Huo had people book four standard rooms.
For safety reasons, she and Yan Ning lived in the same room.
The four bodyguards shared a room with two people, and the remaining female assistant had a room to herself.
After putting their luggage away, they left the hotel and got in a car to eat at a nearby restaurant.
Miandian was very dangerous at night, so after dinner, the group did not go out for a walk and went straight back to the hotel to rest.
The next morning around nine o'clock.
Yan Ning and Huo Jieyan got up, washed up and left the room. The assistant and bodyguard were already waiting at the door.
The group left the hotel and took a car to the gem trading market.
The vehicle drove for twenty minutes to reach the market entrance.
Yan Ning got out of the car and looked around.
Standing at the entrance of the market, you can see the bustling crowds of people inside, it is very lively.
Yan Ning followed Huo Jieyan in.
Four bodyguards protected the three people from front, back, left and right.
Yan Ning walked in, observing the gems on the stalls on both sides.
There are all kinds of gemstones, including ruby, sapphire, spinel, moonstone, peridot, amethyst, tourmaline, garnet, topaz and other gemstones.
There are also many jadeite raw stones, all of which are window materials.
Huo Jieyan stopped at a stall selling diamonds.
Yan Ning asked curiously, "Are these diamonds brought from somewhere else to sell?"
While selecting diamonds, Huo Jieyan said: "Because the gem trading market in Mandalay is currently the largest gem trading market in Asia,
Miandian doesn't produce diamonds, so some merchants bring in diamonds from Australia and South Africa to sell, and the prices are naturally higher than those from their place of origin."
After a few minutes, Huo Jieyan handed over hundreds of selected diamonds to the stall owner.
A large amount of diamonds are used in jewelry. Sister Huo comes here once every six months and buys several thousand each time to cover the six-month supply.
The stall owner packed it in a velvet bag the size of a palm.
The two men exchanged money and received the goods.
The female assistant paid in US dollars, took the bag and put it into the safe.
Diamonds are an indispensable gem in jewelry. Diamonds over one carat are used to set rings, while small diamonds are used to set other jade and gemstone jewelry.
As she walked along, Sister Huo bought some of the finished diamonds and gemstones she saw.
Yan Ning just looked at it and didn't buy it.
She has plenty of these things in her space, so there's no need to waste money.
Although the things in her space are just some raw stones.
She planned to take the raw stone to the 21st Century for processing in the future, as the machines there could process it more finely.
After shopping for more than an hour, I had bought almost all the gems.
Huo Jieyan said: "This market sells common goods. I usually only come here to buy some ordinary gemstones.
If you want to buy some high-end or top-quality goods, you have to buy them from some specialized gem merchants.
There is a gem merchant in Mandalay who has contracted a mine. The gems he mines are all the best and most high-end.
I'll take you there this afternoon to see if there's anything you like. I'll buy it and make it into jewelry for you."
Yan Ning smiled and said, "Then let's go and see it this afternoon."
Anyway, she was just looking at it and had no intention of taking it.
A few people left the market and got in a car to go to the restaurant for dinner.
It was still early after dinner, so they returned to the hotel to rest.
Huo Jieyan made a phone call in the hotel lobby to contact the jeweler.
After confirming the time, they returned to their room to rest.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Sister Huo took Yan Ning out of the hotel.
The vehicle drove for half an hour and arrived at the gate of a manor.
The bodyguard driving the car honked the horn, and a few seconds later a man in a black suit walked out of the small door.
Huo Jieyan explained her purpose, and the man confirmed the information using the intercom before pressing the remote control to open the gate and let their car in.
After entering the manor, Yan Ning looked out the car window and saw a number of bodyguards in black suits and holding miniature submachine guns patrolling in the yard in the distance.
It seems like this is some secret research base.
Seeing Yan Ning looking at the people outside, Huo Jieyan explained, "I heard that more than ten years ago, a major robbery occurred in this manor.
The robbers stole a 520-carat natural pigeon blood ruby.
The whereabouts of the ruby remain unknown to this day, so since then,
Mr. Wu, who lives in this manor, has increased the security of the manor, and the bodyguards all carry wooden cannons with them.
Yan Ning withdrew his gaze and nodded slightly.
The vehicle drove through the manor for two or three minutes before arriving at the main building entrance.
Several people got out of the car, Yan Ning followed Huo Jieyan, and followed the manor's housekeeper into the house.
There were already more than ten people sitting in the living room.
Huo Jieyan turned her head and whispered to Yan Ning, "These people are jewelers from neighboring countries who come to buy gemstones.
If you come across a top-quality gemstone, it’s not uncommon to have more than ten people bidding on it at the auction.”
Yan Ning followed Sister Huo Yan to the empty sofa and sat down.
The accompanying bodyguards and assistants stood behind the two.
After waiting for about ten minutes, the butler brought in three more guests.
When the housekeeper saw that everyone had arrived, he went upstairs to call Mr. Wu, the owner of the manor.
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