After five bigwigs in Beijing's elite circle fell into their trap, I fled.

Chapter 66 Sack
Jiang Shu fell silent. She sat lazily in her chair, ignoring the comments on the screen, and waved to the side, "A cup of tea, please."

A flawless, white jade-like hand appeared in the corner of the screen, its slender fingers holding a cup of tea with a straw inserted, and a ring on its ring finger emitting a subtle glow.

[Holy crap! That hand! That hand! That's not...]

[That's it! I noticed Li Yubai when he appeared in the live stream last time! Those perfect hands, and that familiar ring on his finger... Ahhhhh! Streamer, you're inhuman! You stole my man!]

[Li Yubai was actually in the live stream!! He was even serving tea and water to the puppet streamer! Ahhhhh, I want to see my husband! Streamer, please, have some decency, drag out the man behind you so I can touch him!]

At this moment, I just want to know what Nightshade is feeling. The person they were talking about just a moment ago suddenly appeared in the opponent's live stream...

……

Jiang Shu took a sip of water through the air vent of the puppet mask using a straw, and then glanced at the screen, only to be overwhelmed by the barrage of comments about 'Li Yubai'.

She pushed away Li Yubai's hand, which was exposed on the screen: "You stay put and don't steal my thunder."

Her response was a low, gentle "Mmm".

The live chat exploded again!

[Oh my god! Last time I saw Li Yubai in the live stream, I felt he was unapproachable and distant. But that gentle "hmm" right now... who knows how my heart suddenly melted!]

It wasn't that he was aloof! It was that I wasn't worthy of his tenderness!

Suddenly, another 30,000 words of detailed description came to mind...

……

Even more explosive than the comments section was Ye Se's inner turmoil. He frantically tried to recall if he had shown any disrespect towards Li Yubai in their previous conversation, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he was certain that his tone had been friendly enough.

However, with Li Yubai in the live stream, he suddenly lost confidence about the first item up for auction...

"Now that Mr. Li Yubai is here, could you please tell us whether that batch of diamonds has been returned to you?" The host asked the question that Nightfall most wanted to know at that moment.

Li Yubai remained silent. On the screen, only the puppet and her assistant, Xiao Yang, appeared calm and composed.

Assistant Yang calmly stated, "That batch of diamonds indeed did not return to Li Yubai's hands."

The host chuckled, "Looks like Nightfall has won the first round! Let's see the newly released results!"

The senior appraiser first presented his appraisal qualifications, and then solemnly announced the appraisal results:
"The three rough diamonds in the Night Live broadcast room have been confirmed to be from the K011 mine of Li Yubai, the same mine that caused that vicious commercial war. Moreover, according to our appraisal, the three rough diamonds in the live broadcast room are of excellent quality, weighing 320 carats, 250 carats, and 180 carats respectively, with a total estimated value of 1.6 million to 1.8 million."

Holy crap! Are raw stones this expensive? Then wouldn't it be even more profitable to process them into finished products?!

Ordinary rough diamonds aren't this expensive! But that mine is famous for producing top-quality diamonds, so they're very valuable!

[Watching the puppet streamer cry!]

[I'm guessing our capital's number one handsome man has already prepared tissues for his anchorwoman...]

……

Jiang Shu glanced at the live chat and asked Nightshade a similar question: "Nightshade, have you prepared tissues?"

After hearing the assessment results, Nightfall felt more confident and confidently extended an invitation: "Puppet streamer, it's your turn now!"

The host then exclaimed, "Come on! Let's wait and see if the puppeteer anchor can come up with something similar!"

Jiang Shu beckoned to Assistant Yang with her finger.

Assistant Yang leaned slightly forward and asked in a low voice, "Should I just take a few boxes of those that were on the shelf last time, or..."

“No.” Jiang Shu waved her hand. “Go and drag over the remaining half-sack that we didn’t finish packing last time.”

Assistant Yang silently lit a candle in the night. He turned and walked to the shelf behind him, bent down, and dragged a large sack from the corner of the bottom shelf…

He's here! He's here! He's dragging a sack towards us!

What's going on with this streamer? Is he trying to bury his face in a sack?

……

Even the night seemed to laugh: "Puppet streamer, what are you doing?"

Jiang Shu didn't answer. Only when the sack was dragged in front of her did she lift it by the corner and casually dump half of its contents onto the table!
A huge pile of shiny, glittering stuff spilled out, completely filling the table in front of the screen!
Besides the common silver, there are also purple, red, green, pink, yellow...

Besides the pile lying on the table, a large portion remained hidden, with only a corner peeking out from inside the sack...

【…】

【…】

【Fuck! 】

I feel like I've suddenly entered a fantasy world...

[I'm seeing things! Yes! I must be seeing things! I actually saw countless huge diamonds in an ordinary live stream! I've never seen so many diamonds anywhere else in my entire life!]

The night cried! The night cried!

……

The scene remained eerily quiet for a while.

Then, Jiang Shu asked Assistant Yang as if no one else was around, "Among this pile of eyesores of mine, is there anything more valuable than those three pieces from Nightfall?"

Assistant Yang replied in a serious tone, "Every single one is more than enough! Please, take as many as you like."

Jiang Shu casually selected the three largest-looking pieces, set them aside, then picked up a feather duster and swept the rest into the sack. She then tossed the sack aside at her feet.
Holding the three selected rough diamonds, he faced the live stream camera and said, "The appraiser can come and appraise them now!"

A group of appraisers walked in from outside. They had witnessed the whole scene of the sack being shaken. Now, seemingly calm but actually walking with slightly unsteady steps, they entered the live broadcast room and began their appraisal in front of millions of people.

Nightfall's face paled slightly: "Didn't you say that Li Yubai didn't retrieve that batch of rough diamonds?"

“Indeed, it couldn’t be found,” Assistant Yang replied. “It was obtained from someone else by our puppeteer anchor through her own skills and charm.”

The night opened its mouth, but suddenly didn't know what to say.

The host was also shocked and felt a chill run down his spine, so he asked a sensitive question on behalf of the majority of netizens:

"So, Puppet Announcer, those missing diamonds... ended up in your hands?"

Jiang Shu nodded inscrutably.

The host tried his best to control his emotions and took a deep breath: "So, while we're still waiting for the appraisal, would you be willing to talk to us about how your husband, Li Yubai, felt when you received this batch of top-quality diamonds?"

Gossip is something everyone loves to hear.

Even the night seemed to perk up its ears, let alone the barrage of comments that were now boiling over once again.

Jiang Shu thought for a moment: "I don't know, he didn't say anything at the time, and even helped me pack up—should I ask him?"

Then, she turned her head to the corner: "Tell me, how did you feel at the time?"

A cool yet helpless voice came from outside the screen: "A little annoyed, aren't you! If I had known it would end up in your hands, I should have finished processing it beforehand, so that its rough appearance wouldn't be an eyesore to you..."

(End of this chapter)