The Mystery of the Inner Demon

Chapter 194 Social Relationships
"If I remember correctly, birds like starlings have a habit of collecting shiny things." As soon as Zhong Kui finished speaking, in the live video, the starling Xiao Hei was seen quickly pecking Lu Ying's left ring finger the moment her hand passed in front of it.

This happened so quickly that Lu Ying, who was concentrating on the live broadcast interaction, did not realize that the pink diamond on her nail had been taken away by Xiao Hei.

Everyone who saw this scene took a deep breath at the same time.

At that time, in this live broadcast watched by more than 10,000 people, only Chen Hao cared about this detail.

It was at this moment that he shifted his focus from Lu Ying to Xiao Hei.

It also brought him one step closer to death.
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Liu Binjie's expression perfectly demonstrated what it meant to be "stunned".

"Wait, do you suspect Xiao Hei took away a diamond worth millions?" He made a blocking gesture with his hand, as if to reject what he had just heard.

"At least we are sure that it took away a pink diamond from Lu Ying's nail. As for whether this pink diamond is really so valuable, we have to find it to judge." Qi Fei said rigorously.

Zhong Kui, who was standing aside and didn't say much, looked at Liu Binjie and saw his Adam's apple rolled as he swallowed.

"Do you know where Xiao Hei hid the things?" Her lazy voice gave Liu Binjie an endless sense of oppression.

"Tsk... Mynah birds are similar to crows; they both like to hide things. Last time, it snatched my keys away. But would Xiao Hei really steal diamonds?" Liu Binjie couldn't believe it, but he still walked outside. "Come with me. If Xiao Hei has hidden something, it's probably somewhere."

As he spoke, he walked towards the Bird Pavilion and climbed up the rockery that Chen Hao had climbed before.

He groped his way familiarly in an inconspicuous crevice in the stone.

"Last time, I found the key here." He found a screwdriver and carefully picked at the cracks in the stone that were filled with bird droppings.

As if sensing the tense atmosphere, Xiao Hei flapped his wings and shouted, "Idiot! Idiot!"

As the screwdriver slowly slid through the gap, tiny bits of stuff began to be dug out: shrunken insect carcasses, colorful plastic wrap, various nut shells...

It seems that this is Xiao Hei's secret base.

As its "family assets" were gradually emptied, everyone's expectations were in their throats.

Finally, in the sunlight filtering through the glass ceiling, Liu Binjie's fingertips flashed dazzlingly.

This is a natural fire that cannot be matched by artificial diamonds, and only diamonds of extremely high quality can have it.

"Found it!" Qi Fei exclaimed softly. The place where Xiao Hei hid the diamond was only a palm's distance away from Chen Hao's last climbing trace. He was almost there and would find it.

Unfortunately, there is no if in this world.

"Twinkle, twinkle little star~~~" Xiao Hei's singing voice came, and the sparkle of the diamond made it excited. It flapped its wings non-stop, eager to fly to Liu Binjie and take the diamond away. The diamond was found, but what was the cause of death?

Qi Fei couldn't help but turn his head and look under the pier, where Chen Hao's body was found. What happened that night that caused him to "drowned" there?
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Four pairs of eyes stared at the cleaned diamond.

Unlike ordinary diamonds, this rare pink diamond has the color of cherry blossoms, and its precisely cut facets reflect blue and purple rainbow halos, which is magnificent.

Especially when compared with the cheap rhinestones on the original loose powder box next to it, if you look closely, apart from the superior texture, the size and shape are not exactly the same.

"So beautiful..." Wu Shanqiu stared at it intently. "Lü Ying didn't even notice that this diamond was different from the others."

"Real diamonds are disguised as fake ones and set in loose powder boxes. This is a typical cognitive focus shift to cash. It takes advantage of people's preconceptions about functional items, and the high-priced diamonds become redundant elements. It's a really clever scam." Zhong Kui said.

"Ah, we found a professional to do the appraisal. This pink diamond is at least three carats and is worth about 800 million. Brother Fei's estimate is quite accurate..." Wu Shanqiu muttered.

Liu Tong couldn't help but sigh after hearing this: "Wow... 800 million, no wonder Chen Hao is fighting for it."

"The key point is, Chen Hao is a ticket salesman, where did he get this diamond?" Qi Fei's focus was on Chen Hao rather than the diamond.

"What's interesting is that the powder box that was replaced with real diamonds as decoration is also a genuine Star Dust product," said Wu Shanqiu.

"It's simple. Bringing counterfeit goods on a plane is more likely to be detected. It's completely unnecessary." Zhong Kui casually picked up the old powder box that Lu Ying had "contributed" and said, "If it's a woman's own cosmetics, it would be much easier to go through customs."

"Ha, Chen Hao has never even left the airport. The only people who take the plane are his clients." Wu Shanqiu said immediately.

He does not mean that.

"Two months ago..." Qi Fei pondered, "Illegal transactions will try to remain offline to avoid supervision and tracking. It seems that Chen Hao was chosen to be the human transit point for smuggling."

"So we need to further investigate his social relationships," said Wu Shanqiu.

"His social relationships are both complex and simple. For someone who has been hanging around airports for a long time, his only connections are colleagues and clients."

Liu Tong took a sip of hot tea, holding the thermos cup in both hands and said slowly, "Then let's go to Jitong Air Ticketing Company and check all of Chen Hao's business in the past six months. Hmm~ This loose powder box, he can think of such a tricky angle. It seems we need to focus on the situation of the female passenger."
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On the desk, there is a thick stack of business lists printed out.

"This Chen Hao is such a workaholic! The volume of business is terrifying." Wu Shanqiu stood by the table with her hands on her hips, feeling overwhelmed. "Can't he just use a spreadsheet to filter it?"

"Don't miss a single speck of dust during the on-site investigation, and don't allow the chain of evidence to be broken. Have you forgotten everything you learned in school?" Qi Fei turned his chair around and picked up the first business form, carefully reading it word by word.

Wu Shanqiu took a deep breath helplessly, rolled up her sleeves, pulled a chair over, sat opposite Qi Fei and started analyzing together.

Qi Fei had already started working, looking at the list while muttering, "I heard from the people at the ticketing company that Chen Hao is well-known for his excellent service. As long as he is the one who books a ticket for a customer, he will wait on the departure floor and accompany them all the way to the security checkpoint. For returning customers, he will also wait at the arrival gate to help with luggage and put them on the bus. There is plenty of time to complete offline transactions during this period."