Chapter Two: A False Diamond and Real Debt

Su Qirong laughed. “A good story. The stone moved from the vault yesterday under two-person escort.” “That is why everyone investigated the transport.” Lin Yan tapped the timeline. “What was the sealed case's weight?” Luo Jing pushed over the report: 842.16 grams before and after transit. “And the humidity cartridge refill?” For the first time, Luo's expression changed. A micro-cartridge preserved the velvet inside the case. It usually consumed six-tenths of a milliliter of distilled water. At four yesterday afternoon, someone had added 2.4 milliliters. “The fake and the real stone differ in weight,” Lin Yan said. “Water compensated for the discrepancy. By tonight enough will evaporate to expose it—but the auction will already be underway.”