Chapter Three: The First Equilibrium Seal
Only two people could reschedule the test and authorize the jewelry handover: Su Wancheng and Su Qirong.
The smile left Qirong's face.
Counsel discovered that at 3:10 a refrigerated truck belonging to Qirong's private club had departed basement level three. Its manifest listed tuna for the banquet; its destination was the Jiangbei yacht marina. Luo led a team toward the docks while Lin Yan and Wancheng confronted the second bomb—the auction they could not simply cancel.
“If we announce theft, the banks call their loans,” Wancheng said. “If we continue, the false buyer engineers default. Which death do you prefer?”
“Neither.” Lin Yan opened the auction terms. “Change the lot from ownership of the diamond to a one-year charitable exhibition right.
