Bernard placed the briefcase in front of Zhuang Rui. So far in this trade fair, only two of these briefcases have been given away.
Chapter 819 Crisis (Part 2)
Only customers with transaction volumes exceeding 100 million yuan can receive this specially made combination lock box as a gift from the exchange; ordinary people, even with money, cannot buy it anywhere.
This combination lock case and the nuclear combination lock case held by the US president are produced by the same company. They have extremely high performance, and the special lightweight alloy can remain intact even after laser cutting and high-yield bomb explosions.
The combination lock is only about 30 by 50 centimeters in size, but it costs more than 100,000 US dollars to make. Even the diamond exchange only orders about 10 of them every year.
On the handle of the briefcase, there was a pair of gleaming silver handcuffs hanging, just like in the movies, these handcuffs were on the hands of the person retrieving the briefcase.
After Zhuang Rui set the fingerprint password, he opened the safe and checked it. The safe was divided into two layers. The upper layer contained more than thirty diamonds, all of which were top-quality diamonds weighing more than five carats. Although they were unpolished, they still radiated an alluring luster.
The next layer contains countless small diamonds arranged together. Over 30,000 carats sounds like a huge number, but it only weighs about six kilograms. There's still plenty of room left in this combination lock box.
"Mr. Bernard, the transfer can proceed..."
Zhuang Rui scanned the broken diamonds with his spiritual energy. He didn't have time to examine each one individually. After sensing that almost every diamond contained spiritual energy, he closed the combination lock.
The exchange does not accept checks. After Zhuang Rui transferred $198 million through the transfer card machine, the transaction was considered complete.
"Mr. Zhuang, I hope to see you again next time..."
Bernard was in high spirits after landing a huge order for free. The commission from this deal was tens of thousands of dollars, and he really couldn't understand why William would give up his client to him.
"I don't want this to happen again..."
Zhuang Rui smiled and shook hands with Bernard. He told them to come back whenever they wanted, but he would never come to this godforsaken place, South Africa, again.
He picked up the briefcase and weighed it in his hand. It was only eight or nine kilograms, nothing to Zhuang Rui. Under the protection of two armed security guards, Zhuang Rui walked out of the exchange.
"Mr. Zhuang, should we wait for the boss to come out?"
When George saw Zhuang Rui outside the exchange, he waved his hand, and several security guards immediately surrounded Zhuang Rui.
"Well... never mind, if Mr. Wayne has time next time, please invite him to visit China..."
Zhuang Rui thought for a moment and shook his head. It was already past five o'clock. If he rushed to the airport, it would probably be dark by then. To avoid any unforeseen problems, Zhuang Rui wanted to board the plane as soon as possible.
"Alright, Mr. Zhuang, please get in the car..."
George didn't force Zhuang Rui. The sooner Zhuang Rui left, the sooner his mission could be completed. Since he had provoked that madman Muta, George wouldn't allow Zhuang Rui to stay in South Africa any longer.
"Boss, is this filled with diamonds?"
"Mr. Zhuang, please let us take a look..."
"Brother Zhuang, take this for me..."
After Zhuang Rui carried the suitcase onto the armored vehicle, the two women inside immediately stared intently at the briefcase, as if trying to see through the metal exterior to the diamonds inside.
"Let's see after we get on the plane..."
Zhuang Rui handed the box to Peng Fei. This guy was quite savvy; he immediately handcuffed his left wrist with the other handcuff. This way, unless someone could kill Peng Fei and cut off his hand, they wouldn't be able to steal the box of diamonds from him.
George saw Muta emerge from the stock exchange through the window and quickly said, "Zhuang, Muta's out, let's go..."
"Let's go to the airport..."
Zhuang Rui nodded, and George immediately contacted the vehicles in front and behind via walkie-talkie. Two armored vehicles, one in front and one behind, sandwiched Zhuang Rui's armored vehicle, and with a deafening roar, they drove away from the diamond exchange. ...
"Damn it, who bought that pink diamond?"
When Muta walked out of the exchange, his face was contorted with rage. The 80-carat pink diamond he had his eye on had been bought by someone else at a high price.
"It must be that Hong Kong kid..."
Muta saw Zhuang Rui's convoy leave the exchange and knew without a doubt that Zhuang Rui was sitting in the car. He wished this were Libya, so he could let Zhuang Rui experience being roasted alive in the car.
Actually, Muta wronged Zhuang Rui. Although Zhuang Rui bought a lot of large carat diamonds, the pink diamond did not end up in Zhuang Rui's hands. The South African diamond trade brings together diamond and jewelry merchants from all over the world, and there are many people who are richer than Zhuang Rui.
"What I can't have, no one else can have..."
Muta sneered and picked up the phone to make a call.
"Is everything done?"
Muta's somewhat chilling voice told the person on the other end of the phone that their master was in a bad mood, and they quickly said, "I'm already at the airport, I'll be there in ten minutes. That kid didn't even leave any guards on the plane..."
Muta gritted his teeth and said, "The time is set at eight hours. I want them to be flying over the Indian Ocean..."
"No problem, eight hours, I think you'll see the report tomorrow..."
The person on the other end of the phone hung up only after hearing Muta's satisfied laughter.
Because they were sitting inside armored vehicles, the convoy arrived at the airport an hour later than expected. At 8 p.m., Zhuang Rui and the others transferred to Hummers and drove directly to the plane.
"Mr. Zhuang, have a safe journey..."
George felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders, but he was still a little puzzled. Given Muta's personality, he should have caused some trouble, instead of things being so calm.
"Thank you, George, I'm very satisfied with your work..."
Zhuang Rui shook hands with George, then turned and boarded the plane.
"Goodbye, damn South Africa!" As the plane began to accelerate on the runway, Zhuang Rui finally breathed a sigh of relief and shouted, "Tianya, go get a bottle of red wine. Let's have a toast to celebrate leaving South Africa..."
"Brother Zhuang, why don't you open this box first and let us see it?"
"Yes, boss, let us take a look..."
Knowing that the thing he was carrying was worth hundreds of millions of dollars, but being able to touch it but not see it, made Peng Fei very eager to get his hands on it. Tian Ya and the others beside him nodded in agreement after hearing Peng Fei's words.
“Okay, turn on the headlights, uh, turn on the spotlights too, Peng Fei, put the box here…”
Seeing everyone's expressions, Zhuang Rui couldn't help but laugh. After instructing Peng Fei to put the box away, Zhuang Rui checked the fingerprints and opened the combination lock box.
"Wow!" "It's so beautiful!"
"I wish this were mine..."
As the box was opened, a gasp of amazement rippled through the cabin. Even the co-pilot, Ding Hao, ran out of the cockpit, his eyes filled with rapture. As for the two girls, their eyes were practically sparkling with admiration.
"Hey, hey, is it really that exaggerated?"
Zhuang Rui couldn't stand it anymore. These were just rough diamonds, without any processing or carving. They looked almost like unpolished glass. How could they be as beautiful as they claimed?
It's important to know that diamonds need to be faceted and polished to display their dazzling brilliance. The reason diamonds are so radiant is precisely because of the reflection principle of the facets. The more facets a diamond has, the more expensive it is.
"Alright, put it away. It's not yours to look at it anymore..."
Zhuang Rui couldn't resist teasing everyone at the end, saying, "I originally wanted you to choose one diamond from the broken pieces, but the generous Mr. Wayne has already given you yours, so I won't be getting my reward..."
"Brother Zhuang, this isn't fair! They all found diamonds, but I didn't!" Peng Fei shouted immediately after hearing Zhuang Rui's words, looking aggrieved.
"Don't you have that black diamond? Keep it to show your wife when you get home..."
Seeing Peng Fei's conflicted expression, Zhuang Rui couldn't help but burst into laughter.
After leaving South Africa, everyone was in good spirits. Tianya and Liuli cooked a steak, and everyone except the driver drank some red wine. They had been busy since morning. After lunch, the two flight attendants found seats to rest.
Zhuang Rui also felt very tired, but for some reason, ever since he boarded the plane, he had felt a little unsettled. Logically speaking, he had already left South Africa, and even Muta couldn't do anything to him.
But Zhuang Rui always felt something was wrong, as if something bad was about to happen. This was the first time in Zhuang Rui's life that he had this feeling.
It wasn't so obvious when he was laughing and joking with everyone, but now that he's quiet, Zhuang Rui feels his heart beating very fast and he's feeling anxious and restless. He unconsciously unbuckles his seatbelt and stands up.
"Brother Zhuang, what's wrong?"
Peng Fei's voice came through.
"I don't know, something feels really wrong, ouch!" Just as Zhuang Rui was speaking, the plane suddenly shook, throwing him back onto the sofa.
Zhuang Rui picked up the walkie-talkie next to the sofa and asked, "What's going on?"
"Mr. Zhuang, we've encountered strong turbulence. We need to fly lower. It's alright, don't worry..."
He Shuang's words came through the walkie-talkie, and everyone in the cabin simultaneously felt the plane dive downwards, and the shaking of the fuselage became more and more intense.
"Mr. Zhuang, it's alright, you can rest now..."
About twenty minutes later, the plane finally stabilized, and He Shuang's voice came through.
"Something's not right, why do I still feel a little anxious?"
Even after dodging the strong airflow, Zhuang Rui still felt anxious, as if a heavy stone was pressing on his chest, making it hard for him to breathe.
"Brother Zhuang, I also feel something's not right. It's like encountering a minefield in the jungle..."
Peng Fei's eyes were also full of suspicion. He used to walk on the edge of death often and had an unusual sense of danger.
Chapter 820 Eight Directions in Motion
In this world, many animals can sense impending danger in advance, and humans are no exception. Some people are extremely sensitive to danger.
Peng Fei is a case in point. When he was on a mission in Vietnam, there were millions of landmines left over from the war in the 1960s and 70s in the jungle there. Peng Fei survived until now by relying on his intuition.
"Minefield?"
Hearing Peng Fei's words, Zhuang Rui became even more uneasy and said, "Peng Fei, I have a bad feeling. Do you think that guy Muta might plant a bomb on the plane?"
"I also have a feeling something's not right, like some kind of danger is about to happen..."
Peng Fei felt a chill run down his spine. This feeling was exactly the same as when he accidentally stepped on a landmine during a mission. If he hadn't been alert and hadn't stepped on it, he probably would have been dead long ago.
"You know what, Muta really might have planted a bomb." After thinking for a moment, Peng Fei's expression changed drastically as he stood up and walked towards the driver's seat.
"Peng Fei, what are you doing?"
Zhuang Rui called out from behind.
"I'll go ask if we can make an emergency landing; it's too dangerous on the plane..."
People like Peng Fei always trust their intuition the most, and right now, Peng Fei's intuition is that he feels extremely unsafe on the plane.
"Mr. Zhuang, what's wrong?"
"Who is Muta? Why would he plant a bomb?"
Liuli and Tianya were also made nervous by the conversation between the two. It was normal for an airplane to encounter strong turbulence, but they didn't feel anything.