lcionline Chapter 225 The Disappearing Secret
Chapter 225 The Disappearing Secret
Chapter 225 The Vanished Secret
“We have already searched them, and the luminous pearl is not on anyone.”
Di Xiaoyun said helplessly. She knew that Lin Fan was speaking up for her and was very grateful for his actions, but the fact was that the Night Pearl was indeed no longer in the hall.
Clearly, the thief's method of escape was very clever. The hour wasted searching gave the thief time to run away, which is something Di Xiaoyun felt somewhat guilty about.
I blame myself for being blindly confident, which led to this situation.
Lin Fan glanced at Su Ruowei, worried that she might be concerned about his actions of standing up for someone else, but seeing the expectant look in Su Ruowei's eyes, Lin Fan felt relieved.
Su Ruowei absolutely trusted Lin Fan's judgment and stood by him without reservation. After so many things had happened, Lin Fan no longer disappointed her.
Rather than saying she was no longer disappointed, it would be more accurate to say that Su Ruowei had become dependent on Lin Fan.
Lin Fan pointed to the golden display case and laughed, "Of course we won't find the person, because the item is still inside the display case!"
Di Xiaoyun jumped up and immediately looked in the direction Lin Fan was pointing. When she saw that the display case was still empty, she shook her head helplessly: "I thought you had some good ideas. Don't make things worse!"
Hearing Di Xiaoyun's words, Lin Fan simply smiled and said, "Seeing is not necessarily believing."
Lin Fan then looked at Dong Tianjiao: "Ms. Dong, shall we explain, or shall I explain for you?"
"I don't understand what you're saying?"
A hint of guilt flashed across Dong Tianjiao's face, but it quickly turned into anger. She pointed at Lin Fan and said, "Who are you? Are you out of your mind?"
The Dong Group ranks third in the business world of Shancheng City, only below the Shancheng Group and the Ji Group. Among all the people present, she holds the highest position in the business world.
Gu Dasheng was also a little anxious. The theft of the luminous pearl was already a huge loss. It was not easy for someone to step forward and buy a large amount of jewelry to help the Gu family make up for the deficit. He could not let this person who suddenly appeared provoke Dong Tianjiao.
Gu Dasheng looked at Dong Tianjiao and smiled, "Miss Dong, don't be anxious. This kind of person talks—"
Before he could finish speaking, Gu Xinyan quickly interrupted, "Dad, he's my friend, Ruowei's husband. What he said is absolutely true!"
Gu Dasheng frowned: "But—"
"There's no 'but,' so don't worry!" Gu Xinyan's eyes were firm.
"Fine, fine then." Gu Dasheng pursed his lips. His most doting daughter was Gu Xinyan, and since she had said so, he couldn't say anything more.
Upon hearing Lin Fan's background, Dong Tianjiao's expression became hesitant: "Mr. Gu, since you're on his side, our Dong Group will no longer buy your jewelry!"
Gu Xinyan spoke up before Gu Dasheng could, saying, "Do as you please!"
"Let's go!" Dong Tianjiao waved her hand, signaling her entourage to leave together.
"Leaving already? Aren't you going to admire the luminous pearl one last time?" Lin Fan sneered, walked to the counter, picked up the protective hammer next to him, and smashed it against the glass of the display case.
With a crash, the glass of the display case shattered. Just as everyone was wondering about Lin Fan's actions, they actually saw the luminous pearl inside the display case.
"What's going on? Wasn't the luminous pearl stolen?"
Everyone looked at Lin Fan with surprise, wondering about the background of this young man.
Knowing her plan had failed, Dong Tianjiao feigned surprise and joined the crowd in exclaiming.
The disappearance of the luminous pearl was the work of Dong Tianjiao, who used magic tricks.
In fact, the luminous pearl remained in the same place. However, when the lights were turned off for the second time, Dong Tianjiao and the others went forward and attached special two-way mirrors to the glass of the display case.
The visual effect of the two-way mirror deceives people's eyes. People can see inside the display case through one side of the two-way mirror, but the luminous pearl inside the display case is not exposed to external light because of the chrome plating on the inside of the two-way mirror, causing it to emit its own light.
The luminous pearl's self-illumination under artificial light creates a visual illusion, making it impossible for people to see its location.
Dong Tianjiao made Gu Dasheng believe that the luminous pearl had been stolen, and then she bought the display case, so the luminous pearl naturally ended up in her hands.
However, Dong Tianjiao, as the female president of Dong's Group, the third largest enterprise in Shancheng City, was not after the 'Night-Shining Pearl', but rather to obtain the 'Nine-Turn Elixir'.
On the surface, Dong Tianjiao is an entrepreneur, but she also has another identity: the leader of the Yanyang Sect's branch in Shancheng City. She knows the origin of the luminous pearl and that the Nine-Turn Spirit Pill is a top-grade elixir for martial artists to improve their cultivation!
Lin Fan stared intently at Dong Tianjiao. He was well aware of Dong Tianjiao's status as the third largest entrepreneur. If this method was indeed her doing, then it was certainly not that simple.
Which entrepreneur would resort to petty theft for money? She must know perfectly well that the 'Night-Shining Pearl' is the Nine-Turn Elixir.
Thinking of this, Lin Fan immediately activated his Heavenly Eye to observe Dong Tianjiao, and sure enough!
This person has already built up his Qi Sea, and his strength is comparable to that of Lian Jiulong.
When Gu Dasheng saw the luminous pearl reappear, he was overjoyed and rushed forward to hold it in his hands, exclaiming, "My precious! You scared me to death!"
Su Ruowei ran to Lin Fan's side and asked curiously, "Honey, how did you know?"
Di Xiaoyun was equally curious: "Yes, how did you know?"
"When Ms. Dong mentioned wanting to buy display cases, it gave me an idea."
Lin Fan glanced at Dong Tianjiao and noticed the murderous intent in her eyes: "I was wondering at the time, could the luminous pearl still be in the display case, but we just can't see it?"
"So I went to take a look, and sure enough, someone had put a two-way mirror on the glass of the display case."
Di Xiaoyun was startled and quickly ran over to squat down and examine the glass shards on the ground.
A moment later, she put on white gloves and picked up a piece of unusual glass from the ground.
"It really is a two-way mirror! I see!" Di Xiaoyun said in shock.
“That’s right!” Lin Fan smiled. “The only people who can do that are those who squeeze in during the second lights-out.”
Lin Fan then pointed at Dong Tianjiao: "It just so happens that President Dong is one of them, and she wants to buy the display case. Is this just a coincidence?"
"Nonsense, blatant slander!"
Dong Tianjiao's pretty eyebrows shot up: "Why don't you mention that I also bought so many jewels! Would I really spend hundreds of millions for a single luminous pearl?"
"Besides! Would someone of my status need to do petty theft?"
"You're the most suspicious one! You were about to buy the display case, but then you realized your scheme had been exposed, so you resorted to this 'thief crying 'stop thief'' tactic!"
The stunned onlookers suddenly realized:
"That makes sense! Mr. Dong is worth billions, there's no need for him to do something like this!"
Some people even recognized Lin Fan:
"Isn't that the good-for-nothing son-in-law of the Su family? No wonder he looks familiar. I saw him at the banquet in Shancheng, sitting at the table next to them!"