Chapter 24 2. Diamonds

Among the important customers of the gemstone department of Yucun store is a rich man named Ushihara Kozo.He is an upstart who came back from the United States two years ago. He is not very famous in the social circle, but he is very keen on collecting gems.In the past two or three months alone, the amount he spent in the Yucun store was far beyond the reach of ordinary wealthy people. To whom did Niu Yuan buy the gems?He has not yet married a wife and has no children. He is alone, and bought a big house in Xiaoshichuan District. It is said that this quaint house originally belonged to the Banner family.Niu Yuan hired a few servants, and his life settled down.

He has the boldness and sincerity unique to Americans, and he often drives to Yucun's store by himself; One month after the strange incident in the Tamamura family, one day near the end of January after the Chinese New Year, Tamamura took Ichiro, Jiro, and Taeko to a dinner party invited by Ushihara. This dinner was agreed two or three months ago, but after Fukuda Tokujiro's death, Yucun's family continued to have murders, and Yucun had no intention of attending any banquet at all, so he had to postpone it again and again.But in the past month, nothing strange happened again. After a few days of calm, everyone felt that the devil had retreated, so they decided to go to the appointment.

Akechi Kogoro had repeatedly reminded him to pay attention to safety before, so he came out to participate in this kind of non-dangerous dinner, and Yucun did not forget to bring a few strong scholars with him. At six o'clock in the afternoon that day, two imposing cars parked in front of the gate of Koishikawa Ushihara's mansion one after the other, and the area was a little deserted. Niu Yuan was in high spirits, smiling all over his face, and went out together with the servant, and quickly invited the four of Yucun and his party to the living room.Niu Yuan also prepared food and drinks for fellow scholars in other rooms, and invited them to go directly to eat.

The decoration of the living room is very casual, in line with the owner's straightforward and clear style. The tatami mats in the living room are covered with carpets, and there are also Western-style tables and chairs. It can be seen that the owner wants to decorate the living room in a Western style, but the luxury of foreign furniture and The low ceiling with alcoves looks out of place, as if you were in a Western-style house in the early Meiji Nishikie. The dining table in the center has prepared meals for five people. "Hurry up, please sit down. There is no good food tonight, but compared to cooking, what I am most looking forward to is Miss Taeko's piano skills, and what I said is to let everyone appreciate my hidden diamonds." Ushihara couldn't stop Greet everyone warmly.

In fact, the main reason Yucun agreed to the invitation was to see the diamonds that Niu Yuan was so proud of.It was recently purchased by Niu Yuan from a foreign businessman. Just listening to the description, Yucun couldn't help imagining how precious the diamond was, so he immediately begged Niu Yuan to let him feast his eyes.Therefore, Niu Yuan invited him to his home as a guest, and promised to take it out for him to enjoy, and tonight, Yucun's family finally came together. Wang Cun originally declined Niu Yuan's proposal and planned to go to the banquet alone, but Niu Yuan refused to agree and proposed that he must bring the children with him. Considering that the revenge ghost has disappeared, it may not suddenly show its claws again. To avoid acting separately, the four of them attended together.

During the meal, Niu Yuan sang a one-man show alone, kept making everyone laugh, or talked about interesting topics, and the dinner ended in a relaxed atmosphere. "Then, please take a look at that diamond." After the white tablecloth was removed from the dining table, Niu Yuan got up and retreated to another room, and soon came out with a small velvet box. "This is it, please identify it." Yucun couldn't wait to open the lid of the box. The five of them came together to the box.Under the light, the beautiful diamonds shine brightly like burning flames.The diamond has been processed by classical rose cutting and is at least ten carats in size.

"Oh, so beautiful!" Taeko was the first to exclaim. "It's great", "It's perfect", "What a precious diamond", etc. Everyone's praises are endless. However, Yucun is worthy of being an expert. He stared at the diamond and was not in a hurry to appreciate it. "How? Mr. Tamamura, isn't the price of 10,000 yen too high?" "Don't say it's expensive, you just picked up a treasure. The actual price of this diamond is several times more expensive..." Yucun suddenly fell silent in the middle of speaking.The diamond he just picked up fell to the table with a bang, and the expression on his face was even more frightened.

"Mr. Yucun, what's the matter with you? You look so ugly." Niu Yuan asked in surprise. "I recognize this diamond, I do have an impression, where did you buy it?" "An American businessman has returned home." "It can't be brought from America, it must have been bought in Japan." "I don't know. But from his tone, he seems to have brought it from America." "That's a lie. There's a flaw in the diamond that's hard to see with the naked eye. It's impossible for two diamonds to have the same flaw. I'm sure this one was stolen."

"Huh, what? You say it's stolen goods?" "That's right, it's also involved in a murder case." "When? Where? Whom did the burglar take?" "Last November, my brother's house was burglarized." "You mean, the murder case of Prison Gate..." Niu Yuan was extremely surprised. "Yes. When Tokujiro was brutally killed by a demon called a magician, he lost a rose-turned diamond. The newspaper reported the incident. The shopkeeper in my shop bought that diamond from a French jeweler. Erlang couldn't put it down, so I sold it to him. Mr. Niuyuan, this diamond is an important clue to find the murderer. Can you find out where the returned American bought it from?"

"So that's it. This is the diamond that was lost at that time. Okay, I'll check it out. Although the other party has returned to his country, he should have a good friend in Japan. I'll pay a visit tomorrow and investigate." For a long time, everyone anxiously guessed how the diamond got into Niu Yuan's hands. "Don't worry about it, everyone. I will definitely find the person who transferred the diamonds first. Please rest assured. It's rare to get together tonight, so why not enjoy some entertainment. I really want to hear Miss Taeko's piano performance."

Niu Yuan tried to change the subject, trying his best to make the cold scene lively again. Unfortunately, Taeko couldn't forget the horror of being attacked by demons twice.Now that I saw the diamonds related to the incident, I was not in the mood to play the piano, so I declined gloomily. "Hahaha, why did you become so unhappy? This is not okay, why don't we make a deal. Actually, I am obsessed with 16mm microfilms these days. Not only did I write the script myself, but I also asked scholars to act as actors. I have filmed a few Please watch one of them. Please let me listen to Taeko-san's beautiful piano music after watching it, okay?" This is the first time everyone has heard of the microfilm film, which was shot by Niu Yuan himself.Not to mention the three brothers and sisters, even his father Yucun was aroused, and even took the initiative to ask many questions about the popular microfilm movies.