[Comprehensive Anglo-American] A genius report on love

Chapter 7 The Cursed Diamond

"Miss Mia is so familiar with jewelry, wouldn't she have heard another rumor about 'A Night in Paris'?"

Like many legendary jewels, "Paris by Night" does have a bloody curse.

According to legend, the owner who owned it would die unexpectedly and not die well.

But, even then, its glamorous glow and its rare true pink color make it tempting to keep it for yourself.

So, what is killing compared to money and greed?

"I never believe in ghosts and gods, but I only believe in the insatiable greed of human nature." Mia replied calmly, "Mr. McCoff came here just to tell a story, right?"

"If the content of the story is very exciting, you might as well listen to it." Mycroft smiled with a special meaning, "Over the years, my people have checked the files of the deceased who once owned 'Paris Night' and found that they Although the causes of death are different, there are signs of being tortured before death, we have reason to believe that there are other secrets behind this diamond."

Sherlock finally looked up at this moment, and it seemed that he was beginning to be interested in the story.

Mia still refused: "Even if you tell the story in a mysterious way, it won't help. Have you heard of the saying 'curiosity killed the cat', not to mention if I really know where 'Nights in Paris' is, tell me Will you still wait for you to tell me this story?"

"No, what I want to tell you is that an anonymous seller is going to auction this diamond at Sotheby's auction. We have sent someone to inspect it and confirm that it is genuine. The time is next week."

"That's great! You can use your position to buy 'Paris Night', and then track down the seller and investigate the truth of the matter." Mia blurted out without thinking.

"No, that seller doesn't know all the information." Sherlock said suddenly, "Those people who were tortured and killed did show that there must be some secret hidden behind the diamond. If that person has already got the secret, he didn't The reason is that the diamond will be released to the public, and the only explanation is that he hasn't got the information he wants, so he is waiting, waiting for someone who knows the secret to buy it."

The market value of this diamond is more than ten million pounds!What is hidden behind it is worth more than this?

Mia also seemed to be a little curious, but the value of a secret is always proportional to the risk.

"So, what does Mr. Mycroft want me to do?"

"We need a counterfeit that is recognizable as the real thing."

It has to be said that the request made by McCoff is indeed a good plan. In addition to retaining the joint items, it is also possible to continue to trace the truth of the case through clues from buyers and sellers.

"Well, I am very grateful to Mr. Mycroft for his trust and affirmation of my ability. But you must know the difficulty and value of forging such a large pink diamond... and the materials needed..."

"All the instruments and materials have been fully prepared. If there is anything missing, it can be resolved within 24 hours. By the way, apart from the incident at the British Museum last night, I can guarantee that I will not pursue it. We can also pay you a generous reward. "

"Remuneration?" Such a generous and attractive condition made Mia more cautious.

"If things can be resolved smoothly, even if Miss Mia wants 'Paris Night', I can—"

"I think, I can't promise you." Just kidding, if "Paris Night" was bought at Sotheby's today, at least it could sell for tens of millions of dollars. Behind the hidden value of the secret.

She didn't want to be the next heroine in the legend of "Paris by Night" and lie in MI[-]'s database ever since.

"Miss Mia feels that the reward is not satisfactory enough for you?"

"What's the secret behind 'Paris Night'?" Sherlock interjected, "If it's just ordinary money, it's impossible for you, the British government, to do it yourself. Don't tell me that you don't know. If it's not someone who can Incidents involving national security and stability will not concern you so much."

Mycroft spread his hands, "Sorry, no comment."

Sherlock stopped talking, stood up and straightened his black woolen trench coat and walked towards the restaurant entrance.

Seeing the situation, Mia hurriedly followed.

"Sherlock!" Before he took two steps, Mycroft called him to a halt, "I'm not sure what's behind 'Nights in Paris', but he is indeed related to an event that can affect the balance of the whole world." It’s a secret, and I need your help to investigate this truth.” He paused, and then added, “Of course, Miss Mia will be your good helper.”

Mia: "..." I haven't agreed yet!

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What exactly happened later, Mia herself couldn't tell.

Anyway, McCoff sent people to send Mia and Sherlock back to rest respectively, and agreed to pick them up the next morning to the laboratory that had already been prepared.

By the way, McCoff also promised to properly handle the case about Chris, and promised to send her home as soon as possible, and charged Nora Walton with murder.

The first thing Mia did when she returned to the hotel was to catch up on a good night's sleep, and then called the team leader Hotchina to tell her that she might need to postpone her return. Fortunately, bau didn't have any major cases that were difficult to solve recently.

After breakfast, there is still a certain distance from the time agreed with Mycroft.

Mia sat on the balcony on the 18th floor of the hotel, made a cup of coffee, and admired the scenery of the Thames in the morning dew.

The cool wind by the river messed up her long curly hair, and there were busy people and vehicles under her feet.

Mia enjoys this feeling very much. At this moment, life is in her own hands, instead of being forced to accept the rhythm required by others.

She took out the diary she brought back from the British Museum that night and flipped through it casually.

Hundreds of years later, the handwriting on the rough and yellowed paper has become difficult to read, and it is even a messy narrative mixed with English and Spanish.

But this didn't bother Mia. She had done enough homework many years before this.

It was a logbook, just a boring pastime for an ordinary crew member to do nothing in the long and tedious sailing life.

At the end of the diary, it records a certain voyage in 1702. They used to bring the looted gold and jewelry from the colony back to the motherland, but encountered the biggest crisis in history on the way.

A fleet of hundreds of ships was loaded with gunfire in an attempt to snatch the goods on board. The captain ordered an emergency landing to evade, and part of the treasure was secretly transferred from the land. The owner of the diary was asked by the captain to carry the treasure back to the capital of the motherland. one of the people.

They have experienced all kinds of bad weather in the deep mountains and the attacks of ferocious beasts, and they were even almost surrounded by bandits.

finally--

The content of the diary came to an abrupt end...

The next few pages were obviously torn out.

And on the back cover of the diary's sheepskin, a symbol was impressively engraved.

That's... the exact same mark on the stone wall of the basement corridor of the British Museum.

He had already come here.

Also took away the most critical part of the log, leaving a mark like that.

Apart from her and him, there is no third person in this world who understands the meaning of this symbol.

What does that man mean?

Are you declaring victory to yourself?Or convey a certain message?

The phone flickered and vibrated at this moment, it was an email belonging to the fbi.

Mia opened it and glanced at the summary.

The high-level officials of the fbi seem to intend to let Mia be transferred back to the former high-IQ crime team. It is said that the original team leader Peter Burke (Peter Burke) is about to be promoted to Washington, and before he left, he strongly recommended Mia to his superiors. Take over the position.

She was also an agent under Pete when she was a rookie in the fbi. It has to be said that although Pete may be too upright and strict, he is also a rare good boss.He is witty, smart, and courageous, and he is so kind to his wife that it makes people envy and hate him.

They didn't handle many cases together, and they were still in the learning stage at that time, and then they were seconded to the Behavioral Analysis Unit (bau) in Quantico.

She also heard about it, and then Pete captured the most cunning fraud and forgery expert Neal Caffrey alone, and made Neal his most powerful new assistant.

If I agree to take over Pete's position, does this mean that she will soon become Neil's new supervisor...

God is always so ridiculous, let them miss ten years ago, but now he has to meddle in bringing them back together.

If possible, Mia is actually not willing to return to that place in New York again.

It's not that there is any old or new hatred that she doesn't want or dare to face, it's just that many things, since they have passed, should not be brought up again.

but……

The missing part in that diary made her have to face that person again.

A black car slowly drove up to the gate of the hotel. Mia responded to the email unhurriedly, saying that she would go to the FBI in Manhattan, New York to take over a new position in a month. Afterwards, she packed her simple luggage and got up. building……