Chapter 164: Conjecture
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
The first thing they had to do was to find out how the sapphire went missing. Caroline, who had knocked into Powell, became their primary suspect. But from the surveillance footage, the girl had not come out of the room after she had entered. She checked out at three in the afternoon, then went straight to the parking lot, where she had knocked into Powell.
From the surveillance footage, this girl really didn’t do anything to Powell. Hence, the conclusion that the investigators came to was the same as Powell’s. That was, before he met Caroline, the sapphire in Powell’s arms had already disappeared, and Caroline’s suspicion was cleared.
Because the price of the Water Star was too expensive, and the fact that they still couldn’t find any clues after dispatching so many people, the behind-the-scenes boss had to start to suspect the underground auction, suspecting that they were stealing.
It was only then that Edwin received the news that the ‘Water Star’ sapphire had been stolen less than two hours after they left the auction.
When Edwin heard the news, he suddenly thought of the surveillance footage from the other day. After Caroline came out of the bathroom, she casually looked up at number 12 on the electronic screen.
That was right. He thought that if this person was Caroline, she might really be able to tell who the buyer was from all the cloaks and masks.
So Caroline’s target was this ‘Water Star’ sapphire?
It was no wonder that Caroline had not mentioned anything about the underground auction for the past week even though she had earnestly begged him to go to the underground auction more often.
After Edwin guessed that the mastermind might be Caroline, he sent someone to investigate the origin of this ‘Water Star’. However, he couldn’t find any past contact between it and Caroline. Instead, because of the sudden appearance of the ‘Water Star’, there were many rumors that people wanted this gemstone at a high price.
Edwin couldn’t help but think of the night when Caroline climbed over the wall alone. Could it be related to the gem theft case?
At his desk, Oleg’s face also turned serious when he saw Edwin’s frown. Ever since Edwin took over the underground auction, accidents had happened before, but this was the first time such a valuable item had been stolen.
“Have you checked the internal department?” Edwin suddenly spoke.
“Yes, I’ve checked it. There’s nothing unusual, so I don’t think it’s our people.”
Edwin added in his heart, ‘No, there was a high possibility that it was indeed the doing of an internal staff member, but this internal staff member is my wife.’
“Then, can you check if the gemstone was stolen from the winery, in the middle of the winery and the hotel, or after the hotel?” These three different times were very different for their auction house.
“At the moment, we can’t be sure where the gemstone was and when it was stolen. We’ve already checked the surveillance cameras in the winery and on the way, but we didn’t find any clues. Mr. Powell’s side is also confused.”
It was precisely because neither of them had any evidence that Powell’s men had dared to come to their door.
Seeing that Edwin didn’t say anything, Oleg could only force himself to say, “How are we going to deal with this?” He was afraid that if they did not handle it well, it would seriously affect the reputation of the underground auction.
After listening to Oleg’s words, Edwin’s thin lips lifted slightly, revealing a mocking smile. The Anderson family had been running this underground auction house for almost 30 years, and they had seen all kinds of strange guests.
So when Edwin heard that someone was going to cause trouble, he didn’t panic at all. “Get the manager in charge of the underground auction to deal with this. Just say that the rules of the underground auction house have always been that we are responsible for the safety of the guests and the auctioned items before they step out of the auction house. So, if Powell has solid evidence to prove that he lost the gemstone after he got it and before he left the hotel, then the auction house will take responsibility.”
Edwin pursed his lips. “But if he can’t produce any concrete evidence, then there’s nothing the auction house can do.”
“If he still doesn’t want to let it go, tell that guest that there are many things more expensive than the Star’ in our auction house. There’s no need to ruin our reputation for such a small thing. If it doesn’t work, we don’t mind using force to get a result..”
