After the Crawford family departed, the wind blew away the cloth that covered the stone, revealing a brilliant purple hue.
While on patrol, Dexter stumbled upon the exposed jadeite.
"Don't expose your wealth..." he murmured. Spotting Margaret with sauerkraut, he took the white plastic film she intended to use as a cover and wrapped it around the boulder.
Margaret protested, "Hey... what are you doing? I need that for pickling the sauerkraut!"
Looking at the stone once again, Dexter said that the shape of the stone resembled a horned creature, making it rather unsightly.
"Don't you still have two jars? You can dry the mustard greens on the stone later. It'll be clean and convenient," Dexter suggested.
Margaret remained silent.
This was no ordinary stone and yet, he was telling her to dry the mustard greens on them?
Jack had explicitly mentioned that the stone was worth hundreds of millions and that they were searching for a skilled artist to carve it, so they had to be careful around it.
"For such a valuable item, it will attract thieves. Using it to dry mustard greens is the right thing to do so that it won't attract thieves." Dexter explained.
Margaret sighed, she was speechless.
Under Dexter's guidance, Margaret eventually placed a large bucket of mustard greens out in the sun.
"Well, forget about it. dried mustard greens are delicious!" Margaret remarked, gazing at them with satisfaction.
Edward kept the broken fragment in his room and not only covered the missing corner with white plastic film but also placed two mustard greens on top.
"That's great!" Margaret said, wiping her hands on her apron before resuming her work.
Outside the Crawford Mansion, a black car drove past slowly.
Meanwhile, a drone flew above Crawford Mansion.
Inside the black car, one person voiced their concern, "We can't see if you're flying the drone too high! Can't you lower the drone a bit?"
Another person replied, "We'll be spotted if we fly too low. Just hurry up and fly over there and get out of here."
This area has strict surveillance, and drones could not fly around casually, even if they flew at lower altitudes. The thieves had to approach discreetly, and since they had been there for a while, they found an opportunity to carry out their plans.
Unbeknownst to others, this was a gang of thieves from Southbank.
The thieves heard about the news that the Crawford family owned a priceless jade and they were finding suitable accomplices to rob them.
This group of people had been staking out the location for several days, patiently waiting for the Crawford family to leave.
After the black car passed by, the footage captured by the drone was uploaded to a computer.
The thieves examined the video and photos with anticipation. One of them commented, "It's said to be a large stone... I believe it must be hidden in the main building."
He pointed towards the main building of the Crawford residence.
"Our problem right now is that we don't know what the stone looks like. We've checked all the surveillance cameras, but there's no evidence of the stone being transported back here..."
"During this period, no cars other than the Crawford family's private vehicles have entered the Crawford Mansion, so the stone must have been brought in using their own car."
"Since it was transported using their own car, the stone couldn't have been larger than the trunk."
In the image, a massive boulder was visible in front of the main building, covered with sun-drying mustard greens.
However, the thieves ignored it.
After all, such an enormous boulder would not fit in the trunk of a car.
Plus, it was covered with mustard greens. Who in their right mind would use a billion-dollar rough stone to dry mustard greens?
"Damn, it... If only Frank hadn't been caught. He was our guide, and I don't know why he was so unlucky. He ran into four policemen when he opened the door," one of the thieves lamented.
"I told him not to be tempted by small gains. He has no boundaries when it comes to stealing," one of the thieves remarked, frustrated with Frank's behavior.
Although Frank might not excel in other skills, his investigating skills were incredible.
He managed to infiltrate the police headquarters.
Every time the gang of thieves thought about this unbelievable feat, they could not help but feel absurd.
"Take another look, we need to gather information about the Crawford Mansion's layout..."
This group of thieves had stolen from banks, the richest person in the world, and even cultural relics from the Sunset Museum.
So, as usual, they were confident about this heist and were unaware of what was going to happen to them...
As Yena recalled everything she had seen in the mirror, she felt as though her own belongings had been stolen, and a twinge of bitterness rose in her nose.
Mabel approached with the tickets and boat passes, a hint of annoyance on her face. "Can you believe it? We still had to wait in line! What a waste! The 8,888-dollar ticket doesn't even include the cruise ship!"
"I booked a hotel for two days at 10,000 dollars per day that doesn't include meals, drinks, or entertainment."
As Yena observed the Crawford family and contrasted it with her own mother... Her heart grew even more uneasy.
Her father was incredibly stingy. Despite having ample wealth, he refused to spend it on her and her mother.
Fortunately, she had met her ghost mother, who anticipated a potential crisis when her father was about to sign a contract and intervened just in time.
Her father was thrilled and agreed to her request to visit Saffron Island to have some fun!
With her ghost mother's assistance, she would be able to get rid of Lilly, and her life with her mother would gradually improve.
"Let's go, Mom!" Yena took Mabel's hand and eagerly set off toward the island.
Her ghost mother did not accompany them this time, but she had been given a very important task...
Yena tightly clutched a black glass ball in her hand.
Her ghost mother told her that there were countless evil spirits trapped inside it!
She planned to release these evil spirits in the amusement park...
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Saffron Island was located slightly south and it had considerably warmer weather than Alfornada. The cruise ship docked at the island's northern port, basking in the radiant sunshine.
Polly timidly poked its head out, its feathers tousled by the sea breeze.
Excitedly, it quacked, "Oh, the sea... my dear mother!"
Just then, a massive wave crashed against the reef, splashing water onto Polly's face.
Shivering from the impact, Polly exclaimed, "Damn you!"
Everyone was speechless.
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