Word Count: 48,024
Summary of Events:
Vera and Hammy, as well as another agent, who was to work as their interpreter, went around to nightclubs looking for gangsters; they didn't like the first one they'd met, but the second one was more than favourable and took them to see his jewels . . .
Excerpt of the Day:
"They wound down a long corridor before they reached another room and went inside.
The room was dimly lit initially, but then lights came on, illuminating glass boxes in which a wide variety of stones sat. Most all were uncut, and a wide variety of sizes.
Vera could identify the jades easily, there were a bunch of red stones she guessed were rubies, and the blue ones looked like sapphires, as well as many more she couldn't have begun to guess.
"These are my jewels," the man said. "Only the finest."
They walked down the length of the room, with Agent Westley walking carefully, analytically, around each display case, before making it all the way to where the man and Agent Ueno waited for him.
"This one is prize of my collection," the man said, before drawing a cover off of a display case and revealing a rather large, ruby-coloured stone.
He opened the display case and put on a pair of gloves to draw it out. There were some jade chunks which were bigger than this ruby, but compared to all the stones not even the size of the thick, prominent muscle group at the base of Vera's thumb, it was huge. It might've been the size of her palm.
Agent Westley released her so as to slip on gloves and look at the stone. Vera watched as he turned it over in his hands.
"Is this the largest ruby ever unearthed?" Agent Westley asked.
"It is largest ruby I ever seen," the man replied. "I do not know how large it is."
"I could get it tested for you," Agent Westley said.
"You bring testers here to see it," the man said, nodding from his shoulders up, which looked more like he had intent to bow or something.
"Are you sure that would be safe?" Agent Westley asked.
"What you mean?" the man asked.
"Do you want them to see your collection?" Agent Westley asked.
"Oh, they not test it in here," the man said. "They test it in other room, I not let them see my collection."
Agent Westley nodded, still eyeing the stone in his hands.
"You bring testers here to see it," the man said.
Agent Westley looked at the stone, then looked up at the man. Vera noted that his expression looked quite cold and calculating.
"I want to make sure that I am getting into a worthwhile partnership," Agent Westley said. "I will bring testers here soon."
The man nodded in that odd, bowing sort of way eagerly. "Yes, yes, yes."
"Now," Agent Westley said. "Let us talk over drinks."
The man nodded and started past them, back toward the exit. Vera looked back at the empty display case, then at Agent Westley. Was he stealing the ruby? What was he going to do with it? Did he want to get himself killed?"
Pronunciation:
Ueno: oohehnoh
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