It was on the afternoon of the day they bought the diamond, just as they were about to have dinner and prepare to take a flight back. Roy wanted to return early to give the diamond to Bernie so that he could design the most beautiful diamond ring.
As they stepped out of the room, they were stopped by the hotel manager, who had only one request, for them to leave the hotel as soon as possible, and they wouldn't even have to pay for their stay.
Roy and Leonardo did intend to leave the hotel, but not today, as their flight was scheduled for tomorrow, and they had to stay here for at least one more night.
It was the first time they had heard of a hotel asking them to leave. What was going on?
They didn't intend to take advantage of the hotel, so they paid the full accommodation fee without hesitation. Perhaps it was this gesture that pleased the hotel, so they explained the reason to them.
It turned out that a group of people had tried to break in and take them away earlier, but since they didn't know which room they were in, they threatened the hotel staff to show them the way.
How could a hotel as big as this one not have some kind of backing? Before those people could find Roy and the others, they were blocked by the forces behind the hotel.
After some probing, the reason behind the incident became clear. It turned out that a supposedly very high-quality diamond had been produced at a certain mine, and a certain leader had sent his men to retrieve it. However, the subordinate who was sent to retrieve the diamond ended up running away with it.
How outrageous! The leader would not allow such a loss of face, so he sent out many people to capture them. They managed to capture them, only to find out that the diamond had been sold.
Following the clues given, they found Roy and the others. Since Pretoria was not a large city, it was not difficult to find two foreign men to become the enemies of the leader. So they found the hotel, wanting to capture Roy and the others and retrieve the lost diamond.
Whether the two foreigners had bought something with their money had nothing to do with them. Since they were so rich, they even thought about offering some compensation. After all, they were Americans, and everyone knew Americans were rich.
Although the hotel didn't want trouble, they couldn't let these people rush in and take them away. If such a thing were to spread, could their hotel continue to operate? Would those rich people dare to stay here?
So after negotiations, when the two men were in the hotel, they couldn't touch them. Once they left the hotel, whatever these people did to them was no longer the hotel's concern.
At first, the other party didn't want to agree to this. Who knew how long the two foreigners would stay? What if they stayed for a year or more, would they still have to stand guard outside the hotel? The hotel manager simply found the owner, and after the owner personally spoke to the leader, he stated that the two foreigners would only stay until noon the next day, and they would not be accommodated no matter if they wanted to stay longer.
So Roy and the others became outcasts and were "asked" to leave by the hotel.
But the hotel didn't do it too harshly. According to the manager, leaving now was the most advantageous situation for them. Since those people outside would never expect them to leave so early, the hotel said it was time by tomorrow noon. Those outside probably thought the two were shaking in their boots, and as long as they waited until tomorrow when they came out, they could be taken away.
At this time, only two or three people were standing outside the hotel, the safest time to leave. If they waited until tomorrow when a large number of people came to arrest them, they wouldn't be able to escape even if they wanted to.
Roy and Leonardo never thought that buying a diamond would bring them such trouble. This city, which seemed very beautiful, unexpectedly harbored uncontrollable forces in the dark.
The hotel manager mentioned that the ones trying to capture them were one of the biggest forces in the city, with hundreds of subordinates and over a hundred guns.
After understanding the situation, Roy and Leonardo decided to take a risk and leave the hotel immediately.
The hotel was unlikely to escort them out, nor would they provide any other help. Giving them a detailed explanation was already due to the money.
Roy speculated that their appearance must have been known to those people, so he disguised himself simply and inconspicuously, then left the hotel amidst a group of tourists. Both he and Leonardo were superb actors, so pretending to be ordinary people was not a difficult task.
The next day, when the leader and his men came to the hotel to catch them, the news they received was that the two had left the previous night.
The leader didn't want to believe it. His men were watching outside the door, how could they let them escape? It must be that the hotel staff secretly let them go. This was a declaration of war! They had given face yesterday, but today they found out they had been tricked. Such a thing was intolerable to someone like the leader, who wielded great power.
The hotel staff had already anticipated this move. At that time, they had played the surveillance video. From the position of the entrance, it was clear to see the two foreigners they wanted to capture walking with the crowd when a tour group arrived, and then halfway through, they seemed to have forgotten something and turned back.
The few people watching outside the door acted as if they hadn't seen the two leave, letting them walk away in front of them.
The few people watching outside the door immediately received a few big slaps from the leader. Then, in a fit of anger, the leader sent out all available men to capture the two foreigners.
And with such a big move, it naturally didn't escape the notice of the other leaders' intelligence networks. Through some information, they all knew that there was a very high-quality diamond in the hands of two foreign men.
So the big net was spread out, and everyone wanted to get their hands on that diamond. The people searching for Roy and the others went from a few hundred at the beginning to several thousand.
It was not very likely to find two foreigners among several thousand people in a city like New York or Los Angeles, but in Pretoria, it was too easy. Several times, they were almost discovered by the ubiquitous search teams. Restaurants, banks, airports, and almost all possible places of entry and exit could see some people with bulging waists cautiously surveying the area.
If they hadn't met Angelo, and Angelo hadn't recognized them, they might have been caught by now.
Next, they met Xiao Ye.
Xiao Ye admired them for being able to escape for so many days in search of thousands of people as complete outsiders. If it were anyone else, he would have tried to recruit them and see if they wanted to join him. It's a pity that the worst of these three is also a multi-millionaire, so how could they possibly follow him into dangerous places?
He didn't know that if he had asked Angelo, he would have immediately gained another follower. For the kid who loved to say "So exciting," having a job where he could always come into contact with danger and seek excitement was simply an ideal life.