Spoiled by Eight Uncles

Night fell.
A convoy of ten Maybachs made their way back to Crawford Mansion.
At the same time, a group of thieves also headed toward Crawford Mansion in a truck to steal the uncut gemstones.
Unable to locate the original stone, they decided to enter the mansion to search for it..
With the Crawford family set to return the following day, the precious stone might be relocated, placed under tighter security, or
taken to a secure location.
Tonight was their only chance to steal it.
Their main plan was to immobilize all the guards.
Tranquilizing them seemed like the simplest and swiftest method.
The leader of the thieves reached the mountain behind Crawford Mansion, parked their vehicle by the mountain road, and flew a
drone to survey the surroundings.
The drone footage revealed guards who appeared relaxed and at ease.
“The Crawford family is about to return. That’s why they’re so relaxed and kept their guards down...”
How could one say that the longer they persisted, the more challenging it becomes?
The guards responsible for protecting such a large gemstone must have endured sleepless nights and were anxious.
It was their final day of guarding it so, naturally, they relaxed themselves.
“Let’s do it!” The leader commanded.
His accomplices, who were already in position and concealed in the shadows, began firing tranquilizers one after another.
This was their best method-using a gun equipped with a silencer that produced colorless and odorless. projectiles.
The guards collapsed with a loud thud.

Despite their appearances, these thieves had a history of successful heists. Each member had their respective role, allowing
them to target guards who were still standing and on the verge of triggering an alarm. They swiftly immobilized them using
tranquilizers.
“The main entrance is secured!”
“The side door is secured!”
“The back door is secured!”
The vanguard rushed inside, and soon, the leader received a message in his earpiece, “The main building is secured!”
“All of the servants are immobilized!”
A wave of relief washed over the leader.
Indeed, a private residence was that easy to be broken into. No matter how grand the mansion was, it was easier to break in
compared to museums or banks.
“Damn it... If only we knew it would be this easy, we should have done it two days ago!”
“Everyone, come in!”
“Luc, stay with the first team and guard the entrance!”
The sound of shuffling footsteps filled the air as eleven or twelve thieves entered the Crawford family manor, searching
everywhere for the gemstone.
In the end, they were left dumbfounded. They scoured every corner of the Crawford Mansion but to no avail.
“Could it be a hoax?” the leader muttered, furrowing his brow.
However, at that moment, a younger accomplice burst out excitedly, clutching a palm-sized piece of gravel. “leader! I found it! I
found it! It’s the genuine royal purple jade!!!”
The leader swiftly took the stone and gazed upon it, his eyes widening in amazement.
He had never laid eyes on such exquisite purple jade before.

The purple jade possessed an extraordinary allure, it’s breathtaking beauty captivating anyone who laid eyes upon it.
“But why just this piece?”
Although it was still a valuable treasure worth hundreds of millions of dollars, it fell far short of their expectations.
I heard it was a large gemstone, didn’t they say they wanted to carve it into a magnificent carving?
“Hurry up, find the rest! They must be somewhere in Crawford Mansion!”
The leader’s heart burned with fervor as he stared at the gravel in his hand, his eyes seemingly ablaze.
The thieves looked through every nook and cranny of Crawford Mansion, traversing the premises, passing by the enormous
stone where mustard greens and salted fish were dried by the entrance.
Yet, no one paid any attention to it.
After all, it was a massive gemstone. It was so gigantic that it could not be transported into the mansion by hand.
Initially, one of the dim-witted thieves thought of the gravel in the leader’s hand, with a sense of familiarity lingering within him.
“Strange, why does it feel like I’ve seen it somewhere before?” he murmured to himself.
The leader pushed him further, growing impatient.
“Where else could you have seen it? You’ve never come across anything like this piece of rough jade before!”
If there were such an exceptional piece available on the market, it would have undoubtedly garnered attention long ago.
However, the dim-witted thief suddenly spoke up. “Sir, don’t you think... the color of the crushed stone... is it the same as the
enormous boulder outside?”
The leader was prepared to smack him once again, but the dim-witted thief hastily approached the massive rock in front of the
main building and stripped away the mustard greens.
“Look! The colors match!”

The leader was on the verge of cursing him when, suddenly, his eyes froze. He examined the gravel in his hand and then
glanced back at the boulder outside.
In an instant, his eyes widened.
No... it can’t be true. Can it?
He rushed outside in a couple of quick strides, holding the gravel up and down to compare it, and his gaze fixated on the area of
the boulder covered in white plastic film.
The dim-witted thief hastily tore off the plastic film, and in an instant, their eyes were dazzled by the resplendent purple hue.
The leader trembled and pressed the gravel in his hand-it fit perfectly, it was the same piece!
The gemstone they had been searching for these days had been right in front of their eyes all along!
To think that such a massive stone... was being used to dry mustard greens...
An angry voice erupted from one of the younger accomplices, “And salted fish, too!”
The thieves seethed with frustration.
A priceless gemstone being used to dry condiments!
The leader was so infuriated that his voice trembled as he exclaimed, “Move it! Move it now!”
“We’ve hit a jackpot!”
Eyes gleaming with anticipation, hearts ablaze, the thieves sprang into action without hesitation.
At that moment, a voice rang out, “Hey, what are you doing? Do you need help?”
Perched atop the rough stone was a glossy green bird, its presence unnoticed until now. One of its feet seemed to be curled up,
its feathers ruffled, and its neck retracted as it observed them with a tilted head.