If you want to play through slowly and enjoy the game leave the settings as they are or customize to your liking and play through without skipping.
To get this as fast as possible, go to preferences in the menu and choose the following settings:-
-Message speed- maximum
-Auto forward - maximum
-Skip messages - all messages
-After choices - keep skipping
Then press the skip button and make the following choices:
-to steal the diamond
-try to get rid of him
-because he insists on ignoring me
-the Russian
-take a chance! Throw a rock at him to see him catch it
-give in and repair his arm
-go back to warn Sergei