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Chapter 86 Is This a Coincidence?
Chapter 86 Is This a Coincidence?
"Ah? Xiao Fan, have you remembered something? Great... then let's have a look here!"
Su Yixue, hearing that Ye Fan's memory and intelligence might be recovering, immediately showed a face filled with joy, deeming all other matters insignificant compared to this!
In the center of the hall, Sun Desheng had brought in five porcelain vases, now lined up in a row on the tabletop.
With a look of pride, Sun Desheng glanced at Manager Wu. Sun Desheng had come fully prepared today; he feared not how many methods Manager Wu might have for identification but that Manager Wu would refuse the challenge, for then, aside from some verbal satisfaction, he could cause no substantial harm to Manager Wu.
"Manager Wu, these five vases were collected from the antique market! However, their periods are currently unknown. I would like to trouble Manager Wu to help take a look... If Manager Wu can correctly identify the periods of just three of the vases, then would that not mean Manager Wu wins, how about it?"
Sun Desheng exchanged a look with his few subordinates nearby, their eyes brimming with smugness.
These five porcelain vases were fabricated by top international craftsmen they had hired at a high price, over the course of three months.
It isn't quite right to call them fakes, because every piece of porcelain inside is genuine.
But it isn't quite right to call them real either!
Because just one vase was assembled from dozens of fragments, then expertly restored on the exterior, to the point that from the outside, one can't tell it's a pieced-together vase from fragments.
In reality, within a single vase, the fragments used were taken from porcelain vases of five different dynasties, then pieced together!
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No matter how skilled Manager Wu is, if he can judge the period of one piece of porcelain and determine the vase's period, Sun Desheng can immediately rebut Manager Wu with another piece of porcelain!
Therefore, from the moment Manager Wu agreed to the gamble, Thousands Treasure Pavilion had already lost!
The challenge Sun Desheng posed was akin to playing rock, paper, scissors to determine the winner, but you must show first while he shows after, so he could always change his shape based on yours—how could you possibly win?
As a venerable figure in the antique world, Manager Wu's own strength was not for show.
The moment the five vases were placed on the table, Manager Wu was closely observing and smelling the fragrance of the vases.
But, having sniffed just one, Manager Wu's expression changed!
Because Manager Wu discovered the scent of the vases to be chaotic and unstable, somewhat resembling the Song Dynasty, yet also resembling the Tang Dynasty, and it even had traces of the Ming and Qing scent!
This…
Manager Wu was instantly stumped!
By normal reasoning, if a vase had been restored, it would be quite normal, but it wouldn't be pieced together using fragments from different dynasties.
Moreover, the main issue was that Manager Wu picked up the vase, examined it thoroughly, even using a magnifying glass, and yet could see no signs of restoration whatsoever.
The same went for the first vase, the second vase…
After examining all five vases, which took over ten minutes, Manager Wu didn't utter a word, daring not make any judgment.
Manager Wu, in truth, already had a rough guess.
The vases Sun Desheng brought this time must have been replicas made by a master craftsman, without a trace of restoration. Assembled using fragments from various dynasties, it was a trap set for him; no matter which dynasty he suggested, Sun Desheng would easily refute him.
He had been ensnared!
Manager Wu had already realized the problem.
But this was a blatant scheme, even if I knew their machinations, now even if Manager Wu were to reveal it in front of millions of netizens, nobody would believe me.
"Well, Manager Wu, have you figured it out? Let us witness your extensive knowledge and explain the origins of these porcelain vases to everyone!"
Seeing that Manager Wu hadn't spoken for a long time, Sun Desheng, with a face full of triumph, waved the vases in front of Manager Wu and purposely boasted to the live camera, "Everyone, take a good look, this is Master Wu of Thousands Treasure Pavilion appraising the five porcelain vases I brought... Ah, to tell the truth, it's quite disappointing, it seems Thousands Treasure Pavilion is nothing special after all..."
"Everyone, don't go, help bear witness! Remember, we had a bet just now!"
Sun Desheng kept showing off. The staff of Thousands Treasure Pavilion all gathered around, angry but helpless, not daring to lay a finger on Sun Desheng.
"Imposter, big imposter... You're despicable, using fake things to deceive Manager Wu..."
Just as everyone didn't know what to do, with Manager Wu's forehead covered in beads of sweat, Ye Fan suddenly stepped out from the crowd and pointed at Sun Desheng's nose and cursed loudly.
That one sentence immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Especially in the live stream, the netizens immediately began to boil with excitement.
"Who is this guy? How can he call Sun Shang a fraudster?"
"I also felt something was off, I still trust Master Wu!"
The atmosphere that had been built up with such effort was instantly disrupted, and Sun Desheng, extremely annoyed, pointed at Ye Fan and said, "Who the hell are you? What's this got to do with you? Someone, throw him out!"
Sun Desheng had come with the intention of taking down Thousands Treasure Pavilion, naturally not allowing anyone to ruin his plans.
Now that Manager Wu had taken the bait, just one final step and he could drive Thousands Treasure Pavilion out of Cloud City.
After Thousands Treasure Pavilion left, wouldn't most of the business in Cloud City's antique market come to his Jewelry Studio?
Several bodyguards immediately rushed out from behind Sun Desheng, intending to lay hands on Ye Fan.
Ye Fan's lips curled slightly. As soon as the porcelain vases appeared, Ye Fan saw with crystal clarity through the Devil's Pupil that those vases were specially restored, using fragments from various dynasties. How could Manager Wu, however skilled, identify so many fragments at once?
"No! I won't go out, I want to expose this big fraudster!" Ye Fan said with a light smile, quickly dodging the several bodyguards' attempts to capture him.
The two brawny men, unable to catch even such a slim young man, felt very embarrassed, and their movements quickened even further.
But Ye Fan saw the opportunity and, while dodging the bodyguards, sent a wave of Qi Force from his wrist, gently pushing one of the bodyguards and, spot on, knocking over one of the vases on the edge, sending it tumbling towards the floor!
Crash!
A sharp shattering sound, and the vase hit the ground, breaking into countless pieces.
The sudden incident left everyone present stunned.
With the target used for appraisal broken, especially since it was Sun Desheng's own bodyguard who knocked over the vase, whose fault was this?
While everyone was still astonished, Ye Fan suddenly snatched the live-streaming smartphone, aimed it at the fragments on the floor, then picked up a few pieces in his hand, feigning surprise as he exclaimed, "Ah! I recognize this piece, it's a fragment from the Tang Dynasty, this one is from the Song Dynasty, and this one from the Ming Dynasty... Hey, Master Wu, how can there be fragments from so many dynasties in a single vase?"
"Look, there's a mysterious layer wrapped around the outside of these fragments. Just tear it off, and you'll discover the secret within!"
As Ye Fan spoke, he took one of the fragments in his hand and, with a flick of Qi Force, tore off the fake outer layer. The pasted fragments beneath were immediately revealed to the live stream's netizens, as well as to Manager Wu and the onlookers at the scene...