In the blink of an eye, it was already about half past eleven.
Xiao Ran and the others have visited more than a dozen antique shops and many street stalls. They have also made some gains and purchased several pieces of antique art.
However, these antique works of art are not a big leak.
Compared to previous finds at Byron Market, today’s harvest was much inferior.
At this time, Xiao Ran and the others walked into an antique store again and looked at the things displayed in the antique store.
After a while, Xiao Ran stopped in front of a stone tablet and looked at the words engraved on the stone tablet.
This is a granite stone tablet, about 60 centimeters high and 30 centimeters thick. It is semi-elliptical in shape and is engraved with cursive French characters and some slightly rough religious themes.
Looking at this stone tablet, Xiao Ran couldn't help but frown slightly and said nothing more.
Elaine took a step forward and looked at the cursive French characters engraved on the stone tablet, as well as the rough religious themes.
The next moment, she shook her head slightly.
"Dear, the words engraved on this stone tablet are a biblical story, and what it tells is "A Glimpse of Heaven""
"The patterns engraved on the stone correspond to the story of "A Glimpse of Heaven" and record John's vision of the future."
"Such stone carvings are very common in the West. Judging from the carvings on this stone tablet, it must be less than a hundred years old."
Hearing this, Xiao Ran nodded slightly.
"Yes, the inscriptions of these words and patterns are almost exactly the same in depth. They were obviously carved with modern machines."
"Judging from this, we can determine that the history of this stone tablet is no more than a hundred years, and it should have been carved seventy or eighty years ago."
Following their analysis, the antique shop owner standing aside couldn't help but have a hint of disappointment in his eyes.
But he returned to normal in a blink of an eye, and nodded slightly.
Obviously, he also knew that this stone tablet was a product of modern times and had little value.
The reason why I put it in the store is to see if it can be knocked out by hitting a mallet.
At this moment, Xiao Ran suddenly turned to look at the antique shop owner and said with a smile:
"Mr. Adrian, please tell me the price of this stone tablet. I am interested in buying this stone tablet."
"ah!"
Adrian was obviously surprised and couldn't help but froze for a moment.
Not only him, but also Elaine and the others turned to look at Xiao Ran.
What value can such a stone tablet with a history of less than a hundred years have?
Why did Sean buy this monument? Could it be that this stone tablet hides some secret?
Everyone had this idea at the same time, and all looked at the stone tablet.
But this stone tablet remains the same, and there is nothing special about it.
Adrian also looked at the stone tablet in surprise, confused.
But he came to his senses in a blink of an eye and quickly made an offer.
"Mr. Sean, the price for this stone tablet is three thousand euros. If you like it, you can take it away."
Obviously, this guy is dumping his baggage!
Xiao Ran smiled and then nodded to accept the offer.
"Okay, three thousand euros, I accept this offer, deal done"
With that said, he bumped elbows with Adrian and made the deal.
Adrian was still a little dazed when he bumped his elbow.
He didn't expect that Xiao Ran actually bought this stone tablet and did so so simply.
Before he could react, Xiao Ran had already taken out his wallet, took out three thousand euros in cash and paid for the goods.
When he received the payment, Adrian finally realized what he was doing.
However, the transaction has been completed, and both money and goods have been paid!
The next moment, Adrian asked in surprise:
"Sean, does this stone tablet have some unknown secret? That's why you bought it so readily?"
Xiao Ran looked at this guy, then smiled and nodded.
"Yes, there may be an unknown secret hidden behind this stone tablet, but I don't know what this secret is. It needs further verification."
"According to my observation, there is a layer of fake skin on the outside of this stone tablet. It is the layer with "A Glimpse of Heaven" engraved on it. It should be a layer of fake skin. The technique is quite clever."
"In China, this method of applying fake skin is too common, especially for all kinds of jade and jade. Jade and jade with fake skin are everywhere, and you will be fooled if you are not careful."
"Those experts in China who play with jade and jade can easily see through this kind of fraud, but in the Western world, not many people can see the secret behind it."
Before he finished speaking, there was an exclamation of exclamation at the scene.
"Ah! There is a layer of fake skin on the outside of this stone tablet. Is it really fake? This is incredible!"
"Wow! There is such a thing. I wonder what secrets are hidden in this stone tablet? It's so exciting."
Just as everyone was exclaiming in surprise, Adrian froze on the spot, eyes full of astonishment and disbelief.
Xiao Ran looked at this guy, smiled and woke him up.
"Adrian, please find a hammer. I plan to knock off this layer of fake skin and see what secrets are hidden in this stone tablet."
"This is a very interesting game and very worth looking forward to"
Following his words, Adrian immediately woke up.
The next moment, the guy nodded quickly.
"Okay, Sean, I'm going to find the hammer right now. To be honest, I really want to see what's underneath this layer of fake skin."
With that said, the guy walked quickly towards the utility room.
After he left, Xiao Ran pretended to look at the stone tablet carefully.
Elaine and the others came up and looked at the stone tablet curiously.
After taking a few glances, Elaine asked curiously:
"Dear, how can you tell that there is a layer of fake skin on the outside of the stone tablet? But I can't tell."
Xiao Ran smiled softly, and then pointed at a crack on the stone tablet.
"The flaw is in this crack. If you look carefully, you will find that the texture of the stones on both sides of the crack is not consistent, and there are many misalignments."
"This is enough to show that the stones on both sides of the crack are not one. This is almost impossible to appear on a naturally formed stone."
"It can be inferred from this that the stones on both sides of the crack are spliced together. Although we have taken great efforts to cover up, there are still some flaws."
After his guidance, Elaine and the others soon discovered something.
"It's true. For example, this stone pattern broke when it reached the crack and did not extend to the other side."
"Another point is that the texture directions on both sides of the crack are slightly different, but it is extremely difficult to find. Who would study such a worthless stone tablet carefully!"
Just as everyone was talking excitedly, Adrian had brought a hammer.
Listening to everyone's discussion, the regret in this guy's eyes suddenly became stronger.
Xiao Ran looked at this guy and then took the hammer.
He casually weighed the hammer, and then began to study the stone tablet again.
In a split second, he made his decision.
"I'm going to smash open this layer of fake skin. Everyone, step back a little to avoid being hit by flying debris."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately took a few steps back, and then stared at the stone tablet with interest.
Seeing that everyone had retreated to a safe distance, Xiao Ran immediately raised the hammer in his hand and slammed it directly on top of the stone monument.
However, this stone tablet remained motionless without any cracks.
Seeing this situation, Xiao Ran immediately increased his strength and smashed it down hard.
Anyway, it is not China’s national treasure and cultural relic. Even if it is smashed, the French will have to accept the result!
With a bit of mischief in mind, Xiao Ran waved the hammer in his hand and hit the stone tablet hard.
With a heavy blow, the stone tablet finally responded.
As debris flew, several cracks suddenly appeared on the top of the stone tablet.
Immediately afterwards, these cracks crackled and spread rapidly.
In the blink of an eye, the stone tablet was covered with many cracks, like spider webs.
However, the cracked layer of fake skin did not fall off and was still attached to the stone tablet.
Seeing this scene, everyone at the scene was dumbfounded.
Now everyone is completely convinced that what Xiao Ran said is absolutely correct.
The outside of this stone tablet is indeed covered with a layer of fake skin.
Before everyone could react, Xiao Ran raised the hammer again and lightly knocked on the stone tablet.
Following his movements, the layer of fake skin attached to the stone tablet immediately fell off.
As the fake skin shattered and fell, the secret wrapped in this stone tablet finally came to light!
The first thing everyone saw was the top of a marble stele, which was engraved with exquisite and simple patterns, as well as two plump angels.
This is followed by a slightly blurry cross, and then a blurry coat of arms.
Seeing this, Elaine suddenly covered her mouth and exclaimed.
"I know what this is, it's a heavyweight national treasure of France!"
"This national treasure was lost during World War II and disappeared. Unexpectedly, it was hidden by someone."
