What's the meaning?
What big trouble did you get into?
Everyone was puzzled. Xu Jiajun frowned and said coldly: "You are a guest of our Xu family. Please consider your words carefully."
Mr. Qin was thoughtful. Li Mo should not be talking casually on this occasion. He motioned for Li Mo to continue talking.
"Mr. Niu, let me ask you a question, if I have an authentic Yongle Plum Vase in my hand and I pledge it to your auction house for 220 million yuan, would you be willing?"
"As long as it's genuine, there's no need to hesitate." Niu Sanpang replied immediately. He wished that such a good thing would happen to him.
Li Mo changed his subject: "What if I want to sell it to you for 110 million?"
Just as Niu Sanpang was about to clap his hands in agreement, he suddenly paused and asked strangely: "Why did you only sell me an antique worth 200 to 300 million for 110 million? Aren't you at a loss?"
Li Mo stopped answering, he made it obvious. Mr. Qin and Mr. Xu looked at each other. The two experienced old men could see the horror in each other's eyes.
They were all distracted by the Yongle Plum Ping and forgot about things other than the Plum Ping.
The experts also realized that something was wrong and looked at each other.
"Li Mo, do you mean there is something wrong with the Yongle Plum Vase?"
Qin Sirui asked calmly.
"It doesn't matter whether the Yongle plum vase is true or false. If it is true, there must be something wrong with the source of the plum vase. It cannot be seen at all. You can only smash it in your hands. If it is false, then someone must have carefully set up a trap. , and the duration of this game is not short. If you fall into it unknowingly and lose 110 million in funds, it’s okay. As long as you are still there, you can relax. I’m afraid that the person who set up the game is not only targeting you. The cash may have been stolen from other places without even realizing it.”
It was dead quiet in the living room. Although the temperature was rising, everyone felt cold behind them, and the chill was rising from their spines.
"Li Mo, don't talk nonsense, things are not what you think." Xu Jiameng roared viciously, and the sweat rolled down his face uncontrollably.
Xu Jiajun's face was also extremely ugly, his face twitched slightly, and his eyes could not hide the panic.
Mr. Xu is a man who has experienced strong winds and waves. He looked at Mr. Qin and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Qin, I am a little confused now. Please help me make an idea."
Mr. Qin was silent for a moment and said: "If the Yongle plum vase is authentic, then the loss can be recovered as much as possible. The top priority is that we must be 100% sure whether the plum vase in the study is authentic?"
"Grandpa, haven't you already verified that it is genuine?"
Qin Sirui asked puzzledly.
Mr. Qin shook his head slightly and said, "We just haven't found the flaw."
No flaws can be found. Firstly, it means that the Yongle Plum Vase is genuine. Secondly, it means that the appraiser may not be good enough and cannot see the flaws in the high imitations.
"Little friend Li, this matter is no small matter. I still believe in your eyesight."
Mr. Qin recognized him as his old friend, and since he was talking about this, Li Mo naturally couldn't refuse.
"I'll go take a look in the study."
The group of people returned to the study room on the second floor. Mr. Xu took out a bottle from the safe built into the corner and placed it gently on the desk. Only Li Mo stepped forward to observe.
With his naked eyes, he could see that the plum vase had a small mouth with round lips, a short neck, plump shoulders, wide feet, and was decorated with blue and white flowers all over.
The shoulders are painted with a pattern of deformed lotus petals, and a flower is painted within the pattern. The body of the bottle is painted with broken branches of flowers and fruits, three of each size, namely pomegranate, loquat, grape, cherry and lychee. The bottom of the bottle is painted with a banana leaf pattern near the foot of the circle. One week.
Li Mo opened the plum vase and looked at the bottom. There were flaming stone marks on the sandy bottom, and the bottom inscription was the seal script "Made in the Yongle Year of the Ming Dynasty".
"Little friend Li, what do you think of this Yongle Plum Vase?"
Li Mo pondered for a while and then said: "Judging from the shape, this is a Ming Dynasty Yongle blue and white plum vase with folded branches, flowers and fruits. The height of the vase is about 28 cm, the diameter is 5 cm, and the foot diameter is about 11 cm."
"The quality of the fetus is pure white, the workmanship is fine, and the blue and white painters are skilled. The blue and white are thick and green in color, with rust spots and defects. This is because the blue and white is made of imported sumarium green, which has a high iron content."
"Set against the white background, the blue flowers covered under the glaze are green and rich, and the flowers and fruits are covered with brown iron crystal spots, just like a traditional ink painting, blurred and natural."
The glaze color is good, the ring is full, and there is no problem with the base. This is a porcelain fired by JDZ imperial kiln factory and used by the royal court.
Li Mo initially judged that this Yongle plum vase had no flaws. If it was genuine, as Mr. Qin said, the loss could be recovered as much as possible.
But he still used his special eyes and his sight covered the plum bottle. A pale white luster actually appeared from the bottle body, and more than a dozen circles of light spread out, indicating that this was a high-precision imitation that had been fired in the past ten years.
But the bottom of the circle-footed bottle radiates a dark blue luster.
Li Mo felt cold and his heart sank to the bottom.
This Yongle plum vase is a fake.
"Li Xiaoyou, we have carefully studied this plum vase. Whether it is the craftsmanship, glaze color, flaws, or the circle-foot base, it is in line with the characteristics of Yongle imperial porcelain. They have also done two carbon-14 tests before, and the time is no problem. .”
Seeing Li Mo's ugly face, Mr. Qin couldn't help but said softly.
It was precisely because of the carbon 14 test results that they decided to spend 110 million to buy it back, and it was precisely because of the speculation of this era that they were thrown from heaven to hell.
If it hadn't been for the strange pupils, Li Mo would most likely have concluded that it was a genuine Yongle plum vase.
His eyes fell on Mei Ping again. Li Mo suddenly felt that he had seen this Mei Ping somewhere before, and he tried to remember it in his mind.
"Can you tell me what the seller's situation is like?"
Mr. Xu slapped Xu Jiameng on the head: "I'm asking you."
Xu Jiameng had always been uneasy, and he jumped after being slapped and said subconsciously: "The seller is a farmer from southern Jiangxi. He said that this plum vase was passed down from his ancestors. He gave the impression that he was an honest old farmer. Well, the biggest feature is It’s just that I’m missing a little finger on my left hand.”
"Nine fingers!"
Li Mo exclaimed, and he finally remembered where he had seen it. On the train, one of the photos of the stolen national treasure porcelain was exactly the shape of the porcelain in front of me.
"He has nine fingers."
Xu Jia nodded fiercely.
Hey, Li Mo sighed secretly, this matter involves too much. He then thought of something else. Wasn't that Nine Fingers always under police surveillance? How could he have the chance to escape and play such a big show?
"Little friend Li, what is your conclusion about this plum bottle?"
"Mr. Xu, please call the police. Everyone involved in this transaction is suspected, and they may all be accomplices."
Li Mo's words made everyone present feel cold.
"Impossible, who do you think you are? Why do you say it's fake? It's fake. Li Mo, I respect you as a guest, but if you keep talking nonsense, I won't be polite to you."
Xu Jiameng was almost crazy, roaring and hissing in the study room. He would never accept this conclusion.
"Li Mo, Mr. Qin will give you the opportunity to see the plum vase because he likes you. So many experts, as well as the experts in the industry who were invited before, have proven through carbon 14 tests that this is the genuine Yongle plum vase. You are a fool. Boy, what qualifications do you have to talk nonsense?"
Xu Jiajun was trembling all over. He also took out nearly 40 million of the 110 million. If it was fake, the loss would be unbearable.
"Calm down, everyone." Mr. Qin raised his hand to stop the two brothers, looked at Li Mo and said solemnly, "I am sure this is a fake."
Li Mo nodded calmly and said: "I said it doesn't matter whether the plum bottle is true or false. What's important is that someone is setting up a trap. If you don't believe it, you can contact those people involved in the process and see if you can still get in touch. superior?"
"Boy, if I prove that you are talking nonsense, I will knock all your teeth out." Xu Jiameng took out his mobile phone and dialed out a number. It said that the call could not be reached at the moment.
"This may be because the other party's signal is not good. I'll contact another one."
The second clear hint is the empty number.
Xu Jiameng's legs and feet went weak and he collapsed on the ground. His hands were trembling as he played the third familiar number. After a few seconds, he rolled his eyes and passed out.
"Second brother."
"Second brother."
"Jia Meng."
The study suddenly became chaotic.
