The car finally stopped in front of an abandoned warehouse, which is close to the world-famous Confucius Temple. Due to planning reasons, the buildings around the Confucius Temple still retain the style of the Republic of China in the previous world.
Because of this, if you walk into an alley, you will see some old houses that are dilapidated due to lack of maintenance and repairs. The people living here are basically outsiders who are looking for cheap rent.
The warehouse in front of me was originally used to make handicrafts, so there were still a lot of raw materials piled up in the open space in front of the warehouse.
"The front yard of the warehouse is connected to the main avenue. There is a back door that leads to several alleys. No matter which way you walk, you can go directly to the Confucius Temple. The terrain and people in the area are complicated. If there is any trouble, you can escape at any time."
"The Confucius Temple has a huge flow of people, so it's the best place to hide and escape. We were able to catch them all in one go, not only because they acted suddenly, but also because they had just finished an order and relaxed their vigilance."
Li Mo followed Fang Wenjing into the warehouse. It looked inconspicuous from the outside, but inside it was divided into several independent spaces, and there was a hidden post at the door.
"Is Professor Yu still here?"
"The experts are all in the safe room and will leave quietly at night."
I met several plainclothes people along the way, but they didn't talk to each other and focused on their work at hand.
"Captain, Li Mo is here."
Fang Wenjing came to an office and knocked on the door.
Qin Fen came out, shook Li Mo's hand and said with a smile: "I won't say thank you very much. Please take the time to help with the identification."
The safe room was mainly to protect the two porcelains. Except for Professor Yu who knew his origin when Li Mo arrived, the other four experts looked surprised and couldn't figure out how Qin Fen could bring a young man.
"Li Mo, let me introduce you first. You have known Professor Yu from Qing Dynasty for a long time. These four are all researchers at the Jinling Museum. They have very high standards in porcelain maintenance, repair and appraisal."
"Hello Professor Yu, hello seniors."
"Captain Qin, who is this young man?"
Professor Yu Huilian took the initiative and said at this time: "Li Mo is a disciple of Professor Zhu of Beijing University. He discovered the Ming Hongwu three-clawed dark dragon and celadon-glazed amphorae."
The four people were all shocked. The shock caused by the appearance of the amphora was too great. They had been dealing with porcelain all their lives, so they naturally understood that the discoverer's ability was absolutely extraordinary.
"Experts, we have begun the fifth appraisal of the two porcelains."
Qin Fen worked with an expert from the Jinling Museum to open a safe and took out two pieces of porcelain.
Li Mo looked around and saw that one was a blue-and-white Longwen jar with entwined branches, and the other was a sky-blue glaze jar with purple and red spots.
"Li Mo, the five of us have appraised these two pieces of porcelain four times. At present, we have initially determined that they are genuine. However, due to unsolved doubts, the final result has not been reached."
Li Mo picked up the azure-glazed purple-red spot double-tie jar and looked at it. The vessel was round in shape, with an open mouth and a deeply bulging belly. There was a ring-shaped tie on each shoulder, and the lower part of the belly gradually tapered to a circle foot.
The whole body is covered with azure glaze, and a copper-containing solution is applied to the glazed body. After firing at high temperature, a rose purple spot appears after the kiln changes. This unique free and easy beauty has unlimited room for imagination and is fascinating.
Look at the glaze of the porcelain, which is moist and has slight flakes. There is less glaze hanging on the edges and protrusions, forming light brown marks, which contrasts with the thick devitrified glaze layer, adding to the interest.
Judging from various signs, this azure-glazed purple-red spot double-series jar has the characteristics of Jun kiln from Jin to Yuan Dynasty.
An imperceptible golden light flashed in Li Mo's eyes, and his strange eyes suddenly penetrated the porcelain. Sure enough, it was the same as the Xu family's Yongle plum vase. The body of the jar was an imitation of modern craftsmanship, and the ring extended a little higher to reveal a green luster.
What was grafted this time was the ring foot of Yuanjun kiln.
With an ugly expression, he put down the azure-glazed purple-red stained double-stained jar, and picked up the blue-and-white dragon-wen jar with entwined branches.
This jar has majestic specifications and solid shape. Lips, short neck, plump shoulders, curved abdomen, sand bottom.
The overall decoration of the large jar is divided into four layers. The first layer from the mouth edge is painted with long and short rectangular patterns, the second layer is painted with brocade ground pattern and four consecrated lights. The inside of the consecrated light is painted with the pattern of folded branches and flowers, and the middle part of the consecrated light is painted with the pattern of wishful clouds.
The third layer is painted with lotus flowers and dragon patterns. Four dragons are distributed around the large jar. Each dragon has a different shape. The dragon has a vigorous posture, teeth and claws, and is lifelike.
The blank space is covered with a lotus pattern, and the fourth layer is painted with a banana leaf pattern.
Looking at the bottom of the circle, there are six characters in regular script: Jiajing Year of the Ming Dynasty.
With such a dragon pattern and such a designation, if it is genuine, it must have been used by the royal family of the Ming Dynasty and is of high value.
After making preliminary judgment, Li Mo still looked at it with the different eyes, and sure enough, the technique used was the same.
"Li Mo, what is your conclusion?"
"There are no flaws on the surface." After Li Mo just finished speaking, he suddenly grabbed the mouth of the blue and white dragon-wen jar with his left hand, flicked his fingers with his right hand, and a clear sound sounded.
Before everyone could recover, the azure-glazed purple-red-spotted double-stained jar fell into their hands again, and the sound of finger snaps echoed.
After a while, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, nothing happened to the two porcelain dishes. They were frightened by Li Mo's boldness just now. What if this was genuine, what if he accidentally slipped...
"Li Mo, you...you..." Fang Wenjing's face was pale, and her heart was beating violently.
"It's okay, this is called being brave and talented." Qin Fen moved his throat a few times and looked at Li Mo as if he were a monster.
"Both of them are fake, high imitations."
Li Mo didn't panic, stretched out his fingers to draw a line on each of the two porcelains, and said: "The lower part is genuine, and the upper part is a high imitation."
"Li Mo, are you sure?" Professor Yu Huilian finally calmed down.
"The master's inherited skill of finger-picking and sound debating is unmistakable."
Li Mo's tone was firm.
"Professor Yu, what do you think of this conclusion?"
Qin Fen was unsure, this matter was no small matter.
Professor Yu Huilian was also hesitant. After all, Li Mo's identification method was unusual.
"Captain, if these two porcelains are imitations, wouldn't the case be at a deadlock again?"
"Actually, I'm quite curious about how these two porcelains were discovered?"
Li Mo interjected and asked.
"A total of six suspects were arrested. We encountered resistance when we broke down the door to arrest them. Two of them were in the bedroom preparing to escape from the tunnel with porcelain. Fortunately, we were faster and could not let them succeed."
"But those six people were very cunning and insisted that the porcelain was ordinary porcelain. There was nothing we could do to them."
"The key is that we clearly know that they are all involved in the Xu family's Yongle plum vase, but we haven't found any abnormal fund transactions in their bank accounts at all, so it is difficult to grasp the excuse and evidence."
Fang Wenjing was a little discouraged.
"Nine Fingers is inherently cunning. These people are all related, so they naturally understand how serious the case is, so it is very difficult to break through their psychological defenses."
Li Mo rubbed his head and said, "If you just want evidence, it's easy, just pretend I didn't come."
Several people looked at him, not knowing what they meant.
"You are too serious." Li Mo joked, "These two pieces of porcelain can be completely fake. They understand that they are imitations, and they must have seen the real ones. But we did the opposite, and the results of our appraisal are genuine. , those two authentic items that were stolen will have completely different properties by then."
"With their value, even if they don't lose their heads, they will have no good end. If they want to prove that this is a fake, they have to tell the whereabouts of the real ones."
"You told them directly during the interrogation that their and their family's bank accounts were all under surveillance, so even if they took over everything, they wouldn't get anything from the mastermind behind it. I don't believe they can do it. Stay away from psychological pressure.”
Is this okay?
This seems to work.
