What is this kid talking about!
He can appraise treasures now?
Whether it was Wang Dongsheng or Zheng Xibei, they both showed expressions of astonishment in an instant, shouting almost simultaneously, "This is impossible!"
"Nothing is impossible, only people who are not skilled enough!" Li Yang smiled and pointed at the third row, right side of a shelf, "If I'm not mistaken, this single-eared pottery pot is genuine!"
"Huh!?"
Zheng Xibei and Wang Dongsheng were stunned.
Immediately!
The two of them almost simultaneously showed expressions of ecstasy, but quickly concealed it.
Zheng Xibei stared at Li Yang and asked, "Are you sure?"
"Very sure," Li Yang nodded.
"Haha, hahahaha!" Zheng Xibei burst into laughter.
Wang Dongsheng also laughed, pointing at Li Yang and saying, "I thought you could really appraise treasures just by looking. I didn't expect you to be just an arrogant braggart!"
"Did I appraise it incorrectly?" Li Yang asked him.
"Of course you did!"
"Old man, you think so too?" Li Yang smiled and turned to look at Zheng Xibei.
Zheng Xibei snorted coldly, "Indeed, you were mistaken."
"It seems the so-called Grandmaster of Appraisal has only this much eyesight. It makes me regret whether I should let you work for me for ten years," Li Yang said with a smile.
"This is absurd!"
Wang Dongsheng said angrily, "You kid made a mistake yourself and you dare to say my master's eyesight is poor!"
"Just wait, I'll go get that pottery pot right now and show everyone here whose eyes are not good!"
"Alright, I'll be waiting," Li Yang said with a cheerful smile and a relaxed expression.
Wang Dongsheng became even more enraged and took a step towards the shelf.
However, Zheng Xibei beside him felt something was wrong. Li Yang's relaxed demeanor was clearly due to his confidence, which was not the attitude of someone who had made a mistake. Could this item really be genuine?
He immediately looked at the pottery pot, narrowed his eyes, and his face suddenly turned pale. This thing is!
"Brother Wang, it's best to let your subordinates handle this small matter. Otherwise, if you bring it over, this Li will find an excuse to say you tampered with it, passing off a fake as genuine!" As Wang Dongsheng was about to step forward to retrieve the item, Xu Zhongding suddenly grabbed his arm and advised him.
Wang Dongsheng was stunned, "In front of everyone, how could I tamper with it? If the item is fake, this kid won't be able to deny it!"
"Let your subordinates handle it," Xu Zhongding continued to hold his hand, then tilted his neck to signal someone else to get the item.
An unremarkable middle-aged man walked out, faster than others, towards the shelf.
Li Yang narrowed his eyes and suddenly raised a hand to block his path. "Wait."
"Boss Li, what do you mean by this?" The unremarkable middle-aged man's face changed slightly, and he said, "Could it be that you know you're going to lose and don't want me to get the item?"
"What do you mean, kid named Li!" Wang Dongsheng also thought it was the case and immediately said angrily.
Li Yang smiled and said, "Mr. Wang, seeing your confident demeanor as if you're about to win, you must be unaware. Since that's the case, please search this fellow's sleeves. You'll be surprised."
"If there's nothing, don't take the item, I'll admit defeat directly."
"What trick are you trying to play?" Wang Dongsheng stared at him warily, but still said to the middle-aged man, "Please raise your arm and cooperate with my search. I'll give you a bonus later."
"Master Wang, why would you do this out of the blue?" The middle-aged man's face flashed with panic, and he said reluctantly.
Wang Dongsheng said, "Just extend your arm."
"Alright," the middle-aged man hesitated for a moment, then slowly extended his arm.
Li Yang immediately said, "The item is in his pocket, search his pocket."
"Are you crazy? Why should you search wherever you want?" The middle-aged man's heart skipped a beat. How did this kid find out?
He immediately tried to retract his hand.
But Li Yang was faster, he reached out and grabbed his hands. "Are you guilty and trying to escape?"
"You,"
"What about you! You're the one who swapped the fake for the genuine, aren't you!" Li Yang stared at him coldly.
The middle-aged man said angrily, "What is mine and what is yours, let go of me quickly! Otherwise, I won't be polite to you!"
"You can try," Li Yang exerted some force, making his face turn red, and he knelt on the ground in pain. Then he said, "Mr. Wang, why are you still dawdling?"
"Don't be too arrogant!" Wang Dongsheng said somewhat angrily. When did it become your turn to boss me around?
However, he still reached out and felt the middle-aged man's pocket, pulling out a small bottle of liquid. He frowned, "What is this?"
"A specially formulated corrosive agent. Just a small amount can cause irreversible and significant damage to the interior of ceramic antiques," Li Yang said.
Wang Dongsheng's expression changed, "What do you mean by that?"
"Who instructed you to do this!" Before Li Yang could answer, Xu Zhongding jumped out and shouted, questioning the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man glanced at him, his expression changed, and he immediately said, "No one instructed me. I was just ripped off a long time ago at Li Hao Antique Shop, so I wanted to find an opportunity to get revenge."
"I didn't expect to be discovered midway."
"So it's a case of evil retribution," Xu Zhongding said coldly.
Li Yang said with a laugh, "Boss Xu, your duet is quite good. You must have practiced it secretly before, right?"
"You're talking nonsense! This has nothing to do with my brother! He just said that because he was wronged by your family, he's looking for a chance to retaliate against you," Wang Dongsheng shouted angrily.
Li Yang laughed heartily, "You believe that?"
"Of course I believe it!"
"In that case, I have to put a big question mark on the level of appraisal masters in the capital," Li Yang said with a playful smile, pointing at the single-eared pottery pot on the shelf. "If this item is genuine, it should be from the Yin Shang period. Although it's severely damaged, it still retains some patterns, and even a few golden inscriptions."
"As everyone knows, items from the Yin Shang period with writing are not cheap. The price of this item is at least three million! Tell me, how could he afford such a treasure to swap and get revenge on me?"
"This!" Wang Dongsheng's face suddenly changed.
Everyone present also immediately understood. Even if this moving worker worked diligently every day, let's say he earned a high income of five hundred yuan a day, that would be fifteen thousand a month, and at most two hundred thousand a year.
For an item worth three million, he would have to work for more than ten years without rest!
And that's without eating or drinking. If he needed to spend money, it would probably take several more years!
Just to retaliate against Li Yang, destroy this treasure, and also destroy his own more than ten or twenty years of hard work?
Is this possible?
Suddenly, someone shouted, "Bosses, Zhao Laosan is a drunkard and definitely cannot afford such a treasure!"