Chapter 194: Ghost Market Part 3 Ii (2/2)
”What else?” I asked.
”Its inner sides are extremely exquisite like it's man-made”
”Aren't pocket watches all like that?” Dahai said.
”This is an old craftsmans.h.i.+p. Modern pocket watches are not quite the same, but regardless, all watches usually come with inscriptions of the manufacturing time, location, and date. There's nothing on this watch, however, and I suspect that it is different inside. The gold outside must've been artificially added, but since it belongs to Pang Guang, I was in no place to cut it open.”
”You mean this outer gold-plated sh.e.l.l is added later on?”
”It's very possible,” Uncle Fu affirmed.
”Can you open it now that we're requesting you to?” Dahai tried.
Uncle Fu replied, ”I'll need an hour.”
”We'll wait for you. Go ahead,” Dahai said.
I handed the eyepiece back to Uncle Fu.
He then put it on and started grinding the watch with a sanding tool.
”Can I use the paper and pen here?” Dahai asked.
”Use anything you need.”
Dahai turned to me. ”You remember her appearance, don't you? The grandmother? Draw it.”
”Me?”
”Of course!” Dahai laughed.
I took the pen and started to draw.
”The nose is too high,” he commented.
”How would you know?”
”I was beside you. I saw her, too.”
”Why am I the one drawing her, then?”
”Because I can't draw,” he answered simply as I continue to draw. I'm not gifted in this department so even after an hour, there was only a 60% resemblance. It was barely recognizable.
”I'm managing the market now so I can easily get the southern side to take note.”
”That's great,”
”It's done,” Uncle Fu called and we dashed over to him.
The whole watch was now pitch black. Holding the watch face, he informed us, ”The words are a little unclear now that I've sc.r.a.ped a bit of them off. There's no manufacturing location but the date is there. 1463. The first pocket watch was made in 1462, so you can tell how much of an antique this is.”
Dahai and I were shocked at this piece of information.
Uncle Fu turned the face around. ”The pattern on this side is simply terrifying.”
Our backs turned cold as we caught sight of an eye.
Uncle Fu hasn't cleaned the surface but that eye was already clear and distinct.
It was open and extremely frightening.
”They had this in the past?” Dahai exclaimed.
Uncle Fu shook his head. ”I don't know much of the history of foreign items.”
”How do we settle this?” Dahai asked me quietly.
I took a few pieces of paper from the side and wrapped the watch in them before stowing it away in my pocket.
”What do we do?” Dahai persisted.
”We need to some research while we wait for that grandmother to appear in the market again.”
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