Chapter 268 - Chapter 268: Chapter 268: Buddha Head in the Mid-Heavens (2/2)
The auctioneer responded with firm resolution.
However, Chen Yu remained unmoved and made his way onto the stage.
“Legitimate sources? They were simply plundered from the East. Your ancestors didn’t even check properly when they were looting them; they shipped back a bunch of fakes and now you’re presenting them as treasures in an auction.”
Instantly, those attending the auction couldn’t remain seated any longer and started discussing among themselves.
The auctioneer was even more panicked, the consequences were unthinkable if the auction couldn’t proceed.
If things went south, not only would the organizing party behind the scenes suffer losses, but she, as the auctioneer, would also not be left unscathed.
Before she could react, Chen Yu had already approached the podium and casually picked up a Buddha head, smashing it directly in front of everyone.
Cram-full of cracks instantly appeared on the Buddha head, and then the external layer of jade carving shell started to shatter, revealing a dark-colored stone Buddha head underneath.
“My God, isn’t this just a broken stone? You actually brought this for auction; are you trying to scam our money?”
Someone shouted out, and the scene immediately erupted into chaos, with everyone standing up.
“There’s no need to look at the rest of the Buddha heads; they are definitely all of the same ilk!”
“Thank goodness Mr. Chen stepped in, I had just bid 1.8 billion. If I had truly paid, I’d have no place even to cry.”
“Since when did the auction on the Queen Elsa become so low-end!”
“Refund our money!”
…
A cacophony of curses and accusations rang out, everyone’s gaze focused on the auction stage, and some were even searching for the organizer’s presence.
However, the organizers hiding in the shadows were already deeply frustrated.
They truly hadn’t anticipated the situation to escalate to this point, and moreover, these Buddha heads had been passed down from their ancestors—how could they have become fakes here?
But to be honest, when their ancestors looted these Buddha heads, they hadn’t examined them closely, only feeling assured that anything from the East must be a treasure.
To their surprise, these Buddha heads turned out to be stone cores wrapped in a layer of jade.
As the situation was about to spiral out of control, the organizers immediately discussed how to address the current predicament.
Just as they were preparing to step in, Chen Yu suddenly produced a painting from the side.
“Ladies and gentlemen, please remain calm. I don’t think this is the organizers’ fault; their ancestors weren’t aware of the authenticity of this Buddha head when they took it, just as they didn’t know the true nature of this painting.”
The room fell quiet again, with everyone’s attention now fixed on the painting in Chen Yu’s hands.
The painting looked unremarkable, even a bit coarse, clearly a low-quality imitation at first glance.
This thing seemed far from what anyone would consider a treasure.
While the crowd was bewildered, Chen Yu took some alcohol and a fine brush from the side and began to delicately work on the painting.
Before long, the painting miraculously split in two, and that inferior feeling it had given before was entirely gone.
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