Chapter 244 - Chapter 244: Chapter 244 White Jade Guanyin (2/2)

Seeing the frenzy at the scene, the auctioneer smiled with satisfaction and then raised the small hammer in hand, gently tapping the table.

“Ladies and gentlemen, there’s no need to hurry. Since this is an auction, we must follow the normal procedure. I believe everyone is clear about the value of this white jade Guanyin, so I will not elaborate further! The starting bid is eight hundred million!”

Chen Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, examining the white jade Guanyin on the stage carefully. If the piece was genuine, its value wasn’t too high at that price.

But he felt that there was something off about this Guanyin statue.

Just then, Chen Yu suddenly noticed an extremely faint crack on the right-hand side of the white jade Guanyin.

At first glance, such a crack might seem insignificant. After all, an artifact that had been passed down from the Tang Dynasty would be very old, and some cracks would be considered normal.

The crack in front of him was a bit strange, spreading from both sides toward the center.

There was only one explanation for such a crack: the exterior had been coated with a later added layer.

Chen Yu slightly adjusted his breathing, then suddenly stood up, ran onto the stage, and snatched the microphone from the auctioneer.

“Excuse me, I need to interrupt. There seems to be something wrong with this white jade Guanyin. I hope the organizers will properly investigate this matter, or else you would be deceiving us consumers!”

At these words, the auctioneer was dumbfounded as well.

Although the auction was privately organized by the Zhao Family and some items were not obtained through regular channels,

everything that appeared in the auction was absolutely authentic.

For this auction, the Zhao Family had spared no expense in assembling an expert team.

Each item for auction was appraised by these experts.

Two staff members hurriedly rushed over. Their fierce and intimidating appearance made it clear they regarded Chen Yu as a troublemaker.

Chen Yu didn’t care about that, he just pushed these two guys away, grabbed the small hammer from the auctioneer’s hand, and walked over to the white jade Guanyin. He gently tapped its left side twice.

This action scared everyone present.

The material of the white jade Guanyin was already very fragile, and with the force Chen Yu used to tap it, it could easily break into pieces.

The staff at the scene immediately became anxious and hurried forward to stop him, but as they got close, a dense network of cracks suddenly appeared on the exterior of the white jade Guanyin.

Then, the entire Guanyin statue seemed to shed a layer of its shell, revealing its true form underneath.

“My God, what is this? It looks like just ordinary white jade!”

“Moreover, this Guanyin statue seems to be forcibly pieced together from different jade blocks and then wrapped with a layer of white jade paste on the exterior!”

“What’s going on with the Zhao Family? How dare they use such an item to pretend to be genuine at the auction!”

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