Chapter 180 - Chapter 180: Chapter 151: Antique Forgery Gang! (Seeking Subscriptions) (2/2)

Most importantly, the repatriation of overseas artifacts is essentially a diplomatic gesture.

It facilitates cultural exchange between countries, fostering closer relations. There’s no need for the returning party to provoke a reawakened Eastern Dragon by replacing an item with a fake.

So, Lin Chuan speculated that someone had tampered with the process after its repatriation.

If that was the case, then the detailed information obtained during the experts’ appraisal should be original and authentic.

The Modu Cultural Relics Bureau kept the information, while the National Cultural Relics Bureau retained a copy.

If even this firsthand material was not genuine, then Lin Chuan would have nothing more to say, resigning himself to his bad luck and willing to quietly serve three years in prison.

Li Zeguang’s face shifted subtly. He watched Lin Chuan for a while, then finally nodded, “I can give you the detailed information for comparison.”

“Thank you,” Lin Chuan said with a smile. He made another request, “Could you help me get some precision weighing and measuring equipment here?”

Beside Lin Chuan, the police chief directed, “Chen Hui, go fetch it.”

Chen Hui nodded and hurried out of the meeting room.

Soon, the Cultural Relics Bureau provided the information about the ‘Qing dynasty Chinese tangled branch pattern thin-walled jade vase,’ which was displayed on the large screen in the meeting room.

On the screen, the 3D image of the ‘Qing dynasty Chinese tangled branch pattern thin-walled jade vase’ rotated slowly, providing a 360-degree view without a blind spot.

Below it were details about its specifications.

For instance, the height of the vase body, the diameter at the base, the circumference at the widest part of the body, the diameter at the opening, the thickness of the walls, and its weight—basic data.

More detailed information included “Carved from Qinghai jade employing Suzhou Jade Carving techniques” and similar details.

At that moment.

Chen Hui returned with the precise weighing and measuring equipment, setting it before Lin Chuan.

Chen Hui harbored complex feelings toward this individual not exactly rival. It wasn’t animosity.

Mostly, Chen Hui felt somewhat difficult to reconcile how Shen Qianqian could esteem Lin Chuan so highly, so he subconsciously paid attention to Lin Chuan’s actions.

Could he, like last time with the appraisal of the Taotie pattern wine vessel, succeed in identifying a forgery again?

Lin Chuan gratefully nodded.

Then, he put on gloves and meticulously commenced measuring the height of the vase.

Everyone in the room watched in silence as Lin Chuan worked.

Youyou stood beside Lin Chuan, her clear eyes showing a hint of worry. She watched Lin Chuan with nervous anticipation, her palms sweating slightly, causing her to unconsciously twist the corner of her clothes.

Li Zeguang observed with deep eyes, a flicker of doubt crossing his gaze.

Was Lin Chuan going to use these basic measurements of weight and size to discern the authenticity?

But before the handover ceremony, each artifact is re-measured for these basic values.