Chapter 167 - Chapter 167: Chapter 144 This Web Novel Writer Is Getting Too Much, Right? (Please Subscribe)_2 (1/2)

Chapter 167: Chapter 144 This Web Novel Writer Is Getting Too Much, Right? (Please Subscribe)_2

Antiquities seized by the police station are usually transferred to the Cultural Relics Bureau after the case is closed.

And the museum is a part of the Cultural Relics Bureau’s jurisdiction.

To one side, an old man seemed unenthusiastic, his face clouded with some worries.

Lin Chuan guessed that this person must be Old Bai’s mentor, Cheng Qing.

“Excuse me, experts,”

Officer Chen entered the room with Lin Chuan, smiling and greeting.

“Officer Chen,”

The experts also returned the greeting with a smile, acknowledging Officer Chen’s presence.

“The situation is like this, the authenticity of this ‘Taotie Pattern Wine Vessel’ bronze ware is still in dispute, and at the request of the involved party, we have invited this…treasure appraiser to assess this bronze ware.”

When introducing Lin Chuan, Officer Chen initially wanted to say “web novel writer,” but feeling it inappropriate, immediately replaced it with “treasure appraiser.”

It felt peculiar to have a web novel writer appraise the authenticity of a bronze artifact.

Inside the function room, several experts turned their gazes toward Lin Chuan.

Lin Chuan appeared youthful with a refined face, untouched by the elements, looking like a young man of about twenty-four or twenty-five, which caused some to furrow their brows.

Among them, a man dressed in a Tang suit, of an age similar to Old Zhang, bore a ruddy and radiant visage, his eyes sharp like an eagle’s.

He looked at Lin Chuan, cupped his hands with a smile, and asked, “Young brother, may I ask who your teacher is?”

Lin Chuan also cupped his hands in response, replying, “Self-taught.”

The crowd was taken aback once more, their expressions complex.

A couple of them looked at Lin Chuan with somewhat indifferent eyes.

In the antiques circle, especially among the older generation, there is a strong emphasis on lineage and tradition.

Self-taught individuals like Lin Chuan are often seen as amateur appraisers by the general public and are not considered for high society.

If one has an impressive teacher, they could be referred to as a protegé of a master, and their starting point would be where others end.

Cheng Qing, the mentor of Old Bai, looked at Lin Chuan with curiosity, “Young brother, can you really appraise treasures?”

Cheng Qing couldn’t understand why his student would want to invite this young man to testify on his behalf.

Even if he declared the bronze ware fake, it wouldn’t make a difference.

Because the opinions of this young man, when compared to experts like Gao Qinglin, lacked authority and thus were not persuasive.

“Let me take a look at Bai Yang’s work first.”

Lin Chuan nodded, his face wearing a slight smile that showed confidence, unaffected by the experts’ disdain.

In front of them,

The ‘Taotie Pattern Wine Vessel’ bronze ware stood quietly on the table, its surface covered with a layer of irregular dirt stains, underneath which the verdigris could be seen, with the Taotie pattern decorations faintly visible and several inscriptions engraved on the round and full body of the vessel.

Lin Chuan stared intently for two minutes, slightly raising his eyebrow, his face showing a hint of surprise.

No wonder Old Bai was arrested.

This ‘Taotie Pattern Wine Vessel’ bronze ware, the craftsmanship of the forgery was very high, almost flawless; an expert would typically not be able to detect the signs of forgery.

Only an expert familiar with this ‘Taotie Pattern Wine Vessel’ could discern that it was a counterfeit.

Old Bai truly was a genius in artifact restoration; following my method, he could easily create deceptive replicas.

It was almost impossible for ordinary people to do so.

“Young brother, have you identified it?” asked the man in the Tang suit with a smile on his face.

He was none other than the chief expert of Modu Museum, Gao Qinglin.

Lin Chuan smiled and nodded, “This bronze ware is indeed a counterfeit.”

“You certainly don’t shy away from speaking your mind, young brother,”

Gao Qinglin, the chief expert of the museum, chuckled, “May I know where does this conclusion of forgery come from?”

The three other experts, including Cheng Qing, the mentor of Old Bai, had no doubts about the authenticity of the ‘Taotie Pattern Wine Vessel’ and had always believed it to be genuine.