Chapter 178 – Smashing the Antique shop! (2/2)
Dong Xuebing shook his head after he examined the broken fragment and smashed the third porcelain item.
The third porcelain item is also not an authentic antique.
After a while, Dong Xuebing mumbled. “BACK 1 minute!”
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It was all quiet in the antique shop. Hu Silian and her husband were discussing a porcelain bowl, and the owner is explaining about a Blue and White Porcelain vase to Dong Xuebing.
Dong Xuebing pretends to listen to him and picks 3 items off the shelf.
Crash! Dong Xuebing threw one item on the floor and repeated what he did earlier.
This does not look authentic!
This is not real too!
This is another fake!
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Within half an hour, Dong Xuebing used 6 minutes of BACK. He only has 1 minute left!
Hu Silian had decided to buy a Porcelain bowl. It is not expensive and cost about 1,000 RMB. “Chief Dong, which item are you buying?”
Dong Xuebing smiled. “I still have not found anything I like.”
Hu Silian points to a 5-colored cup. “I think this is a good piece.”
Dong Xuebing had smashed this cup earlier, and from the broken fragments, it does not look authentic. Sigh… 6 minutes of BACK wasted without a single gain. It seems like the quality of the antiques in this shop is poor. Should I use the final one minute here?
Dong Xuebing listlessly picks up a Guanyin statue while thinking.
Hu Silian saw Dong Xuebing looking at the Guanyin without saying a word and thought he wants this statue. “You want to bring this Guanyin statue back?”
Hu Silian’s husband looked at the statue and reminded him. “This is not an antique. It is a modern art piece.”
Hu Silian stared at her husband. “Chief Dong can tell this is not an antique. You don’t have to remind him!”
Her husband keeps quiet after that.
Dong Xuebing also knew that this type of Guanyin statue can be found in every mall, and it is worth less than 200 RMB. He picks up that statue because he is deep in thoughts. Sigh… never mind. Even if I smash a few more pieces, I will not find any authentic antiques. I should not waste my BACK anymore. After making his decision, Dong Xuebing placed the statue back on the shelf. “Let’s go…”
When Dong Xuebing is turning, his arm accidentally brushed against the Guanyin statue’s base!
Dong Xuebing was still a bit tipsy after drinking, and his reaction was slow. Before he could react, the statue fell off the shelf!
Hu Silian gasped and quickly reach out to catch the statue.
However, it was too late. Crash! The porcelain Guanyin statue was smashed!
“You…” The owner stares at Dong Xuebing.
Dong Xuebing cursed his luck under his breath and took out his wallet to pay for the statue. Suddenly, from the corner of his eyes, he saw the broken pieces of the statue, and was stunned. He blinked and thought the alcohol had caused illusions. But when he noticed Hu Silian and her husband also standing there in shock looking at the broken pieces, Dong Xuebing knew his eyes were not playing tricks. He pushed the owner aside and squat down to examine the porcelain pieces! Damn! What’s happen?
The owner also noticed it and froze. “This is…”
Dong Xuebing did not think much and used the final BACK!
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The scenes before his eyes flashed!
“You want to bring this Guanyin statue back?” Hu Silian smiles and asked.
Hu Silian’s husband: “This is not an antique. It is a modern art piece.”
Hu Silian stared at her husband. “Chief Dong can tell this is not an antique. You don’t have to remind him!”
This is one minute before!!!
Dong Xuebing’s body shook and quickly grabbed the Guanyin statue tightly. He suppressed his excitement and asked the owner. “How much is this Guanyin selling?”
The shop owner looked at Dong Xuebing. This small statue is placed here by his friend, and the owner knows it is not worth a lot. But he did not reject his friend and let him put this statue here for sales. Over the past few months, no one had even asked about this statue. “If you want, I will sell it to you for 500 RMB.”
Dong Xuebing immediately took out 500 RMB from his wallet without hesitation.
The shop owner was surprised as he did not expect Dong Xuebing to pay him straight away. He thought to himself, this person must be crazy. Similar statues are sold for 100 RMB in the malls!
Hu Silian was also stunned and stopped her husband, who was about to stop Dong Xuebing. She grabbed her husband’s arm and shook her head slightly. They had reminded Chief Dong earlier and since he still wants to buy it, they should not stop him.
Dong Xuebing also knows what they were thinking.
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Back at the Public Security Quarters, Dong Xuebing locked the door and smiles.
He placed the Guanyin statue on the table carefully and took out a screwdriver from a drawer, before rolling up his sleeves. He held the statue up in one hand and used the screwdriver to stab the base. Crack! Dong Xuebing managed to break a hole in the bottom and there were pieces of paper crumbled inside the hollow statue. He carefully took out the papers from the statue and placed it on the table.
Dong Xuebing opened up the crumpled paper, and there was a jade hair stick inside!
It’s Hetian, Jade!
Hetian Fine White Jade!
Dong Xuebing laughed. He does not know who sealed this piece of jade hair stick in the Guanyin statue, but with this jade ornament, his company’s first Auction will have a star item!
Dong Xuebing immediately calls Aunt Xuan. “I got the item.”
Aunt Xuan was confused. “What item are you talking about?”
“Our first auction’s main auction item. A piece of jade hair stick.”
Qu Yunxuan paused for a few seconds and asked. “What type of jade is it, and which era is it from?”
Dong Xuebing replied confidently. “I am sure the jade is Hetian’s most famous white jade. As for the era, it should be at least over a hundred years. I am not very sure. You got to let the experts validate it. This price of this piece should fetch a few hundred to 1 million RMB.”
“…Xiao Bing, you… I really salute you.”
“What do you mean?”
“What do I mean? How long has it been since I called you earlier, and you picked a treasure? Even robbing banks will not get as much money as you!”
“Hahaha, this is nothing… I am just lucky. Errr… How do I pass this item to you?”
“My friend had sent to your province to fetch an antique expert this morning and should be on her way back. How about I ask her to drop by Yan Tai County to meet you?”
“Is she trusted? This Jade hair stick is valuable.”
“It’s Xiao Tao. She had worked with me at the newspaper agency for quite long, and she resigned to come and help me. She can be trusted.”
“Ok. Give me her number. I will call her.”
At about 9 pm, Xiao Tao arrived at a teahouse near to Dong Xuebing’s place.
Dong Xuebing passed the nicely wrapped jade hair stick to her and smiled. “Ask Yunxuan to call me before the auction. If I have the time, I would want to attend.”
With this White Jade Hair Stick, the auction will attract lots of people to attend!