Chapter 45 Testing the authenticity of a Needle

Chen Yu looked over. He'd noticed the bronze sheep a long time ago, and was able to distinguish its authenticity.

But out of politeness, before the old dean spoke, he couldn't be rude and talk too much.

Tan Younian picked up the bronze sheep and saw three intertwined tiger-headed dragons on both sides. The forepart of the sheep's back was decorated with a pair of symmetrical long-tailed phoenixes. On the back of the sheep was a pair of phoenixes with sharp beaks and crowns. Beside each phoenix was a wolf-shaped beast.

He observed it carefully for a long time. First, he picked up the copper rust, then touched the traces of shim. Finally, he muttered to himself,

"The body and buttocks of the bronze sheep are rusted, slightly dry and floating, and the pattern is slightly complicated. Although suspicious, there is no flaw. It is difficult to distinguish."

Xu Minghui and Li Qingshan looked at each other and smiled bitterly. "We also have the same doubts. It looks like the real one, but it's suspicious. We can't conclude that it's fake."

"Yu, what do you think?" Tan Younian asked. He had already placed great importance on Chen Yu and even wanted to accept him as a disciple.

"I think it's fake!" Chen Yu said confidently.

It was the first time that Li Qingshan had seen Chen Yu. He didn't know how powerful he was, but at such a young age, his ability must be ordinary.

He pursed his lips disdainfully and lectured, "Young man, it's good to be confident, but you can't talk nonsense. Even we can't make a judgment. What right do you have to say it's fake?"

Xu Minghui frowned. He had the same idea as Li Qingshan, but he didn't say it out loud.

"Of course I can prove it!" Chen Yu smiled, walked to the appraisal box, and took out a filus needle.

"What do you want to do?" Li Qingshan hurriedly stopped him. Although the bronze sheep of the Warring States was a donation and had not been paid, if it was judged to be genuine, it would be worth at least 10 million yuan. What if it was destroyed by this young man?

"If my judgment is wrong, then I'm willing to compensate you according to the price." Chen Yu was composed and revealed strong confidence.

After witnessing Chen Yu's talent, Tan Younian had absolute confidence in his ability. Seeing that Chen Yu was so confident, Tan Younian encouraged, "Yu, feel free to give it a try. Don't worry about it."

Li Qingshan glared at Tan Younian with dissatisfaction. "If something happens, you should also take the responsibility."

With the permission, Chen Yu raised his hand and inserted the filus needle into the rusted part of the bronze sheep.

"Bronze rust is very hard to penetrate. As for those rust stuck with glue, not only is it easy to pierce it, but after releasing my hand, the needles will be unable to get rid of the glue inside. I can tell at a glance."

After that, he loosened his hand and saw that the needle, which was less than a centimeter in length, was left by the rust.

"Yu, do you suspect that there is something wrong with the rust?" The three appraisal experts were shocked, as if they had found a new continent, and suddenly understood.

But soon, Li Qingshan raised another question, "Isn't it too hasty? Maybe you stabbed too deeply, or maybe there's a problem with the structure of the bronze sheep? In short, it's very difficult to convince us!"

Chen Yu nodded and said calmly, "Don't be impatient, this is only the beginning."

Then, he lit the alcohol lamp, pulled out the filus needle, set it on fire, and stabbed towards the bronze sheep again...

"Crack!" The rust on the bronze sheep's skin suddenly exploded, emitting pungent smoke!

This time, the three experts were completely out of control. They knew that it was not easy to burn the bronze rust. Only the gelatinous crystals made of resin would explode, melt, and burn in the heat source. Moreover, they could smell the burnt plastic.

A small amount of melted glue flowed out of the spot caused by the hot needle, and then quickly solidified, forming a semicircle groove according to the shape of the hot needle.

Chen Yu added, "Bronze rust is a natural mineral crystallization. It doesn't melt or burn easily, and it doesn't have a bad smell. Only when you apply it will it have such a situation.

"So it proves that this bronze sheep is a copy, and the rust on it is transplanted!"

"Sure enough, there is something wrong with the rust. The thing that we can't identify was found out by a young man!" The three experts were in a complicated mood. It didn't feel good to lose to a young man.

Li Qingshan felt that his cheeks were burning. He doubted Chen Yu before, but he was slapped in the face so soon. Moreover, he was a junior, so he felt embarrassed.

The problem was that in order to get concrete evidence, Chen Yu put down the filus needle under Xu Minghui's permission. He picked up a small tube that specialized in collecting copper rust and scraped off a piece of copper rust on the surface of the sheep.

He asked the three to look at the leather shell under the rust and said,

"Bronze is exposed under the rust, and under the real bronze rust, it's usually blackish-brown or silvery white. Obviously, this is a counterfeit, not worthy of being called a national treasure!"

"Clap!" Xu Minghui, Tan Younian, and Li Qingshan stood up at the same time and applauded Chen Yu enthusiastically.

The younger generation will surpass us in time. When they were in their early twenties, they were still ignorant apprentices, but Chen Yu, who was the same age as them, was able to clear half of their doubts and used a single needle to appraise the authenticity of the bronze imitation.

All of a sudden, they remembered a heroic saying, "That's how a child should be born."

The three of them surrounded Chen Yu and praised him, causing him to be unable to close his mouth and feel slightly complacent...

Tan Younian bent down to pick up the piece of copper rust. After feeling it for a moment, he sighed softly and said,

"This transplanted rust was taken from other bronze tools and real rust is stuck to the fake bronze sheep with special glue. No wonder we were only able to see the rust on the surface and were fooled."

It was precisely because it was stuck inside, the 'true rust' on the outside, that the three experts couldn't see through it. Otherwise, for masters of their level, if there was even the slightest flaw, they would immediately discover it.

Xu Minghui suddenly realized that something was wrong and asked, "Isn't Chen Yu good at medicine? Why is he so good at identifying antiques?"

Tan Younian proudly replied, "Yu is an archaeologist in our school, so he's naturally good at identifying antiques."

No matter how Xu Minghui thought about it, he felt that the two professions had nothing to do with each other.

He suddenly remembered that Chen Yu had mentioned that the treatment method for Pulin was from an ancient book. It turned out that he was an archaeologist. This explained why Chen Yu found it in the ancient book.

"There was something wrong." Li Qingshan didn't hear the conversation between the two. He asked doubtfully, "Yu, the opponent is a fake expert, and his glue is hidden between the layers of rust. Besides that, there are no flaws. How did you see through it?"

Of course, Chen Yu wouldn't talk about his eyes. He laughed and mumbled, "Maybe it's because I'm younger and have good eyesight."

Although he said it casually, the three experts, especially Tan Younian and Li Qingshan, felt very uncomfortable.

Yes. They were old men, and even antiques can't be identified. How time flew!

Tan Younian thought that he was about to retire. Having seen Chen Yu's ability in appraising, he was even more interested in this young man. He offered a generous offer and asked,

"Yu, you are very talented in appraising and repairing antiques. Would you like me to be your supervisor after graduation? I will cover tuition fees of you and will give you a scholarship of at least one hundred thousand yuan annually."

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