C534 Where Did This Treasure Come From?
C534 Where Did This Treasure Come From?
It seemed as if he hadn't smiled in a long time. He had already forgotten how to smile. This was an illusion, but it felt very real.
Seeing the hunchbacked old man smile, a sliver of surprise appeared in Mr. Elder Qin's eyes. However, he quickly calmed down. He looked at Ding Yi and said with a smile, "This is the top appraiser of the New City Auction House, Elder Chen."
"In all the years that Elder Chen has been in the industry, he has never made a scene before. His words are all over the antique shop, in the collection world, all about this!" Saying that, Mr. Elder Qin gave Elder Chen a big thumbs up.
Hearing this, Ding Yi hurriedly nodded his head and said to Elder Chen, "I accidentally obtained this rusted knife. Please help to clap your hands and see if it is a treasure."
"The person from your shop just said that if I'm not a treasure, he'll kick me out." Ding Yi chuckled, but the moment he said that, the faces of the employees and the four security guards changed.
They were not afraid of Elder Qin and the others because no matter how high Elder Qin's position was, it had nothing to do with them. However, the three people in front of them were different; these three people were the top three appraisal masters in their own auction house.
Hearing Ding Yi's words, before Elder Chen could say anything, the fat old man among the two immediately cast his gaze towards the four security guards. The fat on his face trembled as he frowned and said: "All visitors are guests, who dares to kick them out? "Who said that?!"
Hearing this, the four security guards trembled and looked at each other in dismay. None of them knew what to say. Originally, this had nothing to do with them, but they were just carrying out their duties.
"Come out and apologize to the two guests. We still have matters to discuss, otherwise, get out of here!" Seeing how the four of them were silent, the fat elder frowned, his face full of gloom.
Seeing that the fat old man was so angry, the security guard in the lead clenched his fists and gritted his teeth as he said, "It wasn't us who said that!"
"If it's not you guys, then who said it?" The other thin old man also walked over. He glanced at the four of them gloomily and said coldly.
The moment he said that, the four of them cast their gazes towards the employee that was standing not too far away, the one who received Ding Yi and Gao Pei.
Seeing the four security guards look at him, the man's face changed. Before he could react, the eyes of the two old men, one fat and one skinny, shot over, he did not dare have any other thoughts, directly kneeling on the ground and saying: "I, I was the one who said it, I was blind, and should not have any prejudice towards the customer, please take care, two old men …"
"As a receptionist, you shouldn't make such a mistake. After you go to Finance and collect your salary, you don't have to come back in the future." Without waiting for the employee to finish speaking, the fat elder coldly snorted, "You four, take him away!"
"Little friend, are you satisfied?" After watching the four security guards lead the employee away, the hunchbacked elder looked at Ding Yi and asked.
"Let's look at something." Hearing Elder Chen's words, Ding Yi helplessly smiled, pointed at the rusted knife and said, "The three of you are top appraisers of the New City Auction House, please give me a comment on this item."
"The age of this item can't be wrong. The copper rust on it is at least two thousand years old." He looked at Ding Yi with a red face and a glimmer appeared in his eyes, as if he was looking at a rich man, "However, this saber's style is a bit strange, it doesn't match the weapons style of the Pre-Qin era, this is indeed strange, I believe Mr. Elder Qin also noticed this, right?"
The fat old man was indeed a top appraiser, he was only able to determine the age of the rusted knife in one glance. But just like Mr. Elder Qin, he was also misled by the copper rust on the rusted knife.
"Indeed, it's strange. To think that this type of blade is from the pre-Qin era. This is the first time I've seen one like this." A moment later, the skinny old man confirmed the judgment of the fat old man and Mr. Elder Qin.
At this time, the surrounding people were already shocked. To be able to obtain the confirmation of the three masters, the authenticity of the rusted knife was certain.
No one would have thought that an ancient saber from the pre-Qin era would appear here. One must know that items of that age were priceless treasures, and were not so easily found.
If such a treasure appeared in the auction house, it would definitely cause a huge sensation. Some people had already taken out their cell phones to take photos of the contact person. It must be because they had some thoughts about the rusted knife.
He cast his gaze towards Elder Chen who was still frowning and carefully observing the rusted blade. Other than waiting for the elder to clap his hands, Ding Yi also wanted to see if the old man who made him feel that there was something wrong with the blade.
Seeing Ding Yi turn his gaze to Elder Chen, the others all looked over, hoping that Elder Chen would give a different answer.
He seemed to be completely immersed in the rusted knife, forgetting that there were others around him watching. He carefully observed the rusted knife, not wanting to let go of any of the marks, and the expression on his face kept changing, some were puzzled, some were surprised, some were happy, and some really couldn't see through what he saw.
After a long time, the hearts of everyone around were raised to their throats, almost no sound could be heard, the surroundings were terrifyingly quiet, and everyone was waiting for Elder Chen to reply. Only then did he slowly raise his head, and without paying attention to anyone, he looked at Ding Yi and said with a smile, "Little friend, can I hold the blade and feel it?"
"Sure." Ding Yi was surprised when he heard that. He raised his eyebrows and made a gesture of "please".
This old man was a bit out of his expectations. Why did he pick up the rusted knife? Did he want to test if the knot was sturdy?
As such an absurd idea just appeared in Ding Yi's mind, he saw Elder Chen grab onto the rusted knife, and in front of everyone's shock and panic, he raised the rusted knife and viciously slashed at a nearby porcelain plate.
"Elder Chen!"
"Absolutely not!"
One fat and one thin, the two old men were the first to react, but by the time they wanted to stop them, it was already too late.
"Whiz!" Suddenly, Elder Chen flicked his wrist and a sharp chill appeared on the rusted blade. Although there was no change to the naked eye, Ding Yi and Gao Pei's expressions changed, because as far as they could tell, a cold light suddenly exploded out from the blade that was filled with copper rust!