Chapter 577: Wood Carving Tiger
The second elder is coming, of course Xu Qiang doesn't know.
He was now in the master's study, looking at a tiger ornament on the master's desk, carved from expensive golden silk ebony wood.
The carving is very exquisite, so that the momentum of the tiger is fully displayed.
The two eyes of the tiger are inlaid with two expensive opals, which adds some prestige to the tiger.
"Does the head of the family like antiques very much?" asked Xu Qiang.
"I like it, it's just that the head of the family doesn't have much free time, most of the time is busy for the family, and occasionally has time to look at antiques. Meng Chaosheng, the elder of Meng, explained to Xu Qiang that he had also investigated Xu Qiang and knew that Yu Qiang's attainments in antiques were very high.
If it weren't for Xu Qiang's lack of engagement in the antique industry, he would definitely have become the first person in Bingcheng Antiques.
Xu Qiang only mixed in the antique circle for a few months, and then made the antique circle bloody, and even brought down the two presidents of the antique association.
With such a great achievement, Meng Chaosheng will certainly not ignore it.
"Tiger ornaments, a good Qing Dynasty antique, when did the head of the family buy it?" Xu Qiang asked suddenly.
"Let me think about it, I remember, it wasn't bought by the head of the family, it was given by the second elder. The Great Elder quickly remembered.
Sent by the second elder?
Hearing the Great Elder's words, Xu Qiang smiled meaningfully and didn't say much.
He slapped the tiger on the head, but with a slight touch, it didn't look destructive at all.
However, with this gentle pat, the two eyes and two cat's eyes of the tiger ornament fell off directly for him.
Meng Chaosheng frowned slightly, a little dissatisfied.
Isn't that sabotage?
But thinking about the purpose of Xu Qiang's coming today, to see a doctor for the head of the family, he endured it again.
Tiger ornaments are precious, but compared to treating the head of the family, tiger ornaments are not worth mentioning, even if they are given to Xu Qiang?
"I think I've figured out the cause of the family's health problems. ”
"What is the reason?" Hearing Xu Qiang's words, Meng Chaosheng immediately threw the matter of the tiger fight out of the clouds.
The most important thing is the body of the head of the house!
"It's them, they're the culprits!" Xu Qiang held two opals in his right hand, two of the highest quality opals.
Under the light, the two opals are exceptionally beautiful.
"Are you sure you're right?" Meng Chaosheng looked at Xu Qiang.
The two opals held in Xu Qiang's palm look very normal in Meng Chaosheng, they are two opals, can opals harm people?
"[5200] Of course I'm not mistaken!" Xu Qiang was confident.
"So there's something wrong with these two opals?"
"There is indeed a problem!"
"What's the problem?"
"If I say it bluntly, maybe you won't believe it, we might as well do an experiment and need you to prepare something. Xu Qiang knew that if he didn't come up with something real and didn't let Meng Chaosheng see it with his own eyes, it was basically impossible to convince Meng Chaosheng.
To come up with something real, you'll need some auxiliary supplies.
Xu Qiang didn't have it, so he could only let Meng Chaosheng solve it.
"What do you want me to prepare?"
"A bottle of wine, a bottle of vinegar, and a pot of brewed tea!" Xu Qiang demanded.
"Is that all?" Meng Chao was full of question marks?
What do you want to drink, do you want to drink it?
Even if you don't drink it, what do you want vinegar to do, should it be used as a snack?
"By the way, you can prepare two more opals and send them together!"
"Okay, I'll let people prepare it right away!" Meng Chaosheng asked.
He immediately ordered someone to prepare, and within a few minutes, everything was ready, Meng Chaosheng looked at Xu Qiang, waiting for Yu Qiang's explanation.
Xu Qiang asked Meng Chaosheng to kick everyone else out, saying that you are the only one left with him and Meng Chaosheng.
"Then you have to look carefully, don't miss it!" Xu Qiang smiled and took a teacup and poured some wine into it.
Subsequently, pour in an equal amount of vinegar.
After mixing the vinegar and wine, I took the teapot next to me and poured some tea.
"What are you doing with vinegar, wine, and tea?" Meng Chaosheng, who was watching quietly from the side, was confused by Xu Qiang's movements.
I haven't heard of any special effect on these three things mixed together!
But he's sure the taste must be so strange that you won't forget it for the rest of your life.
"Put one of the opals you asked people to find!" After configuring two cups of the same liquid, Xu Qiang asked Meng Chaosheng to put opals in one of them.
Meng Chaosheng complied, and the opal was put in.
Wait quietly, three minutes!
It hasn't changed at all, the color of the liquid in the cup hasn't changed, and the opal hasn't changed in the slightest.
Meng Chaosheng was not surprised by this at all, he had expected it a long time ago.
Whether it is wine, vinegar, or tea, it does not have strong corrosiveness, nor does it have strong dyeing ability.
Opal is put in, of course, it cannot be corroded, and it is impossible to be stained.
"Look at me!" Xu Qiang took one of the opals in his hand, which was taken from the tiger ornament, and put it into another cup.
Isn't yours also an opal?
Hearing Xu Qiang's words, Meng Chaosheng was a little unimpressed, the same opal, would it produce different phenomena?
He guessed it right!
Xu Qiang's opal was put in, and the mixed liquid in the teacup, the liquid mixed with wine, vinegar, and tea, immediately began to change color.
Just now it was only light red, but after the opal was put in, the color quickly deepened, and finally it became a deep red, even slightly black.
How so?
Meng Chaosheng stepped forward in disbelief, and almost put his eyes on the two teacups and looked at them carefully.
He was sure that Xu Qiang had no chance to do anything.
Because he has been staring at Xu Qiang tightly, he can see every movement clearly, and there is absolutely no omission.
"Xu Qiang, can you explain it now?" Meng Chaosheng also reacted, there was a problem with the opal that made the eyes of the tiger ornament.
"Actually, it's already obvious, I believe you can guess that the two opals that made the eyes of the tiger ornament have been tampered with!"
"Are you saying that the illness of the head of the family has anything to do with these two opals?" Meng Chaosheng immediately reacted.
If there is no purpose, it will not be done on the opal for no reason.
"Of course it has a relationship, it is directly caused by these two opals!" Xu Qiang directly revealed the truth.
When he entered the study just now, he inhaled it in one breath, and felt that something was slightly interfering with his bodily functions.
However, as an extraordinary and strong person, his body functions far exceeded those of ordinary people, and the harmful substances he inhaled were quickly metabolized.
At that time, he guessed that the cause of the head of the Meng family's body could be the substance he had just inhaled.
He searched and searched, and he found the culprit opal.
"What the hell is going on?"
"In fact, the principle is very simple, some substances can make people's body function problems, so that the body can not absorb nutrients, but it is not a poison, some people smear this substance on the surface of opal, repeat many times, form a transparent shell, and this substance has the characteristics of slow volatilization, will continue to volatilize for a period of time!"
"Are you saying that after volatilization, it is inhaled into the body by the head of the family, which will affect the body functions of the head of the family, which will lead to a large loss of nutrients?" Meng Chaosheng is also a smart person, and he didn't need Xu Qiang to finish speaking, he guessed what Xu Qiang wanted to say, and he also guessed how the head of the family had a problem.
Such a poisoning method is simply impossible to prevent.
Because the substance applied to the surface of opal has no color, no taste, and will only slowly evaporate.
"Yes!"
"If according to what you said, the tiger ornaments have been placed in the study for a long time, but everyone who enters the study will be recruited, the Meng family, there are many people who can enter the family study, how could they not be recruited?" Meng Chaosheng suddenly had another major doubt.
The volatilization of the material on the surface of the opal must have filled the entire study.
No matter who comes in, as long as he breathes, he will definitely inhale, and he will be hit like the head of the house.
However, in fact, the entire Meng family recruited only the head of the family.
How to explain it?
"Poison and poisoning are two different things, to be recruited, there are two prerequisites, one is poisonous, the other is to accumulate to a certain amount, the head of the family is tricked, because he will stay in the study for a long time every day, and accumulate enough amount in his body, which will cause him to have metabolic problems and cannot absorb nutrients, and you, will you stay in the study of the head of the family for a long time?" Xu Qiang asked rhetorically.
Meng Chaosheng immediately shook his head, why did he stay in the master's study for so long?
They are all here to discuss matters, at most one or two hours, and the most common is to solve the problem within half an hour.
According to Xu Qiang's words, even if they inhale a certain amount of special substances, it is not enough to affect the body.
The head of the family is different, the study is his daily office place, and he has to stay in the study for a long time every day, so he is the only one who is recruited.
Xu Qiang's explanation, Meng Chaosheng accepted.
"I'll throw them out right away, no, seal them up and keep them as evidence!" Meng Chaosheng slapped the table.
The problem has finally been figured out!
It is much easier to find out the root cause of the problem of the head of the house's body, and solve the problem.
He believes that since Xu Qiang can find out the problem, he should solve it, and the head of the family will be fine.
"Wait, you can't take it away for ......the time being," Xu Qiang suddenly stopped.
"Why not?"
"You just told me that the tiger ornament was given by the second elder, right?" Xu Qiang asked with a smile.
Meng Chaosheng nodded, it was indeed sent by the second elder.
He was present at the time, and the head of the family was very fond of the tiger ornaments, so he put them on the table and has not touched them until today.
"After the head of the family has a health problem, will the second elder still come?"
"Occasionally, I'll come!" Meng Chaosheng suddenly understood, and Xu Qiang stopped him because of the second elder.
The tiger ornament was sent by the second elder, and the head of the family had a physical problem because of the tiger arrangement, which means that the second elder was very suspicious of poisoning.
If the second elder poisoned him, what would he think when he came next time he found that the tiger ornament was missing?
I guess it's been discovered, and I'll take further action.
Therefore, the Tiger ornament cannot be removed now.
"The problem is that if you don't take it away, the head of the house will continue to inhale harmful substances, and it won't get better at all!"
"Is it difficult to find two similar opals?" Xu Qiang smiled.
"Let you see the smile, I am concerned about the chaos, I only care about the body of the head of the house, but I didn't think of such a simple way, I immediately asked people to find two opals to replace the opal on the tiger ornament!" Meng Chaosheng slapped his thigh, and under Xu Qiang's reminder, he finally realized that the solution to the problem was very simple.
Since there is a problem with two opals, wouldn't it be enough to replace them with two that are okay?
Even if the second elder came now, he wouldn't blatantly inspect it, as long as he saw that the tiger ornament was still there, he wouldn't think about it too much.
"Xu Qiang, since you have found the problem, can you cure the head of the family?" Meng Chaosheng asked Xu Qiang, the body of the head of the family is the most important!