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"The stone was hollowed out, and then something was hidden in it, and then it was completely sealed."

At this time, Wang Guan analyzed: "But because the craftsmanship of the things is not good, and they have been placed in the collection rooms of the great nobles, they are not valued at all, so I have always thought that no one can find the flaws." ”

"What's more, the means of hiding are also very ingenious." Qian Lao commented: "If it weren't for the baptism of the concrete powder after a long time, it has changed and began to show a grainy feeling, I would not easily find the flaws." ”

"But ......"

At this moment, Qian Lao was a little surprised: "The thing hasn't been opened yet, how can you be sure that it is a rare treasure inside?" Maybe it's just ordinary gold and silver nuggets. ”

"Intuition." Wang Guan said without hesitation: "When I found a flaw in something, I suddenly had a strong premonition that there must be something good hidden in it. It was this feeling that I couldn't hold back, and I didn't want to stay in a foreign country for long, so I ran back. ”

"Impulsive." Qian Lao shook his head slightly, but he didn't mean to blame, but asked Wang Guan to bring tools and prepare to pry open the bottom plate of the thing to see what was hidden in it.

Wang Guan thought about it and went directly to get an electric drill. The main reason is that the stone is relatively hard, and it is definitely not possible to smash it, and it is not easy to control the angle of cutting, so just drill it directly.

After fixing the things, Wang Guan began to punch holes in the corners. In the process of turning, dust flies, and the effect is very remarkable. After a few moments, the covered concrete particles of the floor naturally shattered. Knowing that it was a critical moment, he did not dare to be negligent, and became more careful to clean up the broken particles.

After a short time, Wang Guan saw something wrapped in coarse cloth, and because the thing was sealed. Therefore, the fibrous tissue of the coarse cloth has not yet decayed, and it still has some toughness. Wang Guan twitched, but the coarse cloth was not broken, but pulled things out little by little.

"Qian Lao, look."

Although he knew it in his heart, when he really took out the things, Wang Guan also showed a happy smile on his face, and then hurriedly handed over the things for Qian Lao to appreciate in person.

"Just do it yourself......"

Having said that, Qian Lao still took the things over. Then calm down a little, and peel off the coarse cloth with a calm palm. After peeling off two or three layers, the hidden object was finally revealed and completely presented in front of the two of them.

"Huh!"

Looking at it, Qian Lao was very surprised. I saw that the thing was a cup, a Western-style cup, with a round mouth, a deep belly, and a high foot. There is a clear difference between the Chinese cups.

Of course, the shape of the cup is not mentioned, mainly the material of the cup. Qian Lao stretched out his hand and touched it slightly, feeling that the material of the cup was not clay. Not porcelain, not metal, but stony. However, the weight of the stone cup was not as heavy as he imagined, on the contrary, it felt a little light.

In addition, when I touch it with a hand. Qian Lao felt that the stone cup was very delicate, and there was no roughness at all, but it was full of a warm feel like beautiful jade. He was amazed and surprised.

"Old Qian, what do you think of this cup?"

At the same time, Wang Guan asked: "It feels like the communion cup of the church." ”

The Lord's Supper is an important liturgy for Christians, and the Bible records that Jesus had the Passover supper with the twelve disciples on the night of his death on the crucifixion, so the Lord's Supper is to commemorate the death of the Lord Jesus, and to share the bread and wine.

The bread and grape juice symbolize the body of the Lord, the blood of the Lord, and to eat this bread and drink this cup means to be able to share the body and blood of the lord and receive all the benefits of him in grace.

Anyway, it was a religious ceremony, Wang Guan had seen it before, and felt that the sacrament cup was very similar to this stone cup.

"Holy Communion...... Cup. ”

At the right time, Qian Lao frowned slightly, unconsciously pondered, and his palms were unconsciously playing with the cup. After a few moments, he seemed to have noticed something, and the hand that had been touching the cup paused, and then turned the bottom of the cup over.

"Huh!"

After taking a look, Qian Lao was stunned, and after reacting, his eyes were a little confused, as if he had encountered something inexplicable, which made him a little unbelievable.

"Old Qian, did you find anything?" Wang Guan hurriedly asked.

“…… Fast. Qian Lao was stunned for a moment, brushed his fingers at the bottom of the cup, and hurriedly signaled: "Wang Guan, call quickly and let Yi Zhi come over." By the way, remember to ask him to call Director Jiang......"

“…… Good. ”

Wang Guan blinked, and immediately turned back to make a call. Director Jiang also knows him, who is another deputy director of the Forbidden City, specializing in Western cultural relics. It's also appropriate to call someone over now.

Moments later, the call went through. Wang Guan was about to speak, but Qian Lao was a little impatient, and directly reached out to take the microphone, and said in a somewhat eager voice: "Yi Zhi, I have a ...... here I don't know what to say, it's a very precious thing anyway. If you have time, just ask Director Jiang to come over and help me with the details. ”

"Something precious?" Zhou Lao was surprised: "When I was drinking tea yesterday, why didn't I hear you say this?" ”

"I didn't have it yesterday, but Wang Guan brought it over today." Qian Lao explained.

"Wait, I'll be there right ......"

In an instant, Zhou Lao hung up the phone decisively, and listened to the tone as if he was about to rush over.

"Wang Guan, it seems that your name is still good."

At this time, Qian Lao also calmed down a little and was in the mood to make a joke.

"Old Qian, you're trying to kill me." Wang Guan hurriedly shook his head and changed the topic: "Old Qian, you can say it now, what is the mystery of this cup, it actually makes you so excited." ”

"I'm pretending to be garlic again, didn't you remind me?" As he spoke, Qian Lao's mood was unsteady again, and his voice trembled slightly: "This is the Holy ...... Dinner cups. ”

Hearing this, Wang Guan was a little speechless, Qian Lao was obviously fooling himself. Of course, from this meaning, he was also a little excited, after all, Qian Lao seemed to agree with his judgment.

The two seem to be playing dumb riddles, a dumb riddle that everyone knows well, but it is difficult to say. It's not that they're playing tricks, but that neither of them is sure until they're completely sure.

Just as the two of them were researching things. Zhou Lao also hurried to the scene with Director Jiang.

As soon as he walked into the hall, Zhou Lao unceremoniously stretched out his hand and said, "Ling Xi, where is the thing, take it and take a look." ”

"Qian Lao!"

In contrast, Director Jiang is more humble, he is only in his early fifties, and he has only been promoted to the position of deputy director in the past two years, and he does not dare to pinch the shelf in front of the old-timers.

"Sit down and talk, have a cup of tea first......"

When people came, Qian Lao was not in a hurry. A smile on his face greeted.

"Tea later, is this the thing?" Zhou Lao's eyes were still relatively sharp, and as soon as he sat down, he immediately found something on the table. At first glance, his brow furrowed: "A cup? ”

"What's wrong with the cup, can't the cup be a treasure?" Qian Lao smiled: "I remember that not long ago, you still wanted to snatch the Holy Tao Cup back to study." ”

"What do you mean......" Old Zhou's eyes flashed: "This thing belongs to the treasure of the first level of the Holy Tao Cup?" ”

"I'm not saying it, I'm just using an analogy. Whether it is or not depends on your judgment. Qian Lao smiled and said, "I'm old, and my eyes are not good." Inevitably, there will be some ......"

"Stop." Zhou Lao said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense, your eyes are not good, it is estimated that there will be no clear-eyed people in the world." Now you are not asking us to help us. Instead, they plan to use us as a foil. ”

While speaking, Zhou Lao also picked up the cup lightly, and said a little confused after a little feeling: "Stone cup? The styling is not very common in China, it should be a Western-style ......"

"It's kind of like a church cup." Curator Jiang said beside him. It is worthy of being an expert and scholar who specializes in the study of Western cultural relics, and at a glance, he came to the same conclusion as Wang Guan.

"Hmm."

Zhou Lao nodded and continued to study. even stretched out his finger and touched it slightly in the cup, and suddenly it was even more strange: "This material is a little strange, let's say it's a stone, it's not heavy, it's better like a pebble that has been washed by the water flow for thousands of years, it is very smooth and delicate, and even has a bit of jade texture." But I'm pretty sure that things aren't jade ......."

"It's not jade in the first place." Qian Lao nodded, and then prompted: "It's not just that the materials are strange, you might as well look at the bottom of the cup, maybe there are some surprises." ”

"Surprise?"

Zhou Lao was stunned, and hurriedly turned the cup over and looked at it. Looking at it, his eyes revealed a little confused, and then he seemed to remember something, his pupils contracted suddenly, and his expression was stunned, surprised, and confused: "This is ......"

“…… How can it be. ”

At the same time, seeing Zhou Lao's gaffe, Director Jiang was also quite curious, and couldn't help but take a closer look, and when he saw the situation clearly, he was also dumbfounded and amazed in disbelief.

Under the foot of the cup, there is a letter inscription. Wang Guan couldn't see what the specific letter was, but Qian Lao and the others seemed to know it very well, especially Director Jiang, who shook his head again and again after seeing the inscription, his eyes were full of suspicion.

“…… It seems to be an imitation. ”

After half a ring, Director Jiang reacted and said with certainty: "That's right, it should be an imitation." ”

"Imitations?" Qian Lao thought for a moment and nodded slightly: "It's not that this possibility is impossible, after all, the origin of the thing is too big, and it is not strange that imitations appear." ”

"Impossible."

At the right time, Zhou Lao vetoed: "Think about it, with the arbitrary and self-respecting style of the Western church, how can imitations be allowed. Whoever dares to imitate such a thing is estimated to be a heresy, and the end will definitely be miserable. ”

"Kind of makes sense." Qian Lao nodded in agreement, and then signaled: "That's why I hide things, and they hide them so deep that they are difficult to detect." ”

"Things are precious to hide, if it's an ordinary thing, can't you just smash it, why hide it?" Zhou Lao said disapprovingly: "This is not in line with human nature......" (to be continued......