Chapter 47: Ghost City
Lin Yuling took a closer look and said:
"This jade exquisite lock is indeed fake, but it is not from my Wanbao Zhai, His Royal Highness King Qi does not believe that I can call the five appraisers who were appraised that day to testify together."
After Lin Yuling finished speaking, she asked five appraisers to be called, and the five of them came to the same conclusion as Lin Yuling after reading it together.
One of them was one of the best people in the industry, so he said to the king of Qi:
"Your Highness, the old man never lies, this exquisite lock is too rough to imitate and is far from what we were determined to do that day!"
King Qi softened his face when he heard this, and Di Xue hurriedly struck while the iron was hot.
"Your Highness, I think there must be some misunderstanding here, or you withdraw the government soldiers first, let's take a long-term view and see if there is a problem."
After Di Xue finished speaking, she didn't wait for King Qi to answer, and then whispered:
"Now the embassy in the city is still there, what I know is that your treasures are different from King Qi, and those who don't know and those who have a heart are afraid that spreading rumors will not be good for you."
When the words fell, King Qi still let his subordinates withdraw, although he was still a little tough in his mouth.
Seeing that the situation was improving, Di Xue continued:
"Your Highness, if you don't let go of the situation after taking away the Linglong lock, let's find out what is wrong."
King Qi nodded and told the story.
It turned out that after the King of Qi bought the Linglong lock back, he put it in the secret room and locked it, but these royal relatives and nobles in the capital all heard the news and came to watch, including Li Yong.
And it was Li Yong who suggested that King Qi simply hold a treasure appreciation conference to feast these people's eyes.
So King Qi prepared for the conference, but on the day of the conference, there was a scandal, and the exquisite lock turned out to be fake.
"Isn't this Li Yong doing something?" After listening, Chu Ran asked.
But King Qi shook his head:
"It's impossible, I was there the whole time when he was watching, and I didn't let him touch the Linglong lock."
"And when did this thing drop the bag?"
Chu Ran thought about it, Di Xue was also recalling King Qi's words, it seemed that there was something wrong in the middle, but he couldn't be sure.
This is Lin Yuling suddenly said:
"Your Royal Highness King Qi, have you ever changed the brocade box containing the jade exquisite lock?"
Her words also shifted Chu Ran's gaze to the box.
Chu Ran took the box in the little girl's hand and looked at it carefully, and after a while, he frowned and said:
"There's something really wrong with this box!"
"How is it possible, this box is said to have insect repellent and mothproof, and the lock on it is extremely complicated, this is also a treasure!"
Chu Ran nodded, and then said thoughtfully:
"This box is indeed a treasure, but the structure of the box is not what it seems."
Di Xue looked at the box after getting closer, it was indeed different from the ordinary box, and the overall smell had a faint aroma, it seemed that it was indeed some kind of wood soaked in an insect repellent liquid made with a special process.
While Chu Ran was observing, Di Xue asked:
"Your Royal Highness King Qi, where did you get this box from, and when did you put it on?"
King Qi thought for a moment and said, "I bought this box from the ghost market!" ”
Under the narration of King Qi, Di Xue knew that this box was bought by a hawker in the ghost market, and there were many people who wanted to buy it at that time.
And King Qi got the news from Six Fingers, a ghost market vendor who often buys things.
Di Xue and Chu Ran glanced at each other, and had the same idea in their hearts, this may be a trap set against King Qi, and the real buyer of the box may only be King Qi.
Chu Ran knocked it off the box, and after a while, he came to a conclusion:
"This box is hollow, there should be another layer inside, maybe His Royal Highness King Qi's real jade exquisite lock is inside!"
After Chu Ran finished speaking, King Qi hurriedly asked:
"How so? The box turned itself around? ”
"Uncle Nine, after you put the real Linglong lock in the box, will it become fake if you open it again!"
After Chu Ran finished speaking, King Qi nodded: "I didn't think there was a problem with the box before, so I didn't care, but as soon as you said that it was true, the lock became fake after you put it in this new box." “
Listening to the conversation between the two, Di Xue asked:
"Then how does this box swap the real and fake locks, can you open and take out the real locks?"
"This box is called the Yin and Yang Box, there is no requirement for the materials to be made, but the mechanism is small but very complicated, simply put, after putting something in, it will be reversed, and the original thing will be reversed to the bottom of the box, and it will not be flipped over to transfer the things below back to the top, this can only be used once!"
Chu Ran paused, then continued:
"So someone must have designed the mechanism and the fake jade exquisite lock in advance, just wait for Uncle Nine to buy it, and hide it at the bottom of the box."
"But what is the purpose of this man, he did not steal the real thing."
After King Qi's words were finished, Di Xue pondered for a moment:
"Maybe this person's purpose is not to lock it, but to provoke King Qi to try to disadvantage Wanbao Zhai!"
After Di Xue finished speaking, Chu Ran also agreed, and the two once again thought of the help that Wan Bao Zhai had helped before, that is, to reveal to Di Xue the person who auctioned Man Rong.
Could it be that the same person is behind these two events?
Just as Di Xue was thinking, King Qi was already urging Chu Ran to open the yin and yang box on the side.
"Uncle Nine, if you open the box violently, I'm afraid that the items inside will be destroyed, you wait for me to study and study, and then take out the lock completely."
When King Qi heard that it might break, he immediately stopped urging, and Chu Ran found some tools in Wanbao Zhai and began to study unlocking.
"Master Di, I heard that you are from Shudi, and you are still used to coming to Yuanjing." King Qi saw that Chu Ran was not paying attention to him, so he interrogated Di Xue instead.
"It's quite a habit to live." Di Xue responded, but there were also ripples in her heart, she had lived here all her life in her previous life, so why not be used to it.
"Then if you look for Lang Jun in the future, do you have to look for it in Yuanjing, you see how my Chu Ran kid looks dignified."
As soon as King Qi's words came out, Chu Ran almost broke the box on the side:
"Uncle Nine, don't be joking, the box is about to open."
"I'll come here, be careful, don't spoil my baby."
Finally, with Chu Ran's efforts, the box was opened, and the official jade exquisite lock was placed inside.
I saw that this lock is green and there is no trace of impurities, and the various parts are spliced together and difficult to open, and only if you master the trick can you unlock it.
King Qi couldn't hold the treasure in his hand, and he also knew that he was wrong to blame the people of Wanbaozhai.
"Today's thing is that I am reckless, the next auction of Wanbao Zhai, I will definitely support it, I have all the things on the first floor of Wanbao Zhai today to apologize."
"His Royal Highness King Qi is polite, it is enough for you to come and cheer, I will leave the private room for you next auction, just waiting for you to come."
After Lin Yuling finished speaking, she also gave King Qi enough face.
Di Xue instructed King Qi not to tell the truth about the discovery, so that he could go to the ghost market to investigate and find out the real person behind the scenes.
King Qi agreed, and told Di Xue that he needed anything.
After King Qi left, Lin Yuling had to be older than Chu Ran and Di Xue, but the two refused, Wanbao Zhai was implicated in this matter, so naturally there was no need to thank him.
As soon as the sun set, the ghost market on the outskirts of Beijing outside the city opened.
After Di Xue and Chu Ran dressed up in disguise, they came to the door of the ghost market.