Antique Dealer

Chapter 294 The Redeemer
Cai Zonghui wished he could find a crack in the ground right now. In fact, when the appraisal was organized, there were indeed some people who raised objections, but the reasons given were not convincing to everyone, so Cai Zonghui abandoned this point of view. Unexpectedly, they is wrong.

If this kind of thing gets out, he will probably be laughed at by others.

Zhang Qingfan was very speechless at the moment. After a long time, the result given by the appraisal meeting organized by Cai Zonghui was actually wrong. Isn't it the opposite to use this conclusion to investigate the case?

As a result, Fang Hao didn't make any more comments here, and he always wanted to give Cai Zonghui some face, so as not to turn against each other.

Now that there is a new judgment, Zhang Qingfan also has a new direction of investigation.

Based on the information he has learned so far, the victim was a small seller in a local antique shop. In the jargon of the antique industry, he was a "package shop".And these things are likely to be commodities that the victim is about to sell.

Now, these things are all fakes, so it is necessary to consider whether the victim was retaliated because of deceiving others, or was murdered because of some conflict of interests.

Zhang Qingfan pondered for a moment: "Fang Hao, when the matter on your side is resolved, can you go with me to the scene of the murder?"

Fang Hao said no problem.Regardless of Qian Min's relationship, he would reciprocate.

However, the conversation between the two made Cai Zonghui very embarrassed, but his skills are not as good as others, so what can he say?I can only make up my mind secretly that I must study hard and fight for myself.

At this time, Li Mingchao, who lived next door, knocked on the door and told Fang Hao that Ma Hongfei called again and asked when they would arrive.

Zhang Qingfan learned of Ma Hongfei's current location, and suggested that it would be best to go tomorrow.

The two must follow Zhang Qingfan's opinion.

Li Mingchao called Ma Hongfei back, and the call was answered quickly: "Brother Fei, we'll be there tomorrow morning, do you want to talk to Brother Hao?"

Ma Hongfei was silent for a while, and then said: "Forget it, let's meet and talk tomorrow."

"Are you all right now? Did they use violence against you?"

"I'm fine for now."

Seeing that Ma Hongfei seemed unwilling to say more, Li Mingchao told him to be careful in everything, and then hung up the phone.

After Li Mingchao made the phone call here, Zhang Qingfan bid farewell and made an appointment to see you tomorrow.

After seeing off Zhang Qingfan and Cai Zonghui, Li Mingchao sighed lightly: "I don't know what happened to Brother Fei."

Fang Hao patted him on the shoulder: "Don't think too much, what's going on, you'll know when you go tomorrow."

"Ah."

The two chatted for a while, and Li Mingchao went back to his room to rest.

The next morning, after meeting up with Zhang Qingfan, the three of them took Li Mingchao's car to the village where Ma Hongfei was detained.

The village was in a mountainous area, and Li Mingchao didn't dare to drive on the last section of the winding mountain road, so Zhang Qingfan changed to drive.

Zhang Qingfan was an old driver, and he drove very steadily. However, Li Mingchao was sitting in the co-pilot, looking at the winding mountain road and the cliff beside the mountain road, he wished he could brake under his feet.

When I was about to reach the mountain village, there was an off-road vehicle driving slowly in front of me. Although it was possible to overtake other vehicles beside it, it was only a mountain road and it was not easy to mess around.

Fortunately, we were about to reach the village, so everyone calmed down and followed the off-road vehicle in front. The original 10-minute journey took 5 minutes longer.

Since the roads in the village were not easy to walk, Zhang Qingfan parked his car on a parking platform at the entrance of the village, and the off-road vehicle was also parked not far away.

When Fang Hao got out of the car, he saw a middle-aged woman with outstanding temperament coming down from the off-road vehicle, and she was accompanied by a female bodyguard and female driver.

Fang Hao looked over there, and then walked towards the village under the leadership of Zhang Qingfan.

Seeing that they were about to leave, the middle-aged woman hurriedly asked loudly in Mandarin with Xingzhou dialect: "My countrymen, do you know Ding Dahong?"

Zhang Qingfan replied: "I don't know each other, we are not from this village."

"Oh, sorry to trouble you."

The mountain villages in Xingzhou are very distinctive. The houses are basically built with stone bricks. Although it has been a few years old, it looks quite distinctive.However, judging from the style and appearance of the village, it is indeed relatively poor.

After inquiring, the three of them soon arrived in front of a residential house, and Li Mingchao immediately knocked on the door: "Is anyone there?"

Soon, a middle-aged man came to open the door. He looked at the three people with vigilance in his eyes: "Who are you looking for?"

Li Mingchao said, "We are friends of Ma Hongfei."

The middle-aged man listened to Li Mingchao's Beijing film, his eyes became less vigilant: "Just the three of you?"

"Yes, where is my friend now?"

"It's in the house, come in."

The middle-aged man let the three of them into the house, and then closed the door.

Fang Hao soon saw Ma Hongfei, except for being a little haggard, everything else was normal, but when he saw Fang Hao, his expression was somewhat awkward, but he still greeted them.

Fang Hao has never understood why Ma Hongfei seems to be deliberately avoiding him. Could it be that this is still a game against him?

Fang Hao thought it was unlikely. If so, based on his understanding of Ma Hongfei, he must have already avoided looking at him, let alone greet him.

Li Mingchao felt relieved when he saw Ma Hongfei like this, so he said, "We're here too, shall we open up and talk about it?"

The middle-aged man said: "There is nothing to talk about, as long as you pay us the money, I will let him go immediately."

Li Mingchao said, "This is illegal detention, it's an illegal act!"

At this time, the half-hundred old man sitting next to Ma Hongfei said, "It's illegal or not. If he damages my things, he will have to pay. I didn't tie him up. I'm being polite."

The middle-aged man who brought them in waved his hand and said, "Stop talking nonsense, did you bring any money, my bracelet is very valuable, and I don't want to cheat you, give me 40, and I will release them now."

Fang Hao said: "Since we are here, we will definitely give you an explanation. Show us the things. If they are worth 40 yuan, we will definitely compensate you."

The middle-aged man said: "I am also reasonable. I must show you things, or you will think I am extorting money!"

After speaking, the middle-aged man went to take out the bracelet.

Fang Hao first asked Ma Hongfei if it was this bracelet that he broke. After getting confirmation, he was about to pick it up and look at it. When he got more careful, he took out a pair of gloves from his bag, and then picked it up and broke it into three pieces. cut bracelet.

This bracelet is made of Hetian topaz, which is dense and warm, with some ooze in some parts. Judging from the whole, it should be a work of the early Qing Dynasty.

Topaz is a rare treasure in Hetian jade, and is highly praised by the royal family because of its yellow color.This pair of jade bracelets is large in size and has a lot of consumables. It is elegant in shape, plain and unmarked, and well-crafted. It was enjoyed by wealthy families at that time. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is worth 40 yuan.

It's a pity that the bracelet has been broken into three pieces, and judging from the traces, it should be newly broken. It was just a discovery made by Fang Hao when he observed the broken section, which made him feel that this matter must not be simple.

In fact, judging from Ma Hongfei's performance, this is also obvious.

Fang Hao put the bracelet back on the table, and the middle-aged man said: "How about it, I didn't lie to you, isn't it an old thing?"

Fang Hao nodded slightly: "The thing is indeed old, but I don't think it's reasonable to say that it's worth 40 yuan. How about a [-]% discount? If you agree, I'll transfer the money to you immediately."

The middle-aged man waved his hands again and again: "If you want to say that it's ten thousand eight thousand cheaper, I can still agree. How can you be like this, and it's half the price. You are buying clothes?"

Fang Hao smiled and said: "Brother, we are smart people who don't talk dark words. We all know the origin of this bracelet. It's not bad to earn 20."

While speaking, he pointed to the ground.

The middle-aged man's complexion changed, and he was about to speak when the old man said first, "Young man, you seem to be an expert, so how about it, I agree to a hundred thousand cheaper."

Fang Hao smiled lightly: "28, this number is relatively auspicious, if you agree, I will give the money immediately."

The old man hesitated for a while, and said, "That's fine, let's just make friends."

Fang Hao asked the other party for the bank card number, and transferred the money happily.

The middle-aged man received the incoming text message and patted Ma Hongfei on the shoulder: "Boy, it's a good thing you have such a friend, otherwise you can go dig coal to pay off the debt! Also, I warn you again, some people are not what you can Thinking about it! Those who know the current affairs are heroes."

Ma Hongfei didn't speak, and followed Fang Hao and the others out the door.

The middle-aged man delivered it to the door and said to the old man, "Uncle, why did you agree to be so much cheaper!"

That was 12 yuan, how much pork head meat he had to buy, he felt distressed thinking about it.

The old man said: "One needs to be content, it's worth it if we can earn this, and that kid doesn't look like a weak-faced kid, but in fact, I think this guy is quite ruthless. We are few, so it's better to be honest. , we have to go out and hide, if someone finds us, we will have to eat in prison."

"Yes, I'm going to clean up..."

On the other side, Fang Hao went out and asked Ma Hongfei with concern: "How are you doing?"

A little smile appeared on Ma Hongfei's face: "It's okay, don't worry, I will return your money to you as soon as possible."

"Don't worry about money, take your time."

When Fang Hao said this, he saw that the family was far away, so he said to Zhang Qingfan: "Brother Zhang, I suggest you send someone to investigate those two people. They probably just robbed a tomb."

Zhang Qingfan had guessed just now, and now he heard what Fang Hao said, and asked, "How did you know?"

Wearing gloves, Fang Hao took out one of the broken bracelets, pointed to the section on it and said, "There are traces of mud on your wearing face, I think it should be stained with Wuhua soil."

Wuhua soil is an archaeological term, which means that when digging a pit tomb, the mellow soil and raw soil of different colors in the pit will be dug out, and after the burial, the mixed soil will be backfilled into the pit.

Fang Hao went on to say: "This point, we will know when we go back and test it with an instrument. In addition, the color of this bracelet and other performances can also prove that it is a jade artifact that has just been unearthed not long ago."

Yesterday's performance of Fang Hao's appraisal made Zhang Qingfan believe in Fang Hao's judgment, and immediately said that he would send someone to follow him.

Then Li Mingchao interjected: "Brother Hao, according to your opinion, this bracelet should have been broken in the tomb?"

"Yes."

Ma Hongfei saw that everyone's eyes were on him, and finally said: "When I saw this bracelet, it was in a box. I was about to pick it up. It fell to the ground, and the bracelet inside was also broken."

Li Mingchao said: "They must have tampered with the box!"

Ma Hongfei smiled bitterly: "Later, I also realized that this was a game, but I couldn't prove my innocence at all, so I could only admit it with my nose."

Unless there is a surveillance video, there is really no solution to this matter. No matter what, Ma Hongfei will have to lose money.

A group of people got into the car, Zhang Qingfan started the car and drove down the mountain.

Considering that Ma Hongfei had been silent all the time, which caused the atmosphere in the carriage to be somewhat depressed, although Li Mingchao wanted to know why Ma Hongfei went to buy a bracelet, he pressed the button first and talked about other things.

Zhang Qingfan, who was driving, asked, "Fang Hao, is this bracelet still useful if it's broken like this?"

"Of course it works."

Fang Hao said: "It can be repaired with gold inlays, and there is a unique beauty after repairing."

Gold and jade inlay is not only a traditional craft, but also applied to the repair of jade as a technique. For example, jadeite and white jade bracelets are originally smooth and round, and a gold hoop will appear on the ring when it is broken. .

Some damaged jade and jade ornaments can even be perfect and exquisite after inlaying, without revealing a trace of defects; the scars and cracks on bracelets and jade are completely covered by the gorgeous gold-carved appearance and the unified and harmonious combination of gold and jade.

Li Mingchao said: "It is good to inlay it with gold, but it will destroy its original appearance."

Fang Hao said with a smile: "Then use a traditional restoration process, combining glue and drilling. If it is a master craftsman, it is basically difficult to see cracks in the final product."

The wisdom of the ancients is also infinite, and this technology was invented very early. As for the source of the glue at that time, it was mainly made of plants, animals and minerals. For example, raw lacquer is a kind of adhesive. Showing the similarity between lacquer and glue, Liangzhu Culture Cemetery has unearthed many cultural relics glued with lacquer to inlay jade pieces.

Generally speaking, the durability and firmness of the gluing method are limited, while the repair method of drilling is unsightly and the relative positions of the connecting parts can be changed. Therefore, in ancient my country, the two methods were also combined for jade restoration.

Specifically for the broken bracelet now, you can use tools to drill holes at both ends of the broken bracelet, and then use connecting materials and glue to connect the broken parts tightly through the perforations, so that it will be stronger after repairing.

Afterwards, in order to make the color of the repaired part consistent with the color of the surrounding jade, it is first necessary to use the same kind of raw materials of the same color and color as the repaired jade to grind them into powder, such as malachite, lapis lazuli, etc.; Refill, sand.

From the appearance point of view, there is basically no difference in the finished product repaired in this way.

(End of this chapter)