Han Juan and I almost escaped back to the hotel. Yes, it can only be described as escape, because we ran back all the way. We simply packed our luggage and didn't even refund the hotel deposit, so we took a taxi straight to Pudong Airport. On the plane, Han Juan and I looked at each other without saying a word, with only infinite fear in our hearts.
After the plane landed at B city airport, I asked Han Juan to report back to the company alone, while I took a taxi to Chen Fei's house. My intuition tells me that these strange things must be related to the jade bracelet, and I must find Chen Fei to understand the origin of the jade bracelet.
But when I arrived at the single family building where Chen Fei lived, I found the door tightly locked. After inquiring with the people around, I found out that this door has been closed for over a week. A chill rose through my vest. A week ago, wasn't that when I fainted from heatstroke and first encountered a ghost? I couldn't help but worry about the situation where all the phones at Chen Fei's house were out of service due to unpaid bills. Could it be that Chen Fei also suffered an accident?
The place where Chen Fei lives is a famous antique street in this city, with shops selling antique and jade artifacts on both sides of the street that is over 300 meters long. With the gradual improvement of people's living standards, the trend of collecting has also emerged. Therefore, although this street is narrow, it is crowded with people eager to find one or two treasures and become rich overnight.
Since I can't find Chen Fei, why don't I appraise the jade bracelet here?
I walked around the antique street and then walked straight into the door of the largest jade merchant - the gemstone shop.
The operating hall of the gemstone shop covers an area of approximately 100 square meters and is divided into six counters, displaying a variety of jade artifacts and materials. Under the illumination of the light, these jade stones emit an enticing brilliant luster, giving people a dazzling feeling.
Chen Fei and I have been here before and know the owner Dong Juehui. According to Chen Fei, although the jade artifacts in the hall are fancy, the vast majority are low-end goods, and there are even counterfeit ones. The true masterpieces will not be displayed here, but in the VIP room on the second floor. Only big buyers who truly understand jade can receive the boss's personal reception and appreciate it on the second floor.
In a corner of the hall, there is a set of antique wooden tables and chairs, and behind them sits an old man with crane hair and youthful appearance. The old man's name is Tan Wanquan, and he is the chief appraiser of the gemstone shop. No matter what jade, as long as Tan Wanquan takes a glance at it, he can accurately estimate the age, craftsmanship, and value of the jade, hence the nickname Tan Yiyan. To achieve the scale of Jie Yuxuan in Dafan Antique Shop, it is no longer just about buying and selling antiques, but an important business is jade appraisal.
The gemstone shop is a leader in the jade industry in this city, so any jade that has been appraised by the gemstone shop is equivalent to having a golden signboard. Correspondingly, the appraisal fee for gemstone shops is also quite expensive. A gemstone shop appraised a jade artifact, took a brief look, said a few words verbally, and charged at least 300 yuan. If an instrument is used for inspection and a gemstone shop's appraisal certificate is issued, the fee will exceed at least 3% of the value of the jade itself.
I walked up to Tan Yi and placed the jade bracelet on the table, saying, "Uncle Tan, could you please show me this jade bracelet
Tan raised his eyes listlessly and glanced casually at the jade bracelet. He let out a slight "huff" sound and said disdainfully, "Take it away, take it away, don't deceive me with stones
I have thought of this for a long time, because even someone like me who doesn't understand jade thinks it's a stone. Uncle Tan, take a good look and maybe you can find something special. Young Master Chen has also seen it and thinks it's a very special thing. "Young Master Chen is Chen Fei, who has a high reputation among those who play jade in this city. In order for Tan to conduct a serious appraisal at a glance, I had to raise his name.
Chen Fei's reputation came into play, and Tan finally straightened up at a glance, picking up the jade bracelet and carefully examining it. Tan first grasped the jade bracelet in his hand for a moment, feeling its warmth, and then picked up a magnifying glass to examine the subtle features of the jade bracelet from various angles.
Two minutes later, Tan threw the jade bracelet on the table at a glance. Firstly, this material is not jade, but a delicate marble produced in Dali, Yunnan. Although it is also very rare, it is not worth much compared to real jade. Secondly, the workmanship of this bracelet is very rough, the overall shape is not perfectly round, and even the thickness is not very uniform. It looks like a defective product made by an apprentice during their apprenticeship
Didn't you see any other characteristics? "I felt a little disappointed.
There is something special about this bracelet, "Tan pointed to some darker areas on the jade bracelet and said. Increase by more than ten times
Uncle Tan, what I care about is not the value of this bracelet, but... whether there is some mysterious substance inside the bracelet? "I dare not propose the ghost theory, so I can only vaguely say that there may be something inside, hoping that Jie Yuxuan can use instruments to analyze it.
If you want to analyze its composition, you must use a spectrometer and a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, which takes one day and costs one thousand yuan, "Tan Yiyan advised me." Young man, you are a friend of Second Young Master, and we are all acquaintances. Let me be honest, you should not waste your time. One thousand yuan can buy one hundred bracelets like this
I placed a thousand yuan on the table and said firmly, "Mr. Xie is kind, but I still want to know. Could you please help me test it as quickly and in detail as possible
At this moment, Dong Juehui, the owner of Jie Yuxuan, accompanied two guests down from the second floor. After seeing me, Dong Juehui immediately left the guest behind and walked briskly to me. Excuse me, are you Mr. Lin Fenglin
Mr. Dong, it's a pleasure to meet you. Young Master Chen and I have come to your place before and even drank a pot of top-quality Bi Luo Chun from you. That was two months ago. I once went to a gemstone shop with Chen Fei to help Dong Juehui identify a jade artifact from the Shang Dynasty.
Bai Ling, come out quickly, the person you're looking for is here. "I didn't expect Dong Juehui to react so strongly, so he grabbed my hand and shouted upstairs," Mr. Lin is here