Great Doctor Without Borders

Chapter 1393 Fake
Lu Yunqi said: "There is nothing we can do about it. We can only try to prevent this from happening as much as possible."

Xu Chunliang asked: "Is the conference room ready?"

Lu Yunqi nodded and said, "I'm ready, Director Xu, why do you want to come to our meeting?"

Xu Chunliang said, "The archaeological team and your museum are professional counterparts. I, an outsider, don't know where to start when I ask them to cooperate. When they come over later, you will represent our Cultural and Tourism Bureau to join the joint archaeological team."

Lu Yunqi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I'm also an outsider in archaeology. Wouldn't it be a nuisance if I joined the archaeological team?"

Xu Chunliang said, "It's right to make trouble. The archaeological team is led by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, and is jointly formed by archaeological experts from Pinghai and Lunan. If there are any discoveries in the underwater city, where do you want the cultural relics to stay?"

Lu Yunqi said: "Personally, of course, I hope that the cultural relics will stay in Jeju. Our museum currently does not have enough cultural relics. If we can find something about the underwater city, it will definitely help our Jeju Museum to reach a new level."

Xu Chunliang said: "I have a feeling that this archaeological excavation is likely to cause a huge sensation."

Lu Yunqi said: "We have been preparing for the underwater sunken city archaeology for so many years, but there has been no discovery so far. The main reason is that the ancient city is located at the bottom of the lake, and archaeology is not that easy."

At this time, Xue An Ning arrived. She was the only one from the joint archaeological team who came to the meeting. The other archaeological experts had their own reasons. In short, they were unwilling to waste time to come to this meeting. These experts did not take Xu Chunliang, a section-level cadre, seriously. What qualifications did he have to convene a meeting?
Lu Yunqi was also dumbfounded. They had prepared such a large meeting room according to Xu Chunliang's idea, but in the end, only the three of them had the meeting. Isn't it laughable?

Xue An Ning couldn't hide his pride, and deliberately said to Xu Chunliang: "Director Xu, do you think we should have a meeting right away?"

Xu Chunliang said to Lu Yunqi, "Since there aren't many people here, we don't need the meeting room. So, since Miss Xue is here today, let's not leave her idle."

Xue An Ning was stunned for a moment. For a moment, he didn't know what this guy was up to. He didn't want me to be idle? You are not my leader, are you going to assign me some work?
Lu Yunqi didn't understand and stared at Xu Chunliang in a daze. Could it be that he wanted to arrange for Xue Anning to do some physical labor?
Xu Chunliang said: "Miss Xue is an expert in cultural relics. We can ask her to visit the museum and help identify the cultural relics. I personally think that she is more reliable than the experts in your museum."

Xue An Ning asked: "What do you mean? Do you still need me to identify the cultural relics in your museum?"

Xu Chunliang repeated what Lu Yunqi had just said. Xue Anning thought to herself that you are testing me, but she was not afraid and let Lu Yunqi lead the way. She had nothing to do anyway, so it would be nice to visit the Jeju Museum.

Lu Yunqi led the way for the two of them.

Xu Chunliang introduced Lu Yunqi to Xue Anning and told her that he planned to have Lu Yunqi join the joint archaeological team.

Xue Anning refused bluntly, "I'm afraid this won't work. Our joint archaeological team was established under the leadership of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. All members were recommended by Pinghai Cultural Tourism and Lunan Cultural Tourism, and were determined after comprehensive evaluation by the expert group of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. I don't have the authority to do that."

Lu Yunqi was a little embarrassed. He had never thought about joining any joint archaeological team. It was Xu Chunliang who forced him in. Although his current position was suitable for him, he was not professionally competent and was worried that he would be easily embarrassed if he really joined.

Lu Yunqi said: "Since that's the case..." He wanted to say, since that's the case, forget it.

Xu Chunliang asked: "In this case, your joint archaeological team is not going to ask us to cooperate with them?"

Lu Yunqi looked at Xu Chunliang helplessly and said, “That’s not what I meant.”

Xue Anning said, "Director Xu, you are threatening me. I must state that we did not force you, Jeju Culture and Tourism, to cooperate from the beginning. It was your superior department that made the request."

Xu Chunliang nodded: "I understand. You are using the higher authorities to pressure me."

Xue Anning said: "I am telling the truth."

Xu Chunliang said: "Not allowing us to join the team means not allowing our people to participate in archaeological activities. How can we cooperate if we don't participate? Remote cooperation? We don't have the ability to do that."

Lu Yunqi had to speak to Xu Chunliang: "Yes, Miss Xue, how do you want us to cooperate?"

Xue An Ning thought that the best cooperation would be for you not to cause trouble. Of course, she couldn't say that. She knew very well that she was facing Xu Chunliang, who was not so easy to deal with.

Xue Anning said: "We will bring it up when there is a need."

Xu Chunliang said: "What do you mean, if you need something, just bring it up, and we have to cooperate? You don't care whether we have the time or the mood..."

When Lu Yunqi heard him say this, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Xue Anning glanced at Lu Yunqi with some dissatisfaction.

Xu Chunliang said with a sly smile: "Old Lu, what are you laughing at? Are my words so funny?"

Lu Yunqi said: "I laughed because I think what you said makes sense."

Xue An Ning cursed in his heart that all men were bad. Did he really think I couldn't understand what he meant? Xue An Ning rolled his eyes at Xu Chunliang and told him to figure it out for himself, then pointed at Lu Yunqi.

Seeing her unfriendly look, Lu Yunqi thought to himself, "Why are you pointing at me? I didn't say that."

Xue Anning's fingers swayed slowly: "Please make way."

Lu Yunqi took a step back, revealing the bronze bull statue behind him, which was the treasure of their museum. Xue Anning said, "This is fake."

Lu Yunqi quickly went over to take a look. There was no mark saying "replica" on it, which meant it was the real thing. He thought Xue Anning was really good at talking nonsense: "Ms. Xue, look carefully, this is our treasure."

Xue Anning said: "It's fake!"

Lu Yunqi glanced at Xu Chunliang.

Xu Chunliang said, "Don't look at me. If Miss Xue says it's fake, it's fake. I dare not say anything else, but I trust her judgment in this regard."

Lu Yunqi took another closer look and said, "It can't be fake. This Ox Zun has just been appraised by the old curator himself. He will definitely not be wrong."

Xue An Ning said: "If he is not mistaken, then he is deliberately calling a horse a zebra."

Lu Yunqi took a breath of cold air. This kind of thing cannot be said casually. Xue Anning is too arrogant. Why do you think it is fake?
Xu Chunliang said: "Take a closer look. Apart from this one, are there any other cultural relics that are fake?"

Xue An Ning said: "There are quite a few more. The bronze sword in the weapons hall just now was also fake. We have visited two halls and saw at least more than ten fake cultural relics."

Lu Yunqi couldn't hold his temper anymore: "Ms. Xue, you have to be careful with your words. Our museum is a national second-level museum, and the cultural relics here have been repeatedly appraised."

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Xue Anning said: "I am only stating my personal opinion. You are of course not required to believe it. It is not uncommon to find fakes in museums, just like fakes are common among archaeological experts."

Xu Chunliang said: "Ms. Xue, your attack is too broad. If your colleagues hear it, you will definitely be beaten up."

Xue An Ning said: "I am not afraid of anyone who hears me. Can't I even tell the truth?"

Lu Yunqi said, "It seems that Miss Xue is quite confident in her professional level." He still didn't believe what Xue An Ning said.

Xu Chunliang said: "Ms. Xue's professional level is not low, and her father is a leader in the field of archaeology."

Xue Anning could tell that this guy had no good words to say. She knew very well how her father Xue Renzhong started out. It was not an exaggeration to call him the leading figure in their industry. There has always been a saying that there is Xue in the South and Xie in the North. Now that Xie Boxiang has passed away, there is no one who can be on equal footing with her father.

At this time, someone came to find Lu Yunqi. Lu Yunqi asked the two of them to continue the tour while he went out first.

As soon as Lu Yunqi left, Xue Anning asked, "Xu Chunliang, what do you mean? You want me to help you screen out fakes?"

Xu Chunliang said, "I didn't mean that. I just asked you to do me a favor and take a look. I didn't expect that this treasure of the museum could be fake. You scared Old Lu."

Xue An Ning came to the side of the Niu Zun and said: "Although the workmanship is good, a fake is still a fake after all."

Xu Chunliang smiled and said, "You are so sure, could it be that the real thing is in your house?"

Xue An Ning's expression froze: "Xu Chunliang, be careful with your words."

Xu Chunliang said: "How come you can't take a joke?"

Xue An Ning said: "I remind you, it's best not to stuff some unskilled people into our team. We are a professional archaeological team, not a shelter."

Xu Chunliang said: "I didn't want to get involved in your affairs. It was you who insisted on asking our local cultural tourism department to cooperate. If you didn't want us to intervene, you shouldn't have made such a request."

Xue Anning said, "We have been preparing for the underwater city excavation for a long time and have invested a lot of energy and financial resources in it. Last time, it was because of your report that you deliberately provoked regional conflicts and forced us to suspend our excavation. I don't want you to interfere again this time."

Xu Chunliang said: "God and heaven are your conscience, you have wronged me to death, what good will it do me to report you?"

Xue Anning said: "You represent Dongzhou and want to seize cultural and tourism resources."

Xu Chunliang said: "I am now representing Jeju Tourism, I can't possibly embarrass myself, right?"

"That's hard to say. People like you will even hit yourself when you get ruthless."

Xu Chunliang couldn't help laughing, then he stopped laughing and said, "How about I ask Wang Jinwu to come over and work with you? With your relationship, he definitely won't go west if you ask him to go east."

Xue Anning said: "Don't try to trick me. I'm doing this for archaeological work. Don't interpret it in other ways."

Xu Chunliang said: "I also want to cooperate with your work. You don't agree to arrange for Lao Lu to join your joint archaeological team, so I can only consider using non-staff personnel."

Xue Anning said: "I appreciate your kindness. If I really need his help, I will call him myself."

(End of this chapter)