Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 499 High Imitation Craftsmanship
Yan Jiekuang then realized that he did not avoid anyone when he was on the phone just now, and he used spoken English throughout the conversation. No wonder so many people didn't eat and were all looking at him. A man wearing an old man's shirt and tattered cloth shoes, holding a mobile phone and chatting in English, looked very awkward to everyone.

Yan Jiekuang smiled and gestured to the surroundings, then hurriedly urged the children to eat quickly. Xiao Jin was very quiet. Although it smelled the fragrance, it did not make any noise and just lay down at Yan Jiekuang's feet.

After finishing his meal, Yan Jiekuang went to the service counter to pay the bill. At this time, a middle-aged man came over and said, "Hello, what is your name?"

As soon as Yan Jiekuang saw the smiling man, he knew something was wrong. This man must have understood what he said and came to his door, but he also smiled and said, "My last name is Yan, I'm an unemployed vagrant, hello."

The middle-aged man said, "I'm a little abrupt. My last name is Guan Shubing. I work in a bank now. I'd like to ask, is the information you just heard true?"

Yan Jiekuang said: "I don't know much about it, but I trust Jon very much. Oh, by the way, he said at the beginning that American financial giants are already shorting the Thai baht. You can ask around."

Yan Jiekuang wanted to get rid of this person quickly, but Guan Shubing obviously didn't want to let him go. He took out a contact card and handed it to Yan Jiekuang, then said, "Mr. Yan, please leave your phone number so that we can communicate. You know, even if you don't give it to me, I will find it, but it will be a little troublesome."

Yan Jiekuang reluctantly asked the waiter for a piece of paper, wrote down his contact information and handed it to Guan Shubing. Guan Shubing smiled and said, "Let's have dinner together sometime. I'm very interested in you."

Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "Sorry, I'm usually very busy. Let's talk when we have time."

Yan Jiekuang paid the bill and left. Before leaving, he did not forget to pack a roast duck and all the duck bones. That was Xiao Jin's dinner.

When I got home, Xixi had just woken up. She was awakened by hunger. She had not eaten since she came back in the morning, and had not eaten until after two in the afternoon. As soon as Yan Jiekuang came back, she could not wait to snatch the roast duck from Yan Jiekuang's hand. Yan Jiekuang quickly said, "There is a bag of Xiaojin's duck bones over there."

Xixi looked through it, stuffed a bag into Yan Jiekuang's hand, and walked towards the backyard. When she reached the hall, she suddenly turned around and shouted, "Fangfang, eat a few more bites with your sister." Fangfang smiled and ran towards Xixi with her short legs.

Yan Jiekuang chopped up Xiaobao's duck bones and put them in a basin. Xiaojin stood at the kitchen door, wagging its tail. It couldn't wait any longer, so Yan Jiekuang put its basin at the kitchen door. Xiaojin ate with big mouthfuls. Yan Jiekuang pulled a chair, sat aside, lit a cigarette, and watched it eat while smoking.

Yan Jiefang received another joint investigation notice today. It was another antique scam case, and the target was again a retired old man. This old man was much more miserable than Yan Jiecheng. In an instant, all his life savings were gone.

Although this case did not occur in his jurisdiction, the means used were roughly the same as those in Yan Jiecheng's case. He thought about it and felt that the matter involving antiques was too complicated and he was not an expert. He thought of his third son, put down the work at hand, and went to find Yan Jiekuang with a criminal investigation officer.

Yan Jiekuang had just finished washing Xiao Jin's basin when Yan Jiefang and his colleagues came into the yard. Yan Jiekuang said, "Second brother, does this count as skipping work? Be careful or I'll report you."

"Why are you skipping class? I need your help with something. Come quickly. No, wait a minute. Didn't you see my colleagues coming? Dahongpao, hurry up." Yan Jiefang said.

The person next to him was startled when he heard this, and quickly waved his hand and said, "No, ordinary tea will do."

Yan Jiekuang didn't hesitate and went straight to the kitchen to brew a pot of Da Hong Pao. He brought it to the table in the front yard, poured a cup for each person, and lit a cigarette for each person. Yan Jiekuang then asked, "What do you want me to do for you?"

Yan Jiefang directly told him about the case that had just happened in the nearby area, and then asked directly: "Old Third, you are quite smart and know about antiques. Do you have any way to catch them as quickly as possible?"

Yan Jiekuang smoked a cigarette and thought carefully about his elder brother's case and this case. After a while, when Yan Jiefang lit up his second cigarette, Yan Jiekuang raised his head and said, "I have a way, but I don't know if it will work."

Both of them were shocked. Yan Jiefang asked, "Tell me, I want to see if it works." Yan Jiekuang said, "I haven't seen the things my elder brother collected, but aging antiques is also a craft. As long as it is a craft, each person who does it has his own characteristics. People in the industry can tell at a glance that the antiques he made were made by the same person. Whether these two cases were committed by the same group of people, we can just look at the porcelains of the two people. We can use the porcelains to find the person, and then follow the clues to find the person."

When the criminal investigation team leader heard this, he slapped his thigh and said, "Yes, let's use the object to find the person. I don't believe we can't find him."

Yan Jiefang hesitated and said, "What if the people who made the old things and the people who set up the scheme are two different groups of people?"

Yan Jiekuang waved his hands and said, "It's impossible. If it's someone he doesn't know, then the antique dealer wouldn't be able to sell so many items to one person at once."

Yan Jiefang understood immediately that aging was not a job that could be done in public, so he smiled and said, "Okay, then pack up and come with me to look at porcelain."

Yan Jiekuang was stunned and said, "Second brother, you just said that I would help you with some advice, if I remember correctly, how did it become that I went to see it? Can't you find a professional?"

Yan Jiefang said without any hesitation: "You are the most professional person around me, hurry up and don't dawdle."

"No, I have a daughter at home, and she is sleeping now," said Yan Jiekuang.

Yan Jiefang felt a little embarrassed at this time and said, "Then wait a moment, I'll bring my mother over."

Yan Jiefang took the criminal investigation team leader out. Yan Jiekuang shook his head helplessly and returned to the backyard to tell Xiao Hai about it.

After a while, Yang Ruiping came and said as soon as he entered the yard: "Okay, you two brothers can go about your business. Your second brother is outside at the entrance of the alley."

Yan Jiekuang didn't even take Xiao Jin with him. He asked Xixi to look after it before he walked out of the yard and headed towards the entrance of the alley. As soon as he walked out of the alley, he saw his second brother's car parked there.

Yan Jiekuang went straight to the back seat. The criminal investigation team leader was sitting in the front passenger seat. Along the way, Yan Jiekuang explained to them some little-known knowledge and stories about antiques, which benefited the two of them a lot.

When they arrived at the eldest brother's house, they knocked on the door and Yan Yongqing opened the door. He was also called back by Yan Jiefang. Yan Jiekuang didn't waste any time and went straight to look at the porcelain. After looking around, he was amazed. This was the imitation craftsmanship of the Tang family. If it were a few decades later, it would be a rare treasure.

Yan Jiefang and the criminal investigation team leader Lao Liu looked at Yan Jiekuang's expression and felt a little confused. The two looked at each other and Yan Jiefang asked, "Old Third, what happened?"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Oh, it's nothing. These are indeed counterfeits made in recent years. However, the counterfeiters must be very important. They are from the Tang family, that is, the descendants of Tang Ying. I guess you can go to the research institute under the Palace Museum and find out who counterfeited them."

The two men were overjoyed. They took one directly and took Yan Jiekuang to Xizhimen. It turned out that the case happened in an alley near Liulichang, so it was under the jurisdiction of Xicheng District. When they arrived at the house, Yan Jiekuang went directly to see the porcelain. After looking around, he nodded and said, "They are all made by the same person. He made them this year. The latest one is only about three years old."

Yan Jiefang couldn't wait to study it, so he said to Yan Jiekuang: "Thanks, Lao San, I'll treat you to a meal when I have time."

After saying that, he left Yan Jiekuang behind and drove away with Lao Liu. This made Yan Jiekuang very angry, and he kept cursing at him, saying that this second brother was killing the donkey after it had done its job. No, it should be called "not kind". Yan Jiekuang looked at the time and did not take a taxi. He walked straight back to his home.

(End of this chapter)