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Chapter 149: Three years in prison, sky-high compensation! (Subscribe)

"what happened?"

Inside the stadium, Youyou sat next to Lin Chuan and noticed something strange on Lin Chuan's face and asked with concern.

"I'll take a look."

Lin Chuan's eyes fell on the large screen in the venue, which displayed the full picture of the "Qing Dynasty Chinese Thin-bodied Jade Bottle with Entwined Branches Pattern".

The thin-bodied jade vase with coiled lotus pattern from the Qing Dynasty is small and exquisite, with a dignified shape and smooth lines. The body of the bottle is exquisitely carved with delicate coiled lotus patterns. The composition is ingenious, perfectly combining the elegance of the lotus with the agility of the coiled branches. The coiled flower pattern is lush and complex, flourishing and full of vitality.

Judging from the appearance and patterns alone, this jade bottle does not look like a replica.

However, Lin Chuan had failed with it before, so he had a deeper understanding of it, just like Editor-in-Chief Zhang Yixing had with the bamboo hat bowl.

The pits you have fallen into will always leave a deep impression on people.

The white moonlight that you deeply love but cannot obtain will be engraved in the memory of youth and cannot be erased.

The difficulty of this jade bottle lies in its craftsmanship.

Its body wall is extremely thin, with the thinnest part being about one millimeter thick, like a cicada's wing. The success rate of making it is not high, and it is extremely difficult to preserve.

Due to its thinness, the bottle body has excellent light transmittance, so that the entire thin jade bottle will present a unique light and shadow in the light.

If you want to imitate it and make it appear as if it has gone through hundreds of years of wind and rain, you must soak a modern thin-bodied jade bottle with a complete carving of twined branches in Chinese medicine to make it look old.

Once this is done, the unique light and shadow formed by its natural color will change.

This is the hardest part.

——Light and shadow.

Lin Chuan's light and shadow cannot be copied because its controllability is minimal. No matter how similar the imitation is, there will always be differences in light and shadow, and it is almost impossible to replicate.

The 'Qing Dynasty Chinese Thin-Bodied Jade Bottle with Entwined Branches Pattern' on the screen has such a problem.

Of course!
Apart from Lin Chuan, almost no one could see this problem.

"Maybe it's a projection problem. I'll go and see it in person later."

Lin Chuan murmured.

"Lin Chuan, what did you say about this pot just now?" Youyou blinked and asked with a smile.

Lin Chuan took a deep breath and explained, "This is a jade bottle. This handover ceremony calls it the 'Qing Dynasty Chinese Thin-bodied Jade Bottle with Entwined Branches'. It is made with Suzhou jade carving thin-bodied craftsmanship. Oh, and it's the same craftsmanship as the thin-bodied jade pot in 'Escape from the British Museum'."

Youyou suddenly realized: "No wonder this name sounds so familiar."

Soon, the handover ceremony was completed.

A total of 27 cultural relics brought back from overseas were displayed in various places in the venue for participants to visit and appreciate.

In the venue, most of the people are masters, experts and famous collectors in the antique circle. Once the 27 cultural relics are open to the public, they all want to see them once.

In order not to disturb Lin Chuan and Youyou, Lao Bai went to appreciate it by himself.

The crowd surged and slowly followed Lin Chuan towards the 'Qing Dynasty Chinese Thin-Bodied Jade Bottle with Entwined Branches Pattern'.

There are many people in the exhibition area of ​​thin-walled jade bottles.

Because, among the 27 cultural relics that have been returned, its value is enough to rank among the top three.

Youyou held Lin Chuan's hand tightly, like a well-behaved kitten, and followed Lin Chuan eagerly.

The 'Qing Dynasty Chinese Thin-Bodied Jade Bottle with Entwined Branches Pattern' is placed in a small column-type glass cabinet, with two security guards beside it. Visitors can view it from a distance of 50 centimeters.

“Don’t crowd, don’t crowd!”

"Visitors behind, don't worry!"

"The cultural relics are very precious, don't take pictures! Don't touch them with your hands!"

There were also six security personnel maintaining order during the visit.

Actually.

The so-called antique masters, experts, and individual collectors who visited did not show very high quality, and they did not even have any sense of order. On the contrary, most of them had fiery eyes, and many of them cut in line and squeezed to the front row.

Lin Chuan and Youyou lined up obediently.

The visitors in the front were finally willing to leave, and people in the back row came up again. After waiting for several rounds, it was finally Lin Chuan's turn to walk to the front row, and the beautiful appearance of the "thin jade bottle" came into Lin Chuan's sight.

"So beautiful."

Youyou exclaimed as she looked at the thin jade bottle in the glass cabinet.

"If you have Qinghai jade, I can make one for you." Lin Chuan smiled.

"You really can do that?"

Youyou blinked and smiled.

Lin Chuan touched his nose and muttered, "It should be successful this time."

"Great writer Lin, we meet again."

At this time.

A familiar voice came from beside Lin Chuan.

The speaker was Hu Shu.

"Mr. Hu, what a coincidence."

Lin Chuan turned around, looked a little surprised, and smiled politely.

Youyou was standing aside, carefully admiring the thin jade bottle.

"You also have a special liking for this artifact?"

Hu Shu pushed his glasses, pointed at the thin jade bottle, and asked with a smile.

Lin Chuan nodded and said with a smile: "I am indeed quite interested. I want to see this thin bottle and its exquisite craftsmanship."

"Mr. Kobayashi is a man who knows what he is talking about."

Hu Shu smiled and called Lin Chuan "Mr. Xiao Lin". "Why don't you taste it?"

Lin Chuan raised his right hand and waved it gently: "I am just appreciating it, I dare not say anything."

"I have repeatedly examined this jade bottle, but I cannot determine whether it belongs to the middle or late Qing Dynasty. Can Mr. Xiaolin help me solve this puzzle?" Hu Shu looked at Lin Chuan and laughed.

Lin Chuan looked up at Hu Shu and said with a smile, "My level is not high, and my judgment is very wrong."

"But it doesn't matter."

"First of all, we can rule out the early Qing Dynasty." Lin Chuan smiled half-jokingly.

Hu Shu laughed and followed Lin Chuan's words: "Indeed, judging from the patterns and style, we can rule out the early period."

Lin Chuan looked at the jade bottle again.

Under the light of the glass cabinet, this thin-bodied jade vase with Chinese twined branch pattern from the Qing Dynasty exudes a warm and clear luster without any flaws, but it is slightly different from the light and shadow that Lin Chuan wanted to see, which appeared from hundreds of years of natural patina.

It’s really fake!
Lin Chuan cursed inwardly.

It is not known whether they were fake before they were repatriated or became fake after they were repatriated.

If it is the latter, these people are so bold that they dare to replace even such a national treasure!

"Mr. Xiaolin?"

Hu Shu saw Lin Chuan was fascinated and shouted.

Lin Chuan came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Judging from the color of the thin jade bottle, it should be a work from the mid-Qing Dynasty."

Hu Shu's eyes lit up immediately, and he looked at the 'thin jade bottle' in the glass cabinet again, revealing a very satisfied smile: "Thank you Mr. Xiaolin for clearing up my doubts. I have something important to do, so I will go first. If Mr. Xiaolin has any difficulties or needs, you can come to the 'Ancient Moon' exhibition hall to find me at any time. I will be waiting for you."

"Thank you very much."

Lin Chuan nodded and smiled politely in response.

He was not familiar with Hu Shu, so he did not reveal that the thin jade bottle was fake.

If this is shouted, it will immediately become a hot search. It involves a lot of people.

suddenly!

The lights in the venue suddenly went out, and the visitors were immediately in an uproar.

'what--'

But before everyone could react, several screams attracted the attention of the security personnel nearby.

At this moment, Youyou, who was beside Lin Chuan, suddenly lost her balance for some reason. Her upper body suddenly leaned forward and lost weight, and she fell forward.

"Linchuan!"

In desperation, she instinctively called out to Lin Chuan.

Lin Chuan's heart tightened, he turned around quickly, and took two steps in an attempt to hold Youyou.

He's very fast!

However, just as he was holding Youyou and preparing to exert force with his waist, his feet slipped. As the two of them were leaning too forward, they were already in a state of weightlessness!
boom!
The two men fell down heavily.

At the same time, a small glass cabinet with a column fell down.

Inside was the cultural relic - a thin-bodied jade bottle with twined branch patterns from the Qing Dynasty.

The next second, the lights in the venue came back on.

It took only three or four seconds from the time the lights went out to the time they came back on, and many people had not yet reacted to what was happening.

At this time, the nearby security personnel were divided into two groups.

A group of people were protecting the cultural relics, and another group of generals had surrounded Lin Chuan and Youyou.

Not only in Linchuan, but also in the area where several cultural relics were located, accidents happened and many people were also surrounded.

at this time.

Youyou looked at the fallen pillar-type glass cabinet and the cultural relics in the glass cabinet. Her face turned pale, her lips trembled, and her voice trembled:
"Lin Chuan, I'm in big trouble."

Lin Chuan patted Youyou's back gently and said in relief: "Don't worry, I can handle it."

At the same time, he looked at the security personnel around him, and then looked at the forged thin-walled jade bottle, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

The jade bottle, which was as thin as a cicada's wing, cracked open by the impact and the bottle cap fell off.

"How did you fall just now?"

Lin Chuan was only briefly flustered, then he immediately calmed down and asked.

Youyou pursed her lips, her eyes slightly red: "I seemed to have tripped over something just now, so I fell down, are you hurt?"

When he fell just now, Lin Chuan turned over and lay on the ground. Youyou's whole body was pressed on Lin Chuan, so she was worried that Lin Chuan would get hurt.

"I am fine."

Lin Chuan tugged at his shirt and gave Youyou a reassuring look.

At the first moment, relevant persons in charge including the police, Cultural Relics Bureau, and museum rushed to the scene.

Such a situation suddenly occurred to the newly handed over cultural relics, especially this thin-bodied jade vase with twined branch pattern from the Qing Dynasty, a national treasure, which had a big crack on it and could almost be considered a total loss.

This is no longer just a matter of the antique circle.

From the Cultural Relics Bureau to the museum, Lin Chuan, Youyou and others will all be involved.

The magnitude of the losses and the impact are unimaginable.

The responsibility is so great that no one can bear it.

Chen Hui was nearby. He arrived the fastest and looked at Lin Chuan with complicated eyes: "What's going on here?"

Before Lin Chuan could answer, Gao Qinglin, the chief professional of the museum, walked quickly in front of him in a long gown, looked at the cracked jade bottle with a look of regret on his face, and then angrily said in a deep voice: "Who damaged this national treasure?"

The security personnel fell silent and no one answered.

Everyone's eyes turned silently to Lin Chuan and Youyou.

Gao Qinglin narrowed his eyes and looked at Lin Chuan with a sharp gaze, and said in a deep voice: "You must give an explanation for this cultural relic!"

Lin Chuan paused, and said calmly, "Before the incident is fully investigated, I am not the first person responsible for the accident."

Besides, if it’s a fake cultural relic, you can just make a replica of it.

"If you are not the first person responsible for the accident, who is?"

Gao Qinglin was already very displeased with Lin Chuan for rejecting his honor on the bronze ware "Taotie Patterned Urn". Now, seeing that Lin Chuan "damaged" this national treasure, his anger suddenly rose in his heart!

"It's not your place to decide who is responsible." Lin Chuan responded calmly.

"Humph!"

Gao Qinglin, the chief expert of the museum, snorted coldly, "It's not for me to decide, but you have damaged a national treasure. Do you know what the consequences are? This thin-bodied jade bottle with Chinese winding branches from the Qing Dynasty is priceless. Even if it is sold at a sky-high price of 1 billion, it is not surprising!"

This is not true.

Just a piece of high-quality jasper material used to carve a thin-bodied jade bottle is worth at least several million. In addition, the carving craftsmanship is extremely high and the success rate is extremely low, so the value needs to be multiplied several times.

Moreover, if it is really passed down from the Qing Dynasty and has experienced hundreds of years of baptism and sedimentation, its value is immeasurable.

Gao Qinglin looked at Lin Chuan coldly and said in a cold voice: "Even if you didn't damage it intentionally, but it was negligent, you will be sentenced to three years in prison according to the law!"

There is a crime in the criminal law called "negligent destruction of cultural relics".

- Whoever negligently damages precious cultural relics under state protection or cultural relics designated as key national or provincial cultural relics protection sites, causing serious consequences, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention.

When the people around heard this, there was an uproar!
Three years in prison and sky-high compensation!
This would be a fatal blow to anyone!
Even Chen Hui, a police comrade who knew and understood the law, couldn't help but look at Lin Chuan a few more times, with a touch of compassion and sympathy in his heart.

On the side, Youyou swallowed, her lips trembled, her pupils dilated, and her eyes turned red.

Obviously, she had thought about the serious consequences, but the eight words "three years in prison, huge compensation" almost broke her psychological defenses.

But Lin Chuan didn't show any panic on his face. He looked calm and composed. He even patted the back of Youyou's hand and comforted her, "Don't listen to his nonsense. I have more experience than him in this matter."

Youyou looked at Lin Chuan's slightly confident expression, and her heart inexplicably calmed down, but she was still panicking.

Simultaneously.

Her heart was full of self-blame.

If I didn't call Lin Chuan, he wouldn't be involved.

Seeing Youyou still feeling a little guilty and self-blaming, Lin Chuan turned his head and whispered in Youyou's ear: "Don't worry, this is fake. We are going to make a contribution."

Youyou's red eyes froze for a moment, and a look of deep surprise appeared on her face.

fake?

Merit?

For a moment, she was unable to comprehend the logic behind this, but seeing Lin Chuan's calm expression, she believed it a little more and her inner panic was reduced a lot.

"Officer Chen, please take us away. We are willing to cooperate with the investigation."

Lin Chuan looked at Chen Hui, who was wearing a dark blue police uniform, and offered to cooperate with the investigation.

Chen Hui looked at Lin Chuan in surprise.

He couldn't understand why Lin Chuan's face didn't show any panic, but instead looked more calm and even eager to try?
Yes, eager to try!

Lin Chuan seems to really want to go back to the police station with me?

　I'll make up one chapter, and there will be two more chapters tonight. I'll also recommend a good book to you guys! - "I'm Doing Wrong Things in a Time-Standing World"

　　If the world comes to a standstill, only he can act.

　　"Then it's not too much for me to just be invincible for a while, right?"

(End of this chapter)