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Chapter 158: Decisive Killing! (Subscribe)

Ancient Moon Museum, reception room on the third floor.

Outside the window, the rain was getting heavier. Raindrops poured down from the sky like countless silver threads, interweaving into an impenetrable rain curtain in the air. The leaves in the manor swayed in the rain, and the rain dripped down the leaves, forming curtains of water.

The noisy sound of rain came in through the window.

Hu Shu's expression became complicated: "What exactly happened?"

Gao Qinglin took a deep breath and said in shock, "Mr. Hu, our people found that a video titled 'The Chinese Thin-bodied Jade Bottle with Entwined Branches Pattern from the Qing Dynasty is suspected to be a replica' appeared on the hot list of the homepage of Kuaishou Video. It is still on the hot list."

Hu Shu's heart skipped a beat and his brows furrowed deeply into the shape of the Chinese character "川".

Gao Qinglin calmed down.

He immediately took out a tablet computer from the museum, opened Kuaishou, and sure enough, saw the video on the popular homepage.

"found it."

Gao Qinglin placed the video in front of Hu Shu.

The video started playing on the tablet computer, and the first thing that caught Hu and Gao's eyes was a slightly crudely made cover.

In the middle of the cover is the thin jade bottle.

In the upper right corner, there are several conspicuous words: "Heavy News", "Suspected Imitation", and "Hardcore Analysis".

Then, the screen shrank and a cartoon-like little boy appeared, speaking in an electronic synthesized voice:
"Recently, a national treasure was accidentally damaged, which caused widespread discussion. Many netizens focused on issues such as 'compensation' and 'serving a prison sentence', but today, I will show you a different point."

Then, a photo of a 'Qing Dynasty Chinese Thin-Bodied Jade Bottle with Entwined Branches Pattern' appeared on the screen.

The cartoon boy raised his hand and continued:
"Have you ever thought that this 'Qing Dynasty Chinese Scroll Pattern Thin-Bodied Jade Bottle' is not a real cultural relic?"

"Many people will ask, this is a national treasure at the handover ceremony of overseas cultural relics, and there are a large number of experts to identify it, how could it be fake?"

"Let me analyze it one by one!"

"The most hardcore cultural relic identification and analysis in history. Fasten your seat belts, and let's go!"

"This is the basic information of the 'Qing Dynasty Chinese Entwined Branch Pattern Thin-Bodied Jade Bottle'. It is 31.1cm high and 8.2cm in diameter at the bottom. It was made with Suzhou jade carving techniques. The thinnest part of the body wall is 1mm and it has excellent light transmittance."

"If you only look at the basic information and craftsmanship, you can't tell whether it's authentic."

"Next, I will teach you how to use light and shadow to identify this kind of jade bottle that is as thin as a cicada's wing!"

"Look here."

“This is a photo of it on display before it was brought back from overseas.”

"This is a live photo of it being exhibited at the Magic City Museum."

"..."

As the video played, the method of using light and shadow to identify the 'Qing Dynasty Chinese Thin-Bodied Jade Bottle with Entwined Branches Pattern' also reached the ears of Hu Shu and Gao Qinglin.

Gao Qinglin's eyes were complicated and his voice was trembling: "Mr. Hu, is this method authentic?"

“Light and shadow…”

Hu Shu half-leaned on the armrest of the chair, frowning tightly, and muttered something.

Without waiting for Gao Qinglin to speak, he took out the authentic item from the cabinet, placed it on the tea table, then took out a flashlight and shone it from top to bottom.

On the 'Qing Dynasty Chinese Thin-Bodied Jade Bottle with Entwined Branches Pattern', warm light and shadows are immediately revealed, and the color is light green, forming a gradient layer from bright to dark.

Among them, the gradual transition of light and shadow is natural and very soft.

The winding branch pattern on the bottle body looks like branches spreading on the bottle body, lifelike and filled with a fresh feeling.

"This is real."

Afterwards, Hu Shu took out the photo of the imitation of the thin-bodied jade bottle that he had taken before and compared the two.

The rain outside the window was getting heavier and heavier, hitting the window eaves, interweaving with the sound of wind and leaves, and making the two people's hearts confused.

It was a rainy day and the temperature was slightly cool.

However, beads of sweat actually appeared on Gao Qinglin's forehead.

He looked at Hu Shu's comparison with a serious expression.

The two people in the reception room on the third floor, one is the chief expert of the Magic City Museum, and the other is the owner of a private museum and an absolute authority on antique counterfeiting.

The two of them are definitely not rookies.

It is because of this that they know how shocking the words "light and shadow" mentioned in the video are.

After a careful comparison, Hu Shu's face also showed a trace of shock: "The light and shadow... there is indeed a subtle difference."

Hu Shu turned his attention to the video again.

At this time, the video had finished playing. He quickly scrolled down and saw not many comments from viewers.

[Can light and shadow really identify this treasure? ]

[This is the first time I've heard of this method. I'll save it first. This is a treasure account. ]

[This logic is too hardcore. I am convinced by him! ]

[Ah, if it is real, then doesn't that mean the damaged one is just a replica? ]

[Did I wrongly accuse the previous online writer? ]

[Brothers, since the one that was destroyed was a replica, where is the real 'Qing Dynasty Chinese Entwined Branch Pattern Thin-Bodied Jade Bottle'? ]

[Yes, where are the real cultural relics? ]

[Second: Where is the real national treasure? ]

【…】

Hu Shu's face tensed, he looked up at Gao Qinglin and issued an order: "Contact Kuaishou immediately and remove the video!"

Gao Qinglin nodded seriously, immediately took out his cell phone and made a call.

They have extensive connections, and removing videos, removing trending searches, and suppressing popularity are just routine operations.

"Mr. Zhang, I, Gao Qinglin, have a video that is sensational and seeks to gain popularity, slandering national treasures as imitations. Please help me remove this video and send me the publisher's information."

On the phone, Gao Qinglin kept his words brief, trying to cover more information in the shortest possible words.

"Teacher Gao, it's just a small matter. What is the title of the video and the nickname of the publisher?" Mr. Zhang from Kuaishou Video replied quickly.

Gao Qinglin looked at the tablet again and spoke as he read it.

Video title: The Chinese thin-bodied jade bottle with twined branch pattern from the Qing Dynasty is suspected to be a replica.

Publisher’s nickname: Taro who doesn’t like to eat.

"Okay, no problem, I will remove the video immediately." Mr. Zhang agreed readily.

"Okay, I'll wait for your good news."

Only then did Gao Qinglin smile.

The call was not hung up, and Mr. Zhang on the other end of the phone was quickly executing the removal order.

But, two minutes later.

Mr. Zhang replied: “Teacher Gao, this video cannot be removed.”

As soon as these words came out.

Gao Qinglin and Hu Shu's faces suddenly froze, and their brows furrowed again. "What's the reason?"

Gao Qinglin asked immediately.

"This video has 'technical' protection. It directly invades through the background network and enters the popular homepage. You can think of it as a virus or rogue program. It takes some time for our people to crack it." Mr. Zhang explained.

"How long will it take?" Gao Qinglin asked.

“One hour at the fastest,” Mr. Zhang replied.

"One hour... OK, thank you for troubling Mr. Zhang."

Gao Qinglin murmured softly, hung up the phone, and his face looked very solemn.

After an hour, the daylily was cold.

With the huge traffic of Kuaishou, the video is on the popular homepage, and "Chinese Thin-bodied Jade Bottle with Entwined Branches Pattern, Qing Dynasty" is the recent hot search, and it is easy to get hundreds of thousands of views in an hour.

At that time, the situation escalated.

It will be too late to take it off the shelves.

The raindrops outside the window were hitting the window glass, the rain was very loud, the wind was blowing, and the leaves were shaking more and more violently.

squeak-

In the manor, a lush branch broke with a sound and fell to the ground in the wind and rain.

Hu Shu frowned. He was confident in his skills in replicating and imitating antiques, but he didn't expect that someone would use light and shadow to make a microscopic comparison and realize that the artifact was a replica.

If the situation is allowed to develop, it will inevitably attract the attention of the Cultural Relics Bureau and other departments.

Then they will be in trouble.

"Who did it?" Gao Qinglin's face was solemn and a little angry.

Hu Shu shook his head: "There are many talented people in the antique circle. It doesn't matter who did it. We need to know what he wants to do?"

"They want to mess with us?" Gao Qinglin asked after a moment of hesitation.

Hu Shu shook his head again: "It doesn't look like that. If they want to mess with us, they can just report it to the Cultural Relics Bureau."

"So... they want money?"

Gao Qinglin expressed his views.

"It's possible."

Hu Shu's face was a little cold. "But it's not that easy to blackmail me. Contact AW immediately. He used hacking methods to release the video. We will let the hackers punish him."

Gao Qinglin's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "With AW's help, this matter is settled."

AW, overseas hacker force.

Hu Shu’s antique business is huge, and has connections with major overseas companies and conglomerates. During his long-term overseas operations, he got in touch with AW.

AW is hostile to hua, but not to money.

The world is full of goodwill, and the world is all good.

AW is no exception.

Hu Shu would rather pay money to the hackers to fight back than be blackmailed.

He took out a special mobile phone from the right drawer under the tea table, found a number in the address book, and pressed the dial button.

"I need you to help."

Hu's book is written in English and is concise and to the point.

"What's the matter?" The voice on the other end was cold.

"On the domestic Kuaishou video platform, a video is removed within two minutes." Hu Shu spoke a little quickly.

"One million dollars."

"OK, it's done and delivered."

The two sides reached a deal in a short time.

Hu Shu immediately sent the title of the video and waited for AW's top hackers to take action and remove the video.

Gao Qinglin finally breathed a sigh of relief: "After the video is taken down, there are still some follow-up work to be done. I will ask someone to do it right away."

Hu Shu nodded and said nothing.

His gaze drifted to the window. Huge raindrops were hitting the window coldly, creating layers of rain mist and blurring his vision.

The Ancient Moon Museum now seemed like a cage imprisoned by wind and rain, surrounded by fog and unable to explore outside.

"Hey……"

Hu Shu sighed softly.

As long as the video is taken down, he will be able to calm down the subsequent events.

The prerequisite is that the video can be taken down.

Let's wait for good news from AW.

Two minutes seemed very long in the eyes of Hu Shu and Gao Qinglin.

at last.

The phone rang.

Hu Shu was very quick. He picked up the phone and pressed the answer button: "How's the matter going?"

Gao Qinglin, who was standing by, leaned forward and pricked up his ears, afraid of missing any word.

Sudden.

A loud thunder rumbled in the sky, startling Gao Qinglin so much that he trembled violently.

Hu Shu's heart also skipped a beat, and his heart was in his throat.

A cold voice came from the other end of the phone: "It cannot be taken down."

Hu Shu and Gao Qinglin's pupils suddenly shrank!
"I'll give you five more minutes!" Hu Shu said immediately.

Unexpectedly, the person on the other end of the line replied: "It's not a matter of time."

After saying that, he hung up the phone directly.

He didn't say the second half of the sentence. This is a technical problem!
"Mr. Hu, what should we do now?" Gao Qinglin was panicked and looked at Hu Shu.

"Since that person wants money, ask him how much he wants, lure him out, and then..."

As Hu Shu spoke, his eyes gradually became colder.

His originally elegant and easy-going face now looked a little ferocious, with fierce eyes.

Yes, he founded this large-scale counterfeiting gang and operated it for many years, relying not on his elegance and easy-going nature but on his decisiveness.

Gao Qinglin's face also darkened.

He immediately understood what Hu Shu meant and nodded solemnly: "I'll do it right away!"

　Guys, I feel like I'm back in form!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)