Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 485: Chapter 481: Formidable Appraisal Technique

However, what shocked the professors was that nearly every chest that the students had chosen had some pieces that slipped through the cracks, with the sole exception of Huo Sining’s selection, which indeed contained only counterfeits.

Ma Liwen felt it was normal for Huo Sining to be skilled at identifying porcelain and ancient paintings, so it made sense that the chest filled with porcelain was cleaned out. But how to explain the jade artifacts chest?

An inspection of the jade artifacts chest that Huo Sining had examined clearly revealed that not a few jade pieces were expertly faked, and without considerable expertise, they could easily be mistaken for genuine pieces. Even Shi Qingyun was nearly deceived.

If Ma Liwen still insisted that Huo Sining was just lucky by this time, he would have to slap himself in the face.

Huo Sining’s injuries appeared severe, but after being treated in the medical room, she quickly recovered.

The doctor in the medical room found it strange too. When Gu Xu carried Huo Sining into the room, her knee was bleeding profusely, but after cleaning the wound, it turned out to be just a small scratch that needed only a few band-aids.

Gu Xu kept quiet beside her, but there was a flicker in his eyes.

He thought of that rainy night when the young girl had healed his gunshot wound and vaguely guessed the reason for the minor injury.

It must be that the girl had used some kind of secret technique to heal herself.

Watching Huo Sining looking slightly distracted, Gu Xu quickly collected himself, thinking possessively:

A secret technique, what of it? Even if it’s incredible, she is still Gu Xu’s wife-to-be, unable to escape the palm of his hand!

Li Xuanbing remained silent all afternoon, and even when spoken to, she was occasionally distracted. Song Leyin felt it was odd and couldn’t help but ask, ”Senior sister, what’s the matter?”

Coming back to her senses, Li Xuanbing shook her head at Song Leyin, but her gaze shifted towards the also silent Huo Sining, with an expression filled with both envy and admiration.

Being somewhat obsessive, she had seen Huo Sining as a threat to herself, but after understanding the latter’s true capabilities, she felt powerless.

What could she do to eclipse the other and earn Ding Liang’s special regard? To Ding Liang, Huo Sining was a mountain, while to her, she was an insurmountable peak. She could only look up, without a hint of fighting spirit.

Just because that woman was too strong!

Right after the second artifact identification of the afternoon concluded, the professors received notice that an incident had occurred at the ancient tomb site again, and they had to return as quickly as possible.

This time around, only Huo Sining and her group were the ones who came, but the return trip included several more professors and students, with Ma Liwen and his group following, and of course, Gu Xu was among those accompanying them.

A whole day of bumping around and exhaustion was always draining, and while Huo Sining, with the Azure Pearl’s Spiritual Energy, felt little effect, others were nearly falling apart when they returned to the ancient tomb.

The one who greeted them was still Captain Wu. Since it was almost 9 p.m. when they arrived at the tomb camp, Captain Wu showed his concern briefly and then led everyone to the tents that had been prepared in advance, also providing steaming bowls of noodles for a late-night snack.

After several hours of jostling on the road, everyone was famished and didn’t hesitate to dig into the steaming, fragrant instant noodles.

After finishing the simple dinner, Captain Wu finally began discussing the situation of the ancient tomb.

This time, a serious incident had occurred. Some people had colluded with the construction team’s foreman, quietly infiltrating the ancient tomb and stealing quite a few items. Then, they conspired with other unknown individuals to break into the tomb again to steal. If it weren’t for one of them being inexperienced and accidentally detonating explosives, it probably wouldn’t have drawn the attention of the people nearby.

Furthermore, during the investigation at the landlord’s old estate by Captain Wu’s team, they were astonished to discover an underground chamber on the property that could accommodate four or five people. A long tunnel dug inside the chamber led directly to the ancient tomb; it was through this passageway that the tomb raiders had been stealing from the tomb.

Despite Captain Wu’s team’s best efforts to capture them, by the time they apprehended the foreman, some of the stolen cultural relics had been moved by the tomb raiders. The foreman didn’t know the names of the tomb raiders, couldn’t describe their features, and had no idea who had bought the artifacts.

The passageway had also been destroyed in the explosion, making it impossible to enter the burial chamber through the tunnel dug by the tomb raiders.

Upon hearing this news, everyone was stunned. No one had expected that, despite the presence of so many special police and archaeological workers on-site, the tomb raiders would still have the audacity to commit crimes. It was just too outrageous.

The professors were even more grim-faced, losing all interest in their previous arguments and quickly throwing themselves into the task of authenticating the recovered artifacts.

Since only a few artifacts had been recovered in time, the students weren’t assigned any appraisal tasks. Instead, they helped with the paperwork and took the opportunity to closely observe other artifacts found in the ancient tomb.

Early the next morning, all the professors and students were urgently called together for a briefing by Captain Wu.

It turned out that after cooperating with the Taicheng police and the military overnight, Gu Xu and his team followed the clues left by the truck that had transported the craftworks. By morning, several members of the gang of tomb raiders had been captured, and the ringleader was the owner of that landlord’s residence.

What infuriated the professors was that although the tomb raiders had been caught, by the time Gu Xu and his team arrived, many of the stolen artifacts had already been sold off at low prices, and it was unclear to whom.

The students also looked dismayed, as none of them had anticipated such an outcome.

As the crowd buzzed with conversation, Captain Wu raised his hand to signal for silence:

”We have just received approval from our superiors to offer paid redemption for the artifacts around the ancient tomb.”

”No matter who obtained the artifacts and by what means, as long as the public is willing to voluntarily return the items, and if our experts authenticate them as genuine, we will not only refrain from pursuing responsibility but will also offer a certain reward.”

Everyone was stunned, with Huo Sining’s eyes widening in surprise.

Seeing everyone’s shocked expressions, Captain Wu explained with a wry smile, ”It’s a measure borne of necessity to prevent damage to the artifacts; we have no choice but to take such actions.”

”Compared to punishing those who steal and illegally sell artifacts, protecting and recovering the artifacts is the most important thing.”

”I believe no one wishes to spend a huge amount of money to buy back the treasures left by our ancestors from abroad, do they?”