Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 1333: Chapter 1328: Back in the Headlines

”Look, I said it’s true. Huo Sining can definitely spot the problem.” Qin Lianshan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Huo Sining say the item was fake. He grinned at Chief Lu, sitting across from him, full of smug satisfaction.

After being stunned for a moment, Chief Lu took a deep breath and asked, ”Is this what you mean by intuition?”

Huo Sining smiled without answering, but her silence had already given the old men their answer. They exchanged glances, seeing in each other’s eyes not only astonishment but also delight and admiration.

No wonder Qin Lianshan and Huang Zhenlong highly praised this young girl. It seems they weren’t exaggerating; Huo Sining’s intuition theory was indeed as she said—some people have a unique talent for artifacts, something that can be understood but not easily taught, impossible for others to learn.

”I admit it, Huo Sining; your intuition theory is terrifying. Looks like at this international treasure appraisal event, those foreigners will definitely concede to you!”

Chief Lu looked at Huo Sining’s young face with heartfelt emotion. To have such skills at a young age, this girl’s future is limitless!

Huo Sining wasn’t someone who would take undue advantage. Since others had already acknowledged her skills, she saw no need to feign modesty, so she acted very humbly and saluted the elderly gentlemen, frankly saying:

”Although it’s intuition, it still needs to be based on theory. Although I can judge authenticity, in fact, I have only scratched the surface of antique appraisal and am hardly deserving of such high esteem from all of you senior gentlemen.”

However, Qin Lianshan didn’t agree, happily saying, ”What high esteem? We old men may be foolish, but we do have an eye for people. I say you all should stop exchanging pleasantries now; since this has been decided, let’s talk to Huo Sining about the specific plan. With her help this time, this case will be much easier to handle!”

Saying that, Qin Lianshan signaled Huang Jialin to bring out the materials.

Previously, Huo Sining had only heard her second uncle give a general overview and hadn’t completely grasped the situation. However, what Qin Lianshan said next left Huo Sining quite surprised:

”This matter is related to the Watanabe Group’s Gold-threaded Jade Clothing from last time. Our people have just found out that the set obtained by the Watanabe family was swapped from our country’s museum and then flowed out!”

Huo Sining’s eyes widened immediately, ”Also swapped out from the museum?”

Qin Lianshan nodded, ”This is not simple. In fact, similar theft and loss cases occurred many years ago at the Forbidden City, and with the recent incident at H Province Museum, all museums in the country are on edge. Perhaps they are aware that not just the Forbidden City and H Province have experienced theft; their collections might already have been swapped out.”

”We must find the items swapped out and it would be best to trace back to catch these pests, and we must root out this cultural relic smuggling group completely. Otherwise, who knows how many national treasures will leak out overseas.”

Chief Lu listened calmly as Qin Lianshan analyzed the incident. After Qin Lianshan finished speaking, he suddenly looked up, eyes full of trust, and solemnly said to Huo Sining:

”Huo Sining, the purpose of inviting you this time is to hope that you can use the opportunity afforded by the National Treasure Appraisal Conference to start with the swapped Gold-threaded Jade Clothing and see if you can extract any valuable information from those Dongyang people.”

Huo Sining was momentarily stunned; was this asking her to be an undercover agent and detective?

”As for those swapped out items, we may need to conduct a large-scale data survey. After the appraisal conference ends, Huo Sining, you will accompany Jialin to walk through various provinces.”

Huo Sining nodded, suddenly remembering when she attended an appraisal test a few days ago, and Huang Zhenlong brought out that batch of Old Mr. Zhong’s Blue and White Porcelain. She couldn’t help but ask, ”Mr. Huang, did you buy that batch of imitation porcelain from Jingdezhen?”

”Indeed, these pieces were collected by me thirty years ago in Jingdezhen,” Huang Zhenlong said solemnly.

Huo Sining was also subtly calculating in her mind; these porcelains seemed exquisitely crafted, and they came from Jingdezhen. Could it be that Old Mr. Zhong is actually in Jingdezhen?

A hint of surprise flashed through Huo Sining’s eyes but she wouldn’t prematurely share these thoughts before they were confirmed.

In the antique circle, the biggest fear isn’t being deceived, but looking at the entire market and never seeing a genuine piece.

The value of antiques is very high, so there are countless people plotting day and night to profit from them.

And with the development of technology nowadays, the methods of crafting antique replicas have become increasingly advanced, almost reaching the point of indistinguishability from the real one, and even instrument testing sometimes makes mistakes.

The porcelain collected by Huang Zhenlong, although bought thirty years ago, already had a remarkably high level of forgery.

Back then, after being deceived, Huang Zhenlong did send people to secretly investigate this Zhong surname forger but found nothing.

Moreover, since then he hadn’t heard of anyone buying similar imitations again, so the investigation into this forger ultimately came to nothing.

But what surprised Huang Zhenlong was that, thirty years later, Taicheng Museum once again encountered such porcelain. This forger is not only alive but over thirty years, his forging skills have honed to a point where it is difficult to distinguish fake from genuine.

If these fake porcelains made by that person are mistaken for genuine ones and enter the market, it would definitely disrupt the balance of the antique market, and the consequences could be dire.

”We must thoroughly investigate this Zhong forger and absolutely cannot allow these lawbreakers to have any chance!” Huang Zhenlong resolutely stated.

In the following days, Huo Sining would often be invited by Zhou Shitao to visit friends’ homes, to examine collections and touch antiques, leading a rather pleasant and carefree life in Imperial Capital.

However, it wasn’t clear who leaked the news, but the information that Huo Sining had directly advanced to become the team leader in this year’s International Treasure Appraisal Conference was spread out. In just a few days, major newspapers and online platforms were reporting this headline news, and Huo Sining’s identity was once again brought up.

Huo Sining’s road to wealth was like a legend; an orphaned farm girl who lost her parents suddenly became God’s favored child. In these short two years, she made striking success, opening shops, raising koi fish, and the rapid rise and expansion of ”Jade Beauty” made the industry people gasp in disbelief.

Moreover, insiders disclosed that Huo Sining partnered with the Bada Family on gambling in Mian Dian Mi Zhi and acquired stakes in a massive jade mine, holding fifty percent of the shares.