Chapter 603

At this moment, the old man in Tang suit who was turning the purple gold walnut also paused at this moment.

He is the owner of this antique shop. There is a saying in the antique industry: 70% look at the goods and 30% look at the people.

He is also outstanding in the antique market in terms of the level of judging people. Although the boy in front of him is dressed like a student, he reveals a kind of arrogant spirit.

This kind of demeanor often only exists in those heroes or those in power.

This boy is probably from a noble family!

Thinking of this, he no longer dared to look down on Ye Xiao, so he said, "Young man, let me tell you the reason!"

"Mr. Hou is a 'boatman' I met. I bought a Tang Dynasty sea beast grape mirror from him. We agreed to see the goods today, but your friend attacked Mr. Hou for no reason, causing the sea beast grape mirror to break open."

"We called the patrolman to ask him to compensate, which is reasonable, right!"

Boatman is the name for middlemen in the antique industry. Ye Xiao had heard him talk about it when he was learning to appraise treasures with Guiyan before. After listening to the words of the old man in Tang suit, Ye Xiao subconsciously thought of the word "touching porcelain".

He turned his head to look at Tan Lang and asked, "Do you have anything to add?"

Tan Lang's eyelids were heavy, and he wanted to speak but hesitated, because he really attacked Hou Chaogui just now, and the things in the box did fall to the ground. No matter what Hou Chaogui's purpose was, he couldn't explain it clearly.

"Boy, see, Tan Lang has nothing to say, hurry up and pay!" Although Hou Chaogui was a little afraid of Ye Xiao, he was on his side now, and there were patrolmen on the scene, so he didn't believe that Ye Xiao would dare to take action.

The old man in Tang suit pulled a barely detectable smile across his mouth. Even if Ye Xiao had some background, he could only let him do whatever he wanted.

However, what the old man in Tang suit and Hou Chaogui didn't expect was that Ye Xiao suddenly said: "Let me see the sea beast grape mirror, is there any problem!"

Hearing this, Hou Chaogui immediately said impatiently: "Boy, are you done? Boss Ma has already explained the matter to you clearly. What's the use of looking at that mirror?"

In Hou Chaogui's eyes, Ye Xiao was a novice who didn't understand antiques at all, and it was a waste of their time to look at it.

"Since you asked me to pay 10 million, can't you let me have a look?"

Ye Xiao couldn't find any useful clues from Tan Lang, so he wanted to work on the Sea Beast Grape Mirror. He didn't believe that these people would really take out an antique worth tens of millions to play this drama.

"Mr. Hou, it's okay. Go and take out the Sea Beast Grape Mirror and show it to this little brother!" The old man in Tang suit said indifferently. He was confident that Ye Xiao was just bluffing and couldn't see what it was.

Hou Chaogui then went to the side with a curse and took out a mahogany box. He smashed it heavily on the table where Tan Lang was detained.

At this time, Tan Lang was also a little confused about what Ye Xiao was going to do. He also saw the broken bronze mirror just now. From his eyesight, it should be a real thing without a doubt!

Ye Xiao didn't care about Hou Chaogui's unhappy attitude, but opened the mahogany box and took out the bronze mirror.

This is a relatively simple bronze mirror, about 17 or 18 centimeters in diameter and about 2 centimeters thick. It is decorated with grape patterns and a large sea beast pattern.

But it is regrettable that there is a crack on the front of the bronze mirror that runs through the entire mirror surface, almost splitting the bronze mirror in half.

The people who saw the bronze mirror not far away whispered, "Look at this shape, it is really an ancient bronze mirror from the middle of the Tang Dynasty! I remember that there was a bronze mirror of similar specifications in Gangcheng before, which was auctioned for 15 million. It's a pity that this bronze mirror is broken like this!"

"Needless to say, this is the toy that Boss Ma of Tianshengzhai has set his eyes on, how can it be fake? It's just that the Nanyang people are too reckless, it's simply a sin!"

Ye Xiao stretched out his hand and gently stroked the crack of the bronze mirror. After a while, the corners of his mouth slightly lifted. As expected, there was really something wrong with this bronze mirror.

"Hey kid, don't pretend to know something when you don't. You've seen the item. It was originally worth 15 million. Now it's damaged. It's absolutely fair to charge you 10 million. Hurry up and pay!" Hou Chaogui glanced at Ye Xiao and said arrogantly.

"Haha!" Ye Xiao sneered contemptuously.

"You want 10 million for a modern high-end replica of a broken mirror. You're asking too much!"

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, the crowd watching in the antique shop were all shocked. "What, a high-end replica? This is impossible!"

"I think this kid doesn't want to pay and is talking nonsense!""That's right. Tianshengzhai is one of the big names in the antique street. How could it not be able to tell that a high-quality imitation bronze mirror is a fake?"

What everyone didn't notice was that after Ye Xiao said this, Hou Chaogui and the old man in Tang suit had subtle changes in their expressions, but both of them were veterans in the industry and hid it very well.

Even Hou Chaogui snorted arrogantly, "Boy, you are really good at talking nonsense! You can even say such stupid things. Do you think that my eyes, Hou Chaogui and Boss Ma, are all white?"

"You just don't want to give that 10 million!"

"Okay, get out of here. I'll let Captain Guan send Tanlang, the garbage, to prison now."

After saying that, Hou Chaogui pretended to come over and snatch the Sea Beast Grape Mirror from Ye Xiao's hand, but Ye Xiao just shook it slightly and changed the mirror to his other hand.

He then kicked Hou Chaogui in the calf. Hou Chaogui did not expect Ye Xiao to dare to attack him. He was completely unprepared. His calf softened and he knelt on the ground with a "bang".

The patrol captain stood up, took out his pistol and pointed it at Ye Xiao, angrily scolding: "Little bastard, what are you doing? You have committed crimes in front of me again and again. Do you really think that the weapon in my hand is a decoration?"

"Captain Guan, you should quickly have someone arrest this kid. He is not here to settle this matter privately, but to make trouble." Hou Chaogui stared at Ye Xiao and said viciously.

"Come on, handcuff this kid too. I want to see if this little bastard dares to be arrogant under my gun." The patrol captain said with a gloomy look.

Ye Xiao's behavior made him feel that his authority was challenged, and he must suppress Ye Xiao severely to set an example.

"Yes!" Behind the patrol captain, several patrolmen stood up and were about to arrest Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly. It seemed that he had to give these guys a little shock!

Just when Ye Xiao was about to take action, the old man in Tang suit suddenly spoke: "Captain Guan, wait!"

"Let me persuade this little brother."

He had just deduced that Ye Xiao might have an extraordinary birth, so he naturally did not dare to let Ye Xiao be humiliated in his store, which might bring disaster to his store.

Hearing this, the patrol captain raised a hand and signaled his men not to move.

Ye Xiao looked at the old man in Tang suit meaningfully, wanting to hear what the old guy could say. Anyway, he was holding the fake sea beast grape mirror in his hand, so he was not in a hurry for the time being.

The old man in Tang suit smiled and said in a kind-hearted tone: "Little brother, I admire your courage to come to my Tianshengzhai and say in front of everyone that the item I like is fake."

"But many things are not as simple as you think. Take the sea beast grape mirror in your hand for example! Do you know who I bought it for?"

"It's the wife of Mayor Qin!"