Becoming the Richest Man Alive

Chapter 224

“Amateur!”

Tony loathed the proposal.

“Carbon-dating isn’t a foolproof method, yet you want a machine to do the appraisal. What a joke! Regardless if you’re using carbon-14 or thermoluminescence, none of these could beat the naked eye.”

Casper smirked at Tony’s admonishment. “You are right. Scientific appraisals have loopholes, but we wouldn’t know the difference till there is a comparison.”

The two men scoffed. “Stop pretending to be an expert. Now, return the jar to us! You can’t afford to pay if you break it?”

Casper laughed. “But I can. Let’s play a game. If the jar is genuine, I will pay you double the final bidding price at the fair.”

“What? You? Look at shabby attire. Where are you going to find the money if you can’t even afford a shard from the jar?”

Doubt filled Victoria’s mind as the men mocked Casper. She was impressed with his gut feel. However, his evaluations on the two items made no sense. Her interests were at stake because the vase and jar were finale items at the auction.

Tony pounded the table with his fist. “This is preposterous! Do you think you can act impudently because you’re rich? I don’t care about your finance. You owe us an explanation for claiming the jar to be a fake.”

He set the jar down and asked, “Mr. Lane, can you lend me your high-definition magnifying glass?”

Tony took one out of his toolbox reluctantly and gave Casper.

He felt a sense of familiarity during the examination. It felt different from the genuine antiques he had at home, more like the high-quality forgeries produced by his mentor.

Could this be one of his works?

was certain the enamel temple jar was

rare treasures, Casper would examine the pieces thoroughly every day to hone his skills. Over time, he knew every piece like the

doubts. Pretending to smash the jar was a ruse to

worried expressions confirmed his

once a famous master forger, to mentor him.

him, while others hated him. His forgeries had caused men to lose every penny, but there were also men who made

a different identity. Finally, the Simpsons hired him to be Casper’s mentor. The man imparted everything about appraising antiques to his student. However, he never taught the

as the real thing

there weren’t many left in circulation. The jar wasn’t one of his, but there were some similarities in the craftsmanship. It

Mr. Crane has two apprentices. One became the director of the National Museum while

practice for a master forger to leave his trademark on his work. Mr. Crane would carve a pin-sized crane camouflaged amongst the motifs. The apprentice

“Bingo!”

hidden in a bird’s-eye. The galloping fawn was

is ingenious!” He smiled at Tony, who felt a chill down his

what did

a legend in the antique

forger, Mr. Crane? I heard

the sellers and smirked. “These men couldn’t find Mr.

the jar and the

saw a fawn hidden in one of the bird’s

in the field, Tony was clueless about the origin of that mark. He turned to Casper for an

was stunned. The consultant was a well-respected

mentor’s practice when he left a carving of his signature on his work.

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