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?

enamel temple

would examine the pieces thoroughly every day to hone his skills. Over time, he knew every piece like the back of

decided to test the two men to clear his doubts. Pretending to smash the jar was a

worried expressions

then, his family had hired Mr. Crane, who was once a famous master forger, to mentor him. The man made

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

with 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

the best appraiser. To produce a replica that could pass as the real thing to fool the

jar wasn’t one of his, but there were some similarities in the

remember Mr. Crane has two apprentices. One became the director of the

to leave his trademark on his work. Mr. Crane would carve a pin-sized crane camouflaged amongst the motifs.

“Bingo!”

the forger’s signature hidden in a bird’s-eye.

He smiled at Tony,

did you

if you have heard of a legend in the

He didn’t expect the young man to know this. “Are you talking about the best master forger, Mr. Crane? I

cocked his head at the sellers and smirked. “These men couldn’t find Mr.

Tony the jar and the

latter followed his directions and saw a fawn hidden in one of the

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

a well-respected appraiser in Horington. Did he really

Crane used to have an apprentice named Mr. Buck. I believe he is continuing his mentor’s practice when he left a carving of his signature on his work. And that is the fawn on this

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