Volume 2 Chapter 4 D-Rank Fake Ability (Sincerely asking for monthly tickets)

  At this point, there's nothing more to say, only one sentence left: Have mercy on me! Give me some moon tickets!

  "Is it really, really, really, really... the prettiest? Is it really, really, really, really... true?" Just after praising little Loli, little Loli naturally became stunned.

  Shangguan Nengren sighed helplessly and forced a smile, saying: "Yes! Yilan is the most beautiful, let's go! Park the car well and follow me inside to take a look around."

  "Hmm, hehe...... Hehehehe..." The little loli smiled foolishly and waited until Officer Nang was done parking the car. She then blushed and pulled on his sleeve: "B...big brother..."

  "Hmm..." Looking at Xiao Luoli's eager eyes, Shangguan Yun smiled helplessly and stretched out his hand: "Let's go!"

  The little loli smiled with surprise and gently held hands with Shangguan Nian, perhaps due to being overly nervous, Shangguan Nian felt that the little loli's palms were all sweaty.

  Shangguan Nengren pulled Liu Yilan's hand tightly and walked with her into the antique market.

  Under the azure sky, Liu Yilan basked in the sunshine, hand in hand with Shang Guan, her face filled with happiness, her smile exceptionally radiant, as if she were in a dream.

  Walking into the antique market, Shang Guan Neng brought Xiao Luo Li straight to the depths of the market. The last time Shang Guan Neng came here and discovered his E-level fake-making ability, he also found a D-level fake-making ability in a shop deep within the market. The owner of this shop was over 80 years old and possessed the D-level fake-making ability.

  Shangguan Nengren's first goal today is to figure out the old man's ability, with a D-level forgery ability, even if he doesn't rely on his magical powers, he believes he can deceive most connoisseurs.

  Little loli came to the antique market for the first time, looking around curiously at everything.

  "Big brother, what are we doing here after all? Can you tell me now?" After seeing the officer and others coming in with a purpose, Xiaoluo asked out the question she had been holding back for a night.

  Shangguan Nengren turned his head to look at Liu Yilan, and smiled slightly: "Buy some things, try to sell some things, in short, you don't say anything else, just watch from the side, no matter what you see, don't say a word. When we leave here, you can ask me whatever you want."

  "This... why?" It's better not to ask, but once asked, Liu Yilan became even more confused.

  "Hehe, just do as I say and you'll be fine. Alright, we're here." As they spoke, the two of them were already standing in front of a shop with two floors, the sign above the door reading "Bao Xuan" in large golden letters - this was Upper Guardian's first destination.

  Step inside, and you'll find a circle of counters, with all sorts of items on display, including paper fans, wooden carvings, calligraphy and paintings, pearls and agate, porcelain and bronze ware... Many of the old pieces look like they might be genuine, but at the same time, they don't quite seem real either - it's hard to tell what's authentic and what's fake.

  Above the official's ability to fake, his appreciation ability is naturally not low. In his opinion, most of the things in this house are modern imitations. However, there are a few good things, but unfortunately, the prices are not low and are not what the official can afford.

  Behind the counter stood a middle-aged woman with a gentle face, and on one side of the door sat an old man with a white beard in a reclining chair, leisurely carving something on a large radish.

  As soon as they saw the guests arrive, a middle-aged woman with a smile all over her face said: "Welcome, what can I help you two buy?"

  Shangguan Nengren glanced at the old man and smiled slightly, asking: "Is there Pakistani jade?"

  Pakistani jade, a type of inferior stone similar to Hetian jade, has good luster and can be confusing if not examined carefully. The price is very low, wholesale for just dozens of yuan, and retail in stores for only hundreds of yuan. In this kind of antique shop, the price is much cheaper than in stores, and you can get a bracelet for 180 yuan.

  A middle-aged woman heard this and knew she had met a connoisseur. She smiled: "Yes, I have bracelets and jade pendants, eighty-one yuan each, how many do you want?"

  "Take it out and have a look." Officer Nang walked up to the counter: "The craftsmanship is almost the same, just add two more."

  "Don't worry! The craftsmanship is absolutely fine." The middle-aged woman took out several bracelets and pendants from the shelf, placed them on the counter, and said: "They all weigh 50 grams, eighty yuan is absolutely a bargain."

  "Hmm." Officer Nang Ren picked it up and took a look, the polishing of the bracelet was not bad, the carving of the jade pendant was also fine, and those with poor eyesight could easily mistake it for the real thing.

  "Go ahead, give me two of each!"

  "Alright, I'll wrap it up for you. Do you want anything else?" The middle-aged woman's eyes crinkled at the corners as she smiled, although it was only a small profit, it still counted as good luck on the first day of business.

  "Hmm..." Officer Neng Ren pondered for a moment and asked: "Are there any tools for making pottery?"

  "What's this pot for? This... is there something you want to use it for?" The middle-aged woman was puzzled.

  It's fine as long as there is!

  Shangguan Nengren chuckled: "I've recently become obsessed with handicrafts, I want to try making a few ceramic bowls to practice my skills. By the way, do you have any purple clay?"

  "Oh, and one more thing, twelve yuan a catty (don't know if it's right or wrong, don't take it seriously), how much do you want?"

  "Come on, five taels!" Shangguan Neng planned to make a set of purple clay teaware. With his craftsmanship, even if he couldn't sell it as a fake antique, keeping it for himself would still be a step up in quality.

  "Along with the tools, how much does it all add up to?" Officer Nangeng still had over 3,000 left and buying these things was more than enough.

  After calculating the last thing, more than 600 pieces were paid by Officer Nengren, who collected his things and took a look at the old man before leaving. The old man had already carved out the shape of Chang'e rushing to the moon on the white radish. Officer Nengren touched the old man's face and chuckled: "Old man, your craftsmanship is not bad!"

  "Found D-level fake ability, can absorb?"

  Haha!

  "Absorb!"

  "Absorption successful, host obtains D-level fabrication ability."

  In an instant, Shang Guan's ability to fabricate not only increased greatly, but his discerning eye also improved by a huge margin. At this point, looking around the room again made him break out in a cold sweat.

  Damn it, there's not a single genuine item in the whole house. Those few high-end antiques I saw earlier were all fakes too. This is the first time Up Official has seen such a scamming antique shop, even worse than Sun Erniang's human meat buns.

  The superior official was touched by a capable person, and the old man got goosebumps all over his body. He angrily said: "You stinky little boy, who are you touching!?"

  "Hey, old man, a whole house full of fakes, not very nice, huh?"

  "You... what nonsense are you talking about! Who doesn't know that Baoxuan's stuff is trustworthy for both old and young, you're not allowed to spread rumors and stir up trouble! Otherwise, I'll report you to the police and have you arrested!" The old man was startled in his heart, and with some anger, he stood up, glaring fiercely at Shangguan Nengren, but the old man was less than 1.7 meters tall, a head shorter than Shangguan Nengren, and had no air of intimidation at all.

  "Ha! You're getting angry because I hit the nail on the head, aren't you? Go ahead and call the police! When the time comes, I'll expose the fact that all your goods are fake, and see who dares to buy from you then!"

  "Hey!" Seeing that Officer Neng was fearless, the old man panicked, but he still couldn't confirm whether Officer Neng was a Mongolian or not. Forcing himself to remain calm, he coldly snorted: "You're so young, I won't bother with you, just leave!"

  Old fellow, if it weren't for your ability to fabricate, I would have torn down your sign today.

  Shangguan Nengren gave the old man a disdainful look, picked up his things and pulled Xiaoluoli's hand: "Yilan, let's go."

  The little loli was full of doubts, but because Shangguan Nengren had made a prior appointment, she didn't ask any questions and quietly walked out of the treasure hall hand in hand with him.

  The old man gazed at the departing figure of Shang Guan Neng with a gloomy expression, his face uncertain.

  This kid, did he really see through it? It shouldn't be! With my ability to fake things, even a top-notch appraiser in the country might not necessarily be able to tell, what's this kid's background?

  The middle-aged woman has been somewhat flustered since just now: "Dad, these things won't really be seen, will they?"

  The middle-aged woman is the old man's daughter-in-law, who knows all the secrets in the store, about the old man's fake craftsmanship. The middle-aged woman has always been admiring and worshiping him, as long as it's something made by the old man, even many famous cultural relic experts in the country would find it hard to tell whether it's genuine or not. Relying on this skill of faking things with ease, the old man and his family have been living an exceptionally wealthy life, if they weren't afraid that making too many fake goods would easily lead to trouble, probably everything in the store would become the old man's private exhibition hall.

  Several decades of peace and quiet, did not think that today was seen through by a teenager, the first time I encountered such a situation, to say that I was not flustered is absolutely impossible.

  The old man hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said: "Looking at his attitude, he doesn't seem to want to cause trouble either. Maybe it was my fault earlier, I had an bad attitude and provoked him. Since he's not pursuing the matter, then it's nothing."

  He paused for a moment and solemnly warned his daughter-in-law, "Don't mention today's incident to anyone. Some things can only last if they are kept inside the belly, understand?"

  The middle-aged woman nodded repeatedly, the old man had lived a lifetime, and those with rich experience must have become skilled. The middle-aged woman was already accustomed to listening to the old man's orders.

  After leaving Baoxuan, Shang Guan went to a larger store in the antique market called Qibaozhai. This store has been in Huabei City for over a decade and has a good reputation. Shang Guan had visited it several times before and found that the items inside were of high quality with very few fakes. The reason was that there was an expert appraiser in the store who was somewhat famous domestically and rarely made mistakes, so even in the capital city, he would be respected, let alone a small second-tier city like Huabei.

  It's all thanks to this person that Qibaozhai has the best reputation in the North China market, and business is also very good. Many antique enthusiasts are willing to do business with Qibaozhai, making a fortune every day. But today, Shangguan Nengren wants to touch Qibaozhai's sore spot and pull down his reputation.

  Qibao Building is also a two-story building, the first floor sells mid-to-low-end antiques, and the second floor is all good stuff, if you don't have hundreds of millions in assets, it's better not to go up, otherwise you'll just humiliate yourself.

  When Mr. Shangguan and Xiaolong walked in hand in hand, there were already several batches of customers in the store. The three salespeople each occupied a counter, because many items were clearly priced, so customers could directly select their goods and pay without needing to haggle, making it very quick and convenient.

  Shangguan Nengren pulled the little loli to the jade counter, and the salesgirl behind the counter was a twenty-year-old girl who looked ordinary but had a kind attitude. Seeing Shangguan Nengren, she smiled and said, "May I ask what you would like to buy, sir?"