Chapter 72 - True and False

Seeing that the situation was becoming more and more urgent, Fu Zhenxin anxiously took out a stack of cash from her Universe Pouch and shouted to the crowd: I'll pay 10,000, I'll pay 10,000!

Huang Xing laughed bitterly in his heart and continued to persuade Fu Zhenxin. But Fu Zhenxin was already confident, and was determined to win. But it was strange, when the laborer Old Li saw Fu Zhenxin taking out the money, he immediately focused on her. Old Li reluctantly picked up the word from the ground, blew gently on the dust in the air, and started to hand it over to Fu Zhenxin. Just as Fu Zhenxin was about to extend her hand to catch it, Huang Xing pulled her back and said, Are you really prepared to fall for it? Someone set you up to get in, don't you see? Fu Zhenxin grumbled, why is Huang Xing so suspicious, in your eyes, is everyone a liar?

At this time, another man who was spectating shouted at Fu Zhenxin: "Do you still want it? If you don't, then I'll take it." I'll pay 10,000 as well!

Fu Zhenxin wanted to break through Huang Xing's persuasion and rush straight to the trade. But just at this time, Huang Xing received a call from Li Rong, who said that he was already at the cultural market. Huang Xing pointed out the specific location to her. Li Rong said that he would be there shortly.

Seeing that Fu Zhenxin was stopped, the laborer Old Li did not insist. But strangely, most of the surrounding crowd didn't call out for a seat. Although they were all putting out money to buy, they were in a deadlock and refused to accept the deal. Huang Xing said to Fu Zhenxin, who was already completely befuddled by the situation, calm down and wait for Li Rong to come over. Don't worry, these words of theirs can't be sold!

But unexpectedly, the situation developed in a way that was completely contrary to Huang Xing's expectations. Just as he finished speaking, the laborer Elder Li picked up the letter and handed it over to a middle-aged man in his forties. He then took the wad of cash and started to count it while dipping his finger into his saliva.

After Fu Zhenxin saw this, she was so angry that her face was flushed red, and she started beating Huang Xing again and again.

Huang Xing reckoned that this group of scammers, seeing that he was being extremely vigilant, had intentionally struck up a deal with him to create a misconception of him and Fu Zhenxin.

As for the middle-aged man, he happily placed the painting into the metal box. At this point, waves of sighs came from the crowd and gradually spread out. The middle aged man held a treasure in his hands as he walked past Fu Zhenxin. He smiled at her and said, I finally got something big today!

At this moment, Fu Zhenxin was filled with envy, jealousy and hate, and felt her stomach churning. She suddenly turned to the man and asked, "Big brother, I'll give you twelve thousand. Why don't you sell me the words?"

The middle-aged man shook his head. If he could get this painting back, it would definitely be worth more than a million!

Fu Zhenxin said: Big brother, can you do it?

When the middle-aged man saw that Fu Zhenxin was so pitiful, he revealed a bit of room for discussion: What, do you really want this painting? Is this painting really that important to you?

Fu Zhenxin nodded her head fiercely: It's very important! This is related, this is related to me … Aiya, I'm not telling you anymore. Just sell me out, okay?

The middle-aged man revealed a conflicted expression. Looking at Fu Zhenxin's pleading eyes, he seemed to have mustered up a lot of courage, clenching his teeth and said: "This, if that's the case, then I'll become an adult today." However, you can't let me waste your time here. I'll earn you a thousand dollars and go back to play mahjong. Actually, this wasn't really a profit. However … A pity, a pity. It was not easy to find a loophole. Who told me to be naturally kind-hearted, or whatever. The meaning of good things lies in knowing how to share them with others. Today we can be considered to be fated, I'm going all out, I'll hand it over to you! The pain will be transferred to you!

Fu Zhenxin looked at the middle aged man with tears of gratitude, and did not know what to say.

As the saying goes, the spectator knows, Huang Xing saw through the trick. In fact, it was an elaborate loop. A scam group, the members of each division of labor, bluffing and pretending to be real, they caught ordinary people greedy, cheap mentality, to be cheated. Old Wang and this middle-aged man's performance was undoubtedly to let the deceived person believe in the authenticity and reliability of this treasure. As the informer, Fu Zhenxin was still young, and lacked experience in society. After hearing the other party's meticulous calculations, she had fallen even deeper into the trap set up by them, forcing them to willingly take out their money to be cheated.

Fu Zhenxin wanted to make the trade, but of course Huang Xing had to stop it. The middle-aged man acted as if she was angry and said, "I'm not selling these words anymore. I'll help you out with your good intentions, and instead, I've even provoked a conflict between the two of you. I don't need that!"

Just then, Li Rong hurried over.

Huang Xing acted as if he had met his savior and anxiously asked Li Rong to help him see through the other party's deception.

Huang Xing could clearly feel a trace of undetectable panic on the middle-aged man's face. This was even more confirmation that his judgement was correct. For something like a pie falling from the sky, 99% of it was a scam.

After a long and arduous journey, the middle-aged man finally agreed to let Li Rong read the calligraphy.

Opening the iron box, Li Rong scrutinized it for a while, before a faint smile appeared on her lips: This word, is real …

What?

Huang Xing could not help but doubt his ears.

Fu Zhenxin's face, revealed a smile of victory.

Huang Xing was very surprised. Was he really too worldly, thinking that everyone was too treacherous? Could it be that in this deceitful society, there was actually someone like Old Wang and Old Li who was pure, honest, and fortunate to be taken advantage of?

However, with his many years of experience in society, he still felt that this matter was fishy.

Just as Huang Xing was suspicious, Li Rong suddenly tightened her smile and fiercely added two words: Weird!

Fu Zhenxin was startled, and the smile on her face froze. The middle-aged man's expression became even more panicked, and complained to Li Rong: "Do you understand, if you don't, stop spouting nonsense! I have been collecting these words for more than ten years. Even if they are not Wang Xizhi's real work, they must have been copied by the ancients. Just by this point, you can doubt that it was Wang Xizhi's real work, but you can never doubt that the calligraphy was written by the ancients, much less doubt it …

Li Rong interrupted him: "Big brother, you actually have the nerve to perform such a trick?" This box, along with the words, clearly had traces of being old. Not to mention the calligraphy, this piece of paper was obviously a material used by modern people. You are really greedy, using old things to cheat, seriously destroying the antique fashion.

The middle-aged man's face was flushed red. He quickly took the letter and said coldly: "This is utter nonsense!" Pretend you don't understand!

Li Rong replied: I have seen too many people like you! Are you ashamed of making such a deceitful fortune? Why don't you just make yourself old and sell yourself as a mummy?

The middle-aged man's face grew longer and longer as he said fiercely, "If I don't listen to you laymen's bullshit, don't buy it if you can't afford it. Why are you acting like a fatty when you can't afford it?"

Watching the middle-aged man leave, Li Rong could not help but mutter to himself, there's actually someone who dares to cheat in front of the market! Then, she glanced at Fu Zhenxin and asked him: "Hey Director Huang, who is this beauty? Is he your girlfriend?"

Huang Xing coughed lightly and corrected him: "This is Deputy General Manager from Xin Feng company, total underpayment."

What? Li Rong was shocked, and asked again in disbelief: "This, this is the Deputy Chief?" He was too young to notice. Hello, pay total is here, I am Li Rong, Director Huang helped me pass the test.

Li Rong extended out a hand to show that she understood, but Fu Zhenxin did not shake hands with her, she only placed her hands behind her back and looked at Li Rong: "You, you can see that I have misjudged you, can you tell if the paintings are real or fake?

Huang Xing quietly touched Fu Zhenxin's shoulder, reminding her not to be impulsive. Actually, Huang Xing could understand Fu Zhenxin's thoughts. She would find it hard to accept a treasure that Li Rong had just identified as a fake no matter what. It was like you were talking about a boyfriend to the point of marriage, when someone suddenly stood up and said, "Your boyfriend is a fake." What will happen to you?

Li Rong did not think that she would receive such a mockery just because she knew the treasure through its righteousness. She could not help but feel wronged in her heart. But in this era when finding a job was more difficult than the sun, she had no choice but to swallow her grievances.

Li Rong almost forced a smile out of her mouth as she said, "pay total, those words are really a fake! These people are all in the same group, set up a trap for you to get in. You may not know it, but there have been a lot of people who have made a fortune in this way lately, and you can go down to the bazaar and see how many people have made old modern replicas, and then covered them with dirt, saying that they have dug them up from the ground and are in a hurry to get their hands on them. Some people would fall into their trap if they had the heart to pick the wrong one. They would fall into their trap if they had the intention to gamble.

Fu Zhenxin did not say anything else, but smiled as if she had thought of something.

Huang Xing didn't know if this kind of smile was a kind of doubt, or was it an reluctant acknowledgement.

Without further ado, after experiencing such a treasure hunt, Huang Xing invited Li Rong to be his staff officer, and took a stroll around the nearby antiques and calligraphy shops, and finally chose a late stage calligraphy piece. The price was 108,000. Of course, this calligrapher of the end of the Qing Dynasty was not a famous one. He could only be considered a slightly well-known figure in the calligraphy world. As a result, the calligraphy works he left behind weren't particularly expensive. They weren't even worth as much as the works of some of the current calligraphers. However, Li Rong felt that this kind of work would have more room for appreciation. If someone was interested in hype up the author, the value of the work would skyrocket.

Obviously, Fu Zhenxin was not entirely satisfied with the words, she had even kept the words' Wang Xizhi 'in her heart. Although she was almost certain it was a scam. However, there was a strong feeling of regret in his heart. In fact, she was even thinking how great it would have been if those words were really Wang Xizhi's real work. Even if it was only a copy of Song Yuanyuan and Mingqing's master, it would definitely be priceless. At this moment, she was truly like a child.

After that, Huang Xing asked Li Rong to go back to the company first and stay for the second round in the afternoon. The position of Assistant to the General Manager was no small matter. Huang Xing felt that in order to be safe, he would need to interview more to better understand the strength of the competitors. Right now, it was a good opportunity to summon Li Rong over for help. Then, they could use this opportunity to set the time for the second round as this afternoon. The company did not even go to work on Sundays. It was quiet and more suitable for further exchanges with Job seekers.

He drove with Fu Zhenxin straight towards Wu Qianqian's house.