Chu Chen was somewhat surprised at first that the two elders did not know who Cai Jianxuan was, but he immediately realized that they had not paid much attention to what happened afterward. It was normal that they did not know who Cai Jianxuan was, so he said:
"He's Zhang Huo Ni's successor."
"What?! Wasn't that man arrested?"
The two elders were both shocked, but before Chu Chen could explain, Zhu Dafu said with sudden realization, "Oh, I get it. This tea set must have been made before he was arrested, right?"
Uncle Wu retorted, "If it was made before then, why would they use patina liquid, this newly developed aging method?"
Zhu Dafu said, "That's normal too, isn't it? Cai..."
"Cai Jianxuan," Chu Chen reminded him.
"Oh, right, Cai Jianxuan. It's not as if the things he made were sold only domestically. At that time, patina liquid was still available overseas, so using it to make something look old would have been perfectly normal. As for whether this tea set was imported, we'll have to ask its owner."
"Right. We have to get to the bottom of this, or I won't feel at ease," Uncle Wu said with a nod.
At this point, Chu Chen raised his hand and said, "You two, actually, I have to tell you that Cai Jianxuan wasn't arrested."
"Ah! How could that be?!" Uncle Wu and Zhu Dafu were both astonished.
"That's what happened..." Chu Chen repeated the whole story to the two elders.
After hearing the whole story, the two exchanged glances, momentarily at a loss for words.
Chu Chen smiled and said, "There's nothing we can do about this right now. For now, we should first find out exactly what happened. The more clues we have, the easier it'll be to find