The Key (Continued)

Old Shen might have felt that he had not explained himself clearly enough, so he added:

"It could also be said that I was just unlucky. When I went to the Second Auction House for an appraisal, one of the collectors from our area happened to be there too. Somehow, he found out the result of my appraisal. Then one person told ten, ten told a hundred, and everyone learned that I had misjudged this piece. As a result, I couldn't sell it even if I wanted to!"

At this point, Old Shen gave a few more bitter laughs. Actually, if he had acted like some "unscrupulous" merchants, he could have sold the copper coin and would not have been as depressed as he was now. But he simply did not want to deceive people like those "unscrupulous" merchants. In that sense, his "personality" was actually unsuitable for dealing in antiques.

Speaking of which, Chu Chen's "personality" was somewhat similar to Old Shen's. The difference was that before obtaining his special ability, Chu Chen had needed to make a living, so he had acted more tactfully. After gaining his special ability, however, he had disdained resorting to petty tricks, and mistakes in appraisal would never happen to him. Ultimately, this was still closely related to his own ability.

Although Chu Chen felt that Old Shen was a decent person, the reason things had ended up this way was still Old Shen's own doing. Besides, Chu Chen had seen plenty of people like him over the years. There were countless people who refused to learn their lesson and eventually lost everything. There was really nothing much to pity about such people.

However, Chu Chen had, after all, ruined the man's business. On top of that, the key in Old Shen's possession