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After hearing Kelly's explanation, Mina frowned and said, "Could that guy have heard about what happened to your family and realized your father might sell the item back to him, so he deliberately went into hiding?"

Kelly shook her head. "I don't think so. My father asked the owner of the shop next door, who said that man's business wasn't doing well and that he had been planning to close for the past few months. It wasn't until a month ago that he found someone to take over and officially shut down. My father happened to be dealing with matters at his company at the time, so he never got the news."

"Hmph! He sure got lucky!" Mina said angrily, waving her fist.

At that point, Wu Ke spoke up. "I've seen plenty of people like that. Even if you realize something is wrong and try to hold him accountable, it's usually impossible to recover your losses."

"How could that be? You bought the item from him. If it's counterfeit, shouldn't he still be responsible?" Mina retorted.

"Exactly. My father even had an invoice when he bought it." Kelly also felt they could definitely hold the man accountable.

"That's not necessarily true." Chu Chen said, "If the invoice really says 'Warring States period helmet,' then you may still have a chance of recovering your losses. But judging from the situation, there's no way he would have written that. I think the invoice probably only says 'helmet,' or perhaps simply 'craftwork,' right?"

Kelly froze for a moment. Chu Chen had hit the nail on the head. The invoice really did only say "helmet." She asked timidly, "If it doesn't say 'Warring States period helmet,' does that mean we can't claim compensation?"

"Of course you can't!" Chu Chen said. "An invoice can