Real Turns Fake

Warren's shock and anger were perfectly understandable to Chu Chen. Just think about it: you hired an expert to appraise an antique, only for him to call the genuine article fake and ask to buy it himself. Wouldn't you be furious after learning the truth?

Seeing how furious Warren was, Chu Chen advised him, "Mr. Warren, you really don't need to get so worked up. I don't know if you've heard this saying: When capital earns fifty percent profit, it will take risks; when it earns one hundred percent, it dares to trample every law in the world; and when it earns three hundred percent, it dares to commit any crime, even at the risk of being hanged..."

Warren understood the logic, but when he thought about how the item worth millions of pounds had nearly been bought from him for a few thousand pounds, his lips trembled with anger. "But the key point is that I already paid him an appraisal fee! In your country's words, isn't this harming others for one's own benefit?"

Chu Chen said, "Yes, people like that truly have no professional ethics. But in this line of work, such behavior isn't an isolated case..."

Chu Chen had seen things like what happened to Warren before. Back when he was still running a street stall, an antique dealer he knew had encountered something similar.

That antique dealer was nicknamed Baldy. As for why he had that name, everyone could probably figure it out.

Baldy was a veteran antique dealer who often managed to find good things. Since he never demanded high prices, collectors had always favored him, including several famous experts from the capital.

He also had an excellent relationship with one of those famous experts. The two often did business together, and because the expert