He Changhe didn't want another thief in his own store either, so he hastily walked towards the counter.

  As He Chang turned around, Xue Shan on the ground suddenly made a fierce movement like breaking free from Lin Yue's capture. How could Lin Yue let him have his way? The strength in his hands increased even more. Seeing that he couldn't break free, Xue Shan could only resign himself to his fate.

  He Chang and stormed over, his face sinking. "There's no transaction information at all! Where is it? And where is that Qianlong vase with the elephant ears?"

  Xue Shan was speechless and could only lie on the ground in silence, without saying a word.

  "Sound the alarm." Lin Yue said.

  "Alas!"

  He Chang let out a deep sigh, his expression downcast as he pulled out his phone. Whoever knew that their own store had an extra thief, and this thief was even someone they had hired themselves, wouldn't be feeling good about it.

  "Please spare me, Mr. He! This is my first time doing this, really, it's truly my first time. The elephant ear bottle is just in the cabinet under the counter. Please spare me, please don't call the police!"

  "Just now why didn't you say where the elephant ear bottle was?" He Chang and angrily asked.

  "Th...th..." Xue Shan stuttered for half a day but couldn't say anything.

  Xue Shan actually thought it was good, he had a glimmer of luck in his heart, thinking that He Changhe would be soft-hearted and not report to the police. After they let him go, he would come back here quietly and take out the elephant ear bottle when no one was around. Unfortunately, this luck did not exist at all. No matter how he begged, He Changhe still reported to the police. Soon, the police came and took away Xue Shan and the relevant evidence. The four people who ran away were unlucky and met the security guard on Yushidao Street, and they were all caught and sent to the police station together.

  Lin Yue and He Chang also came to the police station as victims and witnesses.

  The case was soon solved, and the four people Lin Yue encountered were indeed professional "accidental" scammers. The four had a history of scams, but had never been caught in the act. Because traditional scams no longer worked, they came up with a new method. They found an accomplice, Xue Shan, who was dissatisfied with his job and decided to take a risk. The five of them hatched a plan together. First, they selected some of Rong Le Xuan's existing porcelain products and had someone create high-quality replicas. Their idea was to find someone to scam, then use the fake products as proof that the porcelain was real. If the person didn't believe them, they would take him to Rong Le Xuan and have Xue Shan vouch for it, relying on the credibility of the Rong Le Xuan brand. To avoid any mistakes, the five of them agreed to have Xue Shan hide the porcelain products, pretend they had already been sold, and then split the money after they succeeded in scamming someone. The fake products were also provided by Xue Shan, who would supply multiple replicas every day, just in case they encountered a "soft target". The five scammers thought they had planned everything perfectly, but they didn't expect to encounter Lin Yue, who was cautious and meticulous, or He Chang, who happened to be at Rong Le Xuan that day.

  Lin Yue and He Chang walked out of the police station at noon and went to a nearby restaurant for lunch.

  Due to this incident, He Changhe's face looked somewhat despondent and melancholic.

  Luckily, there was only one thief in the store, and fortunately, several people were first-time offenders, otherwise, the brand of Rong Le Xuan, which had been built with great difficulty, would have been ruined by him.

  Lin Yue didn't know how to comfort He Chang, who ate more salt than he did rice, and basically didn't need this younger generation to advise him. He could only change the subject, and soon they were talking about porcelain.

  Porcelain originated from pottery, and was gradually explored in the experience of firing white porcelain and impressed hard pottery. Firing porcelain must have three conditions at the same time: first, the raw materials for making porcelain must be rich in minerals such as quartz and sericite; second, the firing temperature must be above 1200°C; third, there is a glaze on the surface of the vessel that has been fired at high temperature...

  He Chang and Kuan Kuan talked while having dinner, directly telling Lin Yue about the development history of porcelain. When it came to porcelain, He Chang forgot his original unhappiness.

  Lin Yue was like a dry sponge, crazily absorbing ceramic knowledge like water.

  A meal was eaten in a conversation between an old man and a young boy for two hours.

  Two hours, one speaking with excitement, the other listening in a trance-like state.

  After finishing his meal, Lin Yue had a general understanding of the development history of ceramics and the requirements for firing ceramics. Although he only remembered one point, this had already opened a big door for him, just as He Chang said, "The master leads you in the door, but it's up to yourself to cultivate, what's left is to rely on your own efforts to remember."

  Considering He Changhe's health issues, Lin Yue proposed that He Changhe go home to rest for a while and then head to Rongle Xuan after feeling better.

  He Changhe smiled mysteriously at Lin Yue and said, "Let's go back now. After we get back, I'll show you something."

  He Changhe's mysteriousness left Lin Yue bewildered, but also piqued his curiosity.

  Back at Rong Le Xuan, He Chang and Lin Yue arrived at the counter, then took out several ceramic shards and a blue ceramic bottle from under the counter.

  "Isn't this a fragment of that fake? Why didn't the police take it away? This is... a genuine Qing dynasty Qianlong bean green glaze elephant ear vase!" Lin Yue exclaimed.

  He Chang smiled and nodded: "That's right, this is what I secretly hid away. Originally, I thought it would be difficult to find a substitute, but I didn't expect there was one readily available."

  Lin Yue and others looked carefully at the bean green glaze ear bottle in front of them with a discount, this is a genuine product worth 600,000 yuan!

  At first glance, Lin Yue was attracted by a bean green glaze ear bottle.

  The elephant ear bottle emits a soft glow under the light, giving the viewer a sense of pleasure. The entire surface of the porcelain is extremely smooth and can be used as a mirror, which shows the high level of craftsmanship in making porcelain. On both sides of the bottleneck are two lifelike lion heads, with their eyes wide open and looking majestic, holding rings in their mouths, exquisitely crafted. The entire elephant ear bottle does not show any signs of processing, just like it was formed naturally, adding a bit more or less would damage its beauty.

  Lin Yuxin picked up the ceramic fragments and examined them under the light, but the glaze on the outside reflected a dull and dim light, which was vastly different from the authentic pieces.

  "What did you see?" He Changhe and others asked Lin Yue with a smile after they finished watching.