Li Chonglou could only say directly, "Xiao Feng, let him call the police. If the jade pendant is not fake, I will pay for it!"
At this moment, the few people looked at him half-believingly, and Li Chonglou nodded seriously again.
"Brother Li, is it really fake?"
Li Chonglou sighed and said, "Actually, I also have some research on antiques, and I also have a pass for Xing Street in Panjiayuan. I won't misjudge this jade pendant."
The latter two sentences were said to the man. As expected, after hearing the words "Panjiayuan Xing Street," the man's expression changed immediately, showing some disbelief.
"You actually have a pass for Xing Street?"
Although Feng Zheng and the others didn't know what Xing Street was, they understood from the man's reaction that Li Chonglou wasn't comforting them. Their hearts instantly became steady.
Zhang Yu even let out a sigh of relief and said, "Brother Li, can you say it earlier next time? You almost scared me to death just now. You made it sound like this thing is worth tens of millions."
Li Chonglou smiled without answering, but the man was displeased and tried to continue to attack, saying, "In this day and age, who doesn't know about Xing Street in Panjiayuan? Do you think saying a few words can represent that you are an expert? What a joke." m..oΓg
This guy once again cursed all of Feng Zheng and the others with one sentence. Feng Zheng felt both ashamed and angry, but suddenly heard Zhang Yu exclaim, "Wait, I think my brother also mentioned Xing Street. Isn't that the antique street where you have to take an exam to get in?"
"See, even a random person knows about Xing Street, so what? He's still a novice." The man immediately added with a stab.
Zhang Yu knew she had misspoke and quickly covered her mouth.
Li Chonglou shrugged and said, "Then you call the police. Let the police find professionals to appraise it. If it's not fake, I'll pay you double the money."
This confident tone finally made the man's conviction waver. It couldn't be fake, could it? This was personally appraised by Master Mu!
But when he looked at Li Chonglou again and saw his completely indifferent and confident appearance, he still frowned and took out his phone.
However, he didn't call the police, but dialed Master Mu's number.
After roughly explaining the whole situation, a reprimand came from the other end of the phone, and then the man hung up and said to them, "Hmph! How dare you say that something appraised by Master Mu is fake? Wait until Master Mu comes, and let's see how you can argue!"
It was obvious that after being scolded, he became confident again, firming his belief in the jade pendant.
At this time, quite a few people had already gathered around, including passers-by from outside. Seeing people gathered here, they also came to join in the fun. In an instant, there were more and more onlookers around them.
Xiao Lan was naturally shy, and being surrounded by so many people made her even more uncomfortable. She almost shrank behind Zhang Yu.
Noticing her abnormality, Li Chonglou said, "You guys go book a private room first. Xiao Feng and I will handle it here. Don't worry, I never lie."
"Alright, then we'll be leaving first." Zhang Yu waved her hand, then directly pulled Ya Lili and Xiao Lan away.
As confident as the man was at the moment, Zhang Yu trusted Li Chonglou just as much. Since Brother Li said it was fake, it must be fake.
And as Ya Lili left, the man's expression became even more displeased.
About ten minutes later, just as the passers-by couldn't wait to leave, a middle-aged man with a receding hairline, in his fifties, walked in with a sullen face, protected by several bodyguards.
"Who said my jade pendant is fake?"
The newcomer was aggressive. As soon as he entered, he immediately questioned them in an accusatory tone. The man, like a fox borrowing prestige, said to Li Chonglou and the other person,
"Since you are also in the antique industry, you should know the name of Master Mu, right? Can you pay the money now?"
The man had a cold sneer on his face, but he didn't know that Li Chonglou was slightly embarrassed at the moment.
He had never heard of any Master Mu. Perhaps he was famous in this area, but he was definitely not well-known in the country.
Otherwise, Li Chonglou wouldn't not know!
Therefore, Li Chonglou ignored the man's words and looked at the middle-aged man, saying, "Whether the item is real or fake, you can appraise it yourself. If you can call this thing real, then I strongly suspect you truly understand the business."
"Nonsense, how can you speak to Master Mu like that!"
Following the man's angry roar, the surrounding crowd let out exclamations.
"It's really that Master Mu. I've seen his photo, I just didn't remember it at the moment."
"Is it the Master Mu who sold a piece of ancient jade and donated all the money to mountainous areas?"
"Yes, it's him. I heard he's also a core member of the Beijing Antique Association."
"What?"
"Uh, you just need to know that no core member of the Beijing Antique Association has an asset less than a hundred million."
As one of the passers-by said this, the surroundings immediately caused even greater exclamations.
Li Chonglou narrowed his eyes slightly. He didn't expect him to be a member of the Antique Association. He was waiting for Xian Yan's notification for this identity, and now he was about to offend someone inside before even entering.
As expected, amidst the murmurs of the crowd, the middle-aged man's expression gradually darkened.
The more people recognized him, the more insulting Li Chonglou's words were to him.
"Very good, very, very good. Now any Tom, Dick, or Harry dares to curse people. Kid, what if my jade pendant is real?"
Li Chonglou felt a little speechless. Can you speak after looking first?
He didn't believe that a core member of the Beijing Antique Association would not be able to tell whether this jade pendant was real or fake, let alone a core member.
"If this jade pendant is real, you can do whatever you want to me."
The middle-aged man said coldly, "Very good, if this jade pendant is real, you will kneel before me and slap yourself ten times."
Li Chonglou's eyes immediately turned cold. This kneeling clearly crossed his bottom line. Li Chonglou never treated such people politely, and immediately said,
"What if it's fake."
"There is no 'if'," the middle-aged man said with a cold smile.
After saying that, he was about to take something out of his pocket, but was interrupted by Li Chonglou, "This won't do. Since you want to make a bet, you also have to put up stakes, otherwise the bet cannot be established."
Li Chonglou slanted his eyes at the middle-aged man. This guy actually wanted to get something for nothing. There was no such easy thing in the world.
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then sneered, "If this jade pendant is fake, I will do the same as you, kneel down and slap myself ten times."
Li Chonglou shook his head.
"That's not necessary, you can just call me Master then!"
As soon as he said this, everyone's expression changed.