The deed is correct.
The man walked into the corridor holding the book and handed it to the appraiser for verification. Everyone's eyes fell on the appraisers.
Four appraisers checked the shape of the printing plate, paper, font, annotations, signature, and seal one by one, and finally raised a sign to determine the authenticity.
True or false?
The man couldn't wait to ask, "Gentlemen, is my book real or fake?"
Someone downstairs couldn't wait to ask, "Tell me, is it true or false?"
"Yes, have you verified it?"
After several appraisers confirmed that everything was correct, they raised their placards.
real.
When the chief clerk saw the result, he would enter the appraisal books, seller, buyer, authenticity, and finally stamp it, and an appraisal document would be completed.
Everyone was stunned.
"real?"
"Didn't they say that the Jisheng Book Bureau was a fraud? How did this become true?"
"They can't all be fake, right? There have to be some real ones. This is only the first one, why are you panicking?"
Everyone was talking about it.
Xu Jiang looked at Luo Yan, only to see his expression stiff, clearly shocked. She exchanged glances with the others, and they all knew that this book appraisal meeting would likely fail to identify a fake.
Ban Dou Shan was able to hold a book appraisal meeting in front of the Jisheng Gate and invite people from the government to witness it. He must have made thorough preparations. The buyers who came to appraise the books must have been carefully selected, and there would be no result that Luo Yan did not want to see.
Now the result is unexpected. It is obvious that someone has done something wrong. As for who it is, no one knows who it is except Zhou Shancai.
But it's not surprising. Anyone who can be bribed by Luo Yan can naturally be bribed by Zhou Shancai. It just depends on who offers a higher price and who uses more ruthless means of intimidation.
Sure enough, the second and third stories that followed were all true. The discussion and questioning grew louder, and Luo Yan's expression grew increasingly grim.
But under the watchful eyes of the public, the book appraisal meeting could not be stopped and had to continue.
By the end of the book appraisal meeting, not a single fake book or painting was identified; they were all authentic.
There was an uproar everywhere, and Luo Yan's teeth were almost broken.
At this time, there was finally movement from the Jisheng Book Bureau.
Zhou Shancai, accompanied by two stewards, one fat and one thin, and a dozen burly guards, slowly pushed through the crowd and arrived at the bottom of the restaurant.
He did not challenge immediately, but waited patiently for all the identification results with a friendly smile on his face.
Luo Yan stood upstairs, staring at Zhou Shancai with a sullen face. The two looked at each other solemnly, both with a ruthless look in their eyes that showed they wanted to beat the other to death or cripple him.
But they all had to endure it at this time. They were all well-known figures and had to save face.
Once all the books and paintings have been authenticated, the authenticity will be determined.
There was a lot of noise and discussion upstairs and downstairs. The wind direction had changed at this time, and most people stood on the side of Jisheng Bookstore.
Seeing that the time was almost right, Zhou Shancai turned around, winked at the fat steward behind him, and then covered his ears.
The manager was holding a copper gong in his hand. He raised the gong and hit it with force. The shrill sound of the gong spread immediately and scared away a group of people.
"quiet--"
Following the powerful shouts, the crowd quieted down.
Zhou Shancai smiled and said to Luo Yan on the second floor, "Thank you, Manager Luo, for clearing Ji Sheng's name today."
This sentence almost made Luo Yan vomit blood, and he was speechless for a long time.
Afterwards, Zhou Shancai bowed to everyone again, then raised his head with red eyes. "Now that all the appraisal results are in, with the witnesses of the Chief Registrar, the other appraisers, and the neighbors, I, Zhou Shancai, have finally been cleared of my identity."
After saying that, he pulled up his sleeves and wiped the corners of his eyes.
Everyone couldn't help but sigh.
Xu Jiang was sharp-eyed and was speechless when she saw that he was holding something that looked like garlic cloves or onions in his hand.
Luo Yan nearly smashed the guardrail with a hammer. He sneered, "Zhou Shancai, why are you so hypocritical? We've only examined twenty of them, so how do you know the others aren't fake?"
Hu Xu couldn't help but sigh, "It sounds like he's deliberately looking for trouble." Then he thought for a moment and added, "But it's true, he did come here to pick a fight."
Sure enough, some people in the crowd couldn't stand it and began to speak up for Jisheng.
"You held the book appraisal meeting yourself, hired the people yourself, and yet you didn't detect a single fake. Yet you're still so unreasonable and aggressive. I think you're just jealous of Jisheng Bookstore and are deliberately setting things up to make things difficult for us!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone echoed them.
The people under the tree were very surprised. The level of these words did not seem to come from the mouths of mere spectators, and Xu Jiang felt that the voice sounded somewhat familiar.
Just then, the man spoke again, "Jisheng Bookstore is the number one bookstore in the capital, and they've sold hundreds or thousands of books. Do you really want to inspect every single one before you're willing to give up?"
Xu Jiang followed the sound and found it was indeed her old acquaintance, Feng Miao. He was dressed in a bright and elegant manner, and it seemed that he had gained a lot of benefits from helping Zhou Huai in Dongshan last time.
Feng Miao's few words incited the surrounding onlookers into a frenzy, and they all accused Luo Yan of having ill intentions and deliberately making things difficult for them.
He set up a trap for himself, but ended up trapping himself in it. Luo Yan had no way to defend himself. Seeing Zhou Shancai's hypocritical attitude, he wanted to tear down the fence and smash him to death.
Zhou Shancai saw that the time was right, so he took the opportunity to bow and wipe his eyes with garlic. With tears in his eyes, he said to everyone, "I would like to thank all the righteous men for upholding justice for me."
Then I received words of comfort.
He straightened his clothes, cleared his throat, and spoke loudly, taking a deep breath: "Everyone, I have always been honest in my business dealings at Jisheng Bookstore. Now, Ban Doushan has come to my door and maliciously framed me, accusing me of forgery and attempting to ruin my reputation. If I had not acted uprightly and maintained my integrity, I would have been killed by him today. Fortunately, the sharp eyes of the judges have proven my innocence, and I am also fortunate to have met with the readers who can distinguish right from wrong, which has allowed me to escape. I will not let this matter go. I will report it to the authorities and ask the county magistrate to seek justice for me."
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