Chapter 453 Qiao Qingci's auction item was replaced
It's someone close to Jiang Xiaorou.
Qiao Qingci took a look and saw that she was a socialite in Beijing. Her father was quite knowledgeable about antiques and her family had many old antiques in their collection. This socialite was usually quite arrogant.
"Ms. Zhang Qingwen, our antiques have all been appraised by professionals," the host said. "Although this is a charity auction, we absolutely will not pass off inferior items as genuine."
Zhang Qingwen sneered, "The Sophia Crown hasn't been found in so many years. Even professionals might not be able to tell if it's real or fake. And there have been cases like this before, where someone gave you a real one during the appraisal, but a fake one after the auction."
The host remained silent. This had indeed happened before.
For a moment, everyone felt a little dazzled by Sofia's crown.
Could this crown be fake?
"I'd like to request a second appraisal," Zhang Qingwen said. "It just so happens that my father is very knowledgeable about the Sofia tiara, and I know a little bit about it, so I can do the appraisal."
The host was a little embarrassed. This was the first time such a thing had happened in all the years of the auction.
He looked at the people in the audience, Mo Yanchu, Qiao Changye, and several bigwigs who were investors in this auction.
Seeing them all nod, the host agreed.
Zhang Qingwen immediately went on stage. Because she liked antiques, she brought some identification tools with her and began to identify the crown.
Everyone watched with bated breath, curious whether this precious crown was real.
"I've finished reading it."
Zhang Qingwen quickly stopped, her face darkening. "This is fake, it's very obvious! You can see that this diamond is shining brightly, but that's because it's artificial. A real Sophia diamond would emit a hazy, gentle glow."
There was an uproar in the audience.
It’s actually fake?
Someone actually used fake ones at an auction?
Everyone looked at Qiao Qingci.
There was no sign of panic on Qiao Qingci's pretty face. She simply said, "It seems my crown has been switched."
"Switched? Haha, I don't think you've ever considered taking out the real crown!" Zhang Qingwen looked at Qiao Qingci with disgust. "You're really going too far. You actually used a fake one to fool people at such an important occasion!"
Zhang Qingwen's father once bought a counterfeit item at a charity auction, so Zhang Qingwen hates fakes very much.
Zhang Qingwen sneered, "If you don't want to auction the crown, you don't have to. But if someone buys it and finds out it's fake, do you know how upset they'll be? Qiao Qingci, you should apologize to everyone."
The venue was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Zhang Qingwen's direct attack on Qiao Qingci surprised everyone. After all, she was Miss Qiao, and the Zhang family could not compare to the Qiao family.
But some people also think that Zhang Qingwen did the right thing.
"Yeah, even though this is a charity auction, we can't use fake ones, right?"
"that is!"
"Qiao Qingci is really bringing shame to the Qiao family."
"Okay, Qingwen." Jiang Xiaorou stood up and comforted her, "I know you've bought fakes before, so you're very sensitive to this kind of thing, but Qingci probably doesn't have any bad intentions. She just wants to show everyone the Sophia crown. It's her first time participating in a charity auction, so that's all."
Zhang Qingwen felt very aggrieved: "Is it still reasonable to do something wrong? She is so shameless! If this continues, the reputation of the charity auction will be ruined. Who will participate in the future? If Qiao Qingci doesn't apologize, I will never participate again!"
Her righteous and stern voice infected some people.
After all, no one wants to buy fake goods.
"This is indeed Miss Qiao's fault."
"I think I should apologize! These are crowns worth hundreds of millions."
"If you don't apologize, I don't want to participate in the charity auction anymore... It's really getting worse every year."
As the person involved, Qiao Qingci's expression remained calm. Mo Yanchu was about to say something, but Qiao Qingci stood up first and looked at Zhang Qingwen: "I can guarantee that the crown I brought back is real. If it's fake now, then someone must have switched it."
"Switched?" Zhang Qingwen thought it was ridiculous. "Okay, then let's check the surveillance footage to see who switched your crown."
The lots were placed in storage boxes prior to the auction.
The host asked someone to retrieve the surveillance video.
Qiao Qingci and the staff came to the door of the storage box and put the things in. No one came again until just before the auction started, when the staff came to check the auction items and then transported them to other places.
"Did you see it? No one touched your things during the whole process." Zhang Qingwen looked at Qiao Qingci with contempt.
Everyone can see it clearly.
It seems that it was a fake one given by Qiao Qingci later.
Suddenly, everyone looked disappointed.
The Qiao family is really a case of good things turning into bad things.
Qiao Qingci said calmly: "Who said there isn't one? Isn't there one?"
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