Dragon Master

Chapter 592 Why Compensate Him

Chapter 592 Why Compensate Him

"You should know it, right? In general terms, it is tomb robbery. These are all dug out of tombs. How can it be faked?" He said in a low voice.

Victoria’s beautiful eyes opened wide and said in surprise, "From tombs? How many tombs have you stolen here?"

"Hey, you don’t know it. The tombs with bronze wares are tombs of princes and marquises. There are quite a lot of bronze wares from each tomb. These items I put here are just a small portion from a warlord..."

Patel said smoothly as he proceeded, as if he didn’t know when to stop, and boastful words kept coming out.

Victoria listened in confusion, and didn't know whether to believe it or not.

Maximilian stretched out his hand and knocked on the bronze tripod in front of him. The bronze tripod made a dull noise, and the sound seemed rather strange.

Patel raised his eyebrows, shook his teeth and said, "Bro! You can't knock it. In museum, it is the most important treasures of the country. If you knock down the rust, it will destroy the appearance! It will also affect its selling price!"

After talking about it, Patel stepped forward in front of the bronze tripod and looked at it carefully. Then he reached out and pointed at the fallen pieces on the bronze tripod and said, "Look! The rust has fallen off, which will affect the appearance. Don’t you think you have to compensate me?"

It was not the first time that Patel did this. When he used to do this, Patel had never failed.

This time, Patel thought everything would be done according to his plan, and in the worst scenario, he could still earn some money for a few days' meals.

Victoria was anxious and said quickly, "You just go too far. I don't believe you don't lose any rust when you carry it around."

"Hey, beauty, you don't know how to do it. When I carry it, you didn't see how much money I spent. I had to wrap it with three layers of cotton, and then carefully handle it and put it into a box with shock- absorbing foam. It definitely takes me great effort."

Patel ran out of his lines and then squinted at Maximilian.

"Bro! What do you think I should do? This is a bronze tripod from the Western Zhou Dynasty, and is extremely expensive. It records the inscription of a famous ancient warlord. Don't you know him? The old man with a whip in the Romance of God..."

After finishing his long lines, Patel shook his legs and looked at Maximilian, who was silent.

"Say something. Tell me how to solve it. I don't want to blackmail you. Let's talk about the solution rationally."

After Patel finished speaking, he looked at several other vendors on his side, who were aware of their position and helped Patel in talking.

"Yes, this can be regarded as damage. It really destroys the appearance."

"For such an expensive bronze ware, a little bit of copper rust is worth a lot of money. These drops of rust would cost around 100,000 dollars."

"That is not enough. The bronze tripod is the most treasured cultural relic in the country, which worth millions of dollars, and the destroyed appearance is worth millions."

Listening to the words of the vendors next to him, Patel became happier, but his face still looked gloomy.

"Listen to what everyone says. I think that's it. I don't ask a high price. Just pay me 200,000 dollars."

After Patel finished speaking, he held out two fingers and waved in front of Maximilian.

"200,000! You are robbing. I think 2,000 at most." Victoria frowned and said.

"Beauty, you still don't understand the value of my bronze tripod. I told you it was from the Western Zhou Dynasty. It recorded the investiture of a famous warlord. This is an invaluable treasure with historical archaeological value. I don’t ask for much."

He said with a sad look on his face. After that, his hands patted his chest hard, as if he was dying of heartache.

Maximilian looked at him with disdain, and knocked hard on the top of the bronze ware with his right hand. A large piece of rust fell off along with the knocking.

"Oh no! My treasure, alas! Don't knock!" Patel shouted anxiously.

"It is not something that could not be knocked, because it is purely a fake. What are you shouting here?" Maximilian looked very cool.

Patel was afraid that he might find out the truth. He didn't expect the bronze ware to be seen as fake.

"You are talking nonsense! It is the real thing. If you don't believe it, you can let my peers have a look and see if my bronze tripod is real."

After Patel finished, he looked at other vendors, and his eyes were filled with appealing for help.

These vendors knew each other, and had cooperated with each other in the past. They had done many similar things. This time, they were determined to cooperate with Patel.

"I can prove that it is indeed a real thing, as it was dug up by the tomb raider from a Western Zhou Dynasty tomb."

"I have carefully looked over this bronze tripod. It cannot be faked. It is authentic thing from the Western Zhou Dynasty undoubtedly."

"You are talking nonsense here in order to avoid compensation. We are all antique dealers with ethics and integrity, and we never sell fakes."

The vendors made a noisy talk and supported Patel.

Many onlookers around were confused by the vendors’ words and they agreed that Patel was telling the truth.

There were a few people who bought things from Patel, and helped him with favorable words in the crowd.

"I bought something from him last week. He is a good man, and his items are absolutely authentic. I bought a few bronze wares from him and asked the experts to check them. The experts said that there is no problem."

"I also bought something from him. After that, I asked the boss of Fine Arts Gallery to assess it. The boss said that it is authentic. His character is guaranteed."

"Bro, don't talk nonsense to avoid responsibility. If you can't afford it, we can help you."

Listening to the crowd’s words favorable to Patel around, Victoria’s facial expression changed.

Victoria whispered, gently pulling Maximilian's arm, "How about you just pay for it and we leave now? I'm afraid it's not good to make trouble. These people are just helping him."

"Afraid of what? I am not afraid of them talking nonsense. Since this is a fake, why should I pay him?"

Maximilian was enraged by Patel and decided to teach him a lesson.