78: This bag is really good!

Chen Kai held up the video, and Li Chen, who was standing opposite him, had his smile gradually fade and his brows furrow.

"Of course, but there are no fakes in our shop. If you can find a single fake item, I will naturally compensate you tenfold."

"Are you here to challenge the shop? You are welcome to."

Li Chen's tone gradually became impolite. He slowly took a few steps back and waved his hand in the air, signaling them to do as they pleased.

"Alright, that's all I needed to hear. Don't go back on your word if you lose."

Zheng Liu Chang rolled up his sleeves, immediately put on his glasses, and took a magnifying glass to start examining the antiques at the shop entrance one by one.

Chen Kai followed closely behind him. It would be best if Zheng Liu Chang could find it, but if he couldn't, it wouldn't be too late for Chen Kai to intervene himself.

In any case, he had already spotted the xianfeng treasure coin faintly gleaming on the shelf.

At first glance, he didn't feel it was fake at all. It looked very authentic, and the rust and other features seemed very natural.

It seemed the goods were sold by a high-end aging syndicate; otherwise, ordinary fake copper coins wouldn't be able to escape the eyes of these professionals.

The reason this copper coin hadn't been identified by Li Chen was that the forgery technique was too sophisticated, making it indistinguishable from the real thing.

"Authentic, this one is also authentic."

Chen Kai watched as Zheng Liu Chang slowly approached the xianfeng treasure coin and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

The next moment, Zheng Liu Chang suddenly stopped in front of the xianfeng treasure coin.

He picked up the gleaming xianfeng treasure coin and examined it repeatedly with his magnifying glass.

At that moment, Chen Kai suddenly felt like a father watching his son grow up.

"How is it? Is there any problem with this copper coin?"

Liu Yunshang asked impatiently, her expression barely concealing her excitement.

Upon hearing this, Li Chen immediately looked up. Seeing that it was the xianfeng treasure coin, he sneered disdainfully and felt his anxious heart settle back down.

That xianfeng treasure coin was the most authentic item he had seen in the last month; it was impossible for there to be any issues.

Zheng Liu Chang stroked his chin, his eyes revealing undisguised admiration.

"No problem. I just haven't seen such a vintage xianfeng treasure coin with such natural aging in a long time."

Chen Kai helplessly slapped his forehead; that meant this aging syndicate was truly skilled.

It was one thing for Li Chen not to spot it. But Zheng Liu Chang hadn't spotted it either.

"Are you sure? Why don't you take another close look at this xianfeng treasure coin?"

"I'm absolutely certain. I've never seen such a blatantly authentic xianfeng treasure coin. The rust is natural, though the condition isn't great. Otherwise, it would definitely be worth more than 80,000, not 45,888."

Zheng Liu Chang said confidently, continuing to squint and move forward with his magnifying glass.

The Pawnshop was not large. When there were only a dozen items left to check, Zheng Liu Chang started to panic a bit.

If he didn't find any fakes, he would lose face. Failing to successfully challenge the shop would be used to ridicule them.

He couldn't help but slow his pace, examining each item carefully.

But until he put down the last antique on the display cabinet—a set of Monkey stamps—which were also genuinely authentic, the kind that were obviously real at a glance.

All the antiques in the shop, even the ones he was skeptical about being half-fake, were not! They were all obviously authentic at a glance!

Cold sweat seeped from Zheng Liu Chang's forehead as he cast a look of help towards Chen Kai.

Chen Kai sighed helplessly, looked at Liu Yunshang beside him, who was so nervous she was picking at her fingernails, and patted her shoulder.

"Sister, don't be nervous."

"Mm..."

Although Liu Yunshang agreed, she couldn't help but feel a bit nervous.

If the challenge failed, it would mean acknowledging his expertise, or that her own judgment was lacking, which would have a significant impact on the Pawnshop.

"Didn't find any fakes, did you? That just proves that our Da Sanjiang Pawnshop has a good eye, right?"

Li Chen slowly stood up at this moment, speaking in a mocking tone.

"According to the rules of the trade, Sister Liu, you should take the initiative to post in the antique group chat, saying your shop is inferior and has lost, right?"

"Wait a moment, I haven't looked yet."

Chen Kai stepped forward, took the magnifying glass from Zheng Liu Chang's hand, and casually picked up an antique to examine.

"Alright, feel free. If I lose, I admit my skills are inferior, and I will provide the compensation of ten times the value as well."

Li Chen shrugged indifferently. The antiques in his shop were vetted by both him and his father; how could there possibly be any fakes?

"Fine."

Chen Kai casually picked up two more antiques and examined them seriously.

Zheng Liu Chang suddenly leaned in beside him, "I've already checked these... they are all very authentic, no chance. Sigh..."

Chen Kai patted his shoulder and picked up that xianfeng treasure coin.

"No need to look anymore. This xianfeng treasure coin is the problem. It's a fake."

As soon as these words were spoken, all three people present were stunned.

"Are you joking? This xianfeng treasure coin couldn't be any more real. You say it's fake, so it's fake?"

Zheng Liu Chang's heart tightened as well. "Brother, you can't nitpick like this... I saw it as obviously authentic at a glance..."

"Little Brother... I think this one is quite real too..."

Liu Yunshang started to say something but stopped. Since she could open a Pawnshop, it meant she knew a little bit.

"Your own people see it as real. Why don't you tell me how it's fake?"

Li Chen rested his arms on the Counter, looking at him with a mocking face.

"Do you think that just because you picked up a bargain on jade, you know how to appraise items? Tell me, where is it fake? Can you spot something I can't?"

"It has no flaws! How can you say it's fake!"

Chen Kai smiled faintly. "Where is the QR code? I'll pay first."

"It's right on the table. If you can't say where it's fake, I'll have to assume you're trying to swap goods from my shop."

Li Chen stopped looking at his phone and just smiled while sizing him up.

"Payment sent, 4588."

Chen Kai said calmly, "So now this xianfeng treasure coin is mine, right?"

"First, point one: As someone who still has some judgment, you actually didn't hear that its sound is fake."

Chen Kai pulled up the system page and read from it.

He slowly crouched down and gently bounced the xianfeng treasure coin on the floor.

"The sound of a genuine coin is deep and the tail note is short. Listen to your xianfeng treasure coin yourself—the sound is loud, the tail note is long, and when it drops on the ground, it sounds just like a steel coin."

Li Chen immediately stood up from his chair, his expression a bit panicked. He admitted that what Chen Kai said was correct; the sound was indeed a bit off!

"But you can't say it's fake just based on this one point!"

Chen Kai smiled faintly. "You don't need to be so agitated. Let's talk about the second point."

"Genuine coins, after long-term corrosion by oxygen, have rust that penetrates into the texture of the copper coin. But yours? If you scratch it with a fingernail, the rust comes off. And the texture is so sticky; it's obviously artificially aged with glue."

"Don't you use your hands to feel the texture when you acquire goods?"

Upon hearing this, cold sweat instantly poured down Li Chen's face. He walked quickly from the front of the Counter and reached out to feel it.

The next moment, his face turned ashen.