Chapter 184: Chapter 184: Assembling Items

Victor waved a hand at the accompanying doctor, who immediately took out some anti-inflammatory medication from the medical kit and sprinkled it on Reynold's leg while also cleaning the dirty blood at the knee.

"Young man, how exactly did you do it? This leg has troubled me for decades, and you merely used one needle to cure me!"

Chen Yu acted as though he had done something of no great significance.

"This is just some acupuncture therapy, and your body can be healed in the same way. As for what Mr. Hans just said about organ degeneration and such, it simply doesn't exist! He just doesn't know the method to reactivate the body's function."

Though his words were extremely calm, everyone's gaze immediately focused on Hans.

It was a gaze full of mockery.

A flash of resentment flickered through Hans's eyes, "That's impossible, aging is a natural law of the human body, how could it possibly be reactivated?"

"All it takes is for the body's cells to enter a state of autophagy! It doesn't seem that difficult."

Chen Yu casually responded, then looked over at Reynolds.

"Mr. Reynolds, if you're willing, I can treat you after the auction is over!"

Reynolds nodded again and again, after all, Chen Yu came recommended by Victor, and the medical skill he had just displayed was indeed stunning.

Victor burst into laughter and then arranged for everyone to take their seats.

Just then, Chen Yu suddenly spotted a familiar figure in the crowd.

Fang Yuan!

However, Chen Yu merely glanced at her before paying her no more attention, simply taking his own seat next to Victor. Searᴄh the NôᴠeFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Fang Yuan's breathing became rapid for a moment, for the look Chen Yu gave her just now clearly had more indifference in it.

After all, they were husband and wife; now they were like strangers.

Fang Yuan soon steadied her breathing. Just three days ago, she had completed a hedge agreement with capital investors and successfully secured three billion in funding.

Now, she genuinely could be considered a famous socialite!

Although at this auction she wasn't much of a standout, merely invited as a filler celebrity,

In other places, she was genuinely a capital mogul.

Subconsciously straightening her back, Fang Yuan displayed all the qualities of a true socialite.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is an Eight Treasures Colored Glaze Cup from the Ming dynasty's Yongle period, starting at eighty million!"

As the host's voice sounded, the atmosphere on-site immediately livened up.

[This item is an assembled piece, only the right side of the base is authentic, the rest are imitations from three years ago]

The notification sound in Chen Yu's mind made him pause for a moment.

The system actually had a treasure appraisal function.

But speaking of it, this thing was indeed very well-crafted; even he could not discern the truth of it.

The nearby tycoons were even less able to spot it, each of them bidding frantically.

"Mr. Victor, is this auction held by William's family?"

Victor shook his head.

"The purpose of this auction is to raise funds for charity, and most of the items on auction come from donations."

Chen Yu propped his chin, putting on a thoughtful mien.

"This Colored Glaze Cup should be a fake, with only a very small part being genuine!"

Victor was taken aback, "Are you sure?"

"Of course, you can have someone specialized to verify it again."

While the two were talking, the auction price had already been raised to three hundred million and the transaction was completed!

Victor couldn't help but frown, as the auction's rules stipulated that once a transaction was completed, it could not be returned or exchanged.

Besides, suddenly changing the auction item at this stall would cause a loss of face for William's family.

Just as Victor was feeling troubled, Chen Yu suddenly held his arm.

"Never mind, since it's already been sold, there's no need to return or exchange it, as those are the rules of the auction!"

Victor nodded and did not say anything more.

Chen Yu then glanced back, nonchalantly, towards where Fang Yuan was sitting, who was at that moment holding the Eight Treasures Colored Glaze Cup that had just been sold.

Chen Yu wasn't interested in such a charity auction, especially since several items in a row were patched-together fakes.

He wasn't sure if these foreign bigshots simply liked fake goods, or if they truly had no understanding.

"Qin King Breaking Array Diagram! The starting bid is ten million. This painting is from the hand of Zeng Guofan of the late Qing Dynasty."

[System Notification: This is a folded painting. The top layer is from Zeng Guofan, but a hidden layer underneath is an authentic work by Wu Daozi.]

Chen Yu immediately became excited. Zeng Guofan was a famous figure in the late Qing Dynasty, and his imitation selling for more than ten million wasn't expensive.

But an authentic work by Wu Daozi were rare in the world, especially this Qin King Breaking Array Diagram, which was a gem among gems.

If he could buy it, he could flip it for a starting price of at least five hundred million.

The people present bid one after another, but the increments in price were very small.

Even if it was from the hand of Zeng Guofan, it was still an imitation, with limited room for value appreciation, unless it was bought by someone who truly loved it and was willing to pay a high price.

"Thirty million!"

Chen Yu suddenly raised his bidder's card.

Everyone looked at Chen Yu with a surprised gaze. The price had just increased to fifteen million, and now Chen Yu had doubled it.

The host was also extremely excited, as she was truly afraid that the painting would not sell. After quickly asking three times, she brought down the hammer.

Fang Yuan, sitting in a corner, subconsciously scoffed.

In her view, even though Chen Yu had acquired some status and position, he was still unsophisticated.

He actually spent three times the starting bid on a painting nobody wanted.

Victor was also puzzled, "Mr. Chen, if you like it, I could have skipped the auction and given it directly to you. Why spend such a high price to buy it?"

Chen Yu smiled without saying a word. As soon as he got the painting, he took a needle from his body and carefully began to pick at the layer next to the painting.

Before long, the painting was split into two parts.

Seeing the two identical paintings appear before him, Victor's eyes widened in shock.

"Mr. Chen, what's going on here? How come there are two paintings?"

"If I'm not mistaken, this authentic work by Wu Daozi was probably Zeng Guofan's private collection. To protect this painting, he created a duplicate and hid the original within it."

No sooner had Chen Yu finished his explanation than the people nearby crowded over, with Reynolds even getting up and rushing over to Chen Yu.

"Mr. Chen, I would like to collect this painting. I can offer you seven hundred million, could you transfer it to me?"

Chen Yu laughed lightly, "I like Wu Daozi very much too, I'm afraid I cannot transfer it."

Reynolds sighed helplessly, suddenly regretting not having bought the painting himself.

The others around also sighed in admiration, looking enviously at the painting in Chen Yu's hands.