When Gu Mengzhong heard this, he said curiously: "In recent years, I rarely paint, and it is rarely seen on the market. Where did Mr. Tan buy it? Let me take a look, don't buy a fake."
Tan Xun laughed: "It was given to me by someone else, and I have personally identified it. It is definitely not a fake. Come on, bring the painting and let Master Gu take a look."
The painting Tan Xun mentioned was a work by Gu Mengzhong that he received as a gift when he was in the City Lord's Mansion.
When he saw it, he could tell at a glance that it was an authentic work.
However, he was also afraid of being noticed, so when he met Gu Mengzhong himself, of course he had to show it to others to see.
Because he liked this painting so much, he asked his entourage to take him wherever he went. At this moment, the entourage stepped forward and handed over the painting.
Wang Ji looked at it and was stunned.
He remembered that Chief Zuo of the City Lord's Mansion told him that among the gifts he sent was an authentic painting of Master Gu. At that time, Wang Ji didn't think much about it and just thought that the other party had made a mistake.
Could it be that this is what you are talking about?
Wang Ji shook his head secretly. If it was a painting he asked his subordinates to acquire, it must be fake. How could it be real?
In his mind, he even thought that Master Tan actually made mistakes sometimes.
Over there, Tan Xun had already carefully unfolded the scroll, and people around him immediately gathered around to see if it was authentic.
After the scroll was unfolded, Gu Mengzhong's eyebrows immediately froze and his face darkened. Chef Liao Gu, who was standing by, also saw the painting and said in surprise: "This is not..."
He didn't say the rest.
Liao Gu is not stupid, there is obviously something fishy about this matter.
Tan Xun said: "What, is this your authentic work, Master Gu?"
There was no smile on Gu Mengzhong's face and he nodded: "Yes, it was painted by Gu himself."
"Haha, let me tell you, how could I misread Master Gu's paintings?" Tan Xun was very proud, and he admired the city lord's palace even more.
Fortunately, it's the city lord's palace. It's generous to take action.
Now, it’s time to put it away.
Gu Mengzhong stretched out his hand to stop it.
"Master Gu, what are you doing?" Tan Xun was stunned. At this time, he noticed that Gu Mengzhong's face was already very ugly, which made Tan Xun very puzzled.
"Master Tan, let me ask you, where did you get this painting?" Gu Mengzhong asked.
Although Tan Xun was puzzled, he still said truthfully: "I went to Hongye City Lord's Mansion as a guest a few days ago, and City Lord Bai gave me a gift."
"snort!"
Gu Mengzhong snorted coldly.
Tan Xun knew that there must be something going on here, otherwise Gu Mengzhong would not be able to fall out directly.
"What exactly is going on?" Tan Xun asked.
At this time, Chef Liao Gu over there said: "This painting was clearly given to Lin Jin by Meng Zhongxiang a few days ago. How did it end up in the city lord's palace, and how did it end up in your hands, Mr. Tan Jianshi?"
"ah!"
Tan Xun screamed.
This matter is no small matter, Liao Gu's tone was obviously suspicious.
Wang Ji also suddenly felt his heart beating wildly, and an extreme sense of uncertainty surged into his heart.
He felt that something was going to happen again.
"Is there a mistake? This painting was indeed a gift from the city lord's palace that day." Tan Xun's entourage said at this time.
Tan Xun also looked at Gu Mengzhong at this time, and he also hoped that he was wrong.
Gu Mengzhong pointed to a corner of the painting and said: "This painting is from a large perspective to a small one. At a rough look, it is a landscape. In fact, there is a small rural courtyard in the courtyard, and there are three people talking in the courtyard. This scene is exactly what happened that day."
The scene where I was talking to Brother Liao and Lin Jinchang, how could I get it wrong?"
Tan Xun's face turned pale.
Someone asked: "Could it be Master Lin who forwarded it to the City Lord's Mansion?"
Gu Mengzhong shook his head directly: "When I went to find Lin Jinxue Qimo Beast, he told me that the painting I gave him was lost, and it was lost at the Beast Appraiser Association. At that time, I could only paint him a new one.
, now that I think about it, this matter may not be that simple. Since it concerns the City Lord’s Mansion, let their people come and ask.”
Someone immediately went to inform the city lord's palace.
No one noticed that Wang Ji's face turned as pale as pig liver.
After a while, Zuo Wentang, the chief manager of the city lord's palace, arrived.
Both Tan Xun and Master Gu are very important figures, and Zuo Wentang naturally does not dare to neglect them.
"Mr. Zuo, what's going on with this painting?" Tan Xun told what happened, and Zuo Wentang remembered it when he saw it.
"This painting was sent by President Wang Ji. A batch of Hunyuan beast eggs were brought to the association for appraisal before. When I left, President Wang sent a batch of gifts, including this painting."
After Zuo Wentang finished speaking, everyone looked directly at Wang Ji over there.
Now Wang Ji already knows what's going on.
No matter how thick-skinned and strong-minded he was, he couldn't help but break into a cold sweat and feel flustered at this moment, because this was not only a problem with a painting, but also involved those batch of Hunyuan beast eggs.
Only he knew that it was Lin Jin who identified the Hunyuan beast eggs that night, not Wang Ji.
"me……"
There was really no way to make it up. He knew that Lin Jin should have left the painting in the animal appraisal hall after the appraisal, and it was treated as a gift and sent to the city lord's palace.
But what did he say?
As soon as I said it, all the secrets were revealed.
It's okay if you don't say it, others will think he stole the painting.
Everyone was not stupid. When they saw Wang Ji hesitating and speechless, they knew there was something going on.
Even Nangong Xian's heart was beating wildly, and then he quietly took two steps to the side, away from Wang Ji. He had a feeling that something big was going to happen today.
At this time, the bell rang in the association.
The exam is over.
Soon, the candidates filed out. Zu Can's sharp eyes saw Lin Jin walking out with the crowd at a glance.
"Master Lin, this way!"
Zu Can said hello, and Lin Jin also saw it and came over, but when he got closer, he was stunned.
Why is this battle so big?
Zu Can is here, Chef Liao is also here, and Master Gu is also here.
Lin Jin, who had just finished the exam, was immediately confused by this big scene.
When Tan Lin saw Lin Jin, she felt guilty in her heart. She wanted to step forward to apologize, but she couldn't say it. Tan Xun knew that his daughter, Mo Ruofu, took the initiative to step forward and bow.
This has nothing to do with the identity of the appraiser, it is simply a father's gratitude to his daughter's benefactor.
"Master Lin, your fire spirit breaks the Tianshu with one finger. It is really wonderful. I would like to thank you on behalf of my daughter."
After Tan Xun said a word, Lin Jin knew what was going on.
"Is she your daughter?" Lin Jin pointed at Tan Lin and asked.
Tan Xun nodded.
Lin Jin's next words made Tan Xun feel ashamed: "Although it was a misunderstanding that night, I helped her out of kindness no matter what. It's just that she is not grateful. Not only did she join forces with Wang Ji to scheme against me, but she also wanted to ban me. How about this?"
You have to take care of it.”
A look of grievance.
Tan Xun's old face turned red. He was actually being taught a lesson by a junior. But who could blame him? He immediately nodded: "Yes, my little girl has been pampered since she was a child. She is also too willful and has not figured out the truth of the matter.
She made a random decision and I already reprimanded her."
When Lin Jin saw that he was so good at admitting his mistake, he didn't feel like saying anything else. He just nodded: "That's good, but education is enough. Don't say too harsh words. Girls are thin-skinned. I'm afraid she won't be able to bear it if you say harsh words."
.”
Bystanders watching this scene were stunned.
Master Gu couldn't stand it anymore.
"Lin Jin, this is Mr. Tan, the three-ringed beast appraiser from your Beast Appraiser Association!"
"ah!"
Lin Jin was startled. Before, Tan Xun had one hand behind his back and he didn't see the other person's animal pattern sleeves. Now he turned around and saw that he was really wearing a three-ring animal pattern sleeve.