Thousands of miles and a pound of paint

Chapter 20 The master fell ill (1)

[Dear audience friends, Professor Zhang Yiqing, a leader in the lacquer art industry, was exposed early this morning as fake works, among which...]

【Friends, we are now at the door of Professor Zhang Yiqing's studio, waiting for Professor Zhang to come out and give you an explanation...】

[What kind of unknown inside story does this matter have? 】

Even though it was working time, the lacquer art studio was crowded with people.

Most of them are media reporters and self-media Internet celebrities, and they are busy live broadcasting.

In the studio, everyone was present, including Master Zhang and his wife.

Several apprentices sat apart one by one, all sitting around the conference room.

The fourth senior brother was very annoyed at his passionate opening of the mic last night. He felt like he had sold his junior brother for glory, and his eyes were as red and swollen as walnuts.

Because Su Li also heard the truth, since last night he has been out of his body, often in a daze, and sometimes he doesn't know what to say when he opens his mouth.

Master Zhang also wondered why one of these two children became dull and the other became weak and unable to take care of themselves overnight.

Ding Muqing and Yihui still reported the results of yesterday's investigation and did not contact the person in charge of the winery, but got the fake lacquer plate.

Now the lacquer plate is spread out on the table, and the outer packaging is exactly the same as that packed by the auction company that day, even the master's signature is exactly the same.

The master and the mother watched the lacquer plate being circulated by everyone until it was passed on to the seventh senior brother. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that the lacquer plate looked familiar.

Doesn't it look familiar?
It's the one he copied from his master, and it's been used as a fruit bowl in the studio before.

So much so that he took the lacquer plate in his hand and looked at it carefully for a long time.

Until he fully confirmed that it was his own lacquer plate, but how should he tell everyone about this result?
"Seventh Junior Brother, don't you think this plate looks familiar?"

It was Lao Liu who spoke. He sat on the seat of Lao Qi. He observed that Lao Qi's eyes kept changing, and he also carefully observed the plate.

It doesn't matter if you look at it, but it's hard to tell if you see something wrong.

Lao Qi's plate was used most by the two of them, so Lao Liu's memory of the plate was no less than Lao Qi's.

"Familiar? No..."

Seventh senior brother dared not admit it, it just started to become parched.

"I remember that there is a crack exactly like this one on the basin you copied!"

"It was smashed when we ate walnuts before, have you forgotten?"

The sixth brother talked about this, and the seventh senior brother didn't dare to continue to hide it.

With a "plop", he knelt down.

"Master! I really didn't betray you!"

"I don't know why the things I copied end up in the buyer's box~"

Seventh senior brother burst into tears with this cry, and he almost kowtowed to the master.

Those who didn't know thought who had left.

Su Li didn't dare to talk to her before because she was afraid that her master would be sad if she found out, but Brother Qi's kneeling gave her inspiration.

Ever since, there was another "plop", and Su Li also knelt down.

"Master! I only found out last night, I don't know how to tell you..."

The master's voice was calm, first helped Su Li up, and asked, "Say what you know."

Su Li didn't cry, but said in a muffled voice, "That person is Fifth Senior Brother."

Well, as soon as this remark came out, everyone became restless.

"Fifth Junior Brother? How come?"

"Isn't he going to quit?"

"Sounds unlikely?"

Everyone, you and I are discussing the authenticity of Su Li's words.

"It's Fifth Junior Brother, I can confirm it."

Seeing that the situation was on the verge of getting out of control, Fourth Senior Brother finally couldn't bear it any longer. After all, Fifth Senior Brother was sorry for Master, so why would he want to violently kill him?
The master's expression was slightly condensed, and he asked: "Are you [-]% sure?"

The fourth senior brother nodded, "When I went to visit him at his house a few days ago, I saw that mask, and I asked him what he did, and he said it was a part-time prop."

Who would have thought that the truth would be exposed like this, when everyone was caught off guard,
But if Fifth Senior Brother was the prisoner, then everything would make sense instead.

The master just thought that the fifth brother was losing his temper, so he didn't take back the key to his studio, so that he could get the seventh brother's plate.

And that day at the auction site, Su Li saw someone who looked like the fifth senior brother, so he can definitely confirm it now.

As for the replaced lacquer plate, when Su Li carefully studied the details, he found that the place where the master's signature was pasted on the wrapping paper had been touched by someone.

There is a thin layer of covering on the old and yellowed paper. It is obvious that the joints of the paper were cut thin and then glued together, so there will be color difference between the papers.

Although the color difference was very close, it was still discovered by Su Li.

"Humph!"

The master still didn't say anything, but his face became pale, and a sadness came out of his eyes.

"Take the medicine first."

Seeing that the master's expression was not right, my wife immediately took out a bottle of pills from her bag.

The master shook his head, the grief had overwhelmed him at this moment.

He really couldn't figure out why the apprentice he taught would do such a thing to him.

Only now did he realize that he had raised a rare animal—the white-eyed wolf, and he was still fighting against him.

Master Zhang felt that his lungs were about to explode, so he picked up his mobile phone and dialed Lao Wu's number.

The fifth senior brother was pushing his father after the operation, and saw the caller ID on the phone.

He didn't answer it first, and waited for the medical staff to push his father for an examination before he answered the phone.

"......."

At the beginning, there was silence on both sides. Master Zhang didn't know how to ask, and Senior Brother Fifth didn't know what to say.

Then the two had a tacit understanding and said: "Go back to the studio"

During the time when the fifth senior brother was silent after connecting the phone, the master was completely sure that the person was really him.

There was still hope, wasn't it?
But now... the master gritted his teeth tightly, he couldn't take a breath, and fell down with a "plop".

With a sound of "snap", the teacher threw away the teacup in her hand, and flew to the side of the master, "Yiqing! What's wrong with you?"

"Yiqing, don't scare me!"

"Yiqing, wake up!"

All of a sudden, everyone gathered around.

In the panic, someone shouted, "Call 120!"

Yes, it is the business to call 120 at the moment.

Ding Muqing immediately dialed 120 and explained a series of things including the detailed address.

"Everyone, don't surround yourself, it's not good for breathing, spread out!"

Su Li was the first to remind everyone to disperse, and rushed into the master's office to find a spare bottle of asthma medicine.

Before 120 arrived, everyone was dealing with this sudden incident in an orderly manner.

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(End of this chapter)