He forced me to sever ties with my family and sleep on a dilapidated boat, then turned around and be

Wu Dashun started shouting.

"You're talking nonsense! How could such a fine, perfect giant clam shell be extracted by soaking it in chemicals? Even the best chemicals concocted by a deity couldn't extract it! You're clearly just jealous of me! You're envious of me! You don't want me to make this money!"

"Mr. Yang, please don't believe him! I, Wu Dashun, would never do such a despicable thing. I wouldn't even use my brain, I could think with my belly button!"

"What kind of potion can turn an ordinary giant clam shell into a large, lustrous piece of jade?"

"This can only be described as a masterpiece of nature; I could never achieve that!"

As he spoke, he shook his head repeatedly and glared angrily at Niu Bayi.

Wu Dashun was indeed very angry.

I was about to swindle a huge sum of money from you, but you exposed me.

I really want to kick you to death!

Yang Qianjin frowned.

"Bayi, you said it was soaked in chemicals, how did you figure that out? Three experts and I couldn't tell, we thought it was perfect, and besides, it was soaked in chemicals and then washed clean—"

"Will it be back to normal then?"

"Or is there any way to restore it to its original state? Otherwise, I really can't believe it."

The three experts nodded in agreement.

Seeing that Yang Qianjin and the three experts still favored him, Wu Dashun breathed a sigh of relief.

He immediately started yelling viciously.

"That's right, how did you figure out it was soaked in chemicals? I can wash this giant clam shell thoroughly, wash it hard! Scrub it vigorously! See if I can wash away the chemicals and restore it to your so-called original state!"

"If you can't, then you're just jealous of me! You're envious of me! You don't want me to earn this money, and you don't want Mr. Yang to get his hands on such a wonderful treasure!"

He spoke while gesturing wildly, somewhat like a shrew yelling in the street.

He Zhenzhen immediately glared with her big, bright eyes.

"Why are you making up so much nonsense? Since my man says this giant clam shell is fake, that it's been soaked in chemicals, he must have a way to tell the difference. Ba Yi, show him!"

"I believe in you, even if the whole world doesn't believe in you, I will still believe in you!"

She then raised her hand and slapped her particularly proud chest, making the ground shake.

Many people around were watching, and their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Niu Bayi said calmly, "You all saw it just now. I put my face into the giant clam shell to smell it. This medicine is basically colorless and odorless. In addition, after being soaked in the medicine and dried, it has been treated, so you can hardly smell it."

"However, you can still smell a little bit inside the shell. It's a faint sour smell, similar to aged vinegar. If you stick your head in, you might be able to smell it too."

Upon hearing this, Yang Qianjin immediately bent down, almost burying her entire head inside the giant clam shell, and sniffed it repeatedly.

About half a minute later, he turned his head back, his brows furrowing even more deeply.

"Yes, I did smell a sour smell, similar to aged vinegar."

The three experts immediately went to smell it; some could smell it, while others could not.

If you can't smell it, you definitely have rhinitis.

Wu Dashun then started shouting.

"That's perfectly normal. I bought dozens of bottles of vinegar to scrub this giant clam shell clean. This vinegar can clean some things, so it's normal for it to smell like vinegar. It doesn't count!"

"You're still jealous of me! You're envious of me! You don't want me to make money!"

He pointed fiercely at Niu Bayi and insisted.

Yang Qianjin said hesitantly, "Yes, aged vinegar can indeed clean some things. Some people even use aged vinegar to wash seafood and then rinse it clean."

"August 1st, so if we wash it, can we wash off the medicine completely?"

Niu Bayi said, "The medicine is special; it can't be washed off."

Yang Qianjin asked, "Is there any other way to help us determine that this giant clam shell is fake?"

Niu Bayi said, "There is a completely reliable way, which is to wait a week, because the chemical reaction produced by this medicine has a time limit."

"After about one period, it will dissipate and lose its effect."

"Then, the giant clam shell will revert to its original state, becoming dull and losing its jade-like luster."

Wu Dashun immediately started shouting.

"You're talking nonsense! Another week? Who can wait that long? Even if I could, Mr. Yang couldn't. This is clearly just an excuse to prevent me from making money."

"You're jealous of me! You're envious of me!!"

"Mr. Yang, you be the judge. I spent so much manpower, resources, and time to finally get you this three-meter-diameter, fully jade-like giant clam shell."

"But he said it was fake, that it was soaked in chemicals, and that it would take a week to tell the difference!"

"Who would believe him? Who would believe him?"

He looked around.

At this moment, both on and off the boat, large crowds of people were gathered to watch the spectacle, forming deep throngs.

When he asked this question, all his men shook their heads and said they didn't believe him.

The three experts also shook their heads.

Expert Qian said, "I've looked at this giant clam shell from every angle—left, right, top, bottom, front, and back—and it looks real, not fake. I've never heard of it being soaked in chemicals like this before!"

"Young man, you're not really jealous of others making a lot of money, so you made up this medicinal soaking story, are you?"

The other two experts burst into laughter, and the people around them also started to shout:

"What the experts say, can it be wrong? It must be true!"

"Even a brainless person wouldn't believe a kid spouting nonsense; they'd only believe the experts!"

"Experts are called experts because they are professional, and professional matters should be handled by professionals to ensure reliability!"

……

People these days are still very honest and simple; they all trust experts.

Unlike decades later, when ordinary people scorned experts.

Experts are often referred to as "brick experts".

The brick in the word "brick".

Wu Dashun became smug after everyone shouted this.

He pointed angrily at Niu Bayi and said, "That's right, you're just making things up. You just don't want me to make money. If you're so capable, prove right now that this giant clam shell isn't real!"

"Don't wait a week, or the daylily will be too cold."

Yang Qianjin nodded as well.

"Hey, is there any way to prove that this giant clam shell is fake right now? A week later is too far."

Even He Zhenzhen was looking at Niu Bayi with longing eyes.

Niu Ba slapped the back of his head.

"There is a way. The real can't be faked, and the fake can't be made real. If you put the real and the fake side by side, you can tell the difference immediately. Perfect. I also got a giant clam shell that is about three meters in diameter and completely jade-like."

"I'll move it over here and compare it with this one, then we'll know if it's real or fake."

Upon hearing this, He Zhenzhen's eyes widened immediately.

No!

When did our man get his hands on a giant clam shell that's three meters in diameter, and it's even completely jade-like?

She was about to speak when Niu Bayi's gaze froze her in place.

Yang Qianjin was both surprised and delighted.

"What? Bayi, you must be joking. You also got a piece of the petrified giant clam shell I wanted? Why didn't you say so earlier?"