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Chapter 138 Oxidation identification?Astonishing skills!
The security guards came after hearing the news, and Cai Yan pointed at Lin Ran and others menacingly.
He kept yelling: "Why are you guarding the door? That group of homeless people got in. If they damage our cultural relics, can you be responsible?"
Naturally, this included the security guard who had blocked Lin Ran before, but he did not dare to admit that he had let him in.
Instead, he acted the most proactively and stepped forward to grab Lin Ran and Wei Chengbin by their collars, preparing to drag them out of the management center.
"Wait!"
Seeing Cai Yan's gaffe, Tang Lanxuan frowned and spoke.
When the curator spoke, all the security guards stopped what they were doing.
There are two people who are already preparing to fight Yang Jianlong. Yang Jianlong has never suffered such a loss, so naturally he will not let the other party succeed easily.
If you want to drive him out, I'm afraid you will have to use some special means.
"Director, this..." The security guard looked at Tang Lanxuan and then at Cai Yan, feeling a little at a loss for a moment.
Although Tang Lanxuan was a little confused, he still had a good impression of the three people in front of him for some reason.
That's why he stepped in to stop the security guards from driving them away.
"You go out first, I will take care of the things here." The curator said.
The security guards got the order, let go of the three people, turned around and left the research center.
Tang Lanxuan walked up to the three of them and looked at them carefully, especially Lin Ran who just called him teacher.
He confirmed again and again that he did not recognize the boy in front of him.
So he asked with a smile: "You three, this is the Tang Porcelain Culture Research Center and is not open to the public. I wonder why you are here?"
Masters usually have an attitude of humility.
Lin Ran immediately realized his gaffe, bowed slightly and said, "Director, I have the temerity to disturb you. We are here to refund the money today."
"Refund?" Tang Lanxuan was even more confused.
Lin Ran looked at Tang Lanxuan from close range and became even more emotional.
Unexpectedly, the teacher was still so young, so he stretched out his hand to shake hands with the teacher.
Cai Yan said from the side: "What are you doing? You, an outsider, really think of this as your own home?"
Tang Lanxuan turned around and glared at him, then smiled and stretched out his hand.
Holding his mentor's hand, Lin Ran felt his excitement calm down.
The teacher was still as humble and polite as ever, Lin Ran smiled inwardly.
"Director, these goods on the table are all fake. We don't want to waste the country's funds, so we are here to refund the money today."
After receiving Lin Ran's instruction, Wei Chengbin stepped forward and said, "I sold these. I know very well that they are fakes."
"You guys!" Cai Yan knew that the curator and several professors were there, so it was not suitable for him to have an attack.
But I couldn't bear it anymore.
Cai Yan walked up to the curator without any explanation, pulled Lin Ran aside, and said to the curator: "Director, let me explain to you!"
He turned around and pointed at Wei Chengbin: "This man should be a local master. He stole a large amount of Tang Sancai from somewhere and sold it in Panjiayuan."
“Then I saw it and I bought it immediately.”
"But……"
He gritted his teeth and pointed at Lin Ran and said: "This kid also covets Tang Sancai. He deliberately misled us in the market again and again, making us think it was a fake."
"Actually, he just wants to take Tang Sancai as his own! In my opinion, we should investigate whether there are foreign forces behind him who want to steal national treasures and sell them abroad!"
If looks could kill, Cai Yan might have eaten Lin Ran alive.
"Researcher Cai, are you afraid that I will sell cultural relics abroad, or are you afraid that it will affect your performance?" Lin Ran asked with a smile.
"Nonsense! Mr. Qin and Mr. Wu have both seen it, and they all think it's okay. Are you better than Mr. Qin?" Cai Yan's eyes almost popped out.
Tang Lanxuan listened silently.
Seeing that the quarrel was about to escalate, he had an idea in his mind.
"Everyone, please stop arguing, little brother. Since you say this is a fake, how can you prove it?"
Before coming, Tang Lanxuan had already heard that Mr. Qin and others could go to Panjiayuan in person to invite Tang Sancai back.
He has great trust in Mr. Qin's vision.
But for some unknown reason, he felt that the young man in front of him was not telling lies.
In this case, it is better to give the other party a chance to prove himself.
Cai Yan said: "Director, we can't let them get close to Tang Sancai! This guy has already smashed one this afternoon."
Wei Chengbin clasped his hands on his chest and said slowly, "I'm not going there."
"Hmph, if you dare to destroy cultural relics in the National Palace Museum, you will be imprisoned!" Cai Yan threatened.
But Lin Ran had already obtained the authorization from the curator.
I saw him holding the red cloth and slapping it on the table.
A large number of Tang Sancai fragments were scattered from inside. Mr. Qin took a closer look. Isn't this the Tang Sancai that was smashed by Wei Chengbin in the afternoon?
Lin Ran took out a fragment from it and handed it to Mr. Qin respectfully.
Mr. Qin took the fragments of the three-color figurines.
He was still a little annoyed that he didn't stop Wei Chengbin, but when he saw the fragments, his pupils narrowed.
"This is?"
Mr. Qin's tone was a little stunned.
"Mr. Qin must have also studied the official kilns of the Tang Dynasty. Come and take a look. Are there any gaps inside the three-color figurines produced by the official kilns?" Lin Ran explained with a smile.
Then he handed the fragments to other professors in turn. They are all leaders in the industry, and it is impossible for them to not understand the rules of Tang Sancai pottery making.
This is not a folk product, but an official product, and the requirements are extremely high.
After reading it, Mr. Qin sighed and said: "Little brother, there may be one or two defective products. After all, in those days, measurement could only be done with the eyes, and it was possible to miss it."
"That's right." Lin Ran smiled, then faced Tang Lanxuan and asked: "Director, is there potassium permanganate solution in the museum now?"
Potassium permanganate solution is usually used to clean the surface and is a common method for restoring cultural relics.
He didn't know what Lin Ran wanted to do, but he politely replied: "It should be available here."
Hearing this, another researcher nearby immediately opened a cupboard, took out an Erlenmeyer flask and handed it to Lin Ran: "This is the potassium permanganate solution."
Lin Ran picked up a soldier's three-color figurine, then took out a few drops of potassium permanganate solution and dropped it directly on the three-color figurine.
"You!" Cai Yan hadn't reacted yet and was about to step forward to stop him.
But I saw that after dripping potassium permanganate, the red color on the three-color figurines gradually faded and turned into white!
"As we all know, iron is used as a guide when painting the three-color figurines. If they have been buried in moist underground, they will have already oxidized and become integrated with the three-color figurines. Only iron that has not yet been oxidized will react with potassium permanganate. React and turn into liquid!”
Following Lin Ran's eloquent explanation, not only did the red color of the three-color figurines in front of him fade away, but the surface looked more like it had been cleaned, as clean as ever, revealing the original clay!