Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121 - Portrait Of Titus (2)
Chapter 122 - Visitor From The Desert (1)
Chapter 123 - Visitor From The Desert (2)
Chapter 124 - Visitor From The Desert (3)
Chapter 125 - Visitor From The Desert (4)
Chapter 126 - Rookie Of Boston Red Sox (1)
Chapter 127 - Rookie Of Boston Red Sox (2)
Chapter 128 - Buddhist Scripture Written With Gold (1)
Chapter 129 - Buddhist Scripture Written With Gold (2)
Chapter 130 - Buddhist Scripture Written With Gold (3)
Chapter 131 - Chaebol, Painting, And Happy Tears (1)
Chapter 132 - Chaebol, Painting, And Happy Tears (2)
Chapter 133 - Chaebol, Painting, And Happy Tears (3)
Chapter 134 - Enemies Are Everywhere (1)
Chapter 135 - Enemies Are Everywhere (2)
Chapter 136 - More Paintings (1)
Chapter 137 - More Paintings (2)
Chapter 138 - To Florence, Italy… (1)
Chapter 139 - To Florence, Italy… (2)
Chapter 140 - To Florence, Italy… (3)
Chapter 141 - People Who Are After The Masterpiece (1)
Chapter 142 - People Who Are After The Masterpiece (2)
Chapter 143 - People Who Are After The Masterpiece (3)
Chapter 144 - The Medici And The Aristocrats (1)
Chapter 145 - The Medici And The Aristocrats (2)
Chapter 146 - The Medici And The Aristocrats (3)
Chapter 147 - The Medici And The Aristocrats (4)
Chapter 148 - The Medici And The Aristocrats (5)
Chapter 149 - Drawings In The Charity Auction (1)
Chapter 150 - Drawings In The Charity Auction (2)
Chapter 151 - Drawings In The Charity Auction (3)
Chapter 152 - Drawings In The Charity Auction (4)
Chapter 153 - Drawings In The Charity Auction (5)
Chapter 154 - Now, To London… (1)
Chapter 155 - Now, To London… (2)
Chapter 156 - Now, To London… (3)
Chapter 157 - Now, To London… (4)
Chapter 158 - Seeing The Light Again (1)
Chapter 159 - Seeing The Light Again (2)
Chapter 160 - Seeing The Light Again (3)
Chapter 161 - Seeing The Light Again (4)
Chapter 162 - Uninvited Guest (1)
Chapter 163 - Uninvited Guest (2)
Chapter 164 - Uninvited Guest (3)
Chapter 165 - Uninvited Guest (4)
Chapter 166 - Dark Shadow (1)
Chapter 167 - Dark Shadow (2)
Chapter 168 - Dark Shadow (3)
Chapter 169 - Change And Progress (1)
Chapter 170 - Change, And Progress (2)
Chapter 171 - Change, And Progress (3)
Chapter 172 - Appraiser Talks Through Appraising (1)
Chapter 173 - Appraiser Talks Through Appraising (2)
Chapter 174 - Appraiser Talks Through Appraising (3)
Chapter 175 - Appraiser Talks Through Appraising (4)
Chapter 176 - Appraiser Talks Through Appraising (5)
Chapter 177 - Inheritance Left By The Parents (1)
Chapter 178 - Inheritance Left By The Parents (2)
Chapter 179 - Inheritance Left By The Parents (3)
Chapter 180 - Inheritance Left By The Parents (4)
Chapter 181 - Star Appraiser (1)
Chapter 182 - Star Appraiser (2)
Chapter 183 - Star Appraiser (3)
Chapter 184 - Terms Of Return Of Artifacts (1)
Chapter 185 - Terms Of Return Of Artifacts (2)
Chapter 186 - Terms Of Return Of Artifacts (3)
Chapter 187 - Terms Of Return Of Artifacts (4)
Chapter 188 - Terms Of Return Of Artifacts (5)
Chapter 189 - Artifact From North Korea (1)
Chapter 190 - Artifact From North Korea (2)
Chapter 191 - Artifact Match (1)
Chapter 192 - Artifact Match (2)
Chapter 193 - Artifact Match (3)
Chapter 194 - Artifact Match (4)
Chapter 195 - Artifact Match (5)
Chapter 196 - What Happened In Austria (1)
Chapter 197 - What Happened In Austria (2)
Chapter 198 - What Happened In Austria (3)
Chapter 199 - What Happened In Austria (4)
Chapter 200 - Bait To Catch The Big Fish (1)
Chapter 201 - Bait To Catch The Big Fish (2)
Chapter 202 - What The Depressed Man Left (1)
Chapter 203 - What The Depressed Man Left (2)
Chapter 204 - Where The Faith Leads Him To (1)
Chapter 205 - Add Painting To Painting (1)
Chapter 206 - Add Painting To Painting (2)
Chapter 207 - Add Painting To Painting (3)
Chapter 208 - Finally, To There… (1)
Chapter 209 - Finally, In There… (2)
Chapter 210 (End) - Epilogue
Categories Genre: All, Completed, Fantasy, Supernatural Status: Completed ______
Total Chapters in book: 210
Estimated words: 468205 (not accurate)
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Chapter 174: Appraiser Talks through Appraising (3)
The man who was just looking around as if he had no thoughts was actually behind all this.
He seemed to be younger than Chaemu, but in the past Haejin has just seen through magic, he controlled Chaemu, so he had to have strong connections with the Japanese.
“And what do you think? Have you ever seen the real painting?” Haejin asked the question to that man.
The man was surprised when Haejin pointed at him, so he pointed at himself while saying, “Did you just ask me?”
Haejin confirmed, “Yes, you. What is your name?”
“Oh… I’m Do Daeyoon from Urinae Appraisal Agency. I’ve never heard of another painting. I cannot believe what you just said.”
Of course, Haejin was just waiting for him to say that then continued, “Why would I tell such a lie that can be revealed so easily? Please, look here.”
Haejin turned on the computer that was next to the X-ray device. Then he opened yesterday’s file, “This is the painting that was recorded by the camera on the ceiling yesterday. You must all know that photos and videos are necessary for every step in the restoration process, right? I think the same should be applied to appraising. Taking samples is sometimes required to appraise. That is why I installed a high-resolution camera on the ceiling.”
Haejin could see Daeyoon, and his associates frown.
He smiled on the inside and continued, “Let me tell you why yesterday’s painting and today’s painting are two different paintings. Actually, as you can see, the colors, the touch of the brush, the structure and the shape were almost entirely similar. You cannot find any difference, even if you compare them side to side.”
The lawyer and the reporter came closer and checked everything Haejin said.
Chaemu and the other appraisers also came to compare the paintings.
“Well? Aren’t they the same?” Chaemu, whose face was now red, yelled, “Same painting. So, get rid of that nonsense! Are you playing with us now? What you just said only proves yesterday’s painting and today’s painting are the same! It is just this one painting!”
Haejin sneered and pointed at the table, “How pathetic. Where have you discarded the basic of appraising? Look at the table. Do you think it is just an ordinary table?”
The appraisers went back to the table. Then, the appraiser who had warned Eunhae exclaimed, “Oh! There are tick marks.”
Haejin then explained, “Yes. They are there to help me know the size of the painting. They are plainly seen from the top, although not so well seen from the side… anyway, yesterday’s painting was 142cm wide and 93cm tall. But how big is this painting?”
Eunhae went to the table at hearing this, “138cm wide, 87cm tall. The size is different.”
The person who was satisfied the most at this answer was not Haejin but the lawyer of his museum, who smiled confidently and nodded to show this was a fight they couldn’t lose.
Haejin met his gaze for a second and smiled again, “Has the painting been cut in a day? Of course not. Why would anyone cut this precious painting, unless they are crazy? It was just that this was not the real painting.”
Haejin stopped there and looked at his opponents whose face were now all red. Haejin then continued to scold them, “This forgery is of great quality, it might as well be another genuine painting, so finding flaws with the color of the structure is all nonsense. I am getting a headache just by thinking of you continuing to appraise it like that. I am so shocked that I have nothing more to say.”
Chaemu couldn’t bear to be humiliated by a man much younger than himself and yelled again, “You can’t say it is not the same painting just because its size is different. The owner could have cut out the edges to fit it in the frame.”
That made no sense, but sadly, Haewon agreed with him, “Yes, I had its edges cut yesterday because it was bigger than the frame. I didn’t hesitate as I thought it was fake.”
However, her hands were clearly shaking.
Haejin then scolded her as much as he wanted, “You came here to have it appraised yesterday morning, and you left with it after I told you it was real. You were told it was real, but then you thought it was fake and had it cut? Ma’am, are you sick or something?”
Haewon knew her claim had some logical flaws, but she thought she couldn’t stop now. She insisted, “I didn’t believe in your appraisal. So, I told my friend here about it and became sure that you had made a mistake. So, I sent it to a frame shop to hang it in my home and just got it from there.”
Now, Haejin’s lawyer spoke for him, “Where is that frame shop? You can tell us, right?”
Haewon took a deep breath, “I’m sorry, but I must talk to my lawyer first. I will say nothing more.”
Of course, the reporter got curious about that kind of attitude, “Sorry for interrupting. I am Reporter Paek Chungi of Daehan Newspaper. Mrs. An, objectively speaking, things do not look good for you. Refusing to tell us the name of the shop also looks very suspicious. Are you sure you are going to be okay?”
Even Haewon feared reporters. She started stammering while her eyes were shaking, “I, I think… it might be bad for my husband… he is a politician, and… anyway, I will only talk through my lawyer.”
She was thinking it was the best thing she could do, but the reporter was persistent, “You just said this might be bad for the prime minister, so you are assuming that the painting you bought is really Renoir’s, and wouldn’t others think he got it as a bribe? What do you think about it?”
Haewon’s face turned white at this. She didn’t know what to do.
She looked at her friend, pleading for help, but the friend suddenly changed her attitude and said, “I, I… I told you to be careful about it, right? I think it is fake… but I’m no expert, right? I know nothing about art, I used to ask you about it when we were in high school… but this is fake? How can it be fake?” The friend couldn’t run away, so she just kept mumbling nonsense. She was even ignoring Haewon’s gaze.
The lawyer then asked Haewon, “Where did you get this painting? And where is the real painting?”
Haewon closed her eyes. Eunhae and Haejin could feel her despair.
The people she had trusted, her friend and her appraisers, couldn’t even look at her. They were clearly trying to find a way to get out of there.
Honestly, Haejin didn’t feel sorry for her.
She had agreed on making a fool out of Haejin, and she had done the most important part: bringing the fake painting.
Haejin would have gotten into trouble if it hadn’t been for the camera in the ceiling.
Nevertheless, he decided to help her because she wasn’t the one who wanted to harm Haejin. It was Daeyoon.
“He gave it to you, didn’t he? Mr. Do Daeyoon?” Haejin said.
Daeyoon was surprised to see Haejin point at him so suddenly. He blinked his big eyes and took a step back while saying, “Me? No, no. What are you talking about? It’s not like you don’t know when I came here. Haha…”
Haejin continued, “However, you didn’t give her the painting today. You did it yesterday. Mrs. An, you must be careful. If you make the wrong choice here, your husband will have to suffer more than just stepping down. He might end up in prison. Did that man give you the painting yesterday or not?”
Haewon seemed to be surprised at seeing Haejin know everything, but she soon gave up and confessed, “I… I received the fake painting yesterday. I’m sorry.”
She bowed to Haejin to apologize and looked at Chungi, “Sir, I did all this on my own. My husband knows nothing about this, so please reconsider writing about this. I didn’t know anything. Sukhui made me do it, saying that my husband would get accused and forced to step down…”
Haewon started to tell the truth. Her friend then yelled and tried to stop her, “What are you talking about? I, I never said anything like that! Stop it!”
She jumped up and down in fury, but Haewon didn’t even look at her.
Haewon, however, kept pleading to Chungi, “Please, I beg you. I knew nothing. She tricked me. She told me nothing would happen to my husband if I switch the paintings…”
“Hey! You, how could you say that, huh! Do you think I will let you keep on lying like that? This is fraud!” Sukhui said.
The lawyer stopped Sukhui and comforted Haewon. He then took her out of the room.
After that, Eunhae crossed her arms and coldly said, “That was a very great painting appraisal fraud, and this museum will sue every one of you. You, was your name Sukhui? You said nothing would happen if Mrs. An switched the paintings? She has testified already. And Mr. Do Daeyoon? We’ve reported this to the police, so you will be arrested in a few days.”
Daeyoon’s face turned pale. He looked at Chaemu and Sukhui, “Why, why? Why would I get arrested? I know nothing. I didn’t give her the painting!”
He pushed Eunhae and ran out of the room, but the security guards soon stopped him. He couldn’t get out of the building.
Policemen came in less than 10 minutes. After hearing Chungi’s explanation, they took the appraisers and Sukhui.
Eunhae had called the police when she was sure things were going well for her and Haejin.
Before they left, a policeman told Haejin he could be called in as a witness, and he replied he would go anytime to testify.
However, what bothered him a little was the question Chungi asked right before he left, “How did you find out it had been Do Daeyoon who gave that fake painting?”
Haejin had no choice but to smile awkwardly while saying, “I will talk about it at the police station later. I’m sorry.”
“Hmm… okay. Anyway, I got huge news thanks to you,” Chungi thanked Haejin and left.
Now, the only one remaining was the museum’s lawyer… he hesitated for a moment and said, “That was so impressive. I didn’t know the world of artifacts was this exciting. I’m sure we will get to hear the most unexpected story about what they were trying to do with that painting once the investigation starts.”
Actually, there was a very unexpected story hidden behind all that.
Haejin hadn’t imagined anyone would spend more than five billion won to bring him down…
“Haven’t you been through countless lawsuits?” Haejin asked.
“Yes, but they were all about authenticity issues. I’ve never seen anything so spectacular like this,” the lawyer replied.
“Oh…”
The lawyer then asked, “In that case, may I also ask for your help?”
Total Chapters in book: 210
Estimated words: 468205 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2341(@200wpm)___ 1873(@250wpm)___ 1561(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 468205 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2341(@200wpm)___ 1873(@250wpm)___ 1561(@300wpm)
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