QT- I’m Almost Died
Chapter 251. The Sinister Road To Godhood
TN:- 3 Chapters today!!! 7 Chapters tomorrow(If no issue arise), I’m almost done.
Everyone in the lab was stunned by Fan Jialuo’s incredible feat. He simply cupped his hands over the new copper, and it had transformed into its current rusty state. How did he do it? Utterly unbelievable!
However, the fact was right before their eyes, and no matter how shocking or unbelievable it was, no one could deny it.
Director Sun and Deputy Director Liu immediately snatched the piece of greenish-brown rusted copper and examined it inch by inch with a magnifying glass, their faces filled with indescribable fear. Everyone knew what they were panicking about and what they were afraid of. In fact, not only them, but the entire atmosphere of the laboratory had been subtly altered by the discovery of this piece of rusted copper.
The exhilarating, relaxed, and pleasant atmosphere had completely vanished at this moment, leaving only a suffocating silence.
The two technicians responsible for testing the famille-rose ‘God of Longevity’ porcelain vase immediately returned to their workbench and intensified their sampling and measurement work, while the technician responsible for testing the two bronze tripods hovered his hand above the electronic scale, imitating the gesture of Fan Jialuo during his psychokinesis.
He tried to understand the underlying principles, but his mind was a jumbled mess, he couldn’t find a single scientific theory to explain what had just happened. All those years of schooling seemed to have been for nothing! It turned out that some people’s abilities transcended the ordinary and beyond imagination, abilities that ordinary people, unless they witnessed them firsthand, could never comprehend in their entire lives.
These technicians all knew that Fan Jialuo had helped the police solve Ma You’s case, and they knew he had some real skills, but they didn’t know his abilities were this bizarre. Was he really just a Psychic? Even a Psychic couldn’t possibly do this, could they?
Fan Jialuo also said that if people who deal with these antiques can do this much, what would the world be like because of the existence of people like them?
A profound sense of crisis suddenly welled up in everyone’s hearts, making their throats tighten, their hearts leap into their throats, and they tremble with fear.
The young expert who had previously mocked and belittled Fan Jialuo had somehow shrunk to the back of the crowd, pursing his lips and not daring to utter a word. The other experts also chose silence in the face of the irrefutable facts, and made no mention of writing the joint letter.
After carefully examining the rusty copper, Director Sun and Deputy Director Liu were still not convinced and questioned, “Are you absolutely sure your lab didn’t conspire with Fan Jialuo to pull some kind of stunt here? With technology being so advanced these days, who knows what you guys have laced this thing with!”
They knew that if they couldn’t suppress Fan Jialuo now, Chief Yan would definitely continue testing the two tripod cauldrons.
If the test results prove they are fake, the responsibility will fall entirely on the Central Museum. As the custodians of these national treasures, even if the mastermind behind the scenes apprehended, they would still face imprisonment for dereliction of duty.
No one knows better than them just how valuable these national treasures are. If their sentences were to be measured by that value, they might spend the rest of their lives in prison. They cannot, and should not, bear that responsibility!
So they resolutely denied what they had seen with their own eyes, and even tried to smear the laboratory.
The technicians, who had previously held the two scholars in high esteem and believed they had been greatly wronged by Fan Jialuo, now glared at them furiously.
“Mr. Sun, Mr. Liu, we are scientists with integrity. We may make mistakes, but we would never falsify data,” The lab director immediately retorted.
“Anyone can say such high-sounding words.” Director Sun turned his head away, ignoring the lab director, and continued to break the rusty copper piece in his hand, trying to prove that it was fake.
Unfortunately, the truth is the truth, and it cannot be faked. Even covered in rust, this piece of copper remains as hard as ever and cannot be broken no matter what.
Deputy Director Liu chimed in, “We’re all literature majors, we don’t understand your convoluted stuff. We only know that a piece of new copper could never turn like that in just a few minutes. Whether this thing is actually made of copper or not, we don’t have a microscope, so we don’t know.”
Their shameless words angered the technicians and extinguished their sympathy for them. After such a major incident, instead of investigating the truth and finding the mastermind, they only tried to evade responsibility and shirk their duties. No wonder so many national treasures were replaced while they remained oblivious.
The two museum directors should bear the greatest responsibility for how things have developed to this point!
Thinking of this, Chief Yan felt a surge of anger and immediately questioned, “Aren’t you supposed to be appraisal experts? If you can’t even distinguish the material composition of an antique, what kind of experts are you? If you can’t tell the difference between a piece of iron and a piece of copper when they’re placed side by side, then I’d say there are serious questions to be raised regarding both your professional competence and your credentials!”
Yes, they can’t even distinguish between basic things like copper, gold, silver, and iron. How did these two people even get by in the world of cultural relics?
In an instant, everyone looked at them with disdain.
Song Rui added insult to injury, “Elder Lu, you just said that eye based connoisseurship can never be replaced by machines, but just look at this, these two renowned experts in connoisseurship can’t even identify copper. Is this the highest level of your connoisseurship? No wonder the antique market is in such a mess, it’s all because of people like them.”
Elder Lu blushed with embarrassment, then turned to look at Director Sun and Deputy Director Liu, his eyes filled with disappointment and anger.
“Do you even know what you’re saying? There’s a limit to shirking responsibility and escaping reality. You’ve been in the industry for decades, claiming to be experts and authorities, yet you can’t even identify copper. Aren’t you ashamed? The damage is done. Can’t you face it and find a solution? The responsibility you should bear can’t be shirked with a few empty words. If you dared to step forward and take full responsibility, we might respect you a little more. But your current attitude of refusing to take responsibility only makes us despise you!” Elder Lu pointed at Director Sun and Deputy Director Liu’s noses and began to berate them.
Elder Liang sighed, “With people like you in charge, it’s no wonder such a big thing happened at the Central Museum.”
Director Sun and Deputy Director Liu were so humiliated that they couldn’t lift their heads, feeling that their lifelong reputation and dignity had been ruined on this day. But they dared not admit it, nor could they admit it! Admitting it would mean a lifetime of imprisonment! Since the incident hadn’t happened to the others, they could, of course, speak without a care in the world.
The two men tried to argue, but Chief Yan interrupted them first, “I’m too lazy to listen to your nonsense. Seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving. Since Teacher Fan has a way to turn new copper into antiques, then the person behind the scenes must also have a way. The authentication results of these two tripods are not reliable now and must be re-appraised!”
His face twitched for a while before he cursed viciously, “Damn Taoist sects! Our country has been supporting them all these years, making their appetites grow bigger, hasn’t it? How dare they lay a hand on the national treasure! Find the person behind this, and LaoZi will skin him alive!”
Standing with him were Elder Liang, Elder Lu, and other experts and scholars, all of whom wore expressions of shared indignation. As protectors of cultural relics, they were most capable of understanding the extreme pain of such a severed heritage and destroyed civilization.
Even the lab director couldn’t guarantee that his test results were 100% correct. He lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, his lips twitching slightly as if he wanted to say something, but he held back.
Everyone was secretly observing Teacher Fan with awe, their burning gazes fixed on his magical hands. Only Song Rui noticed the lab director’s unusual behavior and, after a moment’s thought, understood the other party’s concerns. So he said directly, “If you want to make the authentication results absolutely accurate, I know another way.”
The lab director’s eyes flickered slightly, and he dared not respond.
Chief Yan immediately pressed for details, “What method?”
“Bronze artifacts from my country’s Shang Dynasty contain a specific lead isotopic composition characterized by high radiogenic content——a composition that vanished entirely after the Warring States period. To date, the technology required to replicate this specific lead isotopic composition has not been developed anywhere in the world, consequently, the very notion of forging such artifacts is simply out of the question.”
Song Rui pointed to the Yong tripod, the Qing tripod and continued, “According to research, these two tripods are products from before the Shang Dynasty, so they must contain lead isotopes with high radiogenic origin. We can determine their authenticity by doing a lead isotope analysis.”
Chief Yan immediately gave the order, “Then what are we waiting for? Let’s get started!”
Song Rui added, “But there is still one problem left for you to handle.”
“What problem? Tell me,” Chief Yan urged.
“To do this analysis, we need to take samples, which will inevitably damage the integrity of these two tripod cauldrons. How do you think we should solve this problem?” Song Rui asked the question that the lab director dared not ask.
If it were any other cultural relic, taking a sample wouldn’t be a problem, but the symbolic significance of these two tripods is extremely important, and no one can damage or even desecrate them.
Chief Yan was now in a dilemma. He stood there stiffly, speechless for a long time.
The lab director then admitted frankly, “Dr. Song is right. If we want to determine the age of these two tripods, we must conduct destructive testing.”
Director Sun seemed to have seized a major weakness and immediately shouted, “You actually dare to damage the integrity of the Yong tripod and the Qing tripod, drilling holes in their surfaces to take samples? How dare you? As long as I’m here, no one is allowed to touch them. I’ll report this to my superiors immediately and let them judge this matter!”
Director Sun knew all too well the importance of these two tripods, so he immediately made a phone call to his direct superior, chattering away on speakerphone.
The superior’s voice was filled with anger, “No one is allowed to touch these two bronze tripods! Anyone who does is a traitor to the nation! The appraisal results are out, what are you still doing? Quickly transport the national treasures back! Quiet down, all of you, stop causing trouble!”
Everyone nodded in agreement, not daring to object. Even Chief Yan hesitated, thinking, should we just let it go? Teacher Fan’s suspicions were merely conjecture, but the laboratory’s findings were clear and the evidence conclusive. Besides, Teacher Fan was so powerful, could the mastermind really have the ability to make bronze artifacts grow rust? Probably not. That possibility was actually very small. How many people in the world are like Teacher Fan?
Thinking about it this way, Chief Yan couldn’t help but waver.
Fan Jialuo saw through his thoughts, so he picked up the rusty copper on the table, held it in his palm, and said gently, “Chief Yan, do you know what the consequences are of letting the mastermind behind the scenes get away with it?”
“What is it?” Chief Yan asked instinctively.
“It is its ever-growing strength and the continued destruction of you ordinary people.” Fan Jialuo weighed the rusty copper in his hand and said seriously, “You will see what destruction means.” As his voice fell, the rusty copper gradually became fluffy, cracked, and scattered in his palm, turning into a cloud of black powder that leaked through his fingers.
This incredible scene stunned everyone.
Fan Jialuo’s tone turned icy, “See? This is how the mastermind treats those national treasures. They may have already turned to dust and scattered in the wind. You can guard these fake things and admire them through your fantasies for a lifetime. But have you ever thought about how powerful the mastermind would become if the abundant spiritual qi and luck accumulated over thousands of years were completely absorbed?”
Chief Yan’s heart clenched, and his voice trembled, “How powerful will he be?”
Fan Jialuo gently blew the dust from his palm and said, word by word, “I can tell you the truth, it will seize all of China’s magnificent purple aura, its vast national fortune, and its spiritual qi. This land will no longer be able to nurture wise people, nor will it be able to support its lush forests and vast grasslands. Without people, without vegetation, only sand and gravel will remain. You can imagine what this country will become.”
Chief Yan’s cheek muscles bulged out, clearly showing that he was extremely afraid and extremely full of hatred.
Dozens of experts, scholars, and technicians were thrown into turmoil and terrified by Teacher Fan’s description. If this matter were truly suppressed and ignored, wouldn’t this country gradually become a dead end? Like that piece of new copper before, it would slowly rust and eventually weather into dust!
Who is the mastermind behind this? Why did they want to destroy China? This is absolutely vicious!
Fear gripped everyone’s throats, except for Director Sun, who screamed hoarsely, “Impossible, you’re just exaggerating! Things aren’t as serious as you make them out to be! Luck of nation, aura, spiritual qi, it’s all a lie!”
However, faced with a blanket of black dust, his words carried absolutely no weight.
Song Rui glanced at him and said coldly, “I suspect the situation is more serious than you imagine. Since the mastermind dared to steal the national treasure, have they targeted museums across the country? As far as I know, almost every major museum has its own prized artifacts. Could they also possess spiritual essence? Could they have been switched as well? If so, then this case is a major case with nationwide implications, and it cannot be suppressed!”
Fan Jialuo added, “If the mastermind really did sweep away all the spiritual treasures in the country, then I’m sure their goal is to become a god.”
He stared intently at Chief Yan and asked, “Do you know what price a piece of land needs to pay to give birth to a God?”
Chief Yan asked with fear and unease, “What price will it have to pay?”
“Becoming a god means seizing the creative forces of heaven and earth and encroaching upon the mysteries of the cosmic clock. The words ‘seize’ and ‘encroach’ perfectly encapsulate the lethal peril and absolute wickedness of this path. To put it bluntly, the path to godhood is a path of slaughtering all living beings. Think about it, the creation of this land was originally meant to nurture all things, but now it has been monopolized and plundered by this one who seeks godhood. What space is left for other people, other animals, and other plants to survive?”
Chief Yan opened his mouth as if he wanted to speak, but his throat was terribly dry.
Fan Jialuo shook his head and sighed, “It won’t happen anymore. This land will never again nurture wise people, nor grow beautiful trees, nor breed vibrant animals. Even the diamonds in the coal and the jade in the old mines will disappear, leaving only dust and desolation. If in the beginning of all things, this world still had great potential, then it didn’t matter how one became a god. But in this degenerate age of spiritual depletion and decay, becoming a god is tantamount to slaughtering people. Right now, only some national treasures are disappearing, later, tens of millions of ordinary people will die. The great change I was talking about is about to begin.”
Chief Yan’s legs went weak, and he slumped into his chair.
Director Sun, panting heavily, shouted, “I don’t believe you! Anyway, nobody understands this, so you can just make things up as you please! What great change, what becoming a god, it’s utterly absurd!”
Chief Yan glared fiercely at Director Sun, then immediately dialed the number of the supreme leader. Even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance that Teacher Fan’s prediction of the future would come true, he had to report it! Tolerating the mastermind behind the scenes was tantamount to the destruction of this country!
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