Clearly Fake.

Yami's expression changed slightly as she glanced at Situ. They had indeed sold a large number of items overseas, but those items were actually personally made by Situ. At most, they were artifacts. How could they be considered cultural relics smuggling?

"Are you mistaken? What we sell overseas are all handicrafts. Although they have a high collection value, they're not considered cultural relics," Yami explained.

The officer shook the paperwork. "Did you sell this?"

Yami took a closer look. Most of the things on it were made by Situ, but there were also a few things that he had taken from Jiya Tiwari's production team.

Previously, when Jiya Tiwari's production team was filming, Falit had sent over many handicrafts. After filming, Yami and Situ went to bring over those imitation handicrafts. In any case, they were not being used by the production team anymore. When the time came, they would most likely smash them or throw them away. Of course, they would not waste them. They would sell them.

However, the document actually said that some of the items were really rare cultural relics. When they passed through customs, they were detained and then tracked down to Yami's company?

Smuggling cultural relics... No one could bear such a crime.

Yami's mouth opened, and her eyes were filled with panic. "These... are definitely not cultural relics. They're really all artifacts. They're modern replicas. They just look very similar."

"I've heard that this batch of goods sold abroad is from the same batch as the items you're auctioning now. Are you sure that all of them are handicrafts?" The police officer's face was very serious. "It's a very bad crime to smuggle cultural relics that are treasures of S Country's civilization overseas. It's also an act that severely damages the feelings of the people of S Country. Are you sure that the same batch of goods currently being auctioned is handicrafts made by yourselves?"

Yami's expression was extremely ugly.

The audience roared and stood up in twos and threes.

"Miss Tiwari, didn't you collect the items at a high price from all over the country? Why are they suddenly your own replicas now?"

"Miss Tiwari, please explain to us what's going on."

"Are the items you're displaying here cultural relics or handicrafts?"

At this moment, Yami was filled with regret and embarrassment. Those that had been sold were indeed high-priced handicrafts. However, if she admitted that those were handicrafts, she had to admit that the items here were too.

If she wanted to maintain that the items here were all precious antiques, how could she explain to the foreigners who had bought her goods?

Faced with the eyes of the police and the audience, she forced herself to calm down and said, "I have the right to remain silent now. If you have anything to say, talk to my lawyer."

"Then please come back with us to be investigated, Miss Tiwari!"

Someone below the stage couldn't take it anymore. "Miss Tiwari, please wait a moment. I just bought an ancient jade piece that cost millions. But now, I think what Isha said might make sense. I also want to crack it open and see if it's true or not! If it's fake, I don't want this item anymore!"

Someone said, "That's right. If they're really using replicas to fool us, I won't let it slide either!"

Seeing that everyone was in chaos, Yami said anxiously, "Everyone, I'll definitely give you an explanation. Please calm down."

Normally, her words would definitely appease everyone.

But Isha had already smashed the vase, and the police had come to investigate. No one could tolerate it anymore.

Each item was worth millions. They bought it either because they really liked it or they would sell it in the future.

But if all these things were fake, who wouldn't be disgusted?

Just as Yami was busy convincing everyone, there was a sudden smashing sound beside her. Everyone looked for the source of the sound. It turned out that an impulsive businessman had already imitated Isha's earlier action and smashed the item he bought.

"He smashed it! He smashed it!"

"Stop him now!" Yami snapped.

The security guards were a little slow. In this situation, they were a little unsure of what to do.

They watched as that person imitated Isha and searched through the pile of fragments. Unexpectedly, he really found one that was abnormal. He raised it high and said, "There's a Doraemon on it! What Isha Sharma said is true! What kind of family heirloom is this? It's clearly fake!"

Yami's and Situ's faces were extremely pale. The security guards pulled the businessman down, but at this point, no one trusted Yami anymore.

Her credibility had completely collapsed.

"Yami, aren't you going overboard? Why are you doing this?"

"You actually used these things to fool us?"

The experts stood up indignantly and said, "We've checked the appearance of these things and there was nothing wrong with them. However, we didn't expect the interior to be completely fake! We were too gullible! We've let everyone down and are willing to leave this industry in the future. However..."

The experts' fingers were pointed at Situ. "You brought over all these things, and you know the test criteria best! Situ, is this how you use our trust in you and the expertise we taught you? You deliberately deceived us and used us to make money for you!"

Situ looked at Yami, and his nostrils flared. He had clearly not expected to be exposed on such an occasion.

His forehead was covered in sweat, and his face was ashen.

He suddenly stood up and said, "Alright, everyone. Stop! I'll smash these things myself!"

He picked up the auction mallet and smashed an item. There was a crisp sound. Soon, everyone was looking at fragments.

Everyone felt elated. At least they wouldn't continue to be fooled.

Isha's gaze was a little lazy. The scene in front of her seemed to be completely within her expectations. She just looked at the bunch of people calmly.

Yami looked over and recalled what Isha had said just now. "I'm going to step down. But Yami, let me make this clear. In a while, you'll get someone to personally smash all the collections. I hope that at that time, you can still smile like you are now."

Previously, Yami did not take these words seriously at all. However, when she thought about it now, she could not help but shudder.

Situ finished smashing things and walked to the police. "I did everything alone. It has nothing to do with Yami. She was deceived by me and agreed to invest in my business. Therefore, she's innocent of everything here. I'll go back with you to cooperate with the investigation."

Yami's tense nerves relaxed slightly.

The auctioneers mocked and scolded Situ.

After Situ was taken away, everyone started to leave. However, those who had bought something at the previous auction also rushed toward Yami, intending to ask her for an explanation.

Yami looked at the mess in front of her and shot Isha a vicious look. Then, under the protection of her bodyguards, she hurriedly fled the scene.

Isha smiled and looked in the direction Yami had fled. She could escape this scene, but could she escape everything?

The entire auction venue was now filled with fragments and debris. Compared to the previous exquisite scene, it was like a completely different world.

The reporters could not be bothered to stay in such a place. They took photos and left.

Only then did Isha walk out slowly. Occasionally, she would encounter a few auctioneers who looked at her gratefully and kindly.

However, these people had mocked Isha for what she did just now. They even hated Isha for stealing their chance to earn money.

Isha got in her car and drove to Falit's neighborhood.

When she knocked on the door and entered, Jiya Tiwari was seen drinking coffee.

"Thank you, Isha." Jiya Tiwari welcomed her in and poured her a cup of coffee. "I heard that Situ was taken away by the police?"

"He might not be able to escape this time," Isha said with a sigh. "Previously, he used the skills that his master taught him and the various imitation artifacts that his master left behind to make money. But later, he became even worse. He packaged these things as antiques and tried to earn even higher prices."

Jiya Tiwari continued, "What's even more detestable is that he didn't even let go of the various imitation antiques that Falit made for our production team for filming purposes. As soon as the filming ended, he sold them all to foreigners to earn a high price. He deserves to be punished for his evil deeds. He didn't expect that there would be borrowed authentic antiques mixed in with the imitation antiques we used on our film set. That authentic antique was recognized by a foreigner who bought it and planned to secretly bring it overseas. In the end, it was investigated at customs."

Isha nodded. "Because of this, they were targeted by the police. Even the imitations in their hands were suspected. In order to prove his innocence, Situ smashed his own imitations. But he definitely didn't expect that the batch of imitations he sold from the production team was mixed with real ones."

Isha's and Jiya Tiwari's phones rang at the same time.

It was a message from Falit. He was standing at the side and typing on the keyboard. [Master said back then that he taught us these techniques so that we could repair ancient artifacts and treat the treasures of human civilization well, not use them to make money.]

Isha smiled and looked up at him. "Do you like Doraemon?"

Falit replied: [I quite like Doraemon.]

Jiya Tiwari said, "Huh? Why was the topic suddenly changed?"

"Situ didn't make most of the imitations himself. He doesn't have the skill to make them so realistic. He took them from Falit. Falit likes Doraemon, so the things he replicates are imprinted with the image of Doraemon inside. Outsiders can't tell the authenticity of these things, but Falit probably even knows where every Doraemon is carved," Isha explained simply to Jiya Tiwari.

Jiya Tiwari raised her thumb and waved it at Falit.

Falit lowered his head shyly, a suspicious red color appearing on his face.

The items that appeared at Yami's auction were all modern hand-made imitations. The news quickly trended.

The news of Isha Sharma smashing the vase on the spot also appeared on the trending searches.

A moment later, there was a violent reaction.

[Heavens, I didn't expect all the things Yami Tiwari sold to be fake. Didn't they publicize that they went to various parts of the country to look for antiques?]

[What a fraud. The publicity was spectacular, but the results were that everything was fake?]

[When Isha Sharma went on stage and smashed the vase, she was so cool! It seems that Isha already knew that they were fake. She even knew where Doraemon was.]

[It's obvious that these things were probably mass-produced. Isha reminded them that they were unrepentant as they actually intended to continue auctioning. If the police hadn't come, I wonder how much more money Yami would have earned!]

[But why didn't Isha Sharma remind Yami in private?]

[Is there any use in reminding her? Didn't you see that Yami Tiwari was still denying it at the scene? If it weren't for the fact that they were suspected of smuggling cultural relics, Yami and Situ probably wouldn't have admitted to selling the handicrafts even now.]

[In that case, the smuggling of cultural relics isn't real, right? After all, they're replicas made by themselves. There's nothing wrong with selling them overseas to foreigners, is there?]

Just as everyone was discussing, someone exposed: [Situ did sell a real cultural relic to a foreigner! It's a thousand-year-old artifact! After that foreigner bought it, he wanted to smuggle it out, so he was arrested!]

[Damn, Situ is too much of a scammer. He sold the imitations he made to his countrymen and the good stuff to foreigners. Such a person is better off dead.]

[A precious cultural relic was ruined by this kind of person for money. My heart simply aches for those treasures that have gone through a thousand years of hardships.]

[Did you see the news? The batch that was sold off was originally a set of cultural relics that Jiya Tiwari commissioned for filming purposes. She borrowed real artifacts and asked a famous appraiser and jewelry restorer, Falit, to replicate them for filming. She didn't expect Situ to steal them all and sell them, causing this accident.]

[Oh my god, stealing goods to sell them and make a profit. Is Situ even human? Yami must have a problem with her judgment to work with such a person, right?]

[The props for 'The Secret History of the Great Depression' are really too exquisite. Everything really looks like it was from that era. I'll give in to this publicity and wait for the TV show to start broadcasting.]

[Waiting for the broadcast.]

[I'll buy some popcorn and Coke to wait for the broadcast!]

For a moment, things were buzzing.

At this moment, the few real artifacts had been recovered and sent back to their true owners.

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