00:00The boy noticed something unusual.
00:01The paper of the ancient painting seemed to be slightly thicker than ordinary painting paper.
00:06To confirm his suspicion, he quickly asked someone to bring several large blocks of ice.
00:10The ice was placed across the entire table.
00:13Then he covered the ice with a piece of red silk cloth.
00:15Next, he carefully laid the ancient painting on top of the silk.
00:18Finally, he gently soaked the paper with clean water.
00:21At this moment, many of the experts watching thought the boy was just putting on a show.
00:25What they didn't realize was that his next move would completely change their understanding.
00:29The boy took out a small fire striker.
00:31He took a mouthful of strong liquor and sprayed a fine mist above the painting.
00:35Just before the alcohol could evaporate, he quickly ignited it with the striker.
00:38A brief sheet of flame passed over the surface, heating the painting instantly.
00:42Because ice was placed underneath, the temperature never reached the point where the painting itself would burn.
00:46As the paper slowly warmed, the internal fibers began to expand under the heat.
00:51Seeing the timing was right, the boy carefully prepared an extremely thin gold filament.
00:55Then he began separating the paper layer by layer.
00:57What was originally one painting was gradually divided into two, or even more layers.
01:02The process looked almost like operating a precision machine.
01:05Because the paper was incredibly thin, this step required extreme focus.
01:08The slightest mistake could ruin the entire painting.
01:11Since the ink from traditional paintings can penetrate through layers of paper,
01:14each separated layer still looked like an authentic piece.
01:17The only difference was a slight variation in color.
01:19It was similar to the effect of using carbon copy paper.
01:22Eventually, the painting was separated into three layers.
01:24To everyone's surprise, the very bottom layer turned out to be the real original.
01:28At this moment, the people watching below the stage could no longer remain calm.
01:32Their earlier arrogance completely disappeared.
01:34The boy immediately wrote the word, authentic, on the evaluation paper, declaring the painting genuine.
01:39Seeing this, William secretly felt relieved.
01:41As long as the paper was burned, his plan would be complete.
01:44But unexpectedly, just as the paper was about to be lit, the boy suddenly stopped.
01:48He realized something felt too easy.
01:50Looking down at William in the audience, who appeared unusually calm, the boy suddenly became suspicious.
01:54What if the flaw he discovered had been intentionally arranged by William?
01:58Without hesitation, the boy tore up the evaluation paper.
02:01He returned to the three separated paintings and examined them once again.
02:04Then, when he looked closely at the signature on the painting, he was completely stunned.
02:08A moment later, he changed the result to fake and then burned the paper.
02:11Everyone in the room was shocked.
02:13They all believed the boy had made the wrong judgment.
02:15Only William, who knew the truth, looked extremely uncomfortable.
02:17Even so, he still held on to a small hope that the boy was only guessing.
02:21Until the boy calmly explained, the painting itself was nearly perfect.
02:25Even the original artist might not immediately notice the difference.
02:27But unfortunately, there was one tiny flaw, the final signature.
02:31At that moment, William's expression turned extremely grim.
02:34If someone hadn't suddenly interrupted him earlier, the painting's secret might never have been discovered.
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