NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 198 It was discovered that the mural had been stolen and replaced.
Accompanying them was a staff member of the research institute named Xiao Sun. As they walked, he told them the story of each cave in detail.
The group of people listened intoxicated.
Soon they came to Cave 158.
This is the most distinctive Nirvana Cave. It is rectangular and shaped like a coffin, which is extremely unique.
There is a nirvana altar with a height of more than one meter. The Buddha is lying on the altar. The three walls of the south, north and east are all murals, telling the solemn scenes before the Buddha's nirvana. There are thousands of Buddhas painted on the top of the cave, with rich shapes. , very spectacular.
The Nirvana Grottoes were built in 755 AD and were funded by prominent local families in Dunhuang.
The group of people started touring the cave, and the senior brother took out the manuscript paper at hand to trace the portrait.
Luo Yunhang and Xiang Tianhong took out their cameras and took a few pictures.
When they came from Tianzhou City, they specially bought cameras and prepared a lot of film.
To this end, the two also taught themselves how to develop photos.
After taking a picture of a mural on the cave wall, Luo Yunhang felt that something was wrong. This mural seemed to be a little different from the one next to it. I couldn't explain why it was strange, but it just felt a little unreasonable.
This is also due to his strong appreciation ability and eyesight.
"Brother Xiang, look at this mural, it seems a little different from the one next to it." Luo Yunhang patted Xiang Tianhong on the shoulder.
Xiang Tianhong turned on his bright flashlight, went up to look at it, shook his head and said with some confusion: "I can't tell, it feels a bit strange, but there doesn't seem to be any difference. Maybe it was temporarily changed when I was painting. Painter, so the style has changed slightly?"
Even Xiang Tianhong couldn't see any difference.
The strange behavior of the two of them quickly attracted the attention of Master Li, who slowly walked over.
Luo Yunhang still felt that this mural was wrong, so he looked at it with his own clairvoyance without giving up.
Passing through the stone skin, Luo Yunhang was shocked by the sight in front of him.
The stone skin in front of me is actually stuck together with a special glue. The stone skin, which is about one meter high and one and a half meters wide, is all glued together.
But as far as he knew, this kind of glue research institute did not exist at all, and they would not use this method to forcefully create a fake stone skin and stick it on.
There is clearly a big problem here.
Out of caution, he still asked Xiao Sun: "Brother Sun, has this entire mural ever fallen off?"
Xiao Sun was very aware of the restoration status of these caves and shook his head: "No, the murals in this cave are relatively well preserved. There are just some faded murals that have been repainted."
Xiang Tianhong nodded thoughtfully: "That's it. Yunhang and I feel that this mural is a little different from the one next to it, but we can't tell what.
It seems that it may be because some murals have some minor stylistic differences from the original paintings when adding colors later. "
Luo Yunhang said with certainty: "No, this is not just a small style difference. Brother Sun, I think it may be necessary to ask Dean Duan to come over. I can conclude that this mural has been replaced as a whole.
In other words, someone removed the whole piece of stone, and what everyone sees now is just a fake copy. "
Hearing this, everyone was shocked.
Xiang Tianhong quickly tugged on Luo Yunhang's arm, telling him not to talk nonsense without evidence. This was not a small problem, and it would be embarrassing if he got it wrong.
Xiao Sun was immediately startled: "No way! I don't see any difference!"
Master Li did not immediately refute, but stood in front of the mural and observed it seriously.
Others were also discussing in whispers.
"It's just because there is no difference that it's scary! It shows that this counterfeiter's methods have gone to the extreme, and he has used fake things to look like real things. He even deceived the staff of the research institute. Over the years, over time, they have exchanged the real things in the grotto for fake ones. gone.
Brother Sun, you believe me, I won't make random mistakes. My calligraphy is not bad, and my appreciation is not bad. There is definitely more than a little difference between this mural and the one next to it.
If you are afraid of making a mistake and making a joke, I will bear all the responsibilities. You can just inform Dean Duan and they will come over. Luo Yunhang reminded seriously.
Little Sun didn't know how powerful he was. It was because he knew how powerful this young man was that he felt frightened and frightened.
If he is really right, then all the work they have done in the research institute for so many years will become a joke, and their own territory will become a den of thieves. They will watch helplessly as others take away their good things. Don't know yet.
While Xiao Sun was hesitating, Master Li decisively turned around and said, "Xiao Sun, go ahead and ask Lao Duan to come over. If you have any questions, I'll take care of it."
At Master Li's words, Xiao Sun panicked completely and ran down, rolling and crawling.
"Yunhang, how did you see it?" Master Li's words showed that he also saw something was wrong and confirmed Luo Yunhang's statement.
For a moment, everyone looked around blankly.
Xiang Tianhong felt relieved when Master Li said this, but then became nervous again.
He breathed a sigh of relief because Luo Yunhang did not have to bear the blame. He was nervous about how these murals were replaced. The things inside were definitely not simple. Now that the matter was revealed at this juncture, there was a feeling that a storm was coming, and the building would The feeling of leaning.
Of course Luo Yunhang couldn't say that he had clairvoyance and saw that the stone skin was glued on.
I had to use my professional judgment on the murals and point out the very different styles of this mural and the murals next to it.
"Only based on these judgments, you dare to say that it has been replaced? What if it is not?" Master Li looked at him with interest.
"If it's not true, the worst thing is that I will be blamed by everyone and be embarrassed. But if it is true, we can find out the source, avoid the loss of cultural relics, and protect more murals and cultural relics. It will be worth it." Luo Yunhang said indifferently explain.
Master Li patted him on the shoulder: "What a good boy! You have vision and courage. Let's take the responsibility together!"
Master Li has no clairvoyance and does not know the truth under the stone skin. However, with his many years of experience in cultural relics work, he feels that there is indeed a big problem with this mural.
So he also felt that regardless of whether it was true or false, he had to check it out before he could rest assured.
Soon, Dean Duan and his team were called over by Xiao Sun. It was also because Luo Yunhang's statement was so unbelievable that Duan Jie was shocked and rushed over with people without stopping.