Overprotected By My Tsundere CEO

Chapter 512 - 314: The Golden Cup Is a Fake, Clues Emerge

"The golden cup will be at the antique exhibition, Grandpa has been watching closely."

For someone like Joseph Sutton, who doesn’t keep up with outside affairs, the only way he could know about this is through Sir Sutton.

Moreover, he knew a lot of details; he’s carefully studied the golden cup’s pattern and design from the photos.

Precisely because of this, he could confidently determine that this golden cup is fake.

"This forgery, what’s your take?" Nora Scott raised her chin slightly and asked.

"The craftsmanship is meticulous. They’ve studied the golden cup and have extensive counterfeiting experience," Joseph Sutton explained, "but the production cycle was very short, with many flaws."

"A seasoned hand..."

Nora Scott murmured softly.

The thief was one of Antonio Easton’s former apprentices, someone she found agreeable and who had helped her before.

In a muddled way, she got involved too.

She felt a slight urge to get involved in this matter.

After all, if something went wrong, Evelyn Winter’s charge of stealing a "fake" would certainly be lighter than stealing a "real" one... Besides, the longer this drags on, the fewer clues will be left.

However, the only thing she could do was have Biel Hall investigate the staff responsible for overseeing the golden cup in Sand Delta and then screen them one by one.

This matter shouldn’t be blown out of proportion; it needs to be handled discreetly.

"Recently, there’s been a nationwide surge in antique counterfeits." With his fingers lightly tapping the table, Joseph Sutton casually reminded, "The craftsmanship of this golden cup is somewhat similar to the fakes on the market."

Nora Scott was taken aback.

Suddenly, a hand landed on her shoulder, and Pedro Langley said in a deep voice, "Enough is enough."

This was a matter unrelated to Nora Scott; he didn’t want her to get entangled.

The larger the entanglement, the greater the danger.

There’s no need.

Nora Scott slightly raised her head, her expression tinged with a bit of coldness. She narrowed her eyes and said softly, "That won’t do; I have a grudge against this group."

Her tone was casual and laid-back, seemingly at ease, yet undeniably firm.

And it wasn’t just an ordinary grudge.

Matt Leung’s life.

Half her life.

If it really is those people...

Then she’s really going to see this through!

Pedro Langley + Joseph Sutton: "..."

To even run into your enemies here?

After pondering for a moment, Nora Scott asked Joseph Sutton, "It’s nationwide?"

"Yes," Joseph Sutton replied, "Most cities have isolated cases, mainly concentrated in the Northwest and Southwest regions, which are more remote and have a mixed populace, making it difficult to investigate."

Nora Scott raised an eyebrow, "You found out through Sir Sutton again?"

"Yes."

He doesn’t pay attention to these matters.

All news about antiques essentially comes from his grandfather.

Even if his grandfather is retired and stays indoors, with his status in the antique world, significant news tends to find its way to him. His grandfather, having nothing to do at home, listens to it for fun occasionally, and then discusses it at the dining table, which Joseph Sutton overhears a bit of.

Nora Scott asked, "Any leads?"

"Haven’t heard of any."

Joseph Sutton answered truthfully.

The appearance of large-scale counterfeits disrupts the antique market and is a serious crime, the police must be investigating, but with Joseph Sutton’s information channels, he hadn’t heard of any progress.

Pausing slightly, Joseph Sutton furrowed his brows slightly and asked, "What kind of grudge do you have against them?"

"It’s nothing," Nora Scott said lightly, slowly putting on the slippers that had been thrown on the floor, "Anyway, I’ve got too many enemies, it’d be troublesome to introduce them all."

That was indeed true.

Pedro Langley glanced at her but said nothing.

"You guys chat, I’m going to make a phone call."

Standing up, Nora Scott pulled out her phone and shuffled toward the balcony in her slippers.

Joseph Sutton and Pedro Langley exchanged a glance, then each turned away to do their own thing.

They weren’t familiar with each other anyway.

*

Arriving at the balcony, Nora Scott dialed Boss Alex’s number.

She briefly explained the current situation.

Boss Alex listened, somewhat surprised, "Such a coincidence?"

"Yes."

Nora Scott also found it quite coincidental.

However, given the "antique forgery" aspect, if they were indeed the same group, the odds of coincidence decreased significantly.

These people mingled in the antique circle, ready to get involved wherever there was profit to be made...

Collaborating with Anchel’s Serendipity Pavilion while eyeing Robert Durant’s golden cup, ultimately, it all boiled down to the word "profit."

Saying that amongst those who robbed Henry Chapman’s antiques five years ago, this group was involved wouldn’t surprise Nora Scott at this point.

"If it’s really the same group, perhaps we can uncover something based on this lead," Boss Alex maintained a calm tone and proactively suggested, "I’ll have someone prepare a list of staff who might have swapped the golden cup for you."

"Okay."

In a turn of conversation, Boss Alex suddenly said, "But there’s something I need to tell you."