Chemistry

When I arrived in the hallway, strangers were standing at the door. It was a man in his fifties with little hair and a gentle attitude in his early thirties.

“Tamador!”

Since the accent of the bald man who shouted groaning was just Chinese, Jungwoo immediately came to the foreigner and moved on reflexively. While knocking and waiting for the door of the business room, the Chinese conversation continued.

Sweet.

The door opens and Michelle's attendant appears in front of Jungwoo.

“Come in," said Wang Liming. ”

The man who heard the attendant said to the bald man as if he were directly translating.

"President?"

Jung was slightly surprised at the unusual identity of the bald man.

When I walked into the room, I noticed the three paintings that I just saw lying side by side on the table. In front of him was Michelle and a man in his mid-40s dressed appropriately.

Michel!

Before greeting him, the king's chairman who had rushed past Jungwoo immediately approached Michelle and said,

“So sorry · · ·”

The English of the king's chairman who hurls apologies and pours out like a storm. Jungwoo translated what he heard when he was studying to increase his Toik score.

I had no idea it was a forgery. Don't get me wrong.

Don't get me wrong. You did good with this kind of insecurity. If this had just gone to auction, Audrey's reputation would have fallen to the ground. Validate everything you sponsor. And we pay them at that price. This relationship is terminated.

Please reconsider the withdrawal of this contract. The right to sell to Audrey in China is a matter of life and death.

The word ‘goodwill’ or 'good friendship' continued to come out through the mouth of the king's chairman, but Michelle showed an attitude that the relationship that was once twisted was over. Later, “Get out.” I pushed the king's chairman away with a dagger.

Jungwoo not only saw the paintings, but also the ceramics, books, and ornaments that the King's Chairman had brought out on one side. From what I heard, all those sponsorships were just going to be paid off and cut off.

‘I can't believe it. ’

Michelle, the fierce CEO, turns her head toward Jungwoo.

“Mr. Jungwoo. ”

The tone of voice shifted from the moment I faced the king's chairman, so I approached in a tense manner.

“Why did you call me? ”

“Cross validation. Only what we first discovered, Mr. Wu. I'll pay for the appraisal, so I'll also ask you to check the rest of the art. This is an important event. There are many art culture invitees. This is Professor Flood Bay, an art appraiser. ”

In Michelle's introduction, Flood Bay professor greets Jungwoo. Michelle speaks.

“Please work with us. Auction in progress. Not enough time.”

Jungwoo nods, but his gaze is mute. Emotions for a chemist.

Professor Hong looked at Jungwoo and asked.

“You recognized the forgery at once? You have quite a sledge of snow, and you have an enormous amount of paint, and this is worth a lot of counterfeiting. ”

“Ahh · · · · · · · · · · ·. If it's genuine, how much? ”

“It's a picture from Luishin's prime. It should be close to 100 million. In my opinion, not only this painting, but the rest of the art that the King's Chairman gave me is likely to be authentic. This forgery was accidentally inserted. ”

Turns out most of the auctions were usually 100 million.

"How many salaries do I have here? ’

Professor Hong began to look at the painting with a magnifying glass.

“The owner here wants precision verification, but this is not possible on time. A good chronometry will only take a day. Page the assistant and get the lab up and running now, and it'll take at least two days to get this done. ”

“Chronology?”

“Radiocarbon or thermofluorescence. ”

“I don't really know the area. ”

Professor Hong was surprised by Jungwoo's words.

“Aren't you an Archaeologist? I heard you analyzed the components of this painting earlier. ”

“I specialize in chemistry. ”

And I said, "Oh, it works, by the way. ”

Professor Hong glanced at King Chairman and Michelle again, then said in a low voice.

“Unless it's an objective data attachment through mass spectrometry or neutron radiometry, it's a subjective finding for the appraiser. But that CEO of yours is pretty tight. I've told you several times, we have to wait for Mr. Lim Woo. Seems to trust you quite a bit. ”

It was a hundred times more burdensome as I listened to him quietly.

“You say subjective emotions are possible quickly, but objective data attachments require more tools and time in the lab? ”

“Yes, but I think there's very little chance that my subjects are wrong. ”

Professor Hong insisted. I'm an expert in this family, so I'm sure I'm here.

“I was waiting for Mr. Lim Woo to come and I was going to give up that attitude. The requirements are too FM. ”

“I understand. She's just trying to be perfect. ”

After a few weeks, I had more time in the jungle than Professor Hong. I focused on the carbon in the picture of Jung.

I felt like I could roughly understand the principles of radiocarbon dating.

Radiocarbon, which is just 0.000001% of the total carbon on Earth. It must be in the food painted on that painting, but it's hard to find it easily, and calculating its half-life by molecular vision is even harder.

“Professor, what's the measure of thermofluorescence? ”

“The amount of light emitted when minerals are heated depends on temperature. Collect crystals of quartz, feldstone, flint, etc. ”

Jungwoo quickly went through the painting as he listened to the description. Fortunately, we were able to find crystalline material.

Heating, right? ’

After inducing the dust star and focusing on it, you can see a group of elements twitching and emitting light. When I applied it to the standards explained by Professor Hong, the answer came out.

“It looks about 200 years old. ”

“Huh? How did you figure that out? ”

Jungwoo smiles, surrounded by the chemist's know-how.

“More than that. If this is genuine, all you need is convincing evidence. Finish the later validation problem in Professor Hong's lab. ”

“What can I do? ”

“First, I need to earn my trust in my eyes and my closure. Fortunately, I have a connection with Jules. ”

Jungwoo pointed to a needle shaped tweezers on the table, among the equipment that looked like Professor Hong was carrying.

“May I borrow it for a moment? ”

“Go ahead."

Jungwoo, who was circling the living room, went to the minibar and brought some water into two glass cups.

I carefully examined the painting that turned out to be a forgery, then I dipped the outer corners of the paper into a tweezers and rinsed it on a glass cup. Repeatedly, this time he picked it up in the same way as the original projected and repeatedly mixed it with water.

“There you go.”

I was curious about what Jungwoo was up to, and continued to watch him.

Jungwoo cautiously approaches Michelle, who is speaking with the King's Chairman.

“Hey, Jules. ”

Michelle shakes her hand at the chairman of the king. The king's chairman stopped speaking, sweating steadily, and his whole forehead was beautifully wet.

When Jungwoo saw that, he felt sad because he always remembered the Seong-goon, aka Super, who was abused by Mrs. Jungwoo. Unfortunately, they look too similar.

“Can you smell the scent on this cup? ”

“Why?”

“One is a fragrance extracted from a forgery. One is a scent extracted from the original. ”

The secretary who was standing next to the king's chairman translated it for him, and his gaze was also cast on Jungwoo.

Michelle picked up two glasses and smelled them one by one. Then I reached out my right hand's cup to Jungwoo.

“Hm. This is a fragrance that's been destroyed a lot. The garbage that failed to age. ”

The King's chairman, who heard the word trash, flinched.

Jung said with a slight smile.

“The process of turning a component called hemiacetal into acetal. It's part of a chemical reaction that changes scent. It's getting worse, so we have to assume there's no original scent. It takes at least 150 years for the fragrance to be modulated. But now she's holding it in her left hand. ”

As Jungwoo gestures, Michelle once again smells the scent.

“Paper smells a little hazy, doesn't it? It's only been a decade. ”

“I know the fragrance of natural aging. Is this the scent of falsification? ”

“Yes, unless Mr. Lewishyn was alive 15 years ago. It's going to take us a few days to scrutinize these items. Once you trust my eyes and nose. I'll make sure it's not too late for the auction. Professor Hong will have the final exam in three days. What do you think?”

Michelle nods in confidence in Jungwoo's attitude. Her face seemed to be worrying. Jungwoo, who had received permission, returned to Professor Hong.

“Let the emotions begin. I'll assist you. ”

Professor Hong asked, shining his eyes.

“Perfume modulation period? It's an unexpected measure. ”

Professor Hong continued to ask about Jungwoo's theory of adding fragrance to chemical reasoning.

Jungwoo went through the chemical world of the object next to the emotional professor, explaining.

“Fragrances are a mixture of ingredients that do not chemically react with each other. Sometimes it comes into contact with air, and the double bonds of unsaturated monoterpenes lack oxygen, and the aroma breaks down. Also the compound in the sieve base is of condensation. ”

After having a conversation, I received it. It took me over an hour to get a feel for the rest of the product. In the meantime, Jungwoo had to text Song Bo-young that she couldn't go.

Items that go down to the event on the third floor immediately after each emotion ends. After finishing the feeling of the Chinese notebook, full of Han characters, Professor Hong sighed, straightening his lower back.

“This was the last time. ”

“Well done, Professor. ”

“It's Jungwoo. The analysis was so accurate without precision tools that it didn't creep me out once or twice. ”

Professor Hong once again admired Jungwoo, who showed tremendous analytical strength in the feelings of antiquities with only chemical knowledge. I felt that the unreachable CEO did not send infinite trust for no reason.

“If you don't mind me asking, where do you belong? ”

“at the KG Central Chemistry Institute. ”

Jungwoo, who replied, glanced at the missing door for escorting guests to the event.

‘You've done well, but what am I doing here this golden weekend? ’

9: 00 at night.

After coming to the party with Michelle's invitation, the day was not so much fun as working.

‘The banquet hall food is luxurious enough. ’

Jung gave it its own meaning that the score seemed to be quite different. But are you willing to do another project with Audrey? That was a bit to think about.

The way to get into Albanian Albanian Alba, the feeling of antique art, and then leave the business room. Jungwoo met a man who was waiting in front of the hall.

“Excuse me.”

“Yes? Me? ”

I saw his face. He was the secretary of the king I just saw.

“Wang Liming asked me to deliver this. You're Mr. Jungwoo, right? ”

Jungwoo accepts the entry card with the number 3502 and raises questions.

“Fortunately, Michelle was relieved and the contract was resolved. Thank you for your help, Mr. Jungwoo. I've already paid for the room service, so feel free to use it as much as you like. ”

The king's secretary bows politely and disappears after finishing his speech.

What is this? ’

The world of CEOs was unknown.

Now, Jungwoo's footsteps, which he had tried to go home, moved to the 35th floor.

“Ooh.”

As soon as I opened the door, I was amazed at the extravagant atmosphere I felt.

I slowly walked to the other side of the wooden interior that smells of soft wood. In the living room, the dazzling night view of the Seoul skyline with panoramic windows made Jungwoo stand still for a moment.

“What a luxury. This is the suite, right?”

It looked about 100 square feet. So it was all there. Bathrooms the size of fragrance centres only.

Jungwoo opens an anonymous liquor bottle on the minibar, puts it in a glass, and sits on a fluffy couch.

“Is this it? Leisure at the top of society. ”

I handed him a sip of spirits while watching the night.

“Khh. Ugh, snap your neck. ”

The burning sensation of a liquid that could not be adapted flowed into the stomach along the esophagus. The name on the bottle says bourbon. It was a taste that was not at all adaptable to the taste of soju mixed with a lot of sweetener in synthetic alcohol.

“You can't have two sips. ”

I shifted and put the cup on the table.

“When will I ever feel like this again? Let's have enough fun and go. ”

I lay on the couch with my feet straight. Then I picked up my cell phone and opened a group chat room where my friends gathered.

Do you know what your hotel suite looks like?]

Shake it, shake it. Two photos of the living room and Seoul night landscape often reacted.

[Dude, don't search and post pictures of hotels. Shame. We don't have money. No Kao?]

[What are you doing in a room that costs millions of dollars a day? There's no one to go with.]

One was looking for a job, and one was a friend who was challenging a civil servant test. Jungwoo smiled and paused to take a selfie authentication shot again.

‘Let's not confuse the kids who are working hard to prepare for social life. Only to boast.’

I immediately sent a private chat with an authentication shot to Park Chan.

[Huff!!]

It is a surprising reaction as expected. Jung Woo laughed and texted again.

[I'm sleeping here today. This is the Conrad Hotel in Yeouido.]

[Hey, Ic! It's a local event! We're in the middle of a stage.]

[Then there's nothing I can do.]

[Borrow it tomorrow!]

[You're crazy. You can't borrow this. It's free. I'm staying for a while.]

Suh was furious with texting, "Is it just today?" I hung up on you when I asked you to steal a towel as a memorial.

"Tsk, he's unlucky. ’

Jungwoo then fell into the living room and looked at the clock, rolling around like he was at home, watching a big TV.

It was only 10: 00. I couldn't sleep, so there was nothing to do.

I ate at the banquet hall, but I wasn't even willing to give room service to the hungry. I spent another 30 minutes playing mini-games with my phone.

One night in an unaccompanied suite. I heard that the payment was cleared, but I didn't have much fun doing it alone.

‘How narrow was my relationship? ’

Calling a woman I know is...

I'm at the hotel. Would you like to come? ’

That sounds like a good slap.

I thought it would be more comfortable to roll around in a familiar living room and eat snacks that make my mother feel sorry for me sometimes.

“I didn't want to live as a natural wealthy man, and so did you. ”

I've borrowed a hotel suite and I'm bored, so I'm wasting my money on this. We can't ignore the good will of the King's chairman. I woke up and looked for the bathroom because I didn't think it would happen like this.

“A bubble bath in a hotel. ”

Fill a big tub with water and take out the bath. I waited quietly, and my phone rang and held my hand.

“Bo-young? ”

You hear someone's voice over the phone with a thumping sound.

- Is that Mr. Jungwoo's phone?

The number was Song Young-yeong, but the voice was another woman.

“Yes, who are you? ”

- Bo-young is her friend Seo Mi-hee. You saw us earlier, right?

It seemed to be the young woman who was blossoming with luxury and jewelry next to Song Bo-young.

- Bo-young keeps saying strange things. I'm looking for Mr. Jungwoo. Can you come over here if you can? Once he's drunk, he's stubborn.

- Where's Mi-hee?

- Hey, Bo-young. Don't hug me. I can't breathe. Oh, not there. Fresh silicone · · Oh my. Anyway, this is Conrad Skylounge. On the top floor.

“Ah · · · It's close. I'm going.”

I thought if I left the hotel, I'd have to go on an elevator ride. There was also a slight reason that it was too hostile and boring.

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