Closer to Revealing My True Self
Chapter 140 - 115: No License_2

Chapter 140: Chapter 115: No License_2

Manager Tao said, "Well, since you mentioned certification, and there are staff from other laboratory teams here today, would you like them to be impressed by testing you out a bit first?"

Feng Yi also planned to use this opportunity to garner more favor and trust from the people at the Yang City branch, making the certification process easier later on. Sooner or later, he would have to be recognized by them, so why not take advantage of this opportunity to showcase his abilities now?

"Fine," Feng Yi agreed with unyielding spirit.

Manager Tao checked the time, "Half an hour, let’s test him first, how about that?"

Manager Tao’s words were meant for the other people in the testing room. At the moment, part of the room’s occupants were employees from this location, and the rest were from other departments and lab teams from the city. They were originally invited by the branch to assist them today. However, Captain Yuan had suddenly called a moment before, recommending a young person with exceptional efficiency who might bring more help to them.

Manager Tao thought clearly. If Feng Yi had a certification, that would be fine, but without one, they would have to go through some extra procedures to silence any objections from others. Rumors are fearsome.

Everyone considered themselves professionals, so why should a kid without even a certification work with them?

While these people didn’t voice their thoughts, Manager Tao could guess their mindset. Therefore, to avoid future trouble, it was better to spend half an hour dealing with it now.

"For the certification, the practical part is usually divided into three rounds. Now, I’ll pick a test question. Our testing department keeps samples, which is convenient for this test.

"Snake Gallbladder is what we call it in the field of medicinal materials, usually sourced from the dried body of juvenile silver ring snakes from the cobra family."

Manager Tao provided the explanation then asked, "You know what silver ring snakes are, right?"

"Yes."

"Have you dealt with them before?"

"I’ve caught them."

Feng Yi thought to himself: I did not just catch them, but I’ve also bitten their tails!

Of course, he couldn’t tell these things to the people here, otherwise he would certainly be verbally attacked.

"Have you dealt with them often?" Manager Tao inquired.

"Not often."

"If you’re not familiar, then it’s going to be somewhat challenging."

Another tester remarked, "After all, the appraiser’s certification isn’t that easy to get."

Since he had already mentioned Snake Gallbladder, switching to another snake was not possible. During exams, they wouldn’t select a question based on which snake you’re familiar with.

There are many methods of identification. Traditional morphological differentiation, microscopic identification, physical and chemical identification, as well as micro-characteristic chromatography and mass spectrometry techniques, along with some modern molecular identification methods. It depends on what’s needed and what you’re familiar with.

"First round, identify the complete snake body. Only one of these four is Snake Gallbladder."

Anyone with a little knowledge can start by ruling out one based on the presence or absence of fangs, then identify the others based on the head, dorsal scales, patterns, and so on.

However, these identification methods usually require a wealth of experience to differentiate. Nowadays, counterfeit techniques are too sophisticated, and fakes produced may closely mimic the real thing during the manufacturing process.

"If there are still doubts, you may use some microscopic instruments to observe the minute characteristics," said Manager Tao.

Feng Yi nodded, indicating he understood.

"Second round. The test I selected is the identification method for adulterated snake-based medicinal materials, for identifying broken or powdered samples. Samples confiscated by customs recently."

If the identifier possesses solid professional knowledge, they can discern the real samples through minute structural differences in the specimens. Experts are more familiar with the micro-characteristics used to distinguish counterfeit Snake Gallbladder.

Similarly, there are instruments available for physical and chemical identification. If you’re more proficient in these identification techniques, you can use these instruments to determine authenticity.

"As for the third round, let’s not discuss it yet. If you pass the first and second rounds, we’ll talk about the third," Manager Tao continued.

Manager Tao instructed a subordinate to bring over the samples needed for the first round, "Shall we start with the first round of testing now?"

"Set up both the first and second rounds." Feng Yi directed.

Manager Tao looked at him intently, "Okay! Then, he had the staff set up the samples required for the second round’s test on an empty test bench."

A timer was then brought out; its display visible to everyone. Fair and transparent, everything was done under watchful eyes.

"This is the answer," Manager Tao said, pushing a folded piece of paper to one side. "I don’t even know the answer myself. The samples were selected by a senior employee of the joint insurance bureau. The original sequence of the samples was also scrambled and renumbered, especially for those needed in the second round. Even I wouldn’t know which ones are real and which are fake without using instruments to check first."

The audience nodded. They trusted Manager Tao’s conduct. If Feng Yi engaged in any underhanded tricks, everyone would see it. They were all seasoned experts in appraisals, with sharp eyes. They were confident that if Feng Yi attempted any sleight of hand, they would definitely spot it!

Manager Tao then said to Feng Yi, "You may use all the instruments on that test bench. If you need anything else, let me know. I can provide anything that doesn’t require a special application."

"No need."

Feng Yi took the laboratory gloves that were handed to him, put them on, and walked to the lab bench.

Out of the four samples in the first round, the coiled up gold coin white flower snakes, only one was genuine, the rest were imitations.

After one glance, Feng Yi pointed to one of them, "This one is real."

Then, he moved to the other side of the lab bench, where ten samples of powdery and lumpy substances were placed.

In these powdery and lumpy samples, there were some real ones mixed with fakes, but Manager Tao did not specify how many were real.

Feng Yi... Feng Yi could still tell at a glance, but still, he leaned in to sniff closely, as if to prove his olfactory talent to everyone.

He then raised his hand, moving the No. 1, No. 3, and No. 7 samples to one side, No. 6 and No. 10 samples to another side, and congregated the remaining samples together.

The ten samples were divided into three categories.

"Genuine, mixed real and fake, fake."

Feng Yi thought that since he had decided to take this opportunity to show off and gain more professional recognition, he needed to give it a bit more effort.

Thus, after separating the three categories, he pointed at the No. 6 and No. 10 samples and said, "No. 6 has a higher content of the genuine material, about two-thirds, while No. 10 has less of the genuine material, probably only about one-quarter."

"My identification is complete."

Manager Tao silently pressed the "stop" on the timer.

Manager Tao looked at the time. From the moment he started the timer to now, 57 seconds.

Less than a minute!

He picked up the neatly arranged answer sheet that was set aside, looked at the answers, then at the samples Feng Yi had arranged on the bench, Manager Tao continued to be silent, passing the answer sheet to the other people in the room.

The others in the testing room had been anxious, as they had just witnessed Feng Yi’s rapid detection, and the entire room seemed to be in shock, as if their perceptions had been completely overturned.

Less than a minute! Without the aid of any instrument, devoid of any traditional or modern identification methods, just by looking and smelling, the results were out?!

Either Feng Yi was fooling them, or he truly was an extraordinarily talented individual!

They looked at the answers and thought back to what Feng Yi had said.

Correct!

Not a single mistake!

He had even identified the mixed real and fake samples No. 6 and No. 10 in the second round!

The proportion of the mix he stated was extremely close!

It was only that the answer sheet showed more precise data and percentages detected by the instruments. Feng Yi had merely given a rough estimate.

However, the time required for instrument testing and the time Feng Yi took to identify were worlds apart, and in general, they did not need such precise percentage data.

If there was an event requiring real-time identification, just by having him look and smell, the conclusion would be reached, and what need would there be for the sample submission process?

"This is simply..."

"Talent indeed!"

Manager Tao rarely laughed out loud, "For these two rounds of tests, I say he passes with excellence, no objections, right?"

"No."

"No objections! This is even more efficient than instrument testing!"

For the professionals present, if one did not earn their approval, they could be quite critical. But once they gave their approval, they did not hold back on their praise. They would even go so far as to sing someone’s praises to the skies at any given opportunity! Of course, the ultimate goal was to attract talent, and if they could bring someone into their team, all the better!

"What about the third round of testing?" Feng Yi asked.

"For the third round, let’s go straight to practical testing. We invited you here today for this very reason."

Manager Tao pointed to another, larger lab bench not far away.

"A batch of recently seized dried python gallbladders, over a thousand. Of course, not all of them are real."