After speaking, Felix pointed to the wooden box, his lips slightly raised: "Although in appearance, this thing is identical to the one I'm looking for, everyone knows that you Yan Country folks are best at counterfeiting! I can't be sure if this is genuine. If it's fake, then all our work would be for nothing?"
"So, we must have a guarantee to avoid this risk, and you can only be the collateral. Rest assured, once it's confirmed the item is real, we'll naturally release you. But if the item is fake, we'll have to use you to exchange for the genuine article."
Felix spoke calmly, his request was no spur-of-the-moment decision; it was well-considered in their planning!
After all, none of them had ever seen the authentic item and couldn't confirm if the item was real or fake! If they rashly released people, and the item turned out to be fake, wouldn't they be deceived? This provided an additional layer of assurance.
