verifying your xiaomi mi 9

[kalimdor18]

recently, i bought my mi 9 pre-owned. the former owner says that he bought this mi 9 in china (so it has the china rom in it with alot of bloatwares). so as the title says it, i want to verify whether the mi 9 i bought is original or fake.

i did this by getting my imei by dialing *#06# then putting it in xiaomi's verify website https://www.mi.com/global/verify/#/en/tab/imei

it then gave me this result
"Thank you for choosing Xiaomi!
However, the device you purchased is not an official global version and user experience may be affected. Next time, please purchase the official global version of the device through officially authorized channels."

i have attached a picture of this.

i just want to know if my phone is legit or not because it gives mix signals
since xiaomi recognizes the imei but gives a message saying that please purchase through officially authorized channels.

thank you.