fog city detective

Chapter 202 Cool (Part [-])
The police contacted the National Criminal Police Department to investigate the bank account provided by the deputy curator.The account is real, but the bank doesn't know who the account holder is.As you probably know, banks won't give information to the police unless you have a search warrant.

For Bobby, there is good news, that is, the insurance company does not need to pay [-] million yuan.There is also bad news, because the deputy curator cannot afford the compensation, the insurance company has to pay [-] million yuan first, and then claim compensation from the deputy curator.There is also not bad news, the wife who is about to divorce the deputy curator may not be able to get a little money.

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After a night of tossing, things settled down.The police are investigating Kurt, who helped the deputy curator to get away from the mountain on the third day, to find out whether she is the deputy curator's accomplice, but for many people, it is useless.The stupidity of the deputy curator annihilated the treasures of mankind.

The bodyguard sent a car to take Chris back to his residence.What surprised Bobby was that Liang Xi went back to the mansion with him and had breakfast together.This moved Bobby somewhat, and instead comforted Liang Xi: "Go back and rest. I'm fine, only [-] million."

Liang Xi didn't make a sound, and ate the cherry cake without any haste, mixed with high-grade black tea, intuitively feeling the material enjoyment brought by money.

"Let's go after eating." Bobby greeted the chief bodyguard: "Find someone to take him back. You are also tired all day, go to rest."

"One more shift." Liang Xi stood up and said as he walked, "The car is waiting for you."

"Haven't finished tormenting yet? I'm tired, hello! Falk!" Bobby stood up cursing, took the coat from Daisy the housekeeper, and hurriedly followed: "Where are you going? What are you doing?"

"There are things I was going to rot in my stomach."

"What's the matter?" Bobby asked pleasantly, "Is Junku not burned? I know, the buyer or someone must have stolen Junku from the car."

"Can you give me some quiet time and let me think about it?"

Poppy asked: "What are you thinking about?" It's not thinking, but thinking, which shows that Liang Xi is making a decision, not encountering a problem.

Liang Xi said angrily: "Consider whether to take you with me."

"Hey, my car... what you say, I'll shut up." Bobby pulled on his mouth, signaling to zip it up.Too bully.

On the way to the museum, Liang Xi had a very strange expression, thinking about something, looking at Bobby, thinking about something, looking at Bobby, looking at Bobby with fear, and couldn't help asking in a low voice: "Someone in the Clement family lied to the insurance policy. ?”

Liang Xi was taken aback, you really have a big brain.

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The museum is setting up the table and preparing to hold a press conference in the lobby to explain the situation of Junku to the public.

The curator read the line in the curator's office, read it silently, put down the line and walked to the changing mirror, combed the white dominant hair with his hands, straightened the collar, and smoothed the folds of the suit.

The receptionist's voice came from the desk: "Curator, someone wants to see you."

The curator said: "I don't have time, so make an appointment."

The receptionist said, "It's Bobby Clement, the patriarch of the Clement family."

The Clement family is the biggest sponsor of the London Museum, the curator said: "Please come in."

Liang Xi and Bobby entered the curator's office. The curator asked them to sit down and explained, "I'm sorry, I only have 5 minutes."

Bobby was sitting on the sofa, and Liang Xi sat casually on the sofa armchair next to Bobby: "Don't worry, the reporter can wait. Please sit down."

The curator looked at Bobby, but sat down anyway: "Is there something wrong?"

Liang Xi asked: "Curator, what do you think of Junku?"

"Opinion?" The curator savored for a while: "In my opinion, Junku may be the most artistically valuable oil painting in human history. It is not just a portrait, nor is it simply a portrait that is handsome and deep as many people say. It’s so simple. I think Junku is the oil painting with the most exquisite use of color at that time. Even in modern times, compared with the oil paintings of the past thousand years, Junku’s color language is unprecedented. At the same time, according to my research The protagonist of Junku's portrait is probably one of the greatest writers of Bi Vinci's time. From the autobiographical description of this writer, it can be found that his description of his middle age is based on Junku's portrait."

Liang Xi said: "Since it is so great, why did the director remain unmoved at the scene of the fire yesterday?"

"Ok?"

Liang Xi said: "Even if you give up your life, you have to get back some ashes. This is what an artist should do."

The curator smiled and asked, "Should I be buried in a sea of ​​flames last night?"

Liang Xi: "No, but your performance is even more wrong. Therefore, I judge that you know that the car is a fake or that Junku does not exist. This has to make me sort out your information and resume overnight. It is very contradictory. As an artist, you , You are very indifferent to money, you even pawned your property to buy oil paintings from Mexican fans and donated them to museums. So I asked myself, how could such a person steal Junku?"

Liang Xi said: "Don't worry, we first have to sort out the process of your theft of Junku. The process is very simple. After the oil painting got off the plane, you picked up the plane and borrowed a room at the airport to check the integrity of Junku alone. This behavior It should have made people suspicious, but what happened next made everyone not suspicious of you. Three old experts of the same level as you, plus the deputy curator, the five of you identified Junku together in the museum vault, and confirmed Junku is authentic."

Bobby couldn't understand: "Did you steal it or not?" The curator stole Junku at the airport, how did the fake Junku pass the appraisal of several experts?

Liang Xidao: "There is only one answer, they are accomplices, except for the deputy curator. Although the deputy curator majors in fine arts, he prefers women compared to art. When the four old men and experts all confirmed that it was an authentic work, he How dare you fight against others? Besides, with the knowledge of the deputy curator, you may not be able to identify the authenticity of Junku. Especially in the past month, the deputy curator has experienced the aftershocks of harassment, his wife's divorce, and no hope of being promoted to the post of curator. .”

The curator was very calm, and asked: "Are we accomplices? It may be the oldest theft gang in history. Excuse me, where is the evidence?"

"It's strange, why everyone asks me for evidence. I'm a detective, not a policeman." Liang Xi said: "I believe that as long as the police interrogate several old experts separately, there will be Kurt. I think the truth will be revealed in the world."

Speaking of this, Bobby still didn't understand: "They are all old experts, and you said that the curator is not keen on money. Why does he want to steal Junku? Do you collect it yourself?"

"Good question! The question you asked is the core issue of Junku's theft case, and it is also the most important question. Solving this puzzle is equivalent to solving the puzzle of Junku's theft. I was also trapped In the maze, until I remembered what Chris said." Liang Xi took out his mobile phone and found a photo of Junku: "This is Junku's owner, a Saudi nouveau riche, and he hangs Junku in his office to show his wealth. Rees told me that oil paintings should not be hung in strong light for a long time. The ultraviolet rays of the sun are reflected by indoor items, which will damage the color of oil paintings and the quality of oil paintings. The prince is also a smoker, and half a cigar is still burning in the photo. The tobacco formed The smoke smokes the world famous paintings every moment."

Liang Xidao: "In the view of the curator and other experts, the prince is tantamount to murdering Junku. They decided to save Junku. This is the most critical core issue of this case. Thank God and thank Chris."

Liang Xi paused for a moment to look at the curator, who was unmoved and sat quietly.

Liang Xi continued to perform: "I don't quite understand some details. I don't think you can make such a comprehensive plan. Stealing Junku is only the first step, and destroying Junku is the ultimate goal. How to make the deputy curator jump step by step?" Fall into the trap and let the deputy curator steal Junku? You can’t do it. The framing of the deputy curator is very methodical and planned, and there are many backup plans.”

Liang Xi said: "What if the deputy curator doesn't accept it? Then fire or other methods can even be used to claim that the fake is genuine and send it back to the prince. Maybe the prince will never know that the thing hanging on his wall is a fake for the rest of his life. After the deputy curator enters the set, what if he doesn’t use petrol bombs? It’s okay, just burn it directly, and the deputy curator will definitely take the blame. It’s not a problem for the deputy curator to hide the oil painting elsewhere. For the planner’s team , It’s too easy to deal with an ordinary person.”

Liang Xi: "As for the account and bank game, the planner has grasped the details very well. The deputy curator has to believe that the other party is a sincere buyer."

Liang Xidao: "There are three subjects in this case. The first subject is the collector. The second subject is the planning action team. The third subject is the scholars represented by you, the curator. You know that you can't do this, curator. One thing, you need someone to help you, and you need money and a way to find someone to help you. So you found a collector, I think a collector should be someone like your friend, it’s not hard to find. A collector has money and a way, and you found it planning team."

Liang Xi said: "But at this point, I am quite puzzled. How can you trust the planning team, curator? Your expert team is an indispensable part of the planning team's plan. From this, I thought of a rich man in London. , he is 48 years old, he is an art collector, and he is an orphan. This is related to the three characteristics of careful planning, boldness and non-violence. I am basically sure that the planning team is the ore group of Thresh. And the collection The home is a member of the Orphan Association. Of course, this part is completely based on my guesswork, whether it is right or not, I am not sure, you don’t need to tell me, I am not interested.”

Liang Xi said: "I know that you are planning to go to jail, curator. I even guess that you would rather bear the infamy yourself and throw away your life to save Junku. The law is deterrent, but when a person is full of love and ideals At the time, the law was never his priority. At the core, you knew it was illegal to do it, and you thought it was right to do it.”

Liang Xidao: "I can explain most of the questions or make speculations and conjectures. Can you please explain one question? The deputy curator is facing felony charges for framing. Is this what you think is justice?"

The curator thought quietly, then suddenly smiled, and said: "If he didn't steal the oil painting, then he's fine. If he stole the oil painting, then he should go to jail. Today he will steal Junku, tomorrow he will steal other oil paintings. He He has low morals and prefers the ass of his female colleagues to working in a museum full of treasures."

Bobby asked: "In this case, why not fire him?"

The curator looked at Bobby: "Don't you know that the deputy curator is your mother's classmate? It was your mother who recommended him to be the deputy curator directly. I am not satisfied with this personnel arrangement. But because the main donor of the museum has requirements, give him A job is not a bad thing. He can handle public and external affairs. Objectively speaking, he has talent, but lack of enthusiasm."

The curator said: "I am most worried that after I retire, the Clement family will intervene in the selection of the successor. I believe my letter of recommendation is useful, but the position of curator is ultimately up to the committee."

Museums are public welfare institutions, and the government has allocated funds, but they are not under the jurisdiction of the government.They are managed and supervised by third-party unofficial bodies.such as Arts Council England.When a curator leaves, the Arts Council convenes discussions on the departure of the curator, usually involving town halls, art experts and scholars, and major private donors and funders.Of course, the curator will also attend and explain the candidates he recommends.

In the UK there are only officially funded museums, not officially run museums.There are only national museums, not all national museums.The Art Council conducts an annual review of the museum.The flow of tourists, the number and quality of special exhibitions, the preservation of artworks, etc., are used to position the museum.According to this positioning, the government will distribute financial allocations to museums in proportion.

Museums usually operate with subsidized funds. When funds are tight, museums will cut expenditure and increase revenue.Such as selling tickets, such as dismantling booths, etc.Another option is to find a donor.Many consortiums and groups have donated a lot of money every year for charity, scientific research and art.The London Museum is lucky. The patron’s father is the Clement Group. The Clement Group covers all the basic expenses. At the same time, it is very generous in applying for museum funds. As long as the curator asks, the amount is less than 1 million pounds, and the account will be credited in minutes. .Therefore, the London Museum, as a local museum, has the ability to hold Bi Vinci oil painting exhibitions.

But also because of this, the Clement family has a great say in the appointment and dismissal of museum personnel.The curator was unwilling to be replaced by a deputy curator. He believed that the deputy curator would destroy the London Museum.The director's dream is to make the Museum of London a world-class museum like the British Museum.The person recommended by the curator was the young Kurt, on the grounds that Kurt had management, organizational and leadership skills, and was extremely devoted to and full of enthusiasm for the work of art.In view of the irreconcilable conflict between the deputy director and Kurt, the deputy director must resign.

(End of this chapter)