fog city detective

Chapter 235 Value

At Chris' request, everyone asked all the actors to leave, and the gallery returned to silence.Chris's friend, the woman was very puzzled and asked what happened in the exhibition hall. Chris told her that it was all right and asked her to rest in his office for a while.Women like to be quiet, nodding, Chris sent the woman into the office and left, then closed the office door.

Liang Xi suggested: "Should I first check whether the oil painting has been stolen?"

Chris said: "There is no need for this. Most of the paintings on display here are my own paintings. If someone hires actors to steal my oil paintings, I will be deeply honored. The rest of the oil paintings are not very famous, but Very artistic oil paintings, one painting is about [-] to [-] pounds."

Poppy looked at his phone and asked Chris, "What's your friend's dad's name?"

"Cton."

Bobby flipped over the phone: "An oil painting by Keton was bought at an auction last month for 2 million pounds."

Chris couldn't believe it, and almost broke his voice: "Impossible."

"look by youself."

Chris took the phone and saw it clearly and petrified on the spot. The four oil paintings on loan today are works of Ketton in his later years, and the estimated price of each oil painting is about 2 pounds.Because of Ketton's death, some collectors became interested in Ketton's oil paintings.But the price has not gone up yet, after all, there are many people who learn oil painting.Although many people draw well, too many people draw well.There is no value in not creating a genre yourself, and now there are many modern painters, and it is impossible to jump to [-] million.

But someone actually paid £2 million for the painting.

If the theft cannot be recovered, Chris must be liable for compensation.It turned out that even if the gallery was burned, Chris could deal with it with more than 8 pounds.And because of the accurate value of Keton's oil painting, Chris is likely to pay [-] million pounds in compensation.Chris thought that the total price of the oil painting was not high, so he did not buy insurance at all, and the gallery did not have anti-theft equipment.After all, in Chris's view, if a thief steals his oil paintings, it is a very decent thing.

Why doesn't Chris know about the auction of 200 million?One is because oil paintings are sold by collectors, not by friends of Chris.The second reason is that the auction was held in an island country in the Pacific Ocean, and there was no publicity.The third is because 2 million is not the highest lot, and everyone is more willing to discuss a gemstone that was sold for 10 million pounds.

There may have been reports in Denmark, but Chris has been in the UK, and his friends have not mentioned it.Otherwise, Chris would never borrow paintings.

Liang Xi said, "Go and have a look." Why are you so stupid?
Chris hurriedly walked towards the small hall, which was specially prepared for Keton, and all four paintings were there.After Chris' inspection, Chris told Liang Xi and Bobby: "Fake, obviously fake."

In fact, even Liang Xi and Bobby can see that this is a fake, because there is a small "hot dog" in the lower right corner of the oil painting, and the hot dog is composed of one word: fake.

Bobby came up with a bad idea: "Let's cut out the bottom section and tell your friends that your oil painting is always this long."

Liang Xi sneered: "Then we have to order four picture frames, which costs a lot of money."

"Stop." Chris: "I don't feel right."

Liang Xi said: "I also felt that something was wrong."

"originally?"

Liang Xi said: "My first reaction was that your friend colluded with the thieves, and even the auctioneer, and arranged the auction after learning that you wanted to borrow the oil painting. Today the oil painting is stolen, and you have to face huge compensation. But I found that Your friend doesn't care."

Poppy asked, "Can a fake be insured? We insure the fake and throw it away and plant it on the thief."

Liang Xi pointed: "Go and play by yourself."

Bobby: "No, hum." Only myself is trying to solve the problem.The problem has already occurred, so don’t worry about how the problem occurred, and find a way to solve the problem.Liang Xi, you said that it has nothing to do with Chris's friend, so can you chase back the oil painting?

Liang Xi said: "The four obvious fakes, it seems that I don't want you to get away with it, it seems that I want others to know that Ke Dun's painting was stolen. If your friend is an accomplice, it is too suspicious and too straightforward. Could it be your friend? What about the people around you?"

Bobby said: "You can take a gamble and clarify with your friend, maybe your friend will forgive you."

"8 million, how to forgive? How is it possible to forgive?" Chris asked back.

Liang Xi pointed at Bobby: "Shut up."

"Cut!" A group of poor people, 8 million pounds are only enough to buy a private jet, what can they do?
Liang Xi said: "You decide, as a friend, I can pretend that I don't know. How to deal with it is up to you, I can't give you advice." Looking back at Bobby.

Bobby understood that Liang Xi didn't want him to come up with a bad idea, because maybe after Chris adopted it, he would have to bear legal responsibility.To say that Bobby doesn't care about money, but Chris is not worth 8 million in Bobby's opinion.One hundred thousand, within 200,000 can still be considered.

When he was in the hospital a few days ago, Bobby watched a short video. A man was kneeling on the ground, and a woman hit him with bundles of banknotes. The man slapped himself, and the woman threw a stack of money.

According to currency exchange, a stack of coins is about more than a thousand pounds.Bobby is very happy to use this method to smash beams. First, he will pay 20 million, and when he is tired of smashing himself, he will hire someone to smash it.Why does Bobby like to smash beams?Because Liang Xi doesn't like this, being able to smash Liang Xi to the ground with money is his own success.If Liang Xi was willing to bark like a dog for a hundred pounds, Bobby would not be in the mood to throw money at Liang Xi.

Chris entered the office and honestly explained to his friend that the oil painting was stolen. The woman was surprised, but she didn't say anything, but she could see that she was very sad.Chris explained again that Cotton's oil painting was auctioned for 2 million pounds last month, and the woman was stunned on the spot.Chris said that he has called the police, and if the police cannot recover the oil painting, then he is willing to compensate his friend for all the losses.

The woman was shocked that her father's oil painting was auctioned for 2 million. She couldn't believe it at all. She found relevant news on the Internet before accepting this fact.Works of art are priceless. When the first public auction price is generated, all works of this artist will have a reference price.Compared with 8 million, the woman is more sad because the painting was stolen, because it was all the oil paintings her father left her.

The woman told Chris that compensation and other matters will be discussed later, and now she must find a way to recover the oil painting.When Chris went out to talk to the arriving police, Liang Xi entered the office.

Liang Xi quietly told the woman that the 2 million sold last month was money, and the oil painting was not worth the price.If you recover the oil painting, you won't be able to sell it for much money.It's better not to recover it, so that the woman can get a huge amount of compensation.After hearing this, the woman was furious, and scolded Liang Xi to get out, scolding Liang Xi for not knowing what family affection is.

Liang Xi left the office disheartened, and came to the conclusion that this woman really seemed to have nothing to do with the case.It seems that there is only one last possibility, the thief came for the painting, not for the 8 million compensation for Chris.

While the police contacted the white-collar crime investigation department and the criminal investigation department, they blocked the scene for routine procedures and began investigations.After Liang Xi and Bobby took notes, they waited for the preliminary investigation results by the car outside the gallery.

Bobby asked for knowledge: "What's the matter with Keton's oil painting selling for 2 million?" Ask Liang Xi if you have any questions.Everyone was surprised that Ketton's painting sold for 2 million, except Liang Xi who seemed to know it well.

Liang Xi pondered for a while, then said: "Let me tell you a story. I am the CEO of a company, and my father is the chairman. This year, the profit of my company is [-] pounds. If you make money, you have to say something, right? This money Should I share it with the shareholders, or should I continue to invest in growing the company? I choose to grow the company, and the personnel rights are with the board of directors, but the management power is with me. I plan to increase the company's popularity and decided to invite a celebrity to endorse the company's advertisements."

Bobby was at a loss: "What?" Is there something wrong?The value of the brand is very important.

Liang Xi said: "This star is a bit popular, but not super popular. He is also very happy that he can get this opportunity, so he offered a very low price: 30 yuan. I said no, are you looking down on me by asking this price? I will give you 200 yuan. But if you want to buy something for me, of course you will not say it so directly. Shortly after the end of the advertising endorsement work, the star suddenly became very interested in Keton's paintings, especially the ones that were auctioned last month That painting, so I joined the auction. Unexpectedly, there is a fool who likes this painting very much, like it is priceless, artwork is priceless, money is hard to buy, I like it."

Liang Xidao: "In the ostentation, the two of them bid each other high. The star thinks I am a star. I can't lose face to the people of the country. How can I lose to a foreigner in the auction? The other buyer, I am a rich man, I can't lose face. How could he lose to a star in the auction when he had the face of a rich man? So the price soared all the way to 130 yuan, and finally the rich man gave up. The star got his wish and bought his favorite oil painting.”

Bobby understood: "Which CEO is the seller of the oil painting?"

"Yes."

Bobby said: "The CEO transferred the company's profits legally to his own pocket through the celebrity's change of hands."

Liang Xi nodded: "Who is Keton? Although there are not many of his paintings, there are still some. When the first person to eat crabs pulled the price of Keton's oil paintings to 2 million, then Keton's oil paintings are worth 2 million .Maybe Keton's oil painting is worth tens of thousands of pounds in the eyes of experts and collectors, but in the eyes of money makers, it is 2 million pounds, and the price can even be raised. The risk of the second person who eats crabs is much lower than the first A person who eats crabs. This kind of oil painting will become the favorite product of many professional money laundering companies. Diamonds are not valuable, but merchants give diamonds value, and diamonds represent love, so diamonds are priceless."

Liang Xi said: "The best way for girls to deal with menstruation is to drink hot water. But why are boys who let girls drink hot water criticized by the society? Even straight men have become a derogatory term now? The reason is because of hot water. Water is free, and brown sugar and ginger water is not worth the money. This is not acceptable. It is not in the interests of businessmen. Therefore, the behavior of drinking hot water during menstruation must be severely cracked down. After years of bombing straight men, the health products are not very effective. Because it costs money, it becomes a sign of whether a boyfriend loves his girlfriend or not, and whether his emotional intelligence is high. And many people have accepted this concept."

Liang Xi said: "According to my analysis, after the first person to eat crabs fired Keton's oil paintings to 2 million, Keton's oil paintings became the first choice for the next person to eat crabs. It is worthless, but someone Given its value, its value is 2 million. Keton’s daughter doesn’t know that her father’s paintings are so valuable, but she actually sells them for that little money. She doesn’t have much value in her hands, nor Maybe someone will pay 2 million to buy the painting from her. You need a large amount of money to launder.”

Liang Xidao: "The wholesale price of Ke Dun's paintings is 2, and the retail price is [-] million. There is no security, no insurance, and it's hell if you don't get caught by the bad guys."

Poppy asked, "Do you want to take care of this?"

Liang Xi shook his head: "I don't think Chris intends to ask me to investigate. Maybe he didn't expect that there is a handsome detective beside him, maybe he thinks the police are more reliable than me."

While talking, Chris went out and apologized to the two of them: "Today's art exhibition can only end here, thank you for coming."

Liang Xi and Bobby nodded: "We are all friends, don't see outsiders."

Bobby reminded: "Are you asking Liang Xi to intervene in the investigation?"

Chris said: "I talked to the police detectives. The white-collar crime investigation department is in charge of this case. They are unwilling to allow civilians to accompany the investigation." Of course, Chris knew that the possibility of the police recovering the oil painting was unlikely, but Chris had a team He wants his team to handle it.In addition, Chris is a little afraid of Liang Xi. Once Liang Xi gets involved too deeply, it is easy to dig out his identity.After all, Keton has something to do with his past.Ordinary people may not be able to find the flaws in it, but Liang Xi is different, this guy's brain circuit is very strange.

Taking advantage of yesterday, Liang Xi hurt his Meng Haika plan.Forced himself to start a backup plan, showdown to the police with the face of a bad guy.Chris didn't like it, but he had no other choice.Chris had warned himself that he should overestimate Liang Xi, but yesterday he found that he still underestimated Liang Xi.

In the most recent case, that is, the Junku theft case, I did not consider the variable Liang Xi.Although the employer was satisfied that Junku was properly kept in the end, it was a failure for him.Therefore, in the Menghaika plan, Chris specially made shackles for Liang Xi to ensure that even if Liang Xi reasoned out the core content of the plan, Liang Xi would not be able to change anything, and could only follow the route arranged by the hand of God.

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Since Chris said he didn't need to help, everyone got in the car after a few words of politeness. Liang Xi habitually scanned the surroundings before getting in the car, because there were always a few stupid or smart thieves who would return to the scene to check.It seemed that Liang Xi had found his target.Diagonally across the road, there is an SUV parked on the shoulder of the road about 40 meters away.Liang Xi seemed to have always had this car in his memory.

The SUV is moving!The tonnage of many cars is around two tons. Even if it is a five-ton bulletproof car, when the car is stationary, as long as the people in the car make a relatively large movement, the car will shake.The shaking of the car meant that there were people in the car. Liang Xi remembered that the car had been parked for a long time, and the windows had been kept tightly closed.

Why would anyone?
According to the procedure, the co-pilot and the head of bodyguard should get in the car last. Seeing that Liang Xi was not getting into the car for a long time, the head of bodyguard approached Liang Xi and looked at the SUV.Liang Xi looked at the SUV, tilted his head and said, "Check it out."

(End of this chapter)