Yunding Ranch

Chapter 289 Backstory
"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Evelyn looked at Lu Li worriedly, but Lu Li felt embarrassed.

All his guesses are just intuitive guesses, they are not accurate at all, and there is no evidence to support them.But he just told Evelyn directly and irresponsibly, is this really okay?
They had only known each other for less than an afternoon. To him, it was just a curious guess, but to Evelyn, it might disrupt her entire life.This is really irresponsible.Perhaps Evelyn didn't even want to know how the painting got into his hands.

"Did you find anything? Or did you have a stomachache after eating the food?" Evelyn said half-jokingly, trying to liven up the slightly dull atmosphere.

Lu Li finally shook his head and showed a faint smile, "It's okay, I was just thinking that maybe your grandfather was more talented than we thought. Look, this portrait, and that Chrysler Building, are all You can see his talent. At least, to a layman like me."

Evelyn laughed, "Do you know what a genius is? A real genius, they know their strengths and weaknesses, and they will continue to develop their strengths and avoid their weaknesses. Moreover, they also know other geniuses The so-called genius does not mean having an IQ of [-], or drawing a Mona Lisa. That’s enough. In life, most of the geniuses we know are just a little better than ordinary people .”

Lu Li nodded and spread his hands, "It seems that most of the Americans are going to be disappointed." This is to complain about the fact that Americans are always overconfident. nod.

Evelyn chuckled softly, "I'm finally sure now, you're not an American." The bright smile was rippling in her eyes, and her whole expression brightened, "By the way, you haven't said, you How did you get this painting?"

The movement of Lu Li's hands paused slightly, "You want to know?"

"Of course." Evelyn said without hesitation, "This is my grandfather's painting. Of course I am very curious why it came into your hands. Although I have never been to China, I know that it is a very It is a big country with a lot of people. It is not easy for any two people to meet. What's more, you came to the UK from China and we met, which is even more rare. .”

Lu Li was stunned for a moment before laughing dumbly, "This painting was given to me by my grandmother." This sentence is correct, "But in fact, I don't know how this painting got into my grandmother's hands."

Evelyn frowned slightly, showing a playful smile, "I don't believe it."

"Why not?" Lu Li retorted.

"In order to pursue the truth, you are sitting here with me now, a stranger who met for the first time, and came to the restaurant by the river. Then you told me that you never asked your grandmother about the origin of this painting?" Evelyn After the reasoning was finished, disbelief was written all over his face, and he blinked slyly, "So, tell me, what story is hidden in this painting. Please, I will share everything I know."

Evelyn pointed to the sketch on the desktop, leaving Lu Li no room to refute.

Breathing out lightly, Lu Li realized that Evelyn, like himself, was full of curiosity about the story behind the painting, but neither he nor she knew what would happen after opening Pandora's Box.

Now he just hoped that his guess was wrong.

"Albert Cohen." Lu Kai said, simple and clear, since he decided to speak, he didn't continue to hide it.

Evelyn nodded "Oh", "And then?" She obviously didn't realize what the name meant.

Lu Li repeated the name again, "Albert Cohen, my grandmother got this painting from him."

Evelyn was stunned, staring at Lu Li seriously, trying to find out more from Lu Li's expression, paused for two seconds, and then suddenly had a flash of inspiration, couldn't help but widen her eyes, and looked at Lu Li in disbelief. ,"What did you say?"

With just an expression, Lu Li knew that Evelyn's thoughts were the same as his. He nodded, giving another affirmative signal.

Evelyn opened her mouth wide, her face was full of surprise and astonishment, she was stunned for a while before she realized, then she quickly lowered her head and found the sketch just now, she turned towards Lu Li, and pointed at the one on the sketch. Avatar, "You mean, this Albert Cohen?"

Lu Li shrugged. "I'm not sure, because I haven't seen his picture. However, the name I know is indeed Albert Cohen. As for whether it is the same person, I have to wait until my grandma sees this painting. to find the answer.”

Evelyn froze for about two seconds, but directly ignored Lu Li's guess.How could there be so many coincidences in the world? It would be ridiculous to say that the Albert in Lu Li's mouth and the Albert in the painting are not the same person.

However, since they are the same person, what does that mean?Evelyn couldn't help frowning, "But why? Why does Albert have my grandfather's oil paintings? Could it be that they are good friends? He is not just his model? No, my grandfather went to China/ China...then they are comrades-in-arms? So they were sent to China together?"

Lu Li pursed his lips and reminded him friendly, "Albert Cohen is not a German name."

"Oh, yes." Evelyn nodded, affirming again and again, "This is a Jewish name. Then they are not comrades-in-arms, but how did Albert go to China? Could it be because of the concentration camps? Escaped to China? Then met my grandfather there?"

After finishing speaking, Evelyn shook her head and denied it. The probability of this is too small.Even if you want to escape, you will not flee to China/country.It was the 40s, and aircraft were still products of the military. In the 40s, when civilian aircraft had not yet been produced, going to China was a big project.

After turning her thoughts around, Evelyn still didn't have any answer. She looked at Lu Li seriously and asked for his opinion, "Do you have any guesses?"

Evelyn had just learned so much information, her brain couldn't turn around for a while, and her thoughts couldn't spread out, but Lu Li had been thinking about the story behind the ring for a long time, and all the clues in his mind were quickly connected together. .It's just that he doesn't know whether his guess is correct, but it is the most reasonable explanation at present.

"You said just now that your grandfather was taken to a concentration camp because he sheltered a Jew." Lu Li reminded. Evelyn nodded and gave an affirmative answer, but Lu Li did not continue. Evelyn said impatiently, "And then?"

Lu Li didn't speak, but took the sketch, lifted it up, and faced Evelyn.

Evelyn looked at the sketch with a puzzled face, "What's the matter? This painting..." The voice was half spoken, and then she choked, gasped, and her eyes were full of shock.

Albert Cohen, this is a Jew, and Hans Strelo was imprisoned in a concentration camp in order to shelter a Jew.

Hans had drawn many sketches of Albert, proving that the two knew each other; and Hans's paintings passed on to Lu Li through Albert.

All the clues were connected together, and it exploded in Evelyn's mind like a bomb. She picked up the painting, stared at it tightly, and then reconnected the chaotic thoughts.

Lu Li didn't speak, and he reorganized his thoughts again, but before he could think of other possibilities, Evelyn's voice came over, "Tell me, my grandfather and Alberg, could they be a couple?" Lover?"

Lu Li raised his head and looked at Evelyn, but was taken aback by the excitement and excitement in her eyes. What's going on now?Why doesn't Evelyn seem sad at all, but... so excited?Did he miss a link?Why do you feel that your thoughts can't keep up with Evelyn's footsteps?
Evelyn pointed Alberg's painting at Lu Li again, suppressing the excitement in her voice, but her trembling voice still gave away her true thoughts, "Look, Albert is grandfather's model, in fact, At home, Albert is indeed one of the most frequent models, and there are two other models, one is the old lady next door, and the other is my father, who was still a baby."

Evelyn searched all the details in her memory, and the more she thought about it, the more excited she became, so much so that when the waiter brought over the appetizer, she almost knocked over the plate, making Lu Li dumbfounded.

"Also, have you noticed? In this painting, my grandfather's brush strokes are very gentle and delicate. Albert's eyes are particularly vivid, as if... It's as if their eyes meet and they can see each other's eyes It's like a soul." Evelyn's eyes were completely rounded, shining brightly.

"Wait, you can't see Albert's eyes in this painting." Lu Li interrupted Evelyn.

Evelyn looked down, "Oh, it's not this painting, but other ones. You know, I have several other paintings at home. I used to wonder if my grandfather and him are very good friends." Yi Flynn waved her hand and continued nonchalantly, looking just like Sherlock Holmes.

"Not only that, but grandfather also gave the last painting to Albert, didn't he? That's why Albert can give you this painting." Evelyn's tone was too sure, which made Lu Li hesitate. .

"Maybe, Albert liked this painting so much that he stole it? Or maybe Hans gave it to him as a gift? This may not be his last painting." Lu Li tried to mention other possibilities.

But Evelyn showed a big smile, raised her left index finger, and shook it lightly, "You overlooked an important point, that was during World War II. You said, how did a Jew leave Germany, and even crossed the border?" Across all of Europe, to Asia? At the time, most of the Jews went to concentration camps. And, don’t you remember? Why did my grandfather go to concentration camps?”

That firm tone made Lu Li laugh dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)