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Uncle Lu patted Lao Mao'er on the shoulder and explained the reason.

There was no other way, the rest of the people could only go back to the hotel, while Wu Tong exchanged a few words with that person, and then they all left together.

More than ten minutes later, a group of people appeared in an underground parking lot not far from the hotel.

The man didn't even give his name, opened the door of a van, and gestured for him to come in.

Liu Qingshan gave Lu Fang a look, and told him to be in charge of guarding outside, and then got into the car with Wu Tong and Uncle Lu.

Uncle Lu is fine, he didn't panic, after all, people in this business will always encounter some shady deals.

On the contrary, Wu Tong was obviously a little nervous. Although she tried her best to keep calm, her slightly trembling body still expressed her mental state at the moment.

Wu Tong suddenly felt his left hand being pulled, and then Liu Qingshan's voice came:

"It's okay, I'm here."

Wu Tong instantly felt at ease, as if he had the greatest support in the world.

After getting in the car, no one said a word, the man dug out a suitcase, the most common kind of suitcase for clothes.

After stabbing and unzipping the zipper, the man raised his hand as a signal.

Uncle Lu had already put on his gloves, turned on the strong flashlight, and shone it on.

This painting is not too big, and it is less than a foot square.

The first thing that catches the eye are two pale red hibiscus. Although they have been through thousands of years, the petals are still delicate and beautiful, as if they have just been picked.

Uncle Lu suppressed his excitement, first checked the material, it was silk and color, he quickly judged the age, it must be right, it is very old.

Then I checked the inscription and bell seal on the painting. Although Uncle Lu had never seen the original painting, he was no stranger to it because he had heard it mentioned many times by his peers because it was so famous.

This picture of red and white hibiscus was originally collected in the Old Summer Palace, but it was lost when the Eight-Power Allied Forces ransacked the Old Summer Palace, and then it was collected in the Tokyo Municipal Museum.

If it is an authentic work, it definitely belongs to the original owner and the national treasure.

It took Uncle Lu two or three minutes to complete the appraisal. In fact, he was sure that the painting was authentic the first time he saw it.

Relying on the intuition of the appraiser.

However, for the sake of caution, Uncle Lu still appraised it according to the process, and then looked at the picture of the white hibiscus below.

The size of the two pictures is the same, and the second picture is also verified. Uncle Lu turned to Liu Qingshan, nodded heavily, and turned off the strong flashlight.

"You can make an offer."

Liu Qingshan said to the man that although his heart was also filled with turbulent waves, his surface was still as calm as water.

"1000 million U.S. dollars." The man simply said, "I'll give you a UBS account, and you can just transfer the money into it."

Liu Qingshan did not tell him: "I can only pay 200 million."

"And I have to wait until I leave the island country before sending money to your account."

There was a flash of light in the man's eyes: "Impossible."

"This is for the sake of our mutual safety." Liu Qingshan still said calmly:

"I don't know the situation on your side, but you know all my information, so you should understand that I will not deceive you about this matter."

The man bowed his head in deep thought, apparently he was also at war with heaven and man in his mind.

He can also understand the other party's concerns, and there is indeed a huge risk in this matter.

This person is also a decisive person, and he nodded quickly: "It seems that I can only choose to believe in you now. I hope you will not let me down, otherwise, I will find you in the ends of the world."

"But this price is not acceptable, it cannot be less than 800 million US dollars."

Liu Qingshan returned the price again: "100 million."

After several rounds, the price was set at 300 million US dollars, but the man made another request: "Whether you can take this painting back or not, you must pay this money."

Liu Qingshan thought for a while and replied: "If it doesn't work, I can only give you one-tenth of it. This is already the limit."

"Okay, it's a deal." The man stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to shake hands with Liu Qingshan.

Liu Qingshan waved his hand: "Let's drive, take us to a place."

The van drove out of the parking lot, Wu Tong reported an address, and when they got there, Liu Qingshan and his party got out of the car, and the van quickly disappeared into the night.

In Lu Fang's hand, there was an extra ordinary suitcase.

It's just that careful people can notice that Lu Fang's arm has been trembling slightly.

He also studied appraisal with Uncle Lu, so of course he knew the preciousness of these two paintings.

"We can't visit friends empty-handed." Liu Qingshan looked relaxed, took the suitcase from Lu Fang, and then ordered: "Go and buy some fruit."

Liu Qingshan was going to visit Tanimura Shinji, so he was looking for a suitable excuse to leave the hotel.

For the visit of Liu Qingshan and his party, Gu Cun was very happy, the two sides talked in detail, Liu Qingshan and others returned to the hotel very late.

Early the next morning, Liu Qingshan and his group were eating breakfast when they saw a group of officers in police uniforms rushing into the restaurant in a hurry.

The group of people looked at Liu Qingshan for a while, and then their eyes fell on Liu Qingshan.

It's time to come.

Chapter 845 This strategy is very successful

"Are you Mr. Liu Qingshan from Huaxia? We have something that we need your assistance in investigating."

A police officer leading the team came to Liu Qingshan, and after saluting, he introduced with a serious face: "I am Du Qiu, Section Chief of the Accounting Division of the Metropolitan Police Department."

Liu Qingshan was eating, he was not very satisfied with the Japanese breakfast, there was no soy milk and fried dough sticks, and there were no gruel buns.

He looked up at the police chief with a lawsuit face: "Mr. Du Qiu, are you filming a chase?"

In the 80s and [-]s, there was a famous movie in the island country, "Hunt" starring Takakura Ken, and the protagonist in it was surnamed Du Qiu.

"Mr. Liu, we are serious, please cooperate with our work." Section Chief Du Qiu is still serious.

Liu Qingshan nodded: "I can cooperate, but let's finish our breakfast."

Thus, Liu Qingshan and his group had an unforgettable breakfast surrounded by a group of policemen.

After the meal, Liu Qingshan and the others were all invited back to their respective rooms and were not allowed to enter or leave.

"Mr. Du Qiu, what exactly happened?" Liu Qingshan pretended to be confused with understanding.

Section Chief Du Qiu didn't hide anything: "This morning we received a report that the ancient painting of red and white hibiscus in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum was stolen yesterday."

When talking about this matter, Section Chief Du Qiu fixed his eyes on Liu Qingshan, not letting go of any expression or reaction of the other party.

Liu Qingshan grumbled: "I know that painting is very precious, but I don't understand, what does it have to do with me?"

For many years, he has stood up and raised his spirit. In terms of psychological quality, Liu Qingshan is absolutely excellent. At least his mental strength is far stronger than the Du Qiu in front of him.

So the opponent's little trick is useless to Liu Qingshan.

"Mr. Liu, please understand our feelings. We must try our best to recover such a national treasure-level cultural relic when it is stolen."

Du Qiu didn't dare to go too far, after all, the other party was a billionaire and quite well-known, so not everyone could offend such a rich and famous person.

Liu Qingshan smiled slightly: "As far as I know, this painting was collected in the Old Summer Palace. After it was lost, who can understand the feelings of our people?"

This is actually quite choking, and Du Qiu can't answer it, he can only expose it: "It's caused by historical reasons, and we can't do anything about it."

Then continue to return to the topic: "Mr. Liu, because you and your team have recently purchased Huaxia antiques in some banks, we are worried that thieves will find you, which may cause you trouble, so we have a responsibility to protect Distinguished guest."

"Are you suspecting me of buying stolen goods?" Liu Qingshan smiled slightly, then waved his hand lightly:

"Mr. Du Qiu, you can search the room where my classmates and I live."

Liu Qingshan knew in his heart, even if he didn't say so, they would definitely search in detail, so it's better to take the initiative.

"Then disturb Mr. Liu." Du Qiu was not polite, and quickly ordered his subordinates to start checking.

Of course, the hotel room is the best to clean. In less than half an hour, you can search all of them, and you will find nothing but a big blue and white dish.

However, when buying this blue and white plate, Liu Qingshan also kept an eye out and wrote a transaction contract with the seller, which naturally has nothing to do with the theft.

This is of course only a preliminary investigation, and it is far from over.

Afterwards, section chief Du Qiu began to inquire about Liu Qingshan's whereabouts yesterday. Needless to say, the bank's visit to Tanimura Shinji caught Du Qiu's attention.

He first asked about the time in detail, and there seemed to be no problem, but Du Qiu was still keenly aware of something.

Reviewing the matter from the beginning to the end in his mind, Du Qiu felt that there must be something tricky in it.

In his mind, even if Liu Qingshan bought the painting, it was impossible to hide it in the hotel, so it must be transferred to other places, and Gu Village is the main object of suspicion.

After thinking about it, Section Chief Du Qiu decided to take someone to Gucun's house to investigate.

Although the other party is also a very famous person, it should still be possible to cooperate with the investigation.

So the troops were divided into two groups, and Section Chief Du Qiu led people to Gu Cun's house.

Made a polite phone call outside, although Gu Cun was a little displeased, he still received Du Qiu and his party.

As a routine matter, it is natural to search Tan Cun's house.

Gu Cun is an upright person, but he didn't say anything. He searched and searched, and finally found a suitcase in the corner of the living room.

"This is a gift my friend brought when he visited last night." Tanimura told the truth without doubting him.

But Du Qiu couldn't help but smile: "Mr. Gucun, can you open it and have a look?"

Tanimura nodded: "I didn't have time to check it either."

I chatted with Liu Qingshan very late yesterday, and I just woke up this morning, so I really didn't check it.

Du Qiu had great hopes for this suitcase, but after opening it, there were a bunch of local specialties inside, all of which were dried mushrooms and wild vegetables.

Instead, Tan Cun nodded happily: "It's really a precious thing."

But Du Qiu was disappointed, and asked again, but found nothing new, so he could only leave bitterly.

Up to now, they have no reason to continue the investigation, and all the police officers on the hotel side have also retreated.

Liu Qingshan and his group went to the bank to work again, and tomorrow they will be on their way home.

This last day was also extremely busy, because representatives from the bank kept finding Liu Qingshan to sell those oil paintings to him.

In the end, Liu Qingshan was half-hearted and accepted a few pieces.

It was delayed until this time to make a move, on the one hand because it was the last choice, on the other hand, Liu Qingshan also stimulated the opponent's appetite, so he could lower the price.

This strategy has proven to be very successful.

Just like Van Gogh's "Vase and 15 Sunflowers", Liu Qingshan started with 900 million US dollars.

At the beginning, the price paid by the islanders was 3970 million US dollars, even if Liu Qingshan spent a fraction of it.

At the critical moment, Liu Qingshan was not polite at all when he cut the knife. Anyway, I will buy it if you want to sell it. Your price is too high. I'm sorry, let's say Yunara.

And the "Portrait of Doctor Gachet" was also acquired by Liu Qingshan. This painting cost Liu Qingshan 500 million US dollars.

However, compared with the price of 8250 million US dollars, it is still more than half of the discount.

It caused Uncle Lu and the others a lot of heartache, because this was the most expensive piece of art during their trip.

The more Lao Mao looked at the people in this oil painting, the more displeased he was: "What are these people in this painting? They look even worse than me!"

Liu Qingshan smiled and said nothing. The doctor Gachet in this painting was a doctor who helped Van Gogh treat his mental illness and took good care of him.

In order to express his gratitude, Van Gogh made a portrait of Dr. Gachet, which is why he left his name.

There are two paintings in total, which are somewhat similar to the red and white hibiscus painting.

One of them is in the collection of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.

The other one is the one that Liu Qingshan bought. The composition is similar to the first one, except that there are two more books on the table.

But this portrait was ill-fated. After being auctioned to the island country at a high price, its owner kept it in a bank and threatened to cremate it together with the painting after his death.

A few years later, this person died of a sudden cerebral infarction, and then the painting disappeared along with it, never to be seen again. It is not known whether it was really burned or collected by others.

No matter what the final outcome is, Liu Qingshan feels that he has the responsibility to preserve this painting. After all, it would be a pity to destroy it.

His plan is to take it to France in the future to see if he can discuss with the Musée d'Orsay and exchange this painting for some Chinese national treasures.

If the two oil paintings of "Portrait of Dr. Gachet" can be reunited, it will be a good story.

I believe that ordinary but kind doctor Gachet will smile in heaven.