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  Chapter 846 This strategy was 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. After saluting, he introduced again with a serious face: "I am Du Qiu, Section Chief of the Accounting Division of the Metropolitan Police Department."

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

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

  In the 1970s and 1980s, there was a famous movie in the island country, "Hunt" starring Takakura Ken, in which the protagonist's surname was 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 we must finish our breakfast."

  So, 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 they were not allowed to enter or leave.

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

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

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

  Over the years, Liu Qingshan 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 that of Du Qiu, the section chief 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 is a billionaire and quite well-known. Not everyone can 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?"

   These words are actually quite choking, and Du Qiu can't answer them, so he can only expose them: "It's because of 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."

   "Do you suspect that I bought stolen goods?" Liu Qingshan smiled slightly, and then waved his hand lightly:

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

  Liu Qingshan knew it well, 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.

  The hotel room is of course the best thing to clean. You can search everything in less than half an hour, and you will find nothing but a blue and white platter.

  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.

  The matter is here, of course, it can only be regarded as a preliminary investigation, and it is far from over.

  Subsequently, Section Chief Du Qiu began to inquire about Liu Qingshan's whereabouts yesterday. Needless to say, the bank's visit to Tanimura Shinji mainly 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 beginning to 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 is 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 investigate at Gucun's house.

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

  Then the troops were divided into two groups, and section chief Du Qiu led his men to Tan Cun's house.

   Made a polite phone call outside. Although Tanimura was a little displeased, he still received Du Qiu and his party.

  As a matter of routine, 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: "Tanimura-kun, can you open it and have a look?"

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

  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.

  Liu Qingshan finally gave in and accepted a few pieces.

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

   Facts have proved that this strategy is very successful.

  Like Van Gogh's "Vase with 15 Sunflowers", Liu Qingshan bought it for $9 million.

  At the beginning, the price paid by the islanders was 39.7 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.

  The "Portrait of Doctor Gachet" was also acquired by Liu Qingshan. This painting cost Liu Qingshan 35 million US dollars.

  However, compared to the price of 82.5 million US dollars, it is still more than half of the discount.

   It made Uncle Lu and the others very distressed, 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 is 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, which are somewhat similar to the red and white hibiscus.

   One of them is collected in 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 the bank and threatened that after his death, he would be cremated with the painting.

  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.

  Another big deal of Liu Qingshan’s was the purchase of Renoir’s "The Ball at the Moulin Rouge", which was also sold at a price of 35 million US dollars.

  In purchasing oil paintings, Liu Qingshan spent more than 100 million US dollars.

  Although he still had a few favorites, but because the price he gave was too low, none of them were sold in the end.

  The bankers in the island country didn't think about putting these paintings on the auction again.

  But they can figure it out with their buttocks. Those art dealers in Europe and America have long sharpened their knives, and they must be more ruthless than Liu Qingshan.

  Actually, the price Liu Qingshan bought at the current stage can only be said to be not inflated, and basically reflects the true value of these paintings.

  Liu Qingshan bought oil paintings, of course not for collection, just like Van Gogh's "Starry Sky" at the beginning, they were all prepared to exchange privately with foreign art museums.

  Finally, after the 350 million dollars prepared, less than 150 million dollars was spent just now, which is barely a pass.

   It's not that Liu Qingshan is reluctant to throw money away, it's mainly because the works that the banks sell to him are all third-rate paintings of impressionism or abstraction, with no room for appreciation.

   Even if you put it on for a hundred years, not only will it not appreciate in value, but it may also depreciate.

   These things are easy to fool the nouveau riche, but they are not easy to deal with Liu Qingshan.

   It has been booked with several banks. These antiques and artworks will be directly escorted to the airport in a cash transport truck tomorrow, and Liu Qingshan will take people back to the hotel.

   After this day, I was really tired. I was about to have a meal and go to bed quickly. Unexpectedly, the manager at the front desk of the hotel greeted me at the door early: "Mr. Liu, there is a visitor."

  Liu Qingshan is also exhausted, ask who it is, if it is irrelevant, just disappear, he really doesn't want to cause trouble.

   "The man said that he recommended antique porcelain to you." The manager quickly explained to Liu Qingshan.

  Recalling the Yuan blue and white plate that was picked up two days ago, Liu Qingshan suddenly lifted his spirits:

   "Okay, where is the person, I'll go and have a look!"

  Anyway, they were all in the hotel, Liu Qingshan asked the others to eat first, and he only brought Master Lu and Wu Tong there.

   When I came to a reception room of the hotel, I saw a man in his thirties sitting on the sofa, wearing a crumpled suit, with a somewhat awkward expression.

  Seeing the manager leading Liu Qingshan and others in, the man stood up abruptly. Look at him, he was only a little over 1.60 meters tall.

  He bowed very respectfully: "Is it Mr. Liu, sorry to bother you."

  Liu Qingshan waved his hand, and then turned his attention to the big cardboard box on the table.

  The man was quite sensible, he quickly opened the cardboard box, and brought out a big blue and white jar.

  This kind of behavior surprised Liu Qingshan and Uncle Lu: Aren't you afraid of bumping into each other?

   "This is a big blue and white jar handed down by my ancestors. I heard it is very precious. I have encountered some financial difficulties recently, so I can only sell it. I am really ashamed of my ancestors."

  The man was muttering, Liu Qingshan sounded a little familiar with these rhetoric, basically they all followed the same pattern.

  As the man said, he put his hand into the mouth of the jar and took out things from the inside. They were all sponges and the like. It seemed that he had taken some protection.

   "This jar looks like a steal."

  Uncle Lu glanced at it, muttered in his mouth, and then walked forward, preparing for a closer inspection.

  The so-called light stealing refers to the dazzling reflection on the surface of new porcelain in the industry. It is basically a fake thing at first glance, but just to be on the safe side, Uncle Lu decided to take a closer look.

  And Liu Qingshan suddenly felt a warning sign, when that person took something out of the jar, he always had a dangerous sense of restlessness.

   This is a special sense formed by long-term martial arts practice. Liu Qingshan himself can't explain it, but he really feels that some kind of danger is approaching.

   "Sir, let me identify yours first..." Liu Qingshan said, but his figure quickly approached the man.

   Obviously, the danger cannot come from Wu Tong and Uncle Lu, these two are his most trusted people.

   Then it can only be this stranger in front of you!

  Before Liu Qingshan finished speaking, he suddenly felt the hairs on his body stand on end. He immediately shrank down, rolled forward, and continued to approach the opponent.

   At the same time, the man pulled out his hand from the big jar, holding a pistol impressively, and shot at Liu Qingshan with a black muzzle.

  The loud and dull gunshots echoed in the reception room, accompanied by a scream from a man. It was obvious that someone had been shot.

  Liu Qingshan felt the bullet graze his scalp. If this moment was shot as bullet time, it would be very exciting.

  Thanks to Liu Qingshan's warrior instinct, he was saved.

   As for the front desk manager behind him, he was unlucky and had fallen into a pool of blood.

  In the blink of an eye, Liu Qingshan had already rolled in front of that person, across the table, he couldn't attack him, so he could only push his body forward.

  The solid wooden table moved violently and hit the man's abdomen.

  The man was in pain, and subconsciously bowed forward, with his upper body lying on the table.

   Immediately there was a scream from his mouth, Liu Qingshan slammed his palm on the opponent's wrist, accompanied by a crisp cracking sound, the wrist bone of that person shattered, and the pistol fell on the table.

A figure flashed past, and it was Wu Tong rushing over, holding the gun with one hand, but the weight of the pistol was relatively heavy, and Wu Tong couldn't hold it with one hand, so he quickly put the other hand on it, and then snatched the pistol away .

   This girl is far braver than she looks on the surface. She didn't hug her head and scream, but bravely rushed forward and fought side by side with her sweetheart.

  (end of this chapter)