"This is what I found in the cracks of the wooden boxes when I was sorting them out in the morning,"

Karen said and handed the small note to Chen Rui.

Chen Rui was unboxing and inspecting the goods before, but he really didn't notice that there was such a note in the gap in the box.

He took it and looked at it. The note was filled with densely packed small characters.

For example, "The Lady and the Gentleman in Black", "The Obelisk", "Leaving Paddock"...

Chen Rui just remembered the word "wait" as soon as he thought about it.

These names happen to be the names of several other paintings stolen from the Gardner Museum.

Behind these names, there are the words 200, 300, etc. respectively.

The highest is 2000...

Seeing this, Chen Rui understood that these should be the prices they gave these paintings back then.

200 is not two hundred yuan, but two million.

When I saw a painting among them, it was sold for a maximum price of 20 million.

The price made him speechless.

That was 20 million in 2000!

Moreover, even a stolen painting can be sold for such a high price.

This makes people wonder how powerful the relationship network of this group of Italian mafia is.

You must know that after these paintings were lost, the police and Ferber all over the United States must have set up a dragnet to track them down.

But even under such a blockade, Gentile was still able to sell these paintings.

Do you think this guy is awesome?

And what’s even more awesome is that it’s not just people who can sell it.

The most amazing thing is that they can still sell it at a high price.

You know, a painting like this is ridiculously expensive, regardless of the normal market price.

But if it becomes stolen goods and you want to sell them at a high price, it will be very difficult.

Generally, if you can sell it for the original price, it will be good.

But this guy can actually be sold for three to five million, or even tens of millions.

This is already 60% of the original price, which has to show that this person is really capable.

Moreover, on this piece of paper, not only were the prices of the paintings written, but there were also various small words marked behind each painting.

For example, some write ny-m, while others write eu-r.

“This should be where these paintings go!”

He pointed to the small letters and asked Karen.

Karen nodded: "It should be so. Ny might be New York, and EU should be Europe."

"As for the m and r, they should be the surnames of the people who bought these oil paintings."

Chen Rui also nodded.

"It seems that these paintings can be sold not only because of Gentile's ability."

"There should be some other big families that have provided him with help secretly."

"Otherwise, how could he have sold all these paintings under the nose of the police?"

Karen said again, and Chen Rui nodded.

"It is indeed possible to sell these paintings under such tight police surveillance."

"The backgrounds of those buyers are certainly not simple. They may all be the old money families from the East Coast you mentioned."

Karen also nodded: "It's very possible. You know, these old money families like to play this kind of game where the big fish eats the small fish."

"Although they are polite to each other on the surface, privately they are just trying to make profits, but they can use any dirty and dirty methods."

"These oil paintings are high-quality and high-end collections, and they are not easily exposed to the public."

"Once it's in their hands, they just have to keep it for thirty to fifty years and then take it out and find any excuse."

"Then it can be hung on the walls of those old Qian families openly..."

Chen Rui also nodded, although he had never been in contact with those legendary old Qian families.

But having been in the United States for such a long time, he has a deep understanding of how these families affect the operation of the United States.

Moreover, he has heard many rumors about the overt and covert struggles between these families.

So when Karen said these things, he completely believed them to be true.

"Forget it, don't think about the other ones. We are lucky to have found these four paintings."

"But next, I have a question, that is, what are you going to do with this house?"

Karen glanced at the house, looked at Chen Rui and asked with a smile.

Chen Rui also glanced around: "Actually, it would be good to have a holiday cabin on the east coast."

"It's a pity that we can't come here for a few days throughout the year...Forget it, let's sell it!"

Karen also nodded: "I think it's okay, there's really no need to keep this house."

"The house is old and not suitable for living. The most important thing is that the housing prices in the nearby communities are not low."

"When the IRS comes to evaluate you every year, it will give you a high price."

"You have to pay tens of thousands in real estate taxes a year, which is really not worth it."

Chen Rui nodded quickly after hearing what she said.

"Okay, then sell it, but we have to wait until we finish the business here."

"This place is just across the road from Jasper's house. You can see what's going on in their house from the second floor."

"This is a good time to kill two birds with one stone. You can live here and monitor them, so you don't have to follow them outside and arouse others' suspicion."

"Besides, I can also repair this house at the same time."

"When this house is renovated, maybe it can be sold for a good price."

Karen also thinks what Chen Rui said makes sense.

"But when it comes to repairing a house, can you do it?"

Chen Rui chuckled: "You're looking down on me, right? I'm really good at this."

When it comes to house repairs, Chen Rui is really no stranger.

After all, his father started out in real estate.

Although there are huge differences between houses in the United States and China.

But this is not difficult for Chen Rui.

Because half a year ago, he was really building houses.

At that time, something happened at home, so he wanted to help reduce the financial burden on his family.

Not only did he sell his house in the United States, but he also sent the money to his parents in China.

He also works two jobs, one of which is working in the company during the day.

Another job is construction work.

He happened to have a friend who was a builder, so he joined the construction team through this friend's relationship.

Building a house is followed everywhere, from digging the excavator to digging the foundation to building the frame of the house out of wood.

Then go up to the roof and lay tiles on the roof. He can do these tasks more or less.

Although he is not very skilled, he believes that he will be able to master it soon as long as he gets started.

As for the decoration inside the house, let alone that.

When he and Yang Qian were married, many parts of the room were decorated and renovated by himself.

Later, if the house leaked or the pipes were broken, wouldn't he have fixed both of them with his own hands?

Because in the United States, if you find a repairman, the price is really ridiculously expensive.

He had no choice but to teach himself how to repair it.
Chapter completed!