"Are you Mr. Liu Qingshan from China? We have something that needs your assistance in the investigation."

A police officer who led the team came to Liu Qingshan and saluted, then introduced with a serious expression: "I am the Director Du Qiu of the Accounting Section of the Police Department."

Liu Qingshan was having a meal. He was not very satisfied with the Japanese breakfast. He had no soy milk and fried dough sticks, no porridge or buns.

He looked up at the police chief who looked sued: "Mr. Du Qiu, are you hunting for the movie?"

In the 1970s and 1980s, there was a famous movie in the island country, "The Pursuit" starring Ken Takakura, and the protagonist's surname was Du Qiu.

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

Liu Qingshan nodded: "I can cooperate, but we have to finish 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 invited back to their respective rooms and were not allowed to enter and exit.

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

Section Chief Du Qiu did not hide it: "This morning we received a report that the ancient red and white hibiscus pictures collected in the Tokyo National Museum were stolen yesterday."

While telling this, Section Chief Du Qiu stared at Liu Qingshan with his eyes tightly, not letting go of any expression or reaction of the other party.

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

For many years, Liu Qingshan has been standing in a stance to nourish his energy. In terms of psychological quality, Liu Qingshan is absolutely strong. At least his mental power is far stronger than the Du Qiu, the head of Du Qiu in front of him.

So the other party's trick was useless to Liu Qingshan.

"Mr. Liu, please understand our mood. We must recover all our efforts to recover such national treasure-level cultural relics."

Du Qiu didn't dare to go too far. After all, the other party was a billionaire and quite well-known. 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 back then. After it was lost, who can understand the mood of our people?"

This is actually quite choking, and Du Qiu couldn't answer, so he could only expose it: "That was caused by history, and we can't do anything about it."

Then continue to return to the topic: "Mr. Liu, because you and your team have recently acquired antiques from China in some banks, we are worried that thieves will find you, which may cause you trouble, so we have the responsibility to protect our distinguished guests."

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

"Mr. Du Qiu, you can search the room where I live in the same class."

Liu Qingshan knew it in his mind. Even if he didn't say that, he would definitely have to search in detail. It would be better to take the initiative.

"Then I'll disturb Mr. Liu." Du Qiu was not polite and quickly ordered his men to start the inspection.

Of course, the hotel rooms are best to clean. You will search them all in less than half an hour, and you will find nothing except a blue and white plate.

However, when purchasing this blue and white market, Liu Qingshan also took a scruple and wrote a transaction contract with the seller, which naturally had nothing to do with this theft case.

The matter has come to this point, of course, it can only be regarded as a preliminary investigation and is far from over.

Then, Chief Du Qiu began to ask about Liu Qingshan’s whereabouts yesterday. Needless to say, the bank mainly visited Shinji Gucun, which attracted Du Qiu’s attention.

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

After reviewing the matter from beginning to end in my mind, Du Qiu felt that there must be something tricky about it.

In his opinion, even if Liu Qingshan bought the painting, it would not be possible to hide it in a hotel. Then he would definitely have to transfer it to another place, Gucun, which is the object of suspicion.

After thinking about it, Chief Du Qiu decided to take someone to Gu Village’s home to investigate.

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

So the troops were divided into two groups, and Chief Du Qiu led his men to Gucun's house.

I made a polite call outside. Although Gu Village was a little unhappy, he still received Du Qiu and his group.

For routine, we naturally have to search the home of Gu Village.

Gu Village is open-minded, but he didn't say anything. After searching, he 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.

However, Du Qiu couldn't help but feel happy: "Guicunjun, can you open it and take a look?"

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

I chatted with Liu Qingshan until late yesterday and just got up again this morning, so I really didn't check it out.

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

But Tanimura nodded with joy: "It's really a precious thing."

But Du Qiu was disappointed and asked again, but there was no new discovery, so he could only say goodbye in disappointment.

Until now, they have no reason to investigate, and all the police officers on the hotel have retreated.

Liu Qingshan and his group went to the bank to work again. Tomorrow, they were about to embark on their return journey.

This last day was also particularly busy because representatives from banks kept finding Liu Qingshan and selling him those oil paintings.

Liu Qingshan finally gave up and closed a few pictures.

He continued to take action until this time, on the one hand, because this was the last choice, and on the other hand, Liu Qingshan also shook the other party's appetite and could also lower the price.

As it turns out, this strategy is very successful.

Just like Van Gogh's "Vase and 15 Sunflowers", Liu Qingshan bought it for 9 million US dollars.

The price he bought back by the islanders was 39.7 million US dollars, but Liu Qingshan spent a fraction of it.

At the critical moment, Liu Qingshan was not polite at all. If you are willing to sell it, I will buy it. The price is high. I'm sorry, let's Sayonara.

There is also the "Portrait of Doctor Gache", which was also bought by Liu Qingshan, and this painting cost Liu Qingshan 35 million US dollars.

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

This made Uncle Lu and the others feel very distressed because this was the most expensive work of art on their trip.

The more the old man looked at this oil painting, the more disliked the people: "What are the paintings? They look even more shady than me!"

Liu Qingshan smiled but said nothing. Dr. Gache in this painting was a doctor who helped Van Gogh treat mental illness and took great care of Van Gogh.

In order to express gratitude, Van Gogh left his name for the portrait of Dr. Gache.

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

One of them is collected in the Gallery of Ossey 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.

However, this portrait was in a tragic fate. After being auctioned onto the island country at a high price, his owner kept it in a bank and threatened that after his death, he would cremate with the painting.

A few years later, the man suddenly suffered from a cerebral infarction, and the painting disappeared with it and was never released again. I don’t know if 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 the painting. After all, it would be a pity if it was destroyed.

His plan is to take it to France in the future to see if he can discuss it with the Olympiad Art Museum and use this painting to exchange for some Chinese national treasures.

These two oil paintings of "Portrait of Doctor Gache" can be reunited, which is also a good story.

I believe that ordinary but kind Doctor Gache will smile in heaven.

Another big deal from Liu Qingshan was to buy Renoir's "The Balloon of the Moulin Rouge", which was also sold for 35 million US dollars.

In terms of purchasing oil paintings, Liu Qingshan spent more than one billion US dollars.

Although he still has a few pictures he likes, because the price he gave was too low, none of them were sold in the end.

The bankers in the island country have not thought about taking these paintings back on the filming.

However, they can even figure it out with their butts. The art merchants in Europe and the United States have long sharpened their knives, and they must be even more ruthless than Liu Qingshan.

In fact, the price Liu Qingshan bought is only a good deal at this stage, and it basically reflects the true value of these paintings.

Of course, Liu Qingshan bought oil paintings not for collection. Just like Van Gogh's "Starry Sky", he was preparing to exchange privately with foreign art galleries.

Finally, the 350 million US dollars I prepared had just spent less than 150 million, which was considered to be a barely passing.

It’s not that Liu Qingshan is reluctant to spend money, but mainly because of the works sold to him by banks are all third-rate paintings of impressionism or abstraction, and there is no room for appreciation.

Even if you let it last for a hundred years, it will not only not appreciate, but may also depreciate.

These things can fool the layman and nouveau riche, but they will not work at all against Liu Qingshan.

I booked these antiques and artworks with several banks tomorrow and escorted them to the airport by a cash truck. Then Liu Qingshan took people back to the hotel.

I was really tired after this day and was about to have some food and go to bed quickly, but the manager at the front desk of the hotel greeted him early: "Mr. Liu, a guest is coming."

Liu Qingshan was also exhausted and asked who it was. If it was an irrelevant person, it would be better if he simply didn't meet. He really didn't want to cause trouble.

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

Thinking of the Yuan blue and white market that I picked up for two days ago, Liu Qingshan was immediately excited:

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

Anyway, they were all in the hotel, so Liu Qingshan asked others to go for dinner first, so he only brought Master Lu and Wu Tong over.

When I arrived at a reception room in the hotel, I saw a man in his thirties sitting on the sofa, wearing a wrinkled suit, with a cramped expression.

Seeing the manager leading Liu Qingshan and others in, the man stood up suddenly. Look at it, he was only 1.60 meters tall.
To be continued...