Shenzhen City, the Bao family mansion.
"Sister Wu, this rich man is very neurotic. Don't you think there's something wrong with him?" Cui Lizhu stood outside the gate. "You're over 50 and you're not married. Is there something wrong with your gender orientation?"
"Can you please stop talking nonsense..."
Wu Xiumin looked inside the living room and saw that Bao Yucheng was taking his assistant to the vault to pick up paintings.
Because the vault is a private place, Miao Ying and others cannot accompany them, so they can only wait in the living room.
At this moment, Miao Ying was carefully observing Bao Yucheng's living room, seeming to be thinking about something...
"He said it himself," Cui Lizhu said, "Zhang Qile died in the same way as the victim in the red bathtub. As a result, the painting she painted during her lifetime was not as simple as 10 to 20 million!
"If we publicize this and then put it up for auction, then we shouldn't ask for a sky-high price, right?"
"The key is..." Wu Xiumin asked, "If that's true, then why didn't Bao Yucheng bring it on himself? Xiao Cui, we checked Bao Yucheng's financial situation. Let alone one or two million, it's one or two hundred million, right. He is nothing!
"I don't think he would think of killing someone just to make a little money!"
"Oh... That's right, but..." Cui Lizhu frowned, "This person is very nervous, and I always feel like there is something wrong with him!
"You think, how about we apply for a search warrant and check him out?"
“It’s not time yet,” Wu Xiumin shook her head and said, “We haven’t checked his alibi yet, so we can’t apply for a search warrant so blindly.
"Besides," Wu Xiumin added, "judging from the call records, Bao Yucheng and Zhang Qile have not been in contact for a long time..."
While talking, there was movement in the living room.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Bao Yucheng walked out of the vault with a face full of shame and explained, "I actually forgot that Miss Zhang Qile's painting was not placed in the vault. Maybe... maybe it was in the garage..."
As he spoke, he strode outside and happened to pass by Cui Lizhu and Wu Xiumin.
"No way?" Cui Lizhu pouted and said, "You put it in the garage? You said before that those paintings might be worth tens of millions..."
"Oh, yes," Bao Yucheng wiped his sweat and said, "I forgot. Art worth tens of millions should be put in the vault, but I have forgotten these paintings...
"But don't worry, the garage is also locked. The painting is definitely there. Wait a moment, wait a moment..."
"I see..." Miao Ying walked out of the living room and said, "Let's go with you! You have too many works of art. We can help you find them. Don't waste your precious time!"
"Oh, yes, yes..." Bao Yucheng nodded and stretched out his hand to indicate the direction of the garage.
"Well... there is something. I have been busy just now. I haven't had time to tell you in detail..." As he walked towards the garage, Bao Yucheng said to Miao Ying, "I think you should be able to find out later. In fact... our Bao family also has some connections with the red bathtub case back then.
"That's why I was so interested in Miss Zhang Qile's painting back then!"
"What?" Miao Ying was startled, "Why didn't you tell me before? What is your connection with the red bathtub?"
"Forty years ago, the second victim in the red bathtub case, Miss Qu Fali, was my grandfather's lover..." Bao Yucheng said, "I was only a teenager at that time and I had met her once..."
"What?" Miao Ying was even more surprised, "One of the victims in the red bathtub case is related to your family?"
"Yes," Bao Yucheng said, "after my grandma passed away, my grandpa couldn't bear the loneliness, so he found a lover, Miss Qu Fali. He originally wanted to continue their relationship, but he didn't expect that she would be attracted by that Foreigners were killed…”
"Actually... there is such a relationship?" Miao Ying stopped, seemed to have thought of something, and asked hurriedly, "So, do you know this second victim?"
"Of course," Bao Yucheng said, "Qu Fali is very beautiful, and there are rumors that she is of mixed race.
"But, her background is really not good, and she is well-known as a social butterfly in Yunzhou, so... my grandfather's proposal was opposed by the whole family...
"However, my grandfather was very determined and insisted on marrying her to the Bao family. For this reason, he and the family were turned upside down, and he almost even moved out...
"And it was at that juncture that something happened to Qu Fali, otherwise, Qu Fali would be my step-grandmother!"
"Oh..." Miao Ying narrowed her eyes and stared at Bao Yucheng and said, "So, you buy that painting..."
"Well..." Bao Yucheng swallowed, stood at the door of the garage and hesitated for more than ten seconds, then smiled faintly and said, "Actually... it has been 40 years, so to speak, it doesn't matter...
"Have you ever seen the movie "Legend of Sicily"?" Pao Yucheng said, "Many times, I often have the illusion that I am the protagonist in the movie..."
""Legend of Sicily"..." Cui Lizhu bit her lip and thought, "What does it mean? Why can't I understand it?"
Cui Lizhu looked at Miao Ying. Miao Ying also couldn't understand and was still waiting for Bao Yucheng to explain.
"So..." Only Wu Xiumin had seen the movie, and she immediately said to Pao Yucheng, "Have you peeked at Qu Fali?"
"Haha..." Bao Yucheng blushed slightly and nodded, "Qu Fali is a relatively open-minded person. When she took a bath, she deliberately opened the window, and my room happened to face my grandfather's bathroom..."
"Oh..." Cui Lizhu suddenly realized and asked, "Is there a bathtub in your grandfather's bathroom?"
Bao Yucheng was noncommittal and murmured: "Well, now, am I more like a suspect?"
"It seems..." Cui Lizhu whispered in Wu Xiumin's ear, "There is no problem with the orientation of this diamond king..."
"Really?" Wu Xiumin joked, "Then do you have a chance to marry into a wealthy family? Do you need me to set a string for you?"
"Don't make trouble," Cui Lizhu said with a smile, "I don't like greasy uncles! Besides, I'm not short of money, why don't you find a pretty boy?"
"Mr. Bao," Miao Ying said seriously, "don't worry, we will investigate the case clearly. If it has nothing to do with you, you don't have to worry too much!"
"Thank you," Bao Yucheng smiled bitterly, pointed to the garage and said, "Come on, come in and take a look, you will see that painting soon!"
After saying that, Bao Yucheng led everyone into the garage. It was said to be a garage, but it was actually a high-end warehouse behind the garage.
The warehouse is also locked with a combination and has an alarm system installed.
Soon, Bao Yucheng opened the warehouse and took everyone inside...
This time, Cui Lizhu and others also opened their eyes. Artworks were piled everywhere in the warehouse, and there was almost no free space.
According to Pao Yucheng himself, he will only put collections worth more than 10 million in real vaults.
But even so, the value of the collection in the warehouse is immeasurable!
To be honest, Miao Ying is also a wealthy daughter. She has met many rich people, but this is the first time she has seen a rich man who owns such a huge amount of art.
"Well... I haven't been here for a long time... Let me think about it..." Bao Yucheng recalled, pointing to the depths of the warehouse and said, "It should be somewhere closer to the inside, under a Mayan wood carving..."
With that said, he took the lead and walked deeper. As he walked, he said to Miao Ying:
"By the way, police officer, there is one more thing I forgot to tell you." He carefully searched through many works of art and said, "This is Miss Zhang Qile, compare... compare that..."
"That one?" Miao Ying asked, "Which one?"
"Ever since I bought her paintings," Pao Yucheng said, "she has fallen in love with me. She has shown her kindness to me many times, and even promised me devoutly that even if she doesn't marry, she can just be my lover. …”
"Oh..." Miao Ying thought about what Bao Yucheng meant, and what he said was within Miao Ying's expectation.
Zhang Qile is more utilitarian. How could he not take the initiative when meeting a super rich man like Pao Yucheng
Next, Miao Ying just wanted to ask Bao Yucheng if he had finally obeyed
But at this moment, Bao Yucheng pointed to a wooden sculpture and said, "I found it. Look, Zhang Qile's paintings are all here..."
(End of chapter)