It is clear that Li Guochang was killed, but the authenticity of the "Luo Shen Fu Tu" has not yet been determined. Tang Xiaomo can point out where there are traces of the tea she poured on the silk when she was a child, but this is too much to do. The thousand-year-old silk has been passed down to this day. A little stain on the silk surface is normal.
When Li Guochang's "Luoshen Futu" was still in the United States, there were different opinions on its authenticity. Some experts said it was Gu Kaizhi's genuine work, while others said it was a copy of the later dynasty. Tang Zhaozhong guessed that he had died in the place where he was imprisoned.
It was a race against time to rescue the hostages, so Shen Liufei did not ask the city bureau to find an expert for appraisal, and he was responsible for uncovering the core of the painting.
The thousand-year-old silk is so fragile, even if it is a fake painting, the silk is deliberately thinned and aged in order to pretend to be the real one, so the core of the painting is too old to be scary. It might break the silk. In other words, this time, if it was a real painting, Shen Liufei would lose billions.
The place to reveal the core of the painting was specially selected in the cultural relic restoration room of the Municipal Museum. Two ancient calligraphy and painting restorers partnered with him to reveal the core of the painting. Facing the video camera, Shen Liufei was expressionless and calm, but he could see that he was very cautious. He was not angry, his hands were not shaking, but his long and dense eyelashes had been trembling slightly, like the rustling butterfly wings, and there was a slight sweat oozing out of his forehead.
Xie Lanshan was also on the side, and asked worriedly: "Hey, cousin Shen, do you have billions in compensation?"
"No," Shen Liufei's eyes were focused and undisturbed, "so can you shut up."
First, dip the sheep's brush in water to remove the dirt on the silk surface, and then stick a special water-oil paper on the screen to ensure that the thin silk will not be deformed or damaged. In one go, the core of the painting was pulled down.
Everyone in the room didn't dare to breathe, they were too nervous.
After the "Fu Tu of Luoshen" was cut into two, as expected, there was still a painting on the backing paper that was originally stuck with paste. The painting should be the view from the window of the house where he was imprisoned. He wrote: "The enemy asked me for "Luo Shen Fu Tu" and trapped me here, hoping to rescue me."
Grandpa Tang has been fascinated by ancient calligraphy and painting all his life, and even the words for help were written in a scrupulous manner. Tang Xiaomo immediately recognized it: "This is my grandfather's handwriting!"
Tao Longyue was amazed: "I've seen many people who strayed into MLM organizations and threw notes for help, but I've never seen anyone painting in the mezzanine of the legendary national treasure to ask for help."
Since Tang Zhaozhong's calligraphy was also left in the interlayer of this painting, it is naturally not a legendary national treasure, but Shen Liufei still breathed a sigh of relief, and the moment he took off the core of the painting was a thrilling moment.
One of the two restorers was an old man with white temples. He praised Shen Liufei for his professionalism and attentiveness. He also said, "This ancient painting restoration is a kung fu job. I think Mr. Shen is definitely not a layman!"
Shen Liufei humbly leaned up to the other side, and said calmly, "Ten years ago, I was fortunate enough to meet Mr. Xu Lin who restored "Across the River During Qingming Festival", and I heard some pointers from him."
"Ten years ago? How old are you this year?" The old restorer was surprised, apparently a student in his early twenties.
Shen Liufei reported the date of birth, and the old restorer exclaimed again. Xie Lanshan relaxed at this moment and stared at each other intently. This teacher Shen looks too young and beautiful, and the half-body tattoo seems to be a bit non-mainstream, but when he does something with a deep heart, he does have a unique temperament, which softens the years. Xie Lanshan has been writing straight for 30 years, and firmly upholds the belief of "choose a person with a white head". The only girl who has been moved is Song Qilian. He never thought of another possibility.
At this moment, he thought about it very seriously, and he felt that it was all possible.
Shen Liufei looked back at Xie Lanshan and said lightly, "Officer Xie is still not going to save people?"
No need to thank Lanshan for worrying about this, Tao Longyue immediately matched the exact address based on the painting's superiority, and he was about to save people in a hurry.
People were saved very quickly. Thanks to the scenery in this painting, it was an ancient building from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. It was very distinctive, so it was immediately identified. Together with the Lin Provincial Police to conduct a careful investigation, the detained Tang Zhaozhong was quickly rescued. The case is only now settled. Tao Longyue said that he was lucky. When they rushed to the warehouse where Tang Zhaozhong was locked up, they found that the old man had been out of water and food for many days.
When he was rescued, the old man was so thin that only a handful of bones remained, and his spirits were extremely low. It was inconvenient to ask about the details of the case under such circumstances. Captain Tao first found a local hospital, and when the old man's condition was stable, he was sent to the hospital. Transferred back to Hanhai City.
After waiting for the other party to rest for a few days, Captain Tao and Xie Lanshan came to the door to inquire about the situation, only to find out that Shen Liufei had arrived.
Although many aspects of the case are still unclear, and the city bureau has not yet announced the details of the case, the world is full of impermeable walls, especially the Crane Art Museum and the city museum that participated in this case. It was quite lively there.
Tang Xiaomo served tea and water in front of her grandfather's hospital bed and warmly entertained the guests. When she first saw her grandfather, she had already cried a few times. There was only the joy of reuniting with his loved ones on his face.
These long-haired and different clothes were instantly recognizable as artists. They knew that the police were handling the case, so they left first.
Tang Zhaozhong recovered well and looked at Hao Shuo, but it is a pity that his eyesight has dropped sharply, and he is almost blind in one eye.
Listening to Tang Zhaozhong's recollection, in the past six years, he has been tossed around in many provinces and cities, and finally returned to the place closest to his home. The other party may have tasted the sweetness of this imitation version of "Luo Shen Fu Tu", and originally wanted him to do it again. Draw a picture, but for some reason, it suddenly doesn't appear again.
Tao Longyue handled matters according to the rules, but still had to ask about the case. He first asked Tang Zhaozhong if he knew Qin Ke
Tang Zhaozhong sighed: "After the fire broke out in the Art Museum of the Provincial Academy of Fine Arts, the boy came to me. He was very emotional and felt sorry for his mother, but I didn't expect him to go to extremes and do such a thing."
Tao Longyue asked again, do you know Zhang Wenli
The answer was very close to the police's guess. Tang Zhaozhong was addicted to painting, and Zhang Wenli tricked him into copying famous paintings and calligraphy in person, and then used his imitations to replace the real ones in the art museum. He was kept in the dark. When the art museum caught fire, I realized that I can no longer use it.
Tao Longyue asked again, do you know Li Guochang
"Just heard of it." Tang Zhaozhong shook his head, sighing and coughing, "It's a pity that innocent people got involved in this case and lost their lives in vain."
Shen Liufei asked more carefully than Tao Longyue: "Old Tang, do you remember what those kidnappers looked like?"
The old man didn't know anything about the kidnappers, only that it was a man and a woman.
Shen Liufei continued to ask questions, not only from the professional perspective of simulated portraits, but also from the professional communication between one painter and another painter. He wanted to ask the exact physical characteristics of the pair of men and women.
The old man recalled it, but he still couldn't tell.
Maybe because he didn't want to recall the pain, Xie Lanshan tried to comfort the old man by the side: "Old Tang, this teacher Shen is a painter like you. He can help you find the two people who kidnapped you."
"The woman has a high nose bridge, a slightly square jaw, and a mole between her eyebrows. The man has a simple and honest appearance, wears glasses, is not tall, and is slightly fat."
Tang Xiaomo was anxious, and shouted at Shen Liufei: "Hey, Teacher Shen, my grandfather is not in good health, can you commit your occupational disease again another day?"
Shen Liufei nodded slightly, probably feeling that it was inconvenient to disturb the old man's rest, so he took the initiative to leave.
Xie Lanshan chased after him.
Outside the ward, Shen Liufei said to Xie Lanshan, "Among the few people who went out just now, there is an art dealer who wants to open an art exhibition for Mr. Tang."
Xie Lanshan was overjoyed: "So soon?"
Think about it, that's right, there is not much difference between the cultural circle and the vegetable market today. The so-called "Kung Fu is beyond poetry", raising the price of paintings and not looking at the hype. A painter who can fool experts with fakes and reals is also involved in two major cases. It sounds amazing, so before the police announced the case to the public, they first listened to people who didn't take it seriously, and hurried to dig for gold.
"Old Tang's body hasn't recovered yet, and his eyes are almost out of sight. Tang Xiaomo invited me to her house this Saturday to help choose some of Mrs. Tang's works." Shen Liufei asked Xie Lanshan, "Are we together?"
Just as Xie Lanshan was about to agree, he remembered: "I promised Qi Lian earlier that when this case is over, I will accompany her son to the playground."
As soon as Xie Lanshan's words were out of his mouth, he felt that it was inappropriate, and he couldn't say what was inappropriate.
"You guys..." Shen Liufei smiled flatly and said, "It's good."
"This case is actually not over. When we searched for evidence, we found that Qin Ke still had a mobile phone. In the days before and after Li Guochang's murder, he frequently contacted an unfamiliar number, but we called the police and no one answered. He returned home alone. It’s very unusual for an international student not too long ago.” Xie Lanshan began to trim the branches of the case and analyzed, “Qin Ke was the one who murdered and Zhang Wenli who stole the painting, but he could kidnap Tang Zhaozhong, the security guard who killed the mouth, and those who shot us outside the museum that day. Who is it? Is it the same group of people, such as the cultural relics dealer Sister T whose interests have been touched? Or... "
"Still," Shen Liufei looked at Xie Lanshan, "some of them came after you."
Xie Lanshan did not comment, until Shen Liufei left, he was still stuck in a very bad feeling, exactly the same as the one he felt at the fight bar that day - a frog staring at a snake would have this chilling feeling of.