Chapter 40: Epilogue (End of Volume)

In the parking lot in front of the Evening Castle, police cars with the words Metropolitan Police Department flashing red lights, reminding people that something terrible seems to have happened here.

"I'm so sorry that I somehow fell asleep in front of the door while walking back, I thought...... I guess it's because of the medicine!"

Yuan Zhizhu said to Lin Xiuyi slightly apologetically, which made Yuan Zhizhu feel a little regretful that when he was woken up by the sound of the siren, Lin Xiuyi had successfully persuaded the suspect to give up resistance. Just now, when Ms. Gu Ze was taken into the police car, she actually stopped and bowed deeply to Lin Xiuyi. I really don't know how this guy with broken combat power managed to do all this.

"Ombudsman, don't blame yourself, with me, it's enough to deal with these troublesome things"

Lin Xiuyi casually took the two cups of coffee handed to him by an inspector, and then nodded and thanked the other party.

"It turns out that Xiu Yijun is really an excellent policeman. But I'm a little concerned, what is the charm of that "Love Letter" that can make that woman Gu Ze kill people for it one after another?"

Yuan Zhizhu asked Lin Xiuyi curiously, as one of the parties to last night's incident, Yuan Zhizhu actually missed the last most important moment, which also caused him to understand the whole incident in a fog. In particular, the resurrection of the Shibata housekeeper made Gen Zhizhu feel very surprised. However, what Yuan Zhizhu cares about the most is the story between Ms. Furuzawa and "Love Letter".

Speaking of this "love letter," Ms. Guze's dead lover risked it from a museum in Boston to help her get out of debt. In order to hide this priceless original Rembrandt. Ms. Furuzawa applied a special coating to the surface of the original work, and then painted a completely new work on top of this coating. ”

But it is a pity that not long after this, Ms. Guze's lover was approached by the police, and finally died at gunpoint of the police. ”

Because the painting itself has been cleverly disguised as another work by Guzawa. So although the police searched Ms. Guze's residence, they did not find the whereabouts of this Rembrandt self-portrait. After that, because of Ms. Guze's mother's gambling addiction, she owed a huge amount of debt. So the Guzawa family eventually had to go bankrupt. All their belongings were auctioned off to pay off their debts, and the "Love Letter" by Lady Guzawa was no exception......"

Hearing Lin Xiuyi tell Gu Ze's unknown experience, Yuan Zhizhu couldn't help but feel the ruthlessness of fate as well. Just for such a picture, his boyfriend, who originally loved him, became a ghost under the guns of the police. It's a pity that the Guzawa family, who got this painting, still can't avoid the fate of bankruptcy.

"What happened to that painting?"

"What happened later, almost like our investigation, was first bought by a doctor, but the first collector to acquire the painting died unexpectedly abroad, and the painting fell back into the hands of Mr. Kikuchi. Coincidentally, at that time, in order to avoid the influence of creditors and family, Ms. Furuzawa ran to France alone to continue her studies, but unexpectedly met Mr. Kishi, the heir of the Kikuchi family. The two soon establish a romantic relationship, and Ms. Furuzawa soon discovers the whereabouts of "Love Letter". Perhaps out of guilt for her previous boyfriend, Ms. Furuzawa quickly came up with what she thought was a brilliant idea when she learned that the "Love Letter" was actually at Kikuchi's house......

"Just let Kikuchi Takashi roll down the stairs, right?"

"Yes...... In doing so, it would echo the previously circulated claim that the Love Letter was a work of ominous work, and Ms. Furuzawa could use the excuse of Mr. Takashi's rule to go down the stairs to persuade the Kikuchi family to sell the painting. But...... It's a pity...... The innocent Mr. Takashi lost his life because of this. What a tragedy to be found!"

"I see...... It's really a trick!"

Lin Shuichi and Gen Zhizhu strolled on the lawn of Yuki Villa, talking about the fate of Lady Furuzawa and "Love Letter" as they walked. Although the case encountered this time was not not very complicated, it was as if there was an invisible hand that dragged Ms. Gu Ze step by step to the abyss from which she could never recover.

"Perhaps it was because of the fatal blow to Mr. Kikuchi's death, that Ms. Furusawa completely lost her mind because of this painting. When the Kikuchi family commissioned the auction house to sell the painting, Ms. Furuzawa was already sure to get it, but she was suddenly destroyed by Takuya Maezawa, an entrepreneur who had a strong interest in strange things, and the other party directly got this "Love Letter" at the auction at a high price that Ms. Furusawa couldn't afford anyway, which should be the direct reason why Ms. Furusawa had murderous intentions towards President Maezawa!"

"President Maezawa's death was also done by Ms. Furuzawa?"

"Hmm...... I heard that Morris disguised as an engineer at a car manufacturer and manipulated the driving computer. Ms. Guzawa and Mr. Morris have confessed to their crimes!"

"I see...... It seems that such a thing as a curse is just a rumor!"

After listening to Lin Xiuyi's story, Yuan Zhizhu immediately showed a disdainful expression towards the previous curse legend.

"I have a diametrically opposed opinion on this with you, Ombudsman. ”

Yuan Zhizhu heard Lin Xiuyi's words, and then looked at the other party in some surprise.

"Regarding the curse of this matter, although Ms. Guze's behavior is indeed not worthy of sympathy, but if it were not for the successive blows, perhaps Ms. Guze's life would have been a different situation. And people like the Kikuchi family and Mr. Shibata, who were originally unrelated, have indeed changed the trajectory of their lives because of the existence of this painting. “

"But what worries me more is that Rembrandt, the author of the self-portrait hidden under the love letter, seems to have the same ill-fated fate. It is not an exaggeration to describe his life as half a life of wealth and half a life of deplorability. According to Ms. Guzawa, the self-portrait was created after Rembrandt divorced his second wife, who was forced to put down his paintbrush and rely on others as a worker for the goods he had to work as a porter for manufactured goods...... No matter how you look at it, this painting doesn't look like a work that could bring blessings to collectors!"

Hearing Lin Xiuyi's point of view, although Yuan Zhizhu didn't agree with it, he didn't say anything to refute it, but just as he was looking around at the owner here, Mr. Asai, the two of them unexpectedly walked to the wreckage of Lin Xiuyi's GTR.

"Ombudsman, you say...... The insurance company will compensate me in full......"

"This ...... Please forgive me for not being able to answer your question. However, if you need to borrow a car, you can always come to me......"

"Really...... Thank you so much, can I go to your place and drive away in a moment?"

"Huh, do you really want to borrow it?"

"yes, didn't you just say that? I can ...... at any time."

"I'm just polite, I don't want you to be too upset......"

"Ombudsman ......"

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