Chapter 435: Imitation of Ancient Paintings
Although Jiang Ping mainly saw it for the sake of the paint, he came to save Nicholas. However, his behavior also made Nicholas very grateful, and quickly nodded: "I know, thank you for saving me this time, from now on, you will be my best friend!"
It is also a good thing for Jiang Ping to be able to gain the friendship of the future patriarch of the Piero family. Of course, this will have to wait until that day, and if he is killed before then, everything will be equal to zero.
So Jiang Ping decided to grab the thing in front of him first, so he smiled and said to Nicholas: "Don't think about the rest so much in advance, let's help you solve the painting first." You can prepare the materials I need as soon as possible and send them to Hao Suo, and he will inform me. ”
"No problem. Nicholas also knew what was most important, and immediately agreed: "I will have something delivered by tomorrow afternoon at the latest!"
While the two were talking, the two motorcyclists were already struggling to get up. One of them still had a military thorn in his leg, but he would never dare to pull it out here. If there was nothing to plug the wound, the bleeding would have been worse, and he would definitely not have made it to the hospital.
So this guy can only struggle towards the motorcycle with the support of his companions. But with every step I took, I felt a sharp pain, and it hurt this guy to the point that he cracked his teeth.
Looking at the two people struggling to walk towards the motorcycle, Jiang Ping asked Nicholas calmly: "Do you want to call the police?"
Of course, ordinary people will call the police when they encounter this situation, but the Piero family is a big family that takes all in black and white, so Jiang Ping thinks it is better to ask Nicholas first.
didn't expect Jiang Ping to ask like this, and Nicholas couldn't help but look at him strangely. But he immediately shook his head and said, "No." I'll take care of it myself. ”
This answer was not unexpected. He shrugged indifferently and said, "Okay, I'll leave first if there's nothing else, don't forget to send the materials over as soon as possible." ”
"Goodbye, waiting for your good news. Nicholas left a phone number for Jiang Ping, and then watched his back leave unhurriedly.
Before Jiang Ping had gone far, several big men quickly approached Nicholas from multiple directions. These are Nicholas's bodyguards, and they all dispersed because he had something important to say to Jiang Ping before.
I didn't expect someone to do something to Nicholas at this time. It really scared those bodyguards a lot. After all, Nicholas is the son of the patriarch, and if something happens to him, none of these bodyguards will have good fruit to eat.
Nicholas looked at the two killers with a gloomy expression, and said to the bodyguard beside him: "Take it back and figure things out!"
"Got it. The bodyguard answered lightly, and then led the man to rush to the killer and held his head with a gun. The two killers didn't have guns, and the fall just now didn't make them completely recover, so they could only surrender obediently.
In fact, it is not difficult to get a gun in France. However, after learning that Nicholas had appeared on Ceatso Avenue, Jeremy signaled his men to inform the two killers. Be sure to use a knife instead of a gun.
Jeremy simply did it, and of course he had a point. The Chiso Highway is chaotic. There are often thugs who rob pedestrians and tourists, and their weapons are basically knives, and few people use guns.
Jeremy wants the killer to use a knife because he wants to blame these thugs and make John Piero think that his illegitimate son was killed because of a robbery. If he used a gun, it would definitely arouse more suspicion, and he, Jeremy, didn't want to bear the wrath of the patriarch.
However, Jeremy never imagined that the original seamless plan would be ruined. When he learned that not only did the assassination fail, but even the killer had fallen into the hands of Nicholas, he was very angry, and casually threw the red wine glass in his hand.
Jeremy wasn't worried about those two killers, they were just little minions at the bottom who did it directly, and they didn't know who wanted Nicholas's life. He was worried that the fact that someone was going to kill Nicholas had been exposed, and there would be no such good chance in the future.
"Bastard!" a thunderous Jeremy yelled into the phone, "Didn't you want to pick the best people? You also promised that there would be absolutely no problem, why is this happening?!"
In fact, the person who called Jeremy, who was across the road at the time, saw everything clearly, and immediately replied: "There is a man who came to the rescue of Nicholas." This is an Oriental, not only very good at it, but also seems to be familiar with Nicholas, and we have no information about him in our intelligence. ”
"This can't be!" Jeremy exclaimed in dissatisfaction, "I've figured out Nicholas's situation, he doesn't have any Asian friends at all, in fact he doesn't have many friends at all, and he doesn't have that good skills!"
The person on the other end of the phone was embarrassed: "But it's true, I saw it with my own eyes!"
"Okay, okay, leave this alone!" Jeremy said irritably, "find a way to find out the details of this oriental, and see if there are any other opportunities to do it." This time, no matter what weapons they use, guns, knives, bows and arrows, as long as they can kill that bastard, they can use aircraft cannons!"
"I see. The man simply answered, and then hung up.
"Bastard, I want you to die!" Jeremy threw the phone away, then frowned and muttered, "Who ruined my plan, if it falls into my hands, hum!"
Jiang Ping didn't know that he had become the person Jeremy wanted to get rid of. The next day he got the materials from Nicholas and began to copy the medieval paintings he wanted in his lodgings.
The creator of this painting is not very famous in Europe and the United States, but in Jiang Ping's opinion, his work is still very good. It seems that John Piero has good taste and is not the kind of nouveau riche who only seeks fame and wealth, but a man with his own preferences and judgment.
However, the higher Daddy Nicholas's taste, the more careful Jiang Ping had to be when forging this painting, so as not to be seen by him.
Fortunately, Jiang Ping has rich experience in forging ancient paintings, and in his previous life, he had forged many famous ancient oil paintings, which had never been dismantled.
Moreover, this time, Nicholas also provided a large number of materials needed to forge ancient paintings, from pigments, oil for mixing pigments, and canvas brushes, which also made Jiang Ping more handy when forging.
In addition, the painting that Nicholas asked Jiang Ping to forge was originally a small painting of less than two square feet, so it was far less time-consuming than a large-scale work. After three busy weeks, the painting was finally finished.
On the basis of trying his best to reproduce the original work, Jiang Ping also made some small gestures in the painting. For example, after applying a base color to a corner, he deliberately left a signature of his own, and then painted a second color.
Although after the paint has dried completely, it is not at all possible that there is a signature here. But if you carefully scrape off the layer of paint, your signature will be revealed.
This is also Jiang Ping's own "anti-counterfeiting means", which proves that this painting is his painting. After all, Jiang Ping and Nicholas only have a verbal agreement, and he still has to guard against the other party. In case Nicholas doesn't admit it after taking the painting, Jiang Ping also has a means of countermeasures. Although this possibility is very small, Jiang Ping still does not dare to be careless.
After several inspections to confirm that there were no problems, Jiang Ping began to work on the old work again, so that the painting did indeed look like a fourteenth-century painting, and not a new one.
Whether it is imitating famous paintings or making old ones, it is Jiang Ping's specialty, so it is also very smooth. After all the steps were completed, Jiang Ping contacted Nicholas and asked him to come and get the painting.
Jiang Ping arrived at the meeting place on time and found that Nicholas was already waiting for him. At the same time, Jiang Ping also noticed that there were a few more vigilant men around, who should all be Nicholas's bodyguards. It seems that after the last experience, Nicholas is more concerned about his own safety.
This is also a good thing for Jiang Ping, he came to Nicholas, handed him the painting wrapped in his hand, and said, "Do you want to find a place to take a look?"
"Get in the car. Nicholas did not immediately take the painting from Jiang Ping's hand, but stood up and said to him, "I have other things to tell you." ”
Although Nicholas was a little mysterious, Jiang Ping was not afraid that he would make trouble, so he simply nodded and agreed.
Nicholas took a closer look at the painting in the car, and couldn't help but praise: "Mr. Jiang, you are so amazing, if I didn't know the truth, I would definitely think that this is the real thing." ”
Jiang Ping had long been accustomed to hearing similar paintings, and when he heard this, he just smiled faintly and said: "My purpose is to do it well since I want to do it, and it should be able to satisfy you." ”
"Satisfied, absolutely satisfied!" Nicholas nodded repeatedly, then took out a small metal container and said, "This is what you want, open it and take a look!"
Jiang Ping opened the container and saw that it was indeed the last kind of paint he wanted. And the quality is also very good, and it is indeed very satisfying to him.
Jiang Ping put away the container with a smile, and then said to Nicholas: "Happy cooperation!"
"Happy cooperation!" Nicholas took the initiative to shake Jiang Ping's hand, and then said with some embarrassment: "Actually, I have another thing to trouble you." ”
Jiang Ping said unexpectedly: "Is there anything else? This is different from what I said before!"
Nicholas was still very grateful to Jiang Ping for saving his life, and seeing that Jiang Ping was a little unhappy, he hurriedly and carefully explained to him: "This is really an accident." My father knew about my assassination and wanted to meet the man who saved me and thank him in person. ”
Nicholas's request made Jiang Ping a little embarrassed. He really didn't want to get involved in it, but it was an invitation from the patriarch of the Piero family, and it was hard to say what the consequences would be if he refused.
Just when Jiang Ping was hesitating, he suddenly remembered something, so he immediately nodded and said, "Okay, when will I see your father?" (to be continued......)
PS: First update.