Lu Li turned his head and looked in the direction of the stairs, and then saw a red dress. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The bright red skirt, like a touch of sunset on the horizon, dances gently, the dense red is full of ocean, bold and enthusiastic, bold and sure enough, the red that spreads all over the sky passes through the time and space tunnel, and comes suddenly, lighting up the entire space in an instant, making the world brighter.

It was a young lady, who looked to be about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, with long dark brown hair curled high into a bun, revealing a snow-white and gentle neck, and a sharp jawline dyed a thin layer of red, which vividly outlined the sassiness and straightforwardness that did not allow the eyebrows.

"Evelyn, aren't you at work today, why do you have time to come?" Anna rushed over like a whirlwind.

Her name is Evelyn, and the name seems to be a little more gentle compared to her personality. Lu Li speculated that perhaps her parents were expecting their children to be more restrained, and it seemed that she had disappointed them.

"I had a client who made an appointment to meet me at 4 p.m. I came out a little earlier to catch my breath here. Evelyn walked briskly, spun slightly, her skirt blooming like petals, she gently hugged Anna, and then sat down at the bar, "A glass of pique, Norman." ”

Norman nodded, "Right now." Then he raised his chin and pointed at Lu Li behind him, "Someone is interested in that painting of yours." ”

"Oh?" Evelyn's last note rose slightly, turned around, looked at Lu Li, and showed a big smile, "Thank you for your appreciation, but this is not for sale." ”

"Why?" Although Lu Li had no intention of buying it, he couldn't help but be curious, "Is it true that people often want to buy this painting?"

"No, you're the first. Evelyn shrugged her shoulders and said neatly, "Still, I've always wanted to say that, you know, to show off, to satisfy my vanity." I'm really happy that I'm finally saying it now. Thank you, you lit up my day. Evelyn walked up and generously held out her right hand.

Lu Li was stunned for a moment, then the smile on the corner of his mouth rose, and he held Evelyn's right hand, "You're welcome, it's my honor." ”

Evelyn walked over to the painting and sat down, "Do you really like this painting?"

"No, I'm just curious. Lu Li sat down across from Evelyn, "If I say that I have seen a similar painting, would you believe it?"

"Ha, of course I do. Evelyn didn't hesitate, "When the Chrysler Building was first built, almost every painter joined in the excitement and painted a picture of Chrysler, and even in Europe, many amateurs who couldn't afford to pay for a ferry ticket would copy one. ”

"It's like Jack Dawson. Lu Li said half-jokingly - Jack of the "Titanic".

Evelyn caught the humor of the sentence at once and laughed, "It's like Jack Dawson." ”

"So, who painted this painting, and is there any special origin?" Lu Li turned the topic around.

Anna rushed over, put Evelyn's pime on the table, and said loudly, "You know what to do? This painting is not for sale, this is Evelyn's own privacy, why are you looking into it? Don't you know that this is very rude in England?"

"Anna?" Evelyn raised her final note and patted Anna's arm, "This is a bar, not a fancy restaurant. ”

In British society, the concept of class is still very deep, and the sense of aristocracy is deeply embedded in all aspects of life. But the bar, this is the only space where you can ignore class, put down the shelves, and communicate on an equal footing. Even if the queen is here, she will put down her shelves and rejoice with the people.

Anna glared at Lu Li sullenly, then turned around and sat down at the bar, and did not continue to speak, but Lu Li could tell that her ears were pulled by the elder, and she was eavesdropping on their conversation, like a stubborn child.

"My grandfather. Evelyn replied directly, "My grandfather was an art lover, and he was the best at painting. According to my grandmother, he painted at least once a week, even at the outbreak of World War II. This is the last painting he left at home, and you can see that he didn't finish it, because he was sent to China for a short time, and after that, he never came back, so the painting was never finished. ”

"Your grandfather was also British?" Lu Li asked tentatively.

Evelyn laughed heartily, "No, no, he's German, and I'm German too." I'm just working here. ”

Lu Li immediately became excited, the Germans, during World War II, sent China/China to paint oil paintings, and the style was so close. Things are finally coming together!

However, there are still many unanswered questions, such as why the ring ended up in the hands of Yuan Qingzhu's teacher, and why Evelyn's grandfather disappeared...... There are still many questions waiting to be verified about such details. But if the creator of this painting is the owner of the ring space, then everything makes sense.

"So, he's an officer?" The answer that had been pursued for a long time seemed to be close at hand, and Lu Li was also a little anxious and a little excited.

Evelyn didn't continue to answer, but showed a puzzled look and looked at Lu Li seriously, "Why are you so curious?"

Lu Li only noticed his urgency at this time. Whether Evelyn's grandfather was an officer or not had nothing to do with the painting on the wall was obviously asked too closely, but Lu Li's thought was that the rumor that Degas had been stolen from St. Petersburg, and if the rumor was true, then the German officer was the best explanation - of course, the quartermaster of the army was also a good guess.

Lu Li stepped back slightly, calmed down a bit, and then spoke, "Actually, I own a painting that looks like a complete version of this painting, you know, all the coloring, all the lines have been done. However, I didn't know who it was, and I've always been curious about the story behind that painting. ”

"Are you serious?" Evelyn frowned slightly, looking incredulous.

Lu Li didn't blame her, after all, the two had only met for less than five minutes, and Evelyn was willing to say so much, which was already very hospitable.

"Lying, he must be lying!" Anna shouted again, "he must be a liar!

"Just for this painting?" Evelyn rolled her eyes and complained directly, choking Anna, turning around sullenly, and complaining dissatisfiedly, "Anyway, I think he's abnormal, it's just inexplicable......"

Lu Li didn't defend himself, but took out his mobile phone. When he first discovered the ring space, he took a photo and asked Marianne about the origin of these paintings, and those photos were still there.

Of course, he could take the painting out of the ring at any time - he had always wanted to hang it in the living room of the ranch, but he had forgotten it, so the painting was still in his ring. But this is really too shocking, and it is better for him to follow the rules.

After rummaging for a while, Lu Li found the photo and handed it to Evelyn.

"Jesus Christ!" Evelyn exclaimed, then zoomed in on the photograph and seriously examined the lines on the painting, but then shook her head, "It's too blurry to see." Oh my God, your camera skills are terrible, what's going on with the lights? These shadows are completely unclear. ”

"I didn't expect such an encounter on my trip to London, so I didn't shoot from a professional perspective. Lu Li said teasingly.

Evelyn was not shy at all, still with a professional expression, handed the phone to Lu Li, and shook her head, "This is not very clear, there is no way to make an accurate judgment." ”

"Evelyn is the manager of an art gallery, and she's an expert at it!" Anna's explaining voice rang out beside her, which made Lu Li suddenly realize.

Lu Li took the phone, "So, can you tell that this painting was painted by your grandfather?"

"If I see the original painting. Evelyn nodded confidently, "My grandfather was indeed an officer, a Na/Chui officer. Evelyn said generously, without any concealment. Germans are always willing to confront their history directly, to reflect, to review, and to improve, "He has always been on the battlefield, and farthest afield, to Russia." Oh no, I've been as far as China. After that, though, he didn't come back. ”

"Died on the battlefield?" Lu Li did not remember that Germany had joined the battlefield in China, but before World War II, Germany had always been the main arms supplier to China, and would regularly send delegations to China.

Evelyn shook her head, rejecting Lu Li's speculation, "He was taken to a concentration camp. Lu Li was stunned, he never knew that German officers would actually enter the concentration camp?" The official version is that he harbored Jews, which was absolutely illegal at the time. ”

Jew, the first thought that came to Lu's mind was: Albert Cohen, his grandmother's teacher seemed to be a Jew. It's just that all of this is Lu Li's speculation, and even Yuan Qingzhu has no way to confirm it. After all, when Albert died, Yuan Qingzhu was still too young and didn't know much information.

He ended up dying in a concentration camp. After Evelyn finished speaking, she was stunned for a moment, as if immersed in the memory, and after a while, she shook her head and shook off the cluttered thoughts, "When my grandmother died, I sorted through their belongings and found the paintings he left behind. His paintings are very messy, including still lifes, figures, architecture, and imitation paintings, most of which are imitations of the paintings of famous artists. ”

"To be honest, he is not a good painter, his brushstrokes are too immature, and he can only be said to be a hobbyist. But in this Chrysler Building, you can see his use of color, and the lines are very mature, even if it is not finished yet, so I framed this painting. Evelyn shrugged her shoulders and said in a sighing tone, "As a memorial." ”