"What's wrong? Any questions? ”

Evelyn looked at Lu Li worriedly, but Lu Li was embarrassed. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

All his speculations were merely intuitive speculations, which were not accurate at all, and there was no evidence to support them. But he just told Evelyn directly and irresponsibly, is this really good?

They had known each other for less than an afternoon, and to him, it was just curious speculation, but to Evelyn, it could mess up all her life. This is really irresponsible. Perhaps, Evelyn didn't even want to know how the painting got to him.

"Did you find anything? Or did you have a stomach problem after eating? Evelyn said half-jokingly, trying to liven up the slightly dreary atmosphere.

Lu Li finally shook his head and showed a faint smile, "It's okay, I was just thinking, maybe your grandfather is more talented than we thought." You see, this portrait, as well as that Chrysler Building, you can see his talent. At least, for a layman like me. ”

Evelyn laughed, "Do you know what a genius is? True geniuses, they know their strengths and weaknesses and will constantly carry them out and then avoid their weaknesses. Moreover, they also know about the existence of other geniuses. The so-called genius is not an IQ of 200, or a painting of a Mona Lisa, which is enough. In life, most of the geniuses we know are just a little better than ordinary people. ”

Lu Li nodded and spread his hands, "It seems that most Americans are going to be disappointed." "This is complaining that Americans are always overconfident, they always have the confidence that they don't have, or even overconfidence.

Evelyn chuckled, "I'm now finally sure you're not American. The bright smile rippled in his eyes, and his whole expression brightened, "By the way, you haven't said yet, how did you get this painting?" ”

The movement in Lu Li's hand paused slightly, "You want to know?" ”

"Of course." Evelyn said without hesitation, "This is my grandfather's painting, and of course I'm curious as to why it got to you." Although I have never been to China, I know that it is a very big country, and there are many, many people, and it is not easy for any two people to meet. What's more, you came to the UK from China/China, and we actually met, which is even more rare. ”

Lu Li was stunned and smiled dumbly, "This painting was given to me by my grandmother." "But in fact, I don't know how the painting got to my grandmother." ”

Evelyn's brow furrowed slightly, revealing a playful smile, "I don't believe it. ”

"Why not?" Lu Li retorted.

"In pursuit of the truth, you sit here with me now, strangers you meet for the first time, come to the riverside restaurant. And then you tell me that you never asked your grandmother about the origin of this painting? Evelyn blinked slyly as she finished reasoning, her face full of disbelief, "So, tell me what story this painting is hiding." Please, I've shared everything I know. ”

Evelyn pointed to the sketch on the table, leaving Lu Li with no room to refute.

Exhaling lightly, Lu Li realized that Evelyn, like herself, was full of curiosity about the story behind the painting, but after opening Pandora's box, what would happen, he didn't know, and she didn't know.

Now he only hopes that his guess is wrong.

"Albert Cohen." Lu left his mouth and said, simple and clear, since he decided to speak, he did not continue to hide it.

Evelyn nodded "oh", "And then?" She apparently didn't realize what the name meant.

Lu Li repeated the name again, "Albert Cohen, my grandmother got this painting from him. ”

Evelyn was stunned, staring at Lu Li seriously, trying to explore more content from Lu Li's expression, paused for two seconds, and then suddenly had a flash of inspiration, couldn't help but widen her eyes, and looked at Lu Li incredulously, "What did you say?" ”

Just by looking at it, Lu Li knew that Evelyn's thoughts were the same as his, and he nodded, giving a positive signal again.

Evelyn's mouth opened wide, her face was full of surprise and consternation, and she was stunned for a while before she reacted, and then quickly lowered her head and found the sketch just now, turned towards Lu Li, and pointed to the head on the sketch, "You mean, this Albert Cohen?" ”

Lu Li shrugged. "I'm not sure because I haven't seen pictures of him. But, the name I know, is indeed Albert Cohen. As for whether it is the same person, then I can only come up with the answer when my grandmother sees the painting. ”

Evelyn was stunned for about two seconds, but directly ignored Lu Li's guess. How can there be so many coincidences in the world, and it would be ridiculous to say that the Albert in Lu Li's mouth and the Albert in the painting are not the same person.

But what does it mean that they are the same person? Evelyn couldn't help frowning, "But, why?" Why did Albert have an oil painting of my grandfather? Could it be that they are good friends? He's not just his model? No, my grandfather went to China...... Then they are comrades-in-arms? So they were sent together to China/China? ”

Lu Li pursed the corners of his lips and reminded him in a friendly manner, "Albert Cohen, it's not a German name. ”

"Oh, yes." Evelyn nodded, "It's a Jewish name." Then they are not comrades-in-arms, but how did Albert get to China? Could it be that because of the concentration camp, he fled to China/China? And then where did you meet your grandfather? ”

After saying that, Evelyn herself shook her head and denied it, such a probability was too small. Even if you want to flee, you will not flee to China/China. It was the 40s, and the aircraft were still a product of the army, and the civil aircraft had not yet been produced in the 40s.

After a turn of thoughts, Evelyn still didn't have any answers, looked at Lu Li seriously, and asked for his opinion, "Do you have any guesses?" ”

Evelyn had just learned so much information, her brain couldn't turn for a while, and her thoughts couldn't spread, but Lu Li had been thinking about the story behind the ring for a long time, and all the clues in her mind were quickly connected. It's just that he doesn't know if his guess is correct, but it is the most reasonable explanation at present.

"As you said, your grandfather was arrested in a concentration camp for sheltering a Jew." Lu Li reminded, Evelyn nodded and gave an affirmative reply, but Lu Li didn't continue, Evelyn said impatiently, "And then?" ”

Lu Li didn't speak, but took the sketch, lifted it, and headed towards Evelyn.

Evelyn looked at the sketch with a puzzled face, "What's wrong?" This painting ......" was halfway through the sentence, and then he choked, gasping and his eyes full of shock.

Albert Cohen, this was a Jew, and Hans Strello was imprisoned in a concentration camp for the purpose of sheltering a Jew.

Hans had drawn many of Albert's sketches to prove that the two men knew each other; Hans's paintings were passed on to Lu Li through Albert.

All the threads were strung together, exploding in Evelyn's mind like a bomb, and she picked up the painting, stared at it, and reconnected her chaotic thoughts.

Lu Li didn't speak, and he rearranged his thoughts again, but before he could think of other possibilities, Evelyn's voice came, "You say, my grandfather and Alberger, could it be a pair of lovers?" ”

Lu Li raised his head and looked at Evelyn, but was stunned by the excitement and excitement in her eyes, what is the situation now? Why does Evelyn not look sad at all, but ...... Too excited? Did he miss something? Why do you feel like your train of thought can't keep up with Evelyn's footsteps?

Evelyn once again aimed Albert's painting at Lu Li, suppressing the excitement in her voice, but her slightly trembling voice still revealed her true thoughts, "You see, Albert is my grandfather's model, in fact, at home, Albert is indeed one of the most frequent models, and there are two other models, one is the old lady of the next-door neighbor, and the other is my father, who was still an infant. ”

Evelyn searched through all the details in her memory, and the more she thought about it, the more excited she became, so much so that when the waitress brought the appetizer, she almost knocked over the plate, which made Lu Li cry and laugh.

"Also, did you notice? In this painting, the brushstrokes of my grandfather are particularly gentle and delicate, and the part of Albert's eyes is particularly expressive, as if it were ...... It was as if their eyes met and they could see each other's souls. Evelyn's eyes widened and shimmered brightly.

"Wait, this painting, you can't see Albert's eyes." Lu Li interrupted Evelyn.

Evelyn looked down, "Oh, it's not this painting, it's something else. You know, I have several other ones in my house. I used to wonder if my grandfather and he were very good friends. Evelyn waved her hand and continued nonchalantly, looking like Sherlock Holmes.

"Not only that, but grandfather gave the last painting to Albert, didn't he? That's why Albert can give you this picture. Evelyn's tone was really too affirmative, which made Lu Li hesitate a little.

"Perhaps, Albert liked the painting so much that he stole it? Or was it given to him by Hans as a gift? This is not necessarily his last painting. Lu Li tried to name other possibilities.

Evelyn showed a big smile, raised the index finger of her left hand, and shook it gently, "You missed an important point, it was World War II. You say, how did a Jew leave Germany, and even across Europe, and come to Asia? At that time, most of the Jews were in concentration camps. And, don't you remember? Why did my grandfather go to a concentration camp? ”

That firm tone made Lu Li laugh dumbly.