Volume 1 Chapter 87 is so simple
"You can't tell which side you belong to?" An Feng said disdainfully, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and he held back his anger and said, "Moreover, Mr. Diere, you underestimate my intelligence by saying this. Will I expose my intentions in front of you? Knowing you don't trust me, will I let you guess my plan? β
After a pause, An Feng said unceremoniously: "You have always been a fool, and you never know what you should do." Obviously I want to avenge my daughter, I know that legal means are not applicable, I obviously resigned because of this, but I can't do it because of many scruples, Mr. Diere, don't you want to think about it, what should you do without me in the first place? β
Diel's face froze, he was silent, and the curator saw the footsteps of the two stop in front of a picture, and began to whisper, and hurriedly hinted at the accompanying fair girl with his eyes. The girl, with the standard ladylike steps, stepped forward and introduced: "The collector of this painting is ......"
The girl named a well-known figure in the Internet world, this person is one of the founders of an Internet company, only 20 years old this year, and he is already a billionaire.
"It's ...... for this painting," the girl went on to say an eye-popping price, and continued, "This comic strip is...... A favorite, the series of rare edition comics has skyrocketed in auction prices as a result.
Today, the most expensive work in the series is the 35th volume in 1943, when World War II was in its heights, and many young people who liked comics went to the European theater, so DC Comics released a small number of single books and mailed them to Europe for the military rations. After the war, the young men came back, and some brought back the monographs. But most of the monographs were wiped out in the war. Book 35 is the rarest of them......"
After a pause, the girl added: "It is said that only four copies of Book 35 have appeared in the whole of Europe. β
Dill then recalled what An Feng was looking for, and when the girl took a step back and left the space for An Feng to continue to appreciate, Dill hurriedly stepped forward and whispered, "Ao...... The guy is from Sweden and could ......"
An Feng nodded and explained in a low voice: "That guy is a man of action, he will be the first to contact the real target, and he will only deploy smoke after the target is determined...... If it were me, I would do the same. β
Dill opened his mouth wide in surprise, he pointed to the cartoon hanging on the wall and asked, "Why...... I mean, how did you guess? How did you guess he would be looking for ...... This person. He's not on the list! β
"The disguise of smoke lies in the fact that it is half-truth...... Nelson's list was missing, and by the time they didn't find out about the palace theft, I guessed the guy had already been in contact with the target. At that time, the police had not noticed Oldney. Taking a deep breath, An Feng leisurely walked to the next exhibit, continued to point to the cartoon on the wall and said, "Have you read that list?" What are the rules? β
Dill answered without hesitation: "They are all collectors with a record of receiving stolen goods." β
"What's the pattern?"
Dill shook his head: "I don't see any pattern." β
"I can see it." An Feng beckoned to the curator and asked gently, "Excuse me, this exhibition ...... What's on sale? β
"Please follow me." The curator's eyes were full of smiles, but his face tried to maintain a quiet reserve. They accepted the bank's request and received An Feng with VIP treatment, which was the strong purchasing power of the "signature card" holder, and he finally waited for this moment.
Happily led An Feng to browse the sale items, An Feng bought a few worthless things in Diar's eyes, and the two walked out of the exhibition hall under the courtesy's courtesy, got into the car, and An Feng drove the car to the nearby Times Plaza.
At night, the most prosperous commercial street in New York is full of traffic, the specialty stores along the street are brightly lit, the goods inside are exceptionally well decorated, driving a famous car in the car river, An Feng suddenly remembered the lines in Feng Xiaogang's famous work "Beijingers in New York": If you love him, send him to New York, because it is heaven; If you hate him, send him to New York, because it's hell there......
Now it seems that this line is biased, this is not heaven nor hell, this is opportunity, and "anything is possible" is here. Here, as long as an idea is realized, you can immediately be worth tens of billions, and no one will warn you that "the rafters that come out will rot first".
Is Oldney also looking for opportunities?
"The king's collection is all registered." An Feng held the steering wheel in one hand, let the car move vulgarly, browsed the street scene with his eyes, and continued the topic in the exhibition hall: "According to the 'World Art Conservation Agreement', no matter who collects it, once it is discovered, it must be returned to the original owner, and the original owner does not have to pay a penny, not to mention, if it is not good, the buyer will be held accountable for the 'crime of collecting stolen goods'."
Therefore, after buying such a work of art, you can only hide it and enjoy it yourself, and you have to worry about being discovered. Unless you are the most avid collector, you will pay a high price for such a work of art. β
"And ......." Dill gradually understood, and he tentatively followed An Feng's train of thought.
"And the new rich and upstarts who have just entered the world of collecting, who have bold ideas and dare to do anything. And now the Internet industry has created hundreds of billionaires, who have just gained a huge amount of wealth and don't know how to spend it, so they dare to buy anything and collect everything. β
Foreigners have a different concept of the "income tax", and they hate people who deposit huge amounts of income in the bank every month, believing that such people accumulate social wealth, but do not create consumption, and thus create jobs and create the flow of social wealth. For such people they are taxed very high and want to get a tax deduction unless they give most of their income every month...... Spend it. Because consumption is taxation, the rich can consume more and the poor can have more jobs, the government can have more taxes, and social wealth can flow reasonably.
For the old rich, they have formed a fixed pattern for many years by a fixed way of spending money, while the upstarts break into this class, and they are ignorant of the rules of this class. When they hear about it, they will look for every opportunity to carnival, and the upstarts of the Internet industry, who themselves get rich quickly by flouting the old rules and innovating and creating, are not afraid of anything when they break into the rich class. There's nothing they can't do, only the unthinkable.
"There are eight dealers that Oldney has come into contact with, five of whom have gotten rich on the Internet, and one of whom is simply newly rich β even though his father used to be rich, it was 'once'.
Dill understood, and he followed his understanding and added: "That guy Oldney first chose a trader and then started to make smoke based on the characteristics of the trader...... Can I understand it that way? β
"Yes, the cyber upstarts are young, they know it's illegal to buy stolen goods, but they often think they have enough time. It can wait for people to forget. An Feng said disdainfully: "That list inspired me - the acquisition of famous paintings is not about selling Chinese cabbage, especially the acquisition of stolen famous paintings, it needs to be fanatical enough and bold enough." But Oldney is like a vegetable market seller, looking for people everywhere.
Let's just talk about that list, that list contains all kinds of people. Some people like Picasso, some like Monet, and some like Gauguin...... He's not peddling, he's looking for cover to create a false impression. Analyzing this list, you can guess who he has chosen to target - the Internet upstart! Only they are willing to pay a high price
Can you guess by analyzing this list? Dill muttered under his breath, "How easy it is...... Why can't I see something strange? β
"So, how do you set your sights on ...... That person, the collector of 'Wonder Woman'? Dill asked.
"Woman!" An Feng replied calmly: "Odney is an expert in picking up girls, he likes to get along with women, and I happened to be on the same plane with him, and on the plane, his female companion was dressed a little ...... exposed, I suddenly remembered that this style of breasts and milking should have started with 'Wonder Woman', and I happened to have seen the Broadway exhibition list, so I came to give it a try. β
"That's it." Dill replied dryly.
Thus did you identify a trader? Such a child's play?
Dill felt that his head couldn't keep up with An Feng's thinking jump...... Well, so be it. He said that there is always a reason for whom, let's follow along.
An Feng parked the car on the side of the road at random, turned his head to look at Diel, and asked, "You have decided?" β
"Decide what?!" Dill blurted out, and he immediately woke up to what he was asking. After thinking about it, he replied, "Your suggestion is interesting...... Indeed, as you said, I must live incognito when I return to England, and maybe in another place, I can stand in the sun and breathe the air for myself. The thought really tricked me...... Well, let me try! β
An Feng immediately continued: "A new body, a new name." Of course, that doesn't mean you have to leave your old life behind, and you can continue to connect with old friends, but it's more subtle and less. β
Dill took a deep breath and replied, "Okay. Ten years, there are still ten years left until I fully retire, so it is better to use these ten years to earn a pension...... I'm going with you. β
The light in An Feng's eyes gradually converged, and he held on to the steering wheel and promised: "I'm a good person, I won't break the law - at least I won't let you know." I'll do some at most...... Grey things, it's my personal hobby. Life is so boring, how can you not find some fun for yourself? Right? β
Dill thought for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "I'm old, I'm tired of being hunted down, and I want to settle down." So I don't want to break the law, I just want to breathe innocently. Kane, no one escapes the law, never. Don't think you'll be safe from now on, no, you don't feel the horror of waking up in the middle of the night. I see you as my own child, God testifies, and I don't want you to live in fear for the rest of your life. Listen to me, don't break the law. β
There is no point in arguing with this old man who has sat in the office all his life, and the ready-made examples are there - Odeney did this, and the biggest suspect is indeed An Feng. Even if the Swedes understand that it was Odney who committed the crime, who can arrest him?
Well, the old man is well-intentioned. An Feng didn't explain, he turned his head and called the Chinese girl who was handing out flyers on the side of the road and asked, "Sister Wu, do you recognize me?" β
The car stopped here because An Feng saw an acquaintance. It was Wu Xiyue, who was a convener of An Feng's primary school in the UK, and An Feng once thought she was a "must be outstanding" woman, but I heard that she had completed Cambridge University at the age of 19 and was studying for a master's degree. Why did he suddenly go to the streets of New York to hand out flyers, and he was wearing a strange prop costume, which looked like a banana.
Wu Xiyue, who was on the other side, recognized it for a long time, and suddenly shouted in Chinese: "You...... An Feng, Kane Ahn? Is it really you? How did you get to New York? Oh my God, it's incredible, the world is so big, you remember me. β
"How do you ......"
"I transferred schools." Wu Xiyue said quickly: "I am now transferred to the Department of Management of Columbia University, with a ...... in social sciences and humanities Okay, don't say it, I'm working now, leave your address, and I'll get back to you. It's nice to meet an acquaintance. β
Wu Xiyue stretched out his arm directly, and that arm was very white and soft. An Feng wrote his phone number on his arm, and he couldn't tell what he felt in his heart...... Of course, it's good to meet old acquaintances in other places, but as soon as you decide to change to a new body, you meet past acquaintances, which is too coincidental.
Well, the touch on the skin is soft and smooth, and it feels a little salty and wet on the other person's arm...... Savoring the feeling of friction, Wu Xiyue grabbed An Feng's arm, wrote his address and phone number on it, waved and stuffed An Feng with a stack of leaflets, and waved goodbye: "Contact me when you turn around." β
Immediately, the tall, lanky figure rushed to another newcomer on the side of the road and began to sell his own leaflets.
Dill smiled, and smiled meaningfully.
An Feng ignored Diere, started the car and continued walking, walking along Broadway to the vicinity of the Empire State Building, and Diel, who was rummaging through Wu Xiyue's flyer, muttered: "It's a Cuban tourist flyer, your friend is recommending Cuba tourist routes." β
A "ding" phone bell interrupted An Feng's silence, and Nelson finally wrote a letter, and he looked tired on the phone: "We finally persuaded the New York police, and finally got the information of all the women in Oldney, this information is very large, do you want me to pass it on?" β
An Feng slammed the steering wheel, the wheels made a screeching sound, and the vehicle quickly turned around and drove towards Chinatown on Broadway...... Well, if it were me, would I choose someone who lives in the middle of Broadway? Pass on their information first. β
The car didn't stop at Chinatown and continued to drive towards Wall Street. When he arrived on Wall Street, the information An Feng needed had been delivered, he flipped through it a few times at random, and turned around and drove to the vicinity of Zhongyiyang Park.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is near Zhongjianyang Park, An Feng parked the car in Zhongjianyang Park, casually took out a Nikon camera from the car, stuffed it into Deere's hand, pointed to passers-by listening to music and drinking coffee in the shade of the tree, and greeted: "Mr. Diere, work, look for ...... This woman. β
An Feng said, handing over his mobile phone, which displayed the information just transmitted, and the screen was displaying a portrait of a beautiful woman.
"Why her?" Dill blurted out, and immediately asked suspiciously, "How can you be sure she's here?" β
This one...... An Feng didn't explain. He took out a pair of binoculars from the car again, others looked at the scenery, he looked at the beautiful women, adjusted the focus and began to look at the beauties under the parasols one by one. Deere picked up the camera depressedly, and while pointing the lens at the beauties under the tree, he said in surprise: "This car...... Didn't you just buy it? How do you conjure up one thing after another like a treasure chest? When did you put your camera binoculars in your car? I don't believe that you buy a car, and people give away cameras and binoculars. β
"I said it." An Feng held up the telescope and replied without raising it: "I said: What I want to do, even if I do it in front of you, you can't see it." β
Well, Dill was defeated by An Feng again, he looked at the beauties with different styles through the camera depressedly, and couldn't help but ask again: "Why did you stop here?" Why? β
"Why do you have so many why? Okay, Odney has a girlfriend who lives in ......" An Feng pointed to the Hilton Hotel next to Zhongyang Park: "I'm looking for a suitable opportunity to enter the hotel...... Well, found it. β
Dill grabbed An Feng, who wanted to get up: "Kane, listen to me, we can't 'break in' illegally." The qualifications we are investigating now are not legitimate......"
"What if you were invited in?" An Feng looked at Dill with a smile
Dill understood, he let go of his hand, and asked hesitantly, "What did you choose......
An Feng crooked his mouth at the three beauties on the side, those were three blonde and blue-eyed, slender and tall beauties, these three beauties were domineering, and the men present were sneaky and paid attention to them at any time, but everyone didn't have the courage to come forward and talk.
Dill glanced down at An Feng's mobile phone, and coincidentally, one of the beauties happened to be a female model on the screen.
Pick-up is an art. An Feng dragged the reluctant Dill and walked calmly towards the three beauties, he smiled at the three beauties with sunshine, and opened his mouth to make a statement: "As soon as I saw the three beauties from afar, I thought: Oh my God, Kane, you are so lucky, you can enjoy music and wine with the three goddesses tonight." Three beautiful goddesses, I also prefer sparkling whiskey, this one I invited. β
The three beautiful women turned around, and the two men standing in front of them, one youthful and vigorous, looked handsome and well-built, and exuded the fearless heartiness of the ignorant. The other man is mature, serene, and well-informed. It's not cheap for these two people to dress up, it's exactly that kind of low-key luxury - well, just went to the Metropolitan Exhibition Hall to pretend to be rich, can it be easy to dress up? The curator's eyes are the eyes of the artworks.
After some scrutiny, one of the women sparkled in her eyes and responded, "I don't really like sparkling whiskey, and it would be better if I could have a bottle of red wine from ChΓ’teau Latour." β
An Feng snapped his fingers boldly and said to the waiter, "Have a bottle of Latu......
This, Odney has a very high appreciation for red wine, and the women around him know a little bit of professional knowledge, while An Feng is a fool in this regard, so he simply doesn't show off.
An Feng, who hurriedly stopped his mouth, knocked on the back of the chair and asked politely, "Can you sit down?" β
The girl who spoke just now had a sparkling look in her eyes and replied, "Please sit down and thank you Latour......"
Dill sat down with An Feng awkwardly, and after three minutes, An Feng had already affectionately called each other the names of the three girls, Dill didn't talk much, playing a silent and steady middle-aged man. Half an hour later, everyone was slightly drunk, and the target girl Dianfen suddenly shivered, and immediately smiled to cover up: "Oops, I feel a little cold." Maybe...... Can we go to my room and continue? (To be continued.)