Chapter Eighty-Six: I'm Staring at You

Unless every woman he knows is willing to spend money to give him long experience points, unless he never forgets to remember every bit he has learned, unless he has a particularly high IQ, and actively seeks the principle of everything he has experienced, unless he ......

An Feng shook his head and retracted his chaotic thoughts. At this time, the female investigator continued to introduce the suspect's life: "...... Oldney Fortland currently holds a primary school diploma, and yes, he is currently receiving a systematic education that is only complete in primary school. We also found out that Oldney Fortland had enrolled in distance education at a community college two years ago, majoring in science, architectural engineering.

We also checked his coursework through his registration...... It's all A! If nothing else, he will receive his diploma from this university in two years......"

"His current occupation ......," An Feng said in a deep groan, "It's actually ...... Costume designer. ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and looked at An Feng blankly, feeling that An Feng had no beginning or end in what he said. Only Nelson vaguely understood An Feng's words, and he thoughtfully explained along An Feng's topic: "There are two types of people in the work of fashion design, one is a simple artist, who can only design clothes from an artistic point of view, and the other is ...... It is equivalent to an actuary, or co-ordiner, who can calculate the most economical tailoring scheme and the most concise sewing scheme according to the design draft, so as to facilitate the reduction of costs and quickly industrialize the design draft on paper - such a person must be very good at mathematics, at least he is very proficient in the use of calculus. ”

"That's right, that's what I said", An Feng hurriedly followed and said: "In modern industry, every famous brand is the result of mathematics...... I don't know much about the garment industry, but I vaguely heard that after the clothes are sewn, the shoulders, cuffs, elbows and other parts, how much cloth should be left must be calculated according to human body mechanics, so that the clothes made can ensure that people feel that the clothes fit well and are very comfortable when they are exercising......"

What An Feng said was actually his understanding of military uniforms and commando uniforms, in his mind, all brand-name clothing in the world has the same principle, and it is impossible not to take into account these factors why those national big brands become big brands. And it is said that calculus is also a compulsory course for fashion designers today......

This shows that Oldney inadvertently divulged his specialty - his mathematical talent was extremely high. Therefore, he is very interested in the profession of architect, which requires a lot of calculations.

It makes no sense to dwell on how Oldney acquired all kinds of knowledge for enjoyment. An Feng skipped this topic and asked, "Is there a record of Odney's recent trip?" ”

Along with the female investigator, Nelson turned her gaze to a male assistant who had previously introduced himself as Hunter. Under the gaze of everyone, Hunter coughed lightly and replied: "It is too late for us to be informed, Odeney has been openly active in New York for several days, and there is currently insufficient evidence to obtain surveillance and surveillance permissions." ”

An Feng's pupils shrank, and he immediately asked, "Are you a ...... from New York?"

“…… Interpol! Hunter confessed: "We received a request from the Swedish side, but this request is informal, and we can only give informal help, so my current status is ...... It can only be your assistant. I can't get official permission, but I can make your investigation go a little bit smoother...... Do you understand? ”

An Feng immediately followed: "This means that you can't show official proof during the investigation, but if we receive official obstruction, you can 'unofficially come forward' and help us solve the trouble?" ”

Hunter looked like you were very smart and nodded frequently. An Feng turned his gaze to the female investigator again, and the female investigator who was noticed by him glanced at Dill who was sitting on the balcony pretending to be a landscape, and saw that the other party continued to pretend to be demented, she quickly lowered her eyes and continued to narrate: "...... Several dealers with whom Oldney came into contact were: Cliveland, Madil, Paul, Snow...... A total of eight dealers. This is the result of a post-mortem investigation and we cannot confirm whether there were any omissions.

Based on his frequent contacts with art dealers, we suspect that he is peddling stolen paintings, and all eight of them have a bad record of buying stolen goods......"

Nelson adds: "Right now, what we want to know most is -- where are the stolen paintings hidden?" The king is involved in this matter, and we don't want to make a fuss about it, as long as we can find the painting, we will not pursue the crime. ”

In fact, the king of Sweden likes to take off his clothes and dance his special habits, which everyone all over the world knows. The Swedish royal family has loved this tune for generations, and the current king's uncle has this hobby, as does his father. Now the royal family thinks everyone will pretend not to know...... Well, everyone here is looking around, innocent as if they don't know.

The painting was lost at a carnival ball, and Oldney left his seat to pick up the strippers who had secretly entered the palace, a job that was carried out under the protection of Swedish agents...... Let's get it straight: Oldney is the pimp of the carnival ball. So the royal family hummed and chirped and was reluctant to testify against Odeney publicly.

Of course, even if Odeney is publicly incriminated, the royal family may have no evidence - all of Odenney's actions were carried out under the nose of the agent, who did not find out that Odeney committed the crime at the time, and the agent is the witness who proves Odenney's innocence.

Of course, the British had another list of suspects in their minds, which they did not tell the Swedes. If they poke out this list, An Feng will become the biggest suspect, because this modus operandi is extremely close to An Feng's daily habits, but An Feng has no solid witnesses...... Of course, "daily habits" alone can't prove An Feng, otherwise, when Dill appeared at the airport, he wouldn't be like this - he would come with handcuffs!

Today, this is a four-party meeting. Dill sitting on the balcony with a view is one side, Nelson and the female investigator belong to one side, and An Feng and Interpol in New York belong to the other two parties. Among the five people present, there were many smart people, but as the female investigator narrated, everyone felt a sense of powerlessness.

If this case was really Oldney's doing, this guy ...... It's really slippery.

"The painting is not in Oldney's possession now, I'm sure," Mr. An muttered. Dill on the side said more: "Courier, you just said 'courier'." ”

"Can you get it...... Surveillance footage of art exhibitions? It's better to have surveillance footage outside the palace", An Feng added.

Nelson shook his head and sighed, "We're analyzing the surveillance footage outside the palace, and we can give you a copy of this, but our people have watched the footage countless times, and we didn't find Odeni in the footage." As for the reason, you know! Surveillance footage of the Broadway Art Show...... We arrived late and only found a portion of the footage, again through internal connections. ”

"The theft of the royal palace has taken place...... It's been a month", An Feng said while thinking: "It can't be so long for the courier to deliver the goods, so the painting is already in New York." The thing is not with the suspect, but it must be hidden somewhere...... I need a list of all of Audney's girlfriends, including a list of female models he lived with as a child. ”

Nelson immediately replied: "Oldney is going to open a female model agency this time, he has brought more than a dozen female models from Europe, and he has also interviewed more than 40 female models in New York." ”

"I want it all!" An Feng said resolutely: "I need to know the address of each of them, the time they have known Odney, their respective experiences, and their relationship with Odney now...... I'm going to do all of that. ”

Nelson was silent for a moment, curiously asking, "Why?" ”

"It dawned on me that we were going astray - what you needed was a painting, and you couldn't accuse Oldney. So, finding the painting is closed, and Oldney ...... Judging from his life experience, he only trusts women! And it was hidden from his woman. ”

Nelson and the female investigator jumped up at once: "I'll check ...... right away"

After all, the two were a little impatient. Nelson said quickly, "Kane, thank you for your help, if we have any clues......"

"You can come to me", An Feng followed.

After a few minutes, only Dill and An Feng were left in the room. Dill shrugged his shoulders and said, "Well, maybe you didn't do it - if you can find the stolen paintings." ”

After a pause, Dill sighed and said, "Kane, how long have we not been in touch?" ”

An Feng picked up the coffee cup, lowered his head and straightened his pajamas, and replied gently: "We have been in contact and have never interrupted - you forgot, I am your partner." ”

"Eight years ago, I introduced you to the Alpine School, but you only studied at that school for two years. What was your primary school graduation thesis? I remember it was Mansur Hari who was flattened, right? In the summer of that year, Egypt's treasured al-Mansur caliphate was stolen, and you were on vacation in Cairo, the capital of Egypt.

Then you went to Paris for junior high school, what was your junior high school graduation thesis? It's about the role of the Muscat Sultanate in economic communication in history, right? Then, in the Oman Museum, the jewelry of a concubine of the Sultan of Muscat was stolen - you were spending your summer vacation in Oman!

Do you want me to say it? I have six thefts on hand, and I suspect you did it. I just watched Odney's life, and I was in a cold sweat. Is this simply another you? Similar age, similar IQ, and similar restlessness, similar modus operandi ......"

An Feng took a sip of coffee and added unhurriedly: "Four years ago, you made your suspicions clear, and since then, we have only been in contact by letter and email. I was so happy to see you at the airport this time, I thought you finally knew you were standing on that side, it seems that I was wrong. ”

Dill tilted his head and asked again, "You really didn't do it?" ”

"Never", An Feng replied calmly: "I am a good person, always have been." I've got money, I've got money, and I don't need to risk that little money. ”

"No, no, no," Dill said, shaking his head, "you're a ...... For thrill-seekers, having money is not evidence of innocence. Let me say, your first pot of gold, I'm afraid the origin is unknown. I took a bit of pains four years ago and surveyed your family, and I found ...... Your family can't afford to give you a huge amount of money. ”

"That's what I'm going to talk to you about next...... An Feng put down the coffee cup steadily, looked directly into Deere's eyes, and asked softly, "Can we still be partners?" ”

"Of course, I'm your partner!" Deere replied in the affirmative.

"You've got your revenge - I have to warn you: it's with my support!"

"Yes, I admit it."

"You have nothing to do now, you have no worries."

"So ......"

"So it's not a problem to move the company to the U.S."

"What if...... I said no? ”

"Well, our partnership ended and I had to seek another partner...... Well, how do you plan to spend the rest of your life? In the first half of your life, you were an agent, usually, in life you kept covering up, for which you no longer have relatives, usually no friends, and now you have left your job for many years, and even your partners are gradually estranged. What else do you have in the UK? In addition to your company, the company I am about to divest.

Perhaps, you can find a strange place, find a city that is completely unfamiliar with you, and live a new life incognito. Of course, you can also continue to stay in that sad place, and be a 'man in the trap' who oscillates between integrity and hypocrisy...... You choose, right? ”

Dill was silent for a moment, and at this time, An Feng's phone rang, and it was a call from Steele. An Feng picked up the phone without evasion and asked grandly: "What's new?" ”

Steele replied briskly on the phone: "I found that there are fifteen 'couriers' from Europe this month...... Alas, the industry is thriving today. I'll pass it on to you the hotel they're staying at. ”

The roof balcony was quiet and the hustle and bustle of the city seemed far away. Diel, who was sitting opposite An Feng, vaguely heard the content of the phone call, he raised his eyebrows, and asked in surprise: "It's really not you?" Are you really in Chaodney? ”

"It's never me," An Feng repeated.

"Who believes? You're just cunning and never do it yourself", Dill rolled his eyes, "Well, what you just said moved me, please let me think about it for a few days." ”

An Feng leisurely flipped through the email from Steele and responded, "Okay, I have a lot of time...... Want to go to an art exhibition? You go with me, so that if something is stolen from the art exhibition, you can prove that I didn't do it. ”

Dill felt creepy, as if for a moment the crack in the ground was cracked under his feet. He had the feeling that he was about to step into a trap, he turned his head to look at the sky, and stammered, "Now?" I'm afraid you don't have time to ......."

"Evening," An Feng replied.

"It's closed at night", Dill hurriedly dissuaded, An Feng was going to visit the exhibition at night, which made him feel a sense of conspiracy: "At night, all exhibition halls will be closed." Kane, we're going to have to wait for news from Nielsen......"

An Feng had already grabbed the phone, he dialed a number, and asked casually: "I need to order a car, now, what car is the most popular in the United States...... Lengthened Cadillac? No, I need a more dazzling car, a more youthful and dynamic ...... Aston Martin, what color? …… Okay, I like it. I'd like to drive this car to the Broadway art show tonight, okay? …… Okay, that's it! ”

Hanging up the phone, An Feng leaned back in his chair and said smugly: "The Broadway Art Exhibition is waiting for us, tonight, there is no one else, and the curator personally accompanies and explains." ”

"You, who did you call just now", Dill was stunned by An Feng's energy.

'Banks!' Signature cards' have such power. ”

The full name of this Broadway art exhibition is "The End of the Century Broadway Centennial Achievement Art Exhibition". It's the year 2000, and Westerners think that the Jesus year starts with "1", so the beginning of the "70s" began in 1971 and ended in 1980. Similarly, the last year of the 20th century was 2000, and the beginning of the 21st century was 2001. This year is what Westerners recognize as "the end of the millennium" and "the end of the century".

The word Broadway is a Chinese transliteration of "Broadway", which originally means "wide street". The avenue has been around since 1811, and its heart is near Times Square on 42nd Street, where dozens of theaters are clustered. In the eyes of Americans, Broadway is all opera, drama, and American opera; But on other continents, such as Europe and Asia, they like to call Broadway musicals.

The exhibition showcases costumes, posters, celebrity posters, theater tickets, and the evolution of the "Broad Street" over the past 100 years, and of course, the various artistic trends that have emerged in the local area over the past 100 years.

That night, the pavilions on Broad Street (Broadway) were closed, but the main pavilion was still brightly lit, and the curator led a beautiful woman to stand by the door and look up, surrounded by guards. After a while, a purple-gray Aston Martin sports car came to a halt in the square outside the door with a clatter, and jumped out of the car...... An Feng and Diel.

A sapphire blue credit card is sandwiched in An Feng's hand, and the center of the credit card is a rectangular anti-counterfeiting laser film, with An Feng's footsteps, the laser anti-counterfeiting film flashes and flashes, reflecting a three-dimensional signature, as well as a miniature version of An Feng's avatar - this card is An Feng's ticket.

The curator diligently led An Feng into the venue, and the group walked through several sculptures to the Museum of Modern Art, and An Feng saw a bunch of square ...... object, I couldn't help blurting out: "What a big pile of dirty clothes." ”

Dirty laundry indeed. Pieces of things that seem to be wet clothes, red, blue, green, collar and sleeves are stacked together, the whole looks like it has just been poured out of the laundry basket, and there are still flutes left by the laundry basket outside, and the whole pile of clothes is about two meters high, about four meters wide, and about six meters long, as if forgotten in the hall by the laundry room......

The curator on the side hurriedly explained embarrassedly: "It was sold today, $120,000." ”

Well...... Well, An Feng doesn't understand art.

Walking along these quirky modern art galleries and walking into the painting gallery, the curator intimately stepped forward to introduce, and An Feng waved his hand to stop: "I like to enjoy it alone." ”

The curator nodded understandingly, stepped back a few steps, and followed An Feng from a distance. Dill stood beside An Feng, and as An Feng admired the paintings on the wall, he shook his head and said, "You have taken a fancy to that painting......"

Leaning slightly, he lowered his voice and asked, "This is an American comic book character exhibition, I don't think it...... That guy is interested in American comic book heroes, what, Wonder Woman? It's disgusting, what do you want to do? These things are not worth much? ”

"You should ask: What does Odney want to do?" An Feng replied softly: "Although this thing is not valuable, it is very easy to sell, and those young rich people who have made a fortune on the Internet like to collect these things the most." ”

"The police have no record of Odeney coming here...... That guy is interested in classical oil paintings", Dill looked at An Feng reproachfully: "You're interested in these, right?" Kane, I'm here, I'm staring at you. ”