After getting a promise from a state-run antique store to transfer two million US dollars internationally to buy this peerless oil painting, Ji Cheng searched for treasures here, not to mention that there are a lot of good things in this state-run antique store.

For example, Catherine II, known as the Russian Wu Zetian during the Tsarist period, has a silver butterfly tiara, a glamorous diamond necklace with a delicate bow clasp.

These are precious and unusual things, after all, they are the things that Catherine II once wore, and there are documents to prove it.

Ji Cheng spent a lot of money to win it.

Of course, this is not a small price for the current era, and in fact it is only about 100,000 dollars.

Is a hundred thousand dollars a lot?

Yes, a lot.

But compared to the two tiaras and glamorous diamond necklaces worn by Catherine II, they are simply too cheap.

Ji Cheng estimated that the tiara would fetch one or two million dollars if it was auctioned in modern society, and as for the beautiful diamond necklace, it would be very difficult to get it without four or five million dollars, after all, the state-run antique store provided documents to prove that these two things were worn by Catherine II.

The value of what has been used by historical celebrities and what has been used by non-historical celebrities is not the same.

What's more, Empress Catherine II has left a strong mark in the entire history of mankind.

In addition, there are some relatively worthless antiques, Ji Cheng asked Liu Zhi and Gao Feng to take some home alone.

The painting will not be picked up until tomorrow, after all, the money has not yet been remitted.

After leaving the antique shop, Ji Cheng didn't even have time to send things back to the hotel, so he followed Vaniechka to see Yin Wankov's pile of rags.

……

It's a dilapidated clubhouse.

Ji Cheng glanced at it casually, and then asked, "How many people are under your boss's hands?" ”

Vaniechka hurriedly said: "Sir, the boss had more than 1,000 people under his command at his peak, but since serving his sentence in 1982, many people have switched to other bosses, and now there are about 200 people left. ”

Liu Zhi, Gao Feng and others were speechless.

They are also people who have been mixed outside, and there are also so-called circles, but the circles of dozens of people in the country are considered to be powerful, but Yin Wankov actually had more than a thousand junior brothers at his peak, even if he served seven years in prison, and there were two or three hundred diehards, I have to say that this person is really powerful.

Ji Cheng was different from what they thought.

Two or three hundred outlaws, plus Yin Wankov, the underground godfather known as the first social person in the bear country, if he is willing to do things honestly for himself, he can indeed solve a lot of unnecessary troubles.

He decided to look for an opportunity to meet Yin Wankov.

Come inside.

There were probably dozens of people eating, and as soon as they saw them come in, they stood up.

Vaniechka hurriedly stepped forward and muttered a few words, and then the group of people was so frightened that their faces immediately changed from hideous and fierce to smiling and flattering.

Liu Zhi translated: "Boss, Vaniechka said that you are a friend of Sovorov. ”

Gao Feng smiled and said: "Before, because of the robbery of us, Sovorov was scared by them, and it is normal to see the boss with such a good attitude at this time." ”

"Isn't it, Captain Sovorov has said cruel words before, if anyone dares to offend our boss in Moscow, he will crush that person to ashes, and the group of people under Yin Wankov will not dare to argue with Sovorov no matter how fierce they are." Wu Bin said.

Ji Cheng just smiled and didn't speak.

After Vaniechka calmed down the group, he smiled and said, "Mr. Ji, please come with me." ”

"Okay."

Ji Cheng nodded.

A group of people chatted as they walked.

Ji Chengdao: "Who did Yin Wankov get this pile of things from?" ”

"A bunch of old men." Vaniechka said and laughed, "This group of old men also bragged that they used to be famous international thieves in Europe, crying and begging the boss not to take away those garbage oil paintings, and said that if you sell one, you will have money to pay off the debt, where is the boss willing to believe it, just take the things away, just this group of old men to pay off the international thieves?" I don't even make drafts for bragging, but I cleaned it up once last year, and I also learned from the boss to take a picture of them, that's it? International thieves? ”

The words were full of mockery.

"Last year?" Ji Cheng was puzzled: "Didn't your boss go in in 1982 to serve his sentence?" ”

"Well, although he is serving a prison sentence, he is still in contact with us, and even directs us inside." Wanechka smacked his lips and said, "Those old men still owe our boss millions of rubles." ”

Ji Cheng didn't care if the old man was old or not, and asked curiously, "How did he command you inside?" ”

"Isn't that easy?" Wanechka snorted, "The boss was born in black boxing, and he fought all over the world in the Siberian prison, plus many of our brothers took the initiative to go in to protect the boss, and they kept making money outside to help him, he has money and people, except that he can't come out, he basically responds to it inside." ”

Sure enough, he's a ruthless person.

Ji Cheng has some understanding of Yin Wankov, it is the best thing for such a person to be able to use it for himself, if he can't use it for himself, then I'm sorry, he would rather ruin this person.

"Mr. Ji, watch out for the stairs." Vaniechka stammered.

Ji Cheng let out an "um" and followed Vaniechka up the wooden staircase.

Coming to the second floor, there are many private rooms, and there are many girls in them.

"Are these girls your girlfriends or wives?" Ji Cheng asked.

"Of course not, they're all sold." Vaniechka shrugged her shoulders and said, "But we didn't force them to come out and sell them, who made some people unable to afford to eat, so they had to choose this path." ”

Alas, these little girls who are expensive and lack of materials in the bear country come out to sell.

Ji Cheng was sympathetic.

Liu Zhi and Gao Feng and others also frowned, also mourning for this group of girls.

A few people chatted, and finally arrived at their destination.

At the end of the corridor on the second floor.

Vaniechka took out the key and opened the door.

Suddenly, a musty smell came from the inside.

"I haven't opened the door in months, so it might smell a little." Vaniechka said embarrassedly: "Please forgive Mr. Ji." ”

"It's fine." Ji Cheng waved his hand.

Vaniechka turned on the lights.

Only then did Ji Cheng, Liu Zhi and others see clearly what was going on inside.

The dusty boxes didn't know what they contained, there were a lot of damaged firearms, and even Ji Cheng saw a few grenades and grenade launchers.

He was startled, "That's what you're going to do here?" ”

Vaniechka said disapprehantly: "What is this? In the past, when the boss didn't go in to sell arms, we still slept with mines. ”

Liu Zhi: "......"

Gao Feng: "......"

Wu Bin and others: "......"

They were all stunned, they used to think they were ruthless enough, but today they saw Vaniechka and others, Liu Zhi and Gao Feng knew what it meant to be a small witch.

Ji Chengxin said that foreign countries are chaos, or our China is safe.

"Where's the stuff?" He asked.

"Oh, I'll look for it." Vaniechka ran inside and rummaged through the cabinets.

Ji Cheng didn't ask Liu Zhi to help, first, I don't know where the thing is, and second, there is a dangerous thing like a grenade in it, who knows if there will be a mine in Vaniechka's mouth, don't step on one, then the joke will be big.

Fortunately, Vaniechka didn't take long to rummage through a cardboard box to the door, "It's all in ......there," he said halfway, and he seemed to remember something, "Oh, there's another oil painting I took from that group of old men last year, maybe not in this box, I'll go inside and look for it." ”

"Okay."

Ji Cheng didn't pay attention to Vaniechka anymore, opened the box and looked at it.

There are several oil paintings in front of you, and there are many other things underneath, and the lighting is a little dim, so you can't see it clearly.

The purpose of his visit this time was oil painting, so he simply ignored everything else and directly picked up an oil painting to watch.

It is a scrolled oil painting, and the back of the canvas is coated with natural beeswax, which looks like it has been professionally protected.

Ji Cheng just glanced at it and knew that this was definitely not made by Yin Wankov's subordinates, he looked up at Vaniechka, who was rummaging things inside, and asked, "Who applied these beeswaxes?" ”

"That's it when the boss brought it back, it seems that the old man painted it."

Vaniechka didn't reply.

Hey?

This group of old men is not simple.

Could it be that he is really an international thief, as Vaniechka said?

Because this oil painting was a bit big, Ji Cheng couldn't fully unfold it alone, so he let Liu Zhi, Gao Feng, Wu Bin, and Changmao each hold a corner and spread it out.

"It's a big picture." Liu Zhi was surprised.

Ji Cheng snorted, "This painting is visually estimated to be as big as five or six square meters." ”

"What is this?" Long hair is a big old man who doesn't know how to appreciate.

Ji Cheng stared intently.

The painting does look a bit inexplicable, there are seven people and a cow in the painting, and the background looks a bit like a warehouse, two of the men are standing and tilting their heads to look down, another is holding an old man who doesn't know if he is a cane or a wooden stick wearing a hat and also tilting his head to look down, and there is a man with his back to the white hair who is supposed to be a man sitting sideways and not knowing what he is looking at.

In the middle sat a woman, looking down with a loving face.

On top of the woman's head was a man with wings resembling an angel suspended in mid-air, also staring downward.

Except for the man who was sitting with his face unvisible, all eyes were on the baby on the ground.

"Huh? Why is this painting so familiar? ”

Ji Cheng was stunned when he saw it, and he suddenly thought of a painting in his head, which was "St. Francis and St. Lawrence and the Birth of Jesus".

The great master Michelangelo. Merisi. Reach. Caravaggio's masterpiece!

"Isn't that true?"

Ji Cheng was shocked.

The picture he saw on the Internet was almost exactly the same as this painting, and it stands to reason that it should be the world-famous painting "St. Francis and St. Lawrence and the Nativity of Jesus".

So what is the doubt about Jicheng?

Because according to the information he gathered from the modern society, "St. Francis and St. Lawrence and the Birth of Jesus" was stolen from the church of San Lorenzo in Palermo, Sicily, as early as 1969, and it was rumored that it was stolen by the Sicilian mafia, but that was only speculation, and there were also rumors that the painting was hidden abroad or destroyed in the earthquake of 1980.

Slow?

The painting was stolen?

Vaniechka just said that it was an international thief who was collected by Yin Wankov?

Could it be that those old men stole from the church of San Lorenzo when they were young?

If that's the case, doesn't that mean the painting might be genuine?

Thinking of this, Ji Cheng's breathing couldn't help but stagnate.

If this "St. Francis and St. Lawrence and the Nativity of Jesus" is genuine, it can only be described as priceless!

It's worth at least 20 million US dollars!

Ji Cheng didn't dare to be sure whether it was true or false, but he still carefully told Liu Zhi, Gao Feng and others to carefully put away this oil painting.

Later, he picked up another oil painting and looked at it.

This is a not too large oil painting, there are many people riding horses in the field, there is nothing strange about this, the strange thing is that this oil painting is a little incomplete, as if there should be other parts, because this is a wood plate oil painting, different from the canvas oil painting I just saw, it is completely incomplete.

"Ugh!"

Ji Cheng was dumbfounded again, because he really knew this painting!

"The father of Western oil painting and the founder of the early Dutch painting style, Jan Jan. Every. The stolen part of the altarpiece of The Adoration of the Lamb by Ike Great? I remember what the stolen part is called......" Ji Cheng recalled carefully and recalled, "Yes, it's called "Just Judge". ”

Thinking of this, he couldn't help frowning again, "Wasn't this painting also stolen?" It is said that in 1934, St. Bavo's Cathedral in Ghent, Belgium, was stolen, and when it was stolen, the thief boldly left a note that said, 'The Treaty of Versailles was obtained from Germany', or in French, and then the painting was missing, how could it be here? ”

Let's try it soon, everyone. 】

The more Ji Cheng looked, the more he became painted.

If there was only one world famous painting, he might still wonder if it was a fake, but two precious and abnormal world famous paintings appeared in a row, and he had to wonder if the old men in Vaniechka's mouth were really international thieves before.

"Let's look at the others."

Ji Cheng also carefully put away this oil painting on wood.

The next oil painting is a portrait of a young man, Ji Cheng knows this painting again, yes, the name of this painting is "Portrait of a Young Man".

Western painting of the works of St. Raphael!

"it!" Ji Cheng couldn't help but burst into foul language, he was just thinking by himself before, this time he really couldn't help it.

Liu Zhi didn't know what was going on, "Boss, what's wrong?" ”

Ji Cheng looked at the "Portrait of a Young Man" in front of him in disbelief, and secretly thought: "Impossible! Impossible! Wasn't this painting lost during the World War II raid on Poland? Although in 1939, an elder in Berlin claimed that the painting was in his possession, but in 2012 it was proved to be false news, that is, the whereabouts of the painting are still unknown. ”

Of course, Liu Zhi, Gao Feng, Wu Bin and others couldn't hear Ji Cheng's thoughts, and they all felt strange when they saw that he was startled and then lost his voice.

Ji Cheng didn't explain to them, and hurriedly picked up another painting to look at, this painting is also an oil painting on wood, very huge, after Liu Zhi, Gao Feng and others lifted it, he was proud to see the whole picture.

Then Ji Cheng gasped!

Because this is also a world-famous painting "Wounded Table" that has been stolen in modern society!

Many people may not know about this painting, but when it comes to its creator, many people who are interested in art will know about it. Carlo, and this "Wounded Table" is the largest and heaviest oil on wood panel painting created by the legendary Mexican female painter, and it is also the most valuable painting of his.

To know Frida. Caro's self-portrait of "Diego and Me" fetched $34.9 million, and this oil on wood painting is even more valuable, with Ji Cheng estimating that it will fetch $50 million.

Unfortunately, according to rumors, the Wounded Table was stolen after an exhibition of Mexican artists' works in Warsaw in 1955, and no one has seen it since.

And now it's in front of your eyes again?

Ji Cheng was already completely convinced that those old men were indeed international thieves before!

"Damn, these old men are so powerful, stealing so many world-famous paintings?"

Ji Cheng couldn't help but admire the amazing skills of those old men.

"Found it!"

Just as Ji Cheng was stunned, Vaniechka, who was rummaging things inside, suddenly shouted happily.

Immediately, Ji Cheng saw the triptych with three pictures on the oil painting in Vaniechka's hand, a man sitting on a chair at different angles, the portrait at first glance was not flattering, as if it was painted by a child.

But he stopped breathing again!

Although it is a bit far away and it is difficult to see clearly, it is not entirely certain whether it is the master's masterpiece, but there are so many stolen world famous paintings here, and it is not so unusual that Vaniechka is holding the master's stolen masterpiece.

"Show it to me."

Ji Cheng couldn't hold it back, and took the initiative to bypass the wooden oil paintings held by Liu Zhi, Gao Feng and others and walked towards the house.

Just as Vaniechka was approaching.

Ji Cheng took the oil painting and looked at it, his eyes widened!

Nima!

Is!

It was Lucian Lucian, one of the greatest contemporary painters who was born in Germany and later became a British citizen. Freud's Francis. Bacon painted!

Ji Cheng remembers that the painting was stolen in 1988, when it was exhibited at the Neue Staatsmuseum in Berlin, the gallery was full when the painting was stolen, and after the robbery, the angry Freud even designed his own wanted poster for the stolen portrait, but unfortunately did not get any response, and in the end this world-famous painting never appeared in anyone's sight again.

"Did those old men take this picture too?" Ji Cheng couldn't wait to ask.

Vaniechka recalled, "Yes, I remember this very clearly, because things are quite tortuous, at the beginning of November last year, I went to those old men and asked them to ask the boss to launder the money for them, they have been relying on this money for a long time, their neighbors said that they went to Germany to play, I have been asking people to wait for the rabbit near their house, this is fifteen or sixteen days, almost November 20 they came back, and then I asked them for money, if you have the money to travel to Germany, do you pay back to my boss?" There is no such good thing in the world, but they just said that they had no money, and in the end I had people beat them up and take back all the valuable things in the house, and this oil painting is one of them. ”

Ji Cheng: "......"

You're really good at picking things!

Other things in the old men's house may not be worth much, but this painting of Francis. Bacon's triptych must be priceless!

At least $30 million!

Ji Cheng has been in the collecting circle for so long, and he has a certain ability to judge the value of artworks. Bacon's triptych belongs to Lucian. Freud's magnum opus, worth $30 million is underestimated.

Of course, the exact price at which it can be sold depends on the auction situation.

But no matter what, Ji Cheng is almost crazy with joy at this moment, in just this short time, he actually got five world-famous paintings that were priceless and stolen, and these oil paintings are enough to sell hundreds of millions of dollars back to modern society!

The most important point is that these oil paintings have disappeared because of theft in modern society, and he doesn't have to worry about crashing at all, he can take them out for auction generously!

It's sent!

This time I made a fortune!

What is the concept of hundreds of millions of dollars auctioned over there in modern society?

Equivalent to one or two billion soft sister banknotes!

Don't look at Ji Cheng's assets of 145 billion US dollars in this time and space, it seems that he can't do it, but in fact, no matter how much money he makes in this time and space, he is not as excited as he is to make one or two hundred million in modern society, after all, his roots are in modern society, and his family is over there, naturally, Ji Cheng's sense of belonging to the time and space of modern society is definitely not comparable to that of time and space in 1989.

Now that just a few oil paintings are possible, it is possible to make his wealth skyrocket by one or two billion in modern society, how can he not be excited?

Good!

These old men steal well!

Otherwise, how could buddy have the opportunity to get such a valuable painting?

At the same time, Ji Cheng couldn't help but glance at Vaniechka, and suddenly felt a burst of laughter, he and Lao Zhan and others were robbed once, and they were actually blessed by misfortune, and the loss was not only chased back, but also got so many world famous paintings, the fate is amazing!

Anyway, he knew that he really made a lot of money this time!

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