Jiang Zhixing said: "There is no evidence, but according to my speculation, these paintings are absolutely fake now." This conclusion is a bit too arrogant, so both Inspector Zhou and Inspector Wu are deeply skeptical.

"Are you sure?" Inspector Zhou asked.

"The painting must be fake!"

"In that case, let's ask Su Jinmao himself."

Inspector Zhou invited Su Jinmao to the living room.

"Mr. Su, now some people have doubts about these Tang Bohu paintings."

Su Jinmao's eyes immediately showed a look of surprise and anxiety.

Inspector Zhou said: "Although it is difficult to say this, according to this young man, these four paintings seem to be fake. He suspects that the strange thief has used a parody of a young painter a year ago to make the real painting, do you think this is possible?"

Su Jinmao hesitated for a while, took turns to look at the faces of the three people, and finally as if he had made up his mind, he whispered: "Inspector Zhou, I originally wanted to hide this matter, but the matter has come to this, and I can't hide it anymore." These four paintings are indeed fakes. ”

"Is that really the case, so you already knew it was fake?"

"Yes, I knew on the morning of Lu Hongmin's murder.

"Then why don't you say it?"

"Mr. Inspector, you may not know the psychology of our people. Even if you know that your collection is a fake, you will definitely not admit it, and even if the collection is transferred, you don't want to make a public announcement, in order to get the real thing back. ”

"But in order to get back to the truth, isn't it better to state that it's fake as soon as possible?"

"No, I'm going to keep it quiet and get in touch with the thieves secretly, and I'm willing to pay them a little more to redeem the painting. Because once the matter is raised, the security will be tightly sealed. As soon as the robbers were afraid, they might destroy the four real paintings or smuggle them abroad. So I'm not going to make a public announcement about it, but to settle it quietly. ”

"But is there any way you can get in touch with the thief?"

"No, that's the biggest headache for me." Su Jinmao frowned deeply, as if he was stumped.

"Contact is not a problem, the young Jiang Zhixing said with a smile: As long as you put an advertisement in the newspaper and publish a notice to buy back the famous painting in all the big newspapers in Dongzhou, then the robbers will definitely take the initiative to contact Mr. Su."

"Amazing, what a young detective!" Su Jinmao couldn't help but nod in praise. Inspector Zhou also smiled and said, "In this way, Inspector Wu and I will be unemployed!"

When the young Jiang Zhixing heard this, his cheeks turned crimson, and he hurriedly defended: "This little thing is nothing big. ”

"So, you know something more important? The last time you said, you know the name of the murderer, don't you?"

"yes, I know." Jiang Zhixing said casually.

"Who is he? Has his serious injuries been cured after surgery? Where are you hiding now?"

"Wait a minute, Inspector Zhou, you're mistaken! The strange thief who stole the painting and the murderer who killed Lu Hongmin are not alone!"

"What do you say? The person who commanded two of his subordinates to steal the painting, was found when he fled, and was injured by Miss Limeng, is not the same person as the murderer who killed Lu Hongmin?"

"Yes."

"So, who is the real murderer?"

"He's ......" The boy hesitated for a moment, and said, "Before I uncover the mystery, let me tell you why the thief and the murderer are not the same person!" Otherwise, if I pointed out the killer right away, none of you would believe it. ”

"You say."

"Actually, the reason is very simple, Inspector Zhou, I heard that Lu Hongmin died at four o'clock in the morning, but he was wearing a full set of neat daytime clothes, I think this is too strange!"

"That's right! I also think this is suspicious, but Mr. Su said that Lu Hongmin likes to work at night, so I think this is a very common thing. ”

But the servants did not say so. They all said that Lu Hongmin was a snooze. If he only worked late that night, why messed up the bed to make it look like he was sleeping? Besides, if he went to bed early that night and heard a noise, why did he come out after he was dressed neatly? It stands to reason that he should hurry up and put on his slippers to call Mr. Su, how could he have time to tie up his tie and put on his boots before running over? I checked under the man's bed, and the slippers were still in place. ”

"Makes sense, I haven't thought of any of this!"

"I think Lu Hongmin is very suspicious, and after investigation, I learned that the young painter was introduced to Mr. Su by Lu Hongmin. Therefore, I am even more convinced that Lu Hongmin has a problem. He must have been in the same league as the young painter. In other words, whether it is Lu Hongmin or the young painter, they are all accomplices of that group of robbers. ”

"You're coming to this conclusion too early!"

"Not early, I already have solid evidence. I searched Lu Hongmin's room and found a sender address on the desk with the words 'Mr. L.X.B., No. 45 Post Office, Dongzhou', and these handwritings printed on the blotting paper next to it, and this address was the same as the telegram address taken by the driver. From this, it can be concluded that Lu Hongmin must have a connection with the strange thieves and is an accomplice of the strange thieves. ”

"Well, that makes sense."

"Therefore, the people who killed Lu Hongmin will not be strange thieves, they will not kill their own accomplices. In addition, what was the first thing Mr. Su said to his daughter Susan after he woke up from being knocked unconscious, and do you remember? He said: It doesn't matter, I'm fine, Lu Hongmin is still alive, what about the short sword?

But Mr. Su then said, "The robber rushed and struck me the head." Why did Mr. Su, who had already fainted, know that Lu Hongmin was killed? It was even known that the murder weapon was a short sword...... Isn't that weird? Mr. Su must have hidden the truth for some purpose!"

In front of Su Jinmao, the young Jiang Zhixing analyzed in an orderly manner. At this time he seemed extremely intelligent and insightful, and his broad forehead was covered with beads of sweat from excitement and excitement. Su Jinmao's face had turned iron blue at this moment, and Inspector Zhou and Inspector Wu Changhao listened without saying a word.

Jiang Zhixing continued: "I think it was like this at the time, Lu Hongmin brought the leader of the strange thieves and his accomplices into the hall, and then replaced the real painting with a fake painting, and then the two accomplices left first with the painting. The leader and Lu Hongmin stayed behind to destroy the traces. At this time, Mr. Su in the next bedroom was awakened and walked towards this side, Lu Hongmin took out the short sword hanging on the wall and rushed towards Mr. Su. In order to save his life, Mr. Su fought desperately with him, and in the process, the short sword pierced Lu Hongmin's chest. Later, the leader of the robbers knocked Mr. Su unconscious, and it was only then that Limeng and Susan broke in. ”