Officer Wang originally wanted to make a record of the informant, but he heard Gu Chen shouting, and he had no choice but to walk over.

The room where Gu Chen was located looked a bit like an old storeroom, with many painting utensils stacked in it.

However, relatively speaking, this room is relatively tidy, especially with a few canisters in it.

From this point of view, the man with a ponytail is a little security-conscious.

"What are you telling me to do?" Officer Wang asked, walking over to him.

"Senior Brother Wang, Senior Sister Lu, come here. Gu Chen shouted, and brought a few flawed paintings in his hand to him.

Lu Weiwei's face was solemn, and after looking at it, she asked, "Senior Brother Gu, except for the paint dripping on the painting paper, there is nothing special about it." ”

"yes. Officer Wang also took one of the paintings and said, "It may be that this gentleman accidentally knocked over the paint while painting, so this is just a discarded scrap manuscript." ”

In fact, the most taboo in painting is to splash paint.

It is normal for every perfect work to go through several drafts.

"I'm not talking about this, I'm talking about the signature on it. Gu Chen slid his finger to the upper right corner and said, "This Aguda signature, I don't know if you have understood?"

"Ah Guta?" Lu Weiwei bit her fingers and thought, "I think I've heard of it somewhere." ”

Officer Wang couldn't help but say: "This should be a nickname, right? Just like writers have pen names, it's all the same thing." ”

"But the key is that he is still quite famous in the calligraphy and painting world, and he is also very mysterious. Gu Chen took out his mobile phone, typed in a few words "Jiangnan City Aguda" on the page of the search engine, and then handed the mobile phone to Officer Wang.

"You see, Aguta is a wandering painter in Jiangnan City, he has always been very mysterious, he always wears a mask and hat when he goes out to paint, and many people have never seen his real face at all. ”

"You mean, the informant is Ah Guta?" Officer Wang asked as he looked at the ponytailed man who followed behind him.

"Can I ask the name of the gentleman?" Lu Weiwei asked softly, turning her head to look at him.

"My name is Takasugi, a native of Gangnam City. The ponytail man looked at the painting in Gu Chen's hand, and also nodded and admitted: "That's right, for many years, I have been painting with the signature of 'Ah Guta', but I didn't expect that someone here actually knew me?"

"No wonder your paintings are so valuable. Gu Chen was also overjoyed, and said: "When I was in elementary school, I once witnessed your signed works in a calligraphy and painting exhibition, and that was the first time I was interested in paintings. ”

"That's all in the past. The ponytail man waved his hand and said indifferently: "I like to live a free and easy life, and I don't want to be disturbed by the world, so I never show my head, and the people who know me are limited to the calligraphy and painting circle." ”

It's rare to meet someone who knows the goods, and the man with the ponytail is also a little lucky.

In fact, in this kind of circle, fame is more important than strength.

The same painting, of the same level, of the same style.

However, as long as it is evaluated by the literary and art expert jury of the Humanities Painting and Calligraphy Institute and the Art Exchange Center, the painters with the title of "Contemporary Powerful Runge Artists" often reach the level of 10,000 yuan per square foot in China.

Those who require to draw and write on the topic can add 20% to 30% as appropriate according to the above standard of running the grid. ”

And those who do not have this kind of title, that is, wandering painters outside the system, even if they have strength, are very different in terms of the pricing of their works.

Therefore, Aguta belongs to the latter.

However, the name Aguda is quite famous in the calligraphy and painting world.

After all, his mystery and low-key have made many people follow his works wildly.

However, in recent years, there have been very few works from Akuta, so the price of the collection has been rising.

So when Takasugi in front of him said that the price of his work was worth 2 million, it was not an exaggeration.

"Lao Wang, what should we do now?" Lu Weiwei looked left and right, feeling that it was time to take action.

Officer Wang held his chin and pondered: "On the whole, there are no traces of damage to the doors and windows of your house, indicating that the thief should not have pried the door to enter, could it be that you have made a mistake, maybe this painting is not placed at home at all?"

"No, it won't. Takasugi shook his head, and he replied with great certainty: "I am 100% sure that this painting must have disappeared at home, you must believe me, it is my five years of hard work, no matter what, I will help me find it, I thank you in advance." ”

Takasugi sent Officer Wang to kneel.

"How can you afford this?" Officer Wang hurriedly supported him: "You get up first, don't do this." ”

Lu Weiwei also sighed, turned her head to look at Gu Chen beside her, and asked, "Senior Brother Gu, do you have any opinions?"

"If the painting was really stolen, the thief must have known the high value of the painting. Gu Chen paused, thought for a few seconds, and then said: "Otherwise, we can go to the auction house in Jiangnan City to have a look, and the black market can also be checked, this kind of thing is nothing more than circulating in these places." ”

"What if it goes to foreign markets?" Lu Weiwei gave a hypothesis.

"Then it is impossible to investigate for the time being, after all, the permission procedure is more complicated. Officer Wang also told the truth.

Gu Chen nodded and said, "At present, we can only start from the circulation link." ”

After all, Takasugi gave too few clues, and there were no traces of lockpicking at home, so it was really difficult to investigate.

Gu Chen found the photo of the missing painting from Gao Shan's mobile phone.

Judging from the photos, it should have been taken at a certain exhibition, and the thieves may have set their sights on Akuta's works at that exhibition.

"Comrade policeman, this is my work for many years, please help me find it. Takasugi's face was heavy, and he seemed to be upset by the loss of the painting.

Lu Weiwei comforted: "Ah Guta, oh no, Mr. Gao, we will do our best, if you have more clues, you can continue to provide them to us." ”

"Yes, I will fully cooperate. Takasugi spoke politely.

After searching it again, the three of them planned to go to the auction house and the black market to inquire about the situation, after all, the probability of the appearance of this painting is also very high.

"Eh, what is this?" Gu Chen was suddenly attracted by an unusual situation in the living room.

Lu Weiwei and Officer Wang also turned their heads at the same time.

In the corner of the living room, a delicate birdcage hangs, and inside lies the corpse of a stiff canary.

Gao Shan also noticed Gu Chen's attention, and stepped forward and said: "This is my favorite pet canary, it has been with me for many years, and recently because of the painting, I neglected to take care of it, so I didn't expect it to ......"

"Dead?" Lu Weiwei took a step forward distressedly, looked at the dead canary in front of her, and couldn't help but feel: "You are really, the painting was lost, but the pet can't be left alone, right?"

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault, it's all my fault. Takasugi also admits his mistakes.

Gu Chen didn't speak, he looked at the bottom of the birdcage, there were still a few undisposed bird droppings on the ground, and broken bread crumbs.

Then, Gu Chen took out the evidence collection bag and collected all these things.

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