As soon as the car drove into the backyard parking lot, Xiao Ran saw it.
Mike, who came here in advance, and one of his bodyguards were standing inside the door.
In addition to them, there was also a white man in his fifties who looked frustrated and remorseful.
The white man was none other than the original owner of the Baroque-style apartment building.
He lived very close to here in a mansion on Madison Avenue.
Obviously, he came here after hearing that Xiao Ran brought people over for inspection.
When he figured out that it was Xiao Ran who bought this apartment building, he immediately thought of a lot, so he regretted it.
Seeing this guy's appearance, Xiao Ran couldn't help but have a proud smile on his face.
After a while, they got out of the car one after another and stood on the ground.
At this time, Mike and the others had also arrived.
"Sean, the inside and outside of the apartment building have been checked. There are no problems. You can check with confidence."
"Most of the tenants in the building have gone to work, and not many people are at home."
"But there are some children who may be a little noisy."
Mike briefly introduced some situations.
Xiao Ran did not respond immediately, but quickly glanced at the apartment building he just bought.
In the process, he secretly turned on clairvoyance and looked through the entire building.
As Mike said, there is no danger in this building and you can enter with confidence.
After confirming this, he smiled and nodded and said:
"Okay, I'll go in and check the situation."
At this moment, the original owner came over.
Mike then introduced the other party.
"Sean, this is Mr. Spencer, the original owner of the apartment building."
"I heard you were coming and he wanted to see you, so I let him in."
Next, Xiao Ran and the original owner got to know each other and exchanged a few polite words.
After a few polite words, Spencer suddenly asked curiously:
"Sean, I want to ask, why did you buy this apartment building? I don't quite understand."
"I just saw on social media that you might have discovered some secret or treasure here? Is that true?"
Xiao Ran looked at this guy with anxious eyes, smiled and shook his head.
"About what secrets or treasures I found here, it's just rumors, don't take it seriously."
“I bought this apartment building because I liked the Baroque architectural style of the apartment building and because of its excellent location.”
“This apartment building is located at the intersection of East 64th Street and Third Avenue. It is also the top real estate on the Upper East Side. Naturally, you can’t miss it!”
"The more important reason is that you are willing to sell this top property, so I can buy this apartment building!"
"Of course, I very much hope to find a little surprise here, that would be great!"
Spencer was stunned for a moment, then nodded helplessly.
"Yes! It is precisely because I am willing to sell this building that you can buy it!"
"Whatever you find next in this apartment building has nothing to do with me!"
Xiao Ran nodded slightly but said nothing.
Next, he took Elaine and the others for a walk in the backyard.
The backyard of this apartment building is relatively small. Although there is a small garden, it is only about 1,560 square meters.
The rest of the area has been converted into a parking lot, which can accommodate more than 30 cars.
During the visit, Xiao Ran secretly looked through the garden and the underground of the parking lot.
Unfortunately, nothing was found and nothing was discovered.
Afterwards, the group of them walked into the apartment building and started touring the building.
Maybe he was unwilling, or maybe he wanted to see with his own eyes what Xiao Ran could find here.
Spencer did not leave, but accompanied him to visit and introduce the situation here.
Xiao Ran knew what he was thinking, but he didn't object.
Compared to the previous apartment building at No. 450, this Baroque-style apartment building is more recent.
It was built in the early 1960s and is in quite good condition. The exterior facade has a distinctive Baroque art style and the interior decoration is luxurious and elegant.
However, the apartments in this building are slightly smaller. They are not duplex apartments, but flat floors. The area of each apartment is about 300 square meters.
Correspondingly, the price and rent of a single apartment in this building are slightly lower than those in the previous apartment building.
Of course, this is only relative.
The high rents of tens of thousands of dollars a month for these apartments are still beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Soon, Xiao Ran and the others had entered an unused apartment on the east side of the fourth floor and began to visit here.
Different from the other vacant apartments in the building, the interior decoration of this luxury apartment is more elegant, low-key and luxurious, and also reveals a bit of artistic flavor.
But in the eyes of modern young people, it seems a bit outdated.
Especially the furniture made of teak and walnut, the styles are a bit outdated and were popular in the 1980s and 1990s. There are also some classic furniture.
What's more special is that most of these furniture have some Russian and Eastern European cultural colors, but they are not very strong.
Perhaps it is because the quality of these furniture is very good and has a certain value, so it has not been replaced and is still in use.
The first time he entered this luxurious apartment, Xiao Ran's eyes flashed with joy, but it was fleeting.
He pretended to check the situation in the living room seriously, and then asked curiously:
"Spencer, can you tell us about this apartment?"
"If I'm not mistaken, a person who worked in the art field once lived here. He should be an old man, maybe a painter."
"The layout, furniture, and decoration style here all reveal this message."
"But the strange thing is that there are not a few decent works of art here. It seems like it has been cleaned up."
“The oil paintings hanging on the walls and the sculptures in the suite are all of average quality.”
As he spoke, he pointed to a neo-expressionist oil painting hanging on the north side of the living room.
Hearing this, Elaine and the others nodded, but said nothing.
"ah!"
Spencer exclaimed and was stunned.
He paused for a moment before he realized what was happening, and then he said with emotion:
"Wow! Sean, it seems that you are just like the legend, with extremely sharp eyesight and a pair of eyes that can discover magic!"
"Your guess is absolutely correct. An artist once lived here, and he just passed away three years ago!"
"To be precise, the artist who once lived here was a Russian painter who had been living in New York."
"His name is Alexei. You may not be familiar with it, but you must know his father. That is the famous Nikolai Fexin."
Upon hearing this name, Xiao Ran's eyes immediately flashed with surprise, and he became even more excited.
"Ah! Nicholas Feixin!"
Elaine immediately exclaimed, her eyes full of excitement.
The next moment, Xiao Ran pretended to be surprised and said:
"Of course I know Nikolay Feshin, he is one of the most famous Russian painters since the 19th century."
"Fexin is a beloved disciple of Repin, the greatest Russian painter. He was called a genius painter by Repin and was carefully cultivated and given special care."
"However, in the star-studded Russian painting world, Feixin, a unique painter, has been forgotten for a long time."
"It wasn't until around the 1930s that his talent was truly recognized by people, and he became famous and became one of the top artists at that time."
“The American media even said at the time that if you want to see a miracle, go visit Feixin’s exhibition!”
Hearing this, Spencer nodded in admiration.
"It seems that you know Nikolai Fishing very well, Sean, but I only know a little bit about it!"
"Alexei was a slightly famous painter and lived here until his death."
"When I bought this apartment building five years ago, Alexei was here and never left."
"After he passed away, I saw that the decoration of this apartment was very artistic, distinctive and well-preserved, so I didn't redecorate it."
"After that, a tenant lived here for nearly two years. He moved out in October last year, and the apartment became vacant!"
Just as Si Bingsai was introducing the situation, Xiao Ran had already started walking around to check the situation here.
Of course, he was performing, paving the way for the next discovery.
While he was talking, he came to the wall on the north side of the living room and stopped here.
When he got here, he didn't go to admire the neo-expressionist painting hanging on the wall, but froze in place.
Then he looked up at the ceiling, and then toward the door, with an appropriately surprised expression on his face.
Seeing this scene, Spencer's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly felt like something was wrong!
Before he could react, Xiao Ran suddenly said in surprise:
"Hey! This living room seems a little smaller and the ceiling is a little low. Is it my imagination?"
