Ye Tiandao frowned when he saw Ye Anjin and smiled, "There are very few paintings of ours that are not recorded, and even fewer that are well preserved. Everyone knows that "Autumn Colors of Magpie Flowers" and "Precious Stones and Sparse Forests" are stored in Taipei and Beijing respectively. In the Palace Museum, it is rare for ordinary people to see the original painting, so this painting is even more precious. This preview also hopes that more people can feast their eyes on it."
Ye Anjin remained silent.
She stared at the painting, and the more she looked at it, the more awkward it became, but she couldn't tell what was awkward about it for a while.
"Director Ye, could you please open the crystal cabinet and let me take a look?"
Ye Anjin said.
Ye Tiandao immediately took out the key, opened the crystal cabinet, and put the key directly into Ye Anjin's hand, "These three keys are the keys to the three main display cabinets, and they will be kept by you from now on."
"Only this set? Do you have any spare keys?"
Ye Anjin had a vague feeling that something was fishy because of his forensic sensitivity.
"Yes, this is the only one. I destroyed all the spare ones. Safety comes first."
Ye Tiandao said firmly.
Ye Anjin was grateful for his trust, and at the same time something strange flashed in his heart.
Ordinarily, this was the first time they had met, and she did not have the authority to keep the key to the main showcase. Ye Tiandao trusted her so much that she did not feel flattered, but instead felt a little wary.
Ye Anjin looked carefully at the keys in his hand and saw a bit of brown dust-like stuff in the grooved corner of one of the keys. However, Ye Anjin, who was experienced in autopsy, could tell at a glance that it was residual silicone rubber.
She had previously handled a case with her tutor at the Forensic School, which required an autopsy to be performed.
The corpse had been in the acidic mire for a long time, and had turned into a soft corpse of peat. It was easily deformed and fell apart, so you needed to be extra careful when touching it.
She remembered clearly that when extracting corpse fingerprints, this kind of prepared silicone rubber was used.
It's soft when applied to fingers and dries quickly, leaving fingerprints clear when removed.
In other words, this key has been copied using silicone rubber!
Ye Anjin's mind was flashing with lightning, and when he took a closer look at the paintings in the cabinet, he suddenly understood it.
She took out a plastic transparent seal bag from her bag, put the three keys in, and handed it back to Ye Tiandao, "Call the police, the keys have been copied, and the paintings have been replaced with high imitations."
Ye Tiandao shook his hand and the sealed bag fell to the ground.
"However, this painting is a very sophisticated forgery, to the point where it looks like the real thing. It's just that the Ayako used for framing it is used backwards. Of course, a layman can't tell that."
Ye Anjin glanced at Ye Tiandao meaningfully.
Ye Tiandao was breathing rapidly. Although he tried to remain calm, the fine cold sweat on his forehead revealed the extreme panic in his heart.
He composed himself for a long time, but his voice was still trembling unbelievably, "An Jin, you must not make this matter public, let alone call the police. Because we will..." tomorrow
"Integrity comes first." Ye Anjin couldn't bear to look at his chapped eyes, "You should do what you asked me to do."
Ye Tiandao felt like he had been hit hard by someone. His tall body curled up into a ball, squatting weakly on the ground, trying to pick up the sealed bag. His fingers seemed to be disobedient and couldn't hold it for a long time. "In case I can't find it back, I, All my assets cannot afford to pay for this painting..."
Ye Anjin could hear Ye Tiandao's subtext.
If you don't call the police, you know what I know, God knows and the earth knows, and the fake is confused with the real, and the auction goes on as usual, and whoever wants to be taken advantage of will be the one who gets it.
Anyway, there is no record of this painting in historical documents, and there is no authentic copy in any major official museum. If it is true, it is true, and if it is false, it is true.
"You know, even if it is an authentic painting, it may be criticized. After all, there is no trace or trace. Many collectors only believe in what is recorded. Even high-quality fakes are very popular. If you don't know about this painting, To be honest, no one knew that it had been exchanged. The collector who provided the painting came here in the morning and he had no objection..."
Ye Tiandao calmed down a little, stood up with his knees propped up, and looked at Ye Anjin pleadingly, "Also, if the police are called, my auction company's anti-theft system is not tight enough, which will be devastating to my company's reputation..." of."
"I understand, but I disagree."
Ye Anjin turned around and looked around, "When there is a problem, the first thing that comes to mind should not be to escape and deceive oneself, but to take effective measures to solve it. You also know that any time you mistake the fake for the real, it is against the will of heaven, if nothing else. , your name will haunt your conscience like a shadow, and you will soon become a sand monk."
Ye Tiandao looked at Ye Anjin in surprise, his gray eyes filled with vitality, "Can you help me find the thief?"
Ye Anjin pointed to the 360-degree surveillance cameras on the ceiling of the exhibition hall, "It's not broken, is it?"
"No." Ye Tiandao said resolutely, "But I browsed it carefully last night. Everything is normal. No one has opened this cabinet."
Ye Anjin nodded and looked directly at Ye Tiandao.
Ye Tiandao's eyes were magnanimous and he did not avoid her, "An Jin, we have signed and fingerprinted. If I hire you, I will absolutely trust you. I don't doubt that you are mistaken. I believe in your judgment. This auction is indeed true." It's a fake. But please..."
"Show mercy?"
Ye Anjin was a little disappointed.
If the people do not sue the officials, they will not be held accountable.
If Ye Tiandao does not call the police, as a treasure appraiser specially hired by the company, she has the responsibility and obligation to maintain the company's reputation and protect the company's interests.
Even if her conscience was troubled, she could not stand aside and tell the world that this was a fake.
But she is still a forensic doctor.
She has solemnly sworn not to destroy or falsify evidence, not to commit fraud, and to resolutely uphold judicial fairness.
It was a declaration that swore on one's soul and gambled with one's life. It could not be blasphemed or changed.
Ye Anjin didn't expect that treasure appraisal and corpse appraisal may seem unrelated, but they actually have the same purpose. If they don't get it right, the two will become enemies of life and death.
If you want to be worthy of your conscience, you must tell the truth about these two things and never lie.
If you tell lies in order to make money, you can indeed make a lot of money; if you take bribes and falsify the autopsy, you can mislead the case and cover up the real culprit.
But doing this is to seek money and kill people without conscience. At best, you will be reviled by others, and at worst, you will be put in jail. It will definitely not end well.
What about her, what should she do now?
She had just signed the employment contract, and Ye Tiandao had given her a huge discount. To be fair, she should really be grateful.
But she is an upright and selfless forensic doctor, and she will never care about human life. If she is asked to appraise treasures and perform Tai Chi, she will suffer from schizophrenia.
Ye Tiandao and Ye Anjin looked at each other for a long time.
The pleading, panic, worry, despair and struggle in Ye Tiandao's eyes were tightly twisted into a rope, tightly binding Ye Anjin's heart, so tight that it was about to break...
Ye Anjin finally gave up his armor with Ye Tiandao's acquiescence.
"I'm sorry, I can't be merciful, because I have been deceived before, and I know what it feels like to be deceived. I don't want to make people hate me. Even if the buyer never knows that he has been deceived, I can't forgive myself. Let’s… terminate the contract.”
Ye Anjin took a step back and was about to turn around when he was grabbed by Ye Tiandao.
Is he trying to force others into a difficult situation?
Ye Anjin raised his eyebrows and was on guard.
"An Jin, I'm sorry. I, I made it difficult for you. This is my fault. I shouldn't have such weak and hypocritical thoughts. Please help me, I mean, help me find out who stole it. Yes, I know you can do it. We won’t call the police or make any noise. If you find it for me, we will recover the painting. If we can’t find it, I will admit defeat. The starting price of this painting is 30 million. The contract stipulates that if If there are any problems caused by Party A’s mistakes, we will also pay double the compensation, which is 90 million. I can still make up for it..."
Ye Tiandao said without hesitation, "In that case, I will consider myself unlucky!"
"What did you say?"
Ye Anjin was stunned.
"In that case, I'll consider myself unlucky."
Ye Tiandao repeated frustratedly.
"That's not the case. You just said that the contract stipulates that if there are any problems caused by Party A's mistakes, there will be an additional two times the compensation?"
Ye Anjin asked.
"Yes. It's twice that, a total of 90 million. At least, because there are other miscellaneous expenses, all of them will be refunded."
"You said before that you didn't find any problems after watching the surveillance last night, and the collector who provided the lot came to see it this morning. Isn't that true?"
"Yes, he arrived at eight-thirty and left at nine-fifteen. Because I remembered that your appointment time was nine-thirty, I checked the time when I sent him away."
Ye Tiandao looked at her doubtfully, "Is there anything wrong?"
Ye Anjin turned his head to look at the painting, then looked down at the key in the sealed bag on the ground, closed his eyes and meditated.
Ye Tiandao looked at her nervously, not daring to express his anger.
You can hear the needle drop throughout the exhibition hall.
