"We also guessed it, so we didn't rush back. Instead, we stayed in Paris to investigate this competitor."
Cheng Yinuo raised his glass and filled it up for Zhu Changan again.
A bottle of red wine worth 300,000 yuan is about to bottom out.
Zhu Changan tried to guess: "Is it possible that this bidding opponent is deliberately causing trouble? For example, is it a consignment hired by the auctioneer, who is only responsible for raising the price, but not buying?"
Cheng Yinuo shook his head: "Although the starting price is only 30 million yuan, the sellers participating in the auction have to pay a deposit of at least 100 million yuan. And after the auction, the competitor paid the full amount to the auction house."
"I am determined to prevent you from rescuing Miss Cheng Qianjin!"
Zhu Changan raised his glass and clinked it with Cheng Yinuo, "I think as long as we can find out the details of the bidding opponent, we might be able to figure out the mystery of Miss Cheng's poisoning."
"Unfortunately nothing was found."
Cheng Yinuo shook his head helplessly.
Zhu Changan curled his lips: "Last time on the phone, didn't you say you had an idea?"
"Just a courtesy."
Cheng Yinuo took a shallow sip of the red wine, which seemed very bitter, "Actually, I found nothing. I only know that these people have Eastern faces."
"Then the only way to get the antidote to Xiaoyao Zui is through these four pictures left by Lu Chuduan?"
Zhu Changan drank with gusto, "I wonder how many pictures your Cheng family has obtained so far?"
"There are about 50 or 60 ancient paintings that I have taken over the years whose names contain the four homophones of 'Phoenix Nirvana'. The total cost exceeds 3 billion, with an average of about 60 million per painting." Cheng Yi Nuo said.
Zhu Changan smiled bitterly: "Compared to the "Tiger and Dragon Pan" worth 6.8 billion, it pales in comparison."
Cheng Yinuo looked depressed: "In fact, if this picture didn't happen to have the word 'pan' in it, and our Cheng family urgently needed this picture, this Xu Wei's work would be worth 70 to 80 million at best. .”
"So in the antique world, do many people know that your Cheng family needs these four pictures?"
Zhu Changan took the spoon to dig into the caviar again. This was the top caviar from Maozi Kingdom. This plate was said to be worth five figures.
“It’s not too much to say too much, it’s not too much to say too little!”
Cheng Yinuo wiped his lower lip to show that he was full, "There are at least seventy or eighty people."
"I think the person who poisoned Miss Qianjin is among them." Zhu Changan guessed.
"These people are either wealthy businessmen, literary giants, or close friends of my grandfather or my parents. It is not easy to find this person."
Cheng Yinuo sighed, "What's more, there is no absolute confidentiality in this world. Even if these people leak the news to the people closest to them, it is only human nature."
"Instead of making these unnecessary speculations, it is better to concentrate on acquiring these four clue maps and strive to find the antidote to Xiaoyaosui as soon as possible."
Zhu Changan nodded in agreement: "Have you gained anything from the fifty or sixty ancient paintings you collected?"
"have."
Cheng Yinuo said categorically, "Through the research of several ancient painting masters such as Gao Qidou and Song Yuanxing, we really found clues in a picture."
"What is this painting called? Whose work is it?"
Zhu Changan's spirits perked up after hearing this, as if he regarded the sleeping Cheng Qianjin as his sister-in-law.
"This picture is called "Phoenix in Flight" and was made by Wu Daozi, a painting sage of the Tang Dynasty. After careful study by several masters, the brush and ink added later were found in the picture.
These brushstrokes are extremely concealed and delicate. At first glance, they look like the original paintings. If you don't observe carefully, you can't detect them at all. And if you outline the added pen and ink separately, you can see that it is the shape of a mountain map.
This discovery greatly increased the confidence of our Cheng family, and we saw the hope of finding an antidote and awakening Qian Jin. "
Cheng Yinuo twirled his shoulder-length hair, with both joy and sorrow in his eyes, "It has been three years since we found this painting. Unfortunately, we have made no progress in the past three years."
Zhu Changan felt that he had almost eaten, so he burped and asked: "How much did you spend to buy this "Phoenix in Flight"? Where did you buy it?"
"The price is not high. It was bought from Harvest Auction House in Xiangjiang. The starting price was 75 million, and we spent 180 million."
Cheng Yinuo said, "The situation at the time was normal, and no one maliciously sabotaged our acquisition of the Phoenix Yu Fei."
"Later, we took pictures of about ten ancient paintings with names related to 'Phoenix Nirvana'. The prices ranged from 10 million to 100 million, and the purchase process was very smooth. Unfortunately, these ancient paintings were not included in the collection. Clues were found in the painting..."
"It wasn't until this auction of "Tiger on a Dragon's Pan" that we encountered incredible competition that I knew someone was secretly preventing us from collecting these four Phoenix Nirvana paintings."
"Indeed."
Zhu Changan picked up a wet wipe and wiped the corners of his lower lips. "After all, 6.8 billion is not a small amount. Even a madman cannot do this for no reason."
Cheng Yinuo sat quietly, staring at Zhu Changan with a pair of beautiful dark eyes: "This is the sincerity I am talking about, and it is also the most important secret of our Cheng family. I wonder if you think it is enough?"
"That's enough!"
Zhu Changan nodded solemnly, "Thank you for sharing such a confidential matter with me. How can I help you? Or do you just want to know where my drawings came from?"
Cheng Yinuo said: "You have gained so many valuable antiques in just one month from being a debt-ridden online article author. I believe something incredible must have happened to you, or you have obtained something incredible. An amazing adventure."
"..."
Zhu Changan was hesitant, wondering whether he should tell her the truth?
To be fair, with Cheng Yinuo's identity, being able to tell him about her twin sister's poisoning was considered a confession. Should she tell the truth honestly, or should she continue to make up lies?
"Zhu Changan."
Cheng Yinuo suddenly stretched out a pair of long and delicate hands as white as jade and held Zhu Changan's hands, and said with a sincere face:
"It would be great if you are willing to share your adventures with me. If you don't want to tell me, I won't force you. But I know you can get a lot of paintings, so I hope you can help me find the other three An ancient painting related to 'Phoenix Nirvana'.
If you can help me collect the maps and find the antidote, I...will be willing to marry you, or our Cheng family is willing to pay a high reward, whatever you want, as long as our Cheng family can come up with it, we will never bargain..."
"Hiss... what a huge temptation!"
Zhu Changan slowly turned over his hand and held Cheng Yinuo's hands. "I never thought that Zhu Changan would have such an adventure? I often encounter this kind of choice when I am watching short videos."
"What choice?" Cheng Yinuo asked with his beautiful big eyes flashing.
"For example, who to choose between a beautiful woman and 5 million."
Cheng Yinuo sneered: "Five million? If I let you choose, it would definitely be more than 50 billion!"
Zhu Changan made his choice without hesitation: "Then of course I will choose you!"
Cheng Yinuo couldn't help laughing: "Are you telling the truth? Am I really more attractive than 50 billion?"
"Hehe... do you want to hear the truth or a lie?" Zhu Changan grinned.
Cheng Yinuo took out his hands, raised his hand and popped a chestnut on Zhu Changan's forehead, "You're doing this again, of course I want to hear the truth!"
