Miss Cheng?
For some reason, when Liu Xiangnan heard this name, Cheng Jie inexplicably came to his mind.
It’s just that she felt that the world was so big and there were many people with the surname Cheng.
The person who bought the portrait of Yuanshi Tianzun may not be Cheng Jie.
"You're not selling it? Okay."
After the waiter hung up the phone, he said apologetically, "I'm so sorry, the customer really likes this painting and doesn't want to sell it."
Liu Xiangnan wanted to ask for the contact information of Miss Cheng, but the service staff did not give it to him.
Worried that if he continued, others would doubt their identities, Liu Xiangnan had no choice but to thank them.
"Thank you for your trouble."
After thanking the service staff, Liu Xiangnan turned north and walked out of the gallery with some disappointment.
"What do we do now?"
Liu Xiangnan frowned. He had thought that he could get the painting and reconnect the clues, but he didn't expect that it was still broken.
Lu Xiangbei soothed him softly, "Don't worry. Since this painting is hanging in an art gallery, let's contact the owner of the gallery. Maybe he can find out more."
"Yeah! Look at me, I'm so anxious that my mind is not thinking straight."
Liu Xiangnan quickly took out the contact information Li Duoli gave her and dialed the number.
*
Inside the cafe.
Liu Xiangnan looked at the time on his phone.
4:30 in the afternoon.
At this time, someone knocked on the door of the private room. Liu Xiangnan went to open the door and saw a girl about her age.
"malt?"
Liu Xiangnan asked tentatively.
The contact information that Li Duoli gave her included the name of her classmate, Maiya.
A very special name.
When Malt saw her, his eyes widened in surprise.
"Liu Xiangnan?"
Liu Xiangnan was a little confused: "Do you know me?"
"Of course! You're Lu Xiangbei's wife, everyone in A University knows you!"
Liu Xiangnan thought about it and it made sense.
Ever since the news of Xiangbei's marriage on Adahe Road spread, the students and teachers in the school have been very polite to her.
"Please sit down."
Liu Xiangnan invited Mai Ya in.
After Mai Ya entered, he discovered that there was a man sitting in the private room.
After seeing clearly that it was Lu Xiangbei, she nervously stretched out her hand, "Lu, Mr. Lu, hello!"
She thought Liu Xiangnan was alone, so she didn't even look at him.
Now……
what to do?
What if Lu Xiangbei will blame her for not noticing him the first time and disrespecting him?
"Hello, Miss Mai."
Lu Xiangbei is not the kind of person who gets angry for no reason, nor is he the kind of person who tortures others at will.
He extended his hand and shook hands with Malt politely.
Mai Ya didn't expect that he would be able to shake hands with Lu Xiangbei in his lifetime, and he felt nervous.
After a simple greeting, Liu Xiangnan went straight to the point.
"Mr. Mai, do you know anything about this painting?"
She showed Mai Ya the image of Yuanshi Tianzun on her phone. After Mai Ya looked at it, he quickly said, "Do you like this painting? I have a lot of them at home! I can give you one."
Liu Xiangnan frowned. Draw a lot of pictures?
"Excuse me, how did you know this painting? Have you ever seen the original?"
When Malt heard this, he realized something.
"Have you ever seen the original of this painting?"
"Not really. I just saw this painting at another friend's house. He had it hanging there for years, but it was lost. My friend has been obsessed with it and wants to get it back. I happened to see it on Li Duoli's phone, so I assumed your painting was lost by my friend."
"I see."
Mai Ya thought for a while and told Liu Xiangnan everything he knew.
"My father brought this painting back. Someone asked him to imitate it. He asked him to paint ten copies. My father thought the image of Yuanshi Tianzun was special, so he painted a few more and asked me to send them to the gallery to hang."
Liu Xiangnan grasped a point: "Then may I ask, do you know who asked your father to draw this picture?"
Maiya shook his head: "But I can call now and ask my dad."
"Okay, thank you for your help."
Mai Ya made a phone call and the call was connected quickly.
"Dad, do you know I asked you to draw... Dad! What happened to you?"
"dad?"
"dad!"
Maiya stood up, looking flustered, tears falling uncontrollably.
Liu Xiangnan sensed something was wrong and stepped forward to comfort him: "Mr. Mai, what happened to your father?"
Mai Ya looked at Liu Xiangnan tremblingly, "I, I heard gunshots..."
Gunshot!
Liu Xiangnan looked at Lu Xiangbei, and Lu Xiangbei's expression became more serious.
"Mr. Mai, don't worry. Tell me your father's cell phone number. I will report the case to the police and locate your father's current location."
Mai Ya nodded and pressed the screen with trembling hands. Perhaps she was too nervous, and she couldn't open the phone several times.
Seeing this, Liu Xiangnan motioned her to come.
After learning the password, Liu Xiangnan flipped through the address book and found the note "Dad". After confirming that it was Mai Ya's father's phone number, she took it to Lu Xiangbei.
Lu Xiangbei arranged for Guo Chao to locate the phone on his mobile phone, and soon, he determined the location of the phone.
The three of them drove there, and on the way, they did not forget to call the police.
By the time they arrived, the police had already started to check the scene.
"The deceased, Mai Ting, 48 years old, died from a single gunshot wound to the head..."
"dad!"
When Mai Ya arrived, she heard the police confirm her father's death. She wanted to rush over, but was stopped by the police, who said, "We need to preserve the evidence at the scene. Please understand, family members."
Liu Xiangnan hugged Mai Ya and patted her back gently to comfort her.
Half an hour later.
Maiyadi's emotions have stabilized and the police have begun to investigate.
"May I ask if Mai Ting has ever had any grudges against anyone?"
Maiya shook his head: "I don't know, but I feel my father has no enemies. He is just a quiet painter."
"Did you hear any voices or any other noises when the incident happened?"
Maiya shook his head: "No..."
When Mai Ya thought about the situation at that time, she started crying again.
Unable to continue the investigation, the police had to suspend it.
Considering the possibility of a vendetta that would implicate Mai Ya, the police also sent people to protect Mai Ya.
Lu Xiangbei received a call and had to attend an overseas meeting.
Liu Xiangnan had no choice but to say goodbye to Mai Ya and leave north along the road.
Along the way, Liu Xiangnan felt particularly heavy-hearted.
If one thing is a coincidence, then coincidences one after another are intentional by one party.
As soon as she found the portrait of Yuanshi Tianzun, it was bought by someone.
Not only was he bought, but the only person who currently knew the origin of the portrait was also killed!
"Is the person who killed Mai Ting...the one who orchestrated it from the Jin family?"
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