Chapter 355 You are Mr. Shanju?
Shu Yu narrowed her eyes, but before she could voice her guess, she heard Zhao Xi's slightly smug voice beside her, "That painting was painted by A-Yun."
Shu Yu suddenly looked at him, "Did you really paint this? You are Mr. Shanju?"
Holy crap, a talent whose painting is worth a fortune is right next to her?
She suddenly remembered the promotional flyer she had asked Meng Yunzheng to draw before the shop opened. At the time, she thought he was very talented, able to sketch a beautiful woman with just a few strokes. It turned out he was a master.
Oh, and she's given away all of her flyers.
Shu Yu felt like she had missed out on hundreds of millions of dollars in an instant, and wanted to beat her chest and stomp her feet in regret.
How could she let so much money slip through her fingers like that? She was clearly so short of money.
Shu Yu's heart was churning like a raging storm, but her face remained remarkably calm.
Zhao Xi observed her for a while, but didn't see her show any shock, and was immediately disappointed.
He touched his ankle just now, and it wasn't a big problem. It just stung a little when he was hit, but he didn't twist it.
After washing his hands, Zhao Xi began grinding ink for Meng Yunzheng. "Actually, it doesn't have to be the same painting. You can paint another one. Anyway, they are all paintings by Mr. Shanju, and they have never been seen before. I think the buyer on the third floor admires Mr. Shanju very much. Maybe he will agree to exchange one."
“No.” Meng Yunzheng said quickly, without looking up, “You said it yourself, the other party is determined to get that painting. Before, we didn’t know the reason, so we naturally thought that he might like the painting itself. But now, I feel that there is something else going on.”
Shu Yu immediately realized, "You mean, the other party might also know that there is incriminating evidence hidden in that painting, and deliberately took a picture of it?"
Zhao Xi, "No way?"
Meng Yunzheng nodded, "The other party's bid was higher than the value of the painting itself, and the bidding was very clear at the time. He didn't care about the price at all; he just wanted to win the bid."
Auctions are a crucial part of black market transactions.
Each auction item is prepared in a list and delivered to regular customers a month in advance.
Therefore, people like Shu Yu, who are attending for the first time, may not know what items are up for auction, but young masters from families like the Ding and Jiang families have received the news in advance and are therefore well-informed, preparing the appropriate amount of money to bid on their desired items.
Meng Yunzheng naturally learned about this through other channels, which is why he appeared on the black market, ready to photograph what he wanted to photograph.
However, when he received the news, the painting was not on the auction list.
After all, Yuan Shanchuan had accidentally left this painting in the black market more than half a month ago. It is likely that the order was replaced and delivered to the regular customers half a month ago.
Meng Yunzheng and the other person missed each other.
"In that case, they'll definitely be more careful to avoid any accidents involving that painting." Shu Yu frowned. "And judging from the looks of it, the buyer in the private room on the third floor isn't a good person."
Meng Yunzheng smiled, saying it was hard to say whether someone was good or bad. Shu Yu didn't know, but he did know some of the inside story. This evidence wasn't just about the former county magistrate; it could very well involve much more, which was why several factions were secretly vying for it, resorting to all sorts of tactics.
But now that it's under their noses, they're in charge.
(End of this chapter)
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