Gen Sugawa was familiar with these pictures, both in terms of content and creative style. The techniques used by the authors of these paintings were very similar to those of Lady Gojo, but upon closer inspection, they were not identical and seemed more like imitations. Gen Sugawa always felt that the color structure of these words was somewhat familiar, with a strong contrast between light and shadow, giving people a feeling of fierceness and despair, which always reminded him of Kiyomizu Tsuki in the art museum.
Qing Shuiyue's style is very unique. It is not easy to imitate, and even more difficult to hide.
Just like the world's most famous painters, people can recognize their works even if their names are hidden, Picasso is one example.
Although Qing Shuiyue's works do not have the wildness and uniqueness of the Picasso school, her coloring has already formed her own style, which is unforgettable. If this lady were still alive, I believe she would be a well-known painter within three years.
Sugawa Gen was a little absent-minded, his eyes lingering on the image for a long time.
Then he seemed to remember something and examined the image carefully, leaving no corner untouched, and finally found what he wanted in the corner.
Sugawa Gen shifted his gaze and saw the same mark on another painting. He paused and looked at the next painting.
Amuro Toru glanced sideways: "What did you find?"
"Look for the rose. The painting in the gallery that doesn't have a rose mark is your target."
The more paintings he looked at, the colder he felt. These paintings were indeed copied by Qing Shuiyue as he thought. He had discovered that Qing Shuiyue had a habit of always painting a rose somewhere when painting. In fact, this is not uncommon. Many painters always make marks as their watermarks.
And in each of these paintings on the wall, you can find a rose, very hidden, but also very obvious, blending into the painting like an original element of the painting, without any sense of incongruity.
But then came confusion. All the paintings in the villa were made by Shimizu Tsuki. So why did Shimizu Tsuki pretend that he had never seen these paintings during Takahashi Sake's previous trip to the villa?
Can we trust what Takahashi Sakai said? Are the deaths of Takahashi Sakai and Shimizu Tsuki really that simple?
"Here."
Sugawa Gen came back to his senses and looked at Amuro Toru. He was standing in front of a fiery red painting, which showed a villa on fire, and it was almost exactly the same as the copy in the art museum.
But Qichuan Gen was stunned on the spot for a moment, as a strong sense of familiarity enveloped him, making him feel suffocated and a little sad - he was sure that this painting was painted by Lady Gojo.
Each painting has its own soul. Gen Sugawa can feel the deep despair and almost hysterical tenderness of Mrs. Gojo when she painted, which is her plea and begging for her child.
Sugawa Gen didn't know why Mrs. Gojo would draw this picture. But the endless surprise that followed almost overwhelmed his sanity. Mrs. Gojo might still be alive.
He blinked away the bitterness in his eyes, quickly regained his sanity, looked at Amuro Toru calmly, and nodded to him: "This is it."
After they worked together to take the painting down from the wall, they found a secret compartment behind the painting, right in the middle of the wall. Inside was a small black wooden box with a lock on the outside. A password was required, and they could only try three times.
Toru Amuro handed the box to Gen Sugawa and stared at his movements motionlessly. The meaning was self-evident.
Sugawa Gen: “…”
He looked at the box and flipped the lock again, and his first reaction was to try Mrs. Gojo's birthday. But after seeing the portrait, he somehow entered the date of the fire, which was his birthday.
The box opened.
Amuro Toru was stunned and quickly glanced at Sugawa Gen, with a hint of deep thought in his eyes.
Qichuan Yuan didn't notice the change in his expression at that moment. He looked at the box and saw a very ordinary USB flash drive inside.