Tokyo Police

v11 Chapter 18: collectors

"The painting "Love Letter"...it sounds really special..."

Curator Nishikawa pondered for a moment, and then introduced to Lin Xiuyi and Yuan Zhizhu. . fastest update

At first, this work was brought back from abroad by a wealthy doctor, because the protagonist of this work is a beautiful girl, so even ordinary people who do not have much appreciation for Western painting will simply be Attracted by the work itself.

However, just a few years later, the work was sent to a Tokyo gallery for auction due to the unexpected death of the collector. It is said that the person in charge of the gallery at the time saw the difference in this work at a glance. The girl's intriguing and meaningful smile in the painting really has an irresistible charm. And the creator of this painting also expressed that fleeting look very well. But the problem is that this is a work of which the author does not know. Although it is very excellent, it cannot win the favor of the market. Therefore, such works are often attracted by very professional collectors. Because even if you don't know who made this work, you can see the original author's solid skills and rich expressive ability from this painting. The value is naturally rising.

"I didn't expect that there is such a layer of consideration in it!"

Lin Xiuyi said in surprise.

Lin Xiu picked up the hot tea on the table and put it to his mouth, just smelled it lightly, and put down the teacup in his hand. He raised his head, looked at Curator Nishikawa with a smile, and then asked curiously.

"Just now, you mentioned that the first collector of the "Love Letter" seems to have passed away due to an accident. Excuse me... What kind of accident is it?"

"Is this... I heard that there was an accident while on vacation abroad and died of drowning."

"So... does this doctor have any relatives in Japan now?"

"This point... I don't know much about it!"

Mr. Nishikawa shook his head and said to Lin Xiuyi with some regret.

"Curator Nishikawa, we have learned about it before we came. There were three collectors of this "Love Letter" before, and almost every collector encountered unfortunate things. Excuse me, what are your thoughts on the latter two collectors? Do you understand?"

"Well... It's a pity to say it. In fact, the last two transactions for the work "Love Letter" were handled by my office. So I am fortunate to be with the deceased Mr. Kikuchi's family and Mr. Maezawa himself. have been in contact.”

"Mr. Kikuchi?"

"Ah... It's Mr. Kikuchi Ryoma, a retired official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It's really a pity to say that, it seems that Mr. Kikuchi's son fell down the stairs while admiring this painting, and finally died unfortunately. Mr. Kikuchi Ryoma, who lost his son, unfortunately passed away not long after he was too sad. By the way, the curse seems to have gradually spread after Mr. Kikuchi's death. At that time, Mr. Kikuchi's My relatives entrusted my studio to handle this piece of work. Originally, we took over because Mr. Kikuchi took good care of us on weekdays, but it was unexpectedly favored by President Maezawa..."

"Retired officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs..."

Lin Xiuyi pondered for a while in his heart, and immediately knew who to inquire about this matter.

"So, what do you know about the third collector who has passed away, Mr. Maezawa?"

Lin Xiuyi slightly sorted out the information he had just obtained in his notebook, and then continued to ask Curator Nishikawa.

"Mr. Maezawa, isn't his affairs in the newspapers every day? All I can say is, this is the first time I have met a collector like Mr. Maezawa!"

Hearing Curator Xichuan's slightly dissatisfied expression, Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but be a little surprised. He stopped the pen in his hand, and then looked at Curator Xichuan a little strangely.

"Ah... I'm sorry, it's really wrong for me to talk about a deceased gentleman behind my back, but I believe that once you deal with such a person who has fallen into the eyes of money, you will definitely be disappointed with him."

Curator Nishikawa saw that the two police officers were looking at him a little badly, so he hurriedly changed his words.

"Excuse me, did this President Maezawa leave you a bad impression? Although I haven't paid attention to it, it seems that I often see some news about this president in the newspapers..."

Yuan Zhizhu heard Curator Nishikawa's evaluation of Tetsuya Maezawa rather strange, and couldn't help but curiously asked the other party.

"It's a long story, it's not so much that he left a bad impression on me, it's better to say that we are not from the same world at all, and President Maezawa is a person who likes to behave very much. He seems to be enjoying his life in the media! And the president is said to have a penchant for collecting quirky things."

Curator Nishikawa couldn't wait to explain to Yuan Zhizhu.

"Actually, I have also heard this kind of news. It is said that Mr. Maezawa seems to have a special liking for some collectibles with some mysterious power. So, it is not surprising why he likes this picture. "Love Letter"!"

Seeing that Yuan Zhizhu didn't know much about this Mr. Maezawa, UU read www.uukanshu. com Lin Xiuyi hurriedly explained to Yuan Zhizhu. In fact, as long as you pay attention to the entertainment news on TV, you will often find the trace of this President Maezawa.

It stands to reason that a young man in his 20s who became the president of a well-known it club is definitely a winner in life. However, President Maezawa has aroused the great interest of the general public because of his maverick.

It is said that the president had a hobby of collecting ominous objects, and built a rather spectacular cemetery for himself while he was still alive.

"I still remember that when he came to visit us, he firmly demanded to buy the "Love Letter". At that time, because we had declared to the outside world that we would hold an auction, we did not agree to this President Maezawa's request. When the auction started, the president started to raise placards for "Love Letter" indiscriminately, and when the final price came out, the value of the painting had already doubled by eight times."

"For such a high price, is it inconvenient to disclose the specific number?"

"Well... there's no problem with this. The auction at that time was completely normal... I remember that the final price was 90 million!"