Shen Zhen City, Bao Family Mansion.
"Wu Xiumin, don't you think there's something wrong with this rich man?" Cui Lizhu stood outside the door. "He's in his fifties, and he's still single. Is there something wrong with his sexual orientation?"
"Don't talk nonsense …" Cui Lizhu said, standing outside the door.
Wu Xiumin looked into the living room and saw that Bao Yucheng was taking his assistant to the vault to retrieve the painting.
As the vault was a private place, Miao Ying and the others could only wait in the living room.
At that moment, Miao Ying was carefully observing Bao Yucheng's living room, as if she was thinking about something …
"He said it himself," Cui Lizhu said. "Zhang Qile's death was caused by the red bathtub. So, the painting that she painted before her death is worth more than just ten or twenty million yuan!"
"If he were to advertise it and put it up for auction, wouldn't it fetch a sky-high price?"
"The point is …" Wu Xiumin asked. "If that's the case, why didn't Bao Yucheng confess? Cui, we checked Bao Yucheng's financial status. Even a hundred or two million yuan is nothing to him, let alone ten or twenty million yuan!
I don't think he would kill someone just to earn a little money! "
"Oh … You're right, but …" Cui Lizhu frowned. "This man is crazy. I always feel like he's hiding something!
Why don't we apply for a search warrant and investigate him? "
"It's not time yet," Wu Xiumin said, shaking her head. "We haven't checked his alibi yet, so we can't just blindly apply for a search warrant."
Wu Xiumin added, "Also, from the phone records, Bao Yucheng and Zhang Qile haven't been in contact for a long time …"
While they were talking, there was movement in the living room.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry …" Bao Yucheng walked out of the vault, looking ashamed. "I forgot that Miss Zhang Qile's painting wasn't placed in the vault. It might be in the garage …"
As he spoke, he strode out and passed by Cui Lizhu and Wu Xiumin.
"No way!" Cui Lizhu pouted and said, "You put it in the garage? You said that the paintings might be worth tens of millions … "
"Oh, yes." Bao Yucheng wiped his sweat and said, "I forgot. The art that was valued at tens of millions should have been placed in the vault, but I forgot about these paintings …
"But don't worry, the garage is locked. The painting is definitely there. Wait, wait …"
"I think …" Miao Ying walked out from the living room and said, "Let's go with you! You have too many artworks. We can help you find them. Don't waste your precious time! "
"Oh, sure, sure …" Bao Yucheng nodded and gestured in the direction of the garage.
"Um … There's something else that I haven't had the time to tell you in detail …" Bao Yucheng said to Miao Ying as they walked toward the garage. "I think, after this, you should be able to find out that our Bao family is related to the Red Bathtub Case.
"That's why I was so interested in Miss Zhang Qile's painting!"
"What?" Miao Ying was stunned. "Why didn't you say anything before? What's your relationship with the red bathtub? "
"Forty years ago, the second victim of the Red Bathtub Case, Miss Qu Fali, was my grandfather's lover …" Bao Yucheng said. "At that time, I was only a teenager, and I met her once …"
"What?" Miao Ying was even more surprised. "One of the victims of the Red Bathtub Case is related to your family?"
"Yes," Bao Yucheng said. "After my grandmother passed away, my grandfather couldn't stand the loneliness, so he found a lover, Miss Qu Fali. He wanted to remarry, but he didn't expect that she would be killed by that foreigner …"
"There's actually such a relationship?" Miao Ying stopped and seemed to think of something. She asked quickly, "So, you know the second victim?"
"Of course," Bao Yucheng said. "Qu Fali is very beautiful, and there are rumors that she is mixed-race.
"But, her family background is really not good. She is a famous social butterfly in Yunzhou, so … My grandfather's proposal was opposed by the whole family …"
"But, my grandfather's attitude was very firm. He insisted on marrying her into the Bao family. For this reason, he fought with the family and almost moved out …"
"And it was at that critical moment that something happened to Qu Fali. Otherwise, Qu Fali would have been my stepgrandmother!"
"Oh …" Miao Ying narrowed her eyes and stared at Bao Yucheng. "So, you bought that painting …"
"Um …" Bao Yucheng swallowed and stood at the door of the garage, hesitating for more than ten seconds. Then, he smiled faintly and said, "Actually … It's been forty years, so it's not a big deal to say it out loud …"
"Have you seen the movie 'Legend of Sicily'?" Bao Yucheng said. "Many times, I often have the illusion that I am the protagonist in the movie …"
"'Legend of Sicily' …" Cui Lizhu bit her lip and pondered. "What does it mean? Why can't I understand?"
Cui Lizhu looked at Miao Ying, who also couldn't understand, still waiting for Bao Yucheng to explain himself.
"So …" Wu Xiumin was the only one who had seen the movie. She immediately asked Bao Yucheng, "Have you peeked at Qu Fali?"
"Haha …" Bao Yucheng's face turned slightly red. He nodded and said, "Qu Fali is more open. When she takes a bath, she deliberately opens the window, and my room happens to be facing my grandfather's bathroom …"
"Oh …" Cui Lizhu suddenly understood and asked, "Is there a bathtub in your grandfather's bathroom?"
Bao Yucheng didn't deny it. He murmured, "Well, do I look more like a suspect now?"
"It seems that …" Cui Lizhu whispered in Wu Xiumin's ear, "There is no problem with this eligible bachelor's sexual orientation …"
"Really?" Wu Xiumin joked. "Then, do you have a chance to marry into a rich family? Do you need me to introduce you to someone? "
"Stop it," Cui Lizhu laughed. "I don't like greasy uncles! Besides, I don't lack money. Why don't I find a pretty boy? "
"Mr. Bao," Miao Ying said seriously, "You don't have to worry. We will investigate the case. If it has nothing to do with you, you don't have to worry!"
"Thanks." Bao Yucheng smiled bitterly, pointed to the garage, and said, "Come on, come in and have a look. You will see the painting soon!"
Then, Bao Yucheng led everyone into the garage. Although it was called a garage, it was actually a high-class warehouse behind the garage.
The warehouse was also locked with a password, and an alarm system was installed.
Soon, Bao Yucheng opened the warehouse and led everyone in.
This time, Cui Lizhu and the others had an eye-opening experience. The warehouse was filled with works of art everywhere, and there was almost no space left.
According to Bao Yucheng himself, he would only put collections worth more than ten million in the real vault.
Even so, the value of the collection in the warehouse was immeasurable!
To be honest, Miao Ying was also a rich woman. She had seen many rich people, but it was the first time she had seen a rich man with such a huge collection of works of art.
"Um … I haven't been here for a long time … Let me think …" Bao Yucheng recalled, then pointed to the depths of the warehouse and said, "It should be in a deeper place, under a Mayan wood carving …"
As he spoke, he took the lead and walked deeper into the forest. As he walked, he said to Miao Ying,
As he walked, he said to Miao Ying, "By the way, police officer, there is one more thing that I forgot to tell you." He carefully rummaged through the many works of art, then said, "This Miss Zhang Qile is more … more like that …"
"That?" Miao Ying asked, "Which one?"
"Ever since I bought her painting," Bao Yucheng said, "she has taken a fancy to me. She has expressed her love to me many times, and even promised very sincerely that even if she didn't marry me, she would only be my lover …"
"Oh …" Miao Ying thought about what Bao Yucheng meant. What he said was within Miao Ying's expectations.
Zhang Qile was a utilitarian, so how could she not take the initiative when she met a super rich man like Bao Yucheng?
Then, Miao Ying was about to ask Bao Yucheng if he had accepted her in the end.
Just then, Bao Yucheng pointed to a wood carving and said, "I found it. Look, Zhang Qile's painting is all here …"
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