The sun shone through the curtain and lit up the room. Vera's eyelids trembled slightly, then she opened them.
She breathed the air of a new day … Although she still felt a little bad, she seemed to be in a good mood at the moment.
When she sat up and stretched herself, she saw a small black card on the side of the pillow.
It was like the size of the card she used to make the card magic.
Vera frowned, she didn't remember ordering such a prop … but she didn't care too much about it.
She had survived another full moon night. To her, this was something that could make her happy for a whole month. Then, when the next full moon came, she would be happy.
So she picked up the black card with her fingers, subconsciously treating it as a poker card and threw it out — the black card flew out and hit the wall, then slid down along the wall and became one of the many sundries in the room.
Vera looked at the current state of the room, shaking her head with a wry smile … She didn't want to get into trouble, so she was afraid that before leaving this rented place, she would find someone to repair the damaged parts of the room.
Vera got off the bed and walked out of the room with the quilt covering her body.
The first thing she saw was Vicar.
Vera shook her head, watching Vicar find a stool and sit two meters away from the door, facing her.
He also held a fruit knife in his hand. As for now … he was dozing off.
Vera walked over, lifting the stool with her foot. The vibration made Vicar wake up at once, the fruit knife in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter, "Vera! You wake up! Are you all right? "
Vicar quickly stood up.
Vera whispered, "I think I will be better if I can have a delicious breakfast."
"Oh! Wait a minute, as long as you can eat, I will give you all the food in the fridge! "Vicar said with an exaggerated expression," As long as you don't eat me! "
Vera rolled her eyes. Then she started to count her fingers. When she counted the third finger, she gave it to Vicar.
"By the way, did you put me on the bed?" Vera turned on the TV, and then asked Vicar who was making breakfast.
"How dare I!" Vicar shook his head, "You know how to climb to the bed this time?"
Vera shook her head, "I forgot … probably."
Vera was absent-minded for a moment … She seemed to remember that the last place she fell was the floor, and vaguely … did she hear any strange sound?
After breakfast, Vera directly looked at Vicar, "Get your tools ready, tonight I will go to Efim's' fortress' to have a look!"
"Today?" Vicar was stunned, "Are you sure? You need rest now. "
"I'm recovering very well. I should be able to fully recover by noon." Vera said indifferently, "Although I'm not complete, at least, I'm better than an ordinary person … Let's take it as a relaxation!"
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…
"Boss, Mr. Vicar.."
His henchman sent him to the floor — the moment the elevator door opened, Efim's appearance appeared in Victor's sight.
"Hahaha! My dear Vicar, I've been waiting for you for a long time. "
His hearty laughter was like seeing an old friend he hadn't seen for many years. The sincere smile on Efim's face even gave Vicar an illusion … that this was his old friend for decades.
"There are too many things in the police station. Forgive me, I can only come at this time of the night." Vicar also smiled.
Efim stepped forward and gave him a big hug, then put his hand on Vicar's shoulder and led him in, saying enthusiastically, "I just opened a bottle of good wine. I bought it from Sotheby's in Italy last year, you must taste it! "
"Really?" Vicar said with a smile, "Then I really need to taste it, or I'm afraid I won't have a chance in my life."
"Hahahaha!" Efim laughed, "No, you'll have a lot of chances in the future! As long as you like, you can not only taste these good wines, but also become one of the buyers! "
Vicar smiled without saying anything.
Efim said while opening the bottle, "I'm 54 years old this year. Since I was 13 years old, I've been making a living. Do you know why I came out to make a living in the first place? "
"I'd like to hear the details."
"A pair of leather shoes." Efim recalled, "The economy at that time was not like now, the whole country was engaged in the military … The military was developed, but other fields also collapsed. I was still in school in the winter, you know? I could only wear a pair of worn-out boots, and was the object of ridicule of the whole class. So from then on, I swore that as long as it's something I want, I'll try my best to get it. "
Vicar said indifferently, "Mr. Efim now has a wealth that ordinary people can't imagine."
Efim laughed, "Come on, let's drink, don't talk about those unpleasant things! After drinking, let's talk about something else! "
Vicar squinted, "Mr. Efim, aren't you too happy today? Please don't forget that you're not in a good situation now. "
"No … the worse the situation, the bigger the profit behind it." Efim patted Vicar's shoulder, "Come with me!"
He led Vicar to the central area of the living room — A painting of "The Nameless Maiden" was quietly placed on the table in the central area.
It was lying flat.
"As a Muscovite, I think you must know what this painting is, right?" Efim said with a smile.
Vicar glanced at it, nodded, and then sighed, "A painting of 260 million Euros, this world is crazy. But, Mr. Efim, you let me see this painting, is it just to show off to me? "
"No! I'm going to give this painting to you. "Efim suddenly said," And I can tell you that this is a real painting! "
Victor furrowed his brows.
He didn't know what Efim meant by "a real painting" … as if there was a fake one.
The video he had and the one Urey gave him didn't mention anything about the painting in detail — the video was only used to prove that the painting was bought by Efim privately.
"The Nameless Maiden" was a treasure passed down from generation to generation, it could be regarded as a national treasure.
Efim's behavior was trading a national treasure privately, such a crime couldn't be easily exonerated.
"What do you want me to do?" But at the same time, he keenly felt that Efim had other plans.
Efim said at this time, "You found his video from your subordinates, how did you get it?"
Vicar shook his head, "I can't act rashly and alert the enemy … Of course, before I confirm Mr. Efim's willingness to cooperate."
Efim rubbed his hands, nodding, "You did the right thing. You should be careful and cautious. But now you don't need to start with your subordinates. That's because I know how this video got leaked. "
"Oh?"
"Next, it's time for you to prove to me that you have enough ability to be the boss of the police station." Efim chuckled, "This painting appeared in someone's house. Even if he didn't plead guilty, at least he couldn't escape the crime of secretly hiding a national treasure, right?"
Vicar asked calmly, "Who is the other party?"
Efim said slowly, "It was a guy who escaped in the past and called himself an aristocrat. As for now, it's not a business that can be exposed to the public … In the past ten years, this family started to develop a new business by smuggling private armies. They were supposed to hide in Morocco, but for some reason, they came to Moscow recently … You know how developed the river transportation in this city is! "
Vicar seemed to have thought of Efim's plan.
It was as he had expected.
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