In the public restroom, the male secretary saw Chi Feichi stopping in front of the sink and asked hesitantly, "Don't you want to use the restroom?"
Chi Feichi turned around and looked behind the male secretary. When he saw that no one was following him, he said, "I just want to find a place to exchange information with you."
The male secretary suddenly raised the corner of his mouth and closed the bathroom door, "I really can't hide it from you... So, have you also found out about the person who wants to entrust the monster thief to steal things?"
"Gongtai Natsumi." Chi Feichi said the answer directly.
Kuroba Kaito looked at the male secretary's face, and when he heard Chi Feichi say the name, his expression became serious, "I also think it's her. Although she deliberately made her tone deeper when she concealed her identity and contacted me, but
Her speaking habits and changes in tone are consistent with the person who contacted me. As a painting history researcher, she should often visit some art galleries and museums. She also has the opportunity to learn about the security and anti-theft arrangements of many museums, so she contacted me before.
It should be her... But I can't figure out why she entrusted me to steal Van Gogh's second and fifth paintings "Sunflowers"? It's because she likes those two paintings so much that she wants to keep them for herself.
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"This still needs further investigation," Chi Feichi reminded, "However, I mentioned before that I contacted two appraisers to come on standby, and she suddenly became anxious and didn't look like she was acting..."
"In other words, she is probably planning to do something with the "Sunflower" painting when the appraiser is appraising the painting after the auction ends tonight. This also shows that she does not completely put her hope in the Phantom Thief.
, even if Kaitou Kidd doesn't accept her commission, she will do it herself," Kuroba Kaito quickly reacted, frowning and thinking, "But when the painting is appraised tonight, Mr. Azuma, Charlie Police Department, Suzuki Consultant, etc.
Everyone should be present, and there will be people guarding outside the appraisal room. Why is she confident to steal the painting under such circumstances? I always feel that things are not that simple... By the way, you just said that you want to go back and rest.
, and also said that he would not go to the press conference at night. Do you have any plans?"
Facing Kuroba Kaito's curious gaze, Chi Feichi told the truth, "I don't have any plans. I really feel unwell and want to go back and rest."
"This, that's it..." Kuroba Kaito was stunned for a moment, then he quickly smiled dryly and raised his hand to scratch his hair, "Since you are not feeling well, you should go back and rest first! I will stay here to continue the investigation. See
Let’s see if we can find out what Miss Gongtai is planning to do, what preparations she has made, and whether she has any accomplices. If I find out, I will contact you again!”
Chi Feichi declined without any pretense, "Then please keep an eye here. If you need help, you can call me or Yueshui."
"I understand!" Kuroba Kaito nodded happily and asked again, "But are you okay with your health? Do you really don't need to see a doctor?"
"No need," Chi Feichi felt that he no longer had the energy to appease others, so he turned around and turned on the faucet to wash his hands, "Don't be so long-winded."
Kuroba Kaito choked and glanced at Chi Feichi speechlessly, complaining dissatisfiedly, "How can you call this nagging? I'm caring about you!"
Complaining is nothing but complaining. Kuroba Kaito also felt that Chi Fei Chi was not in a good state, so he did not keep asking Chi Fei Chi to talk. He also washed his hands in front of the sink and adjusted the disguise mask on his face.
Then he followed Chi Feichi and left the bathroom.
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Three o'clock in the afternoon.
Chi Feichi returned to the apartment, took a pill with the number '2' engraved on it, lay on the bed and slept for two hours, barely regaining some energy.
While Chi Fei Chi was sleeping, Koshizui Nanatsuki asked the servants to prepare dinner and the dresses that the two of them would wear to attend the auction. When Chi Fei Chi woke up, he and Chi Fei Chi had dinner in the restaurant as soon as possible.
After dinner, I went to the bedroom and changed into a dress, then took the car to the auction site.
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The auction will begin at 7 p.m. and is expected to last two hours and end at around 9 p.m.
In addition to Van Gogh's "Sunflowers", the auction also has some large and small works of art and jewelry as auction items. However, the entire auction still has "Sunflowers" as the finale. The value of other auction items is compared to
"Sunflower" is even worse.
The auction was held at a famous auction venue in Manhattan, New York.
The large stage at the venue is equipped with multiple large LCD screens, which can display multi-angle shots of the auction items at the same time. When the auction starts, there is also an independent large screen that displays the quotations, which can display the bids at the auction site in real time.
bid on.
This auction will also be conducted through simultaneous offline and online bidding. At the same time, the auction will be broadcast live on TV and the Internet, and will be broadcast in Times Square in New York.
Ten minutes before the auction started, people who had received invitations started to enter the venue one after another, received their own number tags, and were led by staff to sit down in the auditorium halfway around the stage.
In less than five minutes, more than 400 seats were occupied at the venue, and in the following three minutes, people continued to enter the venue.
Considering that these people are either rich or noble, not everyone wants to be exposed to the spotlight. Two minutes before the auction started, the host who presided over the auction came on stage to greet the people present, and then asked the staff to close the auditorium.
The lights in the room plunged the auction hall into darkness, and then the radio station was notified to start the live broadcast.
After the auction begins, the spotlights and cameras will only be focused on the stage. This will not only ensure a better live broadcast and display of the auction items, but also try to protect the privacy of the guests present. At least the guests will not have to worry about their gnashing of teeth and rolling eyes being caught by the camera.
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"Welcome to today's auction site, and thank you all for watching the auction on TV. Thank you all for your attention," the host on the stage officially began. "Before the auction officially begins,
I will introduce the bidding rules of the auction, as well as several appraisal experts we have invited for the auction..."
Chi Feichi and Koshizu Nanatsuki sat in special seats at the back, not crowded with most of the guests. After the host introduced the bidding rules and took the opportunity to make some witty remarks to liven up the atmosphere, he lowered his voice and said, "Koshimizu,
If there is an auction item you like during the auction, we can also bid to buy it."
"Let's take a look first and then talk about it. Knowing that "Sunflower" is the finale, I don't look forward to the other auction items that much," Koshimizu Nanatsuki smiled and asked in a low voice, "It's you, how do you feel now?
How is it? During dinner today, your food intake was only half of normal. Do you feel hungry now? "
"No," Chi Feichi replied softly, "When I think about how I was jealous of that bowl of fish soup, those vegetable chowder, and that roast duck, I can't get hungry at all."
The surrounding light was dim, and Koshisui Nanatsuki couldn't see Chi Fei Chi's expression clearly when he raised his head, but he could probably imagine Chi Fei Chi's stinking face, and comforted him with a bit of laughter, "Please bear with it a little longer, this is jealousy."
The last day or two of the crime will definitely be a little more difficult than before, but now there is only a little more than one day left at most, and this time will pass soon."
Chi Feichi felt that he was being comforted, and when he noticed that someone was approaching, he responded with a soft "hmm" and turned to look at the approaching figure.
Feichi hid under Chi Feichi's clothes, and quickly identified the person's identity through thermal eye observation and scent discrimination, and reminded, "Master, it's Kaito."
With the face of a middle-aged man, Kuroba Kaito, wearing the uniform black dress of the TV station staff, came to Chi Feichi and said, "This guest..."
Chi Feichi looked around and found that in the dim light it was difficult to tell whether anyone nearby was looking here, so he interrupted loudly, "Sit down and talk."