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Chapter 759
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As the direct heir to one of the largest tycoons in the United States, the villa where John Harriman rests naturally has a large number of exquisite art.
In addition to a large number of oil paintings, there are also porcelains from China, and even the vast majority of them are official kiln wares from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
But among this porcelain display, there is nothing comparable to the large Yuan blue and white "Ghost Valley Down the Mountain" patterned jar in my hand!
Even Liu Dong didn't expect that he would be able to harvest a national treasure-level Yuan blue and white porcelain during this trip!
However, there was not much time now, so Liu Dong could only simply appreciate it and put it away first.
"This is the errand fee for my trip! However, one piece is not enough!"
Thinking of this, Liu Dong took a look at the exquisite oil paintings hanging on the wall. Except for some of the oil paintings by the so-called abstract painters, he was not interested in others, such as the classicists Delacroix and David, and the impressionist painters Degas and Monet.
Liu Dong was waiting for the master's essential oil painting, but he was not ready to let it go.
And he also believed that after tonight, John Harriman would have to swallow it even if he broke his teeth.
After making up his mind, Liu Dong stepped up the stairs and quietly arrived at John Harriman's bedroom on the top floor, where he would sleep today.
However, Liu Dong was not prepared to kill the other party directly. After all, although the two sides were somewhat unhappy, they had not yet escalated to the level of hatred.
So after thinking for a while, Liu Dong took out a cow's head from the mustard space. Because of the preservation effect of the space, the cow's head that Liu Dong placed in the mustard space when he was in Vancouver still has a bright red blood stain on his neck.
!
After placing the bull's head on John Harriman's bedside table, Liu Dong took out a piece of paper full of writing and nailed it to the bedside with a knife!
After finishing all this, he took one last look at John Harriman, who was still sleeping soundly, and smiled lightly. Liu Dong turned around and went out.
The night passed quickly, and at about eight o'clock in the morning, John Harriman woke up on time. As the younger brother of a large family, John Harriman was not a playboy. His good tutoring helped him develop good living habits.
He had already thought about it last night, and he would use these few days to teach Liu Dong a profound lesson, letting him understand that not everyone in the Harriman family can be a threat, and with the support of the Skull and Bones Society, he also has enough confidence, and finally
Let Liu Dong obey.
But John Harriman, who quickly sat up from the bed, was stunned!
"Damn it. Where's my oil painting of Ingres's "Venus"?" After staring at the empty wall for a while, Harriman couldn't help but shouted angrily.
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was a French painter who was already a very good painter even when he was 17 years old. Moreover, Ingres admired Greek and Roman art and Raphael, and the great
Wei also defended classical rules, but also showed a strong interest in medieval and oriental exoticism, so he was dramatically classified into the romantic school by some art historians.
However, this outstanding painter has always been considered by future generations to be one of the true classicist masters of the 19th century!
Ingres admires nature, and his creations that represent his highest achievements are often uncarved and are the perfect combination of refined natural images and classical modeling rationality. The """ in his paintings have no thoughts, no beliefs, no elements of the era, and are completely pure works of the painter.
artistic creation.
Therefore, his famous painting "Fountain" brings together all the beauty of women, showing the tranquil lyricism and purity of beauty that can be universally praised by mankind. It is the treasure of the Louvre Museum in France!
In addition, other works with the same style as "Fountain" include Ingres's "La Odalisque", "The Bathing Lady of Wappingson", "Turkish Bath", etc.
John Harriman's "Venus" canvas oil painting is also one of them. He bought it from a French collector for about 40 million US dollars, although now 40 million US dollars is no longer worth the world's money.
The top ten highest oil paintings, but the price of 40 million US dollars is already ten years ago. If the inflation factor and the skyrocketing prices caused by the global art trade are excluded, the painting in Harriman's hand is 2 meters high and 2 meters wide.
"Venus" is no less than any oil painting auctioned in the world!
In addition, the reason why Harriman placed this painting of "Venus" in his bedroom was more or less to encourage the interest in having sex right out of bed!
But now that this famous painting that he cherished had disappeared, and it was only for one night, Harriman was even more angry.
Hearing his voice, the bodyguard outside knocked on the door and walked in.
"boss……!"
The words suddenly stopped!
"What's going on, you didn't hear...!"
When John Harriman turned his head and saw the expression on the bodyguard's face, and then followed his eyes, his face was also shocked.
"Teng!"
After coming to his senses, Harriman ignored the fact that he was not wearing any clothes. Like a spring, he climbed up from the bed, walked two steps behind the big bed, then pointed at the cow's head that was still on the bedside table and looked at it, which was still bloody.
, asked with a trembling tone: "What's going on? Why did this bull head appear in my bedroom?"
"Boss, I'm not sure either!"
"Why don't you go over and take a look!" John Harriman yelled angrily.
"Yes, boss!"
But when the bodyguard walked over, he also noticed the throwing knife and paper left by Liu Dong!
"Boss, I found this on your bedside!"
Looking at the throwing knife and paper handed over by the bodyguard, John Harriman's expression changed drastically.
Because the style of this flying knife was very familiar to him. It was the same flying knife that Liu Dong held in his hand to threaten him last night.
When he put down the throwing knife and picked up the paper, the look on his face became even more ugly!
"Dear Mr. Harriman, when you saw this note, I believe you also saw the gift I left! But this is not the point. The point is that the security system here is really poor. Wait until I put the bull's head on
When I placed it on your bedside, no one noticed my existence!"
"...But it doesn't matter. I have no grievances with Mr. Harriman, and it's not like I do anything to you, so this time I just give you a small gift, which is an unexpected surprise! However, if Mr. Harriman makes any concessions in the future,
I feel very regretful about it, so I think it should be quite simple to send you to see God! And I guarantee that there will be absolutely no evidence of the great American Constitution, and it will also guarantee my safety!"
"...Oh, by the way, there is one last thing I forgot to tell Mr. Harriman! The art in your villa is really rich! Especially the oil paintings by famous artists such as Angel Delacroix and David are rare.
Love it at first sight! In addition, you also know that I am a collector, so when I left, I took them away! It is a testimony of our friendship!"
"Haha, thank you very much Mr. Harriman for your generosity!"
"Chichi!"
The livid John Harriman tore the paper in his hand into powder before he could finish reading it.
Then he opened the door and rushed out of the bedroom wearing only his underpants, but the precious oil paintings and art that he had collected in the living room, study and reception room had long since disappeared!
Of course, Liu Dong didn't take everything with him. For example, he didn't take any of those boring abstract paintings.
But even so, John Harriman, who was already stimulated, was going crazy!
"Damn it Liu Dong, just wait!"
While John Harriman gritted his teeth, his heart was bleeding. Most of the art he collected was the essence of it. Now that 70% of it has been stolen by Liu Dong, his loss will be at least over 300 million US dollars!
300 million US dollars, even John Harriman, who has a large business, feels deeply hurt.
But while his body ached, there was also deep fear in his heart.
As one of America's wealthiest aristocrats, John Harriman's greatest fear was death.
"Damn it, what are you still standing for? You idiots, why don't you go and see what's found on the surveillance system!" Harriman roared at the surrounding bodyguards.
But five minutes later, the bodyguards' report made John Harriman's heart sink to the bottom.
Everything was normal, and no clues were found on the surveillance system, but everyone who was in the surveillance room last night was knocked unconscious!
"Boss, should we call the police?"
"Call the police?" John Harriman, who smiled bitterly in his heart, waved to the bodyguard, "You guys go out first, I'll be alone for a while!"
After hearing this, the bodyguards looked at each other in confusion, and finally walked out of the room under the leadership of a few people!
Sitting on the sofa, looking at the empty wall, the oil painting originally hanging on it has disappeared! But the white wall is more like a mockery of myself!
"Liu Dong!"
John Harriman kept repeating these two words.
He knew that the art he had lost would never come back! Let alone the fact that there was no evidence, so what if there was evidence. The cow head placed on the bedside almost killed all his resistance!
No matter how much money you have, life is not as important!
"But our Harman family is not the only one in the Skull and Bones Society! Liu Dong, even if I don't cause trouble for you, there will be others who will! If you can really survive these troubles by then,
Then consider this $300 million in art as a gift from me! But if you die, your relatives and friends will bear the wrath of the Harriman family on your behalf!"
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (To be continued