Chapter 1075
X Quest then gently reached for Sharon Lindt’s hand.
Sharon smiled. “I know that you have your reasons.”
Instantly, the entire lobby was silent…
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Right then, the obese, middle-aged man walked up to X. “Lady… After this, may I admire this
painting of yours for a moment?” he asked.
X smiled at the man. “Sure,” she said.
“Do you also suspect that this is a case of a painting within a painting? Was that why you bid for it?”
the obese, middle-aged man asked curiously.
Sure enough, this man also had suspicions of there being a painting within a painting…
X still smiled. “Well… Yes.”
The obese, middle-aged man instantlyughed. “You have good eyes. If I had enough money, I
would have made a gamble today.”
X looked the man up and down. He was dressed in ordinary clothes, and he looked nothing like
the celebrities here.
It looked like he was here to purchase auction items on behalf of his boss. He was not some
famous, powerful, or rich individual. Indeed, he didn’t seem wealthy.
“A painting within a painting?” The young woman beside X, who had mocked her earlier, looked
at the obese, middle-aged man curiously.
The obese, middle-aged manughed. “Yes… It could be a painting within a painting, but not
necessarily…”
“Those that can be made into a painting within a painting are usually top-notch masterpieces, right?
The kind that is worth a lot of money… As far as I know, some collectors used to hide very valuable
paintings behind fake paintings to avoid war or theft…” The young woman added.
“Yes…” The obese, middle-aged man nodded.
In an instant, everyone who was stunned in the lobby all realized what was going on.
It turned out that X was not stupid, but she simply thought that it was a painting within a painting.
That was why…
“Lady, my name is rence Steele. If you trust me, could you let me confirm whether it is a painting
in a painting?
“I’m an employee in an antique store. The store I work in is right across the street. There are
dismantling tools inside. If you need my help, I could bring the tools over to take the painting apart
right here…” rence said.
“Sure.” X nodded decisively.
The fact that he could tell at a nce that the painting might be a painting within a painting proved
that he was extremelypetent.
Meanwhile, that age-old antique store across the street was the secondrgest antique store in
Antis. Not just anyone could enter.
Therefore, X concluded that there was absolutely nothing wrong with letting the person in front of
her take the painting apart.
rence aroused the curiosity of the crowd. If X agreed to take the painting apart right here,
everyone naturally wouldn’t leave.
Once Van Gogh’s real work of art was revealed, everyone would naturally bid for it.
These were all wealthy folks. Purchasing this painting at a high price wasn’t a problem for them at
all.
Soon, rence walked away.
After the auctioneer said a few pleasant things and closing words, the auction came to an end.
Meanwhile, everyone here didn’t seem to want to leave.
That was because everyone wanted to find out whether the painting consisted of another painting
inside.
After rence had left, X greeted the staff members here. She brought over a huge wooden and
a chair with their help before cing them on the open space below the auction stage.
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After X had prepared everything on her side, rence walked in after approximately ten minutes
with a huge rosewood box in his hands.
As soon as he entered, he automatically walked up to the table and chair.
After putting down his wooden box, he hastily unlocked it and retrieved various tools needed to
dismantle the painting. He sat on the chair and prepared to take the painting apart…
Soon, the beautiful auctioneer brought the oil painting that X had acquired to him.
The dismantling of the oil painting was a highlyplex process.
A single mistake could ruin the entire painting.
Therefore, rence moved extremely carefully and in a calcted manner.
For fear of disturbing rence, X and the others all sat in their seats and waited silently.