Chapter 403 Oil painting whereabouts
"That's not the case, I wasn't insane enough to intentionally kill a police officer.
But some things are beyond my control.
Nothing is perfect in this world.
There is no perfect case, and accidents may happen at any time. "Dave Galli sighed, "We didn't intend to rob at first, but planned to use the security loopholes of the Getty Museum to enter the museum and steal.
Using my identity as a security consultant, I obtained the floor plan, security distribution map, door lock code, etc. of the museum.
I've been careful, but I still feel like I'm being watched.
Jens Jauregui.
I saw him in the Southern Precinct, and maybe it was a police instinct that I thought he was suspicious of me.
This made me very uneasy, worried that he had found evidence, even if he didn't have enough evidence to expose me before the crime happened.
Then after the oil painting in the museum was stolen, he might also guess me.
To me, he was a ticking time bomb. "
"So, you just killed him?"
"No, I didn't kill him.
I just told Giorgi about it, and he said he would take care of it.
It was his idea to murder and frame someone, and he sent someone to do it. I only found out afterwards. "
"The two hundred thousand dollars and the museum floor plan that you put in the warehouse that Jens Jauregui rented?"
"No, it was Giorgi's idea.
Although, I agreed to help him steal the oil painting.
But I have been a little hesitant, worried that things will be revealed, and I haven't made up my mind.
Jorgi is a terrible guy. He saw what I was thinking, and he proposed to kill Jens Jauregui to prevent future troubles.
At the same time, put some 'stolen goods' in Jens Jauregui's warehouse, and plant him as the insider, so that my suspicion can be cleared.
I was moved by what he said, and I was less worried. "
Luke pressed, "Who killed Jens Jauregui?"
"I only know that it was Giorgi's order, but I don't know who did it.
I don't want to get too involved in this matter, otherwise, my identity may be exposed. Dave Gary sighed, "I didn't expect to be discovered by you." "
"You planned to steal in the museum at the beginning, why did you change to rob transported oil paintings?"
"I got the floor plan and security layout plan of the museum. After researching it, Giorgi and his accomplices felt that theft was too difficult. There are security guards on duty in the museum every day. Once the theft fails, the security guards may find it. Steal a painting and you might get caught.
Afterwards, we had to change the plan and rob while transporting the oil painting.
The security force is relatively weak. As long as the transportation route and time can be known in advance, the probability of successful robbery is very high. "
"Apart from Giorgi's identity, do you know any other clues about the robbers?"
"No, he is the only robber I have come into contact with."
"What about the other strongholds?"
"I have only been to the explosion site, and it has been destroyed now.
Actually, I don’t have much contact with them.
Except for Giorgi, the other robbers did not know my identity.
Again, I don't know their identities.
It's good for everyone. "
Luke said, "We want Giorgi's photo and fingerprints."
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Robbery Murder Division Office.
Luke convened a meeting and cut straight to the point, "The murdered policeman Jens Jauregui is not an insider, we wronged him."
Before, when the deputy team investigated the murdered police officer Jens Jauregui, he discovered that he had a warehouse, and the warehouse contained the floor plan of the Getty Museum and $200,000 in cash.
At the same time, Luke also found out that Jens Jauregui went to the Getty Museum to work as a security guard because of lack of money.
Based on numerous clues, the Robbery and Murder Division speculated that Jens Jauregui's behavior was very suspicious, and he might be the ghost of the gang that robbed the oil painting in the museum.
Now it seems that they were wrong. The real insider is Dave Gary, the Southern Bureau Inspector. In order to prevent the police from finding out that he was an insider, they deliberately framed Jens Jauregui and put the stolen money and the floor plan of the museum in his warehouse.
I have to say that his methods are vicious, not only killing the other party, but also pouring dirty water on the other party.
Not only Luke, but everyone present felt a trace of guilt and fear.
Fortunately, the truth was found out, otherwise Jens Hauregui would have been wronged.
As for Dave Galli’s confession, Luke did not fully believe it either. Judging from the previous interrogation, Dave Galli chose himself very cleanly and blamed his accomplice Giorgi for the death of Jens Jaureji. But in Luke's view, Jens Jauregui's death is definitely closely related to him.
The most urgent task is to find other robbers first.
Luke glanced at everyone, "You all know the situation, what do you think?"
The deputy team said, "What do those FBI mean?"
Luke said, "Maybe because of the reward, the FBI doesn't really want to cooperate this time. Everyone depends on themselves. Whoever finds the oil painting counts."
Jackson said, "If the FBI doesn't want to cooperate, why did it agree with us to interrogate Dave Gary?"
Luke laughed, "You really think the FBI can be lawless.
Dave Gary is a lapd, and Anthony wants to interrogate Dave Gary, which is not as simple as he said.
But it's different when we're there.
We are also lapd, the pressure on the FBI will be much less.
So, he did this not out of kindness, but for mutual benefit. "
Porter said, "If Dave Galli is not lying, this man named Giorgi is likely to be the mastermind of the robbery.
Now that we have his photo and fingerprints, there should be a full investigation into his identity.
As long as he can be caught, the gang of robbers can be wiped out.
You can also find the ten oil paintings that were robbed. "
At this time, Xiao Hei grinned his thick lips, showing his big white teeth, and said with a smile, "Guys, I found a clue about the oil painting."
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Xiao Hei straightened his back and continued, "I have been inquiring about the stolen property of Mr. and Mrs. Gray's house on the black market before.
I received another news this morning. Someone is selling an oil painting called "Rome" by the artist Svensson Pilger, who is also a well-known impressionist master.
Last year, this oil painting was auctioned by the Getty Museum for $4 million.
is also one of the ten oil paintings stolen this time. "
This was unexpected news, Luke asked, "Who is the seller?"
"Jim, he runs an antique store called 'The Strange House.'"
Luke smiled, "Do you still run a **** shop?"
Xiao Hei asked back, "Do you know him?"
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The House of Singularity Antique Store.
A black Ford Expedition is parked nearby, and Luke sits in the car looking out at the antique store.
Before, Luke accidentally obtained a vinyl record and wanted to sell it for a high price. He once inquired about the price in this antique store, and it was the owner Jim who received him.
Jim bid 400,000 US dollars, but Luke felt it was inappropriate, so he didn't sell it, and planned to put it on the Jialishi Auction House.
As a result, a thief ran to Luke's house that night to steal. That thief was Luke's current informant, Anleke Lauer.
Anleke was severely punished by Luke, and he confessed that Jim hired him to steal vinyl records.
Luke found his old partner David. David took people directly to the **** shop run by Jim. This industry is more or less tricky. David cleaned him up and took him to the police station for a crime.
Jim is a sensible person. After being released on bail, he took the initiative to ask Luke to admit his mistake, and bought a vinyl record at an auction house at a high price. The premium was very high, and Luke made a small profit.
Seeing that he was so sensible, Luke ignored him.
I didn't expect this guy to start messing with these messy things again.
Not far away, a white-haired old man in a suit was strolling along the side of the road, holding a civility stick in his hand, followed by a young white man who looked like an assistant.
The white-haired old man glanced at the black Ford Explorer, and walked into the Strange House antique shop with leisurely steps.
The antique store occupies a large area. A young Latin woman stood at the door and said enthusiastically, "Gentlemen, what do you want, I can introduce it to you."
"What do you want from our boss?" the Latin female receptionist asked.
"I want to buy some famous oil paintings. I heard that your boss has channels."
"What type of painting do you want?"
The white-haired old man raised his eyebrows and stared, "Are you the boss?"
The Latin female receptionist walked away awkwardly. Not long after, he led a black man over, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and with a faint smile on his face.
"Sir, what's your name?"
The white-haired old man said, "My friends call me Old Vincent."
"Jim." The black man shook hands with Vincent, "I heard you want to buy paintings by famous artists?"
"Yes, I heard from a friend that you have some famous paintings here."
"Excuse me, what's your friend's name?"
"It's my friend's friend, so it's not convenient to say his name." Vincent showed an expression that you understand.
"OK, which famous artist's oil painting do you want?"
“I prefer the works of oil painting master Svensson Pilger in the early 20th century.”
Jim looked up and down the white-haired old man, "I also like the paintings of this master, but the price is a bit expensive."
"Do I look like someone who is short of money?" Vincent smiled, pointing to a few oil paintings on the wall, "If your store only has such bad paintings, then there is nothing to see."
Jim nodded with a smile, "OK, I'll take you to see other oil paintings, real masterpieces."
Jim led the two forward and reached the back door of the antique shop. Jim looked at Vincent and the young man following him, "Sir, the collection room is a bit small and can't accommodate too many people."
Vincent said to the white youth behind him, "Wait here."
"Okay, sir." The white man nodded and watched the two enter the back door of the antique shop.
The back door of the antique shop is a warehouse. After opening the door, it was dark in the warehouse, so Jim turned on the light in the warehouse.
The warehouse is very large, and the aisle in the middle is only about one meter. Jim led Vincent inside, and came to a glass counter with a photo album under it.
Jim took out the photo album, unfolded it and put it in front of Vincent.
Tattoo picked up the album to check, pointed to a photo of an oil painting and said, "This oil painting should be the work "Rome" by Impressionist master Svensson Pilger."
"Yes."
"Is there this lucky oil painting in the store?"
"This painting is not cheap."
"If I want to buy cheap ones, I won't come here."
Jim looked at each other for a while, "Wait a minute."
Jim went to the corner, opened a locked box, and took out a wooden box from the box. Inside the box was an oil painting. The oil painting was mainly composed of half-naked women, running children, and riding on horses. man.
Vincent took out the glasses case from his pocket, put on the glasses, and said with emotion, "This "Rome" is the famous work of Svensson Pilger. The last time I saw it was at an auction. Unfortunately, it was sold by the Getty Museum. A group of **** cut off their beards."
Vincent stared at the oil painting for a long time, with a look of excitement on his face, "That's it, you can't go wrong."
"Is this the original work of Svensson Pilger?"
Jim didn't answer directly, nor did he say whether it was true or false, "I just received this painting yesterday, and it cost $200,000."
This sounds a bit awkward. Under normal circumstances, the seller will definitely exaggerate the product, but Jim didn't say much about the oil painting. Instead, he focused on pointing out that he spent 200,000 yuan to acquire the painting.
Serious merchants will not say the price of their purchases, otherwise, how can they sell the products at a high price?
Think about it carefully, Jim may have another meaning, you can see for yourself whether it is true or not, anyway, I spent 200,000 U.S. dollars to buy it, and I will never spend 200,000 U.S. dollars to buy a fake painting.
Vincent looked away, "How much do you want to sell?"
"$400,000."
“I received 200,000 and sold it for 400,000, and I made a profit of 200,000.
Is this business too easy to do? "
"It's worth the price."
"How about $300,000?"
"I also followed the rules."
"cash."
Jim was unimpressed.
Vincent turned his eyes to the oil painting again, "Is this oil painting real?"
"Do you think I'd spend $200,000 on a fake painting?"
"Where did this painting come from?"
“I bought it from a friend, and I have a lot to do with it, so I can feel at ease earning the $200,000.”
"As far as I know, this oil painting originally belonged to the Getty Museum. It was snatched by a group of gangsters a few days ago. Could it be you who made it?"
"not my business."
"Then why is this painting in your hand?"
"If you want to buy a painting, I welcome it with both hands; if you are here to find fault, please leave." Jim put on a straight face, assuming a posture of seeing off guests.
"What a slippery head." Wen Sen originally wanted to say something, but the other party was slick, and refused to tell the origin of the oil painting, nor whether it was true or not, as if he was hooked by a wisher.
Vincent didn't think it was a big deal, so he lowered his head and said, "Bring someone in."
Jim frowned slightly, "Who are you talking to?"
"My boss." Vincent didn't hide it.
Jim covered the painting box, "Who are you?"
"lapd."
"Wow, this is the first time I've seen a lapd at this age."
"There are so many things you haven't seen, so think about how to get out."
Jim didn't seem in a hurry, "Can I see your police badge?"
"Do you want to see my ass?"
Jim “…”
Old pervert.
"If you are really a policeman, why don't you dare let me see it?"
"If that painting was bought for $200,000, why didn't you tell me it was true?
And, did I ask you to do anything? Why did I show you the police badge. "
Jim gave a dry laugh. It was the first time he had seen such a policeman, and he looked more like an old rascal.
"Da da..." There was a sound of footsteps outside.
Jim looked outside and saw a familiar figure, "Captain Li, why are you here?"
Luke didn't answer, and walked to the oil painting, "Boss Jim, you still have the ability. What our police couldn't find, you found it so quickly."
Jim forced a smile, "You may have misunderstood.
This painting is not the original, but a high imitation oil painting. "
Vinson's deputy team snorted, "You paid two hundred thousand dollars to buy a high-quality imitation painting, are you stupid, or are we stupid?"
"Sorry, I lied about the purchase price.
This oil painting was not purchased for $200,000, but for $1,000. "Jim opened the box and showed the oil painting to Luke, "This is an antique shop here, and there are all kinds of messy things.
Recently, a lot of people are looking for paintings by Svensson Pilger, so I just got one. "
Luke looked at the oil painting, but he couldn't appreciate it, let alone tell the truth from it, "The original painting of "Rome" is kept in the Getty Museum, and it was snatched by a group of robbers some time ago. do you know?"
Jim looked at Luke, with sweat stains on his forehead, hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "I know."
"Is it related to you?"
"No."
Jim looked at Luke, not seeing disappointment on his face.
After getting the news, Luke knew that it was unlikely to be a real painting. The gang of robbers planned well and acted cautiously, so how could they rush to sell the oil painting at great risk.
The reason why he personally led the investigation has other purposes.
Since Jim is involved in this case, regardless of whether he has anything to do with the robbers, don't think about getting away easily.
(end of this chapter)