It was a very shabby little courtyard.

The low tile-roofed house was built with gray bricks. There were several large cracks on the wall, making it look crumbling. There were dark green moss growing in the corners of the walls.

Although it is dilapidated, the yard is kept clean.

Su Xingyan, Gu Yifeng, and Gu Xiao had never seen such a dilapidated house when they were so old.

Great-grandfather Su Wenmai's house was also in the countryside, but Gu Beixian sent people to renovate it several times, making it antique and unique.

The small courtyard is very quiet, an eerie kind of quiet.

Several people stopped moving forward.

Su Xingyan shouted: "Is there anyone there?"

I called several times, but no one responded.

Gu Yifeng and Gu Xiao were leading the way, Su Xingyan was in the middle, and the bodyguards were behind.

A group of people walked in.

Pushing open the dilapidated wooden door of the main room, a smell of corruption spread out in the room.

It's the kind of stale smell caused by an old house that can't be dissipated no matter how you open the windows.

Gu Yifeng had mysophobia and didn't want to step in.

Gu Xiao didn't care. He stepped in and asked, "Is there anyone there? We are looking for Mr. Shen Keshen to ask for something important."

A very soft voice came from the east bedroom, "Who? What do you want with him?"

It was a woman's voice. The voice was vicissitudes of life, weak and painful, as if she was lying down.

Su Xingyan said: "Hello, auntie, we are asking Mr. Shen Keshen to paint two ancient paintings."

The woman was silent for a few seconds and replied: "He can't draw ancient paintings. You have found the wrong person."

Su Xingyan said hurriedly: "We will pay a very generous reward, 1000 million for Tang Bohu and 800 million for Zheng Banqiao. You can think about it again."

The woman seemed to be moved and fell silent.

But she didn't know what she thought of, so she refused again: "You can go, it's not a matter of money. My son really can't draw ancient paintings."

The three of them turned around but did not leave.

Looking around.

Forgery of ancient paintings requires the use of a lot of materials and cannot be disturbed. A study or workshop is essential.

This house is an old-fashioned village house, narrow and small, with one main room and two bedrooms. The kitchen is outside, there is a utility room, and the toilet is outside the courtyard.

Apart from this, there are no other rooms.

Gu Yifeng and Gu Xiao looked at each other and understood.

They led the men and began to search for the entrance to the basement. They moved very gently for fear of disturbing the woman.

I searched the utility room and found nothing unusual.

The group went to the kitchen again and searched everywhere they could, including under the stove and under the firewood, but found nothing.

Finally, everyone's eyes fell on the cabinet against the wall.

The cabinets are old but very large.

The bodyguard gently opened the cabinet door. There were tableware and leftovers on it, and a few old clothes at the bottom of the cabinet.

The bodyguard took away the old clothes and pressed the bottom board. He found that the board was not nailed and could move.

The bodyguard took apart the board with force, and there was a one-meter-square black entrance underneath, which could accommodate two people.

Sure enough, there is a secret room here.

Gu Xiao said: "I will take people down to take a look, and you guys will keep watch from above. The woman hasn't come out yet. She must be sick and can't walk."

Gu Yifeng asked: "Can you do it?"

Gu Xiao arched his right arm, "One against eight, it's a piece of cake."

Gu Yifeng thought it was dirty and old down there, so he said, "Okay, if there's danger, just make a sound and I'll get down right away."

"No, just keep an eye on little Xingyan. She is the Dinghai Shenzhen of our auction house."

"Go down quickly. If you don't go down, people might escape through other exits."

Gu Xiao said no more and went down with two bodyguards.

It was dark below, so he turned on the flashlight that came with his phone.

The basement was quite spacious, and the walls were plastered with moisture-proof white lime, which smelled like quicklime.

Several people walked in quietly.

Gu Xiao suddenly dodged and said to the bodyguard: "Get away quickly, there is a trap!"

The two bodyguards hurriedly ducked.

Several daggers flew past several people's bodies. The daggers were all rusty because they had not been used for many years.

Next there are two similar mechanisms, the boulder and the lime.

Fortunately, Gu Xiao had learned some lessons from his father Gu Jinyao and was prepared.

Avoid the traps without any danger.

After passing three traps, the three of them came to the secret room, opened the door and walked in.

Various tools are hung on the walls of the room, and old rice paper is spread on the table.

Gu Xiao had seen it in Su Hua's studio. This was a tool for repairing paintings.

Sure enough, as they expected, this was Shen Ke's workshop.

The room was empty.

Gu Xiao stretched out one foot and tentatively walked in. He looked around the secret room without any clue. When he looked up, he saw a slightly crooked painting hanging on the east wall.

When he came to the painting, Gu Xiao took the painting away. There was an invisible button underneath.

He pressed the button, revealing a three-foot-square exit.

Gu Xiao secretly cursed, the brat is such a thief!

A small secret room with so many entrances and exits!

He led people into the exit and walked forward.

After walking about a hundred meters, I climbed up again and found that I had gone around to the back of the yard.

Gu Xiao led people to follow the footprints and catch up.

After not chasing him far, he saw Gu Yifeng, Su Xingyan and the bodyguards blocking a person's way.

Although the man was dressed in simple clothes, he was extremely handsome and quite tall. However, he was on the thin side and had a faint gloomy look between his eyebrows.

A pair of eyes were dark, as if there were many stories and thoughts.

It's hard to believe that such a poor and handsome man could grow out of such a poor house.

Gu Xiao strode forward, walked up to him, and said coldly: "You are Shen Ke, right?"

Shen Ke narrowed his eyes at him and said coldly: "I don't know you."

Gu Xiao twitched the corners of his lips, "You don't need to know me. I came here today just to confirm one thing with you. Were you the ones who painted those seven paintings? How much did they sell for?"

Shen Ke pursed his lips and said nothing.

Gu Xiao deliberately used words to deceive him, "Since we can find it, we must be 100% sure that it is you. It's useless if you don't admit it. Although you are young and have hidden yourself deeply, you must be able to have such abilities. Which descendant of the master of ancient painting restoration? There are only a few people who are good at restoring ancient paintings, and even fewer who are short of money. There are very few who can let go of their body and backbone to fake paintings. Eliminate them one by one, and there will be You're the only one left. Don't be afraid. We're not here to settle a score with you. We just want to find out who is harming me behind the scenes. Let's do this. I'll give you double the money and you tell me who that person is. Finished , we will withdraw immediately and will not disturb you again."

Shen Ke's eyes flickered across his face, "Do you think the other party will personally take action in this kind of thing? Since he wants to set up a trap, he will naturally wipe his butt clean."

Gu Yifeng asked: "When the other party pays, is it transfer or cash?"

Shen Ke looked at him and replied: "Cash."

The trail is broken.

Freeze for a moment.

Gu Yifeng said, "Since the other party wants to set up a trap, they will naturally send people to pay attention to our actions. When they see us coming to you, they will panic, and you will be in danger next. Either cooperate with us and find that person, or wait at home to die. . You can no longer hide in this secret room. Please think again, Mr. Shen."

Shen Ke thought for a moment and said, "I'll go with you."

He agreed so happily that it was beyond everyone's expectation.

Gu Xiao raised his hand and pushed him on the shoulder, smiling, "You're smart! I thought we would have to fight before you would come with us."

Shen Ke lowered his eyes and stared at his hands, his eyes slightly cold.

After half a second, he raised his eyes and looked at Gu Yifeng, "I want a car to move my mother alone, a house and a few bodyguards to ensure our safety. After this incident, I will take my mother away. , I won’t bother you anymore.”

Gu Yifeng said: "Okay."

Several people walked towards their home.

Su Xingyan couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Shen is so young and has such abilities, why would he do such a thing of fraud?"

Shen Ke turned his head and glanced at her with a cold smile, "Why not eat minced meat? Little girl, not everyone is qualified to be a good person."

Inexplicably, Su Xingyan felt a prick in her heart, feeling a thin gossamer pain.

Several people returned to Shen Ke's house.

Shen Ke entered the room and after about half an hour, he found a woman.

Everyone was quite surprised when they saw the woman's appearance.

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