chapter 1
Around seven in the evening, my friend suddenly invited me out for barbecue.
After a few rounds of beer, we were both drunk. That long string of monologue above was what he said to me after getting drunk.
I was a bit puzzled as to why he suddenly told me this.
I expressed my confusion to him, and right after, I saw him take out his phone and send me two photos on WeChat.
Friend: “Today while I was working, I found two paintings. They looked really strange. I was going to throw them away, but I kept feeling like there was some story behind them. I’m afraid it’s like that ten-yuan bill from years ago. I’m afraid if I throw these paintings away, someone in this world might get hurt because of me. I don’t dare show them to anyone, but I want to know the truth. Didn’t you help the police solve that attic case a while ago? Can you take a look for me and see if there’s something wrong with these paintings?”
I was curious, so I opened WeChat on my phone and saw those two paintings.
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