Dangerous Aesthetics

"Don't worry, there is indeed a genuine painting here." Olivan left the room after finishing speaking.

Outside the door, Neo leaned against the wall with his arms folded.When Oliwen walked by his side, he said, "Hey, I said, are you being too strict with that kid?"

"Is there?" Olivier smiled.

"You are the most powerful counterfeiter I have ever seen. I believe that you have not left any flaws in those "Pilgrims". Professional appraisers can be fooled by you, let alone that kid?"

"Or maybe that kid can surprise you?" Olivan still didn't care.

"Forget it, you're just too bored to torment others." Neo shrugged, "I still want to go back and stay with my computer, because the computer will never lie to me."

But David, who was faced with more than a dozen paintings, was about to go crazy.

"What? Ask me to identify the real thing!"

"I'm going to burn them all! Whether it's real or not!"

"I hate Impressionism!"

Anyway, it was impossible for him to identify fakes. David simply lay down on the carpet and stared at the white ceiling in a daze.Thinking of what would happen to him if he couldn't find out the real one, he became even more irritable, turned sideways, propped his head, and looked at those identical paintings, he took a long breath.

In another room, Neo, who was sitting in front of the computer and watching the surveillance video, touched his eyebrows and got up.

A few minutes later, someone pushed open the door of the study.

David raised his eyes and looked at the person, "Why, the time of the day is up?"

Neo put the muffins and milk tea on the table, then came to David's side, imitating his appearance and lying on his side.

"What are you doing?" David made a 'go away' gesture angrily, "You blocked me from seeing those paintings."

Neo was not angry either, and asked lightly, "I said, David, have you done something seriously?"

"What do you mean?"

"It means that you do your best, and you only have this matter in your mind and nothing else." There was a bit of seriousness in Neo's smiling eyes.

"No... maybe there was, but I don't remember." David laughed, he didn't understand the point of Neo talking to him about it now.

"David, you are excellent." Neo's fingers tapped on the carpet, perhaps because of the frequent use of the keyboard, his fingers were long and dexterous, so neat that people wanted to hold them, "If you do it with your heart One thing, I believe you must be more than just a liar relying on women now."

"I'm sorry, but I'm just a cheap liar."

"I know you hate us, but you might as well take this matter as an opportunity. I can assure you that if you join us, your life will be different from before, and you will live well." Neo stretched out his hand, Brushing the broken hair on David's forehead, "Seriously, David, seize this opportunity. Don't you think your life needs to be changed?"

David fell silent.

Who wouldn't want a change?But the more he wanted to change, the more powerless he became.The more effort he puts in, the more disappointed he becomes.

Perhaps Neo's lip shape is very seductive, or his tone of voice guides David's thinking, and David suddenly feels that anxiety settles down bit by bit.

"Find out the authentic one, not for us, but for yourself." Neo patted David on the shoulder, got up and left.

David was still lying there, frowning as he looked at the paintings.

It's not that he hasn't read books on appraisal, but he has never had the opportunity to truly appraise a painting, and his lack of practical experience made him mess up with these paintings.

With a slight smile, David came to the bookshelf and looked for information about "The Pilgrim".

"Well, if I really get serious, how will my fate change?"

When the appointed time came and Neo followed Olivan to the study, David was lying on the carpet and sleeping.

Olivan walked forward slowly and kicked David's back with his toe.

Sleepy-eyed David blinked and sat up, his disheveled hair made Olivan frown as expected.

"What's the answer?"

David looked up at the other party, "I'm hungry."

Olivier didn't speak.

Neo said with some amusement: "David, you should tell the answer first. If you are really right, I promise to take you to a Michelin-starred restaurant for authentic French cuisine."

"I hate French food." David didn't look at Neo, but stared into Olivan's eyes without hesitation, as if the other party's indifference did not frighten him.

"Then Italian food." Neo watched the two people confront each other silently with amused expression, and suddenly had a feeling that the days to come would be very interesting.

David snorted softly, walked to a certain painting, tapped the frame with his fingers, "That's it."

Neo looked at Olivan, trying to judge from the other's expression whether David was right or not.

A few seconds later, Oliwen's lips opened into a round arc.

It was a natural smile, matching Olivan's facial features with a mature and intellectual charm.

He walked slowly to the chair at the desk, crossed his long legs and sat down, propping his cheek comfortably with one hand, his slender fingers exuding the demeanor of an artist, "Tell me, how do you know it's the real thing?" ?”

Hearing this, Neo winked at David.

"From the perspective of art identification, I really don't know which one is the real one. Because the chromaticity, the way of using the pen, and even the angle of each writing are exactly the same for these thirteen paintings. Because they are Modern works, not even carbon fourteen, can't find the so-called authentic ones."

"It seems that you have been observing for a long time, and even your eyes are red." Neo nodded, as if he was relieved by David's seriousness.

"Then why did you choose it?" Olivan's gaze was slightly oppressive, but David knew he couldn't back down, and he had nothing left, except to hold on.

"Because of the feeling. The other twelve paintings... I feel that they are imitating the emotion of the original work. I have to admit that the reproduction of the emotion of the original work is indeed very vivid, but the emotion can never be imitated, otherwise how can I say 'You can't find two identical leaves in this world'." David took out a picture album, and there was a photo of "The Pilgrim" in it, "Olivan? Kane, I guess you have no faith in your heart, so You can't believe in an empty god like Philip Murdoch did."

Oliwen's expression didn't change, he just watched David quietly.

The applause sounded, it was Neo.

He walked behind David, put his shoulders on his shoulders, and smiled happily, "Hey, Olivan, do we have an extra companion?"

Olivan got up, "He did pass the test, but that doesn't mean he can be called a 'companion'."

David also snorted, "That's right, I really don't want to be your partner. But since I don't cooperate with you, I will go to jail, I don't mind working for you, but the premise is--I don't kill people, and I There must be wages."

Olivan had already left the study, but Neo hugged David tightly childishly, and kissed him twice on the face, "That's great! David, don't worry, we will never let you kill people. And the salary is definitely great!"

David was so strangled by him that he finally pushed him away, "I don't know what you're happy about!"

"Of course I'm happy! If you keep facing that eccentric guy, you'll have a nervous breakdown, okay?" After finishing speaking, Neo pushed David out of the study, "Let's go! I invite you to eat Italian vegetable!"

When he came to the garage and saw Neo's Cadillac, David's eyes lit up like Philips lights.

"Look at you, in order to show my sincerity in cooperating with you, let you open it!"

"Is there any mistake! You are so young and rich enough to buy a luxury car!" David sat in the car happily, while feeling a little jealous in his heart.

"Soon you'll have your own car too." Neo smiled nonchalantly.

The two came to a restaurant in the city.

The chef here is very famous, and a meal is definitely worth a lot of money.Mrs. Lewis had tried to reserve a table for dinner with David, but she made the appointment a month later.But Davy bet Mrs. Lewis would never want to see him again.

David's dining etiquette is very elegant, coupled with Neo's friendly and handsome, the two soon became the focus of the restaurant.

At the end of the meal, Neo took out a box and pushed it in front of David, "A gift for you, open it and have a look."

Compared with Olivan, Neo is indeed much easier to get along with.But based on David's years of wandering experience, he knows that Neo is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface, especially his performance all the time. David feels that Neo has no reason to care so much about himself who has not known him for a long time.

But David still opened the box, and it turned out to be a shiny Rolex inside.

"There's no doubt, it's necessary for work." Neo shrugged his shoulders, and this childish gesture seemed natural and made people relax their guard.

If it was given to him by some famous lady, David would accept it without hesitation, but...

"Try it on. I chose it myself. It's elegant but not overly ostentatious." Neo looked forward to wearing it, and stretched out his hand to open the strap, and buckled it on David's wrist.

Frowning, David had the illusion of being handcuffed again.

Neo turned his head sideways, and the waiter came over and poured red wine for the two of them.

"This is no ordinary Rolex."