Dangerous Aesthetics

David froze.

Anthony lowered his head and continued to eat breakfast methodically.

It seemed that David didn't pick up the knife and fork again, Anthony raised his head, "David, I will send Michael to meet Fan Ximin instead. But I won't go, let alone take you."

"Are you afraid that Oliwen will also go to that meeting, are you afraid that he will take me away?"

With a puff, Anthony laughed, "The reason why I didn't take you there is the same reason why Olivan didn't bring you to this underground auction in the first place. We don't want you to be in danger."

David lowered his eyes. Maybe Olivan didn't know that he would rather be by his side, even in every dangerous moment.

"After breakfast, I'll take you out for a walk. If you saw Olivan at the meeting at Fan Ximin's house, or inquired about him, Mi Gao will take care of these things."

Things that Anthony has decided will not be changed.David knew that no matter how much he said, it was meaningless.

After breakfast, Anthony specially chose a black coat for David, and wrapped a woolen scarf around him himself.

"David, you're really pretty."

"Is it because I'm good-looking that you spend so much time and effort on me?" For the first time, David hoped that he would look a little ugly, and maybe he wouldn't attract Anthony's attention so much when he was in the state prison.

"I think this statement should be corrected. Because I love you, I think you look good no matter what." Anthony leaned his upper body and was about to kiss David's forehead. The other party was about to look away, but he didn't think of Anthony. He changed direction directly and took his lips.

It was a gentle kiss, but within two seconds, David broke free.

Anthony was not angry. He just took David's arm and said half-jokingly, "You know Raymond? Did Waleren ever say anything about you?"

"Oh?" David came to the front of the car, and Anthony opened the door himself.

"He said you were like Dorian Gray in Oscar Wilde's novels. That's the funniest comparison I've ever heard." Anthony looked up at the roof of the car. "The David I knew always looked at places that were warm and bright. Always want to see the world you see."

The car drove out, but this time the driver was not Mi Gao.

Behind their car were two cars, both belonging to Anthony.

Knowing that David likes to appreciate works of art, Anthony set their first stop at the Hermitage, which together with the British Museum in London, the Louvre in Paris, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, are known as the four major museums in the world.It was originally the private museum of Empress Ekaterina II, and is world-renowned for its research on paleography and European paintings.

On the side facing the palace square, the center is slightly protruding, with three arched iron gates, and there are statues of Atlas giants at the entrance.There are two rows of colonnades around the palace, which are magnificent.The palace is gorgeously decorated, and many halls are decorated with Russian gemstones, malachite, jasper, and agate products. For example, the Peacock Hall uses 2 tons of malachite, and the parquet floor uses 9 kinds of precious wood.Behind the throne of the Throne Hall (also known as George Hall), there is a map inlaid with 4.5 colored stones.

David lamented the elegance and grandeur of this Baroque building, and even thought, if he came here with Olivier... and the Hermitage Square is even wider. When the field of vision extends to the limit, it will be the columns of the Winter Palace fence.

If Oliwen could paint here, he believed that the painting would be as spacious as the Winter Palace.

Anthony has been holding David's arm. I don't know if he enjoys the feeling of being close to David, or he is just afraid that David will run away.

When they saw the "Holy Family" in the museum, David raised his head and pursed his lips, as if thinking of something interesting.

"Aren't you going to tell me?" Anthony looked lonely because David hadn't exchanged thoughts with him for so long after entering the museum.

"The color of this painting is very harmonious. Although the color is dark, it creates a sense of solemnity. There are also brushstrokes and composition, using the triangular composition method..." David explained to Anthony in a calm tone.In fact, the reason why he laughed just now was because of this painting, Oliwen had copied it before, and now he finally had the opportunity to see the real one.

It was almost noon when they came out of the Winter Palace.

Anthony received a call from Michael, who told him that Olivier hadn't shown up, and the Walren family had only sent a representative there.

"Then how do other families express themselves to the Fan Ximin family?" Anthony asked.

"The other families are still skeptical about them. After all, before the explosion, only Fan Ximin's family left the auction site."

"Has anyone from other families seen Oliwen appear at the auction?"

"He was seen buying a painting and it is very likely that he is still alive as he may have been away temporarily to discuss with the chairman of the auction how to transport the painting back to New York and if so he dodged the blast .”

"I see." Anthony looked at David.

After hanging up the phone, he came to David: "Even I can basically confirm that Olivan Kane is still alive. In this case, there is no need for us to stay in Moscow."

"What do you mean?" David frowned, "I haven't seen him yet!"

"I'm a very jealous husband now. I heard that my wife's lover is still alive. Do you think I'll let you meet him?" Anthony threw the phone into the air, and it fell back into his palm, like David's heartbeat.

"You liar!" David turned his head and quickly walked towards the Hermitage Square outside the door.

He knew that although the square was very open, there were not enough tourists to cover him, and besides, Anthony's men were watching him less than ten meters away.

David walked forward quickly, and Anthony followed behind him with a smile, as if he didn't take David's anger seriously at all.

At this moment, Anthony's cell phone rang again, and the man's voice made him stop.

"Anthony? Donner—" The other party's voice was lowered, and every word was squeezed out between teeth. It seemed that the other party hated Anthony deeply.

With a chuckle, Anthony asked, "Who is your Excellency?"

"Can't you tell who I am? Didn't you plant a bomb at the auction! Not only did you blow up the families who had conflicts with you in the arms trade between Colombia and the Middle East, but you also put the blame on me !"

"Ah... ah... so it's Peros, the head of Fan Ximin's family! I think you misunderstood. I have trade frictions with many families. How could I blow them all up?" Anthony looked at David and left. Far away, he winked at his subordinates not far away, "Besides, the whole world knows about the ups and downs between your Fan Ximin family and the Waleran family. Everyone thinks you want Raymond? Waleran's precious grandson." I can't do anything about it...but if you think about it, it's also possible that the Walren's family wanted your life, but I didn't expect you to be absent from the auction."

"Fart! Anthony! I'll make you pay!"

The phone snapped off.

Anthony frowned, and whispered: "It seems that the sooner we leave here, the better..."

David saw those bodyguards in black walking towards him, so he shouted loudly: "What are you doing here! Stay away from me!"

Anthony smiled and shouted: "David—you wait for me, they won't come up."

Looking back, just as David was about to open his mouth to say something, he heard a muffled "bang—"

David stood there in a daze, with his palms on his chest, lowered his head, his expression was dazed, and faintly dark red liquid seeped out from between his fingers, dripping on the ground, rendering small flowers one after another, which was shocking …

"David——" Anthony immediately understood that it was a suppressed rifle, and he ran like David desperately.

But before he could catch him, David fell backwards with a crash.

Two more shots followed, and Anthony dodged sideways and fell to the ground.All the bodyguards rushed over to protect him.

"Leave me alone! Leave me alone!" Anthony pushed them aside and ran towards David.

The two bodyguards noticed that the reflection of a certain window in the museum was like a scope, drew their guns and chased after them.

David frowned, gritted his teeth, and had an expression of extreme pain on his face.

Anthony picked him up and wanted to see his wound, which seemed to be near the heart.

"David, let me see... let me see..." Anthony looked at a loss and annoyance.

But David just held his chest tightly and didn't let go, Anthony instantly realized that if David let go, the blood would only flow faster.

"People! Get the hell out of here!" Anthony roared angrily.

From time to time, visitors looked in their direction, and the guards of the museum rushed over.

"What the hell happened, sir!"

"It's a shooting! Call an ambulance!" The tourists on the side screamed.

"Get down! Get down, everyone!" the guards yelled, pulling out their mobile phones to call emergency services.

"David! You have to hold on! I'll take you to the hospital right away!" Anthony's eyes were red. He didn't expect that Fan Ximin's family would send someone to the Winter Palace. He was really wrong.

He obviously didn't want to get David involved in disputes with other families, but in the end, he was not as good as God.

David had already started to breathe hard, his mouth was wide open as if there was no oxygen to get in, he didn't even have a tone of voice, tears fell from the corners of his eyes, Anthony couldn't tell if it was because of the fear of death or because he didn't see Olivier sorry.

"Don't close your eyes, you want to live! David!" Anthony hugged David, "I will let you see Olivan! Don't you want to see him? If you want to see him, you must die!"

Running across the vast Winter Palace Square, David's hand slowly dropped from the back of Anthony's neck.