Imposter Young Master -
Chapter 457 - 460 The Missing Painting_1
Chapter 457: Chapter 460 The Missing Painting_1
There is no need for such preparations for an average thief.
Obviously, the organizers are guarding against the legendary oceanic thief, a genetic modifier with the superpower of ’Telekinesis’.
By extending the warning line ten meters away, it implies: The telekinesis has limitations, with a maximum range of ten meters.
"I wonder if the legendary oceanic thief has come?" Yang Gang glanced at the crowd and paused suddenly.
He recognized two people.
Ye Qingyin, the apathetic girl, and her class teacher, Teacher Yan.
At this moment, Ye Qingyin was gazing at Van Gogh’s painting inside the tempered glass wall, her expression indifferent, seemingly lost in thought.
As if sensing Yang Gang’s gaze, Ye Qingyin turned her head, and her eyes met Yang Gang’s.
Ye Qingyin withdrew her gaze, walked directly towards him, and the man who called himself Black Pig also followed.
When Ye Qingyin got to Yang Gang, she noticed Yang Fei was there too, and paused briefly.
"Oh, isn’t this Qingyu’s cousin?" Yang Fei exclaimed joyfully. She has always had a weakness for all things cute. And Ye Qingyin, the indifferent lolita, was the epitome of cuteness.
"Hello," Ye Qingyin replied nonchalantly.
They had already met before at the swimming pool.
Yang Gang looked at Black Pig and asked, "Teacher Yan, why are you always keeping company with Qingyin?"
"Ah~ what a coincidence. I brought Qingyin here for extracurricular teaching. I told my students that there was a Van Gogh exhibition today. Whoever wanted to attend could sign up with me. As it turns out, Qingyin was the only one who signed up." Black Pig responded calmly.
"Oh, I see." Yang Gang paused for a moment, then said, "Teacher Yan, you must want to see Van Gogh’s paintings too, right? Go ahead, we’ll take care of Qingyin."
"Well..."
"Teacher Yan, as long as I’m with Brother Gang, that’s fine. You don’t need to bother," Ye Qingyin suddenly said.
"Well...all right." Black Pig didn’t dare disobey Ye Qingyin’s orders, so he had to leave.
Once Black Pig had left, Yang Gang tapped Ye Qingyin on the head: "Qingyin, why are you so naive? That Teacher Yan is clearly up to no good. Last time, he took you into the wilderness under the pretext of providing outdoor training in the middle of the night; today he brought you here under the pretext of extracurricular teaching. Next time, he might just find a lofty reason to take you to a hotel."
Ye Qingyin touched her head where Yang Gang had just patted her: "But he is a teacher."
"Humph! Qingyin, you’re still young, you don’t understand how treacherous society is. Some teachers may look respectable on the surface, but they have dirty minds. Only today there was news of a teacher sexually assaulting 27 female students. I think an unmarried woman who finishes high school should call her male teachers and thank them for not harassing her," Yang Gang said.
Yang Fei’s face darkened: "Yang Gang, what kind of ideas are you putting in a middle school girl’s head? Yes, there are bad teachers, but most teachers are very good!"
"I’m just afraid Qingyin would be deceived," said Yang Gang.
At this time, Chen Wenhua, who had remained silent, adjusted his glasses and said indifferently, "She’s in middle school now, and if she can still be deceived by teachers, it means she is mediocre. Even if she grows up, she won’t accomplish much."
Everyone: ..
"Whose child is this? Isn’t he too proud?" Ye Qingyin looked at Chen Wenhua and asked.
"Haha~ We brought him. This kid has a high IQ and is precocious. Don’t mind him, Qingyin," Yang Fei said trying to diffuse the situation.
Ye Qingyin gave Chen Wenhua a glance and didn’t say anything.
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This touring Van Gogh exhibition displayed five of his paintings. Each painting was in its own exhibit area. Visitors gazed at the paintings through telescopes from behind a railing ten meters away.
The railing was sturdy, and inside the railing, several security personnel with weapons stood guard.
The exhibit closest to Yang Gang was Van Gogh’s late work, "The Field with Crows".
The painting was in turmoil. In the yellow wheat field, a small green path plunged deep into the distance, adding a feeling of uneasiness and excitement.
Being Van Gogh’s last work before his death, not only is "The Field with Crows" of inestimable value but it also holds significant meaning, which is why the area around "The Field with Crows" was the most crowded.
There were three crowds inside and three layers outside the railing.
After some jostling, Yang Gang and Yang Fei, with Ye Qingyin and Chen Wenhua, finally squeezed their way to the front of the railing.
They were about to use the telescope to look at the painting.
Just then, someone in the bustling crowd suddenly threw dozens of small diamonds into the railing, worth at least millions.
Under the lights in the exhibit area, the diamonds were shining brilliantly.
After being stunned for a few seconds, someone shouted, "Grab the diamonds!".
The crowd, though crowded, was orderly at first but suddenly erupted into chaos, and everyone began climbing over the railing and rushing in to grab the diamonds.
The security guards first shouted loudly for calm, but they eventually joined the diamond-grabbing frenzy.
With no one to maintain order, the situation became even more chaotic, and the reinforced railing was knocked down by the crowd.
Caught and pushed into the railing area by the stampeding crowd, Yang Gang, Yang Fei, Chen Wenhua, and Ye Qingyin couldn’t move.
"Damn it, what’s going on!" Yang Gang exclaimed, with one hand holding Chen Wenhua and the other holding Ye Qingyin. Yang Fei, in turn, was clutching Yang Gang’s waist tightly.
The four of them were trapped in the crowd, unable to move.
Just then, someone cried out, "The Field with Crows is disappearing!"
Yang Gang’s heart jumped, and he looked up.
The painting, securely encased within the tempered glass wall, was indeed fading away gradually.
The crowd was evidently frightened by this strange phenomenon.
"The Field with Crows was the last painting Van Gogh completed before he shot himself the very next day. This painting foretold Van Gogh’s death, it’s a cursed painting," someone said.
Hearing this, the startled crowd panicked and fled the museum.
"Let’s go too," Yang Gang said, grabbing Chen Wenhua’s hand as he prepared to leave.
But the precocious boy was staring at "The Field with Crows" disappearing bit by bit on the wall, tears streaming down his face. "Van Gogh was tormented by mental illness in his later years. Though this painting is full of tension and ominous signs, like a silent death sentence composed of colors and lines, there’s also a small green path plunging deep into the yellow wheat field, which is a beacon of hope. Even at the most desperate times, Van Gogh still held on to a glimmer of hope in his heart. This is definitely not a cursed painting!"
Yang Gang was slightly surprised, "This precocious child, he’s quite sensitive."
By the time the organizers realized what was happening, "The Field with Crows" had completely vanished behind the glass wall, and many panicked people had already rushed out of the museum.
"Close the doors, don’t let anyone out!" A middle-aged man who appeared to be in charge shouted, sweating profusely.
The security guards immediately locked the museum doors. Everyone still inside the museum, including Yang Gang, was trapped.
"Who stole The Field with Crows?" The middle-aged man ran up, furious.
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