"What?!"

Kuroba Kaito's eyes widened in disbelief. In order to confirm in advance whether the gems to be displayed were Pandora's stones, he had a meeting with Matsumoto Ryohei under the bridge of Qin Zhibo.

Later, it was Matsumoto Ryohei who authenticated "The Phantom Thief under the Moon" and discovered the picture-within-a-picture hidden inside.

At this time, Luc Villiers, who had been silently watching the discussion among several people, clapped his hands.

Bang, bang, bang...

"I didn't expect that Mr. Qin's research on ghouls would be so thorough. I really admire him."

"You want to find Pickman, right? As far as I know, when Pickman was young, his family was quite powerful. Pickman, who aspired to become a painter, traveled around Europe to study art."

"In 1989, Pickman once went to the Netherlands and met a top painter who was a poor painter at the time but became famous all over the world after his death."

Qin Zhibo frowned and guessed: "Is it Van Gogh?"

Luc Villiers nodded, "Yes, at that time Van Gogh was still depressed. Pickman believed that Van Gogh's name would be famous for future generations, so he bought two of Van Gogh's paintings at the market."

"These two paintings are sunflowers in vases, referred to as "Sunflowers"."

"After Pickman disappeared in 1926, one of Pickman's friends found a note in Pickman's residence."

"The note said: If you want to know where I have gone, please look for it among the sunflowers."

Luc Villiers' words brought a new turn to the situation.

The "sunflower bush" mentioned on the note obviously refers to Van Gogh's famous painting "Sunflowers".

According to Pickman's habit of creating paintings within paintings, there may be some secret hidden in "Sunflowers".

But the problem is...

Qin Zhibo looked at Luc Villiers calmly and asked: "How do you know such detailed information about the life of an unknown painter like Pickman?"

Luc Villiers kept smiling, "It's simple, because Pickman's best friend during his lifetime chose to seek help from Nine Angels after experiencing Pickman's disappearance."

"It was also at that time that our organization learned of the existence of creatures like ghouls..."

Qin Zhibo thought about the logic secretly.

The Nine Angels organization was founded in New England, and Ackerman Hughes sponsored the University of Michigan's Antarctic expedition in 1930.

Boston is the largest city in New England, so it is logical for Pickman's friends to seek help from the Nine Angels in 1926.

Seeing that Qin Zhibo did not raise any questions, Kuroba Kaito next to him quickly asked: "Where are the two "Sunflowers"? Where are they now?"

Luc Villiers continued, "Van Gogh created 11 paintings with sunflowers as the theme during his lifetime, of which 7 were sunflowers in vases. They are also the most widely circulated "Sunflowers" in the world."

"The second and fifth paintings were purchased by Pickman from Van Gogh during his lifetime."

"After Pickman disappeared, these two paintings passed through the hands of many people and disappeared from history for a time."

"But according to my inside information, the second "Sunflower" will be auctioned at the New York Art Auction Show the day after tomorrow."

"As for the fifth painting "Sunflowers", it is currently collected by your Koya Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan."

"If you want to read these two famous paintings normally, I'm afraid it will be very difficult..."

There was something in Luc Villiers' words that, although not stated explicitly, could obviously only be stolen.

When Kuroba Kaito heard that it was related to his old profession, he immediately became energetic.

"Very good! I am bound to get these two paintings!"

…

After all the information and gems were handed over, it was time for Luc Villiers to leave.

When leaving, Qin Zhibo asked him a question.

"I am very interested in the discoveries made by the University of Michigan's Antarctic scientific expedition team in Antarctica in 1930. If I guess correctly, the most important harvest of that scientific expedition should be preserved by the Nine Angels, right?"

"Yes."

Luc Villiers did not deny it, but changed the topic, "But those things belong to the secrets of the Nine Angels, and ordinary agents have no right to access them."

"Let's wait until next time. Next time we will definitely..."

Luc Villiers showed Qin Zhibo how to draw a pie on the spot.

However, Qin Zhibo knew that Luc Villiers' status within the Nine Angels was not low. The next time the two met, it must be because he had made some significant contribution worthy of his personal dispatch.

At that time, your reasonable requirements will naturally be met.

After sending Luc Villiers away, Qin Zhibo turned around and came back. Over there, Kuroba Kaito had already begun searching on the computer for information about the auction of the second "Sunflower" painting.

When he saw the name of one of the wealthy businessmen participating in the auction, Kuroba Kaito's lips unconsciously revealed a smile.
Chapter completed!