Chapter 1234 GSP (1/2)

Hans pointed at one of the oil paintings. It depicted a blonde youth with a long face. He was wearing a lot of jewelry and accessories. On the painting, it said, Spoilum, February 1779, A Painting for the Prince of Hawaii Hill in the Pearl River Port.

Li Du asked, ”So what?”

Hans continued, ”You've read it. That's a prince. Although it is not clear which Hawaiian prince he is, he must be famous. What if we manage to connect with his descendants and sell this painting to them?”

Nodding, Li Du said, ”That's a good idea. However, there are two concerns. One, his descendants might not be rich enough. Two, rich people are no fools either. They would not let you jack up the price.”

Hans grinned. ”Of course, but they would definitely be willing to buy the painting for more than the market price. This painting would be considered meaningful to his family. Of course, the assumption is that his descendants are still around.”

Li Du looked at the paintings and said, ”Alright, this portrait can be dealt with as you suggested. However, how about the rest? There does not seem to be any indication of the subjects' identity in the rest of the paintings.”

Hans waved his hand and said, ”That's even better. We can erase the names on the portraits. Then we can search for big shots who look like the people in the paintings. We can offer the paintings to them.”

”And say that the subjects were their ancestors?” Li Du picked up what Hans was driving at.

Hans snapped his fingers and said, ”That's right. We can sell the portraits saying that those people must be their ancestors. Do you remember the parchments of the WWII soldiers that you had found? It's the same concept.”

That incident had taken place some time ago. Li Du had gotten some parchments from the auction and Hans sold them off to a rich Japanese man. That was because that man needed some items to prove his family background.

Hans believed that not only Japanese businessmen had such an inclination. Many people from various backgrounds needed impeccable family connections to support their status in upper society.

Hence, the people in the paintings did not really have to be their ancestors. As long as they resembled the rich men in some way, and as long as the history of those paintings was real, people would likely be willing to make the purchase.

However, to deal with all the paintings that way would require a lot of time. Li Du was in no hurry. Hence, he let Hans and Lu Guan take their time sourcing for suitable clients.

He had not been back longer than two days when Luo Qun looked him up. Instead of her police uniform, she was clad in tight-fitting denim. The outfit complimented her shapely figure, and with her black ponytail, she looked all of an adventurer.

Hans was on his tablet, looking up rich people who looked like those in the paintings. When he spotted Luo Qun, he appeared sentimental and sad. With a depressed face, he sighed.

Li Du did not know what was going on, and asked, ”What's got into you?”

Hans said, ”Seeing that ponytail reminds me of my beloved Barbara.”

Li Du remembered. Indeed, the shepherd lady in Riverdale had a ponytail, though hers was blonde. Hans had not brought her up for a while now. Li Du asked, ”How's it going between you and her?”

Hans said helplessly, ”She doesn't seem to care for me. D*mn it, I have spent so much effort trying to woo her. To be honest, buddy, I've never tried so hard. Nothing I do seems to make a difference.”

Hearing his words, Luo Qun said blandly, ”Oh, that means she's just not into you.”

Hans looked at her angrily and said, ”Must you sprinkle salt on my wound?”

Shrugging, Luo Qun said, ”I'm going to rub your wound after sprinkling salt on it. How about that?”

Seeing that Luo Qun was coming on so strongly, Hans felt defeated. He was just like a deflated balloon, as he said, ”Whatever. Quarreling with you won't help me win her over.”

It was the first time Lu Du saw Hans revealing such emotions when talking about a lady. Hence, he consoled Hans by saying, ”Don't lose confidence in yourself. Make use of your best abilities. Weren't you always an expert at picking up girls?”