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Chapter 454 Portrait Painting

"The deceased was named Merric Lens, 37 years old, with obvious scars on his neck. The preliminary judgment was that it was penetrated by some kind of sharp hook. No murder weapon was found at the scene. In addition, it was found from the mouth of the deceased. The information provided is consistent with…”

Put on your gloves and take the candy from Agent Angela's bag.

In the art gallery, a large number of BSI agents are carefully searching for clues.

Amanda frowned and looked at the hard candy stained with the blood of the deceased, and then looked down at the corpse lying in the art gallery.

"Have you ever identified the DNA on the candy?"

"Not yet, but according to the identification of the candies found in the mouths of the previous victims by the Washington Police Department, it can be confirmed that the main ingredient in these candies is honey, and there is no other DNA except for the victim's DNA. .”

There can be no doubt that the killers of these victims were careful not to leave a trace.

Or, the person who did all of this is not a human being, and that's why they come and go without a trace.

It is precisely because the Washington Police Department is inclined to the latter that it will report these homicides to BSI headquarters.

"Can you confirm, among the victims, which ones have been in or passed by the street where the homeless people are?"

For Amanda, of course.

The problem of the murderer is not the most important thing. The first thing she needs to confirm is whether the whole serial murder case is related to homeless people or supernatural forces.If it is just an ordinary homicide case, even if it is committed by a group, it will not be under the jurisdiction of BSI. They are only responsible for cases related to the supernatural.

"It has not yet been found that any of them are linked to homeless people."

Shaking her head, Angela's answer somewhat disappointed Amanda.

She originally thought that there was a high probability that the murder at the National Art Museum was related to homeless people.

However, now it seems that all of this is just the work of a serial killer full of ritual.

"Continue to investigate. In addition to these victims, I need to find the first victim and confirm whether his death is related to the homeless, or the existence around him..."

In her exposure to paranormal cases, Amanda is clear.

Sometimes, these supernatural powers do not only act on the parties themselves, or death is one of the costs of using such supernatural powers.

Before confirming the truth, Amanda will not easily judge the case.

Here, Amanda, Angela and the others are carrying out a blanket search for the death cases that died in the art gallery.

On the other hand, Spike looked like he was doing nothing, wandering around the museum constantly, admiring the portraits of various characters hanging in the exhibition.

Stopping in front of a portrait, Spike's slightly drooping blue eyes stayed on the content of the portrait for a long time.

"Can you tell me about this portrait?"

Immediately afterwards, he pulled the organizer to the front of the portrait and asked about it, pointing to the portrait painting hanging on the wall.

"This is a portrait of a modern person from around the nineteenth century..."

Facing Spike's question, although the sponsor was helpless with his approach, he patiently made an introduction, pointing to the portrait of a black man on the painting and said: "The artist's name is Daniel Robitelle, born in Founded in New Orleans in the nineteenth century, one of the few black painters in modern history, Daniel Robitaire was originally the son of a slave. His father became famous for inventing a machine for producing shoes after the Civil War. the rich..."

"It is precisely because of this that Daniel Robitelle received a good education since he was a child, became a rare black man of the wealthy class at that time, and became a painter famous for his portraits. The transformation in front of him is The self-portraits created by Daniel Robitelle already have obvious elegance from the brushstrokes and lines of the paintings. Compared with the portraits created by Daniel Robitelle in the future, although there is still a gap, it can be seen that Some style..."

The forced closure of the art exhibition obviously made the organizers in charge depressed.

However, Spike's inquiry relieved his inner depression to some extent, so after introducing the self-portrait of Daniel Robitelle in front of him, the organizer still had some unfinished business and dragged Spike beside him to the art exhibition. Go to another exhibition area

"In addition to the self-portrait that Daniel Robitelle left behind, we actually have one of the last portraits that Daniel Robitelle left behind when he died."

Under the leadership of the organizer, Spike came to a portrait that was larger than the previous self-portrait.

This is a portrait of a white woman. In the painting, a blond woman with blue eyes can be seen standing in front of the portrait, smiling, and on the mirror held in the woman's hand, Daniel Robitelle's The figure who created this painting is reflected in it.

"Before you die?"

Glancing at it, Daniel Robitale's still young fuzzy face in the mirror.

Spike thought of the death of Daniel Robitelle mentioned by the organizer, blinked his eyes, and then asked the organizer who was talking eloquently beside him.

"Sir, you mentioned that Daniel Robitelle died after this portrait was painted. Can you tell me how he died?"

Facing Spike's question, the organizer stopped his introduction of painting techniques with some unfinished business.

The expression on his face hesitated for a moment before he sighed and said.

"In fact, a large part of the death of Daniel Robitelle came from the epitome of black and white racial antagonism at that time. Judging from the stories that were circulated later, Daniel Robitelle was employed by a rich man at that time. While painting a portrait of his daughter, Daniel Robitelle and the rich man's daughter fell in love and were soon together."

"It's just a pity that at that time, love between blacks and whites was obviously not allowed, so after being discovered by the rich man that Daniel Robitelle was with his daughter, the other party furiously hired A group of people brutally killed Daniel Robitelle, which also led to this portrait becoming the last work of Daniel Robitelle during his lifetime."

"Originally, the rich man planned to burn this transformation, but her daughter, the daughter of the rich man who fell in love with Daniel Robitale in the story, protected it, and it has been handed down to this day and we have bought it as an exhibition. "

(End of this chapter)