Whenever night falls, the New York skyline is lit up by countless lights, as if the entire city is immersed in a sea of ​​light.

Manhattan's skyscrapers look particularly spectacular at night. Their glass curtain walls reflect the city lights, like countless sparkling gems inlaid in the night sky.

Iconic buildings such as the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building and the Statue of Liberty appear even more solemn and mysterious under the lights.

"The next item is a world-famous painting, a priceless treasure of mankind that was once thought to be lost forever... Sunflowers, a work by Vincent Van Gogh!"

At the auction site, there gathered a group of distinguished guests, all of whom were top tycoons and families from all over the world.

These celebrities and business tycoons are well-informed and have a deep understanding and appreciation of various treasures and works of art.

When the sunflower painting was shown to everyone, their reactions were unexpectedly unanimous - extreme surprise.

"How come there is this picture of sunflowers?"

"I remember that painting of sunflowers, but it was burned down by the war a long time ago."

Just as everyone was discussing the sunflower painting, the auctioneer stood up with a smile. His voice was loud and clear as he said, "Please be quiet for now. We will explain it to you in detail right away." His voice echoed in the auction hall through the microphone, gradually calming the atmosphere.

When the auctioneer finished speaking, a bald man wearing a black suit and glasses touched the microphone and said slowly: "It is generally believed that Vincent Van Gogh painted a total of seven sunflowers during his stay in Arles."

After saying that, he looked at the woman next to him. The woman immediately understood and then transferred the information on the big screen on her laptop.

Then, the bald man in the black suit continued to explain: "The one appearing in this auction is the second Sunflowers. It is said that as early as 1945, this painting was burned in Ashiya, Japan due to the war. But unexpectedly, a painting with the same concept was discovered in Arles last year. After professional appraisal by many experts, it has been confirmed that this painting is undoubtedly from the hand of Vincent Van Gogh."

While the man in black was speaking, a young man in black clothes and a black baseball cap raised his lips slightly.

"Okay, now please bring new life to this sunflower!"

"Then, the second painting of Sunflowers, a dreamlike masterpiece by Vincent Van Gogh, will start at $10 million!"

"Currently, the telephone is 20 million, and the Internet is 2.5 million."

At this time, a voice resounded throughout the auction venue, his voice was full of confidence and no doubt: "Fifty million US dollars!"

The light shone on the auction seat, and a middle-aged man with golden hair raised his hand calmly.

"It's incredible. It's him. He really lives up to his reputation. He is well-known in the industry for purchasing famous paintings!"

At this time, another confident voice sounded, and he said: "I'll offer 100 million US dollars!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked towards the place where the sound came from in surprise!

Yuanzi, wearing a pink off-shoulder dress, held a sign with the number '705' written on it.

"Didn't you hear? One hundred million US dollars, I'll pay one hundred million US dollars!" Suzuki Jirokichi stood up and announced loudly.

"One hundred million dollars, a guest with one hundred and ten million dollars?"

The blond uncle who shouted out 50 million U.S. dollars said dissatisfiedly: "Damn, who is that bearded old man?"

"What should we do now?" the assistant of the blond-haired uncle asked puzzledly.

"Withdraw the troops for now. The key will come after 200 million."

"Two hundred million US dollars!" Suzuki Jirokichi shouted again.

"Suzuki is here too." Such a voice came from the crowd.

When Sonoko heard what Suzuki Jirokichi said, she quickly raised the sign in her hand and loudly affirmed, "Yes, that's right, 200 million US dollars!"

"If I heard correctly, guest No. 705 has currently bid up to million US dollars." The auctioneer was tracing the information in his laptop when he suddenly saw the words 'Suzuki Jirokichi'.

He looked up in the direction of Sonoko and the others in shock, and exclaimed in his heart, he was the famous Mr. Suzuki.

"Well, since the network operations are not processed in time..."

Sonoko lowered her voice and whispered to Suzuki Jirokichi: "This is too high-profile. Everyone is scared."

Suzuki Jiroji heard this and said calmly, "I don't like to spend too much time on shopping."

When Yuanzi heard this, a drop of sweat appeared on her forehead. She said awkwardly: "What shopping? Really..."

At this time, Suzuki Jirokichi stood up and said confidently, "There is no need to wait for online buyers to bid."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Suzuki Jirokichi in surprise and confusion.

When the young man in black clothes and a baseball cap heard this, he grinned, then turned and left.

"Three hundred million US dollars, I'll pay three hundred million US dollars!" Suzuki Jirokichi said loudly and confidently.

"Three...three hundred million US dollars once, three hundred million twice, sold for three hundred million US dollars!" When the auctioneer heard this, he announced loudly.

The auction hammer struck three times quickly, as if fearing that Suzuki Jirokichi might go back on his word.

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"Why did this work only appear in front of the world recently?"

"Because it is rumored that this painting was burned in the flames of World War II."

"It was burned down..."

"Sister Shimi, what are you looking at?" Shangguan Chinatsu came down from upstairs and said to Huihara Shimi in confusion.

"This seems to be a painting by Van Gogh, and it has now been auctioned off." Upon hearing this, Shimi Huihara turned around and said with a smile.

Then, she continued, "It seems that it was bought at an auction by Miss Sonoko's family."

Shangguan Chinatsu nodded, and didn't think there was anything wrong at all. After all, in Conan's world view, the Suzuki Group seemed to be the most powerful.

The two hosts on TV continued reporting.

"Reports say a painting possibly by Vincent Van Gogh was found in Arles, France."

"This painting was discovered on the roof of an old house and it caused quite a stir at the time."

"Yes, that painting is the second sunflower this time."

"But, it could be a fake, right?"

"Yes, the experts were extremely cautious about this. They conducted a detailed appraisal before the auction and found that the canvas used for this painting was the same as other works painted by Van Gogh in Arles."

"Of course, we cannot rule out this possibility. Some experts even boldly speculate that Van Gogh actually painted not only seven but eight sunflowers. The sunflowers auctioned this time are the same as the sunflowers in Ashiya, so some people believe that one of them is a copy of Van Gogh's own painting."

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