"Yes! Only after seeing the originals did I realize that the paintings on her wall had all been rushed out in a short time. Apart from this one, which was a little more detailed, the others... all you could say was that you could tell which paintings they copied. There was no skill to speak of! Less than half a month passed between her father's murder and her giving me the painting. Ever since her kidnapping, she'd claimed she was weak and stayed behind closed doors! But she'd actually spent that half month copying every painting Du Song had exhibited publicly! The person she wanted us to notice was Du Song!
"And from what we know now, Zhou Xiaotang was clearly guarding against Zhou Yuanhang back then!"
Silence settled over the car for a moment.
There was still no solid proof, but the circumstantial evidence against Zhou Yuanhang was slowly mounting.
Then Chen Liang raised another question. "There were already twenty of Du Song's paintings, enough to fill the walls. Why did she hang six works by other artists in the corners? Wouldn't hanging only Du Song's work have been more reliable? That way, you couldn't have picked the wrong one!"
Han Xiao answered, "Perhaps it was camouflage. She was afraid displaying only Du Song's work would be too conspicuous! She was also afraid someone else would notice before Song Ning did!"
He glanced at Chen Liang. "The people investigating Du Song are on your side. How much have they found?"
Chen Liang nodded. "Ever since we learned about that painting, we've investigated everything we should! I'll go get his file right now!"
After they returned to the Siheyuan Courtyard, Han Xiao stayed behind while Chen Liang went to the Military District that night.
Song Ning's position was different now,