"I agree with Reinhardt. Even if there were people who had not been brainwashed, and even if they were creative, I don't think they would be able to produce any great works of art.
"I agree."
Jin and Reinhard nodded at each other.
"In such a situation, I don't think there is any art that can be sold ...... or even sold. ......"
This was a question that made me nod my head.
"Brother Jin, brother Rai, what if it is not the value of the artwork itself?"
Elsa voiced her opinion.
"What do you mean ......?"
"For example, something is inside the artwork. ......"
The first thing that came to Jin's mind when he heard this was.
"Drugs!"
Jin knew of smuggling organizations that had been importing and exporting drugs in various ways through TV dramas, novels, and comic books.
Jin also recalled information about drugs that had no harmful effects on the body.
"What about the possibility that they are exporting such drugs?"
The old man answered immediately.
"I see. ......"
Jin was disappointed. But then Elsa spoke up with her next thought.
"Then, what are the artworks made of?"
"Oh, that too."
Jin remembered reading an interesting episode in the history of science when he was still in modern Japan.
A country that wanted glass test tubes imported a large number of test tubes with two test tubes attached to them under the name of <> in order to evade tariffs or export controls.
Customs could not impose tariffs on the air, so the buying country got good quality test tubes at a discount. .......
The customs did not apply tariffs to air, so the country that bought them got good quality test tubes at a low price.
That is why I realized that the materials used to make up the works of art could be something special.
"I see. ......"
Jin tilted his head, wondering what in the world it was if not this line.
"Is there a letter planted in the artwork or something?"
"Actually, is it a really popular item?"
"Well, ...... I don't know more and more."
I asked the old man to check again what had happened to the artworks in each country, and he found that almost without exception, they had been kept in dead storage.
There were a couple of exceptions, when some enthusiasts bought them, but that is a rare case indeed.
"What about the line "pure generosity ......"?"
<<.
"I see. ......"
Jin wondered if he had missed something, but couldn't think of anything else.
"But, you know, ...... you're risking so much to come here to buy it, there must be a reason, right?"
<<
"Then we should concentrate on collecting data."
<<
Promising further investigation, the old man finished his report.