Chen Zheng and Deng Yongxing, both from Nanjing in Jiangsu Province, stole 19 famous paintings from upscale hotels in Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing since 1990. They were high school classmates and both learnt Chinese painting when they were young.They were arrested by the police.Both of them confessed in court that the other party was the main perpetrator. THE court hearings in Changning District Court was delayed because of the shifting the blame onto the other suspect.

(Lawyer Wu Yingjie)