Unexpectedly, Hsiao began to beam with joy when he compared the paintings there to those in his book, and over the next two weeks researched and cross-checked from dusk till dawn each day. Puzzled, Chang borrowed his History of Taiwan only to find records of well-known folk artists.
沒想到蕭再火從倉庫中比對出書中畫家的作品時，臉露驚喜，持續兩星期，每天從黃昏比對到凌晨，滿腹不解的張允中借來《台灣通史》翻閱，但見書中所載的都是些陌生的畫家。