N-A-A Chapter 672
Chapter 672
About ten minutes later.
Ivanka took a few entourage and walked into the exhibition hall where everyone gathered.
Her arrival immediately caused a commotion in the exhibition hall.
Everyone at the scene looked at the first princess of the United States and stepped forward to greet her one after another.
Some of the old color embryos kept looking at Ivanka's sexy body, and they were about to drool!
A few minutes later, the envoy of the old coffin bowl, Antony and his group, also rushed to the museum and entered the exhibition hall.
Although they are political enemies of each other, Anthony and Ivanka behaved decently, greeted each other, and did not have any arguments.
Of course, they both know why the other is here.
Everyone at the scene also knew very well that they were here to fight the autumn breeze, just half a pound and eight taels!
After welcoming Ivanka and Anthony into the hall, Xiao Ran chatted with them a few words, and then led people out of the exhibition hall.
He took David and Nick and others, along with Timothy and Frank, to the museum vault to retrieve the stolen antique art.
In the blink of an eye, the time had come to ten o'clock in the morning.
Many media reporters gathered at the entrance of the museum were finally able to enter the lobby on the first floor of the museum.
Upon entering the museum, each of them underwent a rigorous security check and was identified one by one.
As soon as they entered the museum, they saw it.
In front of the staircase in the lobby on the first floor, directly below the staircase where the golden sculpture of the goddess of the hunt is located, there is an elaborate podium.
To the left of the podium, there is an easel with a painting on it.
The painting was small in size and covered with a white cloth, so that no specific content could be seen.
On both sides of the easel, two heavily armed security guards watched the crowd vigilantly.
Behind the podium, there are four easels on the left and right sides, each with a painting of different sizes.
The outside of the four paintings was also covered with white cloth, and the contents of the paintings could not be seen clearly.
Directly behind the podium, there are two more display tables.
On each table is a sculpture, also covered with a white cloth, which makes it impossible to see clearly.
Next to the paintings and sculptures behind the podium stood an art museum official.
A little further down the steps, several heavily armed security personnel stood.
Moreover, in all corners of the lobby on the first floor, security personnel with guns and live ammunition can be seen everywhere, all on high alert.
Seeing this scene, many media reporters who had just entered the lobby couldn't help but gasp.
"Wow! This scene is inevitably too exaggerated, and the president came to Philadelphia to give a speech, and it was not such a big scene!
"Guys, this joint press conference must be very interesting, today's headlines belong to us
" "See those paintings and sculptures covered in white cloth?" They must be priceless antique works of art
" "Raphael's "Portrait of a Young Man" may be among them, I really want to see that priceless treasure with my own eyes"
While excitedly discussing, these media reporters walked into the interview area one after another.
Before they could gain a foothold, they had already raised their cameras and video cameras.
The camera focuses on the paintings and sculptures that are masked in front of it, which is a shot.
Suddenly, there was an immediate sound of clicking camera shutters at the scene.
After a while, all the invited media reporters had entered the hall, and the door of the museum was closed.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Ran and Peggy came out of the display area together and walked straight to this side.
Behind them, there were many more followers.
These included Ivanka and Anthony, as well as Joshua, Thomas' Pierre.
Of course, there are also Elaine and Fang Yufei, as well as David and others.
Seeing this scene, those media reporters at the scene couldn't help but be stunned and stunned.
In the blink of an eye, they had come to their senses.
Immediately afterwards, the scene immediately frying pan.
"Wow! Am I right? Why is Ivanka here? Could that rumor be true?
"And Anthony, as Joseph's staff, shouldn't he be busy with the presidential inauguration?" Why are you here too?
"I'll go! This lineup is too luxurious, and heavyweights in the field of American culture and museum have actually come so much"
While exclaiming, these media reporters also raised their cameras and kept shooting.
The focus they chose was basically Ivanka and Anthony.
Xiao Ran and Peggy who walked in the front were ignored.
While speaking, Xiao Ran and they had already arrived near the podium and stood left and right.
Others who followed stopped at the edge of the venue and watched the situation on this side.
Immediately afterwards, Timothy stepped out and walked behind the podium.
He glanced at the many media reporters on the scene, and then said with a smile:
"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, dear media reporters, I am the director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Timothy, welcome to
the Philadelphia Museum of Art" "Today we will hold a joint press conference here to explain the just-concluded Philadelphia joint operation and introduce the results of this operation."
After introducing the situation of the joint operation, we will hold a handover ceremony and two donation ceremonies at the scene, and then be interviewed by all journalist friends
" "Let me introduce the representatives of all parties involved in this joint operation, they are Sean, the owner of the Flying Dragon in the Sky Exploration Company, and Peggy the director of the Gardner Museum in Boston,......"
With his introduction, Xiao Ran and Peggy waved one after another, and said hello to many media reporters at the scene.
After introducing them, Timothy introduced Ivanka and Anthony, as well as Thomas and Joshua.
The media reporters who were at the scene all shone with excitement at this time.
These guys are pretty sure that today's headlines are firmly in their hands.
In a few moments, Timothy had finished introducing the crowd and completing the opening performance.
Immediately afterwards, this guy changed his tone.
"This joint operation was initiated by Sean, and he led the entire
operation" "The two top art thieves who have been hidden in Philadelphia for decades, McCann and Myers, were discovered by them
" "Next, it is up to Sean to introduce everyone to the relevant situation of the joint operation"
Saying, Timothy gestured to Xiao Ran and gave up his position.
Xiao Ran immediately stepped forward, stood behind the podium, and then said aloud with a smile:
"Good morning, friends of media reporters, I am Sean, it is a pleasure to meet you here
" "Next, let me introduce to you the relevant situation of this joint operation
" "Last month, when we were exploring colonial treasures in Boston, we took time to visit the Gardner Museum ,......"
Afterwards, he introduced the causes and consequences of this joint operation, as well as all the processes of investigation and tracking, analysis of various intelligence materials, and finally the arrest operation.
When introducing the situation, he withheld a lot of key and sensitive information, and also used some spring and autumn brushwork.
Even so, with his introduction, the scene exclamations continued to sound, one after another.
Without exception, everyone was completely captivated by this series of wonderful stories.
All of them listened to their eyes lit up and exhaled.
It took about fifteen minutes for Xiao Ran to finish introducing the situation of this joint operation.
Immediately afterwards, he pointed to the painting next to the podium, and said in a loud voice:
"In this joint operation, we found a lot of stolen antique art, a staggering amount", "Some of these stolen antique works come from many museums in Europe and the United States, and some are from some top collectors and foundations and other institutions" "
Among them, there are almost ordinary stolen antique
works of art, and their source cannot be traced. It can only be classified as ownerless
stolen antique art" "In addition, McCann and Myers, the two top art thieves, have also sold a lot of stolen
antique art in recent decades" "Those antique art that have been sold by them, the FBI Art Crime Team will continue to track and recover them all"
As soon as he said this, the faces of several guys in the crowd at the edge of the venue suddenly changed, and a trace of panic flashed in their eyes.
But these guys are battle-hardened old foxes, who adjusted their emotions in an instant and did not show any flaws.
After a pause, Xiao Ran continued:
"At the beginning of the joint operation, we signed cooperation and distribution agreements with the FBI and the Philadelphia police, as well as the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Gardner Museum
" "All the stolen antique artworks found in this joint operation will be handled by our Flying Dragon in Sky Exploration Company after going through the relevant legal procedures" "We own half of the stolen antique artworks
with a clear source. And those unowned stolen antique works of art belong to us
" "All the criminal proceeds of McCann and Myers, including money stored in certain tax havens, were disposed of by the FBI Art Crime Unit and the Philadelphia police and recovered"
Before the words fell, many media reporters at the scene were already frying.
"Wow! According to this disposal, this guy Sean can't make crazy money? He's the biggest winner!
"McCann and Myers, these two guys have worked hard all their lives, but in the end they cheapened Sean for nothing, they probably won't die blind
" Just when many media reporters were talking, many museum directors and collectors standing on the edge of the venue were called envy and jealousy.
Even Ivanka, the first princess of the United States, had a little red eyes.
Xiao Ran smiled softly, and then continued:
"Regarding the list of all stolen antique artworks, I will send it to you when I come back so that you can report it
" "From today, I will start to deal with these stolen antique artworks, so that they can see the sun again and bloom as they should" "The
first stolen antique artwork disposed of today is the most precious and valuable artwork found in this joint operation"
"It is "Portrait of a Young Man" created in 1514 by Raphael, one of the three masters of Renaissance
art, "This painting by Raphael is a portrait of himself, and in art history, this is a famous painting comparable to the Mona Lisa"
said, Xiao Ran had already walked to the easel on the left side of the podium.
The next moment, he reached out and pinched the white cloth covering the painting and carefully removed it.
With his movements, Raphael's self-portrait, "Portrait of a Young Man", immediately appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Looking at the crowd at the scene, there is one to count one.
They all held their breath, craned their necks, and stared at this famous painting with round eyes.
Without exception, everyone's eyes here were extremely hot, and they were even about to burn.
Especially the museum curators and collectors who saw this painting for the first time were full of fanaticism!