N-A-A Chapter 658
Chapter 658
In the blink of an eye, it was close to eight o'clock in the evening.
After storing all the stolen antique artworks in the vault, Xiao Ran was ready to take people out of the art museum and back to the hotel.
When the group returned to the lobby on the first floor of the art museum, they saw several familiar old friends.
The other party was Thomas and MOMA, director of the Metropolitan Museum, and others, standing in the museum hall, all looking like dust servants.
Obviously, these old friends had just arrived from New York, and before they went to the hotel, they rushed to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Why did they come, do you need to ask?
Seeing these old friends, Xiao Ran suddenly chuckled.
At the same time, Thomas also saw him and immediately walked over.
After the two sides met, it was natural to exchange polite pleasantries.
Immediately afterwards, Thomas said impatiently:
"Sean, where is Raphael's 'Portrait of a Young Man', can you let us enjoy it?"
"That's a famous painting that can be compared with the Mona Lisa, but I didn't expect it to be hidden in Philadelphia, what a miracle!"
"In addition to Raphael's famous painting, the rest of the top antique artworks, we also want to enjoy it"
Before the words fell, the director of MOMA and the director of the National Museum of America also echoed a few words.
Xiao Ran looked at these old friends, and then nodded with a smile.
"Of course, no problem, gentlemen, but if you want to enjoy "Portrait of a Young Man" and the rest of the top
antique artworks, you can only wait until tomorrow" "Not long ago, we have locked those stolen antique artworks in the vault, and now it is not convenient to take them out for everyone to enjoy
" "Tomorrow morning, we will carry out the follow-up identification and clean-up work here, and then you can come over, Admire those priceless top antique works of art
" "Also, I still have things to do when I go back to the hotel, I made an appointment with a heavyweight, and I can't show up, so I can only arrange it tomorrow morning"
Thomas They were stunned for a moment, and then sighed in unison.
"Alas! It looks like we're going to have to spend the night, and this night is not good!"
"Will you see Raphael's famous painting tomorrow morning?" This is more than ten hours, it is estimated that the seconds have passed
" "Hahaha"
There was a laugh at the scene, and Xiao Ran they all laughed.
Immediately afterwards, Thomas said expectantly:
"Sean, how did you consider the transaction request I made earlier?"
"If you are willing to trade 'Portrait of a Young Man' to our museum, the conditions are as you like"
Before the words fell, the other museum directors were immediately anxious.
"Sean, our museum also wants to collect Raphael's 'Portrait of a Young Man', and the offer price will definitely satisfy you
" "Whether it is a cash transaction or an exchange for the museum's top Chinese antique art, we can accept it,"
the director of the National Museum of America said busily.
Immediately after, the MOMA curator also made a quotation.
Xiao Ran raised his hand in time to stop the other party, and then said with a smile:
"Gentlemen, it's too early to say this matter, how to deal with "Portrait of a Young Man" is a very troublesome thing
" "If nothing else, how to deal with the Polish government's claim request is a headache for me, the Polish ambassador has already brought people to Philadelphia
" "How to dispose of this famous painting, I have to think about it carefully before I can make a decision, Let's wait patiently for a few days! Hearing
him say this, Thomas and they could only nod.
No way, who let this famous painting comparable to "Mona Lisa" in Xiao Ran's hands!
At this time, they only saw this famous painting in their eyes.
The antique artwork that Myers and McCann stole from several of their museums, they were not very obsessed!
The reason is simple, any museum that wins Raphael's "Portrait of a Young Man" will instantly go up a big step and add one of the most heavyweight treasures of the town!
Such a godsend, where are they willing to miss it!
As for the Poles, they are not at all on the radar of Thomas and them!
They also know that Xiao Ran is waiting for a price!
The so-called coping with the Poles is just an excuse!
After a few more words, Xiao Ran took his leave and prepared to return to the hotel.
Timothy and Frank, as well as Thomas and the others who had just arrived, sent them out together.
When Xiao Ran got in the car and left the museum gate, Thomas immediately asked curiously:
"It's so late, which big man is this guy who rushed back to the hotel to meet, won't it be the director of a museum?"
Before the words fell, Frank had already whispered an answer.
"It's Ivanka, Ivanka rushed to Philadelphia this afternoon, it should have been sent by Mr. President
" "In addition to Ivanka, the father of Sean's girlfriend, Professor Pierre of the Louvre, also came to Philadelphia
" "Ah!"
Thomas and they exclaimed, all stunned in place.
In the blink of an eye, a sudden look flashed in their eyes.
The man in the Oval Office of the White House is about to step down.
This is to seize the last opportunity to make a profit for yourself!
Thomas, who is a thousand-year-old fox, instantly understood Ivanka's intentions!
The next moment, the director of MOMA immediately changed the topic.
"Timothy, since the stolen antique art found today is stored in the vault of your museum, you should be able to open the vault, right?"
"Now that Sean has led someone away, if you don't open the vault, let's go through the eye addiction first, save us from suffering, and Sean, that guy won't know"
Not only him, Thomas and others also echoed.
However, Timothy smiled wryly and shook his head.
"No drama at all! Gentlemen, the vault where those stolen antique works of art are stored is an
independent vault, very strong" "The password to open the vault has three sets of numbers, I master one, FBI's Frank masters one, and the other set of numbers is set by Sean's guy himself, no one knows
" "That is to say, if you want to open the independent vault, all three of us must be on the scene and enter the password at the same time
" "Not only that, Sean that guy also set up surveillance cameras and alarm devices inside and outside the vault, and if you use technology to open the vault, he will immediately know that "
those safes containing stolen antique art, each with a seal on it, Sean's lawyer, all the painting tubes and boxes also have seals, the protection is very tight!"
"I even suspect that when that guy Sean stored those stolen antique art, he set up some self-destruct mechanism, and that guy could do this kind of thing, and I didn't dare to take this risk!"
Not surprisingly, Thomas and they were all completely stunned and stunned in place.
At the same time, they were taken aback.
They were stunned for three or five seconds before they came to their senses.
Immediately afterwards, Thomas and others burst out a series of foul language.
"Fak! Sean this bastard is also too fucking cunning and too difficult to deal with! What a freak!"
"Damn it, this cunning bastard, obviously guarding against us, but we can only be led by his nose!"
Looking at Thomas and them, Frank and Peggy both smiled bitterly and shook their heads, their faces full of helplessness.
At this time, where do they know, their every move is watched by others.
In the night sky more than a hundred meters above their heads, a small drone the size of a palm is staring at them condescendingly.
All their movements were filmed by the small drone.
Meanwhile.
Xiao Ran, sitting in the bulletproof SUV, is watching the real-time monitoring footage transmitted by the drone on his mobile phone.
On the phone screen were none other than Timothy and Frank standing in front of the art museum.
When Timothy and they turned around and walked into the museum, Xiao Ran immediately switched to another real-time monitoring screen.
What appeared on the mobile phone screen this time was an infrared night vision surveillance screen.
The picture shows the interior of a vault, which is dark and quiet, and not even a ghost can be seen.
Needless to say, this vault, shrouded in darkness, contains Raphael's Portrait of a Young Man, as well as the rest of the stolen antique art.
After making sure that the vault was safe and there was no problem, Xiao Ran put away the mobile phone.
Immediately afterward, he picked up the walkie-talkie and said:
"Sam, inform all the guys, from now on, everyone will be on the highest alert, give me a twelve-point spirit
" "It's no exaggeration, now everyone is our potential opponent, everyone wants to kill us and kick us out so they can get more benefits
" "Even the Gardner Museum and Philadelphia Museum of Art, as well as the FBI and Philadelphia police." , is also our potential enemy, may make a secret calculation of us
" "Before dealing with this batch of stolen antique artworks, everyone must always be vigilant, ready to deal with various emergencies, and when this matter is over, every guy has a heavy reward!"
When the words fell, Sam immediately responded.
"Received, Sean, I'll inform all the guys and keep everyone on alert,"
and then he passed the order on.
Immediately afterwards, there was an excited cheer over the intercom.
Obviously, Xiao Ran's promised reward touched everyone.
In the blink of an eye, the convoy had driven to the vicinity of the hotel.
At this moment, Marven's voice suddenly came from the walkie-talkie.
"Sean, you guys be more careful, we just used a small drone to find that at the nearest intersection
of the hotel, there are two Chevrolet Saaban parked" "After inquiry, the license plates of the two Chevrolet Saaban are fake, there seem to be people in the car, but I can't see the number of people and the specific situation
" Xiao Ran paused, and then copied the walkie-talkie and said:
"Received, Marven, you can just guard the inside of the hotel
" "Sam, Let everyone be careful, inform the detectives of the serious crime team who opened the road in front, and let them check it
" "Two Chevrolet Saaban cars, maybe it may be Ivanka's escort, this is coming to fight the front station
" "Received, Sean"
Sam and Marven answered in unison.