N-A-A Chapter 406
Chapter 406
About twenty minutes later, Xiao Ran and Consul Zhao returned to the living room.
At this time, Counselor Wang had finished the call and returned to the living room.
Seeing them coming, Counselor Wang immediately said:
"Consul, Xiao Ran, I informed China of
this matter, introduced the details, and sent back those videos and pictures" "The ministry attaches great importance to this matter, and has begun to communicate with the Cultural Relics Bureau and the case-handling unit, and obtain relevant authorization
" "It is estimated that it will not be long before there will be a response, and then we will contact and trade with those Yankees"
Hearing this, Consul Zhao immediately nodded.
"This matter must be dealt with as soon as possible, cut the mess quickly, and cannot
let other law enforcement agencies in the United States be mixed in" "The more U.S. government departments are mixed in, the more troublesome things will be, and the more unexpected variables are likely to occur
" The voice did not fall, Xiao Ran continued:
"That's right, you can't give the opportunity to let other law enforcement agencies in the United States in, especially the Art Crime Unit and the U.S. Department of Culture" "
If you let them in, It is possible to detain this batch of smuggled
cultural relics" "In that case, if we want to recover this batch of cultural relics, it will be far away, and it is estimated that we can only go through normal judicial procedures
" "As long as the Cultural Relics Bureau and the case-handling unit give legal authorization, the Consulate General had better respond
as soon as possible and issue a reward announcement" "The 30 million US dollars on my side can be received at any time, and it is best to start trading as soon as the reward announcement is issued"
Hearing his words, Everyone nodded.
Next, let's continue to discuss this matter.
As he was speaking, Xiao Ran's mobile phone suddenly rang.
The call was from David.
Xiao Ran took out his mobile phone and glanced at it, and then connected the call.
The next moment, David's voice came.
"Sean, that guy Turner just called, his top boss has made a decision
" "They decided to accept your suggestion and hand over
the smuggled cultural relics to the Consulate General to receive a bonus of thirty million dollars" "And these guys are a little impatient, they have begun to pack this batch of smuggled antique cultural relics, which can be shipped to the Consulate General at any time"
Hearing this news, Xiao Ran was suddenly overjoyed.
"Great, David, I know that those greedy guys will never let go of the thirty million dollar windfall
" "You tell Turner that the Consulate General is making all the preparations, and there will be results soon
" "Let them prepare, once the Consulate General is legally authorized, they can pull the smuggled artifacts over to receive the reward
" "Okay, Sean, I'll inform Turner that guy"
David responded, The call ended.
At the same time that Xiao Ran put down his mobile phone, everyone in the living room laughed.
The words that made senior CIA agents come to receive the reward with smuggled artifacts amused everyone!
When the laughter fell, Xiao Ran immediately said:
"As I expected, Turner's top boss obviously did not want to miss this heavenly windfall and accepted my conditions
" "Next, the Consulate General can make preparations and prepare to receive this batch of smuggled antique cultural relics" "The most important thing is to immediately coordinate an Air China cargo plane and prepare to transport this batch of smuggled antique cultural relics away as soon as possible, so as not to dream more at night."
According to the verbal agreement I reached with Turner, they are responsible for coordinating with New York air traffic control and customs to release the cargo plane carrying this batch of antique artifacts
" "When the cargo plane lands at the capital airport, they can receive a high reward of 30 million US dollars, and the transaction will be closed!"
Before the words fell, there was an exclamation at the scene.
"You kid is really the same as the legend, there is no strategy! It was so well thought out that it was simply impeccable!
"Even the transportation problem, you kid actually thought of it, it's really admirable!"
Counselor Wang said in amazement, and everyone's eyes were full of appreciation.
Next, everyone discussed the details of the deal while waiting for a response from home.
At this time, it was late at night in the country.
Most people have gone home from work, and the efficiency is naturally not as high as during the day.
Everyone knows this situation, so they are waiting patiently.
During this period, Xiao Ran successively dialed Shan Lao and Jin Lao's phone and told them about this matter.
His main purpose was to invite several old men to come forward.
Then, through high-definition video, help the Consulate General identify the authenticity of this batch of smuggled antique cultural relics.
While on the call, he sent Turner and the videos and photos they took to several old men.
After understanding the situation, several old men were very excited.
Originally sleepy-eyed, they suddenly came to the spirit.
Immediately afterwards, they began to study the antique artifacts on the pictures and videos to determine the authenticity and value of the antique artifacts, as well as the source and other information.
For Xiao Ran, several old men naturally praised him and praised him for his beautiful job.
On the other side, calls from various domestic departments continued to reach the Consulate General.
At the same time, one by one, calls were made from the Consulate General to make various arrangements.
It didn't take long for the embassy in the United States and the mission to the United Nations to receive the news.
They have launched one after another, fully cooperating with the work of the Consulate General in New York and removing obstacles in all aspects.
The coordination of Air China's freighter went very smoothly, and a freighter was quickly completed.
In the blink of an eye, nearly an hour has passed.
Xiao Ran took Elaine and Fang Yufei to eat in the restaurant of the Consulate General and enjoy a sumptuous lunch!
Counselor Wang suddenly walked into the restaurant quickly and walked straight towards them.
Coming closer, Counselor Wang immediately said in a low voice:
"Xiao Ran, the authorization of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and the case-handling unit has just been sent to the Cultural Department of the Consulate General
" "The relevant reward documents have been prepared and can be sent out at any time, everything is ready, and an announcement can be issued!"
"In other words, once the announcement is issued, the transaction can be launched immediately, and the smuggled antiques can be recovered,"
Xiao Ran and they were all overjoyed when they heard this.
"Great, I have to say that our work efficiency is high
, and everything was done so quickly" "Uncle Wang, despite the announcement, I will immediately transfer 30 million US dollars to the special account of the Consulate General
" "In order to avoid suspicion, I will leave after the transfer, and I will not participate in the next thing
" "In terms of identification, there are experts from the Cultural Relics Bureau and Jin Lao, I believe that there will be no problems"
Before the words fell, Counselor Wang laughed.
"Hahaha, you kid is really slippery!"
"This is a transaction between the official institutions of the two countries, you can get out of the matter"
At this time, Xiao Ran and they had finished lunch.
They then left the restaurant and returned to the conference room in the office building.
As soon as he returned, Xiao Ran transferred 30 million US dollars to the designated account of the Consulate General.
Then he floated away and left the Consulate General with Elaine.
Just as they were returning to the Plaza Hotel, the Consulate General had issued a bounty announcement to track down the smuggled antiques.
The amount of the reward offered by the Consulate General is exactly 30 million US dollars.
As soon as this bounty announcement was issued, someone saw it and responded to it.
Needless to ask, it was Turner's New York bureau that responded.
The next thing is natural.
According to Xiao Ran's design, everything was advancing step by step and quickly.
When they returned to the Plaza Hotel, Turner had already contacted the Cultural Section of the Consulate General and agreed on a trading time.
It's more appropriate to say it's a transaction, but it's better to say it's home delivery!
As for the place of trading, naturally, it was the Consulate General in New York.
About an hour later.
Several vans pulled out of a warehouse in Brooklyn and headed straight for Manhattan.
In front and behind these vans, followed by several Chevrolet Saaban full-size SUVs.
The people sitting in the Chevrolet Saab class were heavily armed agents.
Such a special escort convoy is naturally unimpeded.
The convoy smoothly passed the checkpoints set up on various roads and streets and drove directly into Manhattan Island.
After entering Manhattan, the convoy headed straight for the Consulate General in Midtown.
When the escort convoy arrives at the gate of the Consulate General, it is immediately taken over by the personnel of the Military Attaché of the Consulate General to conduct security checks and so on.
After making sure that there was no problem, the personnel of the Military Attaché drove into the interior of the Consulate General in several vans.
Then, in the presence of the legal teams of both parties, the transaction began smoothly.
Cultural relics bureaus and case-handling units in China, as well as other departments, participated in the whole process of witnessing the reception of this batch of smuggled cultural relics through video conference.
The experts responsible for identifying this batch of smuggled antique artifacts are a team of experts from several top museums in the country.
Xiao Ran, who facilitated the deal, has stayed out of the matter.
He took Elaine and Fang Yufei and them and were wandering inside MOMA.
Revel in the many top works of art displayed in this museum, and forget about it!
It wasn't until the afternoon closure that they left MOMA and returned to the Plaza Hotel.
As soon as they returned to the presidential suite on the top floor of the Plaza Hotel, Counselor Wang's phone called.
"Xiao Ran, the transaction has been successfully completed, all the
antique cultural relics have been identified, there is no problem" "Those antique cultural relics smuggled out of the country have been picked out by Jin Lao
" "And among those so-called antique artworks, there are many other things from the way
" "Those things were returned to the Yankees and let them take them away"
Hearing this news, Xiao Ran was overjoyed.
"It's great, I hope that this batch of smuggled cultural relics can be smoothly transported back to China, then I will be completely relieved!"
The next moment, Counselor Wang said with a smile:
"We are on our way to JFK Airport, ready to take away this batch of antique artifacts as soon as possible
" "Turner's guys are very active, have helped dredge New York air traffic control and customs, all the way to the green light!"
"To be honest, this is the first time I have experienced such a fierce operation to pursue and smuggle antique cultural relics, it is too crisp!"
"Hahaha"
Xiao Ran laughed directly, and said jokingly:
"There is a high reward of 30 million US dollars, can those Yankees not do it simply?"
"Their mood to get rich must be more urgent, and they want us to transport this batch of smuggled cultural relics as soon as possible, so that they can be safe!"
Before the words fell, Counselor Wang also laughed.