Seeing Tang Songyuan's increasingly ugly face, Franco said hurriedly:
"But don't worry too much. Christie's auction house, well, we signed an agreement at that time,"
"Once it is confirmed that these two famous paintings are really stolen, they will pay compensation. The two paintings will be worth at least five million US dollars..."
Five million US dollars, almost 35 million yuan.
But this amount is far different from the expected value of Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties.
"No Franco, I don't blame you!" Tang Songyuan thought about it carefully and felt that Franco was still trustworthy.
After all, I could safely hand over millions of US dollars in cash to him last time, let alone two paintings.
In his opinion, there is nothing special about these two paintings except that they are produced by Picasso.
"Except for my two paintings, what are the characteristics of the other stolen items?"
Franco frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "According to the news from Christie's, except for your two Picasso paintings, the items that were stolen this time were stolen."
"There are also Buddha statues, jades, porcelain, etc., and the most special one is an 1870s-style natural pearl and diamond tiara,"
"It is a very beautiful female crown in the form of a wreath of myrtle leaves, set with over a hundred perfectly cut diamonds and natural pearls."
"These auction items all have their own characteristics. The only thing they have in common is that they are relatively valuable..."
In addition to porcelain, Tang, Song and Yuan felt that they had one more thing in common.
That is, it is easy to carry, and even porcelain is easy to handle if it is not very large.
He asked again: "Do you have any photos of these stolen lots? Show them to me."
Franco shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, but if you need it, I can try to find a few for you. They should be in the brochures they issued before."
At this point, Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties were also helpless.
Although he has a lot of guesses in his mind, many things are still unclear and he can't be sure.
He said: "I will be staying in Los Angeles for the next few days. Please call me anytime if there is any progress."
Franco said with an apologetic look: "I'm really sorry, I didn't expect such a thing to happen, and Christie's auction house has never had such a strange thing happen."
Tang Songyuan waved his hand and said: "You don't have to blame yourself Franco, this is not your responsibility, then I will go back first."
On the way back, Ni Sisi looked at Tang Songyuan's expression and asked in a tentative tone:
"I didn't expect such a problem to arise. What are you going to do now? Do you still want to go treasure hunting?"
Tang Songyuan was not in the mood to hunt for treasure now. Although the auction house would eventually tell the truth, he still felt a little bad after encountering such a thing for no reason.
But it was just a shame. He had made a net profit of 4.5 billion yuan from selling the piece of imperial green jade a few days ago. He could still afford this loss.
He sighed and said: "We won't go for now. Didn't Senior Sister say we were going shopping yesterday? Ask the driver to take us to Beverly Avenue. There are many places suitable for shopping over there..."
Ni Sisi pursed her lips and said, "I don't want to go shopping now. Let's go back to the hotel."
Seeing that Tang Songyuan didn't respond, she rolled her eyes a few times and then said:
"Yesterday you asked me about cavalry and infantry. I went back and checked. I didn't expect that I got the answer right."
"But junior brother, you should watch less movies that are not suitable for children in the future."
As she spoke, her eyes wandered, and she said in an extremely gentle tone: "If it really doesn't work, it's okay for Senior Sister to show it to you..."
Tang Songyuan knew that she wanted to make him happy, but he had clairvoyant vision. Didn't he look carefully at that corner of Ni Sisi's body?
He smiled and said: "Senior sister, don't worry, this loss is nothing to me. I just feel it is a pity."
Ni Sisi smiled and said: "That's best. What you said just now about going shopping still counts?"
This woman's face really changed at the drop of a hat. Tang Songyuan raised the corners of her mouth slightly and said, "Forget it!"
Beverly Boulevard is lined with tall palm trees, as well as many distinctive boutiques, restaurants, rock clubs and nightclubs.
The West is a country with many immigrants. The two oriental faces of Tang Songyuan and Ni Sisi walking on the street did not surprise passers-by.
Tired from shopping, Ni Sisi randomly found a street cafe, ordered two cups of latte, and drank one cup with Tang Songyuan comfortably.
She said: "Junior brother, if this is the case, will we have to go back home soon?"
Tang Songyuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Otherwise, or do you have other ideas?"
Ni Sisi smiled and said, "I remember it's not far from Las Vegas. How about you take me there to have fun?"
Tang Songyuan said in surprise: "I remember that you don't seem to like gambling?"
Ni Sisi said: "Who says you have to gamble when you go to Las Vegas? I want to go see the most famous water show in Las Vegas."
Tang Songyuan: "Okay, but we have to wait a few days. Maybe I will also gamble a few times..."
While the two were talking, a beautiful figure sat down at the same table with them.
With a cup of coffee in her hand, she sat next to Tang Songyuan and said in Chinese in a lazy tone:
"Do you mind sharing a table?"
The person coming was none other than Li Qingying.
Tang Songyuan was slightly unhappy. He had warned her to keep her from appearing around him, otherwise he might not be able to help but kill her and take out the mysterious ball from her body.
Ni Sisi glanced curiously between Tang Songyuan and Li Qingying, and asked:
"You... know each other?"
Tang Songyuan said angrily: "She is the Jenna who competed with me in the ring last time in Myanmar."
Li Qingying smiled softly and said:
"You should call me Li Qingying. Ever since I learned Chinese, I think the name Jenna is too tacky."
Tang Songyuan didn't care about her, and asked in a calm tone: "Tell me, what do you want from me?"
Li Qingying said: "First of all, let me state that I did not come to you on purpose. It was just a coincidence that I met you here today."
"I came to Los Angeles to participate in the treasure hunt competition, so when I saw you, I thought you were also one of the contestants..."
Tang Songyuan was surprised and said: "What treasure hunting contest? When I came here a few months ago, I held a suitcase treasure hunting contest. What new tricks are there this time?"
Li Qingying looked at him with the same surprised eyes and said:
"you do not know?"
"The time you are talking about should be the first season. Due to the good response, many video websites and TV stations cooperated to jointly launch the second season of the suitcase treasure hunt competition,"
"The prize money for the champion is as high as five million US dollars!"
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