It’s nine o’clock in the morning, an empty parking lot in the southern suburbs of San Francisco.
Looking at the two medium-sized helicopters roaring from the sky, Smith couldn't help but express some emotion.
"That guy Sean is here, and he's still as cool as ever!"
“This is the first time I’ve seen a professional treasure hunter like him.”
Before he finished speaking, Wayne and others standing aside all nodded.
"This guy is an anomaly among professional treasure hunters, unheard of"
They came here to greet Xiao Ran, and they also provided the news about the bankruptcy and liquidation of the antique store in San Francisco's Chinatown.
Behind them, in addition to several of their own old cars, there were two black bulletproof Mercedes-Benz G63s.
Those two cars were specially rented by them to provide Xiao Ran and the others with transportation in San Francisco.
While talking, two medium-sized helicopters flew over the parking lot and then slowly landed on the parking lot.
When the helicopter stopped and the propeller stopped rotating, Xiao Ran opened the door and got out of the helicopter with Yi Lian and Fang Yufei.
Later, he and Marvin unloaded several suitcases and gun bags from the cabin.
Anthony and the others got off another helicopter, and in addition to their suitcases, they also picked up several gun bags.
Looking at those bulging black gun bags, Smith and the others felt frightened.
"Are these guys really here to hunt for treasure in San Francisco? Why do they look so different?"
After muttering a few words to themselves, Smith and the others came forward.
After meeting each other, they naturally exchanged polite greetings.
Then, Xiao Ran looked at the cars parked behind and said jokingly:
"Smith, you are all multi-millionaires now, why are you still driving your old car?"
"When you left Los Angeles before, didn't you say you wanted to buy a luxury house and a luxury car and enjoy your life?"
Hearing this, Smith and the others laughed.
"Spurred on by your super mansion, that's what we thought at the time."
"When we got home and calmed down, we realized that was not realistic at all."
"We don't have the money-making ability like you, nor are we lucky enough, so we can't live such a luxurious life to save face."
“If we buy a mansion worth tens of millions of dollars, we won’t be successful for long.”
"In the absence of sustained high revenue, expensive property taxes alone will crush us!"
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded, looking at these guys with admiration.
It's not easy for these guys to keep their heads clear even after becoming rich overnight!
Then, Smith pointed to the two Mercedes-Benz G’s and said:
"Sean, you can use these two Mercedes-Benz G63s while you are in San Francisco."
"These are two bulletproof off-road vehicles, and there is no problem with their safety."
"If you have any other requests, just tell us."
Xiao Ran looked at the two cars, secretly turned on the X-ray, and quickly looked through the two Mercedes-Benz G's completely.
In these two vehicles, there are several extremely concealed GPS positioning devices, but there are no pinhole cameras or bugs.
From the hidden locations of those GPS positioning devices, it can basically be determined.
That's a device installed by the car rental company to prevent theft.
It can be determined from this that these two vehicles are relatively safe.
Before Smith could finish his introduction, Anthony and the others came forward with detection equipment and began to inspect the two bulletproof vehicles.
Seeing this scene, Smith and the others were stunned for a moment.
Xiao Ran smiled and explained a few words.
"Don't mind, everyone, this is Anthony's job and responsibility."
Smith and Wayne looked at each other and nodded.
As expected, Anthony and the others successfully discovered the hidden GPS positioning devices.
And quickly judged that those positioning devices did not pose a security threat.
Even so, they still used technical means to block the signals of those positioning devices.
Immediately afterwards, Wayne's phone suddenly rang. It was the car rental company calling to inquire about the situation.
Wayne explained quickly before dealing with the other party.
Afterwards, everyone walked towards the vehicles.
During the journey, Xiao Ran asked curiously:
"Smith, please tell us about that Chinese antique store."
"If you have any valuable news, please tell me."
Smith shook his head helplessly.
"That's a Chinese antique store. They sell all Chinese things. I don't understand them at all."
"I heard from a Chinese professional treasure hunter that there might be good stuff in that antique store, so I informed you."
"When you arrive at the antique store later, I hope you can find something and give us some pointers by the way."
Xiao Ran nodded and said with a smile:
"We'll see what happens then. I hope I can find something."
"If there are no surprising discoveries, this trip to San Francisco will be regarded as our graduation trip."
Smith nodded, then lowered his voice and said:
"There is something I feel the need to say, Sean. An FBI agent came to see us the day before yesterday."
"Those guys came to us to find out about the land deed and the situation in which we signed the cooperation agreement."
"When PetroChina spent huge sums of money to purchase the land title, those guys also carefully asked if there would be any problems?"
Xiao Ran paused for a moment, then shook his head as if nothing had happened.
"Don't worry, those guys also came to me to understand the situation. The land transaction was completely open and transparent, and there were no problems."
With that said, they came to the car and boarded a bulletproof G63.
After a while, the motorcade started with a bang and headed straight towards San Francisco.
After a while, the motorcade drove into the city.
Compared with Los Angeles, the urban area of San Francisco is much smaller, slightly tidier, and has a better environment.
Most of the buildings in the city are old, relatively old and more historical.
Another point is that San Francisco has a higher proportion of Asians.
Especially for Chinese people, pedestrians with Chinese faces can be seen everywhere on the streets.
Apart from these, there is one thing that Los Angeles and San Francisco have in common.
That is the homeless people who can be seen everywhere on the streets, many of whom are haggard drug addicts. There are many camping tents and cardboard boxes on both sides of the street.
Because San Francisco has a better climate, it seems like there are more homeless people on the streets than in Los Angeles.
The motorcade drove for about twenty minutes and arrived at the famous Chinatown.
San Francisco's Chinatown was founded in 1848 and is as old as the city. It is the oldest Chinatown in North America and the largest Chinatown outside Asia.
In this neighborhood, there are a large number of new and old immigrants from China, as well as descendants of immigrants, as well as many immigrants from other parts of East Asia.
As the motorcade drove into Chinatown, what you could see were all kinds of Chinese signboards and many Chinese-style buildings with cornices and brackets.
Most of the people coming and going on the streets are of East Asian appearance, with relatively few people of other ethnic groups.
Being on this street makes people feel as if they are in a fourth-tier city in China, and it is an urban-rural fringe.
The reason why I say this is because most of the buildings on this street are low and old, and there are almost no high-rise buildings.
Xiao Ran and Fang Yufei have both been to Chinatown in San Francisco before. Although they are not familiar with this place, there is nothing new about it.
Compared with Chinatown in Los Angeles, it's just about the same.
Since she often followed Xiao Ran to Chinatown in Los Angeles recently, Elaine was accustomed to the scenery on this street.
Fans in the live broadcast room who saw this Chinatown for the first time were talking a lot.
"Is this the largest Chinatown in North America? It's too run-down. It's not as good as many counties in the south!"
He looked at it slowly and said in surprise.
"This situation is completely normal. It is basically like this in Chinatowns across the United States and Canada."
"If you see Manhattan Chinatown and Flushing Chinatown in New York, you will think that this place is okay, but those two Chinatowns are even worse!"
I said it directly to no one else.
While talking, the motorcade has arrived in the middle of Chinatown.
Far away, Xiao Ran saw a signboard for 'Songshizhai', which was the famous antique store that went bankrupt and liquidated.
The roadside in front of the antique shop was full of vehicles, and many people gathered there, discussing something animatedly.
Obviously, those guys are here to shop for treasure, and there are many Asian faces among them.
It is unclear which of them are professional treasure hunters or other professionals, and which are ordinary passers-by.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Ran couldn't help but smile and said:
"It seems there are a lot of competitors today. I just wonder if this antique store has any good treasures?"
By the time he finished speaking, the motorcade had stopped at the door of the antique store.
The arrival of this motorcade attracted the attention of everyone present.
The guys who gathered at the door of the antique store turned their heads to look, everyone's eyes full of curiosity.
As soon as the vehicle stopped, Anthony and the others immediately got out of the car and spread their guard.
Smith and the others also got out of the car one after another and walked towards Xiao Ran's car.
However, Xiao Ran did not get out of the car immediately.
He looked at the situation outside and then said:
"Yufei, just stay in the car and watch the situation backstage in the live broadcast room."
"If Mr. Jin and the others send any news, be sure to notify me as soon as possible."
Fang Yufei rolled her eyes angrily.
"I understand, boss, who made me a long-term worker? I can only obey orders!"
Having said that, she quickly took out her laptop and was in character in the blink of an eye.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Ran said through the microphone:
"There are many Chinese in this antique shop. The situation is special. I will appropriately reduce the interaction during the next treasure hunt."
"Even if I find something, I will not announce it in the live broadcast room, let alone give an identification conclusion and accurate valuation."
"Mr. Jin, Mr. Qin, if you find something, don't send a barrage. It's best to send a private message to me, so that it can be kept confidential."
"The Chinese in San Francisco are inextricably connected with the country, and they may be able to know what is going on in the live broadcast room."
After the words fell, the live broadcast room suddenly became quiet.
Jin Lao and the others reacted very quickly, each responded and posted a good barrage.
As Fang Yufei read out these barrages, others just reacted.
The next moment, everyone responded one after another.
"I understand, Xiao Ran, this is the right thing to do to avoid being intercepted!"
Xiao Ran smiled softly, then opened the car door, got out of the car with Elaine, and stood at the door of the antique store.
As soon as he appeared, the guys gathered in front of the antique store were stunned.
Immediately afterwards, the scene immediately boiled.
"Wow! It's that guy Sean, why is he here?"
