The first people to arrive at the Plaza Hotel were not the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the director of the Library of Congress.
It was the lawyer of the Pelos family and two other people sent by the crazy old woman.
These guys came from San Francisco and Washington and Baltimore.
As soon as they arrived in New York, they rushed to the Plaza Hotel as soon as possible, which showed how urgent they were!
In the study.
Xiao Ran is discussing with Counselor Wang the talks that will be held later and formulating negotiation strategies.
At this moment, Sam's voice suddenly came from the intercom.
"Sean, the lawyer of the Pelos family came to the hotel with two people. They are in the lobby on the first floor right now."
Upon hearing the announcement, Xiao Ran couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Then he picked up the intercom and replied:
"Copy that, Sam, I didn't expect these guys to move very fast, they are obviously in a very urgent mood!"
"Send someone to take the other party to the small conference room on the top floor. I will meet them there. Don't forget the security check!"
"No matter who the other party is or where they come from, they must undergo security checks and must not carry weapons or eavesdropping equipment."
"Cell phones must be left outside the meeting room. If they do not accept these conditions, I will not meet with them."
After the words fell, Sam immediately responded:
"Understood, Sean, I will tell the other party your request."
"Don't worry, we will search those guys thoroughly."
Listening to this conversation, Counselor Wang and the others were stunned, with a bit of surprise in their eyes.
What surprised them was the arrival of the Pelos family lawyer and Xiao Ran's attitude towards these guys.
They never thought that the currently popular Peros family in the United States would be involved in this matter. It’s incredible!
Then, Counselor Wang suddenly thought of it.
Isn't the U.S. Library of Congress, which houses 40 volumes of "Yongle Dadian", under the direct control of that crazy old woman of the Pelos family?
Then I thought about the series of scandals that happened in San Francisco, which had shocked the entire United States.
Xiao Ran happened to be in San Francisco at that time, and discovered the Songshizhai treasure, and returned home with a lot of money and a huge profit!
It now seems that Xiao Ran had dealt with the Pelos family at that time, and had some handle on the other party.
Because of this, he dared to boast about Haikou.
Use Delacroix's "Dante's Ark" triptych in exchange for the 40 copies of the extremely precious "Yongle Canon".
In the blink of an eye, Counselor Wang suddenly understood, and a smile appeared on his face.
However, he didn't ask any more questions and remained silent.
For things like this, it's better to keep things tacit.
What's more, David is also in the study, so he needs to be more careful.
The next moment, Xiao Ran suddenly stood up and said:
"Uncle Wang, please sit here for a while while I go to meet with the lawyer of the Pelos family."
"The key to whether the exchange of "Yongle Dadian" can be successful is not the director of the Library of Congress, but another heavyweight."
"That big shot is greedy by nature, so this is easy to handle. The greedier she is, the more likely it is to succeed!"
Xiao Ran said this in Chinese, and David couldn't understand it at all, so naturally he wouldn't spread it.
"Hahaha, you are such a thief!"
"Go and do your work, we are waiting for good news here."
Counselor Wang smiled and nodded.
Afterwards, Xiao Ran took David out of the presidential suite and went to the small conference room on the top floor.
When leaving the suite, he did not forget to give Elaine and the others a few words.
After a while, Xiao Ran and David walked into the small conference room, where they were waiting for the guys from the Pelos family.
After about three or four minutes, the elevator door on the top floor opened.
Led by two personal bodyguards, the Pelos family lawyer and two other people came out of the elevator and walked straight to the conference room.
The expressions of these three guys were very ugly, their faces were as black as the bottom of a pot, their eyes were full of anger, but they had to hold it back.
In a few steps, they arrived at the door of the conference room, but were stopped by Sam at the door.
"Gentlemen, for the sake of strict confidentiality, please hand over your mobile phones."
"Or you can leave one person outside to keep your phone and other belongings."
Upon hearing this, the guys from the Pelos family immediately became furious and almost broke out on the spot.
Before entering the elevator, they underwent a security check for safety reasons.
They had to take out the pistols and recording equipment they carried and handed them to the bodyguards responsible for security checks.
Not to mention how embarrassing that scene was!
As a result, there was a second security check, requiring them to leave their mobile phones outside the conference room.
This is so irritating, even entering the Pentagon is not so strict!
Who is this bastard Sean, and why is he so cautious?
Thinking of this, the two guys from Washington and Baltimore raised their eyebrows and were ready to go crazy.
However, the lawyer stopped them and whispered something in Italian.
The two guys gritted their molars and nodded, then took out their mobile phones and handed them to a bodyguard.
Then, led by Sam, they walked into the small conference room.
Everything that happens here falls under the eyes of the FBI.
In the control room of the Plaza Hotel.
An FBI agent watching the situation on the top floor through the surveillance system was confused.
"Who are these Italian guys? Why are Sean's guys so cautious, as if they are guarding against thieves?"
"Why don't we just meet each other? These Italian guys actually have to go through security checks twice. The previous Mafia scumbags didn't get this treatment!"
While puzzled, the FBI agent quickly took a screenshot of the surveillance video and sent it to his colleagues in the bureau, asking them to investigate the identities of the three Italians.
Within a moment, colleagues in the bureau responded.
The colleague issued a direct warning.
"Man, stay away from these Italian guys. The further away the better, it's best to pretend you don't see them!"
"These guys are from the Pelos family, and behind them is the old woman from Capitol Hill."
"Everyone knows that that old woman is famous for being crazy and will definitely retaliate. We can't afford to offend her at all!"
Hearing this, the FBI agent in the surveillance room couldn't help but shudder and was secretly frightened.
Immediately afterwards, he asked the hotel security personnel to delete the video completely to avoid getting into trouble.
He was going to pretend to be deaf and dumb. He heard nothing and saw nothing about what happened at the Plaza Hotel today!
In a small conference room.
After entering the door, Tony introduced the names of the two companions, but did not say where they were from, what their positions were, or other identifying information.
Obviously, the identities of those two guys are relatively sensitive.
No real identity information will be revealed until an agreement is reached.
But how did the three Italian guys know that before they entered the conference room, they were already clearly seen through Xiao Ran's perspective.
From the documents they carried with them, such as driver's licenses, etc., he had instantly figured out where they were coming from.
Besides Tony, the other two guys were from Baltimore and Washington.
The guy from Baltimore, whose last name was Alejandro, was obviously the crazy old lady's mother-in-law, and most likely a member of the Mafia.
The other guy is from Capitol Hill and carries relevant documents. He should be a confidant of the crazy old woman!
Since the other party didn't want to reveal his identity, Xiao Ran was happy to play dumb.
After getting to know each other and exchanging a few polite words, the two parties immediately got down to business.
"Mr. Sean, you invited us to New York and said you wanted to negotiate a deal with us that would benefit both parties."
"What exactly is this deal? I'm very curious. Can you tell me more about it?"
"If this deal can really benefit both parties and is not illegal, we can sit down and talk."
Tony said pretending to be curious.
Xiao Ran looked at the other party and then went straight in.
"The transaction I'm talking about is to exchange the triptych of "Dante's Ark" by the romantic master Delacroix for 40 volumes of ancient Chinese documents collected by the Library of Congress."
"Those ancient documents are the "Yongle Dadian", which are some historical documents lost in China. I am very interested in those historical documents and want to collect them myself."
"I believe that the U.S. Library of Congress must have electronic versions. In other words, they will not lose anything if they trade those ancient books and documents."
"On the contrary, they were able to obtain three pioneering paintings of the Romantic School, all of which are priceless. This is definitely a very cost-effective deal."
When he said this, he didn't mention a word about the crazy old woman.
Not to mention getting the crazy old woman to step in and get the Library of Congress to agree to the deal.
However, the meaning is expressed very clearly.
Anyone who is not a fool can understand his subtext.
Tony didn't respond immediately, but fell into deep thought.
After a while, this guy said intentionally or unintentionally:
"Even if this deal is made, it's your deal with the Library of Congress."
“What do we get in this deal?”
Xiao Ran smiled softly and then threw out the bait.
"My goal is the 40 volumes of "Yongle Canon". After the transaction is completed, I will not interfere with what to do with the "Dante's Ark" triptych!"
"Also, I have a less important video in my hand, which will be completely destroyed!"
Upon hearing this, the eyes of the three Italians suddenly lit up.
