In the blink of an eye, it was already around eight o'clock in the evening.
Although the night is as cold as water, the front of this luxury apartment building is still bustling with activity.
After four or five hours of continuous fighting, all the items taken out of Alexei's secret room have just been identified and evaluated.
And this is only the first round of identification.
If these antique artworks are sold or auctioned, they will inevitably need another round of appraisal.
After appraising the last oil painting, Xiao Ran rolled up the oil painting and put it back into the original painting tube.
Then, he looked at the deputy mayor of New York, Thomas, and the media reporters.
"Ladies and gentlemen, friends from the media, four or five hours have passed in a flash. Thank you for your hard work!"
"This treasure hidden by the late painter Alexei has now been cleared. It is undeniable that this is a huge surprise!"
"This treasure now belongs to me, no doubt about that!"
Hearing this, everyone at the scene nodded.
Regardless of whether you admit it or not, this is an indisputable fact that cannot be denied at all.
After a pause, Xiao Ran continued:
"Now that the treasure has been cleared, it's time to end this exploration operation."
"I hope this exploratory operation has brought everyone a little joy and also given everyone a certain understanding of Russian art."
"It's getting late now, so I won't keep you all here. You can go home and rest!"
Before he finished speaking, Thomas suddenly interjected and asked:
"Sean, can you tell us what you plan to do with these antique artworks in Alexei's treasure?"
Not only him, this is also an issue that everyone is very concerned about.
As this question was raised, everyone at the scene and in the live broadcast room looked at Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran looked at Thomas and everyone present, pretended to think for a while, and then gave an answer.
"All the antique artworks from Alexei, I am going to divide them into four parts and treat them in different ways"
"I will collect a small collection of fine works and display them in a private museum in the future."
"For example, Repin's masterpiece "Rebina", Feixin's "Alehendra", and the necessary easter egg, etc."
"In the second part, I will select some antique artworks and submit them to the three major auction houses for public auction. All three auction houses present today will have a share."
Before he finished speaking, the general managers of the three major auction houses were beaming with joy and almost cheered.
"Don't worry, Sean, we will definitely give you a satisfactory auction result."
Charles and the others said in unison, almost beating their chests to assure themselves.
Xiao Ran nodded slightly to these guys, and then continued what he had said before.
"The third part of the antique artworks will be handled locally in New York to satisfy the purchase requests of some friends."
“This includes major museums in New York and the United States, as well as many collector friends.”
"From this afternoon till now, I have received countless calls from collector friends, and everyone has their own goals!"
"Hahaha"
There was a burst of laughter and everyone nodded.
Especially Thomas and others, they were all overjoyed.
Faced with so many top-notch works of art, no one wants to leave empty-handed!
Xiao Ran's arrangement undoubtedly opened a window for them to see hope.
The laughter subsided slightly, and Xiao Ran's voice came out again.
"In the fourth part, I am going to select some antique artworks and auction them in the live broadcast room."
"To be more precise, it is to meet the collection needs of many Chinese collectors and fans."
Before he finished speaking, there was a roar of applause in the live broadcast room.
"Open and bright! Xiao Ran, everyone is waiting to bid."
"The works of these top Russian painters look very good and are worth collecting!"
Lao Li said excitedly.
The rest of the fans are the same, all of them are full of expectations.
Next, Xiao Ran talked about his arrangements again.
While speaking, the deputy mayor of New York suddenly asked:
"Sean, now everyone knows that there is another unknown treasure in the two apartment buildings you bought."
"I would like to ask, when do you plan to dig out the second treasure? Where is that treasure hidden?"
"brush!"
The scene and all live broadcast terminals immediately fell silent.
Everyone's eyes widened and they stared at Xiao Ran to see how he would answer this question.
Everyone's eyes are full of curiosity, as well as all kinds of envy, jealousy and hatred!
Among them were some guys who were so jealous that their eyes were red and greedy.
These guys were all staring at Xiao Ran, wanting to hear from him where the treasure that had not yet been unearthed was.
Xiao Ran looked at the deputy mayor of New York, nodded with a smile and said:
"Yes, Mr. Mayor, I do hold another unknown treasure."
"And I can say clearly that tomorrow we will start the next exploration operation to dig out and clean up the other treasure!"
"As for the specific location of the treasure, we cannot announce it yet. Everyone will naturally know the answer tomorrow."
"If you are free tomorrow, you can also come to visit the site and witness another miracle together!"
When saying these words, Xiao Ran was full of confidence and had a magnanimous expression.
He was not worried about someone taking advantage of Friedrich's treasure deep underground in Apartment No. 450. That kind of thing was almost impossible to happen!
Not many people know about the abandoned subway under 64th Street.
All the stations of the abandoned subway were completely sealed as early as the 1930s, and the few passages were very hidden and almost no one knew about them.
Even the engineers of the New York Subway Company probably don't know where those secret passages are.
If they want to find those secret passages, they have to dig out the subway line maps from before the 1950s and compare them one by one.
That takes a lot of time and is definitely not something that can be done in a short time!
Nearly a hundred years have passed, and those old subway drawings are stored in God knows where. Whether they can be found is a problem.
The most likely places to store those subway drawings are the New York Subway Company's database and the New York City Library.
But now it is night, these two places have long been closed, and you can’t get in even if you want to inquire about information!
And finding the target in the vast sea of historical data is another time-consuming and labor-intensive project!
Even if someone were lucky enough to find the drawing of the abandoned subway and successfully enter it, they would not be able to find the location of the Renaissance-style apartment building.
After entering the abandoned subway, they will find that all GPS positioning devices do not work in that abandoned subway and cannot be located at all!
And this was the backhand that Xiao Ran had hidden in the abandoned subway.
When they were running around in that abandoned subway like headless flies, the excavation work on the ground had already begun!
Hearing Xiao Ran's answer, many people's eyes flashed with disappointment.
This is obviously not the answer they want to hear, but there is nothing they can do about it. They can't say clearly that they are going to cut it off!
After thinking for a moment, the deputy mayor of New York nodded.
"Okay, Sean, I will bring people over tomorrow to witness you create miracles again."
"I really want to see what treasures are hidden in that other treasure. Is it more amazing than this treasure?"
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded.
"Welcome very much, Mr. Mayor, I believe you will see a sensational miracle"
After chatting for a few more words, the deputy mayor of New York took the people away and returned to New York City Hall in downtown.
The mayor of New York is still waiting for him to report back and discuss countermeasures.
No need to ask, the city hall building will be brightly lit tonight.
Immediately afterwards, the media reporters also left one after another.
One by one, they walked out of the apartment building with their cameras and Fei Xin's sketches assigned to them.
But they did not leave here, but stayed at the door of the apartment building and continued to conduct interviews and reports.
Next came Thomas and the others. These guys were still interested, but they had to leave.
Before leaving, they all made an appointment with Xiao Ran.
Come to 64th Street tomorrow to watch the excavation and cleaning process of another treasure and see how amazing that treasure is!
Xiao Ran did not reject these guys, he just needed some powerful witnesses!
After Thomas and the others left, Counselor Wang was also ready to say goodbye and return to the Consulate General.
Before leaving, Xiao Ran took Counselor Wang into the study again and chatted for a few words alone.
As soon as he entered the study, Counselor Wang immediately whispered:
"There is news from Ottawa that Canadian Customs is not forcibly inspecting portable safes with diplomatic parcel markings."
"The embassy and consulate staff responsible for transporting those portable safes, as well as the deputy cultural counselor of the embassy in Canada, have already met."
"They and those portable safes are currently in a conference room, safe and sound, you don't have to worry!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran and Counselor Wang immediately looked at each other and smiled.
They know in their hearts that the purpose of delaying time has been achieved, and that is enough!
After chatting for a while, they walked out of the study. Counselor Wang immediately left with his people and returned to the Consulate General!
Just as they were leaving, a huge armored convoy came crashing over and stopped in front of the luxury apartment building.
At the same time, two medium-sized helicopters also appeared in the night sky, hovering more than 300 meters in the air.
Seeing this scene, everyone immediately understood.
The transfer of Alexei's treasure will begin soon!
