Deep in the secret room, Xiao Ran was talking quietly to Joshua.
For confidentiality reasons, he has turned off the live broadcast microphone and walkie-talkie to prevent the contents of the conversation from being leaked.
The rest of the people were five or six meters away from them and could not hear their voices at all.
"Sean, there's one thing I don't quite understand. Why don't you contact the Rockefeller family or the Morgan family to acquire this batch of NZ gold?"
"They are all shareholders of the Federal Reserve. As far as I know, you also know people from the Rockefeller family and the Morgan family and have dealt with them."
"But you chose the distant place instead of the near and contacted Mary who is far away in Los Angeles. I don't quite understand it."
Joshua asked in a low voice in surprise.
Xiao Ran looked at this guy, then smiled and explained a few words.
"The reason is actually very simple. I am more familiar with Mary and trust her more. I just know the people from the Rockefeller family and the Morgan family."
"Also, your Rothschild family is more low-key and less involved in American politics."
Joshua couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly understood.
He immediately thought of the crazy old woman on Capitol Hill, and also thought of the 40-volume "Yongle Dadian" deal that had just concluded.
For a person of his level, the grudge between Xiao Ran and that crazy old woman is not a secret!
As long as you want to check, there is always a way to find it!
"I see!"
Joshua smiled and nodded without saying anything more.
Immediately afterwards, they got to the point.
"According to the agreement reached between us, you need to pay separately for the transaction price of this batch of NZ gold."
"60% of the money was deposited into my bank account in China, and the other 40% was deposited into our company's bank account!"
"Once the payment is received, this batch of NZ gold truly belongs to your Federal Reserve!"
"Another point is that all taxes and fees generated by this transaction will be borne by your Federal Reserve."
"I don't want to be robbed by the IRS, but I believe that the Federal Reserve has many ways to deal with the IRS and avoid paying huge taxes!"
Xiao Ran whispered his request.
Without any hesitation, Joshua nodded immediately.
"No problem, we can accept these conditions, otherwise we will not sign the agreement."
"This batch of NZ gold will be converted into the reserve gold of the Federal Reserve, and the IRS is not qualified to come to the Federal Reserve to collect taxes!"
"But why do you want to transfer 60% of the money to China instead of to an offshore financial center?"
Hearing this, Xiao Ran shrugged helplessly.
"I am a foreigner. The reason why I transfer 60% of the transaction funds to China is naturally to spread the risk, which is safer."
"As for those offshore financial centers, which one can withstand the tremendous pressure exerted by the US government? Including Switzerland!"
Joshua paused, then nodded.
"That makes sense. Your arrangement is indeed safer."
Next, the two of them chatted about some transaction details, then ended the conversation and walked towards Thomas and the others.
As soon as everyone gathered together, the two inspectors from the Federal Reserve began to report the situation.
"Joshua, there is nothing wrong with this batch of NZ gold, the purity is very high"
"After it is transported back to the vault, it only needs to be stamped with the Federal Reserve logo, and there is no need to re-smelt it."
Before he finished speaking, another senior Fed executive suddenly interjected:
"With this batch of NZ gold from Germany, we can just use it to deal with the German government."
"Don't the Germans want to take away the gold stored in the vault? Then use their gold to pay for it."
Before he finished speaking, Joshua's face turned gloomy, and he glanced coldly at the guy who spoke so unscrupulously.
Seeing his performance, the guy realized instantly.
I said the wrong thing! A look of panic immediately flashed in his eyes.
Others present at the scene had a fleeting smile on their faces.
Everyone immediately understood why Joshua behaved this way.
Half of Germany's total gold reserves are stored in the underground vault of the Federal Reserve, amounting to more than 1,500 tons.
Because Venezuela's gold was hacked by the United States, or rather by the Federal Reserve, the Germans immediately panicked after learning the news.
They then made a request to withdraw the gold reserves stored at the Federal Reserve.
As a result, they have made this request for almost ten years, and they have not gotten back much gold in total.
Not only that, they wanted to send people into the Federal Reserve’s underground vault to audit their gold reserves, but they were directly rejected by the Federal Reserve!
According to outside rumors, the Federal Reserve’s underground vaults may be empty.
The gold reserves held by the Federal Reserve in various countries around the world may have been sold off long ago, or even divided among the seven major families that control the Federal Reserve.
These rumors are widespread, but they are kept secret within the Fed.
That's why Joshua behaves this way.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, the deputy mayor of New York quickly changed the topic.
"Sean, according to Erwin, the other side of the wall on the south side of the secret room is the abandoned subway deep underground on 64th Street."
"Is this the case? If so, how far is this secret room from the abandoned subway?"
It was obvious that this guy meant something and had no good intentions.
Xiao Ran turned to look at him, smiled and nodded.
"Yes, this secret room is not far from the abandoned subway. Judging from the treasure map, the distance between the two is about six and a half meters."
"Next door to this treasure room is an equipment storage room of the abandoned subway. Going out from the storage room is the subway tunnel!"
"According to my speculation, many of the things in this secret room were brought in from the abandoned subway, such as some large items."
"The abandoned subway and this underground secret room were both built by Friedrich. He naturally knows the situation here very well."
With that said, he walked to the south wall, pointed to a place on the wall, and continued to explain a few words.
"Right here, there turned out to be a secret door, but it was completely sealed by Friedrich."
"If you look carefully, you will still find some traces."
Before he finished speaking, Thomas and others immediately stepped forward with interest and started to check.
The deputy mayor of New York paused and muttered to himself.
"Six and a half meters! Damn it!"
Obviously, the answer Xiao Ran gave was not the answer he wanted to hear.
In a moment, Thomas and the others had discovered something.
"Yes, there are indeed some traces of secret doors here, and the bricks used are somewhat different."
"This secret door should be able to be opened. In that case, you can enter the tunnel under 64th Street from here!"
The director of MOMA said excitedly.
Xiao Ran nodded slightly.
"Indeed, this secret door can indeed be opened."
“But we don’t know what’s going on on the other side of the wall!”
Before he finished speaking, almost everyone rolled their eyes and complained secretly.
With your impeccable style, how can you not understand what's going on on the other side of the wall?
Go ahead and lie to ghosts, they probably won’t believe it!
If you didn't understand the situation in this underground space, would you launch an exploration operation with such great fanfare? Where do you get so much confidence?
While talking, Steve suddenly asked curiously:
"Sean, after the NZ gold and other things hidden in the secret room are cleared out, what are you going to do with this underground space?"
When he said this, this guy's eyes were full of excitement.
Not only him, but Griffin and several other guys performed the same.
No need to ask, these super rich people who are not short of money have taken a fancy to this Renaissance style apartment building.
To be more precise, I fell in love with this underground space carefully built by Friedrich!
As long as it is slightly modified, it will be a very good underground fortress, and it can also be transformed into an underground shelter or vault!
Even the long-abandoned subway outside can be bought and then extensively renovated into an independent underground world!
For these super rich people, this is a very good toy and worth trying!
Xiao Ran guessed their thoughts instantly, but he pretended to be dumbfounded and didn't reveal it.
"After all the NZ gold and other things hidden here are cleared, I plan to completely fill this underground space with cement."
"Above this secret room is the luxury apartment building I just bought. There are many tenants living in it. I can't leave this safety hazard."
“Isn’t it a pity to completely fill up such a carefully constructed underground space?”
Griffin continued sadly.
He didn't make a request to buy it, and it wasn't the right time.
After chatting for a few more words, Xiao Ran changed the topic.
"It doesn't matter how you deal with this underground space. Let's talk about the matter at hand first. There are still a dozen boxes that have not been opened here!"
"There may be a series of surprises hidden inside these crates."
As he spoke, he pointed to the dozen crates placed in the secret room!
Following the direction of his finger, everyone immediately turned their heads to look at the crates, and everyone's eyes shone.
