central Park.
Xiao Ran and Elaine were walking in the park, enjoying the scenery and chatting.
Behind and around them, Sam led a group of bodyguards to protect them, watching the surrounding movements vigilantly.
The weather is nice today, with crisp autumn air, perfect for an outing.
In addition, the Plaza Hotel is not far from the Metropolitan Museum and is on the edge of Central Park.
So Xiao Ran decided to walk to the Metropolitan Museum, which was a good opportunity to visit Central Park.
Since arriving in New York, they have been busy.
Also for safety reasons, although everyone stayed at the Plaza Hotel and could enjoy the beautiful scenery of Central Park at any time, they never entered the park to stroll around.
Now that the most important thing has come to a successful end, it's time to take a walk here and relax.
While Xiao Ran and the others were wandering around in the park, on Fifth Avenue outside the park, the motorcade led by Marvin was moving forward.
If any accident or conflict occurs in the park, they can immediately rush into the park to provide support, or assist Xiao Ran and the others in quickly evacuating.
At the Plaza Hotel, there is also a group of security personnel guarding the presidential suite to prevent anyone from breaking into the presidential suite to steal or rob.
In the safe of the presidential suite, there are many paintings by art masters such as Fexin and Repin. Each one is valuable and must be strictly protected.
During the tour, other tourists in the park looked at Xiao Ran and his group curiously.
Some of the familiar guys kept coming up to say hello and curiously asking about some things.
While walking, a guy jogging by suddenly stopped and asked curiously:
"Good morning, Mr. Sean, the NZ treasure you found on 64th Street yesterday was so shocking."
"But I am very curious. The United States and Germany are separated by the Atlantic Ocean. The Germans did not invade New York during World War II. Why are there NZ treasures in New York?"
"There are many unknown secrets hidden behind this NZ treasure. Can you tell me about it?"
Upon hearing the inquiry, Xiao Ran immediately turned to look at this guy, smiled and nodded.
Isn’t there a secret hidden behind Friedrich’s treasure?
Unfortunately, that is the dark history of the U.S. government and Wall Street capital, and you may never know it.
After secretly complaining a few words, Xiao Ran responded with a smile:
"Why is there an amazing NZ treasure in New York? I don't know the real reason. When we explored the treasure yesterday, we found no relevant documentation."
"But you can make a bold guess. The main battlefield in the West during World War II was on the European continent. The United States may be the escape route that Mustache has reserved for himself."
"As the United States quickly entered World War II, Germany was defeated, and Mustache committed suicide. Only then did the treasure he sent people to bury in New York become completely silent."
Listening to his explanation, others around him couldn't help but nodded.
This explanation seems to make sense, although it sounds a bit far-fetched.
At this moment, a fifteen or sixteen year old girl suddenly interrupted and asked:
"Good morning, Mr. Sean, why didn't I see Swift today? I still want to ask her for an autograph?"
"Many people say that Swift is one of your girlfriends, is that true? Don't you have a girlfriend?"
Xiao Ran looked at the girl and shrugged innocently.
"That's just spreading rumors. Don't believe it. I only have one girlfriend, and that's Elaine."
"As for Swift, they are just good friends, they just have a good relationship. She and Elaine are best friends."
"Swiss left New York this morning and flew to Los Angeles, saying she was going to promote her new album."
With that said, he also took Elaine's hand and expressed his attitude.
After hearing his words, the girl and her companions nodded and did not dwell on the matter anymore.
Originally, they were still a little angry and complained about their idol.
But as Xiao Ran's personal wealth increased dramatically, he also became a figure that attracted much attention.
The attitudes of these Swift fans quickly changed, and they no longer rejected Swift from following Xiao Ran.
The reason is still the power of money.
In the eyes of almost all Americans, adults and children alike.
The concept that money is omnipotent has already penetrated into everyone’s mind!
It’s normal for rich super rich people to pick up beautiful celebrities!
Next, Xiao Ran continued walking towards the Metropolitan Museum while greeting the people around him.
Not far forward, a Hispanic man in his fifties sitting on a bench suddenly said loudly:
"Mr. Sean, I heard that you made seven to eight billion US dollars in one day yesterday. This is really an exaggeration!"
"Compared to you, our income is pitifully small. Can you be kind and give me some money?"
Obviously, this is a clear sign that the horse and horse are asking for money, and they are justified in doing so.
Xiao Ran had encountered this kind of thing countless times.
Whether it is Los Angeles or New York, there are many such beggars, even everywhere.
In the past, these beggars first asked for money and then robbed if they could not get it. Chinese people were their main targets for robbery.
Of course, it is impossible for such a thing to happen to Xiao Ran anymore.
The only people who are qualified to rob him now are the US government and those powerful groups or families.
In the past few days, he also encountered many beggars in New York.
But he was sitting in the car, and the guys asking for money stood on the roadside, begging loudly at the top of their lungs.
It was the first time in New York for him to encounter people begging in person like today.
He turned to look at the begging guy, then nodded and said:
"Man, if you have any problems, you can go to the New York City government and charities, not me."
"I will donate to charities, but I will not give money to individuals. The reason is simple. I can't help everyone!"
After saying that, he stepped forward and ignored the beggar.
The guy was stunned for a moment, then raised his middle finger and cursed a few times.
The media reporters who followed would not miss this opportunity, and they all raised their cameras and started taking pictures.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Ran could only shake his head helplessly.
Without even thinking about it, a label of being rich and unkind will be slapped on your head right away!
He didn't care at all about this.
The life and death of the Americans is none of my business!
After a while, Xiao Ran and the others arrived at the Metropolitan Museum.
Thomas, who received the news in advance, took the people to the entrance of the Central Park side and was waiting for them.
After greeting each other for a few words, Thomas smiled and said:
"Sean, I didn't expect you to walk through Central Park and come to the museum. It seems that you are in a very good mood today."
Xiao Ran nodded slightly.
"The weather is nice today, and the autumn scenery in Central Park is really beautiful, so we wanted to take the opportunity to walk in the park."
"The matter of the NZ treasure has been dealt with. Our main goal of coming to New York has been achieved. Everyone really needs to relax."
With that said, the group of them walked towards the Metropolitan Museum.
At this time, although the Metropolitan Museum is open, it still strictly limits the number of visitors and only allows members to enter.
Under this circumstance, there were far fewer tourists visiting the museum than in the past, and it was relatively quiet.
When Xiao Ran and the others entered the museum, several company employees who had arrived first were already waiting in the museum.
Xiao Ran nodded to these subordinates, and then took them and followed Thomas to the conference room in the office area.
Except for Sam and another bodyguard, the rest of the many security personnel who followed stayed outside.
After a while, Xiao Ran and the others entered the conference room.
As soon as Xiao Ran entered the conference room, he raised his eyes and saw it.
On the conference table, there are five or six antique cultural relics and works of art from China, as well as seven or eight boxes.
These Chinese antique cultural relics and artworks include calligraphy and painting works, porcelain and bronze ware.
Those boxes contained a large number of precious historical books and documents.
All these things are exactly what Xiao Ran came to the Metropolitan Museum for today.
The moment he saw these things, his eyes immediately flashed with surprise and excitement.
At this moment, Thomas said with great pain:
"Sean, according to the exchange agreement we negotiated yesterday, all the top-notch Chinese antiques and artworks you want are here."
"You have a really big appetite. These are the finest Chinese antiques and artworks in our museum's collection. Each one is very special and valuable."
"In exchange for these top-notch antiques and artworks, the Chinese antiques and artworks in our museum collection will lose a lot of color, and it can even be said to be a huge loss."
Xiao Ran turned to look at this guy, then smiled and shook his head.
"A huge loss? That is something that does not exist at all. You and I both know this very well, otherwise you would not agree to the exchange."
"Although you have lost these top-notch Chinese antiques and ancient books and documents, you have gained the perfect Holbein, as well as several works by the greatest German painters Dürer and Menzel."
"Especially the works of Holbein and Dürer, which are simply not seen on the market. If they appear on the auction market, they will definitely cause a huge sensation."
"From the perspective of market value, the paintings you got are worth more than 100 million US dollars. From this point of view, I am the one who suffers the loss."
Hearing this, Thomas couldn't help but pause.
At the same time, a trace of pride flashed in his eyes.
From his point of view, exchanging these Chinese antiques for works by Renaissance art masters such as Holbein and Dürer was indeed a good deal.
However, he still felt a little regretful, or rather dissatisfied.
"It's a pity that you sold the first three statues of ancient Rome to the Rockefeller family instead of exchanging them with us."
"If you are willing to exchange the first three statues with us, all the Dunhuang scriptures in our collection can be exchanged for you."
Xiao Ran shook his head gently, and then explained a few words.
"I also want to exchange all the Dunhuang scriptures in your collection, but representatives of the Rockefeller family have already made transaction requests, so I can't refuse."
"There are also representatives of the Morgan family. You know better than me how important these two huge families are. You can't let them go away empty-handed."
With that said, Xiao Ran walked to the conference table and looked at the Chinese antiques and ancient books and documents placed on the table.
