In the morning, the sun has not yet risen.
Xiao Ran was exercising in a private gym when the cell phone placed aside suddenly rang.
The call was from my sister-in-law.
Xiao Ran put down the barbell in his hand, picked up the phone and glanced at Lai Xian, then answered the call.
The next moment, my sister-in-law's voice came over.
"Xiao Ran, are you up? I want to tell you something."
"I'm already up, sister-in-law, and I'm working out in the gym right now. What can I say?"
Xiao Ran replied with a smile.
"Hey! You're a hard-working guy, you don't forget to exercise every day."
"This is a good habit! Having a good body is better than anything else!"
"It's like this. The antique artworks and ancient books and documents you asked someone to transport back have just arrived at the Capital Airport smoothly."
"We have completed the handover and everything is here, no less."
"You haven't seen that the old men from the National Library and the Forbidden City were so happy that they were all dancing!"
My sister-in-law introduced the situation excitedly.
Hearing this, the smile on Xiao Ran's face suddenly became brighter.
"As long as those national treasure-level antiques, artworks and ancient books and documents arrive safely, I will feel relieved."
"The behavior of the old men in the National Library and the Forbidden City is to be expected."
"Whether it is the 150 volumes of the Dunhuang Canon or Dong Yuan's "Stream Bank Picture", they are all national treasures among national treasures."
"The other paintings, calligraphy, porcelain, etc. are all national treasures. How can they not be excited?"
After talking about the treasures shipped back to China this time, my sister-in-law continued:
"Lao Jin just said that the two Xuande furnaces you sent back have been identified and discussed by the expert group several times and are confirmed to be genuine Xuande furnaces."
"And the Xuande furnace was cast in the third year of Xuande. It used wind-milled copper imported from Siam. This is a very amazing discovery."
"According to Mr. Jin, this is probably the only authentic Xuande furnace that can be identified, and it is very precious."
"The Forbidden City would like to borrow these two Xuande furnaces for careful study and then display them in your personal exhibition hall for public display. What do you think?"
For Xiao Ran, this was expected, and there was nothing surprising.
However, he still has to perform a surprising performance.
"Wow! It's the only genuine Xuande furnace left. That's great!"
"The Forbidden City wants to borrow it for research, of course it's no problem, as long as it doesn't get damaged!"
"Okay, I'll tell Mr. Jin later."
My sister-in-law responded and then changed the topic.
"Why did you send back "Rebina" and "Woman with a Pearl Necklace"? I thought you would send them back together with Feixin's paintings!"
Hearing this, Xiao Ran's face suddenly showed a look of pride.
"The reason why I secretly sent these two oil paintings back to China was just to hide the truth from others. The truth is false and the truth is false!"
"These two oil paintings are so precious! Due to the intervention of the Rothschild family lawyer, the FBI Art Crime Unit did not include them in the list of art works restricted from leaving the country."
"However, no one can guarantee whether those guys will use some dirty tricks secretly to find a way to intercept these two top-notch works of art."
"Also, when I use a private plane to transport the works of Russian painters such as Fei Xin back to China, I will definitely fly through Canadian airspace."
"Those bastards in Canada might cause trouble again, so I secretly sent these two paintings back to China in advance!"
Before she finished speaking, my sister-in-law started laughing.
"Hahaha, you are such a thief"
"Are those FBI guys going to cause trouble? You have to be careful!"
"Don't worry, these two paintings were sent back to China through normal customs clearance procedures, and there are no loopholes!"
Xiao Ran said proudly.
After chatting for a few more words, they ended the call.
Afterwards, Xiao Ran continued to exercise profusely with sweat.
It wasn't until the sun rose, shining sunlight on Central Park outside the window, that he ended his exercise and went upstairs to take a shower.
At the same time, a military port in eastern China.
On the night-shrouded sea, a huge creature suddenly broke out of the water and then slowly sailed towards the port.
Only when this behemoth sailed into the port did the soldiers on duty on the dock see it clearly.
This turned out to be a submarine, and it was the most advanced nuclear attack submarine in the country, like a deep-sea behemoth!
At this moment, several military vehicles suddenly rushed over and drove straight to the berth where the attack nuclear submarine was about to dock.
Driving to the dock near the berth, several military vehicles stopped immediately.
Immediately afterwards, a large number of heavily armed soldiers jumped out of several vehicles one after another.
Then they quickly dispersed and became alert.
In addition to a large number of soldiers, several senior officers also got out of the two SUVs at the front.
As soon as they landed, these officers looked at the attack nuclear submarine with extremely hot eyes.
In a moment, the attack nuclear submarine had docked at the berth.
The hatch on top of the submarine was opened and the national flag was raised.
However, no one got off the submarine.
The people inside the submarine seemed to be waiting for someone to arrive, or were tasked with a special mission.
What they were waiting for were the senior officers on the dock.
The next moment, the senior officers strode towards the submarine and quickly entered the attack nuclear submarine parked on the berth.
About twenty minutes later, they came out of the nuclear attack submarine.
Then he walked quickly to the pier, escorted by a large number of soldiers, and left the military port by car.
About half an hour later, we were at a military airport not far from the military port.
A military transport plane took off, roared into the night sky, and flew straight to Beijing.
…
In the blink of an eye, it was already around ten o'clock in the morning.
Xiao Ran took Elaine and the others out of the hotel door and prepared to go shopping.
At this time, they were all dressed in casual clothes, talking and laughing, very relaxed.
As usual, Sam followed with several security personnel, keeping an eye on the surroundings.
The difference is that Xiao Ran and the others do not plan to take a bus today, but go shopping on foot.
Seeing them coming out, several media reporters who were guarding the door of the hotel immediately rushed up.
Compared with the previous few days, there were far fewer media reporters gathering at the entrance of the hotel.
But there are still a few guys hanging around here, trying to dig out some explosive headlines.
Seeing these guys coming, Sam and the others immediately made a stop signal to warn those guys not to get too close.
Those reporters could only stop and ask questions a few meters away.
"Good morning, Sean, I am a reporter from the New York Post. The matter of the NZ treasure on 64th Street has been settled, but you are still in New York."
"Excuse me, do you have any other exploration operations in New York? Can you introduce the situation?"
A male reporter in his early thirties asked loudly.
Xiao Ran looked at this guy, then smiled and said:
"The reason why we are still in New York is that we have some things to do, which are related to the two treasures we discovered before."
"However, we have no new exploratory operations in New York, so you don't need to make wild guesses."
"Another point is that the autumn in New York is beautiful. We want to enjoy the autumn scenery in New York before leaving."
Upon hearing this answer, the media reporters all rolled their eyes and complained secretly.
Go ahead and cheat! You cunning fellow!
After being tricked one after another about Alexei's treasure and Friedrich's treasure, how could these reporters still believe Xiao Ran's words.
"Sean, I'm a reporter from NBC. I heard that you just completed a deal with the Metropolitan Museum of Art today. Can you introduce the situation?"
"Where are you going? Are you going shopping?"
another reporter asked loudly.
Xiao Ran walked forward and responded with a smile:
"I'm going to go shopping on Madison Avenue and maybe buy something."
"There is an interesting place on Madison Avenue that I plan to visit."
"As for the transaction between me and the Metropolitan Museum, it is actually a continuation of a series of transactions the day before yesterday. There is nothing to say!"
After answering this question, he stopped talking to these media reporters.
Escorted by Sam and many other bodyguards, they soon left the Plaza Hotel and walked along 59th Street toward Madison Avenue.
The media reporters who were originally guarding the door of the hotel immediately followed and followed suit.
Behind them are several bulletproof SUVs driven by Marvin and others, following and protecting them all the way, ready to come up to cover or respond at any time.
Soon, half an hour passed.
Xiao Ran and the others have arrived at the intersection of Madison Avenue and 57th Street.
When he got here, Xiao Ran suddenly stopped.
He first scanned the intersection, then looked at a Baroque-style apartment building in the southeast corner, staring at it for more than twenty seconds.
Seeing his performance, Elaine and the others were a little curious and excited.
"Honey, why are you staring at that apartment building across the street? Is there something you can't discover?"
Elaine asked in a low voice curiously.
Not only her, but the other people at the scene, the media reporters who followed, and the many passers-by who watched the excitement were also very curious.
Following Xiao Ran's gaze, they also looked at the baroque-style apartment building across the street.
While curious, many people's eyes shone brightly.
Unfortunately, they found nothing.
At this moment, Xiao Ran suddenly whispered:
“There used to be a very famous antique store in this apartment building across the street.”
"The owner of this antique shop is a super antique dealer!"
"But in the eyes of us Chinese, this guy is an out-and-out traitor!"
