As soon as he entered the restaurant, the restaurant manager, who had already seen the movement outside, immediately came to greet him.
"Welcome, Mr. Sean, I am Jefferson, the manager of this restaurant, nice to meet you"
"Good morning, Mr. Jefferson. Nice to meet you too. Your restaurant looks very nice."
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded and said a few polite words.
As he spoke, he bumped elbows with the restaurant manager.
After a few polite words, Jefferson pointed to the empty dining area and said immediately:
"Mr. Sean, you can also see that it's not meal time yet, and our restaurant is temporarily unable to receive customers."
Xiao Ran shook his head and directly stated his purpose.
"We're not here for lunch. Maybe we'll have lunch at your restaurant at noon."
"Yours is a Michelin-starred restaurant, so the chef's cooking skills must be good. I'm personally looking forward to it."
"I wanted to inspect this historical building, so I entered your restaurant to see what's going on here."
"I wonder if you agree to let me look around in the restaurant?"
Hearing this, Jefferson's eyes suddenly lit up.
He did not respond immediately, but quickly glanced at the restaurant.
In particular, the surrounding walls and the ground beneath your feet are areas of focus.
Unfortunately, he found nothing.
From the 1950s to the present, there have been countless businesses and renovations here, and there are still some hidden secrets.
After a pause, Jefferson asked curiously:
"Mr. Sean, is there an unknown treasure hidden here? That's why you came here to explore."
Xiao Ran chuckled and shook his head.
"Whether there are any secrets or treasures hidden here, I don't know, but I am really interested in this historical building."
"Here, there used to be one of the largest antique stores in the United States, specializing in Chinese antiques and art. That's why I was interested."
“I hope I can discover something here, that would be great!”
After hearing this explanation, Jefferson and several clerks suddenly became more excited.
Lunch was being prepared in the back kitchen. After hearing the news, a group of chefs came to watch the excitement, and their eyes lit up with excitement.
"Wow! There used to be the largest antique store in the United States here? This is the first time I've heard of it. It's incredible!"
"However, I would like to ask the boss for permission as to whether you can explore here."
Jefferson exclaimed, but did not agree immediately.
“Of course, this is your restaurant”
Xiao Ran nodded slightly and said.
Afterwards, Jefferson took out his cell phone and went to make a call.
After he walked away, Xiao Ran began to look at the situation in the restaurant.
Because he was covered by sunglasses, he didn't hesitate at all. He turned on the perspective and looked at the surrounding walls, floors, and ceiling, trying to find something.
Under perspective, everything in the front half of the restaurant was clearly visible to him.
He didn't find anything on the surrounding walls and ceiling, but he saw many traces of renovation and decoration.
Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible for there to be any secrets hidden until now.
When his eyes penetrated the floor and looked underground, he saw a basement that still maintained the original Baroque style.
The basement below has not been changed much. It only installed a set of air-conditioning equipment and was transformed into a wine cellar filled with all kinds of fine wines.
Xiao Ran's eyes went straight through the wine and wine cabinets, towards the walls and floor of the basement, and continued to see through.
Unfortunately, what appeared in his eyes were all extremely solid reinforced concrete and large blocks of granite, and nothing else.
He also found no traces of secret passages, no secret rooms or secret compartments.
Obviously, there are no secrets or treasures hidden in this basement.
The same is true deep underground, at least within Xiao Ran's perspective.
Such a result did not disappoint Xiao Ran. The exploration had just begun. It was not easy to discover anything.
At this moment, Jefferson had finished making the phone call, turned around and came back.
"Mr. Sean, my boss agreed, you can look around the restaurant, including the basement."
"But if you really find something, the ownership of the relevant discovery belongs to our boss."
"Our boss is willing to cooperate with you. We can sit down and discuss the specific allocation."
After the words fell, Xiao Ran immediately nodded in response.
"Okay, Jefferson, I can accept this condition."
"Let me look around first, hoping to find something."
After saying that, he walked deeper into the restaurant, ready to take a look inside.
When he looked through before, he didn't see the situation deep in the restaurant, especially the situation in the inner basement.
Seeing his movements, Jefferson immediately followed.
This guy said he was introducing the situation in various parts of the restaurant, but in fact he was following the supervision. This was the more important task.
While Xiao Ran was looking around and exploring in the restaurant, the news of his appearance spread quickly and reached countless people.
Many people who received the news immediately took action.
They either came here to watch the excitement, or sent people over to keep an eye on Xiao Ran's movements to see if he would notice anything.
Others began to investigate the situation of this Baroque-style apartment building.
It didn't take long for them to find out a lot of information.
From that information, they were able to determine.
Lu Qinzhai’s antique store was indeed located in this apartment building. It was indeed the largest antique store in the United States at the time, with countless rare treasures.
When they learned about the scale of Lu Qinzhai Antique Shop, they were all shocked, and many guys' eyes turned red.
Immediately afterwards, more people left their homes and drove straight to this historical building.
Twenty minutes passed in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Ran had explored the entire restaurant, but unfortunately found nothing, and then took Elaine and the others out of the restaurant and onto the street outside.
He was not disappointed with the result.
In fact, he didn't expect to find amazing treasures upon arrival.
However, Jefferson and many restaurant employees looked disappointed and even a little depressed.
They also want to discover a treasure in the restaurant where they work, like the Friedrich Treasure, which is sure to make a splash.
Unfortunately, contrary to expectations, there are no secrets or treasures hidden in the restaurant.
Seeing Xiao Ran and others coming out of the restaurant, many media reporters gathered at the door of the restaurant and people watching the excitement began to ask questions.
"Sean, have you discovered anything? Is there any hidden treasure here?"
"Hello, Mr. Sean, can you go and have a look at our apartment building? Our apartment building has a longer history."
Upon hearing these inquiries, Xiao Ran immediately stopped.
He glanced at the guys watching the excitement, then smiled and said:
"Gentlemen, I am just very interested in this historical building, so I came here to take a look."
"As for whether we can find anything, I don't have high hopes. It would be great if we can find something."
"You don't have to gather around here to watch the excitement. If you wait until the end, you may not be able to wait for anything, and you will waste a lot of time."
After saying that, he walked to a nearby jewelry store, planning to visit that jewelry store.
The people who gathered on the street outside to watch the excitement did not disperse, but instead gathered more and more.
Soon, more than an hour had passed.
Xiao Ran visited four or five shops downstairs one after another, but found nothing.
In the past sixty or seventy years, these shops have changed owners and been renovated countless times.
Any secrets or treasures that might have been hidden in these shops, if any, have been discovered long ago and no longer exist.
Even the basements have mostly been renovated and are used for storage, office and rest, etc.
During the exploration, Xiao Ran discovered several hidden compartments and a secret cellar through perspective.
It's a pity that those secret compartments and cellars are empty, there is nothing.
And deeper underground, nothing was found either.
While talking, Xiao Ran and the others walked out of a luxury store again.
Just as he walked out of the door, a voice suddenly came from the crowd of onlookers on the left side of the door.
"Mr. Sean, can you please come to my house and have a look? My house is upstairs."
"When Lu Qinzhai's antique shop opened here, my family lived upstairs and have lived there for eighty or ninety years."
"I have some things in my family that have been handed down from my father's generation, and I would like to ask you to help identify them."
The person who said this was an old Chinese man in his sixties, wearing a mask and standing behind the crowd. He seemed to be in good spirits.
Moreover, what he spoke was Mandarin, which was a bit stiff but also had a touch of Wu Nong's soft language.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran immediately turned his head and looked over.
Fang Yufei, who was following him, also looked at the Chinese old man with curiosity in his eyes.
The rest of the people couldn't understand Chinese, so naturally they didn't know what the other party said.
Several Chinese people in the crowd had their eyes shining brightly at this time, and they all looked at the Chinese old man.
Xiao Ran looked at the other person, then smiled and nodded.
"What do you call me, old gentleman? If it is convenient, I would like to visit your house and see what your fathers left behind!"
The Chinese old man nodded immediately and replied:
"My surname is Wu and my name is Wu Tianyu. I live in an apartment upstairs facing south. My family has lived here for a long time."
"You are very welcome to be a guest at home and help me with my eyes!"
After a few polite words, the old man named Wu led Xiao Ran and the others upstairs.
