The night passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was a new day.
It's around seven o'clock in the morning.
After finishing morning exercise and washing up, Xiao Ran was having breakfast with Elaine and the others in the restaurant.
At this moment, Sam and David knocked on the door and entered the suite, coming to report the situation outside.
Seeing that it was them, Xiao Ran immediately led them into the study.
After sitting down in the study, Sam immediately began to report the situation.
"Sean, we just received news that all those idiots who attacked the escort convoy last night have been killed."
"That gang in the Bronx has been uprooted and almost all its members are dead."
"Those guys all participated in the attack on the escort convoy last night, which means that no one is innocent."
"The people who killed them were mainly police and armed security personnel, as well as a few scumbags from other gangs, etc."
Hearing this, Xiao Ran couldn't help but sneer.
"These idiots are seeking death. No one can save them. I can't blame me for being cruel."
"Now that they've all been killed, it's time for me to fulfill my promise. Each robber is worth $500,000, no less."
"Including those robbers who died on 56th Street last night, let Mike take two security personnel to the police station to check."
"After identifying the robbers and determining who killed them, I immediately cashed in the reward."
After the words fell, Sam and David nodded immediately.
"Got it, Sean"
After a few more instructions, Sam left the suite.
Immediately afterwards, Mike knocked on the door again and walked in.
Xiao Ran gave this guy a few words and asked him to take people to the Manhattan Police Department to handle matters.
He is a lawyer, so it is best for him to handle these matters without causing any trouble.
After receiving the assignment, Mike immediately left the suite and went to the Manhattan police station with two armed security guards.
Later, Xiao Ran called Nick in again.
As soon as he entered the study, Nick handed over a list.
"Sean, here's the bank account that those New York security guys submitted last night."
"We have checked one by one and there is nothing wrong with these bank accounts."
Xiao Ran took the list and glanced at it, then smiled and nodded.
"It's no problem. I will notify Miller later and ask him to transfer funds to these accounts and cash out the rewards."
At this point, he suddenly changed the subject.
"You guys will contact the hotel later, and then go to the banquet hall on the top floor to set up the exhibition."
"Christie's will send someone over to assist you in preparing for the private auction in the afternoon."
"Pay attention to safety during the exhibition installation process and carefully search every corner of the banquet hall."
"Don't worry, Sean, just leave this to us."
Nick nodded in response.
Next, Xiao Ran gave this guy a few more words and asked him to go out to do errands.
In this afternoon's private auction, Xiao Ran will auction some Western antique artworks discovered during his trip to New York.
Among them, the protagonists are the works of several famous Russian painters.
A considerable number of the buyers invited to attend this auction are Russian wealthy people or their art dealers.
In addition to the auction in the afternoon, Xiao Ran has a lot of things to do today and will definitely be very busy.
He has to meet with representatives from several museums and auction houses with whom he has previously reached agreements to deal with other Western antiques.
Some of these Western antique artworks will be sold to several museums at prices slightly lower than the market price.
There are also some Western antique works of art that will be entrusted to several top auction houses, and will be publicly auctioned by several auction houses one after another.
The remaining antique artworks will be shipped to Beijing and Los Angeles respectively.
The antique artworks shipped to Los Angeles will be sold and realized by the company in the future.
The treasures shipped to Beijing will become Xiao Ran's personal collection and will be displayed in his personal exhibition hall and private museum in the future.
After dealing with these antique artifacts and works of art, this trip to New York should be over.
Next, the next exploration operation will begin.
After Nick left, Xiao Ran looked at David.
"What was the reaction from the outside world to what happened last night? What was the reaction from the New York City authorities?"
Upon hearing this, David immediately laughed.
"I heard that the mayor of New York was furious last night. He was very angry, but he didn't take any action against us."
"Since it was mainly the police who fought with the robbers last night, the relationship between the New York police and black people is very tense."
"Under this situation, neither the New York City authorities nor the media dare to make any fuss about this matter."
"For us, this is undoubtedly very beneficial, and with the solid evidence, we basically don't have to worry about causing any trouble."
"I have submitted all the videos taken during the escort to the police. The evidence is enough to prove everything!"
Hearing this, Xiao Ran immediately smiled and nodded.
"Of course the police will not cause trouble for us. Don't forget, the New York Police Union just received my $5 million donation last night."
"Everyone who participated in the firefight last night and later chased and killed the robbers in New York should receive a substantial bonus."
"Under such circumstances, as long as the top brass of the New York Police Department still have sense, they will not take the risk of offending a large number of subordinates and come to trouble me!"
"Hahaha, it's true!"
David smiled and nodded.
Next, they discussed for a while and talked about today's arrangements before ending the conversation.
Afterwards, David left the suite and went back to his room.
Xiao Ran walked out of the study and entered the living room.
When he entered the living room, Elaine and Fang Yufei were watching the morning news report.
Seeing him coming, Elaine immediately said in surprise:
"Honey, we just changed several channels, but none of them reported anything about what happened last night."
"Compared to the lively news reports last night, all major TV stations were surprisingly calm today. Why is this happening?"
Xiao Ran looked at the morning news report that was being broadcast and laughed softly.
"The reason is actually very simple. The robbers who tried to rob the convoy last night were all black, but it was the New York police who killed them."
“A few days ago, a large-scale Black Lives Matter protest march broke out in New York against the police. Even Fifth Avenue was looted.”
"During this sensitive period, New York authorities and police have to try to downplay this matter to avoid triggering black anger again."
After hearing his explanation, the two beauties suddenly understood and heaved a sigh of relief.
In the blink of an eye, the time has reached nine o'clock in the morning.
Thomas from the Metropolitan Museum, several other museum directors, and the general managers of the three major auction houses arrived at the Plaza Hotel on time.
The meeting place for both parties is still the small conference room on the top floor of the hotel.
After meeting for a few words, Scott asked curiously:
"Sean, we just left 57th Street last night when we heard a burst of fierce gunfire from behind."
"And I also heard that you once again put up a high reward to hunt down all the robbers who attacked the escort convoy."
"Is this true? Who were those robbers last night? You are so crazy!"
When he said this, a look of fear quickly flashed in Scott's eyes, and he was even a little afraid.
Not only him, but Thomas and Charles too.
Facing such a ruthless guy who would do anything to attack his enemies, how could they not feel afraid?
Xiao Ran looked at these guys, then smiled and shook his head.
"It's not as exaggerated as the outside world reports. I did offer a high reward. It was just a way to assist the police in handling the case."
"The purpose of posting the reward is to enable the police to identify the suspect as soon as possible and solve the robbery. Fortunately, the effect is pretty good."
Hearing this, Thomas and the others rolled their eyes and complained secretly.
Were you doing that to assist the police in handling the case? It’s just to take the lives of those robbers!
It is said that all the robbers who tried to rob the convoy last night were killed and died overnight!
This is too damn cruel, kill them all!
After chatting about what happened last night, everyone got to the point.
"Tell me, Sean, what antique artworks are you planning to sell to several of our museums?"
Thomas asked expectantly.
Before he finished speaking, Charles continued:
"We also want to know, Sean, what antique artworks will you take out and entrust them to our three auction houses?"
"We came with high expectations today, and we came with armed escorts. We hope to return with a full load."
Xiao Ran looked at these old friends, then smiled and said:
"Gentlemen, please be patient. You will see those antique works of art soon. I believe you will not be disappointed."
"However, you need to coordinate which antique artworks you each choose. I will only supply the goods."
"One more thing, in view of what happened last night, after you have made your choice, it is best to escort those treasures from the air."
Before he finished speaking, Thomas and the others nodded excitedly.
"Let's take a look at those antiques and artworks first, and we'll talk about other things later!"
Xiao Ran smiled softly, and then nodded to the employee operating the projector.
The employee understood instantly and immediately turned on the projector.
The next moment, a beautiful but somewhat heavy oil painting appeared on the projection screen.
The moment they saw this painting, Thomas and the others were stunned for a moment, and then they cheered in unison.
"Awesome! This is "Tolstoy's Farm" by the master of art Repin"
"Sean, you are so generous, you are even willing to take out this oil painting!"
