After some negotiations, several museums and auction houses quickly determined their respective goals.
Thomas and the others also nodded and agreed to accept Xiao Ran's offer and auction conditions.
After reaching an agreement, Xiao Ran took them out of the Plaza Hotel and prepared to go to the bank vault on Wall Street to withdraw the antiques and artworks.
In addition to these, the antique artworks auctioned in the afternoon also need to be brought up and taken to the Plaza Hotel for display.
When Xiao Ran and the others came out of the hotel, many media reporters gathered at the door immediately swarmed over.
As a result, they were stopped by security personnel and had to stand behind the cordon and shout questions.
"Good morning, Mr. Sean, I'm a reporter from the New York Post."
"Can you tell us about the treasure you discovered yesterday?"
"What's in that treasure? How much is it worth?"
Xiao Ran looked at the reporter who asked the question, then smiled and said loudly:
"Good morning, this journalist friend, please correct me. Yesterday I only purchased a collection from a Chinese family, rather than discovering a treasure."
"What the items I purchased are and how much they are worth cannot be disclosed for the time being."
“Only after the appraisal is completed can the authenticity and value of those things be determined.”
Before he finished speaking, another reporter asked:
"Good morning, Sean, I'm a reporter for The Washington Post."
"As we all know, someone tried to ransack your convoy last night, which triggered a shootout."
"It is said that you posted a high reward for hunting down those robbers."
"Shortly afterwards, a series of gun battles broke out in some places in Manhattan and the Bronx, and I heard that many people died."
"Regarding these matters, can you publicly explain the situation? Is the high reward you posted true?"
Xiao Ran glanced at the reporter and immediately responded.
"Yes, we did encounter an ambush when we left the apartment building on 57th Street last night. Someone tried to rob the escort convoy."
"Fortunately, our security personnel are very good, and the police showed up in time, so the robbers didn't succeed."
"With the cover of the police, we quickly got rid of the robbers and did not get entangled with those guys."
"It was the New York police who fought with the robbers. This is their job and responsibility. They performed very well."
"If you want to know about the conflagration, you can go to the New York police, not us."
"To thank the police for their timely rescue, I donated another $5 million to the New York Police Union last night for related charities."
"In addition, in order to help the police solve the case as soon as possible, I have indeed posted a high reward and will do my best to hunt down the robbers."
"Dear journalist friends, I can only answer so much. If you have any questions, you can go to the New York Police Department."
After saying that, he waved and got into the bulletproof SUV parked in front of him.
"hiss!"
There was a gasp of air from the scene, and everyone was startled and frightened.
This bastard is so damn crazy that he did this again!
While offering high rewards, hunt down those stupid robbers and kill them all!
The other side waved the check and directly bribed the New York police to work for them!
But it was in the form of a charitable donation, and it was donated to the New York Police Union. No one can fault it!
If anyone makes a fuss about this matter, they will definitely offend the New York police.
Not many people can bear such a result!
How could there be such a cunning and ruthless bastard in the world? So damn insidious!
Just when many media reporters were complaining, Xiao Ran and his convoy had started with a bang and headed straight for Lower Manhattan!
As soon as the convoy left the hotel, several armored escort vehicles immediately drove from the west of 59th Street and followed the convoy.
Seeing the sudden appearance of these armored escort vehicles, the many media reporters gathered at the entrance of the hotel were frightened again.
"What is this bastard Sean doing with so many armed security personnel and several armored escort vehicles?"
"Is it possible that they are escorting another treasure? Or have they discovered another treasure?"
"I hope no idiot will try to take advantage of this bastard again. It is tantamount to seeking death and will destroy New York."
While complaining, these media reporters also took action and drove to follow him to see if they could catch a headline.
Twenty minutes later.
Xiao Ran's motorcade arrived at Wall Street and stopped in front of the Goldman Sachs Bank headquarters building.
After the vehicle stopped and the scene was safe, Xiao Ran and the others got out of the car and prepared to enter the building.
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind the motorcade.
"Sean, thank you for your generosity and making the guys make a small fortune"
The person who thanked loudly was a New York security team member hired by Xiao Ran.
Before he finished speaking, several other New York security guards responded, thanking Xiao Ran loudly one by one.
Apparently, these guys have all received $100,000 bonuses.
Moreover, they all participated in the encirclement and suppression of the robbers last night and killed two of them. This is another additional income.
Divided among each of them, each received an additional reward of nearly $100,000.
After making a huge profit of 200,000 US dollars on one mission, these guys were naturally very grateful to Xiao Ran.
At the same time, they also realized Xiao Ran's ruthlessness and determination, as well as his ruthless style of revenge, and knew that he was a person who must not be provoked.
After confirming this, a few of the lively guys immediately gave up all their inappropriate thoughts!
Xiao Ran turned his head and looked at the New York security guards behind him, smiled and said loudly:
"Guys, that's the reward you deserve, you're welcome."
"I believe there will be opportunities for us to cooperate in the future, and you can earn more bonuses!"
After saying that, he took David and the others into the Goldman Sachs Bank headquarters building.
Thomas and others who were also at the scene were all muttering to themselves.
Cooperate again? Do you, you bastard, have to completely destroy New York?
While muttering to themselves, Thomas and the others also walked into the building.
The New York security guards standing in the back all had their eyes shining with excitement and full of expectations!
Seattle, in a suburban villa.
Wu Tianyu, who just arrived in Seattle last night, was talking to some of his children.
"Dad, I found a friend who works at an auction house and let him watch the video yesterday."
"That friend said that if the Chinese antiques in the video were genuine, they would be worth much more than $120 million."
"In other words, that boy named Xiao tricked us and bought those antiques and artworks at very low prices."
"Based on this, we are at a huge disadvantage. I think we can sue that greedy guy and recover those antiques and artworks."
A Chinese woman in her forties said, her tone full of unwillingness.
This is Wu Tianyu's daughter, a doctor, working in a hospital in Auckland.
Because of her father's arrival, she came here to meet him.
Following her words, several other people in the living room nodded. Everyone was a little moved and aggrieved.
Only Wu Tianyu and his eldest son, a lawyer, did not nod, but shook their heads.
"There is no point in suing. We can't win this lawsuit!"
"Don't forget, everyone, the price of 120 million US dollars was given by Mr. Xiao before he entered the room where the antiques and artworks were placed."
"After we discussed it, we accepted the offer and signed the art transaction contract, and then he entered the room to shoot the video."
"In other words, he made the quotation based on guesswork without seeing the batch of antique artworks. There is a huge risk involved."
"Considering this situation, even if we sue, it is impossible to win this case."
The boss of the Wu family analyzed the situation and made it clear and logical.
Hearing this, the other children and grandchildren of the Wu family were completely dumbfounded.
Wu Tianyu nodded.
"That's right, before signing the art transaction contract, Mr. Xiao didn't even step into the room. He only stood at the door and glanced inside!"
"It wasn't until the contract was signed and the transaction was paid in full that he entered the room to check the situation and take photos!"
"There is no doubt about this. We are not justified at all, and the confession is a white confession!"
"What's more important is that this batch of antiques and artworks came from an irregular source. My uncle and Lu Qinzhai smuggled them out of China and resold them."
"Because of the shady origins, our family didn't dare to take it out. Now selling it to Mr. Xiao can be considered as a cure for a problem!"
While he was talking, the eldest son of the Wu family's cell phone suddenly rang.
He glanced at Lai Xian, immediately got up and walked to the restaurant to answer the phone.
After a while, he had finished answering the phone and returned to the living room.
At this time, his face was full of fear, and his face was even a little pale.
As soon as he entered the living room, he immediately said solemnly:
"No one will mention this batch of antiques and artworks in the future, let alone sue Xiao Ran. We can't afford to offend this person!"
"A lawyer friend who works in New York told me that when Xiao Ran took people out of the apartment last night, they were ambushed by a group of robbers!"
"They did not suffer any losses, but Xiao Ran immediately put up a high reward, 500,000 US dollars per head, to hunt down all the robbers!"
"In just one night, all those robbers were killed, and none of them survived until dawn!"
"Xiao Ran has done this kind of thing with a bounty on someone's life more than once, but every time he was able to escape unscathed!"
"All his enemies are dead. How can we afford to offend such a ruthless and crazy guy!"
"ah!"
There was a cry of exclamation at the scene, and everyone in the Wu family was frightened.
The woman who just said she was going to sue Xiao Ran started to tremble with fear.
