Turner was stunned for a moment, and then asked in disbelief:
"Did I hear you correctly? Is there any chance of a change in this matter?"
"Since these antiques and artworks are smuggled and stolen cultural relics, they cannot be traded publicly and can only be bought and sold on the underground black market."
"That must be illegal. Are you going to do that?"
Not only the three CIA scumbags, but also David and Sam were confused.
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded, and then gave an explanation.
"You heard it right, Turner, there is indeed a turning point in this matter, and you can also get a surprise from it."
"I will not violate the law by purchasing these antiques, nor will I buy anything on the antique black market."
"However, if I can obtain authorization from China's cultural relics authorities and the police, I can legally acquire this batch of antiques and artworks."
"I am very confident about obtaining the relevant authorization. For me, this matter is not very difficult."
"ah!"
Turner and the others exclaimed in unison.
Immediately afterwards, a look of surprise appeared in the eyes of these guys.
They, who had been completely in despair, suddenly saw hope again, and were naturally pleasantly surprised.
In the blink of an eye, Turner's expression became solemn again.
"This seems to work. If you can get the authorization from the Chinese police, you can naturally purchase these smuggled cultural relics legally."
"Through official-level transactions, this art transaction is bound to be made public and cannot be kept secret at all. What can we get?"
Hearing his words, the other two CIA agents were immediately dumbfounded.
David and Sam also nodded, obviously having the same view.
They understood that if Xiao Ran obtained official authorization to purchase these smuggled antiques.
Then you can only deal with CIA officials, not these scumbag agents.
These guys took a huge risk and ransacked the Chinese antique dealer's home. How could they be willing to make wedding clothes for others, only to get nothing in the end?
With how greedy these scum are, how can they be willing to do this kind of loss-making business?
Just when they were puzzled, Xiao Ran gave the real solution.
"Turner, your concerns are very reasonable. If I do this, the benefits you can get are very limited."
"Because these smuggled antiques and cultural relics are stolen goods, the Chinese police can recover them through judicial channels instead of spending a lot of money to acquire them."
"Even if you spend money, it will only cost a small amount, and it will not be distributed to you at all. In the end, your hard work will be in vain."
“It will take a long time to recover this batch of antique artworks through judicial channels, and various accidents may occur during this period.”
Hearing this, Turner and the others nodded, but did not interrupt.
Even if they want to interrupt, they don't know what to say.
The things being discussed now are completely beyond their cognition!
After a pause, Xiao Ran continued:
"If I were to handle this matter, in order to avoid long nights and nightmares, I would not choose to take the normal judicial route, because there would be too many variables!"
"I will not spend a lot of money to repurchase these antiques. That will encourage criminals in disguise and encourage them to rob tombs and smuggle cultural relics more crazily."
"It will make them think that as long as they can smuggle out antiques and cultural relics, they can sell them to me at a high price and make a lot of money. I am not the one being taken advantage of!"
"ah!"
Turner and the others were completely dumbfounded and confused.
"Then what are you going to do? Neither go through normal judicial channels nor spend money to buy back."
"How do you plan to recover these smuggled cultural relics? And how do you ensure our interests?"
Turner asked confused.
Xiao Ran looked at him and then gave the final solution.
"I am ready to cooperate with the Chinese Consulate General in New York and the Chinese police. The Consulate General will host it and I will fund it."
"A reward is being offered to trace the whereabouts of these smuggled antiques and cultural relics. This is a high reward, which should be between 30 million US dollars."
"Any individual or organization that can find this batch of smuggled antiques and cultural relics and send them to the Chinese Consulate General in New York will get this reward."
"Wow! The high reward of 30 million US dollars is almost catching up with Bin Laden's reward!"
Several CIA agents exclaimed in unison, their eyes filled with disbelief.
In comparison, David and Sam behaved relatively calmly.
They knew very well that if necessary, Xiao Ran could even offer a sky-high reward of hundreds of millions of dollars to do something worth doing!
In his eyes, money is just a tool to achieve his goals, and he doesn't feel bad if he throws it away!
Xiao Ran nodded and continued:
"In this high reward, I will specially set aside one third to reward some important people who discover these antique artifacts."
"Take the CIA for example. If these smuggled cultural relics are sent to the Chinese Consulate General in New York, not only will the CIA get a large bonus, but you will also gain even more."
"Whether it is for the CIA or you personally, this is an unexpected windfall. It is better than holding a large number of smuggled antiques that cannot be traded."
Hearing this, the three CIA scumbags opposite were stunned.
It took them a while to react.
Immediately afterwards, a look of surprise appeared on their faces, but there was also a bit of regret.
After thinking for a moment, Turner nodded and said:
"How can it still be done like this? But it does sound feasible, so you can indeed get back those smuggled cultural relics as quickly as possible."
"The effect of posting a reward is also very obvious. Not only will it not encourage cultural relic smugglers, it will actually act as a huge deterrent."
"If we can get tens of millions of dollars in windfall at once, those guys above have no reason to disagree, and our interests can also be protected."
"Although the money allocated to us is less, each of us still has millions of dollars, which is 10,000 times better than getting nothing."
At this point, Turner suddenly changed the subject.
"There's one thing I don't understand. Sean, if you offer such a large sum of money as a reward, what will you get?"
"Even if you offer a reward to recover these smuggled cultural relics, these antique cultural relics do not belong to you personally."
Xiao Ran looked at this guy, nodded with a smile and said:
"Yes, even if a reward is offered to recover these smuggled antiques, they belong to the country, not me personally."
"However, after these smuggled cultural relics are returned to China, they will be displayed in my private museum. This is what I want!"
"One more thing, as long as every penny I put out as a reward, I will find a way to get it back as quickly as possible."
As soon as the words fell, everyone was shocked.
"Ah! Can the reward posted be recovered quickly? Will your country pay this money?"
Another CIA agent asked in surprise.
Xiao Ran sneered and shook his head.
"Of course not. The reward I paid will be paid by the antique dealers and tomb robbers who smuggled these cultural relics, and they will compensate me!"
"I can offer another high reward of 20 million US dollars and hire you to trace the ins and outs of these smuggled cultural relics."
"I don't care what means you use, I only want the final results. With the CIA's methods, it shouldn't be difficult to find out these things."
"I want to find out everyone in this smuggling chain, get back every penny I spent from them, and make them pay for it."
David and Turner were dumbfounded and looked at Xiao Ran dumbfounded.
Especially Turner and the others, the fear in their eyes is getting stronger and stronger.
Xiao Ran turned a blind eye and continued to talk about his plan.
"I believe that there must be many antiques and cultural relics in the hands of the antique dealers and tomb robbers involved in the smuggling operation. I want those treasures!"
"I wonder if you are interested in taking on this task? If not, I can find someone else, but I hope you will keep it strictly confidential."
"For you or others who accept this task, I believe that the reward of 20 million US dollars will give you enough motivation."
"hiss!"
There was a gasp of air from the scene.
Everyone was shocked and frightened by his plan.
Especially those three CIA scumbags felt chills running down their backs.
It's so cruel. We want to drive away all those cultural relic smugglers and tomb robbers!
What grudge? To actually commit such a deadly attack.
While they were frightened, Turner and the others also had their eyes shining with excitement.
The three of them looked at each other and then stood up together.
"We have accepted this task, Sean. If we miss this opportunity to make a fortune, we will be absolute fools."
"Don't worry, we will dig out all the cultural relic smugglers on this line, and no one will be left behind!"
Xiao Ran looked at these three CIA scum and nodded.
"That's perfect, but there is a prerequisite. You must cooperate with me and the Chinese Consulate General in New York to successfully recover this batch of smuggled cultural relics."
"Complete the first mission and earn the first bounty, so that your second mission can start smoothly."
Before he finished speaking, Turner and the others nodded in unison.
"No problem, this is a very interesting task, we will fully cooperate"
"This batch of smuggled cultural relics is in our hands now. We can just take it to the Chinese Consulate General in New York."
"As long as we can get the bounty, those guys above will be easy to deal with!"
Next, Xiao Ran asked the three guys to sit down and start discussing the details of cooperation.
Unknowingly, Turner and the others regarded him as their boss, not as a counterparty.
About half an hour later.
Turner and the others walked out of the conference room, said goodbye and left the Plaza Hotel.
Later, Xiao Ran also took people back to the presidential suite.
As soon as he returned to the suite, he immediately asked Nick to inform him.
Don’t leave New York today and continue to live here. Things here are not settled yet!
Although everyone was a little surprised when they heard the announcement, they didn't ask any more questions.
