About twenty minutes later, Xiao Ran and Consul Zhao returned to the living room.
At this time, Counselor Wang had finished making the phone call and returned to the living room.
Seeing them coming, Counselor Wang immediately said:
"Consul, Xiao Ran, I informed the country about this matter, introduced the details, and sent back the videos and pictures."
"The ministry attaches great importance to this matter and has begun to communicate with the Cultural Relics Bureau and case handling units and obtain relevant authorizations."
"It won't take long before we hear back, and then we can contact and trade with those Americans."
Upon hearing this, Consul Zhao nodded immediately.
"This matter must be dealt with as soon as possible, and the mess must be cut quickly, without allowing other U.S. law enforcement agencies to get involved."
"The more U.S. government departments get involved, the more troublesome it will be, and the more likely it is that unexpected changes will occur."
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Ran continued:
"That's right, there should be no opportunity for other U.S. law enforcement agencies to get involved, especially the Art Crime Unit and the U.S. Department of Culture."
"If they are allowed to get involved, they may seize this batch of smuggled cultural relics."
"In that case, we will have no hope of recovering these cultural relics, and we will probably have to go through normal judicial procedures."
"As long as the Cultural Relics Bureau and the case-handling unit give legal authorization, the Consulate General had better respond as soon as possible and issue a reward announcement."
"The thirty million US dollars from my side can be received at any time. It is best to start the transaction as soon as the reward is announced."
After hearing his words, everyone nodded.
Next, everyone continued to discuss the matter.
While he was talking, Xiao Ran's cell phone suddenly rang.
The call was from David.
Xiao Ran took out his cell phone, took a look at it, and then answered the call.
The next moment, David's voice came over.
"Sean, that guy Turner just called. His immediate boss has made a decision."
"They decided to accept your suggestion and hand over the smuggled cultural relics to the Consulate General to receive a reward of US$30 million."
"And these guys are a little impatient. They have already started packing this batch of smuggled antiques and cultural relics. They can be shipped to the Consulate General at any time."
Hearing the news, Xiao Ran suddenly beamed with joy.
"Great, David, I knew those greedy guys would never let go of a $30 million windfall."
"You tell Turner that the Consulate General is making various preparations and there will be results soon."
"Let them be prepared. Once the Consulate General obtains legal authorization, they can bring the batch of smuggled cultural relics over to collect the reward."
"Okay, Sean, I'll notify that guy Turner"
David responded, ending the call.
Just as Xiao Ran put down his phone, everyone in the living room laughed.
The sentence about asking a senior CIA agent to come over with smuggled cultural relics to receive the reward made everyone laugh!
When the laughter subsided, Xiao Ran immediately said:
"As I expected, Turner's immediate boss obviously didn't want to miss out on this windfall and accepted my terms."
"Next, the Consulate General can make preparations to receive this batch of smuggled antiques and cultural relics."
"The most important thing is to immediately coordinate an Air China cargo plane and prepare to transport this batch of smuggled antiques and cultural relics as soon as possible to avoid long nights and dreams."
"According to the verbal agreement I reached with Turner and the others, they are responsible for coordinating with New York air traffic control and customs to release the cargo plane transporting these antiques."
"When the cargo plane lands at the Capital Airport, they will receive the high reward of 30 million US dollars, and the deal will be over!"
Before he finished speaking, there was an exclamation of exclamation from the scene.
"You really are just like the legend. You have a perfect plan! You have thought it through so carefully that it is completely impeccable!"
"You actually thought of even the transportation issue. It's really admirable!"
Counselor Wang and the others said in amazement, and everyone was filled with admiration.
Next, everyone discussed the details of the transaction while waiting for the domestic response.
At this time, it was already late at night in the country.
Most people have gone home from get off work, so their work efficiency is naturally not as high as it was during the day.
Everyone knows this situation, so they are waiting patiently.
During this period, Xiao Ran called Mr. Shan and Mr. Jin successively and told them about the matter.
His main purpose was to invite some old men to come forward.
Then, the high-definition video was used to help the Consulate General identify the authenticity of these smuggled antiques.
While on the phone, he sent the videos and photos taken by Turner and others to several old men.
After understanding the situation, several old men were extremely excited.
They, who were originally sleepy, suddenly became energetic.
Immediately afterwards, they began to study the antique artifacts in the pictures and videos to determine the authenticity, value, and provenance of the antique artifacts.
Naturally, several old men were full of praise for Xiao Ran and praised him for doing a great job.
On the other side, calls from various domestic departments continued to hit the Consulate General.
At the same time, calls continued to be made from the Consulate General to make various arrangements.
Within a short time, the embassy in the United States and the mission in the United Nations had received the news.
They launched actions one after another to fully cooperate with the work of the Consulate General in New York and eliminate all obstacles.
The work of coordinating the Air China cargo plane went very smoothly, and a cargo plane was quickly secured.
In the blink of an eye, nearly an hour had passed.
Xiao Ran, Elaine and Fang Yufei were enjoying a sumptuous lunch in the restaurant of the Consulate General!
Counselor Wang suddenly walked into the restaurant quickly and walked directly towards them.
Coming closer, Counselor Wang immediately whispered:
"Xiao Ran, the authorizations from the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and the case-handling units have just been sent to the Cultural Office of the Consulate General."
"The relevant bounty copy is ready and can be sent out at any time. Everything is ready to make an announcement!"
"In other words, once the announcement is issued, the transaction can begin immediately and the batch of smuggled antiques and cultural relics can be recovered."
Hearing this, Xiao Ran and the others were overjoyed.
"That's great. It must be said that we are very efficient and got everything done so quickly."
"Uncle Wang, just make an announcement and I will immediately transfer 30 million US dollars to the special account of the Consulate General."
"In order to avoid suspicion, I will leave as soon as the money is transferred, and I will not participate in the rest of the matter."
"Experts from the Cultural Relics Bureau and Mr. Jin are checking the appraisal. I believe there won't be any problems."
Before he finished speaking, Counselor Wang started laughing.
"Hahaha, you are really slippery!"
"This is a transaction between the official agencies of the two countries. You might as well stay out of it."
At this time, Xiao Ran and the others had also finished their lunch.
They immediately left the restaurant and returned to the conference room in the office building.
As soon as he came back, Xiao Ran transferred 30 million US dollars to the designated account of the Consulate General.
Then he drifted away and left the Consulate General with Elaine and the others.
Just as they were returning to the Plaza Hotel by car, the Consulate General had issued a reward announcement to track down these smuggled antiques.
The reward amount offered by the Consulate General was surprisingly US$30 million.
As soon as the reward announcement was sent out, someone saw it and responded.
Needless to say, it was Turner's New York bureau that responded.
What happens next will naturally fall into place.
According to Xiao Ran's design, everything moved forward quickly and step by step.
When Xiao Ran and the others returned to the Plaza Hotel, Turner had already contacted the Cultural Office of the Consulate General and agreed on a transaction time.
To say it is a transaction, it would be more appropriate to say it is door-to-door delivery!
As for the place of transaction, it is naturally the Consulate General in New York.
About an hour later.
Several vans rolled out of a warehouse in Brooklyn and headed straight for Manhattan.
Behind and behind these vans were several Chevrolet Suburban full-size SUVs.
The people sitting in those Chevrolet Sabers are all armed and armed agents.
Such a special escort fleet naturally flows smoothly.
The convoy passed the checkpoints on various roads and streets smoothly and drove directly into Manhattan Island.
After entering Manhattan, the escort convoy went straight to the Consulate General in Midtown.
When the escort convoy arrives at the door of the Consulate General, personnel from the Military Attaché Office of the Consulate General will immediately take over and conduct security checks and so on.
After confirming that there was no problem, personnel from the Military Attaché Office drove several vans into the Consulate General.
Next, under the witness of the legal teams of both parties, the transaction began smoothly.
Cultural relics bureaus and case-handling units in China, as well as other departments, participated in the whole process through video conferences and witnessed the receipt of this batch of smuggled cultural relics.
The experts responsible for identifying this batch of smuggled antiques and cultural relics are a team of experts from several top domestic museums.
Xiao Ran, who facilitated the deal, has stayed out of it.
He was wandering in MOMA with Yi Lian, Fang Yufei and the others.
Be intoxicated while admiring the many top-notch works of art displayed in this museum, and forget yourself!
They didn't leave MOMA until it closed in the afternoon and returned to the Plaza Hotel.
As soon as they returned to the presidential suite on the top floor of the Plaza Hotel, Counselor Wang called.
"Xiao Ran, the transaction has been completed successfully, all antiques and cultural relics have been appraised, and there are no problems."
"All the antiques and cultural relics smuggled out of the country were picked out by Mr. Jin and others."
"And among those so-called antique works of art, there are many things from other sources."
"Those things were returned to the Americans and let them take them away."
Xiao Ran was overjoyed when he heard the news.
"That's great. I hope this batch of smuggled cultural relics can be successfully transported back to China. Then I'll be completely relieved!"
The next moment, Counselor Wang smiled and said:
"We are on our way to JFK Airport and are preparing to transport these antiques as soon as possible."
"Those guys at Turner are very proactive and have helped clear the air traffic control and customs in New York. It's a green light all the way!"
"To be honest, this is the first time I have experienced such a vigorous and vigorous pursuit of smuggled antiques and cultural relics. It was so simple!"
"Hahaha"
Xiao Ran laughed directly and said jokingly:
"With a high reward of 30 million US dollars, can those Americans not just do it?"
"They must be more eager to get rich. They want us to transport this batch of smuggled cultural relics as soon as possible so that they can be safe!"
Before he finished speaking, Counselor Wang also laughed.
