The office fell silent, and Baker and the others were lost in thought.
After thinking for a moment, the three history professors looked at each other and nodded slightly before giving a response.
Professor Baker looked at Xiao Ran, then smiled and said:
"Sean, your reaction doesn't have to be so drastic. You might as well listen to our terms of cooperation."
"We are not seeking to share the antiques, cultural relics, gold and silver treasures in this colonial treasure, and it seems impossible for you to accept this condition."
"Compared to antiques and gold and silver treasures, we value the historical and cultural research value of this colonial treasure more."
"If we reach cooperation, we will form a professional team to participate in the exploration operation and help you find this colonial treasure."
Hearing this, Xiao Ran suddenly realized.
He had basically guessed what these history professors at Yale University wanted.
But he didn't make a sound, just nodded slightly and continued to listen.
After a pause, Professor Baker continued.
“What we want is all the scholarly research on this colonial treasure to be exclusive!”
"In other words, all academic research rights on this colonial treasure belong only to the Yale School of History."
"All antique artifacts and gold and silver treasures in this colonial treasure belong to your exploration company."
"As the initiator and leader of this exploration operation, you are responsible for all expenses of the exploration operation and ensure everyone's safety."
"If you choose to sell the antiques, cultural relics and gold and silver treasures in this colonial treasure, under the same conditions, Yale University has the right of first refusal."
After the words fell, Xiao Ran was silent this time.
After pretending to think for two or three minutes, he smiled and nodded.
"If this is the case, we can indeed cooperate and continue the discussion."
"For now, I'm only interested in the antique artifacts and gold and silver treasures in this colonial treasure."
"As for the academic research results related to it, you can enjoy it exclusively at Yale University."
"Hahaha"
Professor Baker and the others looked at each other and laughed in unison.
Immediately afterwards, Professor Baker joked:
"I have heard before that you never let go of any treasure or any treasure in the treasure."
"Now it seems that these rumors are true. You are indeed very greedy."
Xiao Ran was not embarrassed at all and nodded lightly.
"I am not only a professional treasure hunter, but also a businessman"
"Under the premise of legality, pursuing maximization of interests is a matter of course."
"This is not only a matter of my interests, but also of the interests of my employees."
Upon hearing this, Professor Baker and the others were stunned for a moment.
This reason is really high-sounding!
For a moment, they were unable to argue.
Before they could respond, Xiao Ran's conversation suddenly changed.
"I'd love to know, Professor Baker, after so many years of research and fieldwork"
"Have you found a definite treasure hiding place, or a possible treasure hiding place? Can you tell me about it?"
"If there is a possible treasure location, why haven't you taken action to start digging and exploring it?"
Following his words, the three history professors suddenly woke up.
Immediately afterwards, Professor Baker responded.
"To tell you the truth, Sean, after long-term research and exploration, we have indeed made some discoveries."
“There are places in Boston where this colonial treasure may indeed be buried, and there are many such places.”
"However, most of these places are privately owned and sensitive, and it is basically impossible to buy them for excavation."
Hearing this, Xiao Ran couldn't help but be stunned.
He instantly guessed that the places where this colonial treasure might be buried were probably in the hands of Boston's wealthy families.
In a city like Boston, the ownership of much of the land in the city was completed a hundred or two hundred years ago.
And a behemoth like the Boston Brahmins, who are always short of money, will naturally not easily sell the land passed down by their ancestors!
If they knew that there might be treasures buried in their land, they would be even less likely to sell it!
Thinking of this, Xiao Ran's eyes immediately flashed with worry.
However, he did not interrupt Professor Baker's story.
"Until there is a definite answer, we simply cannot launch an exploratory operation. The cost of doing so would be too high!"
"So we can only keep it secret, just put it off, and continue the research."
"But who would have imagined that a group of mafia scum would come over and forcefully buy the colonial treasure map?"
"There are many people who know about the treasure map, but no one can find this colonial treasure. The value of the treasure map is actually not great anymore."
"So I sold the treasure map to the mafia, but I never expected that the treasure map would fall into your hands in the blink of an eye."
As he said that, Professor Baker and others looked at Xiao Ran curiously.
Xiao Ran smiled softly and then explained a few words.
"This treasure map of colonial treasures is the compensation those mafia scumbags promised me."
"The process by which I obtained the treasure map was completely legal. You can rest assured on this."
Before he finished speaking, David took over.
He briefly introduced the grudge between Xiao Ran and the Decavalcante family, the process of reaching reconciliation, and the final settlement of the grudge by the other party.
Following David's introduction, Professor Baker and others were dumbfounded and secretly palpitating.
That was a powerful mafia family, but they were forced to bow their heads and admit their mistakes, and finally took the initiative to pay compensation to settle their grudges!
How many people can do such a thing with such a strong posture? It’s probably rare!
From this point on, Professor Baker and the others also gained a new understanding of Xiao Ran's strength and power.
Cooper, Li Xue and others standing aside were even more shocked and dumbfounded, their eyes full of disbelief!
In their eyes, they have never been able to avoid the vicious existence of the Mafia, let alone subdue those scum!
However, such a thing did happen, and it couldn’t be more real!
The man who single-handedly subdued the New Jersey Mafia family was sitting in front of him, and he was so young and sunny!
Thinking of this, Cooper and Li Xue suddenly felt like they were in a dream!
After David finished introducing the situation, Xiao Ran immediately took over the conversation.
"Professors, we can now talk about the conditions and details of cooperation."
"If agreement is reached, my lawyers will immediately draft a joint exploration agreement."
"After signing the agreement, I hope to launch joint exploration operations as quickly as possible."
“As you all know, Boston’s winter is too cold to allow exploration and excavation!”
After the words fell, Professor Baker and the others nodded.
"Okay, Sean, let's do it!"
Subsequently, the two parties began to discuss cooperation conditions and various details.
In the blink of an eye, more than an hour has passed.
The door of this office opened again, and Professor Baker and others took Xiao Ran and others out of the office, preparing to have lunch.
The restaurant is located on the campus of Yale University and is a very good campus restaurant.
At this time, several of them were talking and laughing and getting along very harmoniously.
It can be seen that the talks went very smoothly and both parties were very satisfied.
As for whether a cooperation agreement has been reached, it is currently unknown.
As soon as he came out of the office, Xiao Ran saw two familiar guys.
It was Zach and Brady from the Skull and Bones Society. These two guys were waiting outside the office door with slightly impatient expressions.
Seeing Xiao Ran and the others coming out, Zach immediately stepped forward and said:
"Sean, I wonder if your meeting with Professor Baker is over?"
"If it's over, can we start a discussion? The location is in the small conference room of the School of History."
"Christopher and the others are in the small conference room, waiting for you to come over."
Xiao Ran looked at these two guys, pondered for a moment, then nodded and said:
"I've kept you waiting, guys, our meeting with Professor Baker has come to an end."
"But it's lunch time now and everyone is a little hungry and getting ready to have lunch."
“Since we are here at Yale University, we also want to experience Yale’s campus food and enjoy the campus scenery.”
"If you don't mind, you can go enjoy a delicious lunch together, my treat!"
"It's a good time to discuss your affairs during lunch. I really want to get to know you."
"ah!"
Zach and Brady both exclaimed, somewhat surprised.
After a moment, Zach nodded and said:
"That's okay, we can have lunch and talk at the same time."
"Since you are here to be guests at Yale University, it should be our responsibility to treat you."
"Please wait a moment, I'll call Christopher and the others to come over."
Xiao Ran nodded slightly and said nothing more.
Afterwards, Zach and Brady walked aside to make phone calls.
As soon as they walked away, Xiao Ran asked curiously:
"Professor Baker, why do these guys from the Skull and Bones Society come to me? Do you know the reason?"
Upon hearing this, Professor Baker couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Then, he whispered:
"If I guess correctly, it should be related to some secrets of the Skull and Bones Society."
"As the most mysterious and top-notch fraternity in the United States, Skull and Bones has too many secrets!"
"And on the Yale campus, there are countless legends about Skull and Bones."
"Many of these legends point to the building where the Skull and Bones Society is located!"
"The secret of the Skull and Bones Society is interesting!"
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded, his eyes becoming brighter.
