The next day.
The sky in Boston was overcast and getting colder.
But fortunately it didn't snow and the wind wasn't very strong.
Although permission has been obtained for archaeological exploration in Boston's Old City, the joint exploration team did not immediately take action.
Some of the initially identified exploration locations are located in Old Town Boston, and most of them are private lands.
Only with the permission of the landowners and an agreement can joint exploration teams carry out exploration operations in these places.
Beyond that, there's still some preparation to be done.
Xiao Ran left these matters to Professor Baker and his staff, striving to get them done as soon as possible.
Yale University is the back garden of Boston Brahmins, and they have very close relations with each other. It is most appropriate for them to have Professor Baker come forward.
In order to launch the joint exploration operation as soon as possible, Xiao Ran also gave up part of the benefits to those landowners.
He gave those landowners two options to choose from.
The first option is to take the money, which is $30 million.
The second option is 20% to 30% of the colonial treasure.
Of course, there is a premise here.
That is to find this unknown colonial treasure.
Only when the treasure is found does the owner of the land where the treasure is buried receive a profit.
If you can't find the treasure, you won't get anything!
The corresponding landowner refuses to sign the agreement if he does not accept these two conditions or wants more money and a higher share of the treasure.
In that case, Xiao Ran didn't intend to spoil the other party.
The joint exploration team will abandon the corresponding locations and will not explore those places.
As for the outcome, whether you can find this colonial treasure elsewhere depends on luck!
For Xiao Ran, with yesterday's gains, this trip to Boston was already worth it!
Whether or not this colonial treasure can be found next is not that important.
Of course, it would be better to find treasures, that would be perfect!
Before nine o'clock, Xiao Ran and the others left the hotel and strolled towards Chinatown.
There are two Chinese antique shops in Chinatown that I haven’t visited yet, so I certainly can’t miss them.
The owners of these two antique shops stayed in the hotel last night and were taking Xiao Ran to their antique shops.
They also want to be like Lao Zhou and Sun Bowen, package up all the good things in the store and sell them to Xiao Ran, and go home with a lot of money to rest or go on a vacation.
Although Lao Zhou and Sun Bowen had finished dealing with the antique art in their store, they still followed them out today, ready to see the excitement.
In addition, they also wanted to see how their own antique store was doing.
Compared to yesterday, Sam and the others raised their alert level to a higher level and stared at the surrounding crowd with vigilance.
There were also more security personnel pretending to be passers-by and mingling with the crowd, secretly protecting Xiao Ran and the others.
During the march, Xiao Ran secretly turned on the perspective and kept scanning the surrounding situation.
He looked through all the passers-by, media reporters, and various buildings on both sides of the streets he passed for safety reasons.
After what happened last night, if you don't have enough protection, someone will take the risk and ambush you in Chinatown.
Fortunately, he didn't find the hidden gunman, so the street was relatively safe.
There were far fewer gangsters on the street watching the excitement than yesterday.
However, there are many more police officers on duty in Chinatown, and they are all heavily armed.
Apparently, the Boston police were worried about a fight, so they sent a lot of officers to Chinatown.
While talking, Xiao Ran and the others had arrived at the gate of Liuyunzhai.
When I left yesterday, the gate of Liuyunzhai was still intact, but now it was smashed into pieces.
The entire rolling shutter door had been torn down and thrown into the street, riddled with holes.
Perhaps because it was a residential area, someone called the police in time, and the police dispersed the thieves, but Liuyunzhai was not broken into by the thieves.
Obviously, because Xiao Ran swept away a large number of valuable antiques and art here, he attracted some thieves who tried to sneak into the antique store and loot it.
But how could those idiots know?
Liuyunzhai, which had been raided by Xiao Ran, could not find anything good.
There are only some high imitations and fakes left in the store, as well as modern handicrafts and tourist souvenirs, etc., which are not worth much at all.
Seeing Liuyunzhai's situation, everyone was stunned.
"What happened here? It was destroyed like this in just one night."
Elaine whispered in surprise.
"What else could happen? Someone must want to rob this antique store!"
"Fortunately, there is nothing good in Liuyunzhai anymore, so we don't have to worry about suffering too much loss."
Xiao Ran explained a few words.
"Looking at this situation, it will be difficult for Liuyunzhai to continue opening in Chinatown."
"It doesn't matter, there are no successors anyway, so it's okay to close it down, so you don't have to worry anymore in the future."
Lao Zhou shook his head helplessly and said, his face full of frustration.
After hearing this, everyone looked at him and sympathized with his plight.
At the same time, everyone was very happy for him.
After chatting for a while, Xiao Ran looked at the other two antique shop owners and asked with concern:
"Boss Zhang, Boss Chen, how are the conditions in your two stores? Have you suffered any losses?"
Hearing this, the two antique shop owners shook their heads.
"We took some precautions yesterday afternoon and locked all the good stuff in the vault."
"We also told several friends who live nearby to call the police immediately if there is any movement on the street."
"Someone did try to break into our antique store last night, but they were scared away by the police who arrived in time."
"We went back to the store to take a look in the morning and found that the situation was okay and there was no damage."
"It's good that there is no loss, but you still have to be more careful in the future."
Xiao Ran nodded slightly and said.
Everyone stopped at the entrance of Liuyunzhai for a moment, and then continued to move forward.
After a while, they came to the door of Bowenxuan again.
The situation of Bowenxuan is the same as that of Liuyunzhai. It was almost ransacked last night.
And the antique store was even more severely damaged.
The rolling shutter doors outside the two showcases had been completely torn off, and two large holes had been smashed into the window glass.
Several display items that were originally placed in the display window have been stolen.
Fortunately, those things are all fakes and not worth much at all.
The rolling shutter door on the main door was smashed in a mess, and the door was almost broken into.
It's probably because the police showed up in time that the thieves didn't break into the antique store last night.
Seeing Bowenxuan's situation, Xiao Ran and the others shook their heads, feeling helpless.
"It's really unlucky. What kind of world is this? Are people crazy?"
Sun Bowen said angrily and helplessly.
Xiao Ran looked at him, and then said jokingly:
"Aren't people crazy? In this situation, there are many people who are unemployed."
"Besides, it's freezing cold in Boston, and there are many people who take desperate risks to make a living."
"Coupled with the homeless vagrants and drug addicts, the security situation can be imagined."
Everyone at the scene nodded, and everyone's expression was solemn.
Everyone did not stay at the entrance of Bowenxuan for too long and left quickly.
Even Sun Bowen is not willing to stay here.
He called his clerk, explained a few words, and then left here with Xiao Ran and the others.
A few minutes later, everyone arrived in front of Boss Zhang’s antique shop.
As Boss Zhang said before, this antique store also suffered vandalism.
But compared to Bowenxuan and Liuyunzhai, the situation of this antique store was much better, and the damage was not very serious.
Even so, when seeing this situation, everyone was still very angry and cursed angrily.
Xiao Ran just smiled softly, then turned on the perspective and began to explore the situation inside the antique store.
The moment his sight penetrated into the antique store, a look of surprise flashed across his eyes.
Fortunately, he always wore sunglasses and no one saw the change in his eyes.
In this antique shop, he saw some treasures that radiated beautiful colors and light.
Most of these treasures are placed in the vault, and there are also a few treasures on the museum shelves and display cabinets outside.
The color and light emitted by one of the treasures were particularly captivating and a huge surprise.
According to what Boss Zhang said before, he put all the real antique artworks in the store into the vault.
Then it is obvious that the treasures in the museum shelves and display cabinets outside are all neglected antique works of art, and they are large or small leaks.
Xiao Ran was reluctant to miss these unknown leaks.
The antique store was quiet, everything was in order, and no one was lurking in the store.
No explosives or landmines were found in every corner of the antique.
"Xiao Ran, please come in with me and take a look at the antique works of art in my store."
Boss Zhang said politely and extended his hand to make a gesture of invitation.
With that said, he was about to step forward and open the door.
At this moment, Xiao Ran suddenly stretched out his hand to stop him.
"Boss Zhang, don't rush into the store. For safety reasons, let my security personnel go in and check first."
"After it's safe, it's not too late for us to go in, just in case."
Boss Zhang was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
"That's fine, you're still thoughtful."
Then, he stepped forward to open the door of the antique store and stepped aside.
Marvin immediately led people into the antique store and began a security inspection.
Seeing this scene, the media reporters who followed, as well as many passers-by and policemen, were secretly amazed.
"Sean is too cautious and does everything in a flawless manner. No one can scheme against this guy."
"Isn't it true? None of those guys who tried to plot against him succeeded, and many even went to hell!"
People were talking about it one after another, and everyone was quite excited.
Hidden in the crowd, the informants of various forces in Boston had serious expressions.
In the blink of an eye, Marvin and the others had completed their inspection and walked out of the antique store.
"Sean, the antique store is safe. You can enter with confidence."
Xiao Ran nodded and then said:
"Okay, I'll leave the outside to you. From now on, no one else can enter this antique shop without my permission."
"I understand, Sean, don't worry."
Marvin nodded in response.
Afterwards, Xiao Ran took Yi Lian and the others into the antique shop with Boss Zhang.
As soon as he walked into the store, Xiao Ran immediately looked at a museum shelf in the store.
On the mahogany museum shelf, there is a set of exquisite and small bronze chimes.
If there are collectors or collectors who are familiar with Zeng Houyi's chimes here, they will recognize it at a glance.
This is just like a replica of Zeng Houyi's chimes, only much smaller.
Moreover, this set of bronze chimes is almost perfectly preserved, with only a little sporadic rust and no damage.
Perhaps it is because it resembles the bell of Zeng Hou Yi and is well preserved.
Only Boss Zhang would mistakenly believe that this is a set of fakes, a modern replica of Zeng Houyi's chimes, and a scaled-down replica.
But in Xiao Ran's eyes, this is a genuine national treasure.
It's just that this set of chimes is from a slightly later period, from the late Warring States period rather than the early Warring States period.
In this antique shop, these are the most precious antiques.
It's a pity that Boss Zhang doesn't know the goods.
Xiao Ran would naturally not miss such a shocking leak.
But he did not immediately step forward to check the set of bronze chimes. Instead, he quickly glanced at the situation in the store.
"There are a lot of things in the store. I hope I will find something surprising today."
Xiao Ran said with a smile.
As he spoke, he walked towards a nearby museum shelf and began to admire the goods placed on it.
Unfortunately, none of the items on the museum shelves are authentic.
The others did the same and began to look at the various items displayed in the store.
Boss Zhang went to the vault to get the antique artwork stored in the vault.
At the same time, in front of the Boston Police Department.
Several scumbags from the Vietnamese gang got out of the car and walked dejectedly to the door of the Boston Police Department, preparing to enter the police station.
To avoid being hunted by countless people, they came here to surrender.
Just as these guys were about to enter the police station, several more cars suddenly came quickly and stopped on the roadside in front of the police station.
Getting out of these cars were several Irish people who were also dejected.
The moment they saw these Irish people, several Vietnamese recognized them at a glance.
These guys were members of an Irish gang in Charleston and had dealt with them more than once before.
They apparently turned themselves in to avoid being hunted.
Two groups of scum who were originally rival gangs met, but the atmosphere at the scene was very strange.
This time neither side yelled, nor did they draw their guns and fight, and their expressions were all awkward!
They looked at each other, and then walked into the police station one after another, as if they were mourning for their heirs!
Seeing this scene, several Boston police officers at the scene were all dumbfounded!
