When they saw the escort convoy arriving, the eyes of several gangsters mixed in the crowd suddenly lit up and they took action immediately.
These guys stepped out one after another, preparing to squeeze to the front of the crowd, looking for opportunities to create chaos, and then take advantage of the chaos to strike.
At this moment, behind each of them, a tough guy suddenly appeared.
The other party put a pistol directly on their lower backs and issued a low-pitched warning.
"Man, you'd better not move, otherwise I can't guarantee whether the gun in your hand will go off."
The moment they heard the warning, several gangsters froze in place as if they were under a restraining spell.
No matter how stupid they are, they already understand at this time.
I've been targeted by that bastard Sean's men for a long time, and he's still having fun!
With how ruthless these bastards are, if I dare to make any move, I will be killed in minutes!
Thinking of this, several gangsters were so frightened that they dared not even move.
"Man, have you misunderstood? We are just here to watch the fun."
A gang leader whispered.
"Watching the fun? Do you think we believe it?"
"Since you are here to watch the excitement, just watch here honestly. Don't make fun of your own life."
A security guard dressed as a passerby said disdainfully.
While saying this, the guy casually patted the right side of the gang leader's coat.
Under the gang leader's coat, there was an M4A1 short assault rifle and several full magazines, which were concealed by the coat.
With this action, the gang leader became completely desperate and even more frightened!
Next, he could only watch helplessly as the escort convoy passed the cordon and stopped at the door of the hotel.
As soon as the convoy came to a stop, Sam led a group of heavily armed security personnel to rush forward, surrounded the armored escort vehicle, and stared at the surroundings with vigilance.
After confirming that the scene was safe, Matthew and the others got out of the car.
Then he opened the rear door of the armored escort vehicle and moved out the many boxes, painting tubes and other things contained inside one by one.
During this period, the media reporters who were blocked outside the cordon were shouting questions at the top of their lungs.
Matthew and the others did not give any response, they were just busy with their own things.
In a matter of seconds, everything was unloaded from the escort truck and placed on two hotel luggage carts.
Then, escorted by Sam and the others, Matthew and the others pushed two luggage carts and walked straight into the hotel.
The entire transfer process went very smoothly without any accidents.
The few gangsters mixed in the crowd were still like puppets, standing there blankly, not daring to move.
They could only watch as those boxes containing top-quality antiques and artworks were delivered to the hotel, but they couldn't do anything!
In the blink of an eye, the hotel door has been closed, and the escort convoy has also left the door.
At this moment, several gangsters suddenly felt that the pistol on their back waist seemed to be missing.
That creepy and deadly threat has completely disappeared.
However, these gangsters still did not dare to move and still stood upright in place.
"Man, those antiques and art have been transported to the hotel, can we leave?"
The gang leader whispered tremblingly.
However, he didn't get any response.
Then, the guy bravely turned his head and looked back.
There were no gunmen behind him, just some ordinary passers-by who were full of curiosity and talking.
Seeing this scene, the gang leader was relieved and let out a sigh of relief.
At the same time, he also understood that the guy who pointed the gun at him from behind must be hiding in the crowd and staring at him closely.
If he makes any unscrupulous moves, he will be killed by the other party in the blink of an eye.
"Fake! What a bunch of crazy bastards, so fucking scary!"
The gang leader cursed secretly.
Immediately afterwards, this guy gestured to several of his frightened men to evacuate immediately.
While making the gesture, this guy turned around and left.
Several horsemen immediately followed and fled here in a hurry!
After seeing this scene from a high position, Xiao Ran, who was standing on the top floor, left the window.
Then, he nodded to Counselor Wang.
"Uncle Wang, the director of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and others took those treasures upstairs and will be in the conference room soon."
"Great! I hope the next transaction goes well."
Counselor Wang nodded in response.
Next, Xiao Ran said to Fang Yufei who was sitting at the conference table:
"Yufei, we can establish a video connection with the Forbidden City. Those old men are probably impatient!"
"Okay, Xiao Ran, we'll get it done right away"
Fang Yufei nodded in response and immediately got busy.
In the blink of an eye, the video connection is established.
A conference room located in the Forbidden City appeared on the projection screen.
In that conference room thousands of miles away, a group of top appraisal experts from the Forbidden City and the National Museum gathered, each of them famous.
At this time, each of their faces were filled with excitement and their eyes were filled with anticipation.
The moment he saw Xiao Ran, Shan Lao couldn't wait to say:
"Have the 50 pieces of antique art been shipped? Xiao Ran, everyone is waiting to open their eyes!"
"These treasures have been lost overseas for too long. We have only heard of many of them, but have never seen them, let alone gotten our hands on them!"
"Thanks to your boy, we can feast our eyes on these treasures today!"
Following Shan Lao's words, the other old men nodded their heads.
Xiao Ran nodded and said with a smile:
"Good morning, I'm sorry to disturb your rest. The director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and his team have arrived at the hotel with the antiques and artworks for sale."
"But they have to undergo security checks and disinfection before they can enter the conference room. Please wait a little longer."
"When they come in, the transaction can be carried out. At that time, please keep a check on me and don't let me be deceived!"
Before he finished speaking, several old men started laughing.
"You are as smart as a monkey, no one can deceive you! The only one who can deceive you is you."
"What you did today was so beautiful, we old guys are ashamed of ourselves!"
Jin Lao said jokingly.
The same goes for the other old men. Everyone is full of compliments.
Under the shower of praises, Xiao Ran even felt a little embarrassed.
After chatting for a while, he introduced the person in charge of the Consulate General’s office in Boston.
As for Counselor Wang, everyone already knew him when he was in New York.
In the blink of an eye, another five or six minutes passed.
After the security check and disinfection were completed, Matthew and the others finally entered the conference room.
Seeing them coming in, Xiao Ran immediately took David to greet them.
A team of appraisal experts from far away in Beijing stared closely at the boxes, brocade boxes, painting tubes and other items placed on the two luggage carts.
The sheer quantity of those things left each of them speechless.
After meeting and greeting, Xiao Ran also looked at the two luggage carts.
"Sean, the 50 top Chinese antiques and artworks you want are all here, not a few."
“These antique artworks are all exquisite pieces from our collection, and each one is unique!”
"We are really reluctant to exchange these antique works of art with you!"
Matthew said with great pain, his eyes full of reluctance.
Xiao Ran looked at this old friend, then nodded with a smile and said:
"It is precisely because they are unique and valuable that I would exchange them for masterpieces by Titian and Rodin."
"For both of us, this is a win-win deal where we each get what we need and everyone is happy!"
Matthew paused, then nodded.
"You are right. Being able to buy masterpieces by Titian and Rodin has indeed added two treasures to our art museum."
"After these two works of art enter the museum, we will hold a special exhibition to publicly display these two works of art!"
As he spoke, he looked at the two top-quality works of art placed aside.
He had already carefully appreciated and studied these two treasures, so he had no doubts about them.
The other two museum executives who saw this treasure for the first time were filled with obsession.
After a few polite words, Xiao Ran introduced Shan Lao and the others to Matthew.
In fact, as top experts and scholars in the industry, they have met many times on different occasions and can be regarded as old friends.
When we meet again at this time, a polite exchange of greetings is naturally inevitable.
While greeting Shan Lao and the others, Matthew was secretly frightened.
He never expected that Xiao Ran's energy would be so great and that he could hire so many top appraisal experts.
Not only that, there was also a cultural counselor from the Chinese Consulate General in New York to supervise the event.
Fortunately, I was dealing sincerely and wanted to get the masterpieces of Titian and Rodin, so I didn't play any tricks!
Otherwise, it will only make people laugh and lose face to China!
After greeting each other, the two parties sat down on both sides of the conference table, and then got down to business.
Xiao Ran glanced at the crowd at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts opposite, and said with a smile:
"Matthew, you can identify Titian's "Bathing Venus" and Rodin's sculpture of the dead."
"I will also authenticate the Chinese antiques and art works you brought. If I make sure there are no problems and they are all authentic, we can trade them."
As he spoke, he gestured towards the "Bathing Venus" and the sculpture of the undead.
Matthew looked over there, then shook his head.
"We don't need to appraise it. We have already appraised it this morning. There is no doubt about these two works of art."
"You can start appraising these Chinese antiques and artworks. After the appraisal is completed, we will trade them immediately."
Having said that, several appraisal experts and senior officials from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston stood up in unison and walked directly to the Bathing Venus.
Xiao Ran smiled softly, and then began to conduct the appraisal.
He stood up and walked to a luggage cart and untied the restraints.
Then he picked up a portable safe on the top floor and placed it on the conference table.
With his movement, everyone's attention was attracted, including several old men from far away in Beijing.
Everyone was staring at this portable safe, curious and excited.
At this moment, Matthew also stood up and walked over.
He glanced at the number on the portable safe and then introduced:
"Sean, the antique artwork contained in this portable safe is Yan Liben's "Pictures of Emperors of the Past"
""Pictures of Emperors of the Past" is one of the most important collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and one of the most valuable treasures among this batch of Chinese antiques."
"You just need to enter the number above backwards to open this portable safe and get the paintings inside."
"The passwords for the other portable safes are the same. Just enter the number on the box backwards."
Before he finished speaking, all the old men in Beijing suddenly stood up as if they had been electrocuted.
"Wow! What comes up is the "Pictures of Emperors of All Dynasties" by the painting saint Yan Liben. It is truly a national treasure!"
"Pu Yi took this national treasure out of the Forbidden City, but unfortunately it was lost overseas. It has been nearly a hundred years, and the day has finally come for this national treasure to return!"
"Xiao Ran, don't wait any longer, open this portable safe quickly and let everyone have a good time!"
Not only those old men, but also Xiao Ran himself was very excited.
"Okay! I'll open the safe right now!"
As he spoke, he began to enter the password.
"Snapped!"
With a crisp sound, the portable safe was successfully opened.
