Around 4:30 in the morning.
The Air China special plane transporting the Dunhuang Buddhist Scriptures arrived at the Capital International Airport smoothly.
When the special plane arrived, the receiving team composed of my sister-in-law, Shan Lao, and a group of people from the State Administration of Cultural Heritage had been waiting at the airport for a long time.
Xiao Ran, who was far away in Boston, participated in the identification and reception work through video calls.
At the same time, he also live broadcast the process of receiving these Dunhuang scriptures.
No need to ask about that scene!
Whether they were in the reception team at the Capital Airport or the tens of thousands of fans in the live broadcast room, everyone was excited.
After some appraisal, it was found that there was nothing wrong with this batch of Dunhuang scriptures, and the quantity was also right.
It was the batch of Dunhuang Buddhist scriptures that Stein had taken away from Taoist Wang more than a hundred years ago through coaxing and deception.
This batch of Dunhuang scriptures, a total of 29 boxes, is the most valuable part of all Dunhuang scriptures.
In addition to the 29 boxes of Dunhuang scriptures that Stein took away, there are also some scriptures that the British Museum later collected.
In this transaction, Xiao Ran got all the Buddhist scriptures back.
After the identification was correct, my sister-in-law handed it over to the representatives of the British Museum on the spot.
Immediately afterwards, they left the Capital Airport with these Dunhuang scriptures and went straight to the Forbidden City.
Next, these Dunhuang scriptures will be stored in a vault with constant temperature and humidity in the Forbidden City.
After the fifteen-day rest period, the Ministry of Culture will organize a team of experts to carry out systematic protection and academic research on this batch of Dunhuang scriptures.
As for the ownership of this batch of Dunhuang scriptures, it naturally belongs to Xiao Ran and is undisputed.
Although this batch of Dunhuang scriptures belongs to him, he cannot take this batch of Dunhuang scriptures out of the country, let alone sell them to any foreigner or institution.
From then on, these Dunhuang scriptures could only be collected and studied in China.
For Xiao Ran, this is not a problem at all.
He never thought about taking these national treasures out of the country or selling them to foreigners.
After my sister-in-law and the others left the Capital Airport with these Dunhuang scriptures, Xiao Ran also ended the live broadcast.
At this time, it was dawn in Boston.
Although he was excited, Xiao Ran did not go back to the bedroom to catch up on his sleep. Instead, he went to the gym for morning exercises.
About half an hour later, Elaine and Fang Yufei got up one after another and came to do morning exercises.
As soon as she entered the gym, Elaine asked with concern:
"Dear, has the special plane transporting the Dunhuang scriptures arrived in Beijing?"
Xiao Ran looked at her, then smiled and nodded.
"Don't worry, dear, the Air China special plane has successfully arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport."
"My sister-in-law and Mr. Shan have completed the appraisal. There is nothing wrong with the batch of Dunhuang scriptures."
"After confirming this, they left the airport with the batch of Dunhuang scriptures and went to the Forbidden City."
Before she finished speaking, the two beauties cheered excitedly.
"Awesome! This is really good news"
Fang Yufei, in particular, started dancing excitedly.
Immediately afterwards, Elaine showed a reluctant expression.
"The successful arrival of the batch of Dunhuang scriptures in Beijing means that those precious manuscripts of Shakespeare will be handed over to the British."
"When I think of this, I feel a little reluctant to part with it. They are truly priceless treasures. It would be a pity to miss them!"
Hearing this, Xiao Ran smiled and shook his head.
"Actually, it's not a pity. The greatest value of Shakespeare's manuscript lies in the content recorded in the manuscript, not the yellowed paper."
"You have photographed the contents of those manuscripts. You can take them out to study at any time and interpret different scripts. It is not much different from owning the manuscripts."
Following his words, Elaine quickly turned from cloudy to sunny, and nodded with a smile.
"That's right, although I can't own Shakespeare's manuscripts, I have all the contents in the manuscripts. There is nothing to regret."
After chatting for a while, Elaine and Fang Yufei started to exercise.
At this time, the sun has risen.
The golden morning sun projected from the east and sprinkled evenly on Xiao Ran and the others.
In the sunshine, the three of them chatted and exercised.
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nine in the morning.
Xiao Ran took a group of employees who were changing shifts and came to the chapel next to Faneuil Hall as usual.
Also arriving at the same time were the deputy director of the British Museum and Prince William's lawyer and entourage.
These British guys are here to pick up the goods, namely the few Indian antiques that Xiao Ran promised.
As for the remaining Shakespeare manuscripts and Plantagenet family historical documents, Xiao Ran will go to the bank vault to withdraw them later, and then hand them over to these British guys.
Compared with yesterday, there were more onlookers and media reporters gathered at the entrance of the chapel, and the scene was more lively.
After the convoy arrived at the square in front of the church, Xiao Ran quickly took a look at the scene and the surrounding situation.
After confirming that there was no danger, he opened the door and got out of the car.
Even so, Sam and the others immediately held up a few bulletproof umbrellas to block the view from all directions for safety.
Seeing this scene, there was an exclamation of exclamation immediately.
After marveling, many media reporters immediately started asking questions loudly.
"Good morning, Sean, I'm a reporter from NBC."
"According to news from Washington, two close associates of Senator Cruz have surrendered to the police station one after another."
"It is said that they were the mastermind behind the attempted assassination against you two days ago. What do you think of this?"
Following the reporter's question, the scene immediately burst into exclamations.
Especially the ordinary people who were watching the excitement were shocked, and their eyes shone with excitement.
A new super-rich man who has risen like a comet and a heavyweight senator in Congress are actually fighting. This is so interesting!
All of these guys who were watching the excitement didn't think it was a big deal. They wished that Xiao Ran and Cruz would have sex directly!
However, the results were a bit disappointing!
Xiao Ran just turned around and looked at the NBC reporter without giving any response.
The reporters from other media who were also at the scene were naturally unwilling to be left behind, and no one was willing to let go of such an opportunity.
"Good morning, Sean, I'm a reporter from Boston Public Television and it's my pleasure to interview you."
"According to the latest news, you and Prince William reached a major art deal yesterday."
"I heard that you used Shakespeare's manuscripts and the historical documents of the Plantagenet family to exchange a batch of ancient Chinese classics and scriptures from the British Museum."
"Is this art transaction real? Can you introduce the situation?"
Xiao Ran looked at the reporter who asked the question, but this time he gave a response.
"That's right, this journalist friend, you are very well informed. This art transaction is indeed true."
"But this art transaction has not been completed yet. When the transaction is completed, I will make a public explanation."
After saying that, he waved to everyone present, then turned and walked towards the chapel door.
At this moment, the deputy director of the British Museum and his party also arrived by car.
As soon as Xiao Ran and the others entered the church, Professor Baker led someone to greet them.
Coming closer, Professor Baker immediately said:
"Sean, the several Indian antiques you plan to trade to the British are ready for transshipment."
"As long as you give an order, those Indian antiques can be immediately hoisted to the ground and handed over to the British."
Hearing this introduction, Xiao Ran smiled and nodded.
"That's great, Professor Baker. Now you can hoist those Indian antiques to the ground."
"The British people who received those antiques and cultural relics have already arrived outside the church door and can go through the handover procedures immediately."
"As for the transaction between your Yale University and the British, it is up to you both to decide, and I will not interfere."
Professor Baker paused and then nodded.
"We have reached an agreement with Prince William. Although the ownership of these Indian antiques belongs to the British, they will be collected at Yale for a period of time, and we will carry out relevant academic research."
While they were talking, the deputy director of the British Museum and others had entered the church.
After meeting each other, they exchanged polite greetings.
Afterwards, Professor Baker and Xiao Ran introduced the situation one after another.
After chatting for a while, they walked towards the center of the church together.
When he came to the edge of the pit, Xiao Ran first looked through the situation deep underground, then picked up the walkie-talkie and said:
"Guys, you can transport the antique artifacts I selected to the surface."
"Be careful when transporting, and don't touch those antiques. They are all unique treasures."
Before he finished speaking, the voices of Cooper and Nick came from the intercom at the same time.
"Copy that, Sean, don't worry, we'll be careful."
"We have built a safe transfer mechanism that will never touch those antiques and cultural relics."
After saying that, these guys took action.
Xiao Ran and the others stepped aside, waiting for those Indian antiques to reappear in the world.
While retreating, Xiao Ran suddenly said:
"Professor Baker, have the corpses at the bottom of the underground crack been cleaned up?"
"If the corpses are cleared, let's clean up the gold at the bottom of the crack."
"First clean up the gold ingots and gold sand, as well as non-antique cultural relic gold, and clean out this part of the gold as soon as possible."
"After cleaning up this part of gold, I am going to sell it to the Adams family at a premium."
"After cleaning up this part of gold, we will clean up other gold products and many antiques."
Upon hearing this, Professor Baker immediately responded.
"The corpses at the bottom of the underground cracks have not yet been cleaned up. Some corpses were buried too deep and were buried under a large amount of gold."
"If you want to clean up those corpses, you must clean up the large amount of gold covering them. These two tasks can only be done simultaneously."
Xiao Ran pondered for a moment, then nodded and said:
"In that case, let's do it simultaneously! Clean up the gold at the bottom of the crack while cleaning up the corpses."
While he was talking, the first antique artifact to be handed over to the British had been successfully hoisted to the ground.
Xiao Ran and the others immediately stopped talking and walked up to check the situation together.
When he came closer, Professor Baker immediately put on his gloves and opened the safe containing the antique artifact.
What then appeared in front of everyone was a gold sculpture with an eagle's beak and the body of a snake, with a strange shape, shining with bright golden light.
This gold sculpture is not big, only thirty centimeters high, and it is hollow.
But its weird shape is very eye-catching.
The moment they saw this golden sculpture, the deputy director of the British Museum and others were immediately attracted, and their eyes shone.
"Gentlemen, this is a gold sculpture of Quetzalcoatl. To be more precise, it is the Quetzalcoatl of the Algonquin people in North America."
"It is different from the image of Quetzalcoatl in the myths of the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas. It can be said to be unique."
"But these Indian Quetzalcoatl images also have one thing in common. They are all related to pythons, but the species of pythons are different."
While displaying the Quetzalcoatl sculpture, Professor Baker was also introducing the situation.
With his introduction, everyone's understanding of this golden Quetzalcoatl sculpture has deepened a bit.
In the blink of an eye, the second antique cultural relic was hoisted to the ground and placed in front of Xiao Ran and the others.
