Gardner Museum, Xiao Ran and David are looking at the information provided by the Gardner Museum.
In fact, they have read a lot of relevant information in the past two hours or so.
The materials that I have read are all placed on the left side of the conference table, and they have already been piled up into a small mountain.
Through this information, Xiao Ran and the others gained a deeper understanding of the robbery of the century that occurred 30 years ago, and also learned some little-known inside stories.
While talking, Xiao Ran read another copy of the police investigation document, and then fell into deep thought.
After a while, he suddenly put the document on the table, pointed to a photo on the document and said:
"Peggy, this former museum security guard, Richard Abbas, where is he now?"
"Don't the police suspect that this guy is related to this robbery of the century? Why is there no further investigation into him?"
Peggy looked at the document and then explained:
"That's right, Sean. Of the two guards on duty at the museum at the time, Richard Abbas was the more suspect."
"After some investigation, the FBI Art Crime Team believes that he may be an insider for two armed robbers."
"It was he who opened the staff entrance to two robbers disguised as police officers, which led to the museum being looted."
"After being identified as a suspect, the FBI immediately conducted an interrogation, but nothing was asked and no evidence was found."
"In the following years, the police have been closely monitoring Richard's every move, trying to find evidence, but in vain."
"The third year after the robbery, Richard resigned from the museum and then had several jobs before becoming unemployed."
"Later, that guy turned into a drug addict and died of drug addiction within a few years. The investigation against him had to be terminated."
"After Richard lost his job, even though he was very poor, he still did not sell those top-notch works of art, and his living situation was extremely bad."
"From this, the police judged that the top-notch works of art were not in his hands, and he was not an accomplice of the robbers, so the suspicion on him was lifted."
After hearing this explanation, Xiao Ran pondered for a moment and then nodded.
"Looking at it this way, Richard Abbas's suspicion is indeed not high."
"When those drug addicts get addicted, they can even sell their wives and children to get money, and then buy drugs."
"In this case, since he did not produce those top-level works of art, it is enough to show that those top-level works of art are not in his hands."
Having said that, Xiao Ran glanced at Richard Abbas's former address and remembered that address firmly.
Then, he turned back a few pages, pointed to another photo and asked:
"What about James Bulger? The Boston underworld of the 1980s and 1990s was the domain of the former America's most wanted criminal."
"Someone has done such a big deal in his territory. It's so big that it shocked the whole world. The value of the case is as high as 500 million US dollars. He doesn't know anything, right?"
Peggy looked at Bulger's photo and then introduced the situation.
"When investigating this heist of the century, the first suspect of the FBI Art Crime Team was 'White Hair' Bulger"
"In the 1980s and 1990s, the Winter Hill Gang controlled by Bulger did control the Boston underworld by secretly cooperating with the FBI."
"After the robbery, the police immediately asked Bulger to investigate the situation, but found no reliable evidence and had no choice but to let him go."
"Then Bulger also went around looking for the two robbers pretending to be police officers, intending to make a fortune and make a fortune, but unfortunately he didn't find them either."
"Later, Bulger's collusion with senior FBI agents and many crimes were exposed, and this guy fled Boston until he was caught 17 years later in 2011."
“After Bulger was arrested, the FBI Art Crime Team restarted its investigation into him and went to prison several times to interrogate him, but Bulger failed to provide any valuable clues.”
"In 2018, Bulger was stabbed to death in prison. The investigation against him could only be terminated. No one knows whether the two robbers were his men."
Xiao Ran nodded, and after writing down some information about the Dongshan Gang and Bulger, he closed the folder and placed it next to it.
Next, he picked up another document and continued to look at it.
After a few glances, he pointed to a photo on the document and asked:
"Where does this rock musician named Miles Connor live now?"
"Why would a rock musician be involved in such a robbery of the century and be the key suspect?"
After the words fell, Peggy gave an explanation.
"This guy is a rock musician, and he is also a habitual art robber."
"As early as 1975, he was detained for robbing art, and he was only caught by the police."
"God knows how many art robberies this guy has done that the police didn't catch. In the field of art theft, this guy is quite famous."
"The investigation against Myers has been continuing, but the FBI Art Crime Team has never been able to find any evidence and can only watch this guy get away with it."
"Seven years after the robbery, in 1997, there were rumors that Miles was preparing to return the 13 top-notch works of art to our museum."
"No one knows the origin of this rumor, and Miles denied it. He also did not send back the 13 top-level works of art."
"Then in 1998, that guy left Boston and moved to New York, and later to Philadelphia. Life was pretty good."
Listening to this introduction, Xiao Ran and the others chuckled.
"This guy is interesting. I didn't expect him to be an art thief."
"If I have the chance, I would like to meet this guy."
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded.
Next, he continued to look through the files and asked about some other suspects.
Peggy is very familiar with the situation of these suspects, and knows them like a handful.
It can be seen from this how much he wants to recover the 13 looted top works of art as soon as possible.
In the blink of an eye, more than an hour passed.
Xiao Ran and the others finally read all the information, even if they just skimmed through it.
Afterwards, Xiao Ran fell into thinking.
Begin to weigh the difficulty of solving the case and whether to cooperate with the Gardner Museum.
In the process, he walked aside with David and discussed in a low voice.
Of course, this is just an act, just to make everything look more reasonable.
After three or five minutes, Xiao Ran made a decision.
He looked at Peggy and others opposite him, then smiled and said:
"Peggy, I decided to cooperate with your museum to try to solve this 30-year-old heist of the century and recover the top-notch artworks that were looted."
"This matter is very interesting and extremely challenging. I am willing to give it a try. As long as those top works of art are still alive, I may be able to find them."
"As for the conditions of cooperation, as I said before, I want half of these 13 top-notch works of art, and I want your cooperation..."
Before he finished speaking, Peggy and the others stood up together, as if they were electrocuted.
However, their reactions varied.
Peggy and the two deputy curators, who knew the news, had faces full of surprise.
The other two museum executives were in great pain.
Obviously, Xiao Ran's lion opened his mouth and startled them.
"Great, Sean, we can agree to your terms and cooperate with you."
"As long as you can find those 13 top-notch works of art, we are willing to pay you half of them."
Hearing this, Xiao Ran immediately smiled and nodded.
"Since you can accept my conditions, that's the best thing. Let's talk about the specific terms of the agreement."
Before he finished speaking, David had already taken out the agreement he had already drawn up and handed it to Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran kept one copy and handed the others to Peggy and the others.
…
In the blink of an eye, it was already around nine o'clock in the evening.
After dinner and a short rest, Xiao Ran called David and Sam to the study to discuss the next treasure hunt.
When David and the others sat down, Xiao Ran immediately got to the point.
"Sam, you can find a way to get two ordinary cars tomorrow, and I'm going to go explore the Dongshan Gang's territory on my own."
"The more ordinary these two cars are, the better. It is best to be an old car that no car thief would be interested in, but it must have good performance and be equipped with snow tires."
Before he finished speaking, David exclaimed in surprise.
"Ah! Are you going to explore the Dongshan Gang's territory alone? Isn't this too risky?"
"You know, everyone in Boston knows you now, everyone knows you."
"I guess you will be recognized as soon as you enter the Dongshan Gang's territory, and then you will be targeted by the scum of the Dongshan Gang."
Like David, Sam was also a little stunned.
Xiao Ran smiled softly and whispered in a calm voice:
"Yes, I want to go to the Dongshan Gang's territory alone. In my opinion, Bulger is most likely to send people to loot those top-notch works of art."
"Although Bulger died long ago, his family and mansion are still there, and they are all in the South City of Boston, which is the territory of the Winter Hill Gang."
"As for safety, you don't have to worry. I will disguise myself. It's winter again. People are wearing thick clothes and wrapping themselves tightly. No one can recognize me."
"Besides, I'm not going to the Dongshan Gang's territory empty-handed. Even if those scumbags from the Dongshan Gang want to touch me, it's up to them to see if they have any abilities."
Upon hearing this, David fell silent.
He thought he knew Xiao Ran's strength very well.
If you go prepared, those scumbags from the Dongshan Gang really don't pose much of a threat.
At this moment, Sam suddenly interrupted and said:
"Sean, the Winter Hill Gang is the ruler of Boston's underground world. They are very powerful! They cannot be underestimated!"
"How about I take a few guys with you? It'll be safer that way!"
Xiao Ran looked at him and then shook his head to reject the proposal.
"It's better for me to go alone. Too many people will irritate the eyes and make it inconvenient to take action!"
"You can take two groups of guys and find a place to stay outside the Dongshan Gang's territory and prepare to pick me up."
Of course I can't take you with me. I have more important things to do tomorrow.
Going to the Dongshan Gang's territory to check the situation is just a cover, how can the secret be revealed!
