It took two or three days for Xiao Ran to investigate all the suspects in Boston and not miss a single one.
He carefully investigated the homes and workplaces of those guys, and even the homes of their relatives, and secretly looked through them.
It's a pity that he didn't find anything, not even the shadow of those top-notch works of art.
This result made everyone a little disappointed.
The most disappointed among them are naturally those at the top of the Gardner Museum.
Although Xiao Ran didn't find any clues about the batch of stolen top-level artworks, Xiao Ran was not without gains.
Over the past few days, the FBI and CIA's suspicions about him have been reduced a lot.
The number of FBI agents who follow the convoy every day has been reduced from two vehicles to one.
This was a very good signal, and it also made Xiao Ran secretly relax a lot.
Even so, he didn't dare risk going to Cambridge to retrieve the hidden black handbag.
As we spoke, it was already around eight o'clock in the evening.
Xiao Ran discussed today's actions via video call with the director of the Gardner Museum.
When the call was about to end, Xiao Ran suddenly said:
"Peggy, can you send me a list of all the museum staff from 30 years ago?"
“From the curator to the cleaners, it’s best not to leave anyone behind!”
"It is best to attach a brief introduction to each person, such as their position at the museum at the time, years of employment, and current address and other information."
"ah!"
Peggy couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, her eyes full of confusion.
Then, he asked in surprise:
"Sean, why do you want the list of museum staff at that time? Do you suspect that an insider was behind the scenes?"
"This is impossible. After the incident, the FBI and Boston police carefully investigated everyone in the museum and found no suspects!"
Xiao Ran smiled and shook his head, then continued:
"Peggy, you have been working in the museum industry for decades and know the situation in this industry better than I do."
“No matter which country has the most cases of museum thefts, the most common ones are thefts committed by self-insurgents, and then there are thefts caused by internal and external collusion, and museums in the United States are no exception!”
"The fact that the FBI and Boston police did not detect it does not mean that there is no possibility of self-inflicted theft and internal and external collusion in this robbery of the century!"
"Perhaps the art thief hiding in the museum has a good disguise and deceived everyone, including the FBI and the police."
"We do not rule out the possibility that someone unintentionally leaked the security information inside the museum, thus attracting the two robbers disguised as police officers!"
"This possibility exists. While we are conducting external investigations, we must also conduct internal investigations. Maybe we will find something!"
Hearing this, Peggy suddenly fell silent.
After thinking for a moment, he nodded in response.
"What you said makes sense, Sean. It's okay to conduct an internal investigation."
"However, the group of people who worked in the museum 30 years ago have basically retired, and some of them have even died."
"It takes time to sort out their information. Once the information is sorted out, I will send it to you immediately."
Xiao Ran nodded and then continued:
"Peggy, it's difficult for your museum to organize the information of those people."
"But for the police and FBI, it is not a problem at all. You can ask the police and FBI for help."
Hearing this, Peggy's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Yes, I can go to the police for assistance."
After a few more instructions, Xiao Ran ended the call and hung up the phone.
Then he left the study and walked into the living room.
Seeing him coming out, Elaine immediately asked with concern:
"Honey, how are you discussing with the Gardner Museum?"
"You have investigated all the suspects living in Boston, but found nothing."
"What are you going to do next, where are you going to start the investigation?"
Before she finished speaking, Xiao Ran was already sitting next to her.
After thinking for a moment, he said:
"I just asked Peggy to send over the list of Gardner Museum staff members when the crime occurred 30 years ago. I am going to study it and maybe I will find something."
"Most museum theft cases are caused by insiders or internal and external collusion, so internal investigation is essential."
"In addition to the internal investigation, I also plan to go to Philadelphia to investigate the rock musician and art thief named Miles Connor!"
"I heard that that guy is living a very happy life. I always feel that something is wrong. I need to investigate carefully."
When they heard that they were going to Philadelphia, Elaine and Fang Yufei's eyes suddenly lit up and they were very excited.
We have been in Boston for a long time, and we have basically visited all the places we should visit!
Boston now looks like a battlefield relic, with everything in shambles. Everyone is looking for a different place to go!
"Great! I haven't been to Philadelphia yet, so I can go shopping!"
"Philadelphia was once the capital of the United States. It has many famous attractions and historical sites. It is indeed worth visiting."
The two beauties cheered excitedly.
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded, and then continued:
"Since you all want to go to Philadelphia, let's prepare. Maybe we will fly to Philadelphia tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."
Afterwards, they continued to sit on the sofa, laughing and chatting.
The two beauties made plans to prepare for their trip to Philadelphia.
…
In the blink of an eye, it was already the next morning.
Just after nine o'clock in the morning, Peggy sent the information Xiao Ran asked for.
The information includes a list of all museum staff from 30 years ago, as well as their current residences and jobs, among other information.
Even their relative information is included in these materials, which Xiao Ran specifically requested.
In the investigation 30 years ago, the information held by the police and FBI was not so comprehensive.
After receiving the information, Xiao Ran immediately called David and Nick over and began to study the information to see if he could find anything.
While talking, nearly half an hour had passed.
We analyzed and studied the information of most of the museum staff, but found nothing.
Some of them have even died long ago and have no relatives, making it impossible to trace them.
At this moment, Nick suddenly said in surprise:
"Sean, this long-dead deputy director of the museum actually had an illegitimate son. He currently lives in Philadelphia and runs a gallery."
"Another point is that when the robbery occurred, the deputy director happened to be in charge of the security of the museum."
"He had an illegitimate child, and no one in the museum knew about it at the time."
"It wasn't until after he retired that he became seriously ill and was hospitalized. Several colleagues from the museum went to the hospital to visit and met his illegitimate son..."
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Ran and David's eyes suddenly lit up.
The deputy director of the museum in charge of security affairs, the illegitimate son opens a gallery in Philadelphia, and Miles Connor is also in Philadelphia. Is there such a coincidence in the world?
Thinking of this, Xiao Ran and David suddenly became excited.
"Let me take a look at the information about the deputy director. Although he is dead, his illegitimate son may be the target we are looking for."
Xiao Ran said with a smile.
As he spoke, he had retrieved the information of the deputy director of the Gardner Museum and read it carefully.
As Nick said, the deputy director of the Gardner Museum was indeed responsible for the security of the Gardner Museum before and after the robbery of the century 30 years ago.
He has a thorough knowledge of the security aspects of the Gardner Museum, such as the motion sensors placed throughout the museum and the shift schedules of security personnel.
In the robbery of the century, the motion sensor in the Gardner Museum was triggered, but it did not work. This is a very puzzling suspicion!
During subsequent investigations, both the FBI and the police suspected that guard Richard Abbas was an agent of the robbers, but no one suspected the deputy director.
The deputy director had a very strong alibi, and he said conclusively that he had not leaked any security-related information.
Now it seems that the deputy director of the museum may not be telling the truth!
However, he died of illness ten years ago, and there is no evidence of his death!
As for the illegitimate son, he graduated from Cornell University with a major in Western Art History, and was an amateur painter who had worked in Boston for more than ten years.
About fifteen years ago, the guy suddenly moved to Philadelphia and opened a small gallery in Philadelphia.
If the deputy director had not been ill and hospitalized, and he came from Philadelphia to visit, no one at the Gardner Museum would have known that the deputy director had an illegitimate child.
Twenty years had passed since the Gardner Museum was looted when the deputy director became seriously ill.
No one paid any attention to the appearance of the deputy director's illegitimate son, nor did they think much about it. They just treated it as gossip after dinner.
When Peggy asked her staff to compile the list of museum staff that year, a guy at the museum suddenly remembered this matter, so he wrote it down in the information and sent it over.
The information about the deputy director's illegitimate child was requested by Peggy from the Boston police.
Looking at the photos and text on the computer screen, Xiao Ran's eyes suddenly became brighter and brighter, and he became more and more excited.
After quickly reading the information about the deputy curator and his illegitimate son, he suddenly smiled and said:
"Guys, it looks like we have to go to Philadelphia!"
"I have a hunch that we may get a huge surprise during this trip to Philadelphia!"
Before he finished speaking, David and the others stopped what they were doing and looked over.
Of course they understood what Xiao Ran meant and what the huge surprise he was talking about was!
"Could this guy who went to Philadelphia to open a gallery be one of the two robbers who robbed the Gardner Museum?"
Nick asked excitedly.
Immediately afterwards, David continued:
"Could the other robber disguised as a policeman be Miles Connor?"
"These two guys looted the Gardner Museum together, then left Boston and moved to Philadelphia."
"The person who provided them with information and acted as an internal coordinator was the long-dead deputy director?"
Xiao Ran looked at David and the others and nodded slightly.
"This possibility exists, and the possibility is very high. I don't believe there are so many coincidences in the world!"
"Are Miles Connor and this gallery owner robbers? I believe we will find out soon when we arrive in Philadelphia."
As he said that, he suddenly took out his mobile phone and started calling Peggy.
He was going to ask Peggy to provide more information about the deputy curator and the illegitimate child, and he planned to do a good study!
