The next morning, just after nine o'clock.
Xiao Ran and the others left the hotel and drove to the nearby Philadelphia Museum of Art.
As soon as the motorcade left the hotel, Xiao Ran's cell phone rang.
It was Peggy calling.
The phone was connected, and Peggy's excited voice came immediately.
"Good morning, Sean, we have arrived in Philadelphia and are on our way to the Philadelphia Museum of Art."
"We can't wait and want to take action immediately to get back those top-notch works of art that have been stolen for 30 years."
Xiao Ran smiled softly and then replied:
"Good morning, Peggy. I'm on my way to the Philadelphia Museum of Art too."
"You don't need to be anxious. You have been waiting for 30 years and you don't care about waiting for a few hours or a day or two."
"It won't take long before you get what you want."
Hearing this, Peggy suddenly laughed.
After chatting for a while, they ended the call.
at the same time.
The FBI Art Crime Team agent who had been keeping a close eye on Xiao Ran immediately reported his whereabouts to his superiors.
"Boss, that guy Sean has left the hotel and is rushing to the Philadelphia Museum of Art."
"Some of his company employees and security team members had been divided into several groups and left the hotel secretly in other vehicles."
"When those guys left the hotel, they seemed to have a lot of equipment in boxes and backpacks."
"From this point of view, Sean is indeed ready to take action. It seems that he is going to take a multi-pronged approach."
Upon hearing the report, the head of the FBI Art Crime Unit immediately gritted his molars and replied:
"Copy that, we'll leave for the Art Museum immediately. The Assistant Director has already flown over from Washington."
"Judging from the actions of this bastard Sean, he is planning to close the net today and uncover the two art thieves who have been hiding for 30 years.
"If we don't cooperate with him, this bastard will probably leave us and join forces with the Philadelphia police!"
"This bastard has a great idea! It's our interests, no one can fucking try to take them away, including those guys from the Philadelphia police!"
While they were talking on the phone, two detectives from the Philadelphia Police Major Crime Squad who were guarding the door of the hotel also informed the police chief of the situation.
Not only that, as soon as Xiao Ran's motorcade left the hotel, several Philadelphia police cars immediately followed and began to escort the motorcade.
They separated the many reporters who were following them and stopped those guys.
Seeing this scene, many media reporters and people watching the excitement were stunned!
However, these guys suddenly understood.
In their opinion, the reason why the Philadelphia police showed kindness to Xiao Ran and protected him was entirely because of the high reward of US$5 million!
Last night, the hunting order with a reward of up to 5 million US dollars came to an end!
All the gangsters who were hunted down with bounties were killed and died on the streets of Philadelphia. No one could escape!
The $5 million reward was immediately redeemed, without any delay!
It is said that the ones who have received the most rewards are the guys from the Philadelphia Police Major Crime Division. They have received a total of 3.5 million US dollars in rewards!
Most of the gangsters with bounties on their heads also died in their hands!
The remaining $1.5 million was shared by others!
Because of this, people think that the Philadelphia police would behave as friendly as they did today!
But little did people know that something bigger would happen today.
The reason why the Philadelphia police did this and gave Xiao Ran presidential treatment was entirely because of the greater interests!
Within a few minutes, Xiao Ran and the others had arrived at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the convoy drove straight into the relatively more private parking lot for the museum's employees.
When Xiao Ran and the others got out of the car, Timothy immediately led people to greet them.
At this time, these guys' faces were full of excitement, and their eyes were full of anticipation and curiosity.
After a few polite greetings, Timothy whispered:
"Sean, the Philadelphia Police Chief and his team have arrived at the museum."
"For the sake of confidentiality, they did not come out to greet them, but waited inside the museum."
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded slightly.
"Okay, let's go in and meet these friends"
"When Peggy and the guys from the FBI Art Crime Unit arrive, we can start the meeting!"
After saying that, the group of them walked towards the museum.
After a while, they arrived at the lobby on the first floor.
Today, the Philadelphia Museum of Art has chosen to close its doors. There are no visitors in the museum and it is very quiet!
As soon as Xiao Ran and the others came in, they saw the Philadelphia Police Chief and his entourage.
Some of these guys were wearing police uniforms and some were wearing suits. They were standing under the steps of the statue of Diana, the goddess of hunting, talking excitedly.
As Xiao Ran and the others came in, these guys immediately looked this way.
Like Timothy and others, these senior figures in the Philadelphia Police Department are full of excitement and curiosity, and there is even a bit of greed in their eyes!
When they came closer, Timothy introduced both parties first, and everyone got to know each other.
Immediately afterwards, the Philadelphia Police Chief whispered impatiently:
"Mr. Sean, we would like to know what the multi-party cooperation you proposed is about?"
"What kind of big business can bring such huge benefits to our Philadelphia police? Everyone is very interested!"
"To be honest, our Philadelphia police need money very much. As long as it is a legitimate business that can make money, we are very happy to cooperate with you!"
Xiao Ran looked at this guy, nodded with a smile and said:
"Mr. Director, I will introduce the details of this big business to you during the meeting later."
"Please be patient. When the other two parties to the meeting arrive at the art museum, you will understand the relevant situation."
"But I can guarantee that as long as we cooperate, the Philadelphia police will be able to earn tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars in extra income, and every penny will be legal!"
Before he finished speaking, the Philadelphia Police Chief and his men all exclaimed, and their eyes instantly turned red.
Although they had heard these words from the leader of the serious crime team, they were still very shocked and excited when they heard Xiao Ran confirm it personally!
Also shocked were Timothy and others, who were all dumbfounded.
Before these guys could react, Xiao Ran said again:
"Ladies and gentlemen, let's go to the conference room."
"When Peggy and the others arrive, we can start talks."
Following his words, Timothy and the others woke up.
Everyone nodded immediately and walked to the conference room in the office area together.
Ten minutes later.
Representatives from the FBI have already rushed to the art museum.
The leader among them is an FBI assistant director who has just arrived from Washington. His scope of responsibility includes art crimes.
In addition, there are the chief and deputy chiefs of the FBI Art Crime Unit, the director of the FBI Philadelphia Division, lawyers, etc. The lineup is quite large!
After everyone met, they naturally exchanged polite greetings and introduced each other!
After going through these on-site procedures, the Assistant Director of the FBI immediately began to inquire about the situation.
Like the Philadelphia Police Commissioner, this guy also wants to know what situation Xiao Ran knows and what trump cards he has!
Xiao Ran, however, ignored him and changed the topic.
Seeing this situation, several guys from the FBI could only be patient and sit in the conference room and continue to wait.
About ten minutes later, the director of the Gardner Museum in Boston and his team also arrived at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
After a few polite words during the meeting, Peggy immediately asked expectantly:
"Sean, please tell me, who are those two mysterious art thieves and where are they hiding?"
“Where are the top-notch works of art that were stolen from our museum hidden?”
"We must catch those two bastards today and get back those top-notch stolen works of art."
"Only in this way can we get rid of the suffocation that has accumulated for 30 years!"
Following his words, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.
Especially the guys from the FBI and Philadelphia police were even more excited.
Without exception, everyone at the scene looked at Xiao Ran, waiting for his answer.
Xiao Ran looked at Peggy, then glanced at the other people present, and then said with a smile:
"You will get your wish today, Peggy, but not now, don't worry!"
"When the talks reach a cooperation agreement, we will launch an operation to uncover the two art thieves who have been hiding for 30 years."
"We still have some preparation work to do before the talks start, so please be patient."
After hearing this, the other representatives from the four parties could only nod in agreement and wait patiently.
Even the guys from the FBI could only sit depressed.
Then, Xiao Ran nodded to Sam.
Sam understood immediately, turned around and walked out of the conference room.
Five minutes later, he came back.
Also walking into the conference room were two senior Philadelphia lawyers in suits and ties.
After entering the conference room, Sam immediately came to Xiao Ran and reported the situation outside in a low voice.
"Sean, everyone is in place and arranged accordingly"
"Each group of guys is accompanied by a Philadelphia lawyer. The target people and locations are under surveillance and can be launched at any time."
Although he lowered his voice when he said this, others at the scene could still hear some of it.
Not surprisingly, the other representatives from all four parties were taken aback.
They never expected that Xiao Ran would actually achieve this, with such a flawless plan!
Especially the representatives from the FBI and the Philadelphia police were all frightened!
They instantly realized that if Xiao Ran and the others didn't have the power to enforce the law, there would be no need to cooperate with the FBI and the police!
The reason why the FBI and Philadelphia police were able to get involved and get a share of the pie was entirely because they took advantage of their law enforcement powers!
As they figured this out, the guys got even more excited.
They can see clearly that today's matter is almost certain!
After listening to Sam's report, Xiao Ran smiled and nodded and said:
"Well done, notify all groups of guys and ask everyone to stand by where they are."
"It shouldn't take long for this joint operation to be launched."
"Okay, Sean, I'll inform everyone right now."
Sam nodded in response, then walked out of the conference room and went out to set up.
Xiao Ran turned to look at the representatives of all parties and kicked off the meeting with a smile.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we can now start our talks."
"I hope we can reach a cooperation agreement and achieve a win-win result."
"These two attorneys, along with several other senior Philadelphia attorneys, will follow the talks and follow-up actions throughout the process to ensure that our company's interests are not violated."
With that, he introduced the two senior lawyers in Philadelphia.
As soon as he finished speaking, the Assistant Director of the FBI suddenly said:
"Mr. Sean, you'd better introduce the specific situation first. Everyone wants to know the facts of the case."
"All antique art crimes in the United States fall under the jurisdiction of the FBI Art Crime Team. This is our scope of responsibility."
"Why do we need your company to cooperate and be led by you for matters within our scope of responsibilities? We need a convincing reason!"
Following his words, the atmosphere immediately became tense, and there seemed to be a bit more gunpowder in the air.
