"McCann, since you have admitted that the painting you have hidden is "Olive Trees near Estac" by the master of art Braque."
"Does that mean you and Miles were the masterminds behind hiring people to rob the Museum of Modern Art in Paris in 2010?"
Frank asked eagerly, his tone almost flying with excitement.
As soon as she finished speaking, Peggy immediately asked:
"McCann, where are the other four top-notch works of art that you looted at the same time?"
"Are they also in the gallery? Picasso's "Doves and Peas", Matisse's "Pastoral", Modigliani's "Woman with a Fan""
"There is also Léger's "Still Life with Chandelier", which are both priceless and top-notch works of art!"
McCann ignored these guys, but stared with blood-red eyes at Xiao Ran, who was still wiping the painting.
At this moment, he wished he could just pounce on him, completely tear Xiao Ran into pieces, and stutter!
The next moment, the guy gritted his teeth and asked:
"Sean, there's one thing I don't quite understand. How did you discover this secret?"
"All of this, I think I did it perfectly, and there's no way anyone would discover it."
"In the past few decades, no one has been able to discover this secret, until today!"
Following his words, everyone at the scene looked at Xiao Ran. Everyone's eyes were filled with curiosity and even found it incredible!
As McCann said, the technique used to hide the paintings was so sophisticated that it was almost impossible to detect.
Sean, this amazing guy, saw through this secret at a glance.
Moreover, he personally prepared this magic potion, which gave everyone a huge surprise!
All of this is so amazing!
Looking at Xiao Ran again, he stopped what he was doing and turned his head to look over.
He glanced at McCann, then sneered and said:
"It seems that the person who taught you this technique didn't tell you some of the flaws of this technique."
"This technique of forging and hiding paintings, and the special pigments used, contain some things that are only used in Chinese paintings."
"When you use those materials, you don't know the characteristics of those things, but people who have a deep study of Chinese painting can see some clues!"
"Coincidentally, I am somewhat of an expert in appraising Chinese calligraphy and painting works."
"Ah! So that's it!"
McCann exclaimed, becoming even more frustrated.
Peggy and Frank, who were also at the scene, listened with great interest and their eyes shone.
After a pause, Xiao Ran continued:
"I came to your gallery before, and when I first saw this painting, I realized that there was something special about it."
"Later, when I went to the exhibition area on the second floor and saw the rest of your works and the paints in the studio, I realized that there was something wrong with these paintings, and there must be some secret hidden behind them!"
"I'm very lucky. I know many top Chinese calligraphy and painting appraisal experts, and several of them have some understanding of this technology."
"After consulting with top calligraphy and painting appraisal experts, I basically confirmed my judgment!"
"Farke!"
McCann cursed in frustration, almost dying of regret.
If he had known that this would be the outcome, he would not have let Xiao Ran go to the second floor, life or death.
But how did he know that Xiao Ran was already determined before he entered the gallery.
McCann was the target he was looking for, one of the two art thieves who robbed the Gardner Museum 30 years ago.
Everything Xiao Ran did later was just to find a reasonable explanation.
Fortunately, through those old men in China, he really found the best way to break the situation.
In addition, he also found out more things.
Looking at the extremely frustrated McCann, Xiao Ran couldn't help but have a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
"One more thing. The Chinese painter who died in Boston more than 30 years ago was probably the one who taught you this technique, right?"
"You learned this technique and killed the Chinese painter, but you didn't expect that there are still people in his family in China!"
"The reason why I can completely see through and break through your deception is because the nephew of the Chinese painter taught me!"
"And the old man also told me to help them take revenge and find out the person who killed his uncle."
"If I guess correctly, that person should be you, right? What else do you have to say now? This is retribution!"
As soon as the words fell, McCann fell silent without saying a word.
However, his evasive eyes were enough to explain everything.
Looking at Frank and Timothy, they were all completely dumbfounded.
At this moment, Xiao Ran suddenly said again:
"Gentlemen, I will completely clear out this painting of Braque's "Olive Trees near Estac" and use it as evidence."
"My staff will thoroughly inventory the other paintings and other antique artworks in this gallery and register them."
"Then all these antique artworks will be transported to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and they will be screened one by one after the raid is completed."
"Judging from the current situation, there should be a lot of stolen top-level antique art hidden in this gallery. The quantity and value are quite astonishing."
Hearing this, everyone nodded.
However, Peggy raised objections.
"Sean, can you find out those top-notch artworks that were looted in our museum as soon as possible, just one piece?"
"Those treasures have disappeared for 30 years. We are really afraid that those treasures will be sold or completely destroyed."
"As long as we can find one of them, we can relax and wait for the rest of the treasures to be cleared out."
Xiao Ran looked at this old friend, then turned to look at McCann.
But at this time, McCann had fallen into endless despair.
This guy keeps talking about wanting to find his own lawyer.
Obviously, he won't say anything until his lawyer is here.
Seeing this situation, everyone was helpless.
In order to avoid getting into trouble, Frank could only ask his detectives to call McCann's lawyer and ask him to come here.
Xiao Ran fell into deep thought.
After a while, he said:
"Okay, Peggy, I'm going to try to find those top pieces of art that were looted from your museum."
"But I can only give you one chance now. If you can't find it right away, you'll have to wait until later."
"There is still a lot to do in the other arrest locations, especially Myers' music store, which needs to be searched thoroughly..."
As soon as he said this, McCann's face suddenly changed and became even paler.
Seeing his performance, everyone still didn't understand.
There is no doubt that Miles' music store must be hiding some big secrets.
The next moment, Peggy nodded immediately.
"Okay, Sean, I know the priorities, I just want peace of mind."
Xiao Ran nodded and continued to clean the paintings in his hands.
At the same time, Nick took several company employees, as well as some people from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and began to inventory the contents of the gallery.
Whether it is various paintings or various other antique artworks, they are all included in the inventory.
Everything else is also included in the inventory and will be registered.
In a short time, Xiao Ran had completely cleared out Braque's masterpiece, "Olive Trees Near Estac".
Seeing this top-notch work of art that was looted in Paris, France, 10 years ago, but now miraculously appeared in Philadelphia, USA, and saw the light of day again, everyone was dumbfounded and extremely excited!
While Xiao Ran was cleaning up this top-notch piece of art, Peggy and Timothy had completed the preliminary appraisal.
There is no doubt about the authenticity of this top-notch work of art.
There is no doubt that this is one of the masterpieces of Cubism master Braque, and it is guaranteed to be genuine!
During the appreciation process, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Scott, who knew nothing about Cubist art, suddenly asked in a low voice:
"Sean, can you tell me how much this so-called Cubist painting is worth? I'd really like to know."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran immediately turned his head and looked at this guy.
After pondering for a moment, he smiled and said:
"In the Cubist school, Braque is one of the art masters who is on par with Picasso, and his artistic achievements are extremely high."
"The market for his paintings is very good. This is one of Braque's masterpieces and its market value should be around US$40 million.
Not surprisingly, Scott and other guys who didn’t understand the market were shocked by this valuation!
"Ah! Such an unknown painting is actually worth 40 million US dollars. Did I hear that correctly?"
Scott exclaimed, his eyes turning red instantly.
The rest of the guys who don't understand the market behave the same way.
Peggy and the others, who understood the painting, all smiled and nodded.
Immediately afterwards, Timothy suddenly said:
"Where is this! There were several other paintings stolen at the same time, and three of them were more expensive than this painting."
"Picasso's "Doves and Peas", Matisse's "Pastoral", and Modigliani's "Woman with a Fan" are now worth more than 100 million US dollars."
"Even Léger's "Still Life with Chandelier" is valued at around US$20 million."
With his introduction, the exclamations on the scene suddenly became louder!
Everyone looked at Xiao Ran with eyes full of envy and jealousy.
There is no other reason, these top-notch works of art will definitely bring him huge benefits!
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