More than half an hour later, inside McCann's villa.
Xiao Ran had quickly checked the villa and then returned to the living room on the first floor.
After entering the living room, he immediately said to Peggy and Frank:
"This guy McCann is very cautious and smart. He did not put any stolen antiques and art in this villa to avoid implicating his family."
"All the antiques and artworks we saw in this villa are on the surface, and there should be no problem with their origins."
"There is also no problem with the paintings that McCann himself created, and there is no stolen art hidden under those paintings."
"I just looked at every place in this villa, including the basement and the front and rear gardens. I didn't find any secret rooms or anything like that. It's very clean here!"
"To be sure, I will ask my staff to use various instruments and explore again to see what they can find."
After hearing his introduction, Frank and the others nodded, but they were still a little disappointed.
"It seems you are right, Sean, this guy McCann is very cautious."
"Even his wife and children were probably deceived by this guy and kept in the dark."
Timothy said with emotion.
Before he finished speaking, Scott suddenly continued:
"Sean, what are you going to do with the safe in the study on the second floor?"
"Should we go up there and open it now, or transport it to the art museum and open it again?"
Xiao Ran looked at this guy and immediately gave the answer.
"That safe is not big and can be moved. Let's transport it to the art museum first and then open it in public after the cleaning operation is completed."
"Okay, this is a good arrangement."
Scott nodded in response and said nothing more.
Next, Xiao Ran warned the people of the fifth action team.
Let them use pulse metal detectors and other equipment to thoroughly explore the villa.
When the exploration is complete, whether there are any discoveries or not, then pack up all the antique art and McCann's paintings here and transport them to the art museum.
And, of course, the safe found in the study on the second floor.
After arranging these things, he took David and Peggy away and went to raid Miles' home.
The situation in Miles' villa is similar to the situation in McCann's house.
There are also some antique works of art in that villa, and they are placed in various places in a grand manner, so there should be no problem.
There are more music collections in the villa, such as a large number of out-of-print vinyl records and antique musical instruments.
In Miles' bedroom, there is also a safe, which is not big.
After confirming that there was no secret space such as a secret room or any hidden secrets in the villa, Xiao Ran immediately ended the investigation.
The same process was used for the discovered antiques and safes, which were all packaged and shipped to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
After the clean-up operation is completed, they will be uniformly screened, and then divided up.
By then, all the stolen antique artworks discovered will fall into Xiao Ran's hands and be disposed of by him.
All proceeds from McCann's and Myers' crimes will fall into the hands of the FBI's Art Crime Unit and the Philadelphia police.
After leaving Miles' villa, Xiao Ran and the others quickly returned to the art district.
Their target this time was the dilapidated apartment.
After a while, Xiao Ran and the others arrived downstairs at the target apartment.
William, who led the team to guard here, immediately led people to greet him.
After the two sides met, William began to report the situation.
"Sean, we searched the restaurant in front and the music classroom at the other end of the street, but we didn't find anything."
"McCann is a VIP customer of that restaurant. He often comes here to eat. Occasionally he passes through the restaurant and comes to the small street behind it."
"People in the restaurant have long been used to it, and no one suspected or asked. They didn't know that McCann was here to meet Miles."
"As for the music classroom, Miles is one of the investors behind the scenes. Due to the current special situation, the music classroom is temporarily closed."
"Miles has the key to the music room, so he can come and go freely. He came to this small street through the music room."
"The apartment where the two of them met here, we have locked it, it is on the third floor of the apartment building, but we did not go in."
"There are two hidden pinhole cameras installed at the entrance and corridor of that apartment, and they are the kind that can be controlled remotely using a mobile phone."
"Because of this, we locked that apartment. As a precaution, other residents in the apartment building have been evacuated..."
Next, William briefly introduced the search process and results.
As he introduced the situation, Xiao Ran nodded frequently.
Frank and Peggy, who were also at the scene, were shocked and dumbfounded.
Especially the two directors, Frank and Scott, were even a little frightened.
It's a different place. If it were the FBI Art Crime Unit or the Philadelphia police investigating, it would be difficult to achieve such perfection.
It was very likely that McCann and Miles had discovered it long ago and then dumped him directly.
The result was that the two guys immediately disappeared from the world and have been missing since!
Thinking of this, Frank and Scott looked at Xiao Ran with not only more fear, but also a little more scrutiny.
In a moment, William had finished introducing the situation.
Xiao Ran thought for a moment and then nodded.
"Well done, thank you everyone for your hard work!"
"Next, let's go into the apartment where McCann and the others secretly met and see what we can find?"
"I have a hunch that there may be some surprising and important discovery next."
After saying that, he turned to look at Frank and Peggy, stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation.
"Gentlemen, please, let's go and have a look at the apartment on the third floor."
The other people nodded hurriedly, all of them excited.
"Okay, Sean, we also want to see what secrets are hidden in the apartment upstairs."
Next, under the leadership of William, everyone walked into the apartment building.
On the way upstairs, Scott suddenly asked curiously in a low voice:
"Sean, how did you do it? Master so much key information in such a short period of time."
"Compared to you, those guys under me are just a bunch of trash!"
Hearing this, the other people all looked at Xiao Ran.
Frank nodded with deep sympathy, but the old face of the head of the FBI Art Crime Team turned red, somewhat embarrassed!
By rubbish, though, Scott was referring to those guys from the Philadelphia Police Department.
But when it comes to the FBI Art Crime Team, the description of trash snack seems to be very appropriate!
There is no harm without comparison!
"Hahaha"
Xiao Ran smiled and then explained a few words.
"The reason is very simple. These security team members under my command were once the most elite special elites."
"Some of them are from Delta, some are from SEALs, and other top special forces."
"Coupled with the investment of large sums of money, we can achieve this result, but one thing is that we never cross the line."
Listening to his introduction, the other people nodded.
At the same time, Xiao Ran's ability and caution made Frank and the others even more fearful.
While they were talking, the group of them had arrived at the target apartment on the third floor.
After arriving here and standing in the corridor, William immediately pointed to the corridor and the door.
"Sean, there are pinhole cameras installed in these two places to monitor the corridors and stairwells."
"People who install these two pinhole cameras can use their mobile phones to remotely monitor the activities here."
Following the direction of his finger, everyone looked towards where the pinhole camera was installed.
The two pinhole cameras have been pulled out, so everyone can naturally see them at a glance.
Xiao Ran glanced at the two pinhole cameras, then nodded and said:
"After we found out that McCann and the others were meeting here, luckily they didn't come immediately to investigate the situation."
"Otherwise, it is really possible that McCann and Miles will discover it, and that will be troublesome."
Before they finished speaking, David and William both had a flash of smile in their eyes.
Frank and Scott rolled their eyes angrily.
You cunning guy, you are still talking nonsense!
That's right, you didn't send your men here to investigate the situation, but you came here in person!
After a pause, William began to introduce the situation again.
"After locking the apartment, we used a metal detector to scan the situation behind the door, and then used a small drone and an inside probe to investigate the situation inside the apartment."
"The doors and windows of this apartment are equipped with infrared induction alarm devices. Anyone who breaks into it will instantly send out an alarm signal."
"Except for the alarm device, we found no traces of explosives in this apartment. The apartment should be safe and you can enter with confidence."
While William was introducing the situation, Xiao Ran stepped forward and pretended to take a serious look at the apartment door.
In a moment, he had finished checking, then nodded and said:
"There are other residents in this apartment building. McCann and the others should not install explosives on the door. That would make them more exposed."
"William, use a tool to open this apartment door, and let's go inside and take a look."
Hearing this, William was stunned for a moment.
In terms of skill and speed in opening doors, who can compare to Xiao Ran?
The apartment door in front of him looked like paper!
At this time, he did not choose to do it himself, but asked William to use tools to open the door.
Obviously, this is a concern.
It was Frank and Scott who worried him.
In the blink of an eye, William woke up.
"Okay, Sean, leave it to me."
With that said, he picked up the walkie-talkie and asked someone to bring the tools.
Within a moment, a company employee came up with a box.
That box contained some demolition tools.
William picked a hand-held electric drill and took action immediately.
In a moment, the apartment door was opened.
The slightly outdated decoration and furniture in the apartment immediately appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Xiao Ran glanced at the situation in the apartment, and then stepped into the apartment.
The rest of the group followed, everyone looking forward to it.
However, the situation inside the apartment disappointed everyone.
There aren't any antiques or art pieces in the apartment, it's just ordinary.
The furnishings in several rooms are very simple, and no valuable things or clues can be seen.
After some investigation, Peggy couldn't help but said disappointedly:
"Sean, is this really the secret meeting place of McCann and Miles? Why is there nothing?"
Before he finished speaking, a metal detector suddenly sounded from one of the bedrooms.
Immediately afterwards, William's voice came over.
"Sean, come here and take a look. We scanned a very strong metal signal behind this closet."
"brush!"
Everyone in the apartment turned their heads and looked over there, everyone was excited.
