At eight o'clock in the evening, Xiao Ran took people back to the hotel.
As soon as he entered the presidential suite, Elaine greeted him excitedly.
"My dear, you are finally back. I didn't expect you to find another painting "Girl in the Bath" by the master of art Ingres."
"After this news came out, it has caused a huge sensation in the art and collection circles, especially the French art world..."
With that said, she was about to hug Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran quickly took two steps back, smiled and shook his head and said:
"My dear, I have been working outside all day, and I am a little dirty. I need to wash and disinfect."
"When I finish washing and disinfecting, I will introduce you to today's findings and then give you a hug."
Elaine was stunned for a moment, then nodded helplessly.
"Okay, you are too careful, go wash and disinfect!"
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded, then put down the backpack in his hand and walked towards the bathroom.
Nowadays, there are many victims outside, especially in the United States. Do you dare to be careless?
He himself doesn’t have to worry about being attacked at all, he can even be said to be immune to all poisons!
However, Elaine and Fang Yufei did not have this kind of power and could only protect themselves carefully.
After a while, Xiao Ran had finished washing and disinfecting.
I took another hot bath, changed out of my dirty clothes, and then walked into the living room.
As soon as he sat down on the sofa, Elaine leaned over and said excitedly:
"My dear, tell me how you discovered The Bathing Lady, The Olive Tree near Estac, and The Ballet Studio."
"I really didn't expect that the two art thieves McCann and Miles would loot so many top-notch antiques."
Not only Yi Lian, but also Fang Yufei's eyes lit up with excitement.
"Don't worry, honey, I asked Nick and the others to take some close-up shots and videos, you can enjoy them slowly."
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded.
With that said, he got up and walked to the hall, opened his backpack and took out the iPad.
Then he returned to the living room and sat down on the sofa.
Then he opened the iPad, found the relevant videos and photos, and handed them to Elaine.
After Elaine took the iPad, she immediately got together with Fang Yufei and started looking at the videos and pictures.
When she saw the high-definition video and pictures of "Big Bath Girl", she immediately cheered.
"Yes, this is another painting of "The Bathing Girl" by the neoclassical master Ingres."
"I had seen a photo of this painting in the Louvre before, but I didn't expect that the real thing is in Philadelphia, the United States. It's incredible!"
"Hahaha, not only you didn't expect it, but I didn't expect it, and everyone didn't expect that we could actually discover this priceless oil painting."
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded, with a look of pride in his eyes.
Elaine turned to look at him, and then continued:
“When I was on the phone with Pierre just now, Pierre told me that the last known private collector of the Bathing Lady was a wealthy Jewish German businessman.”
"During World War II, the wealthy Jewish German businessman and his family were all killed by the German NZ. This world-famous painting also completely disappeared without a trace."
"After more than seventy years, this oil painting actually appeared again. Who has collected this oil painting for more than seventy years, and why has it been kept secret?"
Hearing this, Xiao Ran's eyes suddenly lit up.
The next moment, he said excitedly:
"Could it be that the people who have been collecting this oil painting secretly for the past seventy years are the remnants of NZ and their descendants?"
"They killed the family of the previous collector, the wealthy Jewish German businessman, and took the oil painting as their own, secretly passing it on."
"But they never expected that two guys, McCann and Miles, would target them and steal the painting."
"If this is the case, the owner may not dare to come forward and ask for this oil painting. They may even have been killed by someone hired by McCann and Miles!"
"In that case, this oil painting will become an ownerless stolen antique artwork and then fall into my hands."
Listening to his analysis, the two beauties were dumbfounded.
After a moment, they all nodded.
"It's really possible. If that's the case, that would be great!"
While he was talking, Xiao Ran's cell phone suddenly rang.
He glanced at Lai Xian, then picked up the phone and started to answer.
The next moment, Shan Lao's voice came over.
"Good evening, Xiao Ran, I just woke up in the morning and heard that your kid launched another satellite."
"I heard that you teamed up with the FBI and the US police to uncover the two biggest art thieves in the world in recent decades. Is this true?"
"And you also found a lot of stolen antique art, including art stolen from the Museum of Modern Art in Paris."
Xiao Ran smiled and then responded:
"Yes, Mr. Shan, we did uncover two top art thieves today. In fact, I came to Philadelphia this time just for them."
"Because of the need for confidentiality, I did not disclose any information in the live broadcast room. This joint operation involved the FBI and the Philadelphia Police, and there was no way to broadcast it live..."
Next, he briefly introduced the reason for this action and the whole story.
Of course, he also introduced today’s harvest.
After listening to his introduction, Mr. Shan couldn't help but pause for a moment, and then said with emotion:
"You're such a resolute guy! And you're so thorough. It's not easy to uncover these two top art thieves who have been hiding for more than thirty years!"
"Although this happened in the United States, it is a good thing for all museums and collectors in the world. From now on, everyone faces less threats."
At this point, the old man suddenly changed his tone.
"Xiao Ran, when you clean up stolen antiques and artworks tomorrow, see if there are any stolen antiques and artworks from China."
"Over the years, some museums and collectors in China have been robbed, and maybe it's related to these two art thieves."
"Okay, Mr. Shan, I will pay attention. If I find anything, I will definitely inform you."
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded.
After chatting for a few more words, they ended the call.
Just when Xiao Ran was about to put down his phone, it rang again.
The caller this time was the director of the Metropolitan Museum.
In the following time, several old friends called me one after another.
Some of these old friends are in China, such as Mr. Jin and several other old men.
Others are directors of major museums and several top collectors, such as Griffin and others.
Without exception, they were all asking about the joint operation and the situation of the stolen top-level works of art.
Some of their museums and collectors had been looted before, so they were naturally very concerned about this joint operation.
Several top collectors, including Griffin, and several museums have also shown a strong interest in stolen antique art.
They all want to acquire a batch of top antique artworks from Xiao Ran to enrich their collections.
Xiao Ran would naturally not refuse such a transaction request.
More than an hour has passed since this series of phone calls were made.
When Xiao Ran hung up another phone call and returned to the living room.
Elaine took her mobile phone and handed it over with a smile.
"My dear, Pierre couldn't get through to your cell phone, so he called me."
"He wants to have a video call with you to discuss today's joint operations and the findings."
"With him were the directors of the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, and the Museum of Modern Art in Paris."
"Wow! Since it's my father-in-law's video call, I have to answer it, but this battle is a bit big!"
Xiao Ran said jokingly, and then took Elian's cell phone.
