After a while, everyone returned to the hall of the underground shelter.
When leaving the Renaissance exhibition room, Peggy and the others were reluctant to leave, looking back every step of the way.
As soon as he returned to the hall, Xiao Ran immediately called Marvin and Nick over and began to arrange work for them.
"Nick, you will lead the team to clean up all the antique art stored in this shelter."
"Our guys and the art museum staff, as well as people from the FBI Art Crimes Unit, will be down soon."
"As before, everyone must wear gloves to avoid leaving fingerprints on these stolen antiques."
"And everyone must wear a pinhole camera to film the entire cleaning process to avoid unnecessary trouble."
Before he finished speaking, Nick nodded excitedly and said:
"Don't worry, Sean, I know what to do."
"We will be very careful and never damage any piece of antique art."
Xiao Ran nodded, and then continued:
"The frames and panels of the many paintings stored here were basically spliced and made here by Miles and McCann."
"In other words, the frames and panels of those larger paintings have no value at all. You can just disassemble them."
"Only those smaller paintings have original frames and have a certain value. We must protect both the paintings and the frames."
"It's actually easy to tell whether the frame and drawing board were made by Miles or the others. You can tell by looking at whether there are any seams on the frame."
"All the canvases removed from the frames are carefully rolled up and put into painting tubes, and the small-scale paintings are put into painting bags."
"As for other antique artworks, such as many sculptures, they are wrapped in sponges, packed into boxes, and then transported to the ground."
"Okay Sean, we got it"
Nick and the others nodded in response.
Others present at the scene also nodded.
No one could fault Xiao Ran's arrangements.
Frank and Scott looked at each other quickly, and the fear in each other's eyes became stronger and stronger, and they were also very helpless!
They wished that Xiao Ran would make some mistakes so that they could use the topic to make some fuss!
But unfortunately, they never found such an opportunity!
As Xiao Ran left this underground shelter, it was almost impossible to catch him again!
After warning Nick, Xiao Ran turned to look at Marvin again.
"Marvin, you are responsible for the security work in this underground shelter."
"You must ensure everyone's safety and the safety of all stolen antiques and art."
"People from the FBI Art Crime Unit and the Philadelphia Police will also come here, but no one can carry weapons."
"You go and remove the bolts from those two Vulcan cannon machine guns, and I'll take the bolts to the ground."
"Furthermore, I will also bring the control equipment for the infrared alarms to the ground."
"Understood, Sean, leave the safety here to us, don't worry."
Marvin nodded in response.
Immediately afterwards, he turned around to dismantle the bolts of the two Vulcan cannon machine guns.
Xiao Ran walked to the cabinet inside the iron door and took out all the control equipment for the infrared alarm.
Seeing this scene, Peggy and Frank were secretly amazed.
Sean's thoughts are so meticulous that it's scary. Is there anything he hasn't thought of?
Not only Frank and the others, but also Pierre and the others on the ground were stunned.
"Elaine, has Sean always been so impeccable in his work? This is too scary!"
Falgot asked in a low voice in French.
Elaine looked at this guy, then smiled and nodded.
"It's true, Sean's style is consistent, he almost never makes a mistake!"
"Wow! What an amazing guy!"
Several Frenchmen exclaimed in unison.
In a moment, Xiao Ran had finished arranging the work.
Marvin also removed the bolts from the two Vulcan cannons and handed them to him.
Xiao Ran then glanced at Frank and Peggy and said with a smile:
"Gentlemen, we can return to the ground. It's probably very busy up there."
"Let Nick and the others do the follow-up cleaning work of this underground shelter."
"The subsequent evidence collection work can only be carried out after the cleanup work is completed."
Everyone had no objection to his words and nodded.
"Okay, Sean, let's go back to the surface."
"This is truly a magical underground journey that I believe everyone will never forget!"
After a few words of emotion, Xiao Ran took Peggy and Frank out of the underground shelter and walked along the corridor to the ground.
When they left here, these guys were reluctant to leave. They kept looking back as they walked.
It wasn't until they passed the first corner and could no longer see the iron gate of the shelter that they reluctantly looked away.
After a while, Xiao Ran and the others returned to the basement.
As the leader, Xiao Ran was the first to come out of the secret passage.
As soon as he walked out of the secret passage, everyone at the scene immediately looked over.
"Papa pa pa"
There was a burst of warm applause and excited cheers.
Everyone in the basement applauded, and many employees and security personnel cheered directly.
While applauding and cheering, everyone looked at Xiao Ran with extremely hot eyes, full of envy and even jealousy.
Since Sam led people to guard the entrance to the secret passage, others were prohibited from approaching.
Otherwise, everyone would have already rushed forward.
After landing and standing firm, Xiao Ran first nodded and said hello to everyone present, and then walked quickly towards Pierre.
Before this, he had video chatted with Pierre many times and they were very familiar with each other.
However, this is the first time we meet in real life.
Because of Elaine, how could Xiao Ran dare to neglect his father-in-law?
In a few steps, he came closer and greeted Pierre with a smile.
"Good afternoon, Pierre, I'm sorry for keeping you waiting for so long. I couldn't go to the airport to greet you."
Pierre smiled and shook his head.
"Good afternoon, Sean, don't be sorry. You have business to do. It doesn't matter whether you pick up the plane or not."
"I have to say, you are really an amazing guy. Today is an eye-opener for us."
With that said, the two of them hugged.
During the hug, Pierre patted Xiao Ran's back gently.
Xiao Ran understood what he meant instantly.
It's nothing more than appreciation and blessing that Xiao Ran and Elaine will always love each other.
After a few polite words, Pierre introduced Falgot and others to Xiao Ran.
On the other side, Peggy and Timothy also came out of the underground secret passage one after another and returned to the basement.
Immediately afterwards, they also came over and said hello to Pierre and the others.
After everyone had said hello and got to know each other, Xiao Ran said:
"Pierre, Peggy, you guys chat here for now, and I'll go arrange the follow-up cleanup work."
"I'm going to send some employees and museum staff into the underground shelter to clean out the stolen antiques and art."
"Okay, Sean, you go ahead and go ahead. I'll talk to Peggy and the others for a while."
Pierre nodded and said.
Afterwards, Xiao Ran walked towards where his employees gathered.
Timothy went to the employees of his museum to select people.
At this moment, Sam suddenly came closer and whispered:
"Sean, the president of Pennsylvania State University and the museum director are here."
"They wanted to enter the music store, but were stopped outside the cordon. Do you want to let them come?"
Upon hearing the announcement, Xiao Ran's eyes immediately flashed with surprise.
The next moment, he smiled and whispered:
“They can be allowed into the music store, but everyone’s identity must be verified and security checks conducted.”
“In the underground shelter, there are two stolen antique artworks from the University of Pennsylvania Museum, both of which are valuable.”
"And in the University of Pennsylvania Museum, there are several top-notch Chinese antiques that I am determined to acquire."
"Even if they don't come now, I will find an opportunity to get on the line with them, conduct transactions, and each get what they need."
"Okay, Sean, I'll ask the guys outside to verify their identities and bring them in."
Sam nodded and took action immediately.
Immediately afterwards, David came over and began to report the situation in a low voice.
"Sean, a guy from the president's office just called me."
"The one in the Oval Office sent Ivanka and people to Philadelphia to discuss with you how to deal with the stolen antiques and art."
Xiao Ran paused for a moment, then laughed softly.
“It’s something that was expected, I’m not surprised at all”
"The discovery of such a huge treasure will definitely attract the attention of countless people, including some red-eyed guys."
"The man in the Oval Office can't sit on the throne for a few more days and is about to step down!"
"For him, this opportunity is absolutely not to be missed. It will be difficult for him to encounter such an opportunity again in the future!"
"Hahaha, it's true"
David nodded and continued to introduce the situation.
"The man who is about to enter the White House has also sent people to Philadelphia. His staff just called me."
"Their purpose is the same. They also want to discuss with you how to deal with these stolen antique works of art."
Hearing this, Xiao Ran couldn't help but sneer.
"Haha! Another one trying to catch the autumn wind, what a beautiful idea!"
David nodded, and then continued:
"In addition to the two big bosses, many of your old friends and customers, including Mary and John, as well as Griffin and others, have also called me."
"The directors of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MOMA, the Museum of Modern Art in Los Angeles, and the Museum of Modern Art in Boston also called."
"These guys all have the same purpose. They are all paying close attention to this joint operation and have made a request. They are willing to make a deal with you in exchange for some stolen antiques and art."
"Especially Thomas from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, let me bring you a message. If you are willing to trade Raphael's "Portrait of a Young Man" to them, the terms of the transaction can be whatever you want."
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Ran smiled proudly.
"This is the situation I want to see the most. I really want to see what treasures these old friends can bring to the table."
Next, David reported some situations in a low voice.
Not only the President of the United States and the old coffins, but also many top museums and collectors are eyeing this batch of stolen antique artworks.
Governments in Europe and the United States were alarmed by this incident, as well as many top museums and collectors in Europe and the United States.
Many museums and individual collectors were looted by Myers and McCann.
After discovering stolen antiques and artworks that once belonged to them, they all issued public statements, hoping that Xiao Ran and the FBI Art Crime Team could return the stolen antiques and artworks as soon as possible.
Not only many museums and collectors, but also European and American governments have come forward one after another to demand stolen antiques and art from their countries.
Among them, the most urgent one is the Polish government.
The first time the Poles saw Raphael's "Portrait of a Young Man", they publicly issued a claim.
However, no one paid any attention to them!
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