It was a peaceful night, and in the blink of an eye it was a new day.
After breakfast, Xiao Ran called David and Sam over to discuss arranging today's work.
Today we have to make handovers with several museums in France, and we also have to escort Pierre and the others and the stolen antiques and art to the airport, so we must plan carefully.
After entering the study, Sam told a surprising piece of news.
"Sean, in just one night, the nature of McCann's death has changed."
"Just now, I received a message from a guy from the Philadelphia Police Department's Homicide Division."
"Police are classifying McCann's death as a suicide, not a homicide"
"Not only that, the deaths of McCann's wife and son were also classified as suicides."
"All evidence related to these two deaths completely disappeared overnight."
"And the FBI and the police have stopped investigating, as if these two murders never happened. Everything is weird!"
"ah!"
Xiao Ran and David both exclaimed and were stunned for a moment.
Then, Xiao Ran said in surprise:
"Did McCann and his family commit suicide? Isn't this nonsense!"
"Why do I feel that this method of operation feels familiar?"
As soon as he said this, Xiao Ran was suddenly stunned.
David and Sam, who were both in the study, were also stunned.
The next moment, the three of them exchanged glances quickly, and then exclaimed in unison:
"Fake! Hillary's death list!"
While exclaiming, their expressions changed and became much more solemn.
Then, Xiao Ran said in a deep voice:
"Kill all those who oppose you, classify the deceased as suicide, and end the investigation quickly!"
"Even if there are various ways of death, such as shooting yourself six times, killing yourself by smashing your own throat with a barbell, etc."
“Yes, these are routine operations on Hillary’s death list.”
David and Sam nodded together, but didn't say much.
In the United States, the legendary Hillary death list is definitely a taboo topic!
It is said that there are dozens of people on this death list who were killed in various ways.
Because of this, David and Sam were full of fear, and they never wanted to be included in this legendary death list.
Xiao Ran looked at these two guys, and then said in a deep voice:
"If we guessed correctly, the person behind the scenes who killed McCann and Myers and eradicated them was probably the most ruthless woman in American history!"
"In this case, everything will be explained!"
David nodded and continued:
"If it's really that woman, it wouldn't be surprising if she does anything!"
"The murder of McCann and his family has nothing to do with us."
"We don't need to offend that crazy woman, it won't do any good!"
Xiao Ran looked at him, then nodded and said:
"Indeed, there is no need for us to offend such a cruel and crazy woman!"
"The murder of McCann and his family is a matter for the FBI and Philadelphia police. We don't need to interfere."
"Now all I care about is when they will get back the antiques that McCann and Myers sold."
After chatting for a few more words, they returned to the topic and began to discuss today's action arrangements.
While they were discussing their work.
In the FBI's Philadelphia branch, Frank and Scott were discussing things in low voices with sad faces.
"Frank, the news of the murder of the McCann family spread last night."
"Some well-informed news media have received the message."
"Is it too far-fetched to say that their family committed suicide now? Will it cause trouble?"
Scott said helplessly, with worry in his eyes.
But Frank shook his head.
"Don't worry, Scott, no one dares to pursue this matter unless they don't want to live anymore!"
"Although the news of McCann's murder has spread, no media may dare to report it."
"That woman has too much energy and her methods are ruthless enough. No one wants to offend her!"
"ah!"
Scott exclaimed and couldn't help being stunned.
The next moment, the guy suddenly took out his mobile phone, opened it quickly, and started to check relevant news reports on the Internet.
As a result, he didn't even find any news about McCann being killed.
It was as if the McCann family had been killed, as if it had never happened.
Such a result made Scott feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and his feet were as cold as the top of his feet!
"Fake! What a crazy woman, even more ruthless than the legend says!"
"Those two idiots, McCann and Miles, are so tired of living that they want to provoke this crazy woman. Aren't they looking for death?"
Hearing this, Frank nodded immediately.
"Obviously, these two idiots may have discovered something they shouldn't know, and that's why they were killed!"
"We have no choice but to give up on the clues pointing to this crazy woman, otherwise we will be asking for trouble!"
"Okay, I haven't lived enough yet, and I don't want to be targeted by that crazy woman."
Scott nodded hurriedly in response.
After a few more discussions, the two guys walked out of the office.
Immediately afterwards, they called a few of their confidants over and whispered some instructions.
In the blink of an eye, it was already around nine o'clock in the morning.
Xiao Ran and the others left the hotel and took a helicopter to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
When they arrived here, Pierre and Fargot had been waiting for nearly half an hour.
Obviously, these French guys can't wait.
And they all packed their luggage and took it with them.
As soon as the handover is completed, they will leave Philadelphia and return to France.
In addition to these French guys, there were also representatives from several other European museums, as well as representatives from private collectors and art dealers.
In fact, these guys have already arrived in Philadelphia, but they have never decided whether to accept Xiao Ran's conditions and trade with him!
That’s why they are stranded until now and come to the Philadelphia Museum of Art every day to report.
At the same time that Xiao Ran and the others arrived at the museum, Frank and Scott also arrived with people.
After meeting and saying hello, Xiao Ran asked pretending to be curious:
"Frank, how did I receive the news that that guy McCann died in the cell last night?"
"And his family seems to be dead as well. What happened? Can you tell us about the situation?"
Before they finished speaking, Frank and Scott's expressions changed.
In the blink of an eye, their expressions returned to normal.
Immediately afterwards, Frank pretended to be helpless and explained a few words.
"That guy McCann committed suicide out of fear of crime. Unfortunately, he was discovered too late and was not rescued."
"As for his family, it seems they died of carbon monoxide poisoning. This kind of thing happens often in winter, so it's not surprising!"
"So that's it, what an unlucky family!"
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded in response, without asking any more questions.
Others who heard their conversation felt frightened!
Some of the guys even looked at Xiao Ran a few more times, their eyes full of suspicion and a bit of fear!
But how did they know that the death of McCann's family had nothing to do with Xiao Ran!
Next, everyone got to the point and started discussing today's transaction.
After saying a few words, two representatives from Brera Gallery in Milan suddenly came over.
Coming closer, one of the Italians gritted his molars and said:
"Sean, after some discussion, we decided to accept your trading conditions."
"Those two stolen works of art originally belonged to our gallery, and we decided to take back the painting by the master Tintoretto."
"That painting by the master of art Russell belongs to you!"
"If we can raise enough funds in the future, we hope to buy the painting back from you."
Xiao Ran looked at the Italian guy, then smiled and nodded.
"That couldn't be better, Ricardo, this is really good news"
"When shall I give you the Tintoretto painting, today or some time in the future?"
Without any hesitation, Ricardo immediately gave the answer.
"It's best to do the deal today, we want to return to Milan as soon as possible with that painting!"
Xiao Ran nodded slightly and continued:
"Of course, no problem. I will take out the painting and give it to you later."
"If you plan to leave Philadelphia today, I will have my men escort you to the airport."
"Falgot and the others will return to Paris on a chartered flight today. You can discuss with them to see if you can take the same chartered flight. That would be safer!"
Upon hearing this, the eyes of the two Italians suddenly lit up.
After chatting for a few more words, they went to find Falgot to coordinate.
Immediately afterwards, representatives from several museums, as well as private collectors and art dealers, approached Xiao Ran one after another, preparing to trade with him!
After a few days, these guys have seen it very clearly.
If he wanted to get back the stolen antiques and artworks that belonged to him, he could only stick out his neck and let Xiao Ran kill him with a knife. It was impossible without bleeding!
Otherwise, there is no way to get back those valuable stolen antiques!
Even if you only get half of it back, it won't be something you can do in a short while.
Xiao Ran naturally refused to accept these transaction requests!
Those who are willing to pay cash, or are willing to part with half of their stolen antique art, can complete the transaction today!
Those who are ready to exchange top-notch Chinese antiques and artworks can only postpone the transaction time!
Xiao Ran agreed with them on the time and place of the transaction.
Some were traded in Philadelphia, within a day or two!
Some arranged to conduct transactions in Los Angeles, and the time was set for ten days!
After handling these matters, Xiao Ran took David and Nick, along with Frank and Timothy, to the vault of the Art Museum!
About forty minutes later, their group returned to the exhibition hall again with a large amount of stolen antique art.
Immediately afterwards, a series of transactions began.
Falgot and Pierre began to identify the stolen antiques and art they had obtained through exchange.
Some of the stolen antiques and artworks originally belonged to several French museums, and some were ownerless treasures that were exchanged by them.
While he was busy, Xiao Ran suddenly came to Pierre, carrying a black painting bag.
"Pierre, this is "Gypsy Girl by the River" by Rousseau, the founder of the Barbizon School. It is a stolen work of art without an owner."
"I have discussed with Elaine and decided to give this painting as a personal gift to you. I hope you like it!"
With that said, he handed the black painting bag to Pierre.
Elaine, who was standing next to him, smiled and nodded.
"ah!"
Pierre, however, exclaimed and froze on the spot, dumbfounded and excited.
There were several other French guys and others at the scene who exclaimed.
While exclaiming, the eyes of these guys quickly turned red, which is called envy and jealousy!
Rousseau's "Sunset in the Forest of Fontainebleau"
