After a while, Xiao Ran and the others returned to the top floor where they lived.
At this time, the security team members who had just flown in from Los Angeles today had arrived at the hotel.
With their arrival, the security force at the hotel suddenly became stronger and the security became tighter.
After coming out of the special elevator, Xiao Ran asked one of his security team members to take the director of the Tokyo Museum of Art and the director of the Nezu Museum to the small conference room to wait.
The director of the Tokyo Museum of Art and the others had no choice but to nod in agreement.
After they left, Xiao Ran took Xu Lin and David back to the presidential suite.
All the antiques and artworks purchased previously were also moved into the suite.
After entering the suite, Xiao Ran asked Xu Lin and the others to return to the room, and then issued a series of orders.
"Anthony, prepare the two helicopters parked on the roof to take off at any time."
"Once the talks with the Japanese collapse, I will immediately send Kikuichimon Norimune to the vault of JP Morgan Chase Japan Branch or to the headquarters of the US military stationed in Japan for safekeeping."
"This katana is so important to the Japanese. In order to get this katana, the Japanese will probably do anything they can to get it."
"As far as I know, 80% of the airspace in the city of Tokyo is under the jurisdiction of the US military stationed in Japan. It is safest to evacuate and escort by air."
After the words fell, Anthony immediately nodded and responded:
"Okay, Sean, we will be prepared. Don't worry about security, there won't be any problems."
Xiao Ran nodded and then continued:
"One more thing, you tell those guys in the Marine Corps downstairs."
"When this mission is over, each of them will receive an additional reward of US$100,000."
"As U.S. troops stationed in Japan, they have extraterritorial rights and Japanese laws are not valid for them, so they don't have to worry too much."
"Hahaha"
There was a burst of laughter, and David and the others all laughed.
"Okay, Sean, those guys will probably be crazy happy when they hear the news."
Anthony smiled and nodded.
Next, Xiao Ran told him some more things before letting him do the work.
Then, Xiao Ran turned to look at Turner again.
"Turner, I called you here for a reason."
"I used this samurai sword to cut off the arm of the antique shop owner Yamamoto Katsuyoshi. Strictly speaking, this Kikuichimonji is an evidence involved in the case."
"The Japanese may make a fuss about this and ask the police to seize the samurai sword. Before I reach an agreement with the Japanese, this samurai sword must not fall into the hands of the Japanese."
"If the talks collapse, the Kiku-Ichimonji norimune cannot be handed over to the Japanese, so I need you to come forward and use the privileges of the CIA to eliminate this hidden danger."
Without any hesitation, Turner immediately nodded confidently.
"Just leave this matter to us, Sean, don't worry, if you don't nod, the Japanese will never get this katana."
"As you said, we have extraterritorial jurisdiction in Japan, and our CIA has higher privileges than the US military stationed in Japan."
"Your company is an American company, and we have every reason to come forward to protect your company's safety and interests."
Xiao Ran nodded, then changed his tone.
"One more thing, you continue to monitor the scumbags of the Kobe Yamaguchi Group. I need to know their movements."
"I have a hunch that those scumbags will never be willing to suffer such a big loss, and will probably plot secretly to take revenge."
"If they retaliate without mercy, then I won't mind killing some more scum and sending them to hell."
"No problem, leave this matter to us, we will keep an eye on those scum"
Turner nodded in response.
After saying a few more words, Turner left the suite and went out to decorate.
Afterwards, Xiao Ran discussed with David the upcoming negotiations.
After determining the negotiation strategy, David also left the suite.
As soon as he left, Xiao Ran walked into the study and started calling Ma Ming, naturally using the special satellite phone.
In a blink of an eye, the call was connected.
After identifying each other, Xiao Ran immediately got to the point.
"Brother Ma, I believe you also know that I just discovered the second most famous sword in Japanese history, Kikuichi Monji Norimune, in Tokyo. This thing is a Japanese artifact."
"I don't plan to collect this samurai sword, but I plan to trade it with the Japanese in exchange for a large number of national treasure-level antiques that have been lost to Japan."
"I would like to take this opportunity to put forward a condition to the Japanese government, and I am sure that the Japanese government can only nod and agree."
"The condition is that if we find the batch of smuggled antiques and cultural relics, we can transport them away as soon as possible without having to go through those cumbersome procedures."
Before he finished speaking, Ma Ming on the other end of the phone started to cheer loudly.
"That's great! Xiao Ran, this is a great job, and it's also very relaxing."
"If the Japanese government accepts this condition, we can go ahead and do it without being cautious."
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded, then continued:
"This is my purpose. Seeing that the New Year is not far away, I don't want to stay in Japan to celebrate the New Year."
"But this matter still requires the embassy in Japan to come forward and send people to participate in this negotiation."
"No problem, I will contact the embassy immediately and ask the embassy to contact you."
Ma Ming responded excitedly.
Next, they discussed a few more words before ending the call.
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Ran walked out of the study.
Then, he called Xu Lin and Wang Jue out of the bedroom.
I took them with me to pack up the antique artworks I bought today.
Among them, the top antiques and artworks worth more than 10 million US dollars were locked in the safe in the suite.
If it is too large to be placed in a safe, it can only be temporarily placed in the closet.
After the negotiations with the Japanese are completed later, all these antique artworks will be sent to the Japanese branch of JPMorgan Chase and temporarily stored in the bank vault.
In the process of packing up these antique works of art, Xiao Ran also gave a few words to the two beauties.
Ask them to keep it confidential and not post what happened today on the Internet or in their circle of friends.
There was no hesitation among Xu Lin and the others, but they all nodded in agreement.
In a short time, they had packed up all the antique art.
At this moment, the cultural counselor of the embassy in Japan called.
After answering the phone, Xiao Ran briefly introduced the situation.
While on the phone, the Cultural Counselor of the Embassy in Japan had already led people to the hotel.
…
More than half an hour has passed in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Ran's talks with Japan have begun.
Sitting on the same side of the conference table as Xiao Ran were David, a senior Japanese lawyer, and Xu Lin, who acted as translator.
Then there are the cultural counselor of the embassy in Japan and the embassy translator who have just arrived.
Turner and the others were not in the meeting room, but they were on call.
On the conference table in front of Xiao Ran, there were two top-quality antique works of art.
One is Kikuichi Monozune, and the other is that expressionist painting by Francis Bacon.
There are eight Japanese people sitting across the conference table.
In addition to Mami Senetani and the director of the Tokyo Museum of Art, there were also the special envoys of the emperor and the prime minister, the deputy minister of the Japanese Ministry of Education, a senior police officer from the National Police Agency, and a translator.
After everyone got to know each other and exchanged a few polite words, the meeting started immediately.
Just as Xiao Ran expected, the senior police officer from the Japanese Police Agency asked to take away Kikuichi Monon Norimune as soon as he came up.
The reason sounds very reasonable. This is an exhibit involved in the case and needs to be investigated.
But he didn't expect that the CIA would intervene.
After receiving the instruction, Turner immediately entered the conference room and showed his identity.
Subsequently, he used the CIA's privileges in Japan to directly reject the Japanese Police Agency's whimsical request.
Faced with such a result, the Japanese people opposite could only nod and accept it without any temper.
There is no way, who makes the United States the master of Japan? To be a dog, you must have the consciousness to be a dog!
After eliminating this interference, the negotiation can get down to business.
Xiao Ran looked at the Japanese people opposite, then smiled and said:
"Gentlemen, I said before when I was in front of Yamamoto's antique store that I am willing to keep this Kiku-ichimonji norimune in Japan, but it depends on the sincerity of Japan."
"The expressionist painting by the master of art Francis Bacon on the conference table, Director Zenetani and I have also reached a preliminary agreement and are preparing to trade it to the Tokyo National Museum."
"Let's take this opportunity to discuss these two art transactions together. If you want to get Kikuichi Mononori Mune and this expressionist painting, you must meet some of my conditions."
As soon as he finished speaking, the translator on the opposite side immediately translated this sentence into Japanese.
Several Japanese people nodded immediately and exchanged quick glances.
It can be seen that each of them looks unhappy.
They knew that if they wanted to take down the two treasures in front of them today, they would have to be robbed wildly by the cunning bastard opposite.
Although they thought of this, they had no choice at all.
After exchanging glances, the emperor's special envoy from the Japanese royal family said seriously:
"Mr. Sean, the Kikuichi Monji norimune has been a royal weapon of the Japanese royal family in history. Its status is extremely high. We must take it back."
"You are willing to trade Ju Yiwen and give it to us. We are very grateful. As long as your conditions are reasonable, we can accept it."
With that said, the emperor's envoy stood up and bowed to Xiao Ran again.
The other Japanese followed suit and stood up one after another and bowed to Xiao Ran respectfully.
As for whether they are respectful in their hearts, it is unknown. It is probably difficult!
"You're welcome, gentlemen. To me, Kikuichi Monji norimune is just a valuable antique weapon."
"Since it is very important to the Japanese royal family, I am also happy to help you and let you take back the Kikuichimonji."
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded, acting very relaxed.
Seeing his appearance, the Japanese opposite could not help but feel angry.
But they could do nothing and could only be led by Xiao Ran.
After being polite, Qiangu Mami and the others sat down again.
Immediately afterwards, the emperor's envoy said:
"Mr. Sean, we would like to hear what the specific trading conditions you offer are."
"As long as these conditions are within our acceptable range, the deal should be concluded."
"To thank you for discovering Kikuichi Monnomune, which has been missing for hundreds of years, we decided to give Yamamoto Antique Shop to you as a thank you gift."
"The Yamamoto antique store has just been taken over and sealed by the Tokyo police. Everything in the store now belongs to you. I hope you like it."
"As for the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi side, you don't have to worry. Those bastards will never dare to raise any objections. They have too much to take care of themselves now!"
Hearing this, Xiao Ran couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
This gift from the Japanese somewhat surprised him.
For him, this was definitely an unexpected surprise.
He knew better than anyone that there were some good things in Yamamoto's antique store.
In addition to the antique cultural relics and works of art on the surface, there are also some treasures of higher value in the vaults of antique stores, but they are just unknown.
Obviously, the Japanese royal family and government are doing others a favor in order to take back Kikuichi Mononori Mune!
As for the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi, the Japanese royal family and government did not take it seriously and simply ignored it.
Xiao Ran was the same, he didn't take those scum seriously at all.
After a pause, he nodded with a smile and said:
"I have to say, this is an unexpected surprise and I am very happy to accept this gift."
"I will send someone to take over Yamamoto Antique Store later. As for how to dispose of the things in the store, we will talk about it tomorrow."
"Let's talk about this deal first. My conditions are very simple. I want to exchange some top Chinese antiques collected in Japan."
"I made a list of exchanges, you can take a look. In addition, I also asked the Japanese government to agree to a few conditions in order to complete this deal..."
Before he finished speaking, David took out the transaction list and handed it to the Japanese opposite.
