Around 8pm.
Xiao Ran just finished handling everything and took people back to the hotel.
As soon as he returned, he received a call from the Cultural Counselor of the Embassy in Japan.
The cultural attaché in Japan told him that the two cargo planes he wanted have been coordinated and will fly to Tokyo Haneda International Airport early tomorrow morning.
In other words, starting from tomorrow, these two Air China cargo planes will be on standby at all times, ready to fly back to China carrying Xiao Ran's huge harvest in Japan.
But for the specific flight plan, Xiao Ran needs to coordinate the application with the US military headquarters in Japan.
The reason is simple. Tokyo's airspace rights, and even most of Japan's airspace rights, are in the hands of the US military stationed in Japan, not in the hands of the Japanese.
For Xiao Ran, this was not a problem at all. He had already used US dollars to get through to the US military headquarters in Japan.
In addition, he had previously reached relevant agreements with the special envoys of the Japanese Emperor and the Prime Minister.
The Japanese would not stand in the way and stop him from transporting away the gold, antiques, cultural relics and works of art.
If necessary, the embassy in Japan can also come forward to coordinate.
After finishing the call with the Cultural Counselor of the Embassy in Japan, Xiao Ran took Xu Lin and the others to have dinner.
For the convenience of dining and for safety reasons, a high-end tourist restaurant on the top floor of the hotel has been booked by Xiao Ran!
Everything in this high-end restaurant is under the control of security personnel and is very safe.
When Xiao Ran and the others entered the restaurant, Matthew and other company employees, as well as some security personnel, had already arrived at the restaurant and were enjoying dinner!
At this time, everyone was very excited, enjoying the food and talking and laughing.
The central topic everyone talked about was naturally the amazing discovery today, which was the gleaming gold and valuable antiques and works of art.
Seeing Xiao Ran and the others coming in, everyone in the restaurant turned to look at the door and stood up in unison.
"Papa pa pa"
Suddenly there was a burst of thunderous applause and many excited cheers.
"Good evening Sean, you are amazing!"
"Congratulations, Sean, on another amazing discovery!"
All the men were applauding wildly, cheering heartily, and all of them were extremely excited.
Xiao Ran looked at these guys, then stretched out his hands and pressed down gently, signaling everyone to be quiet.
After the scene calmed down a bit, he joked loudly and said:
"Guys, I have to say, it was a magical day and a perfect day!"
"For this amazing treasure to be discovered today, I think I should be even more grateful to my Japanese friends for their generous gift!"
"If my Japanese friend hadn't given me the Yamamoto antique store, we wouldn't have discovered this amazing treasure!"
"I have to admit, Japanese people are still very cute sometimes!"
"Hahaha"
There was a burst of crazy laughter, and everyone laughed loudly.
Fortunately, Zenitani Mami and the others are not here, otherwise, they would definitely be pissed off on the spot!
After a while, the laughter gradually subsided.
After a few jokes, Xiao Ran got to the point.
"Guys, after we complete a series of art transactions with the Japanese tomorrow, our trip to Tokyo will be over!"
"Some of the guys need to escort a large amount of gold and antique art away, and the other guys want to go to Osaka, Japan with me to see what treasures I can find in Osaka!"
"To reward everyone, I hereby announce that each of you will be given a temporary reward of US$100,000, including company employees and security personnel!"
"This is only a temporary reward and does not conflict with the final reward of this Japanese treasure hunt operation. When the Japanese operation is over, everyone will receive more generous rewards..."
Before he finished speaking, the scene was already boiling!
"Oh my God! Did I hear that right? Everyone has a $100,000 reward, that's awesome!"
"Wow! I've only been in Japan for less than a day and I got a reward of US$100,000. Isn't this a dream?"
All the company employees and security personnel in the restaurant cheered wildly, and everyone was ecstatic!
Xiao Ran smiled softly, then turned to look at Xu Lin and Wang Jue standing next to him, smiled and whispered:
"Two beauties, you also have a reward of 100,000 US dollars, consider it an internship reward!"
"Ah! Can we get $100,000 too?"
Xu Lin and Wang Jue both exclaimed and were stunned.
The next moment, the two beauties jumped up as if they were suddenly electrocuted.
"Awesome! Brother Xiao Ran, we love you so much!"
Xiao Ran smiled softly and did not take this generous reward seriously.
For him, giving each of these guys a reward of US$100,000 is not even a drop in the bucket!
Adding all these rewards together, the total is only a few million dollars.
The total value of the gold, antique cultural relics and works of art discovered today is as high as ten to two billion US dollars, a full thousands of times difference!
This is Qianjinshi horse bone!
It can not only gain the loyalty of your subordinates, but also avoid some safety hazards. Why not?
Soon, twenty minutes have passed.
Xiao Ran was having dinner when his cell phone suddenly rang.
He took out his cell phone and looked at the display, then chuckled and answered the call.
The next moment, Joshua's voice came from the mobile phone.
"Good evening Sean, I'm Joshua, congratulations on finding another amazing treasure, your luck is amazing!"
"I just saw on the morning news that you discovered more than ten tons of gold in Tokyo, Japan, as well as many top-notch antiques, cultural relics and works of art!"
"What do you plan to do with this batch of gold? If you are willing to sell it, the Federal Reserve can purchase this batch of gold on the same terms as the previous transaction."
as expected!
Even across the vast Pacific Ocean, these greedy Jews could still smell gold immediately!
Xiao Ran secretly complained, then smiled and said:
"Good morning, Joshua, it's great to receive your call. It seems that you are very well informed!"
"Yes, I did find a treasure in Tokyo, Japan, and there are indeed more than ten tons of gold in the treasure!"
"But I don't plan to sell this batch of gold, but I plan to keep it for myself as one of my trump cards and my heritage!"
"The world economic situation is in turmoil now. I kept this batch of gold for safety reasons, so I can only refuse your transaction request!"
Upon hearing this, Joshua on the other end of the phone suddenly fell silent.
After a while, this guy said:
"You are right. Given the current economic situation, it is indeed safer to keep a large amount of gold in your hands!"
"Since you plan to keep this batch of gold for yourself, I can only withdraw the transaction request. It's just a bit regretful."
Xiao Ran smiled softly and then changed the topic.
"We can't cooperate this time, but I believe there will be many opportunities for cooperation in the future!"
"Not long after, I will go to Europe to explore treasures. Europe is the headquarters of the Rothschild family. I am very aware of your family's influence in Europe!"
"I may need your help then, I hope you won't refuse!"
Hearing this, Joshua suddenly became interested.
On this topic, the two of them immediately started chatting until Xiao Ran finished his dinner.
Not long after returning to the suite, that guy Turner rushed over.
After the meeting, Xiao Ran took him directly into the study and began to listen to the guy's report on the information he found.
They entered the study and sat down on the chairs. After chatting for a few words, they got down to business.
"Sean, we have found out the relationship between Aida Antique Shop and the Osaka branch of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi, and confirmed the identity of Aida Majo in the Yamaguchi-gumi."
"In addition, we also found some connections between Aida Antique Shop and Yamamoto Antique Shop."
"Although Yamamoto Katsuyoshi didn't know the true identity of Aida Majo, the two antique stores had an indirect connection through the boss of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi Osaka branch."
Turner gave a detailed account of what was found.
Through his introduction, Xiao Ran learned.
Aida Majo is a senior member of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi, but few people know his true identity, which is very secretive.
His immediate superior is the boss of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi Osaka branch.
Several big guys at the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi headquarters also knew of his existence, but the rest of the club members didn't know him!
To a certain extent, his Aida Antique Shop can even be regarded as one of the pocketbooks of several high-level executives of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi!
This major case of smuggling antiques and cultural relics was carried out by the Osaka branch of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi!
After they smuggled this batch of top Chinese antiques and cultural relics into Japan, they took out one-third of them and smuggled them to Tokyo a few days ago, preparing to sell them for cash in Tokyo.
The smuggled antiques and cultural relics shipped to Tokyo were divided into two parts.
Half of it was sent to Aida Antique Shop, where it is currently hidden and has not been moved.
In fact, Aida Majo and his antique shop are now under strict surveillance, and no actions can be concealed!
The other half of the smuggled antiques and cultural relics shipped to Tokyo were dispersed to several antique shops controlled by the Yamaguchi-gumi group in Kobe.
Among them is Yamamoto Antique Shop, and several other antique shops have also surfaced!
The smuggled antiques and cultural relics hidden in Yamamoto's antique shop have fallen into Xiao Ran's hands today.
Sooner or later, the other smuggled antiques and cultural relics smuggled into Tokyo will be collected by him, or they will be dug out by the task force!
And most of the smuggled antiques and cultural relics are still hidden somewhere in Osaka!
Or an antique shop, or a secret base or warehouse of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi Osaka branch, it's all possible!
By monitoring the call between Aida Majo and the boss of the Osaka branch, Turner and the others have determined this.
However, they did not monitor the exact hiding places of most of the smuggled antiques and cultural relics, and they still need to continue to monitor them!
After listening to Turner's report, Xiao Ran thought for a moment, and then said with appreciation:
"You're doing a great job! You continue to monitor Aida Majo and those guys from the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi team. If you find anything new, remember to notify me as soon as possible."
"At the latest the day after tomorrow, I will rush to Osaka, Japan to look for the remaining smuggled antiques and cultural relics."
"As long as those smuggled antiques are in Osaka, no matter where they are hidden, I will definitely be able to find them!"
"Okay, Sean, we'll keep an eye on those guys from the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi team."
Turner nodded in response.
At this point, the guy suddenly changed the subject.
"While monitoring Aida Majo and the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi guys, we discovered that there is a group of people who are also secretly investigating and monitoring those guys. They are all professionals!"
"According to our analysis, those guys are all Chinese and have very high standards. Are they related to you?"
Xiao Ran did not deny it and nodded directly.
"Yes, those people are indeed members of the task force from China, and I am also cooperating with them, a two-pronged approach!"
"And we are also exchanging information to find those smuggled antiques as soon as possible."
"The reason why I cooperate with them is because we have an agreement."
"If I can assist the task force in recovering this batch of smuggled antiques, these antiques will be displayed in my private museum in the future!"
"When you are tracking and monitoring, if you encounter people from the Chinese task force, it is best not to conflict with them. I will also tell them to pay attention."
Turner paused for a moment, then nodded and said:
"No problem, Sean, we'll keep an eye out!"
"This time we are tracking down smuggled antiques, not some very sensitive actions, so we won't offend any taboos!"
"And the other party is a police officer, not an intelligence officer, so there is no problem!"
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded.
"I think so too. If it is a sensitive action that violates taboos, I will never dare to touch it!"
Then they changed the topic and started discussing the Japanese investment bank.
In the past few hours, Turner and the others have found out some important information, and they are getting closer and closer to catching that big underwater fish!
