At about six o'clock in the evening, Xiao Ran and the others came out of the last antique shop on the street and ended today's sweep operation.
At this time, they had two more exquisite boxes in their hands, which were obviously their recent harvest.
As for what is contained in the box, it is unknown.
The street outside the antique shop was already filled with people who had heard the news and came to watch the excitement, and the entire street was almost blocked.
Among these people, there are residents living nearby and students from several universities, many professionals from Paris antique shops, and many media reporters.
In addition, there were many people with ulterior motives, all of whom were staring at Xiao Ran with greed in their eyes.
Among them are some famous art thieves who came here after smelling the smell!
Seeing Xiao Ran and the others coming out, there was a commotion in the street.
Many guys in the crowd began to ask questions loudly.
"Good afternoon, Sean, I heard that you discovered one of the most important paintings in the life of the art master Lautrec in Jean's gallery. Can you show it to everyone?"
"What are you going to do with Lautrec's "Memories of Love and Hate"? Are you going to keep it in Paris, or take it to the United States or China?"
An antique connoisseur asked loudly, with a sour tone!
Xiao Ran looked at this guy, then smiled and said loudly:
"It seems that the news has completely spread. Yes, I was lucky and I did discover "Memories of Love and Hate" by Master Lautrec."
"As for publicly displaying this painting, it's obviously not possible here. The conditions don't allow it!"
"But don't worry, I decided to keep this painting in Paris. It won't be long before everyone can see this painting in a museum!"
After the words fell, a guy who looked like a college student immediately asked:
"Hello, Sean, it looks like you found something new in this antique store."
"Can you tell me what treasure you found this time and how valuable it is?"
Xiao Ran looked at the other person and recognized him at a glance.
This guy pretending to be a college student is actually a well-known elegant thief who has long been registered with the FBI Art Crime Unit!
Although he knew this guy's true identity, Xiao Ran still pretended not to know him and nodded with a smile.
"There's nothing I can't say. I did find two nice treasures in this antique shop."
"They are an antique porcelain from the Ming Dynasty in China and a silver cross from the French Merovingian royal family."
"The market value of these two treasures is not very high, but they have a certain collection value."
Before he finished speaking, the scene was completely boiling.
This being Paris, people are not too interested in antique Chinese porcelain.
But the discovery of the silver cross of the French Merovingian royal family shocked everyone present.
"Oh my God! The silver cross of the Merovingian royal family is an antique cultural relic with at least 1,300 years of history. It's so precious!"
"You can find such treasures. Sean is so lucky! It seems that the rumors are correct. This guy is here to rob the French antique market!"
While there was a lot of discussion, many media reporters and people watching the excitement kept asking questions.
Xiao Ran did not answer any more questions, but looked at Pierre and Caroline and whispered:
"Pierre, Caroline, there are too many people here, and they attract too much attention."
"In this case, I don't think it's appropriate for you to go home right away. It's not safe!"
"I want to invite you to the hotel and let's have dinner together."
"Henry and Lawrence will go to the hotel tonight to appreciate and appraise Lautrec's painting. You can also participate in the discussion. This is a good opportunity!"
"Especially Caroline, no matter which museum I finally reach an exchange agreement with, I will ask the other party to agree to give you the academic research rights on this painting."
Upon hearing this, Pierre and Caroline immediately looked at each other.
Then, they all nodded.
"Okay, Sean, let's go to the hotel with you, and let's have dinner together!"
"I have to say, you are not only amazing, but also very considerate."
Xiao Ran smiled softly and then said:
"Okay then, let's get in the car"
After saying that, everyone got in the car and left here.
As Xiao Ran's motorcade left, the people gathered here also dispersed, and everyone was filled with envy and jealousy!
Some of the guys with ulterior motives, as well as the art thieves, kept staring in the direction the convoy was leaving!
Obviously, these guys have no good intentions!
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After a while, the motorcade arrived at Avenue Saint-Michel.
When the motorcade passed by the building where Robespierre once lived, Xiao Ran took a quick look at the Baroque-style historical building again.
Compared to the morning, there were a little more people in this apartment building, but it was still very deserted and even a little eerie.
If it weren't for the fact that there were many valuable antiques and artworks in the car, Xiao Ran would have really wanted to call the parking team immediately, get out of the car and walk around this historical building.
But now the situation does not allow it, he can only leave here first.
When I have time tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I will visit here again and try to find a way to win this apartment building.
Soon, the convoy arrived downstairs of the hotel.
You can see from a distance that there are many media reporters and people watching the excitement gathered at the entrance of the hotel. The scene is quite lively.
As usual, Xiao Ran turned on X-ray immediately and quickly looked through the crowd gathered at the entrance of the hotel for safety.
In the crowd, he saw his security personnel disguised as passers-by, several French plainclothes policemen, and several other guys of unknown origin.
The documents on those guys were all fake, and everyone was carrying pistols and other equipment. They were probably not good people.
Then there are the passers-by watching the excitement, as well as many media reporters.
There is no danger inside the hotel. On the other side of the Seine River is the open Place de la Concorde and the Tuileries Palace.
No one would launch a sneak attack in that kind of public place, and the distance was also a bit far.
Then there are the cruise ships on the Seine, the cars on Avenue Saint-Germain, and other buildings on both sides of the hotel.
Due to angle and height restrictions, these places are not suitable for launching attacks, and it is difficult to find suitable ambush positions and shooting angles.
In fact, Xiao Ran didn't find any threats in these places.
While he was observing through perspective, Anthony's voice came from the intercom.
"Sean, there are some unknown guys in the crowd in front of the hotel. Our guys have focused on those guys."
"Wait until it is safe to get out of the car. It is best not to be interviewed at the door."
After hearing the announcement, Xiao Ran immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and said:
"Copy that, Anthony, everyone be on alert!"
“France has the most thieves and robbers, especially art thieves, in the world!”
"Hahaha, I understand."
Anthony responded with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, Yi Lian and Fang Yufei also laughed.
"You're right, dear, France has the most art thieves in the world."
"And these guys call themselves elegant thieves and enjoy stealing top-notch works of art. We should be more careful!"
Elaine said with a smile.
While talking, the motorcade had arrived at the entrance of the hotel and stopped end to end.
As soon as the motorcade came to a stop, Anthony and the others quickly got out of the car and dispersed to be on guard.
Several of the security team members held black bulletproof umbrellas, walked straight to Xiao Ran's car, and opened several bulletproof umbrellas one by one, blocking others' sight.
Seeing this scene, those guys with ulterior motives in the crowd stamped their feet in annoyance, but there was nothing they could do!
Facing Anthony and the others who were holding assault rifles, those guys were a little timid and did not dare to act rashly.
After confirming that the scene was safe, Xiao Ran took Elaine and the others out of the car.
Then, escorted by several armed security personnel, he walked straight into the hotel door.
David, who was following him, quickly walked into the hotel with a painting bag containing "Memories of Love and Hate" in his hand!
The media reporters gathered at the entrance of the hotel were all asking questions at the top of their lungs, but they didn't get any response!
Following Xiao Ran and the others, Pierre and Caroline also followed.
Then all the antique artworks purchased today were shipped in.
When Xiao Ran and the others walked into the hotel lobby, they saw it at a glance.
Two curators from the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay, as well as several top art appraisal experts from the two museums, were waiting in the lobby.
In addition to them, there is also that annoying guy Carlin.
Merovingian gold cross
