After a while, Matthew and the others had released the news.
People outside soon learned that the top-quality cornflower sapphire had been sold to the Rothschild family for a price of US$125 million.
This astonishing transaction price has left countless people speechless!
The transaction and whereabouts of this top-notch gemstone have made many art thieves despair!
They knew very well that this top gem falling into the hands of the Rothschild family was no longer something they could covet.
Anyone who wants to go to the Rothschild family to steal this top gem is either an idiot or is tired of living!
Even if they succeeded in stealing this cornflower sapphire, no one in the world would dare to take it away!
As the news spread quickly and was confirmed by Joshua, the jewelry thieves who were eyeing this cornflower sapphire had no choice but to completely stop!
And this is exactly the result that Xiao Ran wants to see.
Around five o'clock in the afternoon, before the Musée d'Orsay closed.
Xiao Ran took his security personnel to the art museum opposite and stored Jin Nong's set of four landscape screens in the art museum's vault.
In this way, when you go to other places in the next few days, you don’t have to worry about this set of treasures being stolen!
In the blink of an eye, it was already around nine o'clock in the evening.
in the living room.
Xiao Ran, Elaine and the others were sitting on the sofa, laughing and chatting while watching TV.
At this moment, Elaine's cell phone suddenly rang.
She picked up her phone and took a look at it, then said helplessly:
"It's a call from a tax lawyer. Without even thinking about it, it must be about paying taxes on my huge income today."
With that said, she answered the phone.
It was exactly what she expected.
It was indeed a call from a tax lawyer, reminding her to pay attention to her tax payment.
The tax lawyer called because the tax bureau called to remind him.
As the tax lawyer for Elaine and her family, he naturally had to call and talk.
After hanging up the phone, Elaine said helplessly:
"The guys at the tax bureau have really good noses. As soon as I received the money from selling the gems, they got the news and targeted me!"
"But it's no wonder. According to France's tax rate, they can collect tens of millions of dollars in taxes at a time, and of course they don't want to let it go."
Xiao Ran smiled softly and then continued:
“It was precisely because I knew France’s tax rates were very high that I asked Antoine and Joshua to keep bidding.”
"The higher premium can just be used to pay taxes. If you calculate it this way, you don't actually lose money."
"Besides, France also reports taxes once a year, and there is still a whole year until the bonded season in April next year!"
“If you don’t want to pay this part of the tax, or don’t want to pay so much tax, there are many ways to avoid it.”
“For example, you can successfully avoid taxes by investing in houses or land, establishing family charitable foundations, etc.”
Hearing his words, Elaine couldn't help but fell silent.
After thinking for a moment, she shook her head slightly.
"Dear, I don't plan to use the methods you mentioned to avoid taxes. I just want to buy a few houses at most."
"I think we need to repair our relationship with the people of Paris. After all, we will come to Paris often in the future."
"If I use various methods to evade paying taxes, once the news gets out, it may cause resentment and protests among Parisians."
"Your personal property is mainly in Beijing and Los Angeles. There is no need for me to bring you some infamy for such a small amount of money."
Xiao Ran looked at her, thought for a moment, and then nodded.
"Okay, you decide this matter yourself. I won't interfere. The money is completely at your disposal."
"You are right. Considering that we will live in Paris frequently in the future, we really don't need to care about this small amount of money."
In a few words, they had reached an agreement.
Afterwards, they continued chatting and watching TV.
After chatting for a while, David suddenly knocked on the door and walked in.
After entering the door, this guy immediately whispered:
"Sean, that guy Turner called and said he had something to talk to you about."
"Okay, let's go to the study and talk."
Xiao Ran nodded in response, and then led David into the study.
After entering the study and closing the door, David immediately whispered:
"The Turner guys have received the bounty and there were no problems with the transfer. The money was transferred from an anonymous account in the Cayman Islands."
"After receiving the money, Turner called specifically to express his gratitude and tell you something."
Xiao Ran nodded slightly, smiled and continued in a low voice:
"These greedy guys also know how to maintain customer relationships. They obviously want to get more business from me."
"I can talk to this guy Turner and I want to hear what this guy has to say."
"It's still the same old rules. I won't deal with sensitive content. It's up to you to deal with it. You can't be too careful when dealing with them."
"Understood, I won't let them get the hang of it."
David smiled and nodded.
Then he took out his cell phone and started calling Turner.
Naturally, it was hands-free and the recording function was turned on.
In the blink of an eye, the call was connected.
"Turner, I'm David, Sean is right next to me, you can tell me if you have anything to say!"
The next moment, Turner's voice came from the mobile phone.
"Good evening Sean, it's great to speak to you and thank you very much for your generosity"
"We've received the money and everyone involved in the operation is very excited."
This guy also knows what to say and what not to say.
Now when he calls, he never mentions the details of the operation.
He also knew that even if he mentioned it, Xiao Ran would not respond.
Hearing his words, Xiao Ran nodded slightly to David.
David immediately understood what he meant and immediately said:
"Okay, Turner, thank you for your hard work. I hope this incident didn't leave any hidden dangers."
"If there is a safety hazard, you'd better deal with it, otherwise it may affect the next cooperation."
Turner on the other end of the phone paused for a moment before answering:
"You can rest assured that we are doing a very clean job. Next, we will conduct a careful and thorough investigation."
"If we find that something has slipped through the net or other related safety hazards, we will deal with it as soon as possible and will never cause you any trouble."
"If there is another similar bounty operation in the future, I hope you will contact me as soon as possible. We will definitely handle it more cleanly than this time..."
Hearing this, Xiao Ran and David couldn't help but smile at each other.
Are these CIA agents really crazy about making money, or do they regard themselves as professional killers and completely forget their identity as CIA agents?
Next, they both discussed on the phone for a while.
Ten minutes later, the call ended.
Xiao Ran and David discussed for a while longer before coming out of the study.
David immediately left the study and returned to his suite.
Xiao Ran walked into the living room and continued to laugh and chat with Yi Lian and Fang Yufei, as if he had not discovered anything.
It’s another new day, nine o’clock in the morning.
Xiao Ran took Elaine and the others, as well as many company employees and security personnel, downstairs one after another, preparing to leave the hotel and visit another building that originally belonged to the Lu Qinzhai family.
Unlike yesterday, today they brought many boxes containing various exploration equipment, ready to explore.
If anything is discovered, further actions may be taken immediately, such as digging for treasures.
Seeing Xiao Ran and the others coming out, many reporters from the media who were guarding inside and outside the hotel gate immediately surrounded them with cheers.
