Just as Matthew and the others were exploring, Xiao Ran, Elaine and the others had entered the country villa that originally belonged to Louis.
At this time, Louis had gone to the southern Côte d'Azur to retire, and the villa was empty and deserted.
The most valuable piece of art in this country villa, the masterpiece "The Poet's Inspiration" by the French classicist master Poussin, has long been in Xiao Ran's hands.
For him, this country house has no other value besides the beautiful scenery and its own value!
Even so, Xiao Ran still took Elaine and the others into the villa to visit.
Anyway, idle time is idle. There are still some things to see in the buildings and gardens of this country villa.
While entering here, Xiao Ran introduced the situation in a low voice.
"When I came to this village in disguise to check out these buildings, I came to this villa and drank two cups of coffee here."
"It was in this country villa that I discovered the masterpiece "The Inspiration of the Poet" by the French classicist master Poussin."
"The original owner of this villa was named Louis, who has now moved to the Côte d'Azur for retirement. He discovered "The Inspiration of the Poet" at the market..."
Before they finished speaking, Elaine and the others were already excitedly exclaiming in low voices.
"Wow! That Poussin's "The Poet's Inspiration" was originally found here."
"The value of that top-notch piece of art could buy an entire village. It's probably more than enough."
Xiao Ran nodded slightly and whispered proudly:
"Yes, the market value of "The Poet's Inspiration" is enough to buy two such villages."
"In other words, with that oil painting as the foundation, no matter what we do next, even if we don't find anything, we can still make a lot of money."
Hearing this, Elaine and the others couldn't help but complain in a low voice.
"You are so lucky. No matter where you go, you can find surprise after surprise!"
"Louis, who sold this villa, probably never imagined that he would miss such a top-notch piece of art."
"This is a typical case of buying a casket for a pearl. If he knew about this in the future, he would probably be depressed to death!"
Xiao Ran smiled softly and then shook his head.
"No, this shouldn't be called buying a casket for a pearl, but should be called having eyes that don't recognize gold and jade!"
"If it weren't for me, Louis probably wouldn't have known until his death that the "Inspiration of the Poet" in his hand was actually an authentic work by Poussin."
"When he sells this villa in the future, he will still get rid of the oil painting at a low price, or even destroy it accidentally."
"From this perspective, my discovery and purchase of this classic oil painting is actually a good thing for this oil painting."
Following his words, Elaine and the others nodded.
They knew this was true.
But from the standpoint of Louis or others, these words sound really awkward!
Is it possible that if someone's family was robbed by you silently, they would still want to thank you later?
There is no such truth!
While chatting, everyone was also looking around the villa.
Elaine and Fang Yufei were still full of expectations, trying to discover something else here.
The results were counterproductive, and there were no surprising discoveries.
The only little surprise is the back garden of this villa, which looks quite beautiful.
It's just that no one has been taking care of it during this period, so the flowers and plants in the garden have grown a bit haphazardly, but they don't have a special flavor.
After a while, Xiao Ran and the others had finished visiting the villa.
Then he came out of the villa and walked to another villa next to it.
At this moment, Anthony's voice suddenly came from the intercom.
"Sean, Carlin and Henry came over. They said they came to see what we found. Do you want them to come over?"
Xiao Ran was somewhat surprised when he heard the report.
The next moment, he picked up the walkie-talkie and said:
"They are all old friends who have worked together many times. Since they are already here, let them come."
"If there are strangers, it is best to verify their identity. There should not be too many people coming over, no more than five people at most."
After the words fell, Anthony immediately responded:
"Received, there are four of them in total, they are all old friends who have worked together before."
"I know, then let them come over."
Xiao Ran replied.
As they said this, they arrived at the door of the third villa, but did not go in.
They stood by the garden outside the villa, enjoying the scenery while chatting and waiting for someone.
In a moment, Anthony led Henry and the others towards this side.
When they came closer, Xiao Ran took the initiative to wave and say hello.
"Good morning, gentlemen, why did you think of coming here to watch the fun?"
"As far as I know, aren't you forming an exploration team to explore the royal treasure?"
Carlin and Henry's old faces all turned red, somewhat embarrassed.
Everyone knows that the news about Louis XVI and Queen Mary's treasure was released by Xiao Ran.
Now the French government is ready to ditch him and explore the royal treasure on its own.
No matter where it is placed, it is done in a somewhat unethical manner, which is why Carlin and the others will feel embarrassed!
The next moment, Henry quickly changed the topic.
"Good morning, Sean, we are just setting up the team now. It will probably take a few days before we can actually start exploring."
"I heard that you came here with many of your men, trying to find the legendary Lu Qinzhai treasure, so we came here to take a look."
"I wonder if you have discovered anything? Based on my understanding of you, I must have a certain degree of confidence to make such a big scene."
Following Henry, Carlin and the others said hello one after another.
Xiao Ran looked at these old friends, and then shook his head gently.
"Needless to say, I did come here for the treasures of Lu Qinzhai. This is also the real purpose of buying these buildings."
"Unfortunately, so far, I have only found some antique artworks of low value, and there are no surprises..."
It seems to be to refute his words!
Before he finished speaking, Matthew's excited voice suddenly came from the intercom.
"Sean, you'd better come here and take a look. We found something in that small Chinese-style garden. It's very interesting."
"Under the rockery in the small Chinese garden, at a depth of about six meters, we scanned some metal objects, not many in number."
"When we used deep ground-penetrating radar for secondary detection, we found an underground tunnel at this depth that leads deep underground."
"More importantly, deeper underground, there is a very secret underground space. It looks like an artificial building and is quite large."
After hearing this report, Elaine and the others cheered happily.
"That's great. There are indeed hidden secrets here. It seems like I made the right decision to buy these buildings!"
"Wow! That small Chinese garden was built by Lu Qinzhai himself. In other words, this space hidden deep underground should also be his work."
"I hope Lu Qinzhai's treasure is hidden in this underground space. In that case, it would be perfect!"
Just as they were cheering, Henry and Carlin were stunned.
real or fake?
Is it possible that Lu Qinzhai’s treasure is really hidden here? This is so lucky!
Or does Sean already know the location of this treasure and even has a treasure map? Everything I did before was just acting!
Thinking of this, Carlin and Henry felt envious and jealous!
The way they looked at Xiao Ran was instantly full of suspicion!
At this moment, Xiao Ran casually made a gesture of invitation.
"Gentlemen, since my men have discovered something, let's go over and have a look together."
After saying that, he took the lead and walked towards the largest villa.
