In a moment, Xiao Ran and Matthew came up from the bottom of the pit.
The first time he stepped on the ground, Xiao Ran put the Sanxingdui Civilization Bronze Zongmu Mask on the ground and freed his hands.
Matthew and the others who followed them also placed the box filled with top-grade enamel on the ground and let out a sigh of relief.
At this moment, Elaine and the others, who were standing at the edge of the pit, quickly came forward to meet them.
Coming closer, Elaine said excitedly:
"Dear, you are so awesome. You actually found the Lu Qinzhai treasure. This treasure is so amazing."
"But today's exploration operation is too dangerous. We have been on tenterhooks. Fortunately, no accidents happened."
Although she was very excited, she did not come up to hug Xiao Ran. This was out of habit.
At this time, Xiao Ran was still wearing a full set of protective equipment and only took off his gas mask.
And it was very dirty, as if it had just been dug out of the soil.
More importantly, he had just come out of an underground space that had been sealed for seventy or eighty years, so his body was bound to be contaminated with a lot of bacteria.
In this case, it is obviously not allowed to hug or even touch Elaine and the others.
Elaine and the others all understood this and had rich experience. They all wore masks and kept a certain distance from Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran looked at them, smiled relaxedly and said:
"To be honest, I didn't expect to find the Lu Qinzhai treasure here, and I didn't expect that the Lu Qinzhai treasure was far more amazing than I knew. It can be said to be a huge surprise."
"As for the danger, looking back at the exploration process just now, that's what happened. It is not insurmountable. Besides, there is no danger in exploring treasures."
Hearing what he said, everyone smiled and nodded.
Next, Xiao Ran said hello to Fang Yufei and David one by one.
After greeting each other, David suddenly whispered:
"Sean, we have strengthened the security on site and mobilized a large number of armed security guards. There will be no problem staying here tonight."
"In addition, the French legal team has arrived here, and the deputy ambassador and cultural counselor of the Chinese Embassy in France are also here, just in the living room of the villa."
As he spoke, he pointed to the living room of the villa behind him.
Following the direction of his finger, Xiao Ran saw the Chinese Deputy Ambassador to France and the Cultural Counselor at a glance, both of whom were old acquaintances.
They were standing at the doorway leading to the garden from the living room of the villa, looking over here with bright smiles on their faces.
Seeing them, Xiao Ran smiled and nodded, and the other party nodded in response.
When he looked away, David continued to introduce:
"The French Ministry of Culture also sent people here, a deputy minister, and several directors of top museums."
"They are still staying in the previous villa. According to your instructions, I did not let them come here."
"One more thing, Henry mentioned before, hoping to exchange this weird bronze mask from you."
As he spoke, he pointed to the Sanxingdui Civilization Bronze Zongmu Mask placed on the ground.
Xiao Ran looked at the villa where Henry and the others were, a disdainful smile flashed across his eyes.
These greedy French guys want to exchange this Sanxingdui Civilization Bronze Zongmu Mask? Go ahead and live your mother’s spring and autumn dreams!
Although his heart was full of disdain, what Xiao Ran said was a different set of words.
"The exploration operation is still in progress. It's too early to say these things now. Henry and the others are too anxious!"
"The top priority now is to remove all the treasures in Lu Qinzhai's treasure from deep underground."
"After moving the boxes hidden deep underground to the surface, I have to unpack them one by one, inspect and identify them."
"These tasks are not easy. I estimate that I will have to work all night tonight and may not be able to complete them until tomorrow morning."
"Okay, let's go to the living room. I have something to arrange and I also need to change my protective equipment."
As he spoke, he picked up the bronze Zongmu mask placed on the ground again.
Then he asked Matthew and the others to lift up the box filled with top-quality enamels, and walked toward the living room together.
Elaine and the others took the lead and walked in front.
At the same time, the situation in several live broadcast rooms was completely boiling.
"Have you heard this? The French want to exchange this Sanxingdui Civilization Bronze Zongmu Mask from Xiao Ran. They want to eat it!"
"This national treasure must not be exchanged with the French. This is a first-class national cultural relic. It must be brought back to the country."
"Don't worry, everyone, Xiao Ran will never do such a thing. Who has ever seen him exchange national treasure-level cultural relics to foreigners? Not even one, but instead exchanged countless national treasure-level antiques and artworks."
Countless fans started talking about it, and everyone was extremely excited and a little worried.
While talking, Xiao Ran and Matthew walked into the living room.
Elaine and the others, as well as the deputy ambassador to France and the cultural counselor, were standing a few meters away.
After carefully placing the bronze Zongmu mask on the ground, Xiao Ran said to Matthew and the others:
"You go and have a rest and eat something. Later, you will lead the team to enter the underground tunnel again to prepare for the subsequent cleaning and transportation work."
"After you enter the underground tunnel again, you don't have to work anymore. You can just stand by and guide. Other guys will do the subsequent cleaning and transportation work."
Matthew and the others nodded.
"Okay, Sean, we are indeed a little tired and a little hungry."
"Then let's go wash up and eat first, and then we'll lead the team into the underground tunnel later."
After saying that, the two guys left the living room and went to the rest area in the garden to wash up and eat.
After they left, Xiao Ran turned off the miniature microphone used for live broadcast.
Then he picked up the walkie-talkie and started giving instructions.
"Anthony, from now on, no one can enter the villa where we are without my permission."
"Tightly protect this place, guard every road leading here, and be careful to screen everyone who enters the village."
"Prevent someone from sneaking in here under cover of darkness, or even launching a surprise attack. Also, pay attention to power issues, don't let anyone cut off the power supply, and make emergency plans."
"We have to work all night tonight, and the security level will remain at the highest level until we leave here with Lu Qinzhai's treasure."
The next moment, Anthony's voice came from the intercom.
"Copy that, boss, we'll keep this place watertight."
"Okay, the security task will be left to you."
Xiao Ran nodded in response and then turned off the intercom.
Then, he quickly took off his protective clothing.
Then he came to the Deputy Ambassador to France and the Cultural Counselor and whispered politely:
"Ambassador Zhang, Counselor Wang, I haven't disinfected or washed myself, so I won't shake hands with you two."
"I'm sorry, but I have no choice but to ask you to come all the way here. I must be wary of the French government."
"With you here as the governor, even if the French government covets Lu Qinzhai's treasure, it would be embarrassed to openly snatch it away."
Ambassador Zhang and others nodded, smiled and whispered:
"This is what we should do, Xiao Ran, you're welcome. Ambassador Lu has important foreign affairs activities tonight, so let us come here to assist you on behalf of the embassy."
"Your discovery of Lu Qinzhai's treasure has caused a huge sensation in the country. We have just received several calls from relevant domestic departments."
"The country requires us to fully cooperate with you to protect these antique artworks in Lu Qinzhai's treasures and strive to transport these treasures back to the country as soon as possible."
Hearing this, Xiao Ran smiled and nodded.
"It seems that we have exactly the same idea. After the things in this treasure are transported to the ground, I will find a way to transport them back to the country as soon as possible to avoid long nights and nightmares."
"According to the relevant agreement I reached with the French government, the French government cannot stop me from transporting this batch of Chinese antiques, cultural relics and works of art, and they are all tax-free."
"In this case, there is only one last problem left, which is the cargo plane. This will require the embassy to help me coordinate one or even two domestic airline cargo planes."
Ambassador Zhang smiled softly and continued confidently:
"We will solve the cargo plane problem and we will definitely solve it as quickly as possible."
"That's the best thing. As long as these treasures can be transported away as soon as possible, I will be completely relieved."
Xiao Ran nodded happily.
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Happy New Year to everyone, dragon and horse spirit!
