"Good morning, guys"

After saying hello to the two Raytheon company security guards at the door, Ye Tian pushed the door and walked into the banquet hall on the second floor of the hotel.

At this time, the banquet hall was noisy and crowded.

There are dozens of uniformed, sturdy FBI agents, as well as museum directors, famous collectors, art dealers, and representatives of major art insurance companies from around the world.

A four-member team sent by the Interior Ministry's Advisory Committee on the Preservation of Historic Heritage also arrived here.

Coupled with the employees of his own company, as well as several security personnel of Raytheon, more than a hundred people have gathered in the banquet hall.

Entering the door and standing still, Ye Tian first glanced at the situation at the scene, and then walked towards the front of the hall with David and them.

Within two steps of progress, many people had already seen them and greeted them one after another!

"Good morning, Steven, you guy has finally appeared, hurry up and get moving, we can't wait to get those stolen antiques back as soon as possible!"

"Good morning, Mr. Reyes, be uneasy! If nothing else, you'll soon get your wish and see those two top works of art stolen from your museum!"

Ye Tian greeted with a smile and gave the old Spanish man a reassurance!

"Good morning, Steven, when is the action starting? We can't wait any longer!"

"Good morning, Mr. René, the time is uncertain for the time being, it depends on the situation, although rest assured, the warehouse where the stolen antiques and works of art are hidden is always under surveillance and will not disappear into thin air!"

Ye Tian nodded and greeted everyone while walking forward quickly.

In addition to many museum owners, famous collectors and others paying attention to him, a large number of FBI agents at the scene are also following him, but their eyes are not very friendly.

"What information does this bastard Steven have? Even our FBI has to cooperate with him, and it is really unwilling to be led by the nose by this bastard!"

"I don't know, those guys from Washington are very tight-mouthed and haven't revealed anything, but listening to what Steven's bastard said when he greeted others, it seems to have something to do with the theft of antique art!"

These agents of the FBI Boston Branch who were talking in a low voice were all randomly selected, and they did not know the purpose of this operation, so they were naturally confused and full of doubts at this time!

This was specially requested by Ye Tian, and the action must be kept strictly confidential.

This is also the reason why the operation was chosen to be deployed here instead of the FBI building!

This is Boston, after all, the nest of Thompson's gangs, and it can't be overstated.

Soon, Ye Tian and the others walked to the front of the banquet hall.

After greeting everyone individually, Ye Tian found Joey from the FBI's Art Crime Team and asked:

"Why didn't you see Lucas? He is the director of the FBI Boston Bureau, he is indispensable to this operation, the location of the operation is very sensitive, and he needs to come forward to coordinate the relationship!"

"Lucas is currently with several FBI bomb disposal specialists, and the special vehicles of the bomb disposal team are not suitable for being here, which would cause panic among the population.

He also had to coordinate with the Boston police and ask the police to cooperate with the operation, so he didn't come here, once the operation started, he would definitely bring people to the scene as soon as possible, and he wouldn't miss an accident!"

Joey explained why, and it was reasonable.

"I see, it's not bad to arrange it this way, just don't make a mistake!"

Ye Tian responded, not paying too much attention to this matter.

He wasn't worried about whether Lucas would leak the secret, and when Thompson entered the underground palace, he would uncover the final mystery and start the arrest operation!

At that time, even if Lucas wanted to report the news, Thompson had no mobile phone signal, so he didn't want to receive a warning message at all, so he could only be arrested!

After chatting for a few words, Joey took Ye Tian to the side and took a few steps to the side and introduced an old white man in his fifties to him.

"Steven, this is Judge William, from the Boston Superior Court, and he will be here to sign four search warrants on the spot before the official action!"

"Good morning, Mr. Judge, I'm Steven, nice to meet you!"

Ye Tian shook hands with the other party and introduced himself.

"Good morning, Steven, I'm glad to meet you, but isn't this a bit too much today?

William said hello and then asked puzzled.

Apparently, Joseph and Joey had concealed some information when they invited the judge to come, otherwise he would not have had such a doubt!

"It seems that Joey didn't tell you that this time it was not only a large number of stolen top antique artworks, but also a lot of arms, including a lot of powerful C4 explosives!

In the face of these horrible things, I can't be too cautious, right? In addition, the identity and status of the person involved in the case are very special and their influence cannot be underestimated, so I am so cautious and careful!"

Ye Tian explained the situation, there was no need to hide this at this time!

"Ahh

Judge William's face changed drastically, and he exclaimed directly.

The rest of the people nearby also let out a low exclamation, apparently choking on fear.

Hearing their voices, everyone in the banquet hall looked over to this side, and many people's eyes were full of curiosity, not understanding why they were exclaiming!

"Gentlemen, please control your emotions, this information will be kept secret for the time being!"

Ye Tian lowered his voice and said, so as not to cause more commotion.

These people quickly controlled their emotions, but their expressions were extremely solemn, and their eyes were still full of fear, and they couldn't hide it at all!

In the following time, people kept coming and walking into this banquet hall.

By around nine o'clock, all the museum directors involved, famous collectors, art dealers, and representatives of major art insurance companies had arrived here.

Everyone has gathered, and the big drama can start at any time!

During this period, Ye Tian went back to the presidential suite upstairs, said goodbye to Betty, and asked her to stay in the hotel and take care of the logistics.

Then I went to the temporary intelligence center to learn about the latest monitoring situation, and arranged the follow-up work, ready to leave at any time.

Mattis, too, is ready to go.

Later, when the operation officially begins, they will set off directly from the banquet hall and do not need to go back upstairs, which will save a lot of trouble.

At half past nine in the morning, everyone walked into the banquet hall again.

Under Jason's leadership, the rest of the company's employees have arrived.

Each of them changed into prepared white overalls, which were uniformly printed with the words and logo of the Brave Intrepid Exploration Company, which were neat and uniform, and looked quite imposing.

As Ye Tian requested, everyone is equipped with walkie-talkies and miniature cameras on their clothes, but they haven't been turned on yet, and they will be put into use soon!

In addition, each of them basically has a metal trolley suitcase by their side, large and small!

These boxes contain a variety of tools and equipment, such as dust gloves, professional painting tubes, tools for disassembling picture frames, portable safes, and more, which will be used later!

At the beginning of the operation, the employees of these companies did not immediately go to the Old North Church, but were on standby here.

They will not set off until they have caught or killed the old Thompson guy, lifted the deadly trap in the corridor, removed all weapons and explosives from the underground palace, and made sure they are completely safe.

Entering the banquet hall, Ye Tian first greeted several museum directors and collectors who had just arrived, and then came to the area where the company's employees were located.

Seeing them coming, many employees of the company immediately gathered around and asked:

"Steven, can we tell us about the goal of this treasure hunt?

"This scene is too exaggerated! Boss, there are so many FBI agents involved in the operation, what kind of treasure is it? It is worth making such a big move!"

Everyone was asking, everyone was curious and very excited!

"That's right, it's time to find out, so that everyone doesn't continue to be tormented by curiosity, but things are complicated, and it's hard to explain in a sentence or two!

Wait patiently, it will only take two or three minutes, or I, or some senior FBI executive, will be on the stage in front of me and explain everything to everyone."

Ye Tian said with a smile, calming down the curious guys for the time being.

After chatting with everyone in the company for a while, Ye Tian and David turned around and walked to a few other people not far away.

These people have special identities, they are neither FBI agents, nor people in the field of antique art collection, nor are they employees of the brave and fearless exploration company!

They are a special reporting team from NBC TV, and they accepted Ye Tian's invitation to report on this treasure hunt!

This special report team has a total of seven people, with a lot of equipment, cameras, microphones, lighting equipment, etc., at this time the equipment is being set up, very fast, very professional!

NBC's headquarters is also located in Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, a stone's throw from Ye Tian's company.

The day before leaving New York, Ye Tian directly approached the relevant person in charge of NBC TV and prepared to sell the TV broadcast rights of this treasure hunt to NBC TV.

He knows better than anyone what kind of sensation this treasure hunt will cause, it will definitely be a tsunami! The whole United States and even the whole world will be a sensation! There is no doubt about it!

Because of this, the TV rights of this treasure hunt have become extremely valuable and tempting, and there are almost no problems in selling them for a sky-high price.

While you can certainly make a lot of money selling TV rights, it's nothing compared to the stolen top-notch antique artworks, and not even worth the value of a famous painting.

However, no matter how small the ant is, it is also meat, and of course it cannot be easily given up!

Ye Tian's asking price naturally adhered to his usual ruthless style, and he unceremoniously offered a sky-high price!

$20 million!