Chapter 551: Two Bastards (Asking for a Monthly Pass, Asking for a Recommendation)
The time passed quickly, and it was half past one in the afternoon.
There was a roar, and the huge and fierce Paramount Marauder and two Chevrolet bulletproof SUVs drove into the street where the FBI Boston branch was located, and parked in the parking space in front of the FBI building.
The appearance of these three bulletproof SUVs immediately attracted the attention of everyone near the building.
In particular, the guys who followed and the many FBI agents who came and went in and out of the building were even more surprised to look at these three huge steel monsters.
"What is this bastard doing here, Steven? Aren't you afraid that we will find an excuse to clean him up?
"If you don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, this bastard must not hold back his fart! But forget about it, who doesn't know that this bastard is extremely cunning and prickly, so it's better to be less troublesome if it's okay!"
After the car stopped, Ye Tian did not get out of the car immediately, but said through the invisible earphones:
"Matisse, Peter, you two follow me into the FBI building, you don't need to bring automatic rifles, there must be security at the door, and you can't get through if you bring it.
Cole, Charlie, stay in the parking lot, stay in contact at all times, there should be no danger here, but also prevent the FBI from doing anything in our car.
David, you bring three assistants in with me, ready to deal with the FBI guys and the people from the three museums, I guess they have already arrived, waiting for us!
"Roger, Steven"
There was a response from the headphones, and everyone immediately began to prepare.
Ye Tian also packed up his clothes, sorted out the gun holsters under his armpits, and the laptops he brought.
Two minutes later, the doors of the three bulletproof SUVs opened, and everyone got out of the cars one after another and quickly gathered together.
"Let's go, guys, another battle begins!"
Ye Tian said with a smile, turned around and walked towards the FBI building, followed by the other six people, everyone was smiling and full of confidence!
Seeing a group of seven of them striding towards the building, the nearby FBI agents couldn't help but be a little stunned.
What the hell are these New York bastards going on?
When there were still five or six meters away from the door, a group of people suddenly came out of the building, about **, old and young, and went straight to Ye Tian and them.
Each of these guys seemed extremely excited, and their steps were quite brisk!
Especially the three old men walking in the middle, their faces were red with excitement, and their eyes were extremely hot when they looked at this side, as if they had seen relatives they had not met for decades!
Seeing them, Ye Tian immediately chuckled.
This is the negotiation opponent later, and it is also the fat sheep that he is ready to slaughter.
Now they are all smiling and full of hope, and I wonder if they will be happy after hearing their terms, and whether they will still regard themselves as friends?
In three or two steps, they have already met each other.
"Good afternoon, Steven, and welcome to the FBI Boston Division, I'm Armstrong, Head of the FBI Art Crime Unit"
The guy who walked in the front introduced himself and stretched out his right hand to Ye Tian, showing great enthusiasm.
This is a middle-aged white man, in his forties, tall, sharp-eyed, and looks very capable!
"Good afternoon, Mr. Armstrong, I take the liberty of interrupting, I did my homework before I came here, and of course I know you!"
Ye Tian shook hands with the other party and said politely.
"Just call me Joey, and I'll introduce you to these guys, this is Kerton, the director of the FBI Boston chapter, and this is Isaac, the current director of the Elizabeth Gardner Museum.
This is Blanton, the director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, this is Robert, the director of the Harvard University Museum, and this is the head of the Boston branch of AXA Art Insurance, this is Chubb Art Insurance!"
Armstrong began to introduce the people around him, all heavyweights.
They were Ye Tian personally called to come here, and everyone was related to the negotiations that would take place later, they either had a top-level antique artwork stolen, or they were compensated a large amount of insurance premiums, and they were all bitter masters!
In addition to them, the other guys are agents of the Art Crime Unit, and they have been taken along!
With Armstrong's introduction, Ye Tian stepped forward to shake hands with these guys one by one and greeted them one by one, behaving very decently and impeccably.
Then, Ye Tian also introduced David and Matisse.
Hearing David's identity as a Wall Street lawyer, these guys' faces suddenly changed, their eyes were a little more solemn, and everyone had a bad premonition.
As soon as they finished introducing each other, Blanton, the director of the Gardner Museum, couldn't wait to step forward and whispered:
"Steven, is what you said on the phone true? Can you tell me more about it, I'd love to know more about it!"
Ye Tian nodded first, then shook his head again, smiled and lowered his voice and said:
"It's true! I don't have to lie to you at all, but this doesn't seem to be the place to talk, this matter needs to be kept absolutely secret, let's go upstairs to the conference room!"
"Great! This is the best news I've heard so far, it's a good day! God willing! You're right, it's not suitable here, let's go upstairs!"
The 1990 robbery was the greatest pain for the Gardner Museum, and recovering the stolen artworks has been the top priority of our museum for more than 20 years!
Brandon's excited voice trembled a little, and he could even see some tears in his eyes, and his eyes were full of appreciation and gratitude when he looked at Ye Tian!
Looking at his performance, Ye Tian couldn't help but complain secretly:
"I hope you'll be grateful to your buddy later, instead of scolding!"
After chatting a few words, FBI Boston Bureau Director Kelton led everyone into the building, ready to go to the upstairs conference room to start today's negotiations.
As Ye Tian expected, the first pass to enter the building was the security check.
Even with the director of the FBI branch and the art crime team leading them, Ye Tian and the others still couldn't avoid the security check.
"Gentlemen, please take out your weapons and put them in these baskets"
The armed security guard in charge of the security check said in a deep voice, pointing to a few baskets on the table, his face was serious, and he looked like he was doing business.
"OK!
Ye Tian responded with a smile, and then began to disarm the weapon on his body.
He first uncovered the armpit holster, pulled out two M9 pistols and six magazines, and placed them in the basket on the table, then pulled out a CZ83 pistol and three magazines from the back of the waist.
That wasn't all, and then he crouched down and lifted up his trouser leg to untie an incomparably sharp German combat knife from his calf.
At this point, he was completely disarmed, and then passed through the security scan with a smile.
Looking at the basket full of weapons, the FBI guys, Brandon, and the two insurance company executives were completely dumbfounded!
Who the hell has ever seen such a billionaire, a top expert in antique art? Who's an outlaw armed to the teeth, ready to play with someone!
In comparison, David and they are much calmer, everyone has long been used to it, and it is not strange!
What is this weapon, in the three bulletproof SUVs outside, there are several automatic rifles, and a lot of ammunition, and it is no problem to fight in the streets.
After passing through the security check, Ye Tian re-equipped his weapon again.
Of course, this was approved by Kelton, the director of the FBI sub-bureau.
Kelton didn't want to nod either, but the situation was stronger than people, and whoever let himself ask for something could only nod and agree!
Immediately after Ye Tian, Matisse and Peter also passed through the security check smoothly and re-equipped their weapons.
Seeing the weapons that the two of them took out, Blanton and the others were shocked again, and their perception of Ye Tian also changed significantly.
After the security check, everyone talked in a low voice and walked towards the elevator.
At the same time as they walked to the elevator entrance, an elevator just came down, the elevator door opened, and three people walked out from inside, facing everyone!
Among the three, Ye Tian happened to know each other, it was his old friend Cook!
Seeing this guy, Ye Tian instantly understood a lot of things.
Cook, the bastard, has 100% fallen into the hands of the FBI, and he has no choice but to cooperate with the FBI, and he is also tracking down Thompson's art thieves, no wonder he will send someone to follow him!
It's a pity! You idiots are too late, so you can only follow the trend and eat fart!
Although many thoughts flashed through his mind, Ye Tian's face did not show any abnormality, and he greeted Cook who was stunned at the elevator entrance with a smile.
"Good afternoon, Cook, what a coincidence that I didn't expect to meet you here! How did you leave Cambridge that night of the charity auction?
Not long after you left, I heard gunshots, very intensely, and in the same direction you left, are you okay? Dude is very worried about you!"
This is a typical pot that is not opened! Expose the scar! And you have to sprinkle a handful of salt to be happy!
Hearing this, Cook suddenly churned in his five hearts, and he almost scolded angrily, and finally held back!
Don't pretend to be innocent! If you bastard don't know what happened that night, I won't believe it!
We're working so hard and we're all over the place, but you're the biggest beneficiary, so what's the point? It's so infuriating!
Cook is not a stupid person, but a true human spirit!
Looking at the people standing with Ye Tian, the head of the FBI Art Crime Group, the curators of three famous museums in Boston, and David, he still didn't understand what was going on?
Steven, this bastard must have caught the tail of those art thieves, and he's here to reap the fruits of victory!
Despite his annoyance, Cook had to put on a smiling face and continue to make superficial statements.
"Good afternoon, Steven, it's really a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you here, why are you here?
I also heard gunshots on the night of the charity auction, but fortunately we took a different path and didn't encounter a shootout, so I can say that I was very lucky! Thank you for your concern, you have a heart!"
"You're welcome, it's best to be safe and sound! I'm here to help my friends identify a few antique artworks, and you know, in this regard, buddy is quite capable!"
Ye Tian said a reason for nonsense, who doesn't care if the other party believes it or not!
Looking at the two guys in front of them with bright smiles but full of nonsense, everyone at the scene secretly rolled their eyes, and they couldn't even complain!
What a couple of bastards! Could it be that the top professional treasure hunters are so virtuous, it's really flattering!
After a few words of unnutritious gossip, Ye Tian shook hands with Cook and said goodbye amicably, just like two old friends who cherished each other.
After Cook walked out of five or six meters with his men, the smile on Ye Tian's face immediately disappeared, and he said coldly in a suppressed voice:
"Joey, you'd better find a way to shut up this bastard Cook, he must know something, and if the news leaks from him, you'll regret it!"
Aren't you friends? You were so enthusiastic just now, how did you become a bastard in the blink of an eye? And a little bit of borrowing a knife to kill people and putting people to death! It's not a fuel-efficient lamp!
Joey glanced at Ye Tian and secretly complained frantically.
Immediately afterwards, he said in a murderous cold voice:
"Don't worry, Steven, we'll warn that bastard Cook that if he doesn't want to get out of jail, he'll have to keep his mouth shut!"
With that, several elevators came, and everyone walked into the elevator together and went straight to the conference room that had been prepared upstairs.
On the other side, Cook whispered to his men.
"Bring all of us in Boston over and keep watch, I'm sure Steven's bastard must have caught the tail of those art thieves!
All we have to do is keep an eye on these goddamn New York bastards to find the art thieves hiding in Boston and make a fortune!
Another thing that must be noted, we must not leak secrets, the bastards of the FBI Art Crime Team are monitoring us all the time, if we leak secrets, it is likely to be unlucky!
This matter has now become a competition between us and Steven, and only by opening a breakthrough from them can we find those art thieves as soon as possible!"
"Got it, boss, I'll tell the brothers to assemble!"
One of the bodyguards whispered, then took out his phone and began to make calls.
As they spoke, the three of them had already walked out of the FBI building and walked quickly to the parking lot in front of the building.