Bailuyuan, I am Bai Xiaowen

Chapter 179 Invitation

Bought a batch of goods here.

The boss's name is William, and he has always had business with Bai Xiaowen.

"Bai, you're here just in time. In two days, there will be an art exhibition in the art museum. There are countless collections in it. Let's go and take a look. You will definitely be interested."

William was very interested in these works of art.

It would be great if there was a way to get it myself. I wouldn't sell it, just use it for collection.

I am very interested in taking a look at the art exhibition in the museum.

"Of course."

I agreed and went to see the art exhibition with William.

There are many works of art.

I don't know how many of them are domestic.

Went directly to the place, a coastal city.

This day is a festival for foreigners, and it seems quite lively.

Wandered around for a while.

It's the festival.

William also came to Boston with several people.

The art gallery is also a private museum.

The people who come to visit are basically some of the richest people in the United States, and they are also the kind of rich people with cultural heritage.

The history of the United States is only 80 years old, and there are really not many families with a rich heritage.

Each has its own characteristics.

The British are really arrogant from the bottom of their hearts, while the Americans are a little more realistic.

William went in with someone.

Then add Bai Xiaowen and an assistant.

With four people, it was relatively simple for William to get four invitations.

Into the museum.

The floor area is not too large, and the floors are high.

There are tens of thousands of items in the collection.

Among them are some very valuable collections.

No wonder William also wanted to come and take a look.

He is an antique fan.

I also saw several familiar items in this private museum.

Many can be named.

The visitors who came in lamented the strength of the host.

The collection is too much and too precious.

Bai Xiaowen looked inside for a long time, then directly turned on the space function to take a look.

Good guy, I also saw one or two bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

It's 3000 years ago, and anything you come up with is worth a lot of money.

The most valuable items in those days were bronze wares.

Walked over and looked carefully for a long time.

William also came over.

His favorite is also Huaxia Wenwan.

The Chinese assistant also came over and asked: "Bronze ware from the Shang Dynasty?"

Bai Xiaowen: "Yes, it is genuine. It must have been stolen from China decades ago."

A lot of things were stolen.

I am afraid that many museum collections in foreign countries have some of the things that were robbed.

There are tens of thousands of collections, and dozens of them belong to China.

The most precious thing is the bronze ware.

Walking in the museum for a long time, there are many famous paintings.

There are as many as ten top-level paintings.

There are also a few paintings of symbolic significance, perhaps no matter how much money they have, they cannot be compared.

No wonder William invited Bai Xiaowen here many times.

William's collection is certainly not as extensive as the owner of this private museum.

A lot of things that money can't buy.

After shopping for two or three hours, I saw a lot of collections, and it was time for dinner.

All the hundreds of people who came over were invited to a private estate for drinking and eating.

William and Bai Xiaowen were at the same table.

"William, do you know the owner of this museum?"

"I'm not familiar with each other. We all like art and antiques. Naturally, we meet once in a while. There are a few paintings that I have thought about for a long time. I want to get them. It doesn't matter how much money they have, but they don't sell them." .”

William said very regretfully.

I can only look at it occasionally, and I can't keep it to myself. It's very torturous.

Because of the festival, everyone drank happily.

After a while, most of the people were drunk.

All consumption here is free of charge, it is the museum owner's treat.

Perhaps he invited these people of social status just to show off.

The banquet lasted another two hours.It was completely dark now.

All the people dispersed one after another.

Say hello and part.

Bai Xiaowen booked a room in a hotel near the museum.

It was midnight.

Get up from the bed.

He packed up his clothes and went out.

I found a cloth and covered my face so that my eyes were not exposed.

It has a spatial function of its own.

Even with your eyes closed, you can perceive your surroundings.

In a flash, I reached the art museum.

The place is not very big.

There are also several security guards patrolling inside.

There are still surveillance in several places.

Bai Xiaowen jumped up and down on the roof, trying to avoid places that could be monitored.

There is a monitoring that cannot escape.

He directly took out a stone in his arms and hit it, breaking the monitor.

I didn't expect that the United States is already so powerful and has surveillance. Cameras have been invented these days.

Soon.

Just touched the inside of the museum.

There are fewer guards inside.

Maybe it's because many people just visited today.

Today is a holiday, and the security guards have also relaxed their vigilance.

They ate and drank outside, and all of them became dizzy from drinking.

Bai Xiaowen entered the museum.

The few most valuable paintings were found.

There is a lot of space.

If it were a flower for ordinary people.

It is also very convenient to get a dozen pieces, that is, a dozen larger sheets of paper.

Not to mention that the most precious thing in this private museum are these ten or so paintings.

For ordinary people, the slightly more troublesome thing is that there is a picture frame outside, and the picture frame has to be taken down.

With more than a dozen paintings, it is definitely unrealistic to walk with the frame.

There are several paintings hanging on the walls.

Very high.

But for Bai Xiaowen, it was very easy.

In half an hour, Bai Xiaowen packed up more than a dozen paintings and two bronze utensils.

It's almost done, go back.

Did not go through the door.

He jumped ten meters along the wall and jumped out of the window.

Keep sneaking on the roof.

Avoid those surveillance cameras.

It is very difficult for ordinary people to take away things, but it is still easy for people like Bai Xiaowen.

There is no guilt about stealing it myself.

How old is the United States? Everything in his private museum belongs to others. He only took part of it back and it seems like he suffered a loss.

I thought about the things I had in Jiashan, but I must not let others steal them. "The surveillance system in the private museum is pretty good. It can prevent others, but it can't prevent me."

Even so, these monitors are quite useful.

Humans can also get tired at times.Machines don't.

I brought back dozens of things, including domestic ones and foreign ones.

Bai Xiaowen selected two paintings and gave them to William.

He knew that William liked these works very much.

Yesterday when I was at the private museum, I saw William standing in front of these paintings for a long time.

What I thought in my heart must be why these paintings are not in my collection.

Now he got what he wanted.

William knew that Bai Xiaowen was particularly capable. As long as he went out, he would be able to do it [-]% of the time, and it was true.

"Bai, you are really capable."

The private museum was stolen, and it was not his own, so William was of course indifferent.

But I didn't expect that Bai Xiaowen would give him two more pictures. This was an unexpected surprise.

"I'm still guessing today, who has the ability to steal it. After guessing, it might be you, and it really is."

The theft of the art museum caused a sensation throughout the country early in the morning.

More than a dozen paintings of famous people.A few porcelains and two bronzes are the most important things in the art gallery.

Such a big case naturally caused a sensation throughout the United States.

"This is today's newspaper, take a look."

William gave the newspaper to Bai Xiaowen. The entire newspaper was about the theft of the art museum.

Those who went to visit yesterday were very suspicious.

But it's just a suspicion.

They have all been inspected manually and mechanically, and there are no tools for committing crimes.

It's impossible to take away so many things with just two hands.

With a reward of tens of thousands of dollars, police officers across the United States are paying great attention to this case.

Some important places were carefully searched and checked, but no clues could be found.

Naturally it cannot be found.

In their opinion, no one can do a leap of more than ten meters.

Even if someone thought of something, it would be regarded as nonsense, and it would easily become an unsolved case.

William spread out the painting and looked at it carefully.

"Vermeer's "Concert", as well as Raphael and Michelangelo's. Bai, you have stolen the most precious painting in the museum."

William said excitedly.

William: "No wonder there is a reward of [-] yuan to catch you. If it were me, I would accept all these things, even if they cost millions and millions."

It seems to be saying that the reward of [-] US dollars is too small.

It's less for William.

For others, one hundred thousand is enough.

One hundred thousand, even if you ask people to commit crimes, many people will do it.

Bai Xiaowen said jokingly: "William, will you report me for these [-]?"

"of course not."

The old butler came in from the door and saw these paintings, as if he hadn't seen them: "Master, there are some police officers outside the door, saying they want to enter the house to investigate, I sent them away?"

These police officers are quite efficient, and visited the homes of those who visited the private museum yesterday.

The efficiency is fast, yes.

The person who was stolen was a rich man with great power.

They will naturally be more concerned.

The old housekeeper and William were calm and didn't pay attention to the people outside.

Bai Xiaowen naturally didn't panic at all in William's manor.

Even the assistant looked a little worried that he might cause trouble.

Two police officers walked in under the leadership of the housekeeper.

"Hello, Mr. William. We are here to investigate something with you."

The officers were very nice and they all knew William's energy.

Bravely walked in.

It was just like a routine, I thought I could deal with it early and leave early.

"Please sit down. What's the matter? I'll definitely cooperate."

William pretended not to know and asked curiously.

"We know that you visited the art gallery yesterday. We reported this morning that many precious works of art were lost in the art gallery, which are of high value. I thought I would investigate with you and see if there are any clues that I can provide."

The quality of the police officers was pretty good, and they explained all the key points in an orderly manner.

Looking at William and the others, I hoped to ask something.

I saw Bai Xiaowen, he has an Asian face.

According to what I learned, these two people also attended the museum tour.

William's expression was slightly exaggerated, as if he had just learned the news.

Little did he know that there was a newspaper on the seat next to him.

"That's too bad. Has the thief been caught now?"

He showed a very regretful expression.

The police officer knew that there seemed to be nothing more he could ask.

If William knew what he wanted to say, he wouldn't be so pretentious.

Then he asked William a few more questions.

"Mr. William, can I ask what time you came back last night?"

This question is a bit private, but the police officer opposite, please answer it.

"Nine p.m."

William answered his question.

If you ask more personal questions, he may refuse to answer.

The police officer stopped immediately and did not ask any more questions.

Instead, he asked Bai Xiaowen next to him.

"Who is this gentleman? He showed up at the art gallery yesterday, right?"

I just asked out of curiosity and didn't look too suspicious of Bai Xiaowen.

More than a dozen paintings, as well as other works of art, and nearly a hundred items, were quietly stolen.These police officers are all guessing that it should be done by insiders.

Nine times out of ten, they are the employees of the museum.

Only those who are particularly familiar with it can do it.

A perfect crime, so they can't find any clues.

Now that Bai Xiaowen has been asked.

Bai Xiaowen replied: "I am a friend of Mr. William, an Oriental."

He told them his identity very cooperatively.

"Hello sir, may I ask where you were last night."

Bai Xiaowen briefly told them his itinerary and said that he would arrive at William's house early this morning.

The police officer still wanted to continue questioning.

Was interrupted by William.

William looked a little angry.

"Thank you sir for your cooperation, then we will leave first."

When William got angry, they immediately apologized.

Left the manor.

This errand is really difficult to handle.

The same goes for everyone else.

The people who went to the art museum yesterday were either rich or wealthy.

These police officers were asked to investigate those big bosses, which made them a little panicked.

I'm afraid that I might offend someone by accident.

I'm afraid my future will be ruined by then.

William was also afraid that if they asked again, they would really touch something and arrest Bai Xiaowen.

America is unfair, the rich have higher rights.This is a capitalist country, and capitalists have great power.

But at least not on the surface, there can't be any wrong things.

The officers were escorted out the door.

After questioning for more than ten minutes and understanding some of the situation, they were actually able to report to their superiors.

Some other people's teams may not be as good as them.

Maybe you can't even get in through someone else's door.

William and Bai Xiaowen have cooperated several times in the firearms and ammunition business.

Most of the equipment of the independent regiment is American goods, and the most advanced batch is obtained from William. If the quantity is small, it will be traded directly in China, and if the quantity is large, it will come here.

Now that there is something for William, the price can be much lower.

We have known each other for almost ten years, and William has seen Bai Xiaowen's methods. Others would definitely not be able to do it, but he can give it a try.

(End of this chapter)