People are watching American TV shows, and they are also watching American-style iaido.

Firstly, they were no longer on the high seas; this was a port, and killing so many people in broad daylight would inevitably attract attention.

Secondly, all the treasures were completely concealed, so the staff didn't know what they were transporting... Moreover, those staff members weren't ordinary people; they had a lot of problems themselves and wouldn't deal with the police.

Thirdly, since they're back, even if the FBI comes looking for them, it won't matter.

Back to the hotel.

After piling all the treasures into the various rooms on the first floor of the hotel, Ding Ze stretched. After working for so long, he desperately needed to take a good shower and rest.

However, before he could rest, there was one more thing he needed to do.

He needs to select a few treasures and then contact Soapy and Goldman Sachs auction houses to recoup some funds as soon as possible.

After all, Abruzzi had poured tens of millions of dollars into this round of investment... nearly half of the initial 120 million had been used up, and the funds were already quite insufficient...

Next, buying land, hiring a security company, and recruiting staff will all require a lot of money.

Without money, you can't do anything.

“John, Ron, Mickey,” Ding Ze called out, “Let’s go pick out a few things and exchange them for some money.”

Abruzzi had never seen those treasures until now, and he was overjoyed to finally be able to see them.

The four of them randomly entered a room filled with treasures and began to browse.

Time flies.

In the end, the four of them chatted and laughed, and chose a total of twelve treasures according to their own preferences.

Contact information for all branches of Soapy and Christie's auction houses is available online.

Ding Ze made the call himself, first calling Soapy's headquarters in the United States.

Soapy's does have a branch office in Miami... but what's the point of having a branch office handle a transaction of this magnitude?

"Hello, this is Soapy Auction House," the operator said in a very professional tone.

"Hello, I have twelve treasures that I'd like you to auction off. Would it be convenient for you to send someone over?" Ding Ze asked.

"Sir, what are these twelve treasures? We usually don't come to your door; customers bring the items themselves," the operator said.

“Sculptures, calligraphy and paintings, and jewelry are all available,” Ding Ze had researched the process the operator had described online. “It’s worth approximately several hundred million US dollars.”

hum.

The operator paused for a moment, then her tone changed naturally, "Sir, may I ask how I should address you?"

"Jansen Freeman".

"Mr. Freeman, may I ask where these twelve treasures came from?"

"It was stolen by the Templars hundreds of years ago, and I just happened to find it recently."

The operator was dumbfounded.

Even though she was just a switchboard operator, she still had basic professional ethics as she worked at Soapy Auction House.

The operator has a general understanding of the history of the Knights Templar;

It's precisely because I understand that I'm so completely bewildered.

It's worth noting that, according to historical records, the Templars supposedly amassed an astonishing amount of treasure during those years…

"Mr. Freeman, you only found twelve treasures?" the operator asked excitedly, her voice trembling.

Ding Ze smiled and said, "Of course there are more, but I only plan to sell twelve for now."

Upon hearing this, the operator's excitement reached a new level. "Mr. Freeman, please wait a moment while I ask my boss to speak with you."

"No thanks, I still need to call Jiade Auction House. You guys can figure it out yourselves. If you're willing to come over, I'm in Miami. Call me here when you arrive."

operator:".…."

Jiade Auction House?

Why would you take such a big deal from a competitor?

The operator panicked and quickly spoke up.

pity.

pat.

Ding Ze had already hung up the phone and then called Jiade Auction House.

The content of the dialogues was basically similar.

Not long after.

Contact completed.

Ding Ze put away his phone, took a shower, and went to sleep.

*********

Almost at the same time.

The heads of Soapyt and Christie's auction houses in the United States received the news and became extremely serious.

the reason is simple.

Trinity Church in New York collapsed, and a treasury was found in the church's basement. The treasures inside were emptied last night…

They are very well-informed and had already heard about it.

This way.

Less than a day later, someone called, saying they wanted to auction off the treasures the Templars had plundered from around the world...

Fake news?

cant!

The timing is too perfect!

Moreover, a quick calculation shows that the timing of moving all the treasures from beneath Trinity Church in New York at night and transferring them to Miami through some means is remarkably similar!

This way.

It was perfectly reasonable. Without the slightest hesitation, the two CEOs made a decisive decision and personally led their teams to Miami without stopping.

As for contacting the FBI to report this information?

Ha ha.

This is America!

The treasure hidden deep underground, whoever finds it, it's theirs.

Report my ass!

What? The Trinity Church might have been destroyed by this seller?

What does it have to do with them?

They only deal with treasures; the seller bombed Trinity Church, but that had nothing to do with them.

Will the FBI come looking for trouble?

It's okay, their huge group of lawyers finally have something to do and won't be bored out of their minds anymore.

In the world of capital, capital reigns supreme.

The rest of you, step aside.

-

Meanwhile, Soapy and the two executives from the American headquarters of Christie's auction house boarded a private jet.

the other side.

Thanks to the efforts of a large number of people and machines, a downward passage was finally cleared from the ruins of Trinity Church.

Steve Diller, the director of the FBI's New York field office, put on a helmet and immediately led his men down the corridor, eager to see for themselves what was happening below and verify a suspicion.

Normally, the passage has just been cleared, and going down now would be very dangerous. A big shot like Steve Diller shouldn't take such a risk.

But Steve Diller did it anyway without hesitation.

why?

Because he was actually a mid-level Freemason, and because the Freemasons had indeed hidden a lot of treasures all over America over the past few hundred years, and some of the hiding places for those treasures had indeed been lost over time...

He strongly suspected that the underground of Trinity Church was one of the hiding places.

If true...

He was then able to use this opportunity to establish direct contact with some of the upper echelons of Freemasonry, making it much easier to climb the ranks afterward.

So, what's a little risk compared to a brighter future?

With this expectation in mind, Steve Diller became more and more excited as he walked, and unconsciously quickened his pace.

The FBI agents following behind, including Ma Hong who had arrived not long ago, were somewhat puzzled by what they saw.

We walked for a short while.

Suddenly, Steve Diller stopped abruptly, looked at a symbol on the stone wall to the left of the passage, and grinned silently.