The masked man walked into the interrogation room again. Hill had been tied to a chair for several hours. When he saw the masked man coming in, he asked anxiously, "Mr. Robber, have you got the jewelry? Can you let me go?"

The masked man looked at Hill and said, "I'm curious about something. You spent money to buy a winery in Napa Valley, but why did you go to Bordeaux and buy an almost abandoned winery?"

Hill was stunned.

"Me! I'm a wine merchant. Bordeaux wine is world-famous. I want to make good wine there and sell it in the United States. This way I can make money." Hill explained.

"Is that so? I'm afraid not."

"What other reason could it be?" asked Xier Nana.

The masked man narrowed his eyes and said, "There is a rumor that before you left France, you were helping the Germans collect antique artworks. At that time, Germany was on the verge of failure, and a batch of artworks were not sent out. You hid them. Is this true, Mr. Hill?"

Hill's face kept changing.

This was the biggest secret in his heart, but now it was revealed.

"I~~"

He had just said one word when the masked man reached out to stop him. "Don't be so hasty to deny it, or it will be hard to take it back later. I hope you've thought it over before you speak, and I haven't finished what I'm saying yet."

Hill swallowed and swallowed the rest of his words.

"You first bought a winery in the United States, and a year later sent a lawyer to France to buy the winery they auctioned. You know that the family that originally owned Red Leaf Winery was all killed by the Germans, and Red Leaf Winery would definitely be auctioned. You bought the winery in the United States just to buy Red Leaf Winery a few years later, right?"

"Red Leaf Winery is not well-known and has only been around for 30 or 40 years. It is only a third-rate winery in Bordeaux, but you asked your lawyer to buy it at a high price. So I guess your real purpose is not for the winery, and there may be something more valuable hidden there."

"What is hidden? The answer seems to be clear."

The masked man said and looked at Hill with a smile.

Hill's face turned very ugly. He knew that his biggest secret could not be kept after all. He lowered his head helplessly and said, "Well, I'll tell you, Hongye Winery does have a collection of antique artworks."

Hill helped the Germans collect antique artworks. In the beginning, many of them were directly transported away. However, as the war situation intensified, the Germans became less concerned about these things. The Germans had no time to transport the things that Hill collected later.

Before the Normandy landing, Hill had already sensed that something was wrong in the atmosphere. At this time, he received an order from the Germans to hide the remaining antique artworks and wait for an opportunity to get them out in the future.

Hill chose the long-abandoned Red Leaf Winery. The Red Leaf Winery had no owner and had been abandoned for several years. It was also very large, covering more than 100 acres of land, with hills and mountains in the distance.

The original owner of this place dug a cave in the mountain to make a natural wine cellar, but before it was completed, the Germans came and killed the entire family. The location of the wine cellar cave was hidden and no one knew about it, so Hill chose to put the artworks there.

Finally, the cave was sealed with stones, and wild grass and vines were planted outside. The entrance to the cave was completely covered the following year, so no one has discovered anything until now.

The masked man took out a hand-drawn map, which was the map of Hongye Winery. "Point out the location of the cave. Don't try to deceive us. You will not leave here until you find something."

Hill knew at a glance that the other party was well prepared. Feeling helpless, he stretched out his hand and pointed a little southwest of the center of the winery.

"It's right here. There's a path leading up. It's on the cliff on the right side between the two hills."

The masked man drew a circle on the map and wrote down Hill's words verbatim.

It didn't take long for the map to be delivered to Hardy. After Hardy looked at it, he took a puff of his cigar and thought for a while before saying, "Henry, find someone to draft a contract so that Hill can transfer his two wineries to us."

"You must personally lead people to France, and bring the most reliable people with you. You must take over the Red Leaf Winery openly, and search for the treasure in secret."

"Okay, boss." Henry responded immediately.

Henry led his men to New York that day, then took a ship to France, and after meeting with Grévicto, they came to Bordeaux Red Leaf Winery.

The current person in charge of the winery is Salt, a French man in his sixties. Henry took out a document and told him that the original American owner had sold the winery and now the winery has a new owner.

The French old man shrugged nonchalantly. He was only responsible for management and took his own salary. As for matters between bosses, he didn't care.

Victor is now useful. Henry puts him in charge of understanding the staff situation in the winery. If there are any unsuitable people, they will be fired. Everyone is so scared that they stay in the winery.

Henry wanted to prevent these people from running around and their actions from being discovered.

Henry led people to search the cave. The address given by Hill was actually very detailed, so they found the place without much effort. They cleared the weeds and found the passage, and finally dug it through after a few days.

When Henry walked into the cave and saw what was inside, his mouth opened in surprise.

"Is this the dragon's treasure?"

There are a large number of items piled up inside, including ancient books, carpets, antique furniture, antique clocks, ornaments, stone carvings, bronze statues, stamp albums, silver candlesticks, plates, antique armor and weapons. It can be said to be very diverse.

There were more than a dozen large boxes next to it. When they were opened, they were filled with various oil paintings, prints, and sketches.

"I'm rich this time." Henry chuckled.

Henry telegraphed Hardy, "Suitable cargo has been found, what shall we do with it?"

Hardy was overjoyed when he received the telegram, knowing that Henry must have found the Nazi treasure.

But what to do next.

Continue to hide in the cave. What Hill did was not so secretive. At that time, there must have been other German soldiers who knew about it besides him. Although it has not been exposed now, it may be exposed in the future.

It would definitely be safest to bring them back to the United States and store them in one's own warehouse, but it is not easy to transport those things back.

Hardy thought about it and consulted with Lanster. "I plan to import a few containers of red wine from France and go through the normal customs declaration procedures. The antique paintings will be placed among the cargo. Once the goods arrive at New York customs, it will be easy to deal with."

"It's a good idea." Lanster nodded.

Hardy sent another group of people over there, who bought a lot of red wine in Bordeaux, spending more than 400,000 US dollars and getting a total of 5 containers. All of these red wines went through formal procedures. At the dock, Victor came forward and gave some benefits to the customs officers, and these containers were simply sampled and tested and passed.

A week later, the container ship arrived at the Port of New York smoothly. Hardy called the Godfather in advance and asked him to help with the smooth flow.

Thanks to his extensive network of contacts, the old Godfather was able to handle the New York customs with just one phone call, and the five containers of red wine left the dock smoothly and were delivered all the way to Los Angeles.

A few days later,

The containers were sent directly to the HD Security Company. Henry and his team also returned from France and moved all the antique artworks to Hardy's treasure house. The treasure house, which was originally a bit empty, suddenly seemed full with these treasures.

More than 400 antiques.

There are more than a thousand ancient books.

I have dozens of stamp albums containing rare stamps.

There are seventeen statues.

There are dozens of sketchbooks and more than 400 oil paintings, among which the most valuable are works by masters such as Monet, Gauguin, Millet, Renoir, Picasso, and Chagall.

Hardy looked at these treasures. Although he didn't know the specific price, he knew that these treasures were definitely worth a lot of money.

Later,

These are all your own wealth.

The matter was resolved successfully, and Hardy was not stingy and gave a large sum of cash as a reward to all his men who participated in the operation. These guys received the generous bonuses and were all smiling from ear to ear.

Victor stood in front of Hardy with great trepidation. He didn't know how Hardy would deal with him next.

"Mr. Hardy, I~~"

Hardy raised his hand to stop Victor from continuing.

"Henry said you helped a lot this time, so you deserve credit for it, which can offset your previous mistakes."

After hearing what Hardy said, Victor felt relieved, knowing that he might not have to die.

"Thank you, Mr. Hardy. I won't dare to do that again." Victor kept thanking him.

"I have a suggestion. You are a talented person. Are you willing to work under me in the future? If you choose to follow me, you will also get a share of the bonus for this matter." Hardy said.

Victor blinked.

"What if I don't join?"

Hadi smiled faintly, "That doesn't matter. You know this matter is very secretive and must not be spread out, so you must promise not to spread it."

Victor's throat moved.

He has been in society for so many years and knows the weight of Hardy's words. Maybe he will let him go now, but if he thinks he is an unstable factor tomorrow, he may send someone to kill him.

Only the dead can truly keep secrets.

Only if I become his subordinate will he feel at ease.

Just like his men Henry and others.

Actually think about it.

Mr. Hardy is so young yet so powerful. This time, it was extremely easy for the goods to pass through New York customs. The customs officer only took a look at the documents and waved and let them go. This shows that Mr. Hardy not only has connections in Los Angeles and Miami, but also has strong power in the New York metropolitan area.

He had been a self-employed swindler, a third-rate charlatan at best, and Victor felt honored that Mr. Hardy had taken him in.

One is a good boss who makes money.

One is death.

Even a fool knows how to choose.

"Mr. Hardy, I am willing to follow you." Victor said with a deep bow.

Hardy smiled and threw a wad of money in front of Victor. "This is your reward for this incident."

Victor happily took the money in his hand. He was an old hand and he knew that the money was exactly 5,000 US dollars after just squeezing it.

What a big deal.

Who wouldn't want to follow such a boss?

Hardy returned to his office and briefly counted his gains.

Received jewelry worth about two million.

There are two wineries, one in Napa Valley, covering more than 300 acres, and the other in Bordeaux, France, covering more than 100 acres.

There is also a treasure trove of antique Nazi art in Germany, including many works by true art masters. In the 21st century, any one of these paintings could be sold for tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.

This harvest is simply too great.

He wanted to thank a man named Debrand Hill for accumulating a lot of wealth for him.

What,

You asked what happened to Debrand Hill. He is nowhere to be found. After escaping from France, he has practically disappeared from the world.