Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 517: Picking off the cocoon (please give me monthly votes and recommendations)
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When entering the church, Ye Tian took out 20 US dollars from his wallet and stuffed it into the donation box next to the door, and then followed other tourists into the church.
This is a Gothic church with a towering tower. The church door is located at the bottom of the tower. Entering the door is the place of worship. The interior space is tall, spacious, bright, and well-lit.
The interior space of the church is divided into two floors. The upper part of the main passage is hollowed out. The second floor is located on both sides of the main passage. The main color is white. Several sets of Baroque-style gilt crystal chandeliers are hung on the white dome, which is dazzling!
In addition, several national flags are hung on the second floor of the church.
Unlike other churches in the United States, the American flag hung here during the Revolutionary War is not the current Stars and Stripes, and it is all on the left half.
The national flag is also hung on the right half, but it is the British Union Jack and the St. George's flag with a red cross on a white background.
The two are clearly distinct, living on opposite sides, a bit of a confrontation!
The reason for this situation is naturally to commemorate the American Revolution.
After entering the church, Ye Tian, like other tourists, looked around to admire the furnishings in the church and took pictures with his mobile phone from time to time. There was a bit of piety on his face, and it looked like that.
But his steps never stopped, and he quickly walked along the main aisle in the middle towards the altar.
On both sides of the main passage are white grid rooms about 1.45 meters high, with an area of about two to three square meters. One or two people can sit inside, and Bibles are placed for people to pray.
At this time, many tourists were sitting in the cubicle, holding Bibles and praying in low voices, very devoutly.
But Ye Tian doesn’t care about this, he’s not here to pray!
His targets were the religious murals behind the altar and the bust of Washington not far away.
This church does not have many decorations, and the walls on both sides are very thin. It is difficult to hide any secrets!
If there is really a secret hidden here, it can only be the religious murals and the bust of Washington, as well as the locations where these two things are placed, including walls, underground, etc.
Soon, Ye Tian walked to the altar, looking through his sunglasses at the murals hanging on the wall behind the altar.
There are five murals in total. The one in the middle is a portrait of Jesus, and the other four paintings on both sides are all biblical stories. It has a somewhat sacred and solemn feeling!
These five murals were created in the 1820s and should have been created at the same time as the Old North Church. They radiated a dazzling red light in Ye Tian's eyes, accurately showing the era they came from.
It is a pity that the appearance of these religious murals does not have much halo, only five or six layers, indicating that these murals have low artistic value and are not masterpieces.
In an instant, Ye Tian already understood these murals quite thoroughly, without even using perspective.
But who knows if there are any secrets hidden in the walls behind these murals and the land under the altar?
Throughout the ages, churches have been the easiest place to find secret rooms. Western missionaries seem to have this hobby. They especially like to hide some secrets in churches, and they all enjoy it!
The church in front of him might have a secret room, and since it was Pastor Thompson's lair, Ye Tian became even more suspicious! My heart is full of expectations!
He is going to look through every inch of the land, every wall, and every corner here.
In his opinion, the Old North Church is undoubtedly the best place to hide antique art. No one will doubt it, and no one will search it! The Boston police and FBI probably wouldn’t even think about it!
If the guess is correct and Pastor Thompson hid a large amount of antique art in the Old North Church, then there must be a secret room here, and it is quite large, and only Thompson knows about it.
Let’s start the exploration from the altar in front of us. I hope it’s a good start!
Just do it!
Ye Tian immediately turned on the perspective and looked at the wall behind the altar.
The sight traveled across the distance and instantly saw the wall opposite!
Four layers of solid red bricks, steel bars added later to reinforce the wall, small animals squirming in the cracks of the bricks, etc. All the details inside and outside the wall were clearly presented to Ye Tian's eyes, and no one was missed!
At the same time, what he saw through was not just the wall, but also the several tourists outside the wall. They were all middle-aged and elderly people, and they were really not very beautiful!
There are no secrets or mechanisms inside the walls, nothing is found!
Then, Ye Tian moved his gaze to the ground again and began to explore the situation under the altar.
As far as the eye can see, there are wooden floors, solid foundations, black soil, and a few earthworms in hibernation. There are no surprising discoveries.
When the depth of perspective reaches about 1.8 meters underground, it becomes difficult to see even an inch. This is the current limit depth of Ye Tian's perspective.
We can’t continue. We don’t know what will happen next. It’s probably not going to happen!
No gain! Ye Tian immediately withdrew his gaze and walked towards the bust of Washington not far away.
At this moment, the phone suddenly rang twice in succession, which was a text message notification tone.
Immediately afterwards, Kenny's voice came from the earphones.
"Steven, I have sent you the floor plan of the Old North Church. There are floor plans of the main church and ancillary buildings. However, it is difficult to find out where Thompson lived in the Old North Church. We are working hard to find this information!"
"Okay, I received it. I will take a look at it later. You continue to search. Once you find the relevant information, send it to me immediately!"
Ye Tian looked around and after making sure there was no one around him, he immediately responded in a low voice.
"OK! Let's look at ours!"
Kenny responded and immediately ended the call.
As he spoke, Ye Tian had already walked in front of the bust of Washington and began to stop and admire it!
The Marquis de Lafayette was right, this is indeed the best bust of Washington, better than similar statues in the Metropolitan Museum and the Philadelphia Museum!
The carving technique of this sculpture is quite superb. Every detail of Washington's face and hair is carved very delicately, delicately and meticulously!
Especially his eyes, which are sculpted very vividly and expressively, show a sense of perseverance, and fully express George Washington's leadership qualities.
There is no doubt that this sculpture must have been made by a master and is priceless!
The reason why Ye Tian made such a positive judgment was firstly based on the beauty of the statue itself and its superb carving techniques.
Ye Tian has strong confidence in his own art appreciation. His confidence is no worse than anyone else, including famous artists and antique art appraisal experts!
Another reason is the ability based on both eyes.
In his eyes, this statue was radiating a dazzling red light, dazzling!
Judging from the intensity of the red light, we can very accurately determine when this statue was created, in the late 18th century, after the victory of the American Revolutionary War!
The dozens of layers of charming and alluring halos attached to this statue accurately reveal its artistic value!
This is a top-notch work of art that is crafted by a master and has extremely high artistic value!
But it is a pity that this is a national treasure of the United States. It can only be placed here for people to appreciate. It cannot go anywhere else, let alone become someone's private collection.
Of course, no one is stupid enough to take advantage of this sculpture, unless he wants to become a public enemy of the United States!
After admiring this top-notch work of art for a while, Ye Tian gathered his mood and started to do business.
Perspective is on!
The next moment, his eyes immediately penetrated the sculpture in front of him and the wall behind the sculpture, seeing everything completely and completely!
There are no secrets, no walls, and no mechanisms. Still nothing.
Perspective continues.
Ye Tian looked down at the land under the statue's base, exploring the secrets hidden underground!
Besides the marble base, the wooden floor, the solid foundation, and the black earth, there is nothing else, and there is no trace of the secret room!
Looks like there are no secrets here! Ye Tian withdrew his gaze and ended the fluoroscopy! There was a bit of disappointment in his eyes.
But he did not leave there, but continued to linger in the old church. While admiring this ancient building, he continued to look through every corner, like passing through a sieve, not missing every centimeter of the ground.
It's a pity that all his efforts are in vain!
Ten minutes later, he could only walk out of this ancient church in disappointment, empty-handed and finding nothing!
When he had just walked down the steps and was about to find a quiet place to look at the floor plan of the Old North Church sent by Kenny, Matisse's voice suddenly came from the headphones.
"Steven, pay attention, Pastor Thompson and his assistants have left the new church and are walking towards you. Peake and I are following them!"
"OK! I get it, I guess he is planning to go back to the lounge, in the annex here! Be careful when following him, don't get discovered!"
Ye Tian smiled and whispered, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes.
"Okay, we will be careful!"
Mattis responded, then fell silent.
Less than five minutes later, Pastor Thompson, dressed in casual clothes, walked into the south door of the old church with a young assistant and walked towards an annex building in the courtyard.
The target person appears!
Ye Tian immediately chuckled and went straight to greet him.