Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 536: It’s all my wealth (please give me monthly votes and recommendations)
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The fluoroscopy ended quickly and the process was very short,
To be on the safe side and leave no loopholes, Ye Tian did not touch any firearms or boxes to avoid being found suspicious by the old guy Thompson.
Not every crate here was filled with firearms. He also found a dozen empty crates with nothing in them.
All the rifles in the box have disappeared. Among them are the Kentucky long rifle and the French Charleville infantry rifle. The total number is as many as dozens!
Judging from the traces left behind, these rifles did not disappear in the 18th century, but were lost from here in recent decades!
Obviously, these guns must have been taken out of here by Thompson and flowed to the antique market.
Even thirty years ago, these brand-new eighteenth-century guns were worth a lot of money! Perhaps this is where Thompson and Andrew got their initial funding for art crime.
After finishing the fluoroscopy, Ye Tian immediately took out his mobile phone and took pictures of the crates and the text messages on the boxes, keeping them as video evidence!
Then, he turned around and left here!
When he left, he was very cautious and covered up the footprints he left in front of the pile of crates, leaving nothing suspicious.
Mattis and the others have been watching his actions on the surveillance screen, but they did not disturb him.
It wasn’t until he left those crates that Matisse couldn’t wait to ask:
"Steven, tell me what you saw. What are in those long boxes? Are they antique firearms? How much are they worth?"
"Yes, the items inside are all antique firearms, and they are brand new antique rifles. There are Kentucky long rifles and improved French Charleville infantry guns. There are hundreds or even thousands of them in total!
The original owners of these firearms were the Sons of Liberty Society, who ordered them in Pennsylvania in 1783, but that was before, and now these guns should be considered unowned antique firearms.
When negotiating with the FBI in the future, this batch of antique firearms will also be our target. Although the unit price of these antique firearms is not high, the total number adds up to a considerable number.
If sold individually, there should be no problem in selling these antiques for 20 to 30 million US dollars, but if they appear in large quantities on the market, I'm afraid they won't be able to sell that much! After all, things are rare and valuable!
As long as the source is legal, these antique firearms should be easy to handle and are very popular. Antique firearm collectors, major Hollywood film companies, museums, etc. are all ideal targets for sale."
Ye Tian quickly explained a few words without hiding anything.
"Wow! Antique Suifa guns are so valuable. This is indeed a windfall! One thing I don't quite understand is, why doesn't Thompson sell these antique firearms?"
Mattis asked curiously, and the other guys were equally curious.
"It is not difficult to understand. Thompson is a pastor. If a large number of brand new and valuable antique firearms suddenly appear in his hands, it will definitely attract attention! This may include the police and the IRS!
He has too many secrets, and he is probably the person in the world who least wants to attract outside attention! That's why he didn't dare to think about these antique firearms, or didn't dare to sell these antique firearms in large quantities.
For him, selling these antique firearms in one or two or three or five pieces is high risk, and it cannot satisfy his already crazy appetite. How can it be as fast as selling top-notch works of art to make money! "
Ye Tian said with a smile, the fact should not be far from his guess.
"That's right. With that guy's handwriting, he probably doesn't even care about these antique firearms!"
Mattis’s voice came again, with a somewhat sour tone.
Next, Ye Tian began to look at the four dark rooms.
The doors to these rooms were locked with modern padlocks, apparently by Thompson.
And these rooms have not been opened for a long time, and the padlocks are covered with dust.
Ye Tian did not try to open these padlocks and walked into the room to check the situation. That would inevitably leave obvious traces and be noticed by the old guy Thompson.
He controlled the beetle drone to take off again, flew along the crack in the door into the first room on the west side, and began to explore the situation inside.
Under the night vision camera, the situation in the room was immediately reflected on the monitoring screen, and the picture was very clear!
There are many 50*40*30 boxes packed in this room. It is estimated that there are hundreds of boxes, almost filling up all the space!
More importantly, these are ammunition boxes. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell by looking at the appearance of the boxes!
The moment he saw these boxes clearly, Ye Tian's heart immediately tightened, and a chill ran down his spine.
Isn’t it filled with black powder? If true, that would be so dangerous!
With so many boxes of black powder piled together, if it accidentally encounters a spark, the Old North Church will not be allowed to fly into the sky? I'm afraid half of old Boston will collapse!
Thinking of this, Ye Tian immediately turned on the perspective and looked at the dark room that seemed to be pregnant with death.
The sight instantly penetrated the door panel and the black shell of the ammunition box, and the situation in these boxes was clearly seen, without missing anything!
What appeared in his eyes was not the terrifying black powder, but small round lead bullets.
All the boxes contained lead bullets. The quantity was so huge that it was impossible to count them!
Thank you!
Ye Tian secretly let out a sigh of relief! My heart suddenly relaxed a lot.
It seems that the guys who stored the ammunition were not stupid. They knew not to put black powder here. It would be like setting themselves up on the crater of a volcano. They were just tired of living!
While looking through these ammunition boxes, Ye Tian also quickly looked through the entire room, mainly the floor and walls.
This is just a warehouse. There are no surprising discoveries, no valuable antiques, no secret rooms, and no secret passages leading elsewhere.
The investigation ended quickly, and Ye Tian immediately turned to the second room on the west side.
Empty! Nothing!
Except for a few tattered bags thrown on the ground, there was nothing else in this two to three hundred square meter room.
But those few broken bags revealed the past purpose of this room.
This is a grain warehouse, which should be used to store military rations. However, all the military rations have been moved away, and the place is completely empty. If it is empty, rats will starve to death!
Ye Tian also looked through the floor and walls of this room, but still found nothing!
Next is the third room on the west side!
This is a military uniform warehouse, which contains a large number of eighteenth-century military uniforms, both British and American military uniforms. Most of them are in terrible condition, and there are only a few good ones left.
However, it is not all in tatters. The metal accessories on both military uniforms have been completely preserved. Some of the accessories on officer uniforms are relatively rare and may be worth some money.
In addition, some military caps are still in good condition and can be sold on the antique market.
Other than these, nothing else was discovered.
Like the previous rooms, there are no secret passages or secret rooms here!
After exploring the three rooms on the west side of the hall, Ye Tian took back the beetle drone, ended the perspective, and turned towards the east side of the hall.
When he came here, the first thing he explored was still the dark room with the door locked.
This is a sundries warehouse, where saddles, reins, military flags and other sundries are stored. Most of them are almost damaged and can no longer be used!
But in this room, Ye Tian made a surprising discovery.
Under perspective, he discovered a batch of standard cavalry sabers in the room.
There are more than 60 cavalry swords in this batch, all from France in the 18th century, and they are of high quality! Extremely sharp!
During the Revolutionary War, the U.S. cavalry did not have a true cavalry sword. It was not until the Civil War that they were equipped with the first batch of real cavalry swords, the 1833-style cavalry sword.
Because of this, the French cavalry swords in front of you are particularly precious. Their appearance may rewrite some historical details of the War of Independence!
In addition to the cavalry swords, there are also more than twenty officers' swords here, all of which are from the 18th century. There are officer's swords from the American, British and French armies.
The quality of these officers' swords is very good, and some of them are even high-quality products, which are rare to see on the market.
The sabers and swords in the room are all new, have never been used, and have been treated to prevent rust. They are wrapped in oilcloth and sealed in boxes. They are in perfect condition, almost like new.
All these swords are quite good antique weapons and are expensive. If you compare them individually, these cold weapons are more expensive than the previous rifles!
Of course, it is incomparable with top-grade antique works of art!
Like the previous Suifa guns, there are also many empty boxes here.
As soon as he saw these empty boxes, Ye Tian immediately understood what was going on.
Thompson must have taken away a lot of cavalry swords and officers' swords from here, and took those antique cold weapons to the antique market and sold them quietly.
As for the proceeds from the sale, all of it went into his pocket, or was used to build his international art crime syndicate!
When he thought of this, Ye Tian suddenly felt a dull pain in his heart!
This is all the wealth that belongs to my brother! It was unexpectedly robbed by that old gangster Thompson! It is simply unbearable!
Old guy, wait for me! The day of reckoning is coming soon!
In addition, Ye Tian also discovered two ventilation holes and an underground secret passage in this room.
This secret passage is hidden behind the wall opposite the door. The control mechanism is under a floor tile in the corner. Just lift the floor tile and pull the chain hidden underneath to open this secret passage!
However, since he could not enter the room, and the entrance to the secret passage was blocked by a pile of boxes, the drone could not fly in to explore the situation inside.
So, Ye Tian has no way of knowing where this secret passage leads to for the time being, so he can only watch!
Even so, this discovery made him very happy!
This underground palace should have more than two entrances and exits, and there may be a third or even a fourth secret passage.
If you find these secret passages, you may be able to enter this underground palace from other secret passages without having to pass through Thompson's personal studio.
That is undoubtedly safer and more convenient!
It would be even better if Thompson didn't know about the existence of other secret passages! From then on, you can freely enter and leave this underground palace, come and go as you please!
After scanning the room again to confirm that nothing was missing, Ye Tian withdrew his gaze and ended the perspective.
The Beetle drone then flew out of the room and ended its mission of shooting video.
Then, Ye Tian turned around and walked towards the second room on the east side.
This is the room renovated by the old guy Thompson. The lights are on inside. It is probably either a studio or a warehouse where top-quality antiques and artworks are stored.
Just as Ye Tian walked toward the room, Matisse's voice came from the earphones again, and he sounded very excited.
"Steven, are there any surprising discoveries in the four rooms before? Tell us! We all want to know"
“The drone did capture a lot of things, but they were all boxes containing military uniforms, lead bullets, sabers and swords, and many other miscellaneous items.
Unfortunately, there is currently no way of knowing whether there is anything in the box. If there is, it will be a huge fortune. If not, it will only be a joy in vain!
But it doesn’t matter. Those rooms are not important. What is important is the last two rooms. This is the main goal of my friends. The answer is about to be revealed. Let’s look forward to miracles! "
Ye Tian said quickly with a smile, his eyes full of expectation and extremely bright!
“We have been waiting for a long time and can’t wait. Let’s reveal the answer quickly. I believe there must be huge surprises in these two rooms!”
Matisse said excitedly, his voice trembling a little!
The other guys were the same. They all clenched their fists and stared at the surveillance screen nervously and excitedly, staring at Ye Tian's actions without even blinking!
While talking, Ye Tian had already walked to the door of the second room on the east side of the hall.
The door to the room does not have a lock, it is just hung with a lock. The door can be opened by removing the lock.
He did not immediately reach out to open the treasure door, but secretly turned on the perspective and quickly looked through the door up, down, left, and right.
There is no danger, no automatic alarm device, only a pinhole camera, which can be opened with confidence. The treasure is behind this door.
"Hoo!"
Ye Tian took a long breath and calmed down a little.
Then, he took a firm step forward, ready to open the door to this treasure!