Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 3077: Arms dealer
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Following the archaeologist from Harvard University, Bishop Kent also approached Ye Tian and said impatiently:
"Steven, this treasure has been distributed, and the bronze statue of the Virgin Mary has fallen into your hands. Can we talk about the transaction?
I just received news that it is clearly recorded in a file in the Vatican Museum that the bronze statue of the Virgin Mary once belonged to the Vatican.
When Bishop Alfonso Mendes came to Ethiopia to spread Catholicism in the early 17th century, he brought the bronze statue of the Virgin Mary to this land.
When he left Ethiopia, he failed to take this top-notch piece of art with him. Since then, the bronze statue of the Virgin Mary has completely disappeared.
Fortunately, the bronze statue was not damaged and was well preserved. It was finally seen again today. We really want to take back this top-notch piece of art! ”
Before Ye Tian could respond, the Harvard University archaeologist was already anxious.
"Bishop of Kent, this outstanding representative work of the Mannerist master Giambologna once belonged to the Vatican. We do not deny this, but the Vatican has too many such top-notch works of art.
For you, it doesn’t really matter whether you have more of this piece of art or less of this piece of art. But for us at the Harvard University Museum, the meaning of this bronze statue is quite different!
Such a representative work of Mannerist sculpture can fill a gap in this aspect of our museum and is of special significance. I hope the Vatican will not compete with us for this work of art."
Seeing them competing, Ye Tian couldn't help but laugh.
He raised his hands and pressed them down gently, then said with a smile:
"Gentlemen, to which party this bronze statue of the Virgin Mary by the Mannerist master Giambologna is sold, we can discuss it later, don't worry.
Have we ever thought about it? If you buy this valuable bronze sculpture, how do you transport it out of Aksum, out of Tigray, and then to the Vatican or Boston? ”
"Ah!"
The Bishop of Kent and the archaeologist exclaimed in surprise, and then froze.
Obviously, they haven't had time to think about this problem yet.
After a pause, Ye Tian continued:
"You also know the situation in Tigray. It may not be an easy task to safely transport such a top-notch work of art worth tens of millions of dollars.
My opinion is that the transaction should be put on hold until we can safely transport half of the treasure out of Tigray to Tel Aviv or New York, and then we can discuss the transaction!
In that case, you can avoid taking unnecessary risks, be more prudent, and save yourself from losing everything. What do you think? ”
Bishop Kent and the others fell silent immediately, lost in thought.
They know that what Ye Tian said is absolutely correct, and this can effectively avoid risks.
At the same time, they also know very well that if they wait until half of the treasure is shipped to New York before negotiating the deal, the price will not be the same as it is now!
The reason is very simple. If you trade here, you only need to pay one tax to Tigray State, and the tax rate is very low.
If you trade in New York, you will definitely be severely punished by the US tax department, and the price will definitely rise.
After thinking for a moment, Bishop Kent and the others decided to accept Ye Tian's suggestion.
"Okay, Steven, we can postpone the transaction, which is safer, but I hope the transaction takes place in Tel Aviv, not New York, and we are not obligated to pay taxes to the US government!"
Before he finished speaking, the archaeologist from Harvard University also nodded.
"We also hope to place the transaction in Tel Aviv. It is best to conduct the transaction on the airport runway and not enter the Israeli customs. After the transaction is completed, we will immediately transport the relevant antiques, cultural relics and artworks!"
"Hahaha, you guys are very smart. Okay, I accept this suggestion. Later, you can coordinate among yourselves and select the antiques and artworks you want to buy.
When these treasures arrive in Tel Aviv, we will complete the transaction on the runway and transport them away immediately to avoid paying taxes multiple times. The few antique artifacts in my collection are not included! ”
Ye Tian said with a smile, and Bishop Kent and the others nodded.
After chatting for a few more words, the two men walked towards the Tigrayans next to them.
The Tigray people’s supermarket is open, so they won’t miss it.
They are eyeing some of the other half of the treasure, and are preparing to take advantage of the fact that the Tigrayan people are in urgent need of large sums of money and take advantage of it.
Not only them, Joshua and the other guys will not let go of such a good opportunity.
Behind them is either the country, top museums or top universities, none of them are short of money!
In the blink of an eye, the deputy mayor of Aksum, representatives of the People's Liberation Army, and the person in charge of Endacion Church were surrounded.
In fact, these Tigrayans are eager to sell half of the treasures they have obtained immediately and convert them into large sums of money to purchase various supplies and prepare for the upcoming war.
The two sides hit it off immediately. After asking their superiors for instructions, negotiations quickly began.
For all this, Ye Tian just watched with cold eyes.
He did not interfere or participate in it to gain any advantage.
Next, Ye Tian asked his men to collect half of the treasures they had received, put them into portable safes, and then handed them over to armed security personnel for guarding.
After doing this, he walked towards the deputy mayor of Axum and others.
"Gentlemen, our exploration in Endacion Church is not over yet. The treasure hidden deep underground has been cleaned up and distributed.
Next, I plan to check out other places in the church. My staff previously scanned some hidden metal objects, and it’s time to check them out.
Will you continue to stay here to deal with these gold and silver treasures, or will you explore with me? I suggest you stay here and I'll let you know if I find anything! ”
The expressions of several Ethiopians were a little embarrassed, somewhat embarrassed.
However, none of them want to leave here, or they dare not leave here.
The reason is simple, there is a serious lack of trust between them.
After a moment, the deputy mayor of Aksum said:
"Mr. Steven, you can start an exploration operation, and I will no longer follow you, but I will send assistants to follow you, and the effect is actually the same"
As soon as he finished speaking, the person in charge of Endacion Church continued:
"Mr. Steven, as long as you can guarantee that this ancient church will not be damaged during the exploration, then you can start the operation. Our people will follow you and supervise on the spot!"
"Okay, gentlemen, then I will take the people away. Let's go our own way and hope that we all gain something!"
Ye Tian smiled and nodded.
Then he led people deeper into the church and continued their exploration.
He checked several locations where metal objects were buried that several exploration teams had discovered before.
Some of these metal objects are buried deep underground, some are hidden in walls, and one is even hidden in the ceiling.
Using pulse metal detectors, everyone found them one by one.
Ye Tianhe and his employees analyzed the detected metal signals to determine what these metal items were, whether they were valuable, etc.
Of course, its main function is Ye Tian's clairvoyance ability.
In the wall beside the altar of the church, he discovered a secret compartment with several gold bars hidden in it.
After some observation, he easily opened the secret compartment and took out the few gold bars hidden in the 19th century.
This was a small surprise, but not enough to impress him.
Then there was a priest's lounge, and they found a very hidden secret room.
In that secret room, there is a whole box of silver tableware hidden.
Because they have been hidden for so long, the silver tableware made in the early 20th century has oxidized, has long lost its luster, and has little value.
In some other places in the church, everyone also made discoveries one after another.
There are metal objects buried deep underground, as well as antique cultural relics and works of art placed in churches but ignored by people.
But in Ye Tian's view, these discoveries are of little value and are not worth wasting energy on.
……
Unconsciously, the time has come to around six o'clock in the afternoon.
The three-party joint exploration operation at Endacion Church has ended.
Although everyone did not find the legendary Solomon's Treasure and the Ark of the Covenant, they found another treasure and received another surprise. It was not a wasted trip.
When Ye Tian led people back to the nave of Endacion Church, the Tigray people had already processed half of the treasure they had just received at noon, and it was very efficient!
Except for a limited number of antique cultural relics and works of art, as well as gold ingots and various gemstones that can be cashed at any time, everything else has been dealt with by them!
They signed a series of agreements with Israel, the Vatican, and other parties, and sold most of the treasures they had just received.
Next, they need to report the situation to their immediate superior, and then they can complete this series of transactions.
The basis of these antique art transactions is the valuation given by Ye Tian.
During the previous evaluation, he had guessed that this would be the result.
So the valuations of many antiques, cultural relics and works of art he gave were relatively high, which was a small favor to the Ethiopians.
After returning to the central hall, Ye Tian briefly introduced the situation.
In fact, everyone knows these situations and knows that there will be no more surprising discoveries.
After introducing the situation, everyone chatted a few more words.
Then, Ye Tian said to the Ethiopians:
"Gentlemen, our exploration in Endacion Church has ended today. Although we did not find the legendary Solomon's treasure, we also made surprising and important discoveries, and the harvest was very good!
Here, I would like to thank you all for your cooperation. Because of this, we can successfully carry out exploration operations. In the next series of exploration operations, I hope we can continue to cooperate! ”
After the words fell, the deputy mayor of Aksum immediately continued:
"Steven, I am very happy to cooperate with you. You are worthy of being the world's top treasure hunting company. I hope we can continue to cooperate and find more treasures and gain greater surprises!"
As he said that, the deputy mayor of Aksum came forward and shook hands with Ye Tian and the others one by one.
Subsequently, the employees of Intrepid Exploration Company and some Israeli exploration team members began to pack up the exploration equipment and put them all into boxes.
After a while, everyone had finished cleaning up.
Next, everyone walked towards the entrance of Endacion Church with many portable safes filled with gold and silver treasures, antique artifacts and works of art, as well as various exploration equipment.
Seeing that everyone was leaving with half of the treasure, every one of the many Ethiopians in the church had their eyes red.
"Isn't it a big loss for us to just let this guy Steven take away half of the treasure?"
An official of the People's Liberation Army said in a low voice.
Before he finished speaking, someone immediately echoed.
"Yes, we are indeed at a huge loss! How long did it take these guys to take away half of the treasure in less than a day? They are so greedy!"
These guys who were talking in low voices were all standing in the nave of the church and did not send the three-party joint exploration team out of the church.
Representatives from all parties, including the deputy mayor of Aksum, followed Ye Tian and others out of the church, preparing to see them off.
Ye Tian did not hear the discussion of these guys in the church.
However, this is expected.
This is human nature, and he has long been used to it.
……
While talking, everyone has walked out of Endacion Cathedral.
At this time, the joint exploration convoy was parked at the door of the church, surrounded by many police and military vehicles responsible for security.
When they saw Ye Tian and others coming out, especially those portable safes, the media reporters who had been guarding the door of the church for most of the day immediately rushed up like a tide.
As a result, they were stopped by the military police on duty, and they could only stay outside the cordon and ask questions loudly.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Steven, I am a reporter from the Israeli National Television. We have received reliable news that a three-party joint exploration team has discovered a treasure in the Endacion Cathedral.
Can you tell us about this treasure? Is this treasure the legendary Solomon's treasure? Are those portable safes containing items from this treasure? ”
"Good afternoon, Steven, I am a reporter from NBC TV. May I ask, what are the treasures in the Endacion Church? From which era did the treasure come? Who buried it?"
Hearing the questions from these media reporters, Ye Tian immediately stopped.
He looked at the deputy mayor of Axum, Joshua and others next to him, and nodded to them.
Then he looked at the many media reporters, smiled and said loudly:
"Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, friends from the media, it seems that our confidentiality work is very poor. The news you received is correct. We did find a treasure in Endacion Church! ”
The scene was boiling before he finished speaking.
Although the media reporters at the scene had received the news long ago, they were still shocked when they heard Ye Tian say it himself.
"Stephen, tell me about this treasure!"
"Is it Solomon's treasure you found? Is the Ark of the Covenant in this treasure?"
Many media reporters rushed to ask questions loudly like chicken blood.
Ye Tian stretched out his hands and pressed them down gently, signaling everyone to be quiet.
As he moved, the noise at the scene immediately dropped.
Immediately afterwards, Ye Tian's clear voice came out again.
“Here, let me introduce to you the situation of this treasure. First of all, this treasure hidden deep underground in Endacion Church is not the legendary Solomon’s Treasure.
The scale of this treasure is not large, and its overall value is not very high. The person who buried this treasure was Bishop Alfonso Mendez, who spread Catholicism in Ethiopia in the early 17th century.
We will upload the relevant video information about the exploration, excavation, and cleaning of this treasure to the Internet later. Everyone can take a look at it. The video information is very detailed..."
Next, Ye Tian briefly introduced the situation of this treasure, and answered some questions from media reporters.
After the performance, he boarded the bulletproof armored vehicle parked next to him and left the Endacion Church with the three-party joint exploration team.
Looking at the joint exploration convoy gradually disappearing, everyone standing at the door of the church was filled with envy, and even their eyes were red with jealousy.
"This guy Steven is so lucky. All the treasures seem to be prepared for him. God is so unfair!"
"I have a hunch that Aksum will be robbed crazily by this guy Steven, and the treasures buried in this city may not escape their fate!"
Just as people were talking about it, the three-party joint exploration convoy had sped away.
Not long after, everyone returned to the hotel successfully.
Just like when I left in the morning, there were a large number of military police scattered around the hotel, with one post and one sentry every five steps, but there were not many pedestrians in sight, and no one was protesting here.
The Orthodox monks and believers who blocked the entrance to the hotel yesterday never showed up again today and suddenly disappeared!
As the motorcade arrived at the hotel entrance, Ye Tian quickly checked the surroundings as usual.
After confirming that there was no danger, he took people into the hotel.
Soon, he returned to the suite upstairs.
Joshua and Bishop Kent, as well as Cole and Seaman, also followed.
When everyone sat down in the living room, Ye Tian immediately said:
"Cole, Seaman, tell all the guys to be more vigilant and take better precautions. Although the half of the treasure we just brought back is not very valuable, it is enough to make many people crazy.
This is Tigray, and everyone has a deep hatred for the tripartite joint exploration team. You can’t be too careful. You must be careful before this treasure is transported away."
"Understood, Steven, don't worry, we will strengthen security to ensure there are no problems!"
Cole and the others responded in unison, all confident.
Ye Tian nodded slightly, then turned to look at Joshua.
"When will the Israeli military plane transporting arms and supplies to the TPLF arrive in Aksum?"
Joshua, who turned into an arms dealer, could not help but blush a little, but returned to normal in an instant.
After all, he is a veteran who has been in the political arena for many years, and his face has become thicker than the city walls.
"To deceive others, the military's transport plane transporting arms and supplies will fly to Aksum around three in the morning. This is the first batch of arms and supplies we promised to provide to the TPLF.
This batch of arms and supplies is mainly various guns and ammunition, and the quantity is not very large. Once this batch of arms and supplies is unloaded, you can take away half of your company's treasure when you return to Israel!
The military will use helicopters to fly directly to the hotel from the airport to pick up half of the treasure. You only need to send two employees or security personnel to follow, and we will do the rest! ”
"Around three o'clock in the morning, this is a good time. It can avoid the eyes and ears of many people. By the time others react, this treasure has been transported away. I will arrange for my men to hand it over in Tel Aviv!"
Ye Tian smiled and nodded.
"Wow! So you have arranged everything, the efficiency is amazing!"
The Bishop of Kent, who had just heard about this, couldn't help but marvel.