Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1259: Wishful thinking
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In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian and the others had reached the corner in front of the Swan Restaurant.
Passing this corner is the four-story building where Victor Hugo's former residence is located. Adjacent to it is the famous Swan Restaurant!
At this moment, Louis suddenly pointed to a group of tourists gathered at the corner and said:
"Stephen, Betty, there is the recumbent statue of Sercras, which was cast in 1356. It has a history of more than 600 years. Sercras was an ancient hero in Brussels.
Since ancient times, there has been a legend in Brussels that as long as anyone who comes here touches this bronze statue, it will bring happiness to the person who touches it. Aren’t you going to try it? "
Ye Tian looked at the tourists lining up at the alley waiting to touch the bronze statue, and then said with a smile:
“I know this legend, and I also know this famous six-hundred-year-old bronze statue. When touching it, you must touch the right wrist of the bronze statue with your left hand, that will be effective.
Now that we have arrived at the Grand Place in Brussels, of course we don’t want to miss this opportunity. Who doesn’t want to live a very happy life? Betty and I are no exception!
But now is not the right time. There are too many tourists. We will come over later to touch this famous bronze statue. We have plenty of time. We live here and it is very convenient! "
After saying that, he took Betty and continued forward, heading straight to Hugo's former residence ahead.
After walking through the alley, Betty kept looking back, with an eager expression and eyes filled with anticipation.
Seeing her appearance, Ye Tian immediately chuckled and whispered:
"Dear, don't feel sorry. When there are fewer tourists in the square later and we have enough time, come and touch this bronze statue!
You can touch Sercras from head to toe, the angel next to him, and his dog, for as long as you want! "
"Okay, I don't want to miss this opportunity"
Betty nodded vigorously, then reluctantly looked back.
Soon, ten minutes passed.
Ye Tian and the others are already in Victor Hugo's former residence. They are admiring the furnishings and decorations in this celebrity's former residence while listening to the professional explanation of the docent.
“In 1851, after Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the Republic and restored the monarchy, Victor Hugo, a famous left-wing writer, had no choice but to be forced to go into exile abroad.
During the next nineteen years of exile, Hugo spent most of his time living in Brussels, in this apartment, using this place as his base and the pen in his hand as a weapon to continue his struggle.
Here, Victor Hugo wrote countless battle slogans, fiercely criticized the dictatorship of Napoleon Bonaparte, and always fought on the front line of the French Revolution.
It was also in this apartment that Hugo laid a solid foundation for the completion of his immortal masterpiece "Les Misérables" and contributed to the completion of that literary classic.
Victor Hugo loved this apartment and the Grand Place in Brussels so much that he loved it far more than anywhere else he had ever lived.
The apartment and the furnishings in the apartment that you see now are exactly the same as when Hugo lived here, with almost no changes!
In many literary works of Hugo's period, as well as in the literary works of Hugo's friends, there are very detailed descriptions of the situation in this apartment..."
While the tour guide was introducing this celebrity's former residence, Ye Tian was constantly looking at this ancient apartment, admiring its furnishings and arrangements, and looking through it from time to time to see if he could discover any secrets.
The former residence of celebrities in his eyes was very different from what others saw, even worlds apart.
The Belgian beauty commentator is right. The furnishings and decorations in this apartment are no different from when Hugo lived here, or even exactly the same.
Those antique furniture that radiate dazzling red light, and those works of art with several or even ten layers of charming halo are the best proof.
Ye Tian could tell just from the antique artworks in the apartment.
The Belgians indeed attach great importance to this former residence of celebrities, and do not make some antique handicrafts to fool tourists. Almost every item here is a genuine antique work of art.
In particular, the set of tables and chairs and a Baroque-style table lamp in Hugo's study, as well as the two pieces of Chinese porcelain in the living room, are all very good antique works of art, and both are valuable!
Belgians are also very aware of the value of these treasures, and the protection measures are quite strict, making it almost impossible for tourists to come into contact with them.
Of course, these antique artworks on the surface are not Ye Tian's goal, and he has no chance to get involved.
The reason why he looked through every corner of this apartment was that he hoped to find some hidden and unknown secrets here.
You know, this is an ancient building built hundreds of years ago, and it is located in a place like the Grand Place in Brussels. How could there be no secret rooms or intervening walls?
In fact, he did find a secret room, which was quite small and cramped and could only accommodate one or two people hiding behind a wall in the living room.
Unfortunately, it was just a hiding place. It was empty and contained nothing, let alone valuable antiques and artworks.
There might have been something hidden in that secret room, but it had been emptied by the Belgians who managed the apartment, leaving nothing behind.
It can be seen from the relatively clean condition inside the secret room that the Belgians had already discovered it, leaving no suspense.
After walking into Hugo's study, Ye Tian found another hidden compartment on the wall behind the bookshelf. It was also empty, with nothing in it, which was very disappointing!
Except for these two places, there are no other secret rooms or secret compartments in Hugo's former residence. This made Ye Tianfa's wishful thinking of discovering the manuscript of "Les Misérables" completely come to nothing.
It took Ye Tian and the others about half an hour to finish visiting Hugo's former residence.
When they walked out of this Renaissance-style building, it was already noon and it was lunch time.
Lunch time for Belgians is relatively normal, usually starting at twelve o'clock and basically ending around two o'clock in the afternoon.
If you see someone having lunch in a Brussels restaurant after 2:30 in the afternoon, they are either French or Spanish.
Only people from these two countries can eat a meal as long as a century!
After coming out of Hugo's former residence, Ye Tian did not immediately walk to the Swan Restaurant next to him.
With a bright smile on his face, he turned to look at the Belgian police detectives who were pretending to be tourists and wandering around the door of Hugo's former residence, and said to those guys:
"Gentlemen, thank you for your hard work. You have been following me for so long. You are so dedicated. Thank you very much for your protection, which has saved us a lot of trouble.
Since entering the Grand Place in Brussels, those sly thieves and swindlers have never approached us again. It must be all thanks to you.
It's lunch time now. If you don't mind, I'd like to treat you all to lunch at the famous Swan Restaurant to express my gratitude.
I have been admiring this restaurant for a long time. I have reserved a seat early, and you guys should have no problem. I just wonder if you guys are willing to pay a visit? "
After saying that, Ye Tian looked at the Belgian police detectives, still with sunny smiles on their faces, acting very friendly!
Betty, who was standing next to him, and Anderson and Louis behind him, were all trying hard to hold back their laughter and prevent themselves from laughing out loud.
Several Belgian police detectives were completely stunned, their faces turned red and white, not to mention how embarrassed they were!
Co-authored From the beginning, the whereabouts of these people were discovered by that **** Steven, but that **** just didn’t reveal it!
It is in vain that these people try so hard to hide their whereabouts and pretend to be passers-by and tourists. The result is a self-centered and completely unnecessary clumsy performance! So **** embarrassing!
Thinking of this, several Belgians suddenly felt a burning pain in their cheeks, and their faces almost fell to their feet, and they couldn't even pick them up!
After a long time, the Belgian police detective leading the team suppressed his emotions and said in a deep voice with a red face:
"Thank you for the invitation, Steven, but we are on a mission and it is not convenient to accept your invitation to have lunch with you. I am very sorry.
Go and enjoy lunch by yourself. Swan Restaurant is a very good restaurant with famous food. I wish you a wonderful lunch time! "
"Well, in that case, we have to have lunch alone. I hope we can see you all when we come out of the Swan Restaurant!"
After speaking, Ye Tianchong nodded to several Belgian police detectives, and then led Betty to the Swan Restaurant.
Anderson and Louis followed immediately, and the group soon entered the Swan Restaurant and disappeared from the Grand Place in Brussels.
Looking at Ye Tian's leaving figure, several Belgian police detectives rolled their eyes, but they were helpless!