Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1261: The blocked secret passage
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After sitting down at the dining table, Ye Tian and the others quickly ordered some of the signature dishes of the Swan Restaurant! Plus a bottle of top-quality red wine from Bordeaux, France.
Next, they began to look around and admire this famous restaurant and the former residence of celebrities who had set off a revolutionary craze.
Of course, Ye Tian once again took on the role of commentator, telling Betty and the others stories about the Swan Restaurant in a low voice.
“This is a Renaissance-style building, just like the Hugo House we just visited. Compared with the Brussels City Hall on the other side, this building was built a little more recently.
Before the 1840s, although many celebrities lived in this building, it was not famous for it and could only be regarded as an ordinary building near the Grand Place in Brussels.
It was not until February 1845, when Marx moved from Paris to Brussels, that this building ushered in the most glorious and important period of history. In April of the same year, Engels also moved here from Barmen.
For a long time since then, this place has become the birthplace of the working class revolution in Europe and even the world, attracting countless attention and leaving a strong mark in history.
It was in this Renaissance-style building that Marx and Engels co-founded the Communist Correspondence Committee and the German Workers' Association, leading the labor movement throughout Europe.
It was also here that Marx wrote a series of famous works, such as "The Poverty of Philosophy" and so on. The more important work is the revolutionary program of the communist movement, "The Communist Manifesto".
After the birth of the "Communist Manifesto", it spread quickly, setting off countless magnificent revolutionary waves in Europe, Asia, and around the world, sweeping the entire world.
You were born in the United States and grew up in the United States. The education you received from the beginning was an education that served capitalism. You may not understand the importance of the Communist Manifesto.
But in China, as in all other socialist countries, as long as they have received the most basic education, they all understand what the "Communist Manifesto" means and understand its importance..."
When giving this explanation, Ye Tian tried his best to keep his tone calm and not to be too excited, just like explaining an academic point of view without personal emotional factors.
Of course he had his own considerations for doing this.
For now, I am still living under the evil American imperialism and the dire straits of capitalism, and I probably won’t be leaving anytime soon.
So, in order to avoid being used against others and to avoid being used against him, Ye Tian must always pay attention to his words and deeds. Some things are really not suitable to touch.
Although it is no longer the Cold War, and ideological confrontation and struggle are not that serious, who can guarantee that no one will make a fuss in this regard? It’s better to be careful!
While explaining to Betty and the others, Ye Tian also looked around, admiring the furnishings and decorations of the Swan Restaurant, looking very carefully.
Of course, he didn’t miss the opportunity to see things through!
This is the place where two great mentors, Marx and Engels, worked, lived, and even fought. Maybe there will be surprising discoveries.
Everywhere he looked, the dining area on the first floor of the Swan Restaurant, the basement, and several rooms adjacent to the dining area were all presented to Ye Tian's eyes. There was no secret at all.
In the dining area on the first floor, except for a few antique artifacts related to Marx and Engels that were covered by bulletproof glass, and a few other antique artworks of average value, Ye Tian didn't find any treasures.
For this situation, Ye Tian had already expected it, and it was completely normal.
One hundred, seventeen and eighty years have passed since 1845, which is a very long time.
During this period, the purpose of this building has changed many times. It has been the residence of Marx and Engels' two great teachers, a cafe, a hotel, etc., and now it is a hotel.
Every change in the nature of use basically means a renovation of a large or small scale. An important area like the dining area on the first floor cannot be kept secret to this day.
Although Ye Tian also discovered something, in a room adjacent to the dining area, he found a hidden compartment behind an oil painting. The location was very hidden and could not be easily noticed.
But the secret room was empty, not even a piece of scrap paper, let alone documents related to the "Communist Manifesto" from the hands of Marx and Engels' two great mentors.
In just three to five seconds, Ye Tian looked through the dining area on the first floor of the restaurant and several adjacent rooms, finding nothing.
Immediately afterwards, he pretended to be casual and looked down at the floor of the dining area. Through the floor, he began to explore the situation in the basement and deeper underground.
The basement of this building has only one floor, which is basically the same area as the first floor. The layout is slightly different and is divided into several large and small rooms.
The restaurant operator uses the basement here as a warehouse, where food such as rice, flour, grains and oils are piled, as well as various other sundries. There is also a cold storage for storing meat and seafood.
Two of the rooms near the square were transformed into employee lounges, which contained beds, tables, computers, clothes and other items.
The entire basement was filled to the brim and looked messy. It was not as solemn, elegant and artistic as the facade and first floor of the building showed.
Seeing the messy situation in the basement, Ye Tian knew not to expect to find anything in this basement.
God knows how many times this basement has been dug through and redecorated by successive owners. Even if there is a secret, it has been discovered by others long ago.
As he expected, Ye Tian did not find any surprising discoveries in this basement, nor did he find any valuable antiques.
Then, his gaze continued downward, penetrating the basement floor and looking deeper underground.
When his sight went about one meter underground, a surprise finally appeared, and it was exactly what Ye Tian had been waiting for, and he almost cheered for it.
It is a deep and moist arched secret passage, about one meter high and one meter wide. The internal space is relatively spacious, enough for an adult to pass through.
It is located more than one meter deep just below the basement of the Swan Restaurant, sloping all the way down and extending deeper into the ground.
One end of the secret passage is connected to the basement of the Swan Restaurant. The other end is not yet known where it leads. It will take some exploration to find out.
But judging from what Ye Tian can see through perspective, the direction it leads to is exactly to the east of the Brussels City Hall.
This secret passage may lead to the city hall not far away. If that is the case, it would be very fun!
Perhaps for safety reasons or other reasons, this secret passage connecting the entrance and exit to the basement of the Swan Restaurant has been sealed with bricks and mud!
In order to cover up the traces of the existence of this secret passage, the people who sealed the secret passage filled the entrance and exit of the secret passage with more than one meter of bricks, stones and soil to make it fully disguised.
Without the clairvoyance ability, even if Ye Tian was placed at the entrance and exit of the secret passage, and given a shovel to dig at will, it would still be impossible to discover this secret passage!
This secret passage has been treated and buried so perfectly that with the naked eye, almost no one can detect traces of its past existence, and no one knows that there is a deep secret passage underground here.
Fortunately, Ye Tian has the power of clairvoyance, and this secret passage that has long been buried by humans cannot be hidden and is clearly presented in his eyes.
Ye Tian had no way of knowing who dug this secret passage. He could only secretly guess the purpose of this secret passage, but he was very sure of the age when this secret passage was excavated and sealed.
When filling and burying the secret passage connecting the entrance and exit of the basement of Swan Restaurant, they started to bury the person or people, and erected an arched iron door more than one meter deep underground from the entrance to the secret passage.
There was a big lock hanging on the back of the iron door. Although it was very badly rusted, Ye Tian could accurately judge the year of its production from the dazzling red light emitted by the big lock.
Looking through the iron gate, Ye Tian saw several candlesticks on the walls on both sides of the secret passage. From the dazzling red light emitted by these candlesticks, he could also judge the approximate year when the secret passage was excavated.
This secret passage was roughly excavated in the mid-1840s, and it was sealed and buried in the early 1850s when the iron gates were erected and large locks were hung.
That was the period when Marx and Engels lived here, the period when Marx wrote the "Communist Manifesto", and it was also the most glorious period of this building's history.
After confirming this, Ye Tian's eyes immediately flashed with a hint of ecstasy.
Although until now, he still has not found any valuable antiques or important documents in the secret passage, but he is sure that he will definitely find something in the secret passage!
Even if nothing is found in the end, the secret passage has been cleaned up long ago. This secret passage itself is still a very important discovery, enough to cause quite a sensation!