Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1286: Enter Diamond Street
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Ten minutes later, Ye Tian and his team arrived at the intersection of Diamond Street in Antwerp and lined up on the roadside.
This is an S-shaped street, only a few hundred meters long, very close to Antwerp Railway Station. There are ancient buildings of various styles on both sides of the street, all of which are quite well preserved!
These ancient buildings on both sides of the street can be traced back to the early 14th century, while the closer ones are from the 17th and 18th centuries. They all have a history of at least two to three hundred years!
The architectural styles are also different, including Roman architecture, Gothic architecture, Renaissance architecture, Baroque architecture, etc., each with its own characteristics.
Walking on this ancient street gives people the feeling of walking on the streets of medieval Europe. It is very emotional and can also feel the rich historical charm!
But this place is different from other tourist areas. Except for a few restaurants and cafes, every shop and company open on this street is related to one thing!
That’s a diamond! This kind of stone is not rare, extremely hard, but makes countless women crazy for it!
There are four diamond exchanges in Antwerp, three of which are on this street. There are also many top jewelry stores and the most authoritative diamond appraisal institutions.
Every day, tens of thousands of carats of loose diamonds are gathered on this street from all over the world under the **** of armed guards, and are handed over to the world's top diamond appraisal experts for 'authentication'.
Next, these loose diamonds will be carved, processed, re-appraised and traded by skilled craftsmen in the Antwerp diamond industry, and then flow out from here and enter the circulation markets around the world.
For those women who love jewelry and diamonds, this is a street that radiates bright light. Every jewelry store on both sides of the street is enough to make them crazy.
In addition to countless women who are crazy about diamonds, this is also a favorite place for many jewelry thieves.
If they can get a big job here, they can retire directly, find a place with beautiful scenery, go out anonymously and wait to die!
When the jewel thieves who followed Ye Tian and the others saw Ye Tian and the others coming here, their eyes suddenly lit up with excitement, and they almost cheered!
“I bet that **** Steven is here to attend today’s jewelry and diamond auction, and he is probably here to buy diamonds for his girlfriend. It is said that they are getting married!
In today’s jewelry and diamond auction, many top jewelry diamonds will be unveiled, especially the ‘Oppenheimer Blue’, which is known as the largest fancy vivid blue diamond in the world’s auction history!
I wonder what that guy Steven’s goal is? With how generous that guy was, it's possible he came for Oppenheimer Blue, and if that's the case, that would be great! "
"I hope so. If that **** Steven takes a picture of 'Oppenheimer Blue', in addition to Queen Mary's top jewelry, he will have another priceless treasure!
At that time, we will look for another opportunity to rob. Once we succeed, I am sure that all of us will make a fortune, and we can retire directly and go to the Mediterranean to enjoy life! "
During the discussion, these jewel thieves from all over the world couldn't help but begin to imagine a beautiful life surrounded by beautiful women and enjoying the sunny beaches of the Mediterranean. Everyone's eyes were shining with greed!
Obviously, this is just their unrealistic fantasy, and there is no possibility of it being realized.
At this time, they could only stay one or two hundred meters away from Diamond Street, looking at it from a distance, not daring to get close to that famous street.
There is only one exit at the front and back of Diamond Street, and there are very strong lifting roadblocks on both sides. It is impossible to drive into that street without permission!
Due to the jewelry and diamond auction being held today, Diamond Street is heavily guarded at the moment. There are Belgian police and armed security personnel with live ammunition everywhere. It can definitely be called a post at three steps and a sentry at five steps!
Everyone who enters or exits Diamond Street will be scrutinized carefully and secretly compared using face recognition technology to prevent criminals from fishing in troubled waters!
Under such circumstances, the jewel thieves who followed Ye Tian and the others would not dare to enter this street filled with wealth. They could only hide in the distance and wait for opportunities.
Ye Tian and the others have no such worries. They are gods who come here to spread their wealth, not jewel thieves or robbers with evil intentions!
As soon as the convoy came to a stop, a vice president and security chief from Christie's Auction House, as well as a head of the Antwerp police, walked over to the convoy!
At the same time, Mattis and Anderson also opened the car door and got out of the car, facing each other.
After walking closer, the two sides communicated, got to know each other and confirmed their identities, Matisse and Anderson took each other to Ye Tian's car.
Ye Tian did not get out of the car, he just opened the car door, shook hands with the other party, confirmed his identity, and then ended the exchange.
Immediately afterwards, the Antwerp police chief picked up the walkie-talkie and informed his subordinates to lower the road posts at the entrance of Diamond Street to allow Ye Tian and the others to enter the street.
Due to the narrowness and limited length of Diamond Street, and in order to cooperate with security, Ye Tian and his team did not all drive into the street, only three Mercedes-Benz bulletproof SUVs entered!
These three Mercedes-Benz bulletproof SUVs are the one that Ye Tian and Betty were riding in, and the other two SUVs that were riding in Matisse and Anderson!
Several other bulletproof SUVs and the armed security personnel in the vehicles all stayed at the street entrance to guard the perimeter. They could rush into the street at any time to support Ye Tian and the others!
Under the guidance of the vice president and security chief of Christie's Auction House, the three cars that Ye Tian and the others were riding in quickly drove to the entrance of Christie's Auction House and stopped slowly!
A few minutes later, Ye Tian and the others arrived at a living room next to the auction hall.
At this time, Ye Tian was wearing a casual summer dress and holding a silver-gray titanium alloy portable safe in his hand, which was very eye-catching!
Seeing the portable safe in his hand, everyone knew in their hearts that what was contained in it must be those top-notch jewelry pieces that originally belonged to Queen Mary and caused a huge sensation!
As soon as he walked into the reception room, Ye Tian saw several guys in suits and ties approaching him, each with a bright smile on their face.
As he walked closer, the leader, a white man in his fifties, immediately said enthusiastically:
"Good morning, Mr. Steven, nice to meet you! I am Henry, general manager of the Belgian branch of Christie's auction house. Welcome to Antwerp and welcome to Christie's!"
Ye Tian shook hands with the other party and said with a smile:
"Good morning, Mr. Henry. Nice to meet you too. Antwerp is a very beautiful city. I like it here!"
Immediately afterwards, Henry introduced several people around him, including a vice president of Christie's, an antique art appraisal expert, and a jewelry and diamond appraisal expert.
Because Antwerp is located in a Dutch-speaking area, Christie's auction house also equipped Ye Tian with a Dutch translator. She is a female employee of Christie's auction house in her early thirties!
In addition, Henry also introduced to Ye Tian the auctioneer who was hosting today's jewelry and diamond auction. He was a white-glove auctioneer who was quite famous in the field of jewelry auctions!
Afterwards, Ye Tian also introduced a few people around him, except for a few armed security personnel standing a little later.
After getting to know each other and exchanging polite greetings, Henry and the others looked at the portable safe in Ye Tian's hands, their eyes shining brightly with unusually hot eyes.
"Mr. Steven, if I guess correctly, what is in this portable safe should be the top-notch jewelry that once belonged to Queen Mary, right?"
Henry asked, pointing to the safe, with an excited and expectant expression.
Several other people were the same, all staring at the titanium alloy portable safe.
"You are right, Mr. Henry. What is contained in this portable safe is indeed the top jewelry that I found in Brussels yesterday and originally belonged to Queen Mary.
Because I was in a hurry, I took them with me instead of sending them to a vault for storage. When the auction is over, I will find a trustworthy vault to store them! "
Ye Tian chuckled and nodded, not hiding anything from the other party.
"Steven, if possible, can you let us admire some of the top jewelry? Especially the famous diamond necklace. I really want to see that diamond necklace that is said to be unprecedented!"
The jewelry and diamond appraisal expert opposite said eagerly, with eyes full of anticipation.
As soon as he finished speaking, Henry continued:
"What to do with these top-notch pieces of jewelry? Steven, I wonder if you have thought about it? If you are going to put these priceless treasures up for auction, I hope you can choose Christie's!
Although this is our first meeting, you have cooperated with our Christie's auction house many times. We are very happy with each other and there are no problems. I believe it will be the same this time.
If you are willing to entrust these priceless treasures to our auction house, then we will give you the most favorable terms, formulate the best promotion and publicity strategies, and the auction results will definitely satisfy you! "
Ye Tian glanced at the people in front of him, then smiled and shook his head and said:
“I’m very sorry, gentlemen, for safety reasons and limited time, I can’t show you those top jewelry pieces here. Please forgive me!
When this jewelry and diamond auction is over, if you have more time, I will show you some of the jewelry that once belonged to Queen Mary for everyone to enjoy!
Mr. Henry, I have made a decision about what to do with those priceless treasures. Those top-quality jewelry will not be sent for auction. I am very sorry that we cannot cooperate this time! "
"Hey! That's such a shame! I hope we can cooperate again in the future!"
Henry sighed, his tone full of regret.
Afterwards, everyone chatted for a while, and it was already approaching 10:30 in the morning. Today's top jewelry and diamond auction is about to begin!