Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1902: It has nothing to do with me
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This is the fourth day after arriving in London, and the sky finally clears up.
In addition to raiding Notting Hill's Portobello Market on the first day and sending those scum of the Pink Panther to hell, in the next two days, Ye Tian and the others explored three places where Templars might be buried. A place of treasure.
Those three locations are either in London or in the suburbs, and are not far from each other.
In the Middle Ages, those places were once the fiefdoms and castles of the Knights Templar, and are now owned by the British royal family. It was with the permission of the British royal family that the joint exploration operation was carried out.
Unfortunately, the joint exploration team did not find the famous Knights Templar treasure in those three locations.
However, they gained something else, and it was a major and surprising discovery, so their hard work was not in vain.
In a long-idle medieval castle on the outskirts of London, Ye Tian discovered an extremely secret wall. Hidden inside were two oil paintings created in the mid-17th century and wrapped in layers of moisture-proof oil paper.
Those are two landscape paintings created in 1640 and 1645 respectively by Poussin, one of the most outstanding representatives of Baroque art, the founder of French classical painting, and the famous art master.
The themes of these two paintings are different. One is a classical landscape painting with a religious theme, and the other is a classical landscape painting with a Greek mythological theme. The sizes are basically the same.
The mid-seventeenth century was the peak of the famous painter Poussin's artistic career. These two classic paintings can be called Poussin's representative works. They are both top-notch works of art worth tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars. .
Moreover, the inheritance of these two oil paintings is very clear and has clear written records in art history. It was not until World War II that they disappeared from people’s sight and have been missing since.
Once these two paintings from Poussin's peak period of art were discovered, they immediately caused a huge sensation and attracted countless attentions, many of which were full of covetous eyes.
After the day's exploration operation was over, Ye Tian and the British royal family divided the two paintings directly in the castle according to the previously signed treasure distribution agreement, which was simple and neat.
Next, Prince William, the representative of the British royal family who was responsible for liaison with the joint exploration team, took away the classic landscape painting with religious themes and took it to Buckingham Palace.
Ye Tianze returned to the Ritz Hotel with Bishop Kent and the others, taking another classical landscape painting with a Greek mythology theme.
As soon as they returned to the hotel, some of Britain's top collectors and senior officials from famous museums came to hear the news, hoping to appreciate and appraise the painting, and showed a strong intention to buy it.
Ye Tian naturally would not refuse such a request.
Needless to say, the appraisal result shows that the painting is indeed an authentic work by the classicist master Poussin, and it is a representative work of extraordinary artistic value, a top-notch work of art.
Coupled with the clear heritage of the painting and the background of its collection by the British royal family, the value of the painting is invisibly enhanced.
Next, a fierce competition began surrounding the classical landscape painting.
At ten o'clock in the evening, after a fierce on-site bidding, the Poussin landscape painting was just sold, and it was acquired by a Russian super-rich living in London and became his private collection.
What Ye Tian got was an attractive 92.5 million euros, and both parties were happy.
Also sold were the trophies he swept from the Portobello market and some antiques brought from France. Those antiques brought him more than 60 million euros. Huge income.
In the blink of an eye, it’s a new day.
After breakfast and a short rest in the morning, Ye Tian and David left the hotel room and prepared to go to the famous Temple Church to launch today's joint exploration operation.
The Temple Church is the last goal of the joint exploration team in London. If the Knights Templar treasure is still not found here, then everyone will have no choice but to leave London and go to the next country.
Soon, Ye Tian and David went down to the hotel lobby, met Bishop Kent and the others who had gone downstairs early, and walked out of the hotel door together.
Seeing the appearance of Ye Tian and others, many media reporters who had been waiting for a long time in the hotel lobby immediately rushed up like a tide.
However, they were stopped by the well-prepared London police and hotel security guards, and they could only stay outside the cordon and ask questions loudly.
"Good morning, Steven, Bishop Kent, I am a reporter from The Times. What is the goal of the joint exploration team today? Where are you going to explore the treasure? Can you tell me?"
"Good morning, Mr. Steven, I am a reporter from Art Weekly. According to rumors, yesterday you discovered two landscape oil paintings by the classicist master Poussin. What did you do with those two oil paintings? ”
"Good morning, Mr. Steven, I am a reporter from the New York Times. There is a rumor circulating in London. It is said that the violent explosion a few days ago was related to you and was caused by you.
The guys who died in that Victorian-style building were said to be senior members of the Pink Panthers, a famous jewelry theft gang. They were all your enemies. There are rumors that you killed those guys."
Hearing the questions from many media reporters, Ye Tian immediately stopped and turned to look at those guys who were worried about the world being in chaos.
He first glanced at the guys with shining eyes and the many hotel guests watching the excitement, then smiled and said loudly:
"Ladies and gentlemen, friends from the media, good morning. I'm glad to see you all here. The weather is very good today and the sun is shining. I hope everyone can have a good day.
Since everyone is very concerned about the trends of the joint exploration team, let me tell you about it to satisfy everyone's curiosity. Today our exploration target is the famous attraction in London, the Temple Church.
It was once the headquarters of the Knights Templar in London. The Knights Templar treasure may be buried there. If the Knights Templar treasure can be found in that church, that would be great! ”
As he said these words, there was a commotion at the scene.
The expressions of several relevant members of the British royal family accompanying him could not help but change. They immediately took out their mobile phones and began to report to their superiors, making plans in advance to deal with various possible situations.
Many media reporters at the scene also responded immediately, taking out their mobile phones to make calls to notify their respective news media to prepare for the next interview and report.
The tourists who were watching the excitement were all eager to go to the Temple Church to watch the excitement.
For them, this may be a God-given opportunity to witness a miracle, and they must not miss it.
Other informants placed in the hotel lobby also took out their mobile phones and began to report the news to the outside world, asking those outside to prepare or rush to the Temple Church immediately.
Ye Tian saw the reactions of these people at the scene one by one and missed no one.
And this was exactly what he wanted to see.
The reason why he announced today's exploration goal here is to make this operation public and attract more attention, and the more the better!
Only in this way can the British royal family, which cherishes feathers, have some scruples.
If the Knights Templar treasure is discovered today, even if the British royal family covets it and wants to monopolize the treasure, they will still be wary of it in full view of the public.
After a moment's pause, when the scene became quieter, Ye Tian's clear voice immediately sounded again, reaching the ears of everyone present.
“Just now a reporter friend asked, how did we deal with the two landscape oil paintings we found yesterday? First of all, I want to confirm that we did find two paintings by the classicist master Poussin yesterday.
Those are two valuable top-notch works of art that had been passed down in an orderly manner before. They suddenly disappeared during the Second World War and have been missing since then. Until yesterday, I found them hidden in a wall.
After discovering the two paintings, I conducted an on-site appraisal and gave an accurate valuation. Their values were basically equal. According to the previously signed distribution agreement, I shared the two paintings with the British royal family.
Prince William took away one of the religious-themed landscape oil paintings, and I got a Greek mythological-themed landscape oil painting. When I returned to the hotel, I transferred the top-notch artwork that night.
That outstanding painting by the classicist master Poussin is now in the private collection of a top collector in London. As for the identity of that collector, I cannot disclose it without the permission of the other party.
In addition to the landscape oil painting, all the antique artworks that I discovered and purchased from the Portobello Market and brought from France were all sold last night, with not a single piece left! ”
"Wow!"
There was a sound of exclamation at the scene, and every voice was full of envy and even jealousy.
At the same time, almost everyone was secretly sighing.
God is so unfair, or just blind. He only sees Steven, the bastard, and can’t even see anyone else!
Without any pause, Ye Tian's clear voice continued to come out.
"Let's talk about the violent explosion a few days ago. I also heard that the guys who died in that historical building were all senior members of the Pink Panther. This is undoubtedly a good thing and I am happy to see it.
But I must defend myself. The violent explosion that shook the whole of London had nothing to do with me. Scotland Yard has given an authoritative explanation that it was an explosion caused by a natural gas leak.
When the explosion occurred, although we were very close to the site of the explosion, on a street near the Scotland Yard headquarters building, I stayed in my car the whole time, appraising antique art.
Regarding this, several senior police officers from Scotland Yard can attest to this. After the explosion, they came to my car and chatted with me for a few words. If you are interested, you can find out more.
The reason why there are rumors outside that I killed the Pink Panther guys is actually quite normal. Because of the hostile relationship between me and the Pink Panther, many people will naturally make that association
Okay, the answer to the question ends here. We are going to the Temple Church. If you are interested, you may wish to come and have a look, as long as it does not interfere with our joint exploration operations. See you later, everyone! ”
After saying that, Ye Tian waved to everyone present, and then walked towards the hotel entrance with David and the others.
Behind them, the media reporters kept asking questions loudly, but received no response.