Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 237: Bomb threat

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Time passed quickly, and it was already half past six in the afternoon, and there was only half an hour left before the end of the preview.

Ye Tian took Betty back to Sotheby's again, preparing to remove the nugget and two famous paintings from the booth and return them to the auction warehouse to end the preview.

David also returned to the exhibition hall. He is a lawyer and needs to be present.

Although the preview is coming to an end, the exhibition hall is still full of people and very lively! There are even people who keep coming and seize the last moment to visit.

This is undoubtedly what Ye Tian wants to see the most, the more lively the better!

Looking at the lively scene in the exhibition hall, he has already thought of the scene at the auction. It must be unprecedentedly grand and the competition must be extremely fierce!

At this time, he seemed to see a surging wave of US dollars coming straight towards him, which was extremely tempting!

While I was thinking about it, Betty's voice suddenly came.

"Dear, the preview is about to end, why are there still so many people? It's crazy!"

Ye Tian smiled proudly and explained softly:

"No surprise at all! People are so enthusiastic for a reason, and for the vast majority of people, this is probably their only chance to see these treasures up close.

After the auction, these treasures will most likely fall into the hands of private collectors, and there will be very few opportunities for public display in the future, which is why everyone is so enthusiastic."

"Yes! This is not like art in a museum, you can see it at any time"

Betty sighed with emotion, her eyes a little regretful.

"Let's go in, the preview will be over soon"

Ye Tianxiao said, and then took Betty into the exhibition hall.

As soon as he entered the door, Simon came over quickly with an extremely excited expression.

"Steven, you are finally here! Let me introduce you to someone who is our big patron at Sotheby's, a super rich man!"

"That super rich guy? It makes you so excited"

Ye Tian asked curiously as he walked towards the booth.

"Prince Hassan of the Qatari royal family spent US$250 million to take the photo of "The Card Players". They are also very interested in these two masterpieces by Paul Cezanne"

"Wow! Petrodollars! I love it!"

Ye Tian exclaimed, and his smile suddenly became even brighter.

The biggest fat sheep in the history of art auctions is here, can you not be happy?

While talking, the three of them walked to the booth.

At this time, a man in his thirties or forties wearing a white Arab robe and a full beard was admiring "Mont Saint-Victoire" through a bulletproof glass cover with a very focused expression.

There were four people following him, an Arab attendant who was responsible for carrying the bag; an appraisal expert who was explaining the oil painting in a low voice; and the other two were bodyguards, staring at the surroundings with vigilance, as if everyone was an enemy!

"Your Highness Hassan, this is Steven, the owner of these two top oil paintings; Steven, this is Prince Hassan, from the royal family of Qatar"

After the meeting, Simon introduced both parties.

"Good afternoon, His Highness Hassan, nice to meet you, welcome to New York!"

Ye Tian greeted him with a smile and stepped forward to shake hands with him.

"Good afternoon, Steven. Nice to meet you too, New York legend, Wonder Boy! I am half New Yorker and live on Fifth Avenue.

I have heard a lot of stories about you during this period. Each story is very exciting and wonderful, especially your adventures, which are very attractive! "

Prince Hassan said with a smile, his eyes full of curiosity.

"Hahaha, thank you for your attention. I am very honored. Some of those stories are true, and some are inevitably fabricated and exaggerated. They should not be taken seriously!"

Ye Tian said a few polite words, with a hint of pride in his eyes.

"The best evidence is right in front of me! Whether it is the gold nugget or these two oil paintings by Paul Cézanne, they are the top treasures and cannot be owned by ordinary people.

Especially these two oil paintings by Paul Cézanne, I am very interested in them and plan to take them down and make them a private collection of art for our Qatari royal family."

Prince Hassan pointed to the oil paintings on the stand and said with a firm tone, as if he was determined to win.

That’s right! This is what my brother has been waiting for!

Ye Tian cheered secretly, and immediately smiled even happier.

"You are welcome to participate in the competition. These two top oil paintings are definitely worthy of attention. I hope you will get what you want and get them!"

"I will succeed. After the auction, these two oil paintings will belong to the Qatari royal family!"

After chatting for a while, Ye Tian and Simon said goodbye and left, coming to the stage, while Betty was waiting on the side of the stage.

Larry and the security director Jack soon arrived, and the four of them gathered together and began to arrange the closing of the preview.

"Steven, after all the visitors have left, you can open the booth and leave. We will safely return the three exhibits to the auction warehouse"

"OK! Thank you everyone, this is a perfect preview!"

Ye Tian said with a smile, his expression relaxed.

He was very satisfied with this preview. The whole process was almost impeccable and the purpose was fully achieved.

As he was speaking, Jack's face suddenly changed, and his expression became a little solemn. Apparently, he heard some bad news through the earphones.

Is something wrong? This is all down to the last minute! Ye Tian couldn't help but feel his heart thump.

Simon also noticed the change in Jack's expression and asked quickly:

"Jack, what's wrong?"

“The police received a bomb threat, saying that there was a bomb in the subway station not far ahead. The entire Lower Manhattan Police Department was dispatched and a comprehensive investigation is underway.

Now that our office building has been found, the brother on duty downstairs asked me if I would let the police go upstairs? A total of five police officers came, fully armed! ”

Jack explained in a low voice, his expression a little more relaxed.

"Let them come up. The preview will be over in ten minutes. There should be no impact."

Simon whispered, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, including Ye Tian.

"Okay!"

Jack responded, but did not immediately notify the people downstairs. Instead, he called his friends at the police station. If someone took advantage of him, he would be in big trouble!

The phone call was quickly connected, and the police station gave a positive reply that a bomb threat had indeed been received.

After hanging up the phone, Jack notified the security personnel downstairs and allowed the police to go upstairs to investigate.

At the same time.

Simon took the microphone and said loudly to the many visitors:

"Ladies and gentlemen, the New York police will enter the exhibition hall later. Please don't be nervous or panic. They are just conducting routine inspections and will not threaten everyone's safety."

As soon as the words fell, the scene was immediately in an uproar.

"NYPD? What are they doing here? Is something going to happen?"

“Who knows! It’s definitely not a good thing, I think we’d better withdraw!”

After the noise, many people left immediately, but nearly half of them stayed and continued to admire the three exhibits.

Ye Tian and everyone at Sotheby's didn't care about the visitors leaving, it didn't matter even if they were all gone! The preview will be over in ten minutes, it’s no big deal!

The exhibition hall quickly returned to calm and the exhibition continued.

Four or five minutes later, five New York police officers walked into the exhibition hall.

Each of them is fully armed, wearing a steel helmet, brown goggles, and body armor. The pistol is inserted into the holster on the outside of the thigh. Four of them are holding automatic rifles, and one is carrying a shotgun. The firepower is very powerful. .

Obviously, this is a tactical team, supposedly from a SWAT unit.

The age range of these five police officers is not large, between 25 and 35 years old, four men and one woman, three white and two black.

Everyone looked stern and unsmiling.

After entering the exhibition hall, they kept scanning the many visitors and the environment in the exhibition hall, including, of course, the three treasures on the booth.

What they paid most attention to was the security personnel around the booth. Their eyes stopped at the security personnel at least three or four times.

As the person in charge of exhibition hall security, Jack had already greeted the police.

The behavior of these police officers was within standards and there seemed to be nothing suspicious about it.

But in Ye Tian's eyes, the feeling these police gave him was a bit awkward, as if something was wrong.