Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1790: A catastrophe
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"Xiaotian, we successfully received the antique artworks you sent at the Capital Airport and sent them to the Forbidden City overnight and kept them very safe.
Wait until tomorrow morning, your aunt will take out those Chinese antiques and display them all in your private exhibition hall according to your classification.
Your personal lawyer and I, as well as security personnel and police, will **** the wooden crates containing the fragments of the statue of Athena to Financial Street and store them in the vault."
As soon as Ye Tian and the others left Castro Antique Shop, his sister-in-law called and informed them of the situation in Beijing. Everything went very smoothly!
At this time, the Knight XV armored vehicle that Ye Tian and Betty were riding in contained two more valuable top-notch works of art.
No need to ask, these two top-notch pieces of art come from the just-departed Castro Antique Shop.
Ye Tian faithfully practiced the principle of not stealing the goods without being polite at all, and ransacked Castro's antique store.
When he thought of the extremely sad eyes of Alessandra and Alberto when they just left the antique store, Ye Tian chuckled softly without realizing it. Not to mention how comfortable he was physically and mentally, he felt refreshed. Cool!
After listening to the situation reported by his sister-in-law, Ye Tian immediately smiled and said:
"Sister-in-law, regarding the fragments of the statue of Athena, you must keep it a secret and not leak it to anyone. Once this news is leaked, it will definitely cause a huge sensation.
When you store the statue of Athena in the vault on Financial Street, I will post a reward on the Internet to find the remaining fragments of the statue in Italy, Greece, and even the world.
Once the reward is announced, it will definitely attract countless attention. Many people will definitely doubt whether these fragments of the statue come from the famous sculpture, which is worthy of such a big fanfare.
It’s probably anyone’s guess. If people know that what I’m looking for is a fragment of the statue of Athena, I’ll be in big trouble. Not to mention causing a huge sensation, I’ll have to pay a huge price.
Even if someone finds a finger of the statue of Athena, they will dare to ask for a sky-high price of hundreds or even millions of dollars. It may not be possible to collect all of them, especially important parts such as the head.
The Italian and Greek governments will never watch me collect fragments of the statue of Athena. They will definitely set up various obstacles, snipe wildly, and even intercept me halfway!
Once the head or other important fragments of the statue of Athena fall into the hands of the Italian or Greek government, it will be completely over. No matter how much money is spent, it is impossible to get those fragments again! ”
"I know, Xiaotian, don't worry, we will keep it strictly confidential! Except for a few adults in our family, I didn't tell anyone about this. Even your aunt doesn't know about the existence of the fragments of the statue of Athena!"
My sister-in-law said solemnly, with a serious tone.
After giving some more instructions to his sister-in-law, Ye Tian ended the call and hung up the phone.
Before he could put his cell phone in his pocket, another call came from Shan Lao of the Forbidden City, followed by several other old gentlemen from the Forbidden City, calling him one by one.
Without exception, these old gentlemen all went to the airport to pick up the goods and saw with their own eyes the batch of returned Chinese antiques. Naturally, they were all ecstatic!
On the phone, these old gentlemen did not hesitate to praise Ye Tian's head. They all spoke so brightly that they only praised him as rare in the sky and unique on the earth.
Listening to this crazy praise that has no boundaries and completely lost principles, while feeling relaxed and happy, Ye Tian also felt that his old face was a little feverish, which was so embarrassing!
While talking, Ye Tian and the others went to the street where another famous antique shop was located, and continued to sweep through the antique art market in Rome, sweeping up all the antique art that had some value and had been ignored!
As time passed, dusk gradually enveloped the entire Rome.
At the beginning of the lanterns, Ye Tiancai announced that today's operation to raid the Roman antique art market was over, and returned to the Vatican in triumph.
Until now, almost all professionals in the field of Roman antique art collections have just breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed a little.
Next, these guys began to take stock of their own losses, the losses of Rome, and even Italy as a whole.
After a rough inventory, these Italian guys finally understood what happened to them today, what happened to the whole of Rome, and even the whole of Italy!
It was simply a catastrophe, enough to make everyone sad and completely crazy.
After understanding this result, hysterical and extremely crazy curses immediately rang out in many places in the city of Rome, resounding throughout the night sky in Rome.
As for the person being cursed, who else could it be but Ye Tian!
At this moment, Ye Tian has become a public enemy in the field of Italian antique art collection. Everyone is gnashing their teeth with hatred and wishing they could tear him into pieces and feed him to the dogs!
At this time, Ye Tian was sitting in the back seat of the Knight XV armored car, joking and chatting with Betty while admiring the beautiful scenery outside the car window, heading straight to the Vatican!
About half an hour later, Ye Tian and his convoy arrived at the edge of St. Peter's Square and stopped on the side of the road, connecting end to end, forming a tall and solid arc-shaped defense line.
Similar to the previous times, Ye Tian and the others planned to walk through St. Peter's Square and return to their residence in the Vatican Garden. The convoy would take another entrance and go directly to the underground parking lot.
As soon as the convoy came to a stop, Cole and the others quickly got out of the car and became alert.
A moment later, Ye Tian and Betty got out of the car and stood on the edge of St. Peter's Square, near the Vatican.
Immediately afterwards, several old friends who had been waiting here quickly came up to meet them. Everyone's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, as if their own father was dead!
These old friends are none other than Giovanni and a few guys from the Italian Ministry of Culture and the Historical Heritage Protection Committee.
Why did they come? Ye Tian had a clear idea in his heart.
What else could it be for than that painting by Caravaggio?
As expected!
After coming closer, greeting each other and talking a few non-nutritious nonsense, Giovanni got down to business.
"Steven, I heard that you discovered a Caravaggio painting in Via Coronari and bought it at a very low price. Is this true?
According to what you told Simone, the antique shop owner at the time, that classicist painting was an important work of art in the transition from the Renaissance to the Baroque period and was of great research value!
We want to see and authenticate that painting with our own eyes. If it is truly a masterpiece by Caravaggio and has special meaning, I hope you can keep that painting in Italy! ”
Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately laughed softly and showed an expression that was true.
He glanced at the old friends in front of him, then said with a smile:
"Giovanni, you are worthy of being the Italian Carabinieri. You are really well-informed. Yes, I did find a masterpiece by Caravaggio, and the meaning of that painting is very special.
I am extremely confident in my vision and I can never be wrong! If you want to appreciate and appraise that painting, of course there is no problem, but not tonight, but tomorrow around two o'clock in the afternoon.
Shortly after I acquired the classic painting this morning, many top collectors, super-rich people, and antique art appraisal experts received the news and called me one after another.
Everyone who called had basically the same purpose, hoping to appreciate the painting. Several top collectors and super-rich people, as well as two museums, expressed their willingness to buy it.
Seeing this situation, I decided to hold a small-scale appreciation meeting at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon and invite all my friends who called me to come to the Vatican to appreciate and appraise this special painting.
In addition to this masterpiece by Caravaggio, there will also be other valuable top-notch antique artworks at the appreciation meeting for everyone to appreciate. If you are interested, you can also buy them on the spot.
You can also come to participate. As for whether Caravaggio's masterpieces can stay in Italy, it depends on the performance of the participating Italian collectors, super-rich people, and museums. I am happy to see it happen! ”
Hearing this, Giovanni and the others couldn't help but roll their eyes and complained secretly.
This **** New York bastard! Just a few days after "Lisa Gradini" was sold at a sky-high price, he actually started targeting top collectors and super-rich people again. His greed has no limits!
After chatting for a few words, Ye Tian said goodbye and left. He took Betty across the border, walked into St. Peter's Square, and strolled towards the Vatican Gardens.
Looking at their backs leaving in the night, Giovanni gritted his teeth and whispered:
"Fortunately, this **** Steven is leaving Rome soon. If he is allowed to stay in Rome any longer, I'm worried that the whole of Rome will be looted by this bastard!"
"Who says it's not the case! Look at how many valuable and top-notch antiques he has crazily swept away during this period of time. It's heartbreaking to think about it!"
A guy from the Italian Historical Heritage Protection Committee echoed, with a pained expression on his face.