Chapter 1902 Nothing to Do with Me

It was already the fourth day after arriving in London, and the sky finally cleared up.

In addition to sweeping the Portobello Market in Notting Hill on the first day and sending the Pink Panther scum to hell, in the next two days, Ye Tian and the others successively explored three places where the treasure of the Knights Templar might be buried. place.

Those three places are either in the city of London or in the suburbs, and they are not far from each other.

During the Middle Ages, those places used to be the fiefdoms and castles of the Knights Templar, and now they are all owned by the British royal family. It is with the permission of the British royal family that joint exploration operations can be carried out.

Unfortunately, at those three sites, the joint expedition did not find the famous Templar treasure.

However, they have gained something else, and it is a surprising and important discovery, and it is not in vain.

In a medieval castle that had been idle for a long time on the outskirts of London, Ye Tian discovered a very secret sandwich wall, which concealed 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 by Poussin, one of the most outstanding representatives of Baroque art, the founder of French classical painting, and the famous artist.

The themes of these two paintings are different, one is a classical landscape painting of religious themes, and the other is a classical landscape painting of Greek mythology, and the scales are basically the same.

The middle of the seventeenth century was the peak period of the famous painter Poussin's artistic career. These two classic paintings can be called Poussin's representative works, and both are top-level works of art worth tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of dollars.

Moreover, the line of inheritance of these two oil paintings is very clear, and there are clear written records in the history of art. They did not disappear from people's field of vision until World War II, and have since disappeared.

As soon as the two paintings of Poussin's peak art were discovered, they immediately caused a huge sensation and attracted countless attentions, many of which were full of covetous eyes.

When the day's exploration was over, Ye Tian and the British royal family directly divided up two paintings in the castle according to the previously signed treasure distribution agreement, which was straightforward.

Next, the representative of the British royal family, Prince William, who was in charge of liaising with the joint exploration team, took away the classical landscape painting with religious themes and took it to Buckingham Palace.

Ye Tian brought another classical landscape painting of Greek mythology, and returned to the Ritz Hotel with the Bishop of Kent and the others.

They just returned to the hotel,

Some top British collectors and high-level executives of famous museums heard the news, hoping to appreciate and identify the painting, and showed a strong willingness to buy it.

Naturally, Ye Tian would not refuse such a request.

Needless to say, the result of the appraisal is that the painting is indeed the authentic work of the classicist master Poussin, and it is a representative work of extraordinary artistic value, a proper top-level work of art.

Coupled with the clear line of inheritance of the painting and the background of the British royal family's collection, the value of the painting has been virtually enhanced.

Next, around the classical landscape painting, a fierce competition began.

Near ten o'clock in the evening, after a fierce on-site bidding, the landscape painting of Poussin was just sold, and it was acquired by a super-rich Russian living in London and became his private collection.

What Ye Tian got was a tempting 92.5 million euros, and both parties were very happy.

Also sold were the loot he swept from the Portobello market and some antique artworks brought from France. Those antique artworks brought him a huge income of more than 60 million euros.

In the blink of an eye, it was another day.

After having breakfast in the morning and resting for a while, Ye Tian and David left the hotel room and prepared to go to the famous Temple Church to start today's joint exploration.

The Temple Church is the last goal of the joint exploration team in London. If the treasure of the Knights Templar is still not found here, then everyone can only leave London and go to the next country.

Soon, Ye Tian and David went down to the hotel lobby, joined the Bishop of Kent who had gone downstairs earlier, and walked out of the hotel gate together.

Seeing Ye Tian and the others appear, many media reporters who had been waiting for a long time in the hotel lobby rushed up like a tide.

However, they were stopped by the well-prepared London police and hotel security, and they could only stay outside the cordon and ask questions loudly.

"Good morning, Steven, Bishop of Kent. I'm a reporter from The Times. May I ask where the joint exploration team's goal is today? Where are you going to explore the treasure? Can you tell everyone?"

"Good morning, Mr. Steven, I am a reporter from Art Weekly. According to rumors, yesterday you found two landscape oil paintings by the classicist master Poussin. May I ask how you dealt with those two oil paintings?"

"Mr. Steven, good morning, I am a reporter from The New York Times, and there are rumors spreading in London. It is said that the violent explosion a few days ago was related to you and was created by you.

Those guys who died in that Victorian-style building are said to be high-ranking members of the famous jewel theft gang, the Pink Panthers, and they are all your enemies, and there are rumors that you killed those guys."

Hearing the questions from many media reporters, Ye Tian immediately stopped in his tracks, and turned his head to look at those guys who were afraid that the world would not be chaotic.

He first glanced at the guys with shining eyes and the many hotel guests watching the excitement around, and then said with a smile:

"Ladies and gentlemen, friends from the media, good morning, I am very happy to meet you here, the weather is very nice and sunny today, I hope you all have a good day.

Since everyone is very concerned about the movement of the joint exploration team, I will tell you about it to satisfy your curiosity. Today our exploration target is the famous scenic spot in London, the Temple Church.

It used to be the headquarters of the Knights Templar in London, where the Templar Treasure might possibly be buried, and it would be great to find the Templar Treasure in that church! "

Following his words, there was an immediate commotion at the scene.

The faces of the accompanying personnel of the British royal family couldn't 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, and notifying their respective news media to prepare for the next interview and report.

Those tourists who were watching the excitement were all eager to try, and they were going to the Temple Church to watch the excitement.

For them, this may be a god-sent opportunity to witness a miracle, which must not be missed.

The eyeliners that other people from all walks of life arranged in the hotel lobby also took out their mobile phones and began to report the news to the outside, so that those guys outside should get ready, or rush to the Temple Church immediately.

Ye Tian saw the reactions of these people at the scene one by one, without missing any.

And this is exactly what he wanted to see.

The reason why he announced today's exploration goals 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 treasure of the Knights Templar is discovered today, even if the British royal family covets it and wants to monopolize the treasure, they will be scruples under the watchful eyes of everyone.

After a short pause, when the scene became quieter, Ye Tianqing'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 be sure that we did find two paintings by the classicist master Poussin yesterday.

Those are two top-notch works of art of great value, which had been inherited in an orderly manner until they suddenly disappeared during the Second World War and have never been seen again until I found them in a sandwich wall yesterday.

After discovering the two paintings, I made an appraisal on the spot and gave an accurate valuation. Their value is basically equal. According to the distribution agreement signed before, 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 mythology-themed landscape oil painting. When I got back to the hotel, I transferred the top-level artwork that night.

That outstanding painting by Poussin, the master of classicism, is now in the private collection of a top collector in London. As for the identity of the collector, I cannot disclose it without the permission of the other party.

Except for the landscape oil painting, all the antique works of art I found and bought from the Portobello market and brought from France were all sold last night, and none of them were left behind! "

"Wow!"

There was a sound of exclamation at the scene, and every voice was full of envy, even jealousy.

At the same time, almost everyone is secretly feeling.

God is so unfair, or just blind, only the bastard Steven has eyes, and can't see anyone else, even a single glance!

Without the slightest pause, Ye Tianqing's clear voice continued to come out.

"Let's talk about the violent explosion a few days ago. I also heard that those 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 happen.

But I have to defend myself, the violent explosion that shook the whole of London has nothing to do with me at all. Scotland Yard has given an authoritative explanation that it was an explosion caused by a natural gas leak.

We were very close to the explosion when it happened, on a street near the Scotland Yard headquarters building, but I was still in my car, authenticating antiques.

Regarding this point, several senior police officers of Scotland Yard can testify. After the explosion, they came to my car and chatted with me. If you are interested, you can go and find out.

The reason why there are rumors outside that I killed the Pink Panthers is actually quite normal, because of the hostile relationship between me and the Pink Panther, many people will naturally make such associations

Well, that's the end of the question. We are going to the Temple Church. If you are interested, you may wish to follow along. As long as it doesn't interfere with our joint exploration operations, see you later, everyone! "

After finishing speaking, Ye Tian waved to everyone present, and then walked towards the hotel entrance together with David and the others.

Behind them, those media reporters kept asking questions loudly, but did not get any response.