Chapter 2917 the Secret in the Statue

Hearing that Ye Tian intends to buy this black pottery statue of Anubis, the god of death, Adel, the owner of the antique shop, couldn't help being stunned for a moment, looking at Ye Tian in amazement, and even wondering if he heard it wrong.

Because this black pottery statue is a fake made by the French in the early 19th century, and it is carved with Anubis, the god of death in ancient Egyptian mythology, it is relatively unlucky. Most collectors will not collect it, and museums will not like it.

In addition, this black pottery statue is relatively rough, so no one likes it. Since it was acquired, it has been placed in the corner of the antique shop, and no one cares about it.

Under such circumstances, Adel sometimes even wanted to smash the black pottery statue so as not to be an eyesore, but because the statue had a history of more than two hundred years, he was reluctant to do it, in case he could sell it one day!

Because of this, Adel was very surprised to hear that Ye Tian wanted to buy this statue.

Not only him, but everyone else at the scene was also a little surprised by Ye Tian's decision, and at a loss!

Only David and Matisse, the eyes of these two guys quickly flashed a hint of surprise, and it was fleeting, and no one noticed it!

They understood that Ye Tian must have his reasons for wanting to buy this seemingly worthless statue of God of Death, and he must have a purpose!

This statue of Anubis may hide some secrets, but others cannot see it!

Adel looked at the statue of Anubis, the god of death again, carefully examining it, trying to find something, and Ahmed and the others did the same, stepping forward to observe the statue carefully.

During this process, Ye Tian put his right hand on the side of the statue and pushed it lightly, but the black pottery statue didn't move at all, and he immediately withdrew his right hand!

His movement didn't look special, it looked like he was stroking the statue and feeling the smoothness of the glaze, and he didn't attract anyone's attention.

After careful observation for a while, Adel found nothing new. The black pottery statue of Anubis in front of him remained the same without any change.

Next, the Egyptian antique dealer fell into deep thought, his expression kept changing, and whether he would sneak a peek at Ye Tian's expression, obviously he was engaged in an ideological struggle.

It's a pity that Ye Tian's expression was very calm, and he couldn't see any abnormality at all.

After a while, Adel finally made a decision, gritted his molars and said:

"Mr. Steven, if you really want this statue of Anubis, the god of death in ancient Egypt, you only need to pay $60,000, and this black pottery statue belongs to you!"

After saying this, Adel looked at Ye Tian with full expectation, and there was a bit of anxiety in his eyes.

The rest of the people at the scene did the same, they all looked at Ye Xiang to see how he would respond.

Ye Tian shook his head, smiled and said:

"Sixty thousand dollars? This quotation is too high, I can't accept it, you and I both know that this is a fake made by the French, and the manufacturing process is average, it is not worth so much money!

I will offer up to $10,000, Mr. Adair, and if you accept it, we can make a deal now, money and goods! If you can't accept it, then it means that this statue of Anubis has nothing to do with me!

This black pottery statue of Anubis comes from the "City of the Dead" in Cairo. It used to stand in front of a tomb. I guess, the price you can buy this statue will never be higher than 500 US dollars! "

Following Ye Tian's words, Adel's expression suddenly changed.

What Ye Tian said is absolutely correct. When Adel bought this statue of Anubis from a few poor people from other places, Adel only spent 3,000 Egyptian pounds, which is less than 200 US dollars!

Compared with the original purchase price, 10,000 US dollars is equivalent to more than 50 times, which can be regarded as a windfall, let alone such an antique cultural relic that no one cares about!

Thinking of this, Adel wanted to nod his head in agreement, and let it be safe!

However, who doesn't want to make a little more money, let alone facing a super rich man, there are not many such opportunities!

Adel pretended to think for a while,

Then he looked at Ye Tian and said:

"I can make a little concession, Mr. Steven, 50,000 US dollars, this price is already very low, after all, this is an antique cultural relic with a history of more than 200 years!"

"Ten thousand dollars! Mr. Adel, this is my bid, and I will not add any more points. If this is a statue of Anubis from ancient Egypt, I would be willing to pay one million dollars, but unfortunately it is not! "

Ye Tian responded with a smile, but his tone was decisive, leaving no room for it!

Hearing this, Adel couldn't help but pause, and his eyes became hesitant.

But he still didn't give up, and continued to bargain with Ye Tian, ​​lowering the price by 10,000 to 5,000, and observing Ye Tian's expression all the time.

However, Ye Tian bit the bid to death, even if it was 10,000 US dollars, he would not add a point more, but his face was always full of smiles.

After several rounds of tentative bargaining, Adel also figured out that if he really wanted to sell this statue of Anubis today, he could only accept a price of 10,000 US dollars, otherwise the deal would fail!

Deep down in his heart, Adel really wanted to earn the ten thousand dollars, and also wanted to get rid of this worthless and creepy death statue, which made his position very unstable and lacked confidence!

"Okay, Mr. Steven, for $10,000, this black pottery statue of Anubis belongs to you."

Adel said helplessly, and finally accepted Ye Tian's offer, and extended his right hand.

"A deal, Mr. Adair, it's a pleasure working with you"

Ye Tian said with a smile, shook hands with Adel, and reached the deal.

They both had big smiles on their faces as they shook hands.

One is the smile of getting what one wishes, the other is the smile of complacent earning a small fortune, and also a bit of the joy of finally being relieved!

The next thing is simple, the money and the goods are settled, the transaction contract is signed, and so on.

During this period, Ye Tian checked the statue of Anubis again, looking very seriously.

After a while, the transaction process was completed, and Adel said enthusiastically:

"Mr. Steven, how do you plan to transport this statue of Anubis? Although it is a black pottery statue, it is very heavy and difficult to carry. I heard that you are staying at the Nile Hotel on Liberation Square. I can arrange it." Someone will send you to the hotel!"

Ye Tian shook his head lightly, smiled and said:

"I don't intend to take away this statue of Anubis, the god of death, Mr. Adel, as you said just now, this black pottery statue is very heavy and difficult to carry!

When I looked at this black pottery statue again just now, I felt its weight and felt that there was something wrong with it. The weight of this black pottery statue was wrong!

Similar to this kind of black pottery statue, in order to prevent the blank from exploding during firing, it is generally hollow, that is to say, its weight should be much lighter than it looks!

Although the weight of this black pottery statue is a little lighter than it looks, it is almost the same, which is unreasonable! Strangely, this black pottery statue did not explode!

In view of this, I made a bold guess, the inside of this statue is hollow, yes, but there may be other things hidden inside this statue!

The other things mentioned here are probably heavier stones, which are a little heavier than clay, but the difference is not very obvious and can be easily overlooked!

Another point is, in the early nineteenth century, what was the real purpose of the French forging this statue of Anubis, was it simply to guard the tomb? I don't think so!

Let’s guess, is it possible that the French made this black pottery statue and chose the shape of Anubis to hide something or a secret?

Such a creepy black pottery statue, coupled with the poor manufacturing process, will undoubtedly make people stay away and avoid touching this statue.

The French and chronological numbers carved on this statue of Anubis, and placing it in front of a tomb, may have been done on purpose by the French! To deceive others!

Of course, this is all my subjective speculation, and it is not certain whether it is correct. This requires some verification. I plan to smash this statue to verify my conjecture.

If the statue was empty and contained no secrets, I'd be out of luck and lose $10,000, but the statue isn't worth much!

If my guess is correct, and there is really some secret hidden in this statue of Anubis, I may be able to reap a huge surprise, this risk is worth taking! "

"ah!"

There was an exclamation at the scene, and everyone was shocked by Ye Tian's words!

Looking at Adel again, it was as if he had been struck by lightning, and he froze in place, stunned, eyes full of remorse and disbelief!