Chapter 1302 Misfortune Leads to the East
It's the third day of the Jewellery and Diamond Auction, and it's time to leave Antwerp and head to Paris, France.
At this time, the atmosphere in Antwerp is still very tense, and it feels like a soldier!
Everywhere on the streets, you can see heavily armed and high-alert policemen, in groups of three or five, searching every suspicious building, every corner, and every pedestrian-looking suspicious!
The six members of the Pink Panthers who escaped from the Antwerp police encirclement disappeared as if they had vanished from the world.
Even though the Antwerp police turned the city upside down, they failed to find the guys and avenge their dead or injured colleagues.
Even Ye Tian tried to find a way to catch those guys.
He made high-profile appearances in some of Antwerp's most famous tourist attractions and museums, wandering the streets of Antwerp's Old Town, admiring the old buildings and sculptures!
It's a pity that the guys in the Pink Panther, maybe out of safety concerns, may have left Antwerp, they didn't give any reaction, and they wasted Ye Tian's feelings in vain.
Although he couldn't catch the pink panther, Ye Tian had other gains, which could be regarded as a surprise!
Yesterday afternoon, while he was visiting the Rubens Museum, admiring the paintings of the top master Rubens, and secretly absorbing the aura to replenish himself, Maeterlinck suddenly called.
After some appraisal, several experts organized by the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium unanimously confirmed that the slightly cubist style oil painting was indeed the work of the surrealist master Miró.
They also affirmed Ye Tian's appraisal conclusion, and determined that it was an outstanding painting that reflected the transformation of Miró's artistic style, which was of great significance and value!
Once the authenticity of the painting was determined, the rest was simple, and the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium quickly made the decision to acquire that rare piece of art!
Also acquired was the antique Rococo furniture that was used to hide Queen Mary's jewelry.
The price for acquiring these antique artworks is exactly the price agreed upon by Ye Tian and Maeterlinck before, and there is no difference in the slightest!
After ending the call with Maeterlinck, Ye Tian immediately contacted Joseph, a Brussels lawyer he knew before, and asked him to go to the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium to go through the procedure on his behalf.
The rest went very well.
After witnessing the signing of the transaction contract through video, Ye Tian soon received a transfer from the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium, and a huge amount of money was added to the bank account.
In the evening, Joseph personally rushed to Antwerp with the transaction contract, handed over the transaction contract to Ye Tian, and earned a generous commission himself!
The matter in Antwerp is over, so it's natural to leave!
As for the grievances with the Pink Panther, they can only be resolved later!
Ghent father and son, as well as other thieves with ill intentions, were chased and intercepted by the Antwerp police, and they had already scattered and fled, one by one, taking care of themselves, where did they still have the heart to rob Ye Tian.
Just after nine o'clock in the morning, Ye Tian's heavy convoy roared out of the city of Antwerp, drove onto the E19 highway, and headed straight for Paris, more than 300 kilometers away.
They left Antwerp with the two medium helicopters, which were still hovering over the convoy to protect it!
Of course, there are also some thieves who don't die, and they also followed Ye Tian and left Antwerp, far behind the convoy, and continued to dream of making a windfall!
But how did these guys know that Queen Mary's priceless top jewelry was lying quietly in a private vault in the Antwerp Diamond Center at this time, and it was not on Ye Tian.
What Ye Tian was carrying was only those few diamonds that had been auctioned at the jewelry and diamond auction, and they were kept close to him, and the titanium alloy portable safe was just a disguise.
Seeing Ye Tian and their convoy driving away from the city, all the police and ordinary citizens in Antwerp couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and relax a lot!
These plague gods from the United States have finally left Antwerp, hoping that they will never come to the city again!
Secretly cursed a few words, and before he had time to cheer, many Antwerp policemen were once again engaged in the search operation, to hunt down the Pink Panthers!
At around 10:40 a.m., Ye Tian's convoy had already arrived at the junction of Belgium and France.
This is the junction of the two countries on the E19 motorway, with Belgium to the east and France to the west.
In the middle of this section of the highway, there are several small islands with blue and white houses standing on them, which look very simple, and this is the border checkpoint!
In normal times, drivers who drive through here only need to show their passports, and then undergo some simple inquiries and checks, and they can quickly pass through here and enter France!
But that's not the case!
At this time, on the French side of the border checkpoint, six or seven police cars were parked in a row, and next to each police car stood several French policemen with solemn faces and full armor.
In those blue and white houses, you can also see the shadow of the French special police, who are also heavily armed and fully armed.
Between the flashing lights of the police lights, the atmosphere at this ordinary border checkpoint has become much more tense, very different from the past!
Seeing this scene, the people on the passing vehicles couldn't help but feel very surprised.
"What's going on? Why are these stupid cops putting on such a big position? Could it be that some big man is visiting, or is arresting a terrorist?"
"Didn't you see that heavy convoy coming from Belgium and those two medium helicopters in the air!
The destructive power of those American bastards is definitely no less than that of the damned terrorists, and even surpasses it, and from this point of view, it is not an exaggeration for the police to put up such a big battle!"
"Fake! It's Steven's bastard, it's no wonder, an extremely dangerous bastard like Steven should be banned from entering the country at all, and I don't know what those stupid cops think?"
In the midst of the discussion, Ye Tian's convoy has already entered the border checkpoint and began to be inspected by the French border inspectors!
At the same time, two medium-sized helicopters also slowly descended and eventually landed in the adjacent public parking lot, where they also began to be inspected.
As the convoy stopped, all the security personnel in the convoy were on high alert.
The objects of everyone's vigilance include not only those tails following behind, but also the French police on the other side of the checkpoint, those guys may not be credible!
If someone is ready to commit a robbery, this border checkpoint is undoubtedly a good location.
Fortunately, during the inspection of the convoy, there were no fools who did not know whether to live or die rushed to find trouble, and the scene was relatively peaceful.
Due to the full preparation and all the formalities, even if the French police saw Ye Tian's powerful firepower, they had no choice but to let the convoy pass through the border and officially enter France.
The same was true in the public parking lot, where after the inspection, two helicopters roared up again and flew into French airspace.
Ye Tian and the convoy they were riding in had just entered the territory of France, and not far ahead, several French police cars followed, scattered around the convoy, and acted as free bodyguards.
Immediately after, Matisse's voice suddenly came over the intercom.
"Steven, the head of the French police asked to speak to you, would you like to talk to the other party?"
"No problem, take it, I'd love to hear what my French friends have to say?"
Ye Tian said with a chuckle and agreed to the other party's request.
Soon, a voice with a thick French accent came over the intercom, speaking English.
"Good morning, Mr. Steven, my name is Gaston, I am the head of this police force outside, it is a pleasure to meet you, welcome to France, I hope you enjoy your journey in France!"
"Good morning, Officer Gaston, I'm Steven, and I'm glad to meet you, France is a very beautiful country, I've been longing for a long time, and this trip must be very pleasant!"
Ye Tian said politely, it was all some scenes.
After a few polite sentences, Gaston got to the point, and said in a serious tone:
"Mr. Steven, we in the French police know a little bit about your past deeds and style, as well as the way your men are doing things.
During your stay in France, I hope you can abide by our laws, don't get into trouble, and don't get involved in street fires with anyone, otherwise our police will definitely not sit idly by!"
"Don't worry, Officer Gaston, we're all pacifists, and the weapons and ammunition you just saw are just weapons for us to protect ourselves.
I have always believed that 'if people don't offend me, I won't offend anyone, and if people offend me, I will offend people', and I will never cause trouble, unless someone takes the initiative to provoke us, then we will fight back!
Officer Gaston, instead of staring at us, you should divert your attention and investigate the cars that are following us, and you will definitely be surprised.
From the moment we left Antwerp, the cars had been following us, apparently with the ill intention that if they were allowed to follow us, there would be a crossfire.
I guess you are very unhappy to see this kind of thing happen, the specific cars that are following us, my men will tell you, how to deal with it, it's up to you!"
As he spoke, Ye Tian completed the task of diverting the troubles and successfully diverted the attention of the French police.
Immediately after, Mattis took over the conversation and said the license plate numbers of the cars behind him!
"Squeak!"
There was a screeching sound of brakes outside the window, and several French police cars braked hard and stopped.
Ye Tian and their convoy continued to speed forward, and just after driving out only two or three hundred meters away, there was a sharp gunfire behind the highway.
Don't ask, the French police and those stalkers are on fire!