Chapter 1951: London in the Storm
The British were as slow as ever, and until dawn they did not restore the power, and the neighborhood where the temple church was located was always shrouded in darkness.
The exception to this is the Temple Church, which is lit up by countless headlights and searchlights.
Although the battle was long over, the atmosphere around the Temple Church was still very tense, and the air was filled with the choking smell of gunpowder and a hint of blood, even in the cold wind of the winter night.
Around the temple church, a large number of high-ranking and diplomatic personnel from the Vatican, as well as a large number of armed security personnel, were confronting a large number of British police officers to prevent them from entering the temple church.
Standing at the front were six cardinals in red robes, including the Bishop of Kent, all with firm eyes and unyielding eyes.
Opposite them were a group of high-level figures led by the British Home Secretary and the London Metropolitan Police, all of whom were very helpless and had anger in their eyes.
In addition, there were a large number of heavily armed London policemen and British soldiers.
This confrontation has been going on for two or three hours.
Under the banner of investigating the world-shocking crossfire incident and conducting an on-site investigation, the British police wanted to enter the temple church to investigate, but no one knew what the real purpose was.
Many high-ranking and diplomatic personnel from the Vatican firmly refused to allow the British police to enter the church for investigation on the grounds that there were many Christian relics stored inside the temple and for security reasons.
The two sides insisted on each other's arguments and did not back down, and in this way, the confrontation continued until daylight, and the British police could not take a single step forward and enter the temple church.
Because of the noble status of these cardinals in front of them, the London police did not dare to use force to arrest these cardinals and then forcibly break into the temple church, which would definitely cause a huge storm.
In addition, the large number of media reporters who came to hear the news and gathered outside the police cordon were enough to make the top brass of the London police afraid and had to act cautiously.
And Ye Tian, who was in the temple church, used this time to make various plans and prepare to deal with a series of things that would happen next.
It rained lightly overnight and finally stopped at dawn, but the sky was still overcast and colder.
In the city of London, martial law has been imposed on the whole city, and a large-scale manhunt of unprecedented scale has been launched.
The streets were filled with heavily armed London policemen and British soldiers, checking almost every building and car on both sides of the street, and the whole city was already in turmoil, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.
When the time came to seven o'clock in the morning, Prince Charles and Prince William, who had just left the temple church last night, rushed to the temple church in a hurry.
Unlike the many British policemen who were blocked out of the church, after receiving the news, Ye Tian asked the Bishop of Kent to bring these two old friends into the church.
As soon as they walked into the temple church, Prince Charles and Prince William were completely stunned by what they saw, and they were directly stunned in place.
The temple church at this time was very different from what they had seen yesterday.
When they were here yesterday, it was a solemn and magnificent Gothic church, a delight to the eye, and full of the sacredness of Gothic architecture.
However, today's temple church is like a ruined battlefield ruin, just a ruin, but it has not collapsed.
"Good morning, His Royal Highness the Prince and His Royal Highness the Prince, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon, but this meeting place is really a bit of a bad scenery"
Ye Tian took David and the others to greet them, greeting these two old friends with a smile on his face, and he behaved very relaxed.
With his words, the two Englishmen who had just entered the temple church came to their senses.
"Good morning, Steven, what happened here last night? How did the magnificent and majestic Temple Church become a ruin in just one night?
Prince Charles said in a lost voice, his eyes full of incredulity and a little frightened.
Ye Tian smiled softly, and said in a good time:
"There was a battle here last night, and it was very fierce, and the final winner of the battle was us, and everything you see now is the trace of that battle"
As soon as he finished speaking, Prince William immediately interjected and asked about their most important matters.
"Good morning, Steven, it's great that you were able to hold on to the Templar Church, and the treasures of the Knights Templar stored in the Inner Temple, as well as those Christian relics, were they damaged in the battle?
Are King Edward I's Golden Crown, and his and Lancaster's Crusader Knights' Equipment, intact? God willing, those priceless treasures have not been damaged in any way."
"Rest assured, Your Highness, for last night's battle was fierce, and the masked bandits were extremely strong and well prepared, they were never able to storm the Templar Church.
The gold, silver, treasures and antiques stored in the shrine in the church, including six Christian relics, as well as those closely related to the British royal family, were undamaged."
"Wow! That's great, it's undoubtedly the best news I've heard today, I wonder if we can go and see those priceless treasures again?
"No problem, please come with me, let's go to the Inner Temple, all the things that come out of this Knights Templar treasure are still stored in the Inner Temple"
As he spoke, Ye Tian made a gesture of please, and then took Prince Charles and walked towards the inner temple together.
Soon, the group of them entered the Middle Temple.
Seeing the situation in the Middle Temple, Prince Charles and other Brits were shocked again, their eyes were round, and their eyeballs were about to fly out.
Just by the battered walls, sculptures, columns, and the furniture, benches, and furnishings, one can imagine how terrible the battle had been last night.
Many of the members of the Swiss Guards guarding the Middle Temple, many of them were wounded and bloodstained on their clothes, but they still held on here, and their temperament has changed and become stronger.
As for the Swiss Guards who died here, as well as a few who were seriously injured, they had been taken out of the temple church and then taken to a nearby hospital.
Looking at these members of the Swiss Guard, Prince Charles and his party couldn't help but be shocked again.
While speaking, everyone had already arrived at the inner temple.
The situation here was equally dire, with all the windows shattered and the granite walls littered with craters, dense like a giant beehive.
Compared to the members of the Swiss Guards in the Middle Temple, the situation of many armed security personnel here was much better, there were few injuries, and they seemed to be more powerful, and everyone was murderous and confident.
"Steven, you guys are so tough, under such a fierce attack, you actually held the temple church, and held those priceless treasures, which has to be admired"
Prince Charles said with emotion, and gave Ye Tian a thumbs up, but a look of jealousy flashed in the depths of his eyes.
Prince William, who was standing next to him, was the same, and while he was shocked by the scene in front of him, he was also more jealous and vigilant about Ye Tian.
Ye Tian turned his head to look at the two, and then said with a deep smile:
"With the exception of the six Christian relics, all the worldly possessions in this treasure of the Knights Templar belong to our Intrepid Exploration Company, and anyone who wants to snatch them is our enemy.
Whether it was the tough masked bandits who were there last night, or the other guys who were hiding in the dark and had evil intentions, if they dared to take risks and try to ransack Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu would send them to hell!"
Hearing this, Prince Charles and Prince William's faces couldn't help but change, and they quickly returned to normal.
But deep down in their hearts, they had already gritted their teeth and began to curse.
Steven, a damn bastard, isn't that what he said to us, a clear threat to us!
While secretly complaining, Prince Charles also understood in their hearts.
If he dared to fight those gold, silver treasures and antique relics, and use force or other means to forcibly leave those priceless treasures, this bastard in front of him would definitely launch an extremely fierce revenge.
There is no doubt about this, and last night's tragic and unusual battle is the best proof of this.
After chatting a few words, Ye Tian took Prince Charles and Prince William into the temporary appraisal room to check King Edward I's golden crown and several other antique relics.
Needless to say, those priceless treasures were still in those three black walnut boxes, unharmed.
After confirming this result, Prince Charles and Prince William immediately breathed a sigh of relief and were finally relieved.
Then, the group walked out of the temporary appraisal room.
At that moment, Cole's voice suddenly came over the intercom.
"Steven, the convoy has arrived in the square in front of the Temple Church, and is jointly escorted by our security personnel and members of the Swiss Guard, and the London police and British soldiers are in charge of guarding the perimeter!"
Hearing the news reported by Cole, Ye Tian's face immediately bloomed with a bright smile.