Chapter 1444 lays the groundwork
Shortly after Antoine left, Matisse's voice suddenly came through the headphones.
"Steven, three officials from the French Ministry of Culture have come and want to talk to you about the shipwreck treasure, they will be staying in the hotel lobby, do you want to meet with them?"
After a little groaning, Ye Tian replied:
"The reaction is fast enough! I came to the hotel so quickly, obviously, the French want a piece of the pie! It doesn't hurt to meet, this is Paris after all, and I still want to give the French a little face."
Inform the guys that I'm ready to go to 15 Avenue Chanunnes on the Ile de la Cité, I want to see that old historic building again before I can leave Paris and go to Le Havre!
Let those French guys wait in the café on the first floor of the hotel, and when we go downstairs, meet them in the café, and we'll leave the Regina Hotel!"
"Okay, Steven, I'll tell the guys to get ready, and inform the French guys in the lobby downstairs!"
Mattis answered, and then went into action.
About fifteen minutes later, Ye Tian and his party walked out of the elevator and came to the lobby on the first floor of the hotel.
As soon as I stepped out of the elevator, everyone in the hotel lobby looked at it in unison, and everyone's eyes were full of envy and even jealousy!
Ye Tian first nodded to the people in the hotel lobby, and then under the escort of Matisse and them, he walked straight to the café on the first floor of the hotel!
In fact, as he expected, the three officials of the French Ministry of Culture came from the treasure of the sunken ship!
They wanted to know more about the shipwreck's treasure, its location, the amount of gold it carried, and where it came from!
For their series of questions, Ye Tian rejected them all.
He stressed once again that the shipwreck treasure is not within the French territorial waters, and this treasure hunt does not need the approval of the French government!
And he also politely declined the other party's request to cooperate in exploration, and made it clear that he had no intention of sharing this huge wealth with anyone and any country!
The gold that sank in the depths of the sea belongs only to you, and no one should think about the idea of that batch of gold, otherwise you will have to pay for it!
When he said this, although his face was always full of smiles, the murderous aura revealed in and out of his words could be felt by fools!
The result can be imagined, the conversation broke up unhappily, and the faces of the three French Ministry of Culture officials were extremely pale, but they didn't have a problem with Ye Tian at all!
When they came out of the café and walked to the door of the hotel, Ye Tian and the others met several Brits.
One is the Cultural Counsellor of the British Embassy in France, the other two have just arrived in Paris from London, from 10 Downing Street, and two security guards!
Walking into the door of the hotel and seeing Ye Tian and them, the Britons immediately walked over to them quickly, everyone's eyes were full of expectation and a little greedy!
It's a pity that they can't get close to Ye Tian and Betty at all.
When they walked to a place five or six meters away from Ye Tian, they were stopped by Matisse and others, and they could only be interrogated and searched in annoyance.
After making sure that there was no threat, they were able to come to Ye Tian and have a conversation with Ye Tian.
Not surprisingly, these Brits also came to the shipwreck treasure to try to get more information about the shipwreck treasure, and if possible, they wanted a piece of the pie!
Like those officials of the French Ministry of Culture before, Ye Tian rejected these British Yankees in one bite, breaking their unrealistic illusions, and he was not polite at all!
After a few perfunctory sentences, Ye Tian said goodbye and left, took Betty and Anderson out of the hotel gate, went straight to the Île de la Citti, and hung those British guys in the hotel lobby.
As soon as the group of them left, there was an angry curse in the hotel, some in English and some in French.
When they came to the Île de la Cité, Ye Tian and the others did not rush to No. 15 Avenue de la Chanúnes as soon as possible, but first found a restaurant near Notre Dame Cathedral and had a lunch.
After lunch, they walked towards Via Chanunes while enjoying the view.
In less than ten minutes, Ye Tian and the others were already in that historical building.
In the past nearly a week, the two armed security personnel arranged by Ye Tian have always guarded this historical building and have never left for a moment!
According to Ye Tian's instructions, except for some of the furniture that Clemman took away, the rest of the furniture was cleaned up by them, and only a set of sofas were left in the living room for emergencies!
Of course, the bedrooms and kitchen and bathroom furniture where the two security guards lived were still there, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to live here!
In addition, the water, electricity and gas of the whole building are connected, and they are not cut off, so they can completely maintain daily life, but the conditions are slightly worse!
How to deal with this historical building, when he bought it, Ye Tian had already thought about it!
After successfully recovering the Napoleonic treasure buried deep underground and making a windfall, the French government will buy back this historical building!
At that time, you will be able to slaughter the French government and make a small profit on this building!
If the French government does not plan to buy back this important historical building, or does not have the money to buy it back, Ye Tian is ready to renovate this historical building and then put it up for sale!
Before it is sold, or if you change your mind at the last minute, this beautiful and ancient historic building can also be used as a foothold for Ye Tian and Betty in Paris.
If you take 10,000 steps back, the building could also be transformed into an office in Paris for the intrepid discovery company, and it won't sit idle!
Walking into the gate and turning his head to look at the empty and slightly lonely historical building, Ye Tian smiled and said to the people around him:
"You go to the living room for a meeting, have some coffee, and have a chat, and I'll take Betty around to see this old building again and see how much potential it has for renovation!"
"Steven, do you need me to follow you?"
Mattis continued, apparently for security reasons.
"No need, this place already belongs to me, there should be no danger, and I have enough confidence and ability to ensure the safety of myself and Betty!"
Ye Tian shook his head lightly and said, refusing Matisse's protection.
Since leaving Hannover Square in London last night, Ye Tian has never left his gun, even when he sleeps at night, there are G36C short assault rifles and a lot of ammunition on the bedside floor, as well as Kevlar body armor!
At this time, he had an M9 pistol under his left and right armpits, a CZ83 pistol at his waist, and a German saber tied to his lower leg, which was enough to deal with any situation.
He didn't let Matisse follow them for protection, and he had another purpose!
This time I came to Paris, and I planned to stay for a short time, just two days.
In these two days, he had to lay the groundwork for the successful discovery of Napoleon's treasures, so that everything seemed to be logical and did not attract suspicious eyes!
It was enough to have Betty alone with him, to look around the historic building and witness his next move.
If there are a few more security personnel, it will seem redundant, and it may even be extraneous!
Because of this, he refused to be followed by Matisse.
"Alright, Steven, be careful, stay away from the window facing the street, if something happens, just call us and we'll be there in an instant!"
Mattis didn't insist, but he didn't forget to say a few words of advice.
"Understood, don't worry, no one can hurt me, no matter where I am, let alone in such a closed old building!"
Ye Tian nodded with a chuckle, his tone full of confidence.
With that, he walked to the side with Betty, ready to go up the stairs next to the living room to check out the historic building floor by floor!
Then go to the atrium garden, then to the second half of the historic building, and finally to the basement, where the real show is at the end!