Chapter 1024: The Miracle of Green
"Bang!"
In midtown Manhattan, in a conference room at Christie's, there was a loud bang that sounded like a glass being smashed.
Immediately after, there was another burst of angry curses.
When we went to that apartment to move Ellsworth's collection, why didn't we think to search it thoroughly, instead of doing it perfunctory!
It's good now, it's cheap Steven's bastard! That's the secret compartment where Ellsworth hides things! In addition to the jade ring, I'm afraid there are even more precious antique artworks!"
The person who smashed the glass and cursed loudly was a vice president of Christie's auction house, and the person directly responsible for receiving and auctioning off more than 2,000 antique works of art from Ellsworth.
At this time, his face was hard to see, and his eyes were full of regret.
"That dark compartment hasn't been opened yet, the specific situation is unknown, maybe there's nothing in it, it's empty, Steven's guy is just empty and happy, and he can't get a single hair.
Even if that priceless jade ring is in the dark compartment and falls into the hands of Steven's guy, can we just go to the door and get the jade ring back?
The same goes for other antique artworks in the dark grid, you know, Ellsworth signed an agreement with us a long time ago, entrusting us to auction off all his collections after his death!"
Another person in the same room said, his tone quite unwilling.
"Don't even think about it! Once something falls into the hands of that Steven, trying to make him spit it out is definitely harder than climbing to the sky, there is no possibility at all!
Who heard that Steven guy gave up his huge fortune, anyway, I haven't heard of it, and I'm sure you are too, that guy is notoriously greedy!
When he bought that apartment, he was probably playing this priceless jade ring, and the idea of that secret grid, which was definitely deliberate.
After buying the apartment, he didn't immediately go into action, looking for the jade ring and the hidden compartment hidden in the walls, but chose to be silent.
It wasn't until the real estate transaction procedures were completely completed and all the loopholes were plugged that he started to hunt for treasures, and in the form of live broadcasts, in front of everyone, he was impeccable!"
"Then can we sue Steven through legal means to get back the jade ring and other antique artworks that may have hidden grids?"
"No play! That luxury apartment already belongs to Steven's guy, everything in the apartment is his, there is no doubt about it, the law does not support our claim.
Besides, Steven's guy is no ordinary man, he's one of the top professional treasure hunters and antique art experts today, and even the most brilliant one.
We can't afford to offend this kind of guy at all, it's too late to offer, how dare we put him in the dock and stand on the opposite side of our auction house, that's the most stupid behavior!
If we do that, we won't even want to collect any lots from him, the other major auction houses are desperate, and those guys will definitely open champagne to celebrate!"
"What the hell is it, so we can just watch like this? Watching that Steven guy make a fortune and we can't do anything and become a joke in the industry?"
"What can you do if you don't look at it? Who let that bastard be Steven, he can't be treated at all!"
Christie's vice president said with emotion, full of regret and unwillingness.
As he spoke, he turned his head to look at the live broadcast screen again, and continued to watch the treasure hunt that was being broadcast live and had entered ** in remorse.
At 960 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, the area around the apartment building has become more and more lively, and the people are buzzing!
There are more and more onlookers near the apartment building, which has blocked Fifth Avenue, and the lawn that is just a little green in Central Park opposite has also been trampled on!
Many onlookers at the scene were discussing enthusiastically, while looking up at the window on the eighth floor of the apartment building, their eyes were either expecting or envious!
Of course, there are also many guys who are so jealous that their eyes are red.
In the top-of-the-line apartment upstairs, the treasure hunt continues, and the sound of 'banging' keeps coming from the window, and the sound is still muffled!
An Siyuan's priceless jade ring, as well as the hidden treasure compartment, have not yet been found, and they are presented in front of everyone's eyes.
At this time, Ye Tian had already found the bottom of this wall, where it intersected with the floor, and was getting closer and closer to the target.
"As you can see, this dark grid is very cleverly set up and extremely hidden, except for the sound coming back from the wall, until now, I have not found any other evidence.
Under these circumstances, it is not surprising that Mr. Ellsworth's butler and those at Christie's auction house did not find this secret compartment and the jade ring!"
Ye Tian explained while carefully probing the wall.
At the same time, he also suppressed his excitement, so as not to reveal any flaws and cause unnecessary trouble!
Once the foreshadowing is complete, it's time to open the door to the treasure!
The next moment, Ye Tian pointed to some ornaments at the bottom of the wall, close to the floor, and said:
"Look here, these are some of the nipple patterns, the unique ornaments of ancient Chinese bronze and jade, which have a very long history!
As we all know, Mr. Ellsworth is a well-known collector of Chinese antique art, who likes Chinese traditional culture very much and has a deep knowledge of Chinese antique art!
In this top-notch apartment where he has lived for decades, it is normal and reasonable to see these nipple lines with a very Chinese cultural atmosphere.
Let's take a look at them one by one, and hope that these beautiful and ancient patterns will surprise us!"
As he spoke, Ye Tian put the rubber hammer in his hand on the floor, then stretched out his right thumb and pressed it against the nipple patterns that protruded from the wall!
Betty and Jason next to them suddenly became nervous, unconsciously holding their breath, watching Ye Tian's movements intently, their eyes full of anticipation.
Countless people on the live broadcast end are the same, they are nervously watching the live broadcast screen, expecting a miracle to happen.
Ye Tian's thumb pressed on the first milk tin pattern, and pressed it hard, but the milk tin pattern did not move at all, and it was still the same!
"Obviously, this is a decoration for decoration, really, not the button I was looking for to open the dark grid mechanism, let's take a look at the next one!"
As he spoke, Ye Tian had already raised his thumb and pressed it towards another nipple pattern.
"This one is not either, continue to the next one, I believe, miracles will always appear!"
In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian had quickly pressed more than a dozen nipple lines, but he didn't find the button to open the mechanism, and the miracle didn't appear.
When his thumb was raised again, still nothing.
"Hey!"
There was a sigh on the live broadcast end, full of disappointment.
Even Betty and Jason were somewhat disappointed.
But Ye Tian, who was under the watchful eye, was still full of confidence and did not show even a trace of frustration.
His thumb pressed on a nipple pattern again, and pressed it down with a gentle force, and the action was no different from before.
This nipple pattern is the same as other nipple patterns, I can't see anything special, it's very ordinary.
Just when people thought that Ye Tian would return in vain and disappointed, the situation changed.
Through the live broadcast screen, everyone saw such a scene, and the picture was very clear!
The top of the nipple pattern that Ye Tian pressed suddenly sank down, and although the amplitude was not large, it was clearly visible.
And Ye Tian, who pressed the nipple pattern with his thumb, showed a surprised expression on his face, and then bloomed with an incomparably bright smile!
"The top of this milk tin is not cherry wood, but a biomimetic material that is very similar to cherry wood and made with the same pattern, soft as rubber, which is very deceptive.
Underneath this bionic material, there seems to be a small round button, and if it is unsurprising, it should be the mechanism that opens the dark grid, and I finally found it!
Ladies and gentlemen, as I said before, there is indeed a hidden compartment in this wall, please keep your eyes open and witness that the time has come for a miracle!"
Ye Tian said excitedly, mobilizing the emotions of everyone on the scene and on the live broadcast end.
Before he finished speaking, the thumb of his right hand, which had paused, pressed down again.
"Click!"
A crisp voice sounded at the scene, and everyone heard it very clearly.
The sound came from a piece of floor close to the corner of the wall, and almost at the same time that Ye Tian pressed the milk tin pattern, this solid wood floor, which was about fifty centimeters long, suddenly warped at one end, and collapsed at the other end!
The height of the floor is not much, only about ten centimeters
"Huh!"
The eyes of everyone at the scene were immediately attracted to the upturned end of the floor.
Jason's phone camera followed, aiming at the location.
In the next moment, whether it was Ye Tian and Betty at the scene, or the countless melon-eating people on the live broadcast end, everyone's eyes turned green in an instant!
What reflected their eyes was a piece of jade lying quietly under the floor, green and transparent! Like a pool of clear water, crystal clear and intoxicating! 2k reading web