Chapter 1275: The Treasure of the Bourbons

There are more and more onlookers in front of the antique store, and there are more and more media reporters who come to hear the news, and the scene is very lively.

Unfortunately, many onlookers and media reporters were not allowed to enter the antique shop in front of them, so they could only stand on the street outside, listening to the constant exclamations coming from inside, and continued to be tormented by curiosity.

Suddenly, three Mercedes-Benz bulletproof SUVs appeared on the corner of the street ahead, driving straight along Flanders Street, straight for the antique store.

Seeing these three black bulletproof SUVs, everyone at the scene instantly understood.

There is no doubt that the people sitting in these three bulletproof SUVs must be Steven's men.

There is no other reason, because Steven's guy is also a black Mercedes-Benz bulletproof SUV, which is exactly the same as these cars!

In fact, as everyone expected, when the three bulletproof SUVs stopped in front of the antique store, it was a large number of armed security personnel led by Mattis who got out of the car.

Mattis's appearance immediately caused a commotion at the scene.

"Wow! These guys are all Steven's personal bodyguards, I'm sure that Steven guy must have made some major discovery in the antique shop, otherwise he wouldn't have made such a big scene!"

"I wonder what that Stevens guy has discovered? It's so exciting! Obviously, the owner of this antique shop has become another unlucky guy who has been ransacked by Steven's madness!"

In the midst of the chatter, Matisse and the others walked quickly to the door of the antique shop.

But instead of entering the antique store immediately, they quickly set up a cordon in front of the antique store, and then Matisse followed Anderson into the antique store.

As for the other armed security personnel, they all stayed outside, ready to pick up Ye Tian and them to leave.

After entering the antique shop, Matisse went straight to Ye Tian's side and whispered to him:

"Steven, except for the two guys who stayed in the hotel, I brought the other guys, drove over three Mercedes-Benz bulletproof SUVs, everyone brought the necessary equipment, and they can deal with any emergencies!"

What Matisse said about the necessary equipment, of course Ye Tian understood what he was referring to, in addition to weapons and ammunition and Kevlar body armor, what else could there be?

Ye Tian chuckled and nodded, and then said in a low voice:

"Very well done, then, you just wait with everyone to watch the show, and then let's leave here and return to the hotel!"

"Okay, Steven, I'll see!"

Matisse nodded excitedly, then stepped aside and began to whisper to Anderson about the situation.

As soon as he stepped away, Gatlinck couldn't wait to say:

"Steven, your men are here, now you can reveal the secret of this antique furniture, right?

Not only him, but who in the scene does not want to know the answer to this question? This includes the Gent father and son, who regret it to the point of pain!

"Okay, Gatlinck, it's better to be respectful, I'll reveal the secret of this antique furniture for you right away, or everyone will curse me secretly!"

Ye Tian said jokingly, his eyes flashing with excitement.

"Hahaha"

There was laughter at the scene.

In the laughter, everyone's eyes have been focused on the antique furniture, and everyone's eyes are full of curiosity and expectation.

Ye Tian took a step forward, picked up the oil painting from the Miró Cubist period on the desk, and handed it to Anderson next to him.

Then, he asked Matisse to hold on to the desk, and then he stretched out his right hand and gently brushed it over the table top of the antique desk, and said in a loud voice:

"Although this is a set of antique Rococo furniture with a history of more than 200 years, it is not very beautifully made, and the grade is not very high, this is a set of mass-produced furniture, not a custom-made product.

It can be seen that this is basically not the furniture used by the Belgian royal family or some famous nobleman, and we do not see the royal or noble coat of arms on this set of antique furniture in the Rococo style!

Of course, it is also possible that this is the furniture used by the servants of the Belgian royal family or nobility every day, and that kind of furniture does not have a corresponding badge, and the value is certainly not high, even if it is antique furniture!

So why would I buy such a set of antique furniture that seems to be of little value? The reason is simple, I found a mechanism on this set of furniture, and maybe there is some big secret hidden behind it.

This secret mechanism may surprise me, or it may only make me happy and get nothing, but where is this secret mechanism?

As he spoke, Ye Tian's right index finger had gently slid across the desktop and landed on a copper-inlaid decorative piece on the side of the desk!

It was a small angel carving, not too finely carved, but still a little cute, and it protruded outward, about two or three centimeters above the wooden plank on the side of the desk.

And this is just one of the decorative pieces on the side of the desk, there are several copper-inlaid decorative pieces on this side, there are character shapes, there are other shapes, this angel carving is not special!

This carving is also decorated with flower and grass patterns, mountain stone patterns, and several shell patterns directly below the carving, showing the naturalistic tendency of the Rococo style!

In the eyes of everyone at the scene, this area is not much different from the other areas of the desk, but the decoration is different, and there is no trace of the existence of any mechanism at all!

But in Ye Tian's eyes, this is the door to the treasure, and the angel inlaid with bronze carvings is the key to unlocking the treasure.

The moment his finger pressed the angel carving, Ye Tian's voice suddenly became more excited.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is where I am talking about, the exciting time has come, I hope this little angel can bring you a great surprise!"

Before he could finish speaking, he had already pinched the angel carving with his index finger and thumb, first probed, and then suddenly exerted force, and began to turn in a clockwise direction.

"Squeak——!

A piercing sound suddenly sounded, and listening to it made people's teeth grit and goosebumps straightened!

The very ordinary angel-inlaid bronze carving in everyone's eyes suddenly began to rotate in Ye Tian's hand, and exclamations followed.

"Wow! That angel carving moved, I didn't expect it to be a mechanism, it's incredible! How did Steven find out?"

"I don't know what secrets are hidden behind this mechanism? It's certainly not simple, maybe it's a priceless top-notch antique art, it's too exciting!"

While exclaiming, everyone also saw that the mechanism was very tight, and it could be called a perfect fit!

That is, Steven, this guy, is infinitely powerful, if he changes himself, he may not be able to twist it!

Ye Tian's speed of turning the mechanism was very slow, and he was also very focused and cautious, lest he exert too much force and directly unscrew the angel-inlaid bronze carving in his hand with a history of more than 200 years!

The ugly 'squeak' sound kept coming out, everyone's eyes were moving with Ye Tian's hand, everyone's eyes were extremely hot, and full of anticipation!

The faces of the Ghent father and son were pale, and it was hard to see the extreme, as if they had died of their own father, and their eyes were full of despair and hatred, the kind that was unforgettable!

It took about twenty seconds for Ye Tiancai to turn the angel carving one hundred and eighty degrees, and the little angel who originally rushed down with his face and spread his wings also turned into a posture with his face rushing up.

After turning the angel carving to the one hundred and eighty degree position, Ye Tian did not stop moving, he began to turn the carving counterclockwise again, and turned back ninety degrees before stopping.

Immediately after, he clenched the bronze statue of the angel and pulled it outward.

"Click!"

A crisp voice sounded, and it was very pleasant to listen to.

With this voice, the angel bronze carving was directly pulled out by Ye Tian by five or six centimeters, revealing the metal connecting rod behind it, which was about the thickness of a little finger.

Without the slightest pause, Ye Tian immediately let go of the angel carving, and reached out to hold the 'deer leg' closest to the carving, which was the table leg unique to Rococo style furniture.

As before, he first tentatively tested the direction of the force, and then began to rotate the table leg, still clockwise first, then counterclockwise!

In just a few strokes, he removed the elegant table leg, and the situation at the interface of the table leg was presented to everyone.

It was a metal screw with several recessed perforations, all of which were rusty, and its function was supposed to be used for the occlusal mechanism, and the design was very ingenious!

At the top of the table leg is a hollow round hole, slightly larger in diameter than a ping pong ball, and the depth is unknown!

Seeing this, everyone immediately exclaimed again.

"Oh my God! this mechanism is so ingenious, painstakingly designed!"

"What kind of treasure is hidden in that round hole? It must be a big deal to take so much effort to hide it!"

While exclaiming, everyone stared at the table leg in Ye Tian's hand, and their eyelids were reluctant to blink, lest they miss the most wonderful picture or major discovery!

In the next second, Ye Tian stretched out his left hand and gently covered the round hole, then slowly turned the table leg upside down, pouring out the treasure hidden inside the table leg.

When he opened his left hand again, there was already a small bag wrapped in white satin in the palm of his left hand, embroidered with a shield-shaped iris logo, which was very delicate!

"Oh my God! That's the symbol of the French Bourbons!"

Gatlink exclaimed directly, and his voice trembled a little with excitement!