Chapter Two Thousand and Eighty-Seven: Classical Statue Fragments

"Man, can I take a look at the marble statue remnant?"

Ye Tian pointed to the half-section of gray-white marble on the stall in front of him and asked, his expression was very relaxed, and he couldn't see anything abnormal.

However, in his eyes under the cover of his sunglasses, a flash of ecstasy flashed quickly, but no one noticed.

David and the others were standing next to and behind him, and each of them was carrying a few things in their hands, and their expressions were quite excited.

A little later, Matisse and many security personnel stood in a semicircle, protecting Ye Tian and the others, and separating them from other tourists.

There were also several security guards in the crowd disguised as tourists, keeping an eye on the surrounding movements.

Farther away, on top of two historic buildings in opposite directions, two snipers were also lurking, keeping an eye on the situation from a high vantage point.

If there are people who are familiar with Ye Tian and have studied his past deeds, they will definitely feel very familiar when they see this scene.

There is no need to ask, the things that David is carrying in their hands are all valuable antique works of art, and they are all trophies captured by Ye Tian.

And this street, located at the foot of the Acropolis hill, is being swept away by a hurricane!

At this time, it was noon on the third day of arrival in Athens, and the sun was shining and the weather was very nice.

Unlike the previous day, Ye Tian and the others did not go out to visit today, admiring the historical sites and museums scattered throughout the city of Athens.

Since you have come to Athens, an ancient city with a long history of more than 3,000 years, it is natural that you can't miss the antique art market here, otherwise it will be a pity.

After breakfast, Ye Tian and the others left the hotel, and under the strict protection of many security personnel, they walked to the famous antique market at the foot of the Acropolis, the Athens Flea Market, and came here to shop for treasures.

Or rather, it seems more appropriate to come and sweep the Athenian flea market.

The Athenian Flea Market, probably one of the oldest antiques markets in the world, has been around for about 2,000 years, with several name changes but never the same location, always at the foot of the Acropolis.

This historic flea market, which covers an area of about one square kilometre, is famous for its reputation in the field of antique art collection, mainly selling tourist souvenirs and various antique artifacts, as well as works of art from different periods.

From sunrise to sunset, every day of the year, people can shop for treasures, wander through hundreds of small shops and antique shops, or various stalls, and find their favorite 'treasures' at high or low prices.

There is a wide variety of goods here, and the variety is very complete.

From trendy clothing and novelty tools, to antique art from the ancient Greek period, to jewelry, modern and antique art, old books, handmade musical instruments, old toys and more.

As a top professional treasure hunter and a top expert in antique artwork, Ye Tian certainly won't miss the opportunity to sweep the Athenian flea market.

In fact, one of the reasons why he decided to stay in Athens for two days to sweep this famous flea market was very important.

Ye Tian's arrival caused a commotion in the Athens flea market without accident, just as he appeared in the antique markets of other countries or cities before.

All the antique shopkeepers and gallery owners who set up shop in the Athenian flea market, as well as the stall owners who run the antique business, were horrified and their eyelids jumped when they heard the news.

The Greek cultural relics police, officials of the Ministry of Culture, and relevant personnel of the Cultural Relics Protection Association who came with Ye Tian were also shocked, and they all stared at Ye Tian one by one, not daring to relax for a moment.

Not only them, but outside the Athens flea market, many experts, scholars and top collectors in the field of Greek antique art collection are also watching Ye Tian's every move to see what he can find.

Without exception, each of them had a sense of foreboding.

The antique dealers at the Athens flea market are in danger of a catastrophe that will be ransacked by Steven's bastards, just like their counterparts at the Saint-Touan thrift market in France and the Notting Hill antique market in the UK.

In fact, just as they expected, Ye Tian, who entered the Athenian flea market, was like a dragon returning to the sea, and he was not polite at all, and directly began to ransack this famous antique market.

He used all kinds of means and extremely low prices to pocket the valuable antique artworks that were ignored or omitted by the antique dealers here, like a whirlwind of clouds.

Even those antique works of art that are slightly less valuable and not worth selling in person, he did not let go.

Not far behind him, Bowie, who had just arrived in Athens yesterday, was frantically sweeping with two assistants, and every antique art that the three guys bought came from his guidance.

This kind of cooperation, Ye Tian and Bao Yi have already played very skillfully, and the cooperation is seamless, there is no flaw at all, and no one can notice it.

When the time came to noon, Ye Tian had already swept a third of the area of the Athenian flea market, and the place he passed was already full of mourning.

There are no less than dozens of antique shops, stalls selling antique art, and galleries that have been looted by him.

The company's employees and security personnel, who followed Ye Tian and helped carry the loot, had traveled back and forth between the Coco Matt Hotel and the Athens flea market many times, and returned the loot they couldn't carry back to the hotel again and again.

Fortunately, the Coco Matt Hotel is very close to here, and it is possible to walk back and forth, which saves a lot of trouble, otherwise you would have to use a vehicle to transport the loot.

Sadly, the antique dealers and gallery owners who were looted by Ye Tian were always confused and didn't know what they had lost.

But each of them made it abundantly clear that they had been absolutely ransacked by that damn bastard Steven and became another unlucky bastard to die at the hands of that bastard.

As time passed, more and more eyes focused on Ye Tian, and the sensational effect he caused became bigger and bigger.

The many antique dealers who were doing business in the Athens flea market, looking at Ye Tian at this time, all hated it so much, but they were very helpless.

They can only keep praying to God to save themselves from being poisoned!

The stall owner in front of him may be the next person to be looted.

Hearing Ye Tian's inquiry, the stall owner first took a deep look at him, and then turned his head to look at the remnants of the marble statue placed on the side of the stall.

Not only him, but almost everyone in the scene, except for Matisse and others, looked at the fragment of the statue, and everyone's eyes were full of curiosity, and some even had a greedy glint in their eyes.

Obviously, these guys want to cut off their beards, hoping to take advantage of Ye Tian's east wind to make a windfall.

However, when they saw the fragment of the statue that Ye Tian was referring to, a look of disappointment immediately flashed in their eyes, and they all dispelled the idea of making the first move.

It was a fragment of an off-white marble statue about seventy or eighty centimeters long, like the left forearm of a female statue, with rounded and smooth lines, only a few simple notches, and the wrist part was slightly involuted, with beautiful curves!

Judging from the lines of this arm, the rounded and plump shape, and the nicks left by the sculptor, it should have come from a classical sculpture, but it is not known exactly which classical sculpture it was.

Unfortunately, the fragment of the statue was broken at the elbow, and the part above the wrist, that is, the left hand of the statue, also disappeared, leaving only a section of the arm.

Moreover, there are several long and short cracks on this arm, which can be described as scarred and in extremely poor condition.

Such a fragment of an unknown and scarred marble statue naturally does not arouse everyone's desire to buy, and the disappointment is reasonable.

However, everyone at the scene was still a little curious, why was this guy Steven interested in this statue stump, could it be that this bastard was digging a pit again, who was going to pit someone?

This has happened several times today.

There were a few guys who tried to pick up the cheap before, but they all fell into the trap dug by Steven, the bastard, and they wanted to cry without tears, so it was better to be careful.

Thinking of this, the guys around him who were about to move suddenly died down, and they all looked lively with their hands in their hands.

As for the stall owner, the moment he saw the fragment of this statue, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and was not so nervous.

This is just a stump of a statue, the ends of which are gone, and the notches and lines on the stump alone will not be able to tell if it comes from the statue, no matter how sharp your eyes are.

The stall owner turned his head to look at Ye Tian, then nodded with a smile and said:

"Good afternoon, Mr. Steven, of course you can look at this marble statue fragment"

Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately chuckled and nodded, then stepped forward and began to inspect the remnants of this marble statue, his expression was still very relaxed.

In the process, he continued to talk to the stall owner.

"Man, can you tell me how you got this piece of marble statue? Do you know that this arm is from that sculpture, and who is the artist who created it?"

"Mr. Steven, I took the fragment of this statue from someone else, and I don't know who it came from, and I don't know if the seller doesn't know."

"That's a pity, let's talk about the price, if the price is right, I intend to accept this statue fragment and take it back to study"

As he spoke, Ye Tian had finished looking at the fragments of the statue placed on the stall and looked up at the stall owner.

The stall owner was stunned for a moment, and then looked at the fragment of the marble statue on the stall with puzzled eyes, but unfortunately saw nothing.

In his eyes, the fragment of this marble statue has not changed in the slightest, it is still dilapidated, maybe a little beautiful, but it does not see much value.

This thing appeared in the Athenian flea market, set up in their stalls, and people might think of it as an antique, but if they were thrown in the garbage, no one would even look at it!

After a moment's hesitation, the stall owner tentatively quoted a price, and it was what he thought was a very exaggerated offer.

"Six hundred euros, Mr. Steven, you only need to pay six hundred euros to take this marble statue fragment"

Before the words fell, Ye Tian had stretched out his right hand, smiled and said loudly:

"Okay, it's six hundred euros, deal, man, I'll take this marble statue fragment!"

Looking at the big hand stretched out in front of his eyes, the stall owner was stunned for a moment, and screamed 'ah'.

Many people at the scene were also stunned for a moment, and then looked at the remnants of the marble statue, and everyone's eyes were full of curiosity.