Chapter 1902: It has nothing to do with me

It's been four days since arriving in London, and the sky is finally clear.

In addition to the first day of sweeping the Potterbello Market in Notting Hill and sending the scum of the Pink Panther to hell, in the next two days, Ye Tian and the others explored three places where the treasures of the Templar Knights could be buried.

The three locations were either in the city of London or in the suburbs, and they were not far from each other.

In the Middle Ages, these places were fiefs and castles of the Knights Templar, but they are now owned by the British Crown, and it is with the permission of the British Crown that joint exploration operations are carried out.

Unfortunately, in all three locations, the joint exploration team did not find the famous Knights Templar treasure.

However, they have gained something else, and it is a surprising and significant discovery, and it is not in vain.

In a long-vacant medieval castle outside London, Ye Tian discovered an extremely hidden wall, which concealed two oil paintings created in the mid-17th century, wrapped in layers of moisture-proof oiled paper.

It is one of the most outstanding representatives of Baroque art, the founder of French classical painting, the famous master Poussin, two landscape paintings created in 1640 and 1645 respectively.

The subjects of the two paintings are different, one is a classical landscape painting with a religious theme, and the other is a classical landscape painting with a Greek mythological theme, and the size is basically the same.

In the mid-17th century, it was the peak of the artistic career of the famous painter Poussin, and these two classical paintings can be regarded as Poussin's representative works, both of which are top-level works of art worth tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars.

Moreover, the lineage of these two oil paintings is very clear, and there is a clear written record in the history of art, until the Second World War, when they disappeared from people's vision and have not been traced since.

As soon as these two paintings of Poussin's art were discovered, they immediately caused a huge sensation and attracted countless attentions, many of which were full of covetousness.

When the day's exploration action was over, according to the treasure distribution agreement signed before, Ye Tian and the British royal family directly divided the two paintings in that ancient castle, which was neat.

Next, Prince William, the representative of the British royal family who was responsible for liaising with the joint exploration team, took the classical landscape painting with religious themes and took it to Buckingham Palace.

Ye Tian took another classical landscape painting with the theme of Greek mythology, and returned to the Ritz Hotel with the Bishop of Kent.

No sooner had they returned to the hotel than some of Britain's top collectors and top executives of prestigious museums came to see and appraise the painting, and they showed a strong desire to buy it.

For this kind of request, Ye Tian naturally would not refuse.

Needless to say, the painting is indeed the authentic work of the classicist master Poussin, and it is a representative work of extraordinary artistic value, a proper top work of art.

Coupled with the clear lineage of the painting, as well as the background of the British royal family's collection, it invisibly enhances the value of the painting.

Then, around the classical landscape, a fierce competition unfolded.

Towards 10 p.m., after a fierce bidding process, the Poussin landscape was sold for a private collection by a wealthy Russian man living in London.

What Ye Tian got was an attractive 92.5 million euros, and both sides were happy.

Along with the spoils he had swept from the Portebelu market, as well as some antiques from France, which in turn brought him a huge income of more than 60 million euros.

In the blink of an eye, it's a new day.

After having breakfast and resting for a while in the morning, Ye Tian and David left the hotel room and prepared to go to the famous temple church to start today's joint exploration operation.

The Templar Chapel is the final target of the joint exploration team in London, and if no Templar treasures are found here, they will have to leave London and travel to the next country.

Soon, Ye Tian and David went down to the hotel lobby, met with the Bishop of Kent, who had gone downstairs early, and walked towards the hotel gate together.

Seeing Ye Tian and them appear, many media reporters who had been waiting in the hotel lobby for a long time immediately rushed up like a tide.

However, they were stopped by the prepared London police and hotel security guards, and they could only stay outside the cordon and ask loud questions.

"Good morning, Steven, Bishop of Kent, I'm a reporter for The Times, what is the goal of the joint exploration team today? Where are you going to explore the treasure? Can you tell us?"

"Good morning, Mr. Steven, I'm a reporter from Art Weekly, and according to rumors, yesterday you found two landscape paintings by the classicist master Poussin, how did you deal with those two paintings?"

"Good morning, Mr. Steven, I'm a reporter for The New York Times, and there is a rumor in the city of London that you were responsible for the violent explosion the other day.

The guys who died in that Victorian building, who were said to be members of the famous jewelry theft gang Pink Panthers, were your enemies, and rumor has it that you killed them."

Hearing the questions of many media reporters, Ye Tian immediately stopped and turned his head to look at those guys who were afraid that the world would not be chaotic.

He first glanced at the bright-eyed guys and the many hotel guests around him, and then said with a smile:

"Ladies and gentlemen, friends from the media, good morning, it's a pleasure to meet you all here, the weather is very nice and sunny today, I hope you all have a good day.

Since you are very concerned about the movements of the joint exploration team, I will tell you about it, to satisfy your curiosity, the goal of our exploration today is the famous attraction located in the city of London, the Temple Church.

It was once the headquarters of the Knights Templar in London, and it is possible that the Knights Templar's treasure could be buried there, and it would be great if the Knights Templar treasure could be found in that church!"

With his words, the scene immediately set off a commotion.

The faces of several British royal family related personnel accompanying him couldn't help but change, and they immediately took out their mobile phones and began to report to their superiors, so as to make plans in advance to deal with various possible situations.

Many media reporters at the scene also reacted immediately, taking out their mobile phones to make calls, notifying their respective news media, and preparing for the next step of interviews and reports.

The crowd of tourists who gathered around to see the excitement were also eager to try it and prepare to go to the temple church to see the excitement.

For them, this may be a godsend to witness a miracle that should not be missed.

The other eyeliners placed in the hotel lobby also took out their mobile phones and began to report the news, telling the guys outside to get ready, or rush to the temple church immediately.

Ye Tian saw the reactions of these people at the scene one by one, and none of them were missed.

And this is exactly what he wants to see.

The reason why he announced today's exploration goal here is to make this operation public, attract more attention, and the more the better!

Only in this way can the British royal family, who cherishes feathers, have some scruples.

If the Knights Templar's treasure is discovered today, even if the British royal family covets it and wants to take it for themselves, they will be afraid of it in full view.

After a pause, and when the scene was a little quieter, Ye Tianqing's voice immediately sounded again, reaching the ears of everyone at the scene.

"A journalist friend just now asked, what exactly did we do with the two landscape oil paintings that we found yesterday? First of all, I want to be sure that yesterday we did find two paintings by the classicist master Poussin.

They were two of the most valuable works of art that had been passed down in order until they suddenly disappeared during the Second World War and were never seen until yesterday when I found them in a wall.

After discovering the two paintings, I did an appraisal on the spot and gave an accurate estimate, they were of roughly equal value, and I shared them with the British royal family in accordance with the distribution agreement signed earlier.

Prince William took one of the religious landscape paintings, and I got a Greek mythological landscape painting, and when I got back to the hotel, I sold the top art that night.

That remarkable painting by the classicist master Poussin is now in the private collection of one of London's leading collectors, and I cannot reveal the identity of that collector without his permission.

In addition to that landscape painting, I also found and bought some antique artworks from the Portebello market, and brought them from France, and all of them were sold last night, and I didn't keep a single one!"

"Wow!"

There was a sound of exclamation at the scene, and every voice was full of envy and even jealousy.

At the same time, almost everyone is secretly lamenting.

God is so fucking unfair, or just blind, and there is only Steven in his eyes, and he can't see anyone else, not even a glance!

Without the slightest pause, Ye Tianqing's voice was still coming out.

"Talking about the violent explosion a few days ago, I also heard that the guys who died in that historic building were all senior members of the Pink Panther, which is undoubtedly a good thing, and I am happy to see it happen.

But I have to defend myself, the violent explosion that shook the whole of London had nothing to do with me, and Scotland Yard has given an authoritative explanation, it was an explosion caused by a gas leak.

At the time of the explosion, we were very close to the site of the explosion, on a street near the headquarters building in Scotland Yard, but I was always in my car, appraising antique art.

This can be attested to by several senior police officers at Scotland Yard, who came to my car after the explosion and had a few words with me, if you are interested, you can find out.

The reason why there is such a rumor out there that I killed those guys in the Pink Panther is actually normal, because because of the hostile relationship between me and the Pink Panther, many people will naturally make such associations

Okay, that's all for the question, we're going to the Temple Church, if you're interested, you might as well come and have a look, as long as it doesn't interfere with our joint exploration efforts, see you soon, everyone!"

After speaking, Ye Tian waved his hand at everyone at the scene, and then walked towards the door of the hotel with David.

Behind them, the reporters kept asking loud questions, but received no response.