Chapter Two Thousand and Eighty-Nine: Swarming

"Man, it's a pleasure to work with you, it's a really nice surprise, goodbye"

Ye Tian said to the stall owner with a smile, and gently patted the other party's shoulder.

"Goodbye, Steven, you're a robber in the truest sense of the word!"

The stall owner smiled miserably and nodded in response, his expression was extremely painful, a look of lost soul, and his eyes were blood-red, full of remorse.

Ye Tian smiled softly, not caring about the other party's verbal attack.

I ransacked the unlucky guy in front of me, and pocketed the only priceless treasure on the other party's stall, so I have to allow others to vent, otherwise this guy will die of grievance.

Next, he dragged the metal trolley box containing the remains of the marble statue and walked to another antique stall not far away, under the protection of Matisse and his family.

The group had just taken a few steps when a strange noise suddenly sounded behind them.

"Smack!"

The stall owner slapped himself hard, and his voice was very crisp.

In the next moment, this guy's right cheek quickly swollen, five blue-black fingerprints were clearly visible, and blood flowed from the corners of his mouth, which showed the ruthlessness of his hand and the depth of pain in his heart!

Turning his head to see this scene, Ye Tian couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, then turned his head and continued to walk forward, ignoring the poor guy again.

With the slap that the stall owner slapped in his face, Professor Ophelia, who had fallen into a sluggish state, was immediately awakened and quickly looked around.

Immediately after, she quickly chased after Ye Tian, her eyes staring at the metal trolley box in his hand, and she was reluctant to move away for a moment.

Not only Ophelia, but also many Greeks watching the excitement, as well as some tourists from all over the world, as well as many professionals, also followed.

Without exception, the eyes of these guys were all full of envy, even jealousy, and they were all staring at the metal trolley box in Ye Tian's hand, eager to grab it directly and take it for themselves.

In particular, some of the Greeks, as well as the professionals, all had red eyes, and they looked quite scary.

At the same time, the news that Ye Tian found the fragment of this statue had spread like a hurricane, quickly spreading throughout the entire Athenian flea market, and even the entire Athens, the entire Greece, and the entire Western world!

Everywhere this hurricane went, it caused a huge sensation.

When people heard the news, they were stunned, they could hardly believe their ears, and they thought they were hallucinating!

It is the first of the three great sculptors of ancient Greece, Phidias, and his most famous masterpiece, the statue of the goddess of Athens.

Throughout the ages, in the Western art world and the history of Western sculpture, Phidias seems to be a god of classical sculpture that only exists in legends, a master of art that is admired by the mountains!

With the exception of the Parthenon, some of which may have been made by Phidias, no one else has ever seen any of his sculptures, let alone his statue of the goddess Athena!

The statues associated with Phidias that people can see today are only imitations of the Roman Empire and later generations, and the beauty and skill of those statues have already made people amazed.

But who would have thought that the remnants of the statue of Athena carved by Phidias would actually appear in the Athenian flea market and fall into the hands of Steven's guy, can it not be shocking?

When people came to their senses, there were bursts of exclamations in countless places, and countless hot eyes all looked at Athens and focused on the metal trolley box in Ye Tian's hand.

After an almost frantic exclamation, many people immediately pulled out their phones and started making calls, sharing the shocking news with friends and peers, or having already taken quick action.

Many professionals and top collectors in Athens have rushed out of their homes or hotels and driven straight to the Athens flea market, ignoring the traffic rules at all.

This antique market, located at the foot of the Acropolis Mountain, set off a huge commotion, and many people rushed to Ye Tian's location, and everyone was very excited.

Some of the antique shop owners, gallery owners, and stall owners who were doing business in this market even left their respective businesses behind to be taken care of by others, and quickly ran towards Ye Tian's location.

At this time, Ye Tian was standing in front of another antique stall, scanning the things on the stall.

It's a pity that there are no treasures in this stall that make him excited, or that there are no antique artworks worthy of his personal investment.

As for Bowie, who is not far behind, they can still show their skills here and capture a few decent antique artworks.

After a quick glance at the goods on this stall, Ye Tian turned around and left here, preparing to go to a small gallery not far away.

When he turned around and saw the situation behind him, he was immediately startled.

As he was so good at kung fu, he was already surrounded by people, rubbing shoulders one by one, and it seemed that everyone in the market had gathered on this street.

As far as the eye can see, there are black and oppressive human heads, which have blocked the street.

And these guys all had bright eyes, staring at Ye Tian and the metal trolley box in his hand, their eyes were extremely hot, and everyone's eyes were full of envy, and there were many guys who were so jealous that their eyes were red.

Fortunately, there were a lot of Greek policemen who maintained order at the scene, as well as the fierce Mattis, who had enough deterrent power, and these guys who surrounded them were quite honest and did not make any radical moves.

If Ye Tian was the only one here, it would be a different matter.

It is very likely that these surging guys will rush up and directly loot Ye Tian, and then scatter and quickly escape from here!

Turning around to see this scene and seeing those pairs of green eyes, even the powerful Ye Tian couldn't help but shiver, a little nervous!

If I had known this, I shouldn't have publicly explained the remnants of the statue of Athena just now, and I wouldn't have stimulated these dead foreigners to go crazy!

Ye Tian quickly glanced at the scene, and then whispered through the wireless invisible headphones:

"Matisse, let the guys be on their guard and be ready to respond, these guys around them look like they're going crazy and have to be careful"

As the words fell, Matisse responded immediately.

"Understood, Steven, don't worry, nothing can go wrong"

Next, the group walked towards the gallery not far away, and everyone was on guard.

Maybe it's because Ye Tian has always had a reputation for being ruthless and revenge, and although the eyes of some guys in the surrounding crowd were already red, they didn't take the risk and rushed up to rob them.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian and the others had passed through the crowd and came to the door of the gallery.

Just as they were about to enter the gallery, Ye Tian's mobile phone suddenly rang, and it was an old friend calling.

Ye Tian took out his mobile phone and glanced at it, then gently slid the screen lock and sent the phone to his ear.

Immediately after, a familiar voice came.

"Good afternoon, Steven, I'm George, and I've heard that you just found a remnant of a statue from the ancient Greek period in the Athenian flea market, and that it is from the goddess Athena of Phidios, the god of classical carving!

You're a lucky guy! I'd like to ask if you can sell me the fragment of this statue? The price is yours, I'm on my way to the Athens flea market, let's meet and talk!"

This guy named George is not a helicopter pilot under Ye Tian, but a famous Greek ship king and an internationally renowned top collector, who has dealt with him more than once.

Hearing George's words, Ye Tian couldn't help but flash a smile on his face.

Sell you the fragment of this statue? What are you kidding?

If it is sold to you, the treasure of the ancient Greek and Roman sculpture gallery in the buddy's private museum, the statue of the goddess Athena, isn't it missing half an arm, what's the matter?

Of course, this is only Ye Tian's mental activity, and it is impossible to resort to words, and the existence of the statue of Athena from the hand of Phidias is not suitable to be announced now.

What came out of his mouth was a different set of words.

"Good afternoon, George, you're so well informed that you received it so quickly, but I'm sorry I don't plan to sell this statue fragment.

As a matter of fact, the appraisal conclusion I just gave in public is just an inference, a family opinion, and whether this appraisal conclusion is accurate or not is not certain, and we need to do further research.

The fragment of this statue is in a very special case, with only the left forearm, broken at the elbow, and no left hand, with only one arm, it is difficult to draw accurate identification conclusions,......"

Ye Tianzheng was talking, and George couldn't wait to interrupt him.

"Steven, you have a sharp eye, which is well known, and you have never looked at it, and I believe in your conclusion, and you are willing to risk it, how about 200 million euros?

"Wow! That's a very attractive price, George, but I'm not going to sell the statue fragment, I'm going to take it back to New York and study it before I publish the exact findings!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Tian directly rejected the old friend's offer.

200 million euros to buy the work of Phidias, the god of classical carving?

Next, Ye Tian casually said a few perfunctory words and hung up George's phone.

At the same time, the group has also entered the gallery, ready to admire the many artworks displayed in the gallery.

They had just stood still, and before they could say hello to the gallery owner, Ye Tian's mobile phone rang again, and this time it was Martinez from the Louvre.

The purpose of this old friend's call, you can know with your heels, naturally it is for this fragment of the statue of Athena that is suspected to be Phidias.