Chapter 1967: The Ransacking of Stein's Vault

In the blink of an eye, it was already half past twelve at noon.

Ye Tian and the others have completed the appraisal of antique artworks such as the Dunhuang Collection and the Yongle Canon in the British Library, and left the British Library.

They left with many top calligraphy and painting appraisal experts such as Shan Lao, as well as a group of cultural and museum staff from the Forbidden City and the National Museum.

The clean-up of the rare books and historical documents that the British Library used to trade with Ye Tian is in full swing and is underway.

Those responsible for cleaning up those rare books and historical documents were ten employees under Ye Tian, as well as 20 professional cultural and museum personnel from the Forbidden City and the National Museum, as well as several calligraphy and painting appraisal experts on the spot.

Supervising the scene was a team of lawyers led by Mr. Anderson, with several heavily armed security personnel in charge of security.

As for Ye Tian and Shan Lao, there is no need to continue to stay in the British Library, the British Museum and the David Foundation still have many priceless top-notch antique artworks waiting for them to go and appraise.

When they left the British Library, each of them was reluctant to give up, lest they would turn around and leave this time, and they would never see the priceless treasures of the Dunhuang Canon and the Yongle Canon again.

However, when they thought of the top Chinese antiques and artworks in the collections of the British Museum and the David Foundation, which were about to return to China, they were all very excited, and they walked quickly.

Just like when they came in the morning, in order to avoid attracting the attention of many media reporters, Ye Tian and Shan Lao and others left the British Library in batches.

Ye Tian and the others left from the main entrance first, attracting the attention of all media reporters.

After they left in a high-profile manner, Shan Lao and the others came out of the side door of the British Library with a large number of cultural and museum personnel, boarded two luxury buses respectively, and went straight to the British Museum, without attracting anyone's attention.

After leaving the British Library, Ye Tian and the others did not immediately go to the British Museum, but found a fairly good restaurant and had a lunch.

After lunch, they rushed to the British Museum.

By the time they arrived, Shan Lao and a large number of museum personnel had already entered the museum, still as tourists.

After entering the British Museum, under the leadership of a deputy curator, Ye Tian and the others went straight to the China Pavilion.

At this time, the China Pavilion had closed early, and many tourists who came to visit were closed, not knowing what was going on.

Of course, the closure is only for ordinary visitors, not for Ye Tian.

After entering the China Pavilion, Ye Tian and the others soon came to the door of Stein's secret room, and joined Shan Lao and the others who had arrived here in advance.

Next, Fisher, the director of the British Museum, personally opened the door of Stein's secret room and led Ye Tian and Shan Lao into this famous secret room together.

Like Ye Tian, who had just been here yesterday, the first thing Shan Lao and the others who entered Stan's secret room were to go straight to the bulletproof glass display case that displayed the Tang Dynasty facsimile of Gu Kaizhi's "Female History Proverbs".

Each of them wants to appreciate the priceless treasure, in the past, if they wanted to see "The Female History of the Princess", it was very difficult, and they also had to look at the face of the British, but now that they have the opportunity, they have to have a good time?

The ensuing scene can be imagined, almost every Chinese who entered the Stein secret room gathered in front of the three display cases that displayed the three sections of the "Female History Atlas" and admired it with fascination.

In the blink of an eye, Stein's chamber was filled with endless exclamations and excited discussions.

Of course, there are also a few complaints occasionally, all of which complain about the stupidity of the British Yankees who violently destroyed the heavens and cut them indiscriminately, which caused irreversible damage to this unparalleled national treasure.

Ye Tian and David stood aside, chatting in a low voice with Fisher and the others.

"Steven, how do you plan to transport this Female Historian back to Beijing? This priceless treasure with a history of more than 1,000 years is very fragile and cannot withstand tossing, you know that!

Although this priceless treasure already belongs to you, I still hope that it will arrive in Beijing safe and sound, and that it will be preserved in the best possible conditions to prolong its life."

Fisher smiled and whispered, his tone quite sincere and a little reluctant.

As the director of the British Museum, he is certainly not willing to accept this priceless treasure.

Ye Tian looked at the Englishman, and then said with a confident smile:

"Rest assured, Fisher, we have a way to get this priceless treasure safely and safely to Beijing, where it will be displayed in my personal gallery in the Forbidden City, and it will not hurt a single bit.

Later, when we examine this Portrait of the Female Historian, we will make a thorough assessment of its condition and see which method of delivery is more appropriate, and we will surely find a perfect solution.

If the Portrait of the Female Historian is in good condition and will not be degraded, then I am going to roll it up and transport it in a portable safe, which is naturally the best outcome.

If the state of preservation is average, and there is still slag falling, just in case, I don't mind removing all three bulletproof glass display cases and shipping them all back to Beijing, then it won't take much effort."

"I can see that you guys have made all kinds of preparations, so we can rest assured"

"Of course, this is a priceless treasure, do I dare to be careful?"

Ye Tian nodded in response, his words full of confidence.

Next, the few of them continued to chat in a low voice, and the old men still admired the "Female History Atlas" displayed in the display case, and they all looked straight and fascinated.

Ten minutes later, seeing that the time was almost up, Ye Tian walked over and woke up a few old men one by one, otherwise God knows when they would appreciate it!

The old men who came to their senses were all excited, and they even spoke a little uncomfortably, and their voices trembled.

"Ye Tian, you kid has really done a great thing, you can personally identify and return to China with this important treasure of the country, even if my old guy didn't work in vain, this life is worth it!"

Shan Lao said excitedly, his face was flushed, and even his voice was trembling.

"Heyβ€”β€”! you can really be open-minded, this is the rest of your life? Don't mind! Where is this going! In Stein's secret room, there are not only "The Female Historical Records", but also 5,000 volumes of the Dunhuang Canon that belong to me.

In addition, there are the ancestors of the 'Northern Sect' and Li Sixun in the Tang Dynasty's "Green Landscape Map", the Five Dynasties Juran's "Dense Forest Stacking Map", the Northern Song Dynasty Fan Kuan's "Visiting Friends with the Qin", Su Shi's "Ink Bamboo Map" and so on.

Each of these Chinese antique artworks is a priceless treasure, and you still need your help to identify it, and when you return to Beijing, how to protect and display these treasures of national culture, you also need your guidance!"

Ye Tian said jokingly, his expression quite exaggerated.

"Hahaha"

There was a loud laugh at the scene, and all the Chinese in Stein's secret room laughed.

In the midst of laughter, Shan Lao gently patted Ye Tian's shoulder, his eyes were loving and full of appreciation.

When the laughter fell, everyone started their work, counting and identifying the top antique artworks that Ye Tian had taken into his pocket and were ready to bring back to China.

Needless to say, every piece of Chinese antique art here is genuine and truly priceless.

Fisher, the British, are very familiar with Ye Tian's ability to identify antique artworks, plus Shan Lao and other top antique art appraisal experts from China, so they don't dare to play any tricks.

Playing tricks on such occasions and in front of these top professionals is undoubtedly self-defeating, and there is no second result.

In the blink of an eye, the time has come to more than two o'clock in the afternoon.

Ye Tian called his sister-in-law and Shan Lao, who was busy, to one place, and whispered to the two of them:

"Sister-in-law, Shan Lao, I'm going to St. Paul's Cathedral, the tripartite joint press conference will be held at St. Paul's Cathedral at three o'clock, I must go over to attend.

What about the two of you, will you continue to clean up these priceless treasures here, or will you come with me to St. Paul's Cathedral for a joint press conference that will be held soon?"

Without the slightest hesitation, the sister-in-law immediately shook her head and said:

"I won't go to St. Paul's Cathedral, in that case, it's better for us not to show up in public, that may cause you some unnecessary trouble, as we all know, foreign devils always wear colored glasses when they see us!

Rather than attending a press conference, I'd rather clean up these priceless treasures, count all the loot you have caught this time, and then ship them all back home, which is what I'm here for."

As soon as the words fell, Shan Lao, who was standing next to him, immediately said:

"Your sister-in-law is right, Ye Tian, we are indeed not suitable to appear at the press conference, it will cause you trouble, we are going to take away so many priceless treasures this time, it will definitely make many people blush.

In Europe and the United States, there has never been a shortage of bastards who are hostile to our country and want to stir up trouble without reason, plus those Western media reporters who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, we do not appear, it is undoubtedly the best choice.

Besides, we are not willing to leave here, and it is a great honor for each of us to be able to personally participate in the return of these important treasures of the country."

Hearing this, what else could Ye Tian say.

He nodded slightly, and said with a smile:

"Alright then, you two will stay here and clean up these priceless treasures with the rest of you, and my team of lawyers will be on site to assist you and supervise the Brits, and you don't have to worry about security."

"Understand, you kid don't worry about being in the limelight, just leave it to us here"

The sister-in-law smiled and nodded, and Shan Lao also nodded slightly.

Next, Ye Tian told everyone a few more words and made some corresponding arrangements, and then took David and them away and went straight to St. Paul's Cathedral.