Chapter 1286: Enter Diamond Street
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Ten minutes later, Ye Tian and his convoy had already driven to the intersection of Antwerp's Diamond Avenue and stopped on the side of the road in a line.
It is an S-shaped street, no more than a few hundred meters long, very close to the Antwerp train station, and the streets are lined with old buildings of various styles, all of which are quite well preserved!
These ancient buildings on both sides of the street can be traced back to the beginning of the 14th century, and the nearest ones are also from the 17th and 18th centuries, and they are at least two or three hundred years old!
The architectural styles are also different, with Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture, Renaissance architecture, Baroque architecture, and so on.
Walking on this ancient street, people have the feeling of walking through the streets of medieval Europe, which is very atmospheric and can also feel the rich historical charm!
But unlike any other tourist area, except for a limited number of restaurants and cafes, every shop and company on this street that is open is related to one thing!
That's diamonds, a stone that is not rare, extremely hard, and has made countless women crazy!
Antwerp has four diamond exchanges, three of which are located on this street, as well as a number of top jewellery stores, as well as the most authoritative diamond laboratories.
Every day, thousands of carats of loose diamonds descend on the streets from all over the world, escorted by armed guards, to be verified by the world's top diamond experts.
The loose diamonds are then carved and processed, re-identified and traded by the skilled craftsmen of the Antwerp diamond industry, and then flow from here to the world's distribution markets.
For women who love jewelry and diamonds, this is a street that radiates brilliance, and every jewelry store on both sides of the street is enough to make them crazy.
In addition to the countless women who are crazy about diamonds, it is also a favorite place for many jewelry thieves.
If they can do a big job here, they can retire directly, find a place with beautiful scenery, and go incognito to eat and die!
The jewel thieves who followed Ye Tian and them, when they saw Ye Tian and them coming here, their eyes suddenly lit up with excitement, and they almost cheered!
"I'm willing to bet that bastard Steven must have come to today's jewellery and diamond auction, and most likely to buy diamonds for his girlfriend, who is said to be getting married!
In today's jewelry and diamond auction, there will be many top jewelry diamonds, especially the Oppenheimer blue, known as the largest Fancy Vivid blue diamond in the history of the world's auction!
I don't know what Steven's goal is, with the generosity of that guy's shot, there's a good chance he's coming for Oppenheimer's Blue, and if so, that's great!"
"Hopefully, if that bastard Stevens snaps Oppenheimer's Blue, he'll have one more priceless treasure in addition to Queen Mary's finest jewelry!
At that point, let's find another opportunity to rob ourselves, and if we succeed, I'm sure all of us will make a windfall, and we can just retire and enjoy life in the Mediterranean!"
In the midst of the discussion, these jewelry thieves from all over the world couldn't help but imagine the beautiful life of being surrounded by beautiful women and enjoying the Mediterranean sun and beach, and everyone's eyes flashed with greed!
Obviously, this is just an unrealistic fantasy of theirs, and there is no possibility of realizing it at all.
At this time, they could only stay one or two hundred meters away from Diamond Street, looking from afar, and did not dare to approach the famous street at all.
There is only one exit in front of and behind Diamond Street, and there are very strong lifting barricades on both sides, so it is impossible to drive into that street without permission!
Because of today's jewelry and diamond auction, Diamond Street is heavily guarded at the moment, and there are Belgian police and armed security personnel with loaded guns everywhere, which can definitely be called three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry!
Visitors and staff entering and exiting Diamond Avenue will be scrutinized and secretly compared through facial recognition technology to prevent criminals from fishing in troubled waters!
In this case, those jewelry thieves who followed Ye Tian and them, where did they dare to enter this street flowing with wealth, they could only hide in the distance and wait for the opportunity.
Ye Tian and they don't have this kind of concern, they are the gods who came here to spread their wealth, not the jewel thieves or robbers who are plotting against them!
As soon as the convoy came to a stop, a deputy general manager and security officer of Christie's auction house, as well as a head of the Antwerp police, walked towards the convoy together!
At the same time, Mattis and Anderson also opened the car door and got out of the car and greeted each other.
After getting closer, the two sides communicated, got to know each other and confirmed their identities, Mattis and Anderson took each other to Ye Tian's car.
Ye Tian didn't get out of the car, but just opened the car door and shook hands with the other party, confirmed their identities, and then ended the exchange.
Immediately afterwards, the head of the Antwerp police picked up the walkie-talkie and informed his subordinates to lower the bollard at the entrance to Diamond Avenue and let Ye Tian and them enter the street.
Due to the narrow street and limited length of Diamond Street, and in order to cooperate with security, Ye Tian and his convoy did not all drive into the street, but only entered three Mercedes-Benz bulletproof SUVs!
These three Mercedes-Benz bulletproof SUVs are the car that Ye Tian and Betty are riding, and the other two SUVs that Mattis and Anderson are riding!
Several other bulletproof SUVs and the armed security personnel in the car were all left at the corner of the street, responsible for perimeter guards, and they could rush into the street at any time to support Ye Tian and them!
Under the guidance of the deputy general manager and the person in charge of security at Christie's auction house, Ye Tian and the three cars they were riding in quickly drove to the door of Christie's auction house and slowly stopped!
A few minutes later, Ye Tian and the others had already arrived at a meeting room next to the auction hall.
At this time, Ye Tian was wearing a casual summer dress and carrying a silver-gray titanium alloy portable safe in his hand, which was very eye-catching!
Seeing the portable safe in his hand, everyone knew in their hearts what was contained in it, it must be those top jewelry pieces that originally belonged to Queen Mary and caused a huge sensation!
As soon as he walked into the reception room, Ye Tian saw several guys in suits and leather shoes coming towards him, everyone with a bright smile on their faces.
When he approached, the white man in his fifties immediately said enthusiastically:
"Good morning, Mr. Steven, it's a pleasure to meet you! I'm Henry, General Manager of Christie's Belgium, and welcome to Antwerp, Christie's!"
Ye Tian shook hands with the other party, smiled and said:
"Good morning, Mr. Henry, I'm glad to meet you, Antwerp is a very beautiful city, I love it!"
Immediately afterwards, Henry introduced several people around him, namely a vice president of Christie's, an expert in antique artworks, and an expert in jewelry and diamonds.
Because Antwerp is located in the Dutch-speaking region, Christie's auction house also equipped Ye Tian with a Dutch translator, a female employee of Christie's auction house, in her early thirties!
In addition, Henry also introduced Ye Tian to the auctioneer who presided over today's jewelry and diamond auction, a white-glove auctioneer who is very famous in the field of jewelry auctions!
Subsequently, Ye Tian also introduced a few people around him, except for a few armed security personnel who stood a little behind.
After getting to know each other and exchanging a few words politely, Henry and the others looked at the portable safe in Ye Tian's hand, their eyes shining brightly, and their eyes were extremely hot.
"Mr. Steven, if I'm not mistaken, this portable safe must contain the top jewels that once belonged to Queen Mary, right?"
Henry asked, pointing to the safe, his expression excited and full of anticipation.
The others were the same, all staring at the titanium portable safe.
"You guessed it right, Monsieur Henry, this portable safe contains the finest pieces of jewelry that I found yesterday in Brussels, which belonged to Queen Mary.
Because of the rush of time, I took them with me and didn't send them to a vault somewhere to keep them, and when this auction is over, I'll find a trusted vault to keep them!"
Ye Tian nodded with a chuckle and said, not hiding the other party.
"Steven, if possible, can you give us a look at some of the finest pieces of jewelry, especially that famous diamond necklace, I can't wait to see that diamond necklace that has never been seen before!"
The jewelry and diamond expert on the other side said eagerly, his eyes full of anticipation.
As soon as he finished speaking, Henry continued:
"What to do with these top pieces of jewelry? Steven, I don't know if you have thought about it? If you are ready to send these priceless treasures to auction, I hope you will choose Christie's!
Although it is the first time we have met, you and Christie's have worked together many times, and we have had a great time with each other, and there have been no problems, and I believe this time is the same.
If you are willing to entrust these priceless treasures to our auction house, then we will give you the best conditions, formulate the best promotion strategy, and the auction results will definitely satisfy you!"
Ye Tian glanced at the few people in front of him, then shook his head with a smile and said:
"I'm very sorry, gentlemen, but for security reasons and time constraints, I can't show you those top pieces of jewelry here, please understand!
When this jewelry and diamond auction is over, if you have more time to spare, I will show you a few pieces of jewelry that once belonged to Queen Mary for everyone to enjoy!
Mr. Henry, I have already made a decision on what to do with those priceless treasures, and I am very sorry that I will not be able to cooperate this time!"
"Hey, that's a pity! I hope we can work together again in the future!"
Henry sighed, his tone full of regret.
Then everyone chatted a few more words, and the time was close to half past ten in the morning, and today's top jewelry and diamond auction is about to begin!
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