In the room engraved with the Austrian Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty, Xiao Ran only opened one box.
It was the box containing the statue of Leopold II, which displayed the bronze statue.
He did not open any of the remaining boxes or picture frames wrapped in moisture-proof tarpaulin.
After checking the situation in this room, he asked his employees to come in to clean it and number every item here.
He took Pierre and the others to the second adjacent room.
On the wall inside the door of the second room, he found a line of text carved on the wall, written in French.
Portugal, Braganza Dynasty.
Seeing this line of text, everyone immediately understood.
The antique artifacts and artworks stored in this room all come from the Braganza Dynasty of Portugal, another country and dynasty conquered by Napoleon.
All the antique works of art in this room were undoubtedly stolen by Napoleon from the Portuguese palace.
The antique artworks stored in this room are no less than those in the first room, or even a little more.
This situation is normal, and Xiao Ran is not surprised at all.
Although Portugal had declined before being conquered by Napoleon, the huge wealth accumulated in the Age of Discovery had not yet been spent, and there was a large treasury like Brazil that was constantly transfusing blood to Portugal.
In this case, although Portugal's military strength is no longer good, its family wealth is very rich, even richer than Austria's Holy Roman Empire.
It goes without saying that there are more good things in the palace of the Braganza dynasty of Portugal.
As a result, it was robbed by the army led by Napoleon, and the Braganza dynasty also fled to Brazil.
Today, two hundred years later, these treasures from the royal palace of the Braganza Dynasty in Portugal fell into Xiao Ran's hands again.
As in the first room, this room also contained a large number of picture frames wrapped in moisture-proof tarpaulin, as well as a dozen crates of various sizes.
As for the content and origin of those paintings, as well as what is contained in those boxes, it is currently unknown.
After pretending to check carefully and making sure that the room was safe, Xiao Ran took Pierre and the others inside.
After some exploration, Xiao Ran selected one of the heavy crates and pried it open.
Then another bronze sculpture appeared in front of everyone.
This is a bronze statue with a strong religious color. It is carved of St. John the Baptist. The carving skills are very skillful and the figures in the statue are lifelike.
The artist who created this bronze sculpture was El Greco, a famous Spanish painter and sculptor during the Renaissance.
The discovery of this Greco sculpture once again caused a sensation and made many people jealous.
Especially in Spain and Portugal, it caused a greater sensation.
Before Xiao Ran and the others had even left the room, many people in Spain and Portugal were clamoring to find a way to recover this valuable bronze sculpture.
The Portuguese government immediately issued a public statement claiming all antique artworks stored in this room.
Regarding the continuous noise from the outside world, although Xiao Ran heard the announcement in his earphones, he didn't take it seriously at all and turned a blind eye.
Everything in Napoleon's treasure belongs to me now, and no one can covet it.
If any person, organization, or even country wants something from Napoleon's treasure, there is only one way.
That means coming to negotiate a deal and stretching your neck to be ripped off.
The exploration continues.
Xiao Ran cut the door lock of the third room and led everyone in.
There are also many antique works of art hidden in this room, the number of which is slightly less than that of the previous two rooms.
They all come from the former Dutch royal family. The French line engraved on the inside of the door is enough to illustrate this point.
In the blink of an eye, more than an hour passed.
Xiao Ran cut the door lock of the eighth room and reached out to open the door of this room.
The moment the door opened, everyone at the scene and watching the live broadcast was completely shocked and froze on the spot.
The reason why everyone was so shocked was because the room was so full that there was almost no room to stand.
The room is filled with picture frames of various sizes wrapped in moisture-proof tarpaulin.
There are so many things hidden here that they fill this small room.
After a while, everyone finally woke up.
Immediately afterwards, the scene was filled with exclamations.
"Oh my god! Which country or royal family do these antique artworks come from? The number is too scary!"
"If these things all come from the royal family of a country, then the royal family of this country must have been completely robbed and nothing will be left."
Just when everyone was talking about it, Xiao Ran suddenly smiled and said:
"Gentlemen, I think I have guessed where the things in this room come from. They are probably from Italy."
"When Napoleon led his army to sweep through Italy, Italy had not yet been unified. There were many countries of different sizes on the territory."
"However, there are countless antique works of art in these countries, such as Florence and Milan, as well as Rome and Venice."
"Faced with such a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered, how could Napoleon be polite, so the countries in Italy became one of the areas most severely plundered by Napoleon."
"After Napoleon's defeat, Italy was still not unified. The antiques and artworks snatched from various countries in Italy were basically left in France."
"For example, the paintings in the Grand Gallery of the Louvre and everything in the room in front of me are all leftover from that time."
Hearing this, Henry immediately glanced at Xiao Ran angrily, his teeth itching.
You cunning bastard, can't you just talk about the matter in front of you? Why do you have to bring us the Louvre Gallery with you!
Isn’t this a stab in the lungs of Italians? Those stingy Italians may want to ask us for those paintings in the big galleries again.
Things developed exactly as Henry expected.
Many people in Italy were hurt by Xiao Ran's words, and they started making various gestures and yelling.
"Yes, these damn French guys are robbers, and they should be allowed to immediately return all the antiques they stole from Italy."
"The Mona Lisa belongs to Italy. Those immortal works in the Grand Gallery of the Louvre also belong to Italy and must be returned to us."
While shouting and yelling in anger, some Italians are not very confident.
Xiao Ran's words can be said to be full of meaning.
Not only did he use the Louvre as a shield and cover for himself, he also pointed it out very clearly.
When Napoleon conquered and sacked Italy, Italy was still a collection of scattered small countries and had not yet been unified.
At that time, Italy was just a geographical term, not a country.
The current Italian government's claim to these antiques may not be legally sound.
Thinking of this, many Italians feel itchy with hatred.
Xiao Ran, who was at the exploration site, seemed to be fine.
He checked the situation on the inside of the door, and then wiped the wall on the left side of the door with a towel a few times.
as expected!
A line of French words carved on the wall appeared immediately, and it was written about Italy.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Ran couldn't help but chuckle.
Then, he suddenly reached out and pointed to a box placed at the front of the door and said:
"This room is too crowded. For safety reasons, we don't have to go in. We can't turn around even if we go in."
"Guys, pull out the box inside the door, open it outside, and see what's in this box."
"Okay, boss"
Several employees nodded in response and immediately took action.
