Chapter 515: The Priest Robber (Asking for a Monthly Pass, Asking for a Recommendation)
It's 10 a.m. in the blink of an eye.
Ye Tian leisurely walked into Prince Street in the center of Boston, like an ordinary passerby strolling, and he couldn't see anything suspicious!
At this time, he has already gotten rid of two groups of stalkers, and his appearance has completely changed, looking like a polite white boy, just out of the college campus, and a little green!
Prince Street is located in Boston's North Side, only two or three hundred meters away from the Old North Church, only two or three streets away.
The reason why he chose to get off on this street instead of at the Old North Church was to make himself look more like a tourist and avoid attracting attention.
There is also a more important reason, Princes Street is a relatively secluded street, sparsely populated, and there are no surveillance cameras.
As soon as he stepped into the street, he immediately saw Matisse and Pique not far ahead.
The two guys have also completely changed their appearance, and are pretending to be two out-of-town tourists, pretending to be tourists, while secretly investigating the situation of the permanent residents here.
Ye Tian didn't go over to say hello, but whispered through the wireless invisible earphones:
"Guys, I've arrived, right behind you, you continue to check the permanent residents on the periphery, I'll go to the Old North Church to investigate and see if that pastor is the target we are looking for!"
"Okay, Steven, you go, I hope we can all gain something today, if anything happens, let us know immediately, we can go to support at any time!"
Matisse whispered, neither of them looking back, continuing to admire the buildings on this old street, which looked quite like that!
"OK! I have a very strong premonition that we are going to have a great harvest today!"
Ye Tian smiled and whispered, full of confidence.
Before he could finish speaking, he had already walked past Matisse and the others, and without the slightest pause, he continued to walk forward.
Within a few minutes, he was already standing at the door of the Old North Church, stopping to admire this ancient Georgian art style building.
The Old North Church, officially known as the 'Boston City Church of Christ', is a church in the Massachusetts Diocese of the Anglican Church in the United States, with a 53-meter-high masonry structure and a strong colonial interior and exterior decoration.
Founded in 1723, this church is the oldest and most active church in Boston, serving the religious beliefs of Boston's citizens and is a National Historic Landmark.
The place of this church in the history of the United States is very important and has extraordinary historical significance.
During the American Revolution, the famous signal 'one light if coming by land, two lights if coming by sea' is said to have been sent from the Old North Church!
The Old North Church became famous on the night of April 18, 1775.
When the British were planning to attack an ammunition depot in Concord, a suburb of Boston, patriotic hero Paul Revere hung two oil lamps on the church spire to warn the militia guarding the arsenal.
He himself rode overnight to Concord and Lexington to report the news, and the Lexington militia was able to calmly meet the British troops who appeared early the next morning.
This battle was the gunfire of Lecosington, which officially opened the American Revolutionary War.
In honor of Paul Revere and the beginning of the American Revolution, after the independence of the United States, a bronze equestrian statue of Paul Revere was erected in the garden in front of this church.
Inside the church, there is a bust of George Washington, the first president of the United States, which is probably the best statue in Washington, according to the famous Marquis de Lafayette.
The Old North Church was not large when it was built, but due to its special historical status, it began to expand after the independence of the United States.
It includes not only the main building of the church, built in 1723, but also several annexes next to it, as well as the garden of Paul Rivera in front of it, and another church in front of the garden.
Today, the entire Old North Church is a complex of buildings across three streets, and the scale is quite impressive!
At this time, Ye Tian was standing in front of the main building of the church, which was built in 1723, which was the first place he was going to explore today.
There are many visitors inside and outside the church, from all over the United States, and even from all over the world, bustling!
Although there are quite a few people, it is quiet and peaceful!
No one was making a lot of noise, no chases, this was a church, not a department store or a restaurant, and everyone knew that they couldn't spoil the atmosphere.
Do as the Romans do!
Ye Tian does not believe in Christianity, but he can also respect the beliefs of others and not destroy this tranquility.
After standing at the door for a while, admiring the ancient buildings, he followed the other tourists and strolled into the courtyard of the old church.
After entering the small courtyard, he did not immediately enter the interior of the church, but walked around the small courtyard, seemingly admiring the architecture here, looking fascinated.
He wasn't an architecture student, and he wasn't interested in coming here to admire and study Georgian architecture, but he did so for a purpose.
While strolling around, he was chatting with Kenny in a low voice, which was naturally the target of today's investigation.
"Kenny, tell me about this Thompson pastor, how is the investigation going, what's the catch?"
As the words fell, Kenny's voice was heard immediately, and he listened to it with great excitement.
"Steven, after our intensive investigation, we have basically found out the details of this Thompson pastor, and the harvest is very huge, you may have found the right person this time!
Although I very much hate to speculate, it is indeed very likely that this Anglican clergyman was the art thief who ransacked the Gardner Museum back then!"
"Hahaha, interesting, let's hear it! I'm very interested in this pastor."
Ye Tian smiled and whispered, his eyes flashing with excitement.
Let's hope Kenny's speculation is true, and then he can do it all! Completely solve the Gardner Museum robbery! Get those top artworks stolen and make a fortune!
After a pause, Kenny's voice came again.
"Okay, let me introduce this pastor, Thompson is Andrew's distant cousin, and it can be seen from Andrew's mobile phone call records that the two of them are in constant contact and have a pretty good relationship!
Thompson graduated from the University of Notre Dame Divinity School with a Master of Divinity, and a few years ago spent several years at MIT Theological Seminary with a Doctor of Divinity degree.
"Hey! I can't imagine that he is still a doctor of theology, it's so rare! It seems that this pastor's academic level is quite good, no wonder he can serve in the Old North Church!"
Ye Tian sighed lightly, Thompson's resume did surprise him a little.
After graduating from Notre Dame Divinity School, Thompson returned to Boston and entered the Old North Church, where he became a clergyman.
For the next thirty years, he stayed in the Old North Church and never moved his nest, which is very rare among the clergy, at least I have never seen or heard of it!
At the time of the Gardner Museum robbery, he had been in the Old North Church for three years, and according to the circumstances at that time, it was doubtful that he had the time to commit the crime and was about the same age as the robbers!
The transportation from the Old North Church to the Gardner Museum is very convenient, and more importantly, he has the perfect cover identity, who would have doubted that a clergyman would be responsible for a shocking heist?"
Kenny continued to introduce the situation, and there was a lot of amazement and emotion in his tone!
"That's right, this is indeed the perfect cover identity, even if the Boston police and FBI want to break their heads, I'm afraid they won't suspect that a clergy is an art thief and will go to ransack the Gardner Museum!"
Ye Tian then said in a low voice, also full of emotion.
The venerable priest may have been an international art thief, who personally committed the biggest robbery in the history of art, and ransacked 13 top works of art!
It's incredible, and if you say it, you're afraid it's going to blow everyone's jaws!
Thinking of this, Ye Tian couldn't help but show a smile on his face.
It's really getting more and more interesting, God knows what god plot will appear in the future, it's worth looking forward to!