It was ten o'clock in the morning in a blink of an eye.
Ye Tian walked leisurely into Prince Street in the center of Boston, like an ordinary passerby walking, without showing anything suspicious!
At this time, he had already got rid of two groups of stalkers and his appearance had completely changed. He looked like a gentle white boy who had just walked out of the university campus, with a bit of youth!
Prince Street is located in the North District of Boston, 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 the car on this street instead of the Old North Church was to make himself look more like a tourist and avoid attracting the attention of others.
There is also a more important reason. Prince Street is a relatively secluded street with few people and no surveillance cameras.
As soon as he walked into the street, he immediately saw Matisse and Pique not far ahead.
These two guys have also completely changed their appearances. They are posing as two foreign tourists, pretending to visit and secretly investigating the situation of the permanent residents here.
Ye Tian didn't say hello when pass, but whispered through the wireless invisible headset:
"Guys, I have arrived. Just behind you, you continue to check the permanent residents on the periphery. I will go to the Old North Church to investigate and see if the pastor is the target we are looking for!"
"Okay, Steven, you go, I hope we can gain something today, if anything happens, let us know immediately, we can go to support at any time!"
Matisse whispered, neither of them looked back and continued to admire the buildings on this old street, looking like that!
"OK! I have a very strong hunch that today we will have a big harvest!"
Ye Tian smiled and said in a low voice, full of confidence.
Before the words were over, he had already passed by Matisse and the others and continued to move forward without any pause.
Within a few minutes, he was already standing at the door of the Old North Church, pausing to admire this ancient building in the Georgian art style.
The Old North Church, officially named 'Boston's Christ Church', is a church in the Massachusetts parish of the American Anglican Church. It is 53 meters high and has a masonry structure. The interior and exterior decorations of the church have a strong colonial color.
This church was built in 1723 and is the oldest and most active church in Boston. It serves the religious beliefs of Boston citizens and is a national historic landmark in the United States.
In the history of the United States, the position of this church is very important and has extraordinary historical significance.
During the American War of Independence, the famous signal "One if by land, two if by sea", it is said that it was sent from the Old North Church!
The Old North Church became famous on the night of April 18, 1775.
At that time, the British planned to attack the ammunition depot in Concord, outside of Boston. The patriotic hero Paul Revere hung two oil lamps on the church steeple to notify the militia guarding the depot.
He himself rushed to Concord and Lexington to report the news overnight and Lexington's militia was able to calmly confront the British army that appeared early the next morning.
This battle was the sound of gunfire in Lexington, officially kicking off the prelude to the American War of Independence.
To commemorate Paul Revere and to commemorate the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, after the independence of the United States, a bronze statue of Paul Revere on horseback was erected in the garden in front of this church.
In this church, there is a bust of George Washington, the first president of the United States. According to the evaluation of the famous Marquis of Lafayette, this should be the best statue in Washington.
The area of the Old North Church was not large when it was established, but due to its special historical position, its area has continued 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 outbuildings next to it, as well as the Paul Revere garden in front and another church in front of the garden.
Today, the entire Old North Church is a complex of buildings spanning three streets and the scale is quite impressive!
At this time, Ye Tian is standing in front of the main church building built in 1723. This is the first location he plans to explore today.
There are a lot of tourists inside and outside the church, from all over the United States and even from all over the world, bustling!
Although there are a lot of people, it is quiet and peaceful here!
No one is making loud noises, no chasing, after all, this is a church, not a department store or a restaurant. Everyone understands that the atmosphere cannot be disrupted.
Do as the locals do!
Ye Tian does not believe in Christianity, but he can respect the beliefs of others and not destroy this tranquility.
Standing at the door for a while, admiring the ancient buildings, he followed other tourists and strolled into the courtyard of this ancient church.
After entering the small courtyard, he did not immediately enter the interior of the church. Instead, he wandered around in the small courtyard, seeming to admire the architecture here, looking fascinated.
He is not an architecture student and he is not interested in coming here to admire and study Georgian architecture. Of course he has a purpose in doing so.
While strolling around, he was chatting with Kenny in a low voice and the content was naturally the target of today's investigation.
"Kenny, tell me about this Pastor Thompson. How is the investigation? What are the finds?"
When the voice fell, Kenny's voice came immediately, listening very excited.
"Steven, after our intensive investigations, we have basically found out the details of this Pastor Thompson and the finds are tremendous. You may have found the right person this time!
Although I don't want to speculate like this, it is indeed very possible that this Anglican clergyman was the art thief who ransacked the Gardner Museum back then!"
"Hahaha, interesting, let's hear it! I am very interested in this pastor!"
Ye Tian smiled and said in a low voice, with excitement flashing in his eyes.
Hope this kid Kenny's speculation is true, then it can be done in one go! Complete the Gardner Museum robbery! Pick up the top art stolen and make a fortune!
After a short pause, Kenny's voice came again.
"Okay, let me introduce this pastor. Thompson is Andrew's distant cousin. According to Andrew's mobile phone call records, we can see that the two of them are in constant contact and the relationship is quite good!
Thompson graduated from Notre Dame Divinity School with a master's degree in theology. In the past few years, he studied at MIT Theological Seminary for a few years and got a doctorate in theology. He is a respected pastor!"
"Hey! Unexpectedly, 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 said softly, Thompson's resume really surprised him.
"It's really rare! After graduating from Notre Dame Divinity School, Thompson returned to Boston, entered the Old North Church and became a pastor here.
For thirty years, he stayed in the Old North Church and never moved. This is very rare among the clergy, at least I have never seen or heard of it!
When the Gardner Museum robbery happened, he had been in the Old North Church for three years. According to the situation at the time, it was inferred that he had time to commit the crime and his age was similar to that of the robber, which is doubtful!
The transportation from the Old North Church to the Gardner Museum is very convenient. More importantly, he has a perfect cover. Who would doubt that a clergyman would cause a terrible robbery?"
Kenny continued to introduce the situation, with a lot of surprise and emotion in his tone!
"That's right, this is indeed the perfect cover. Even if the Boston police and the FBI want to break their heads, I am afraid they will not suspect that a clergyman is an art thief and will go to looting the Gardner Museum!"
Ye Tian then whispered, also feeling deeply.
The virtuous pastor may be an international art thief and he personally created the biggest robbery in art history and ransacked 13 top art works madly!
This is unbelievable, if this matter is true, he is afraid that everyone will be shocked!
Thinking of this, Ye Tian couldn't help showing a smile on his face.
It's getting more and more interesting, who knows what will happen next, it's worth looking forward to!