Chapter 1193: 1193. Abnormal (2/5)

Chapter 1193 1193. Abnormal (25)

Although Philadelphia has long lost its status as the largest economy in the United States, it is still a famous big city in North America, with shining lights at night and a luxurious life.

The hotel is very close to the museum, and Li Du and the others walked there.

The real estate market used to be cold, so most of the old buildings occupied a vast area. This is the case of Green Delaware. This museum has an area of ​​20 to 30 acres and has many rooms. Each room is naturally a collection.

The museum is gloomy at night, in stark contrast to the surrounding buildings, old, quaint, bleak, and pitch black.

Comparing the surrounding buildings, Li Du knew that the rumors on the Internet were true. The corner of this museum is very good, and the land is quite valuable. After it closed down, it sold the land, and there must be many real estate developers interested.

It's a shame, though, that such an old museum is closing down.

Compared with the township museums that Li Du had seen before, this is the real national museum, at least it was built according to the national museum.

The lobby of the museum is majestic and majestic. At the entrance, there is a fountain with a pointed obelisk in the center. The base of the obelisk is carved with complicated patterns, which can imagine the magnificence of the peak period.

Looking up at the gate and front hall of the museum, Li Du exclaimed, "It's really majestic."

Brother Wolf said: "The imitation is the Pantheon, half as majestic as the Pantheon."

The Pantheon is a precious ancient Roman building and the only Roman Empire building that has been completely preserved so far. It was built in 27 BC by Agrippa, the son-in-law of Octavian, the first emperor of the Roman Empire, to worship The gods on Mount Olympia can be described as a classic building in the Augustan period.

The museum was indeed modeled after the Pantheon, but with major changes.

For example, there are steeple obelisks in front of the gate, and there are also in front of the Pantheon, on which Roman mythological scenes are carved, while here in the museum are some mythological scenes about plants and animals.

Inside is the main hall. There are niches in the Pantheon to worship the God of War and Julio Caesar. In addition to the niches, there are many statues of gods and heroes in the temple.

The statues in the museum are some celebrities who have made important contributions to the history of natural and cultural development. The alcoves are dedicated to Da Vinci and a woman named Maria Sibilla Merian.

Li Du didn't know this lady who could stand alongside Leonardo da Vinci, so he pretended to look in at the door, and then asked, "Do you know Maria Sibyl Merian?"

He just asked casually, and didn't think that rough people like Brother Wolf would know about this kind of research master.

As a result, including Brother Wolf, the four bodyguards nodded together.

Li Du was taken aback, isn't it, so many people know? Are you too ignorant?

Brother Wolf explained: "Merian is the glory of women in Germany and an outstanding biologist. Her portrait is on our 1992 version of the Mark note."

Li Du suddenly realized that this is the case, no wonder these Germans are so familiar with her.

He didn't know this lady well, but he could think that she must be very powerful. This is a woman who can be on the German 500 mark banknote!

Mr. Li was lying on the door looking in, when a loud voice suddenly appeared: "Hey, what are you doing? You, what are you doing wretchedly lying on the door?"

Several people trotted over, the leader was a gray-haired old man, he was the one who roared, and there were three middle-aged men who followed behind with vigilant faces, as if they were facing an enemy.

Embarrassed, Li Du said, "Oh, we are tourists. We saw a museum here, so let's take a look."

The old man rudely pushed him away and said, "The museum has closed down, and it will no longer operate in the future, so don't come here."

Brother Lang and others took a step forward to protect Li Du with a corner.

Behind the old man, a white man with back hair shouted, "What are you doing? I called the police. I have already called the police. This is Dr. Saatchi, the curator of the museum. He has a very high reputation in Philadelphia. If you hurt him, you can go to jail."

Knowing that this person is the curator of the museum, Li Du probably understood why the other party reacted so strongly.

The director of Saatchi has the temperament of a traditional intellectual. He came to inspect the museum at this time, and he must have come to say goodbye to this place.

Li Du respects this kind of person who is obsessed with nature and scientific research. He once wanted to be such a person, but unfortunately, by accident, he became a big businessman covered in money.

Of course, he liked the smell of copper.

Seeing that the other party was nervous, Li Du apologized and led everyone to the side of the street.

He thought that Director Saatchi and others would enter the museum to say goodbye, but they didn't. The four people stared at them, and seeing that they didn't leave, they left first.

This made Li Du feel quite strange, why did they come here? Do you learn from security guards to patrol law and order?

Regardless of these people, he approached the door again and let out small flying insects.

The interior of the museum has almost been emptied, only some dilapidated tables, chairs, wooden frames, and display cabinets. Some rooms are filled with sundries, most of which are of little value.

Fortunately, the little flying insect has its own treasure-hunting radar. After scanning the first floor, it enters the second floor, and then some rooms that look like offices appear, with books, paintings, and some animal and plant specimens inside.

The little flying insects had no interest in these things, and directly got into a solid-looking solid wood table.

Li Du's eyes lit up, he took out his mobile phone and began to use the power of the Internet to estimate the value of the things Xiao Fei Chong found.

He started working for a few minutes, when suddenly two police cars arrived with sirens, and then four or five policemen got out of the cars, checked the IDs of Li Du and his party, and asked them why they were wandering here.

Li Du laughed and said, "We are treasure hunters who came to participate in the storage auction, and now we just stroll around to get familiar with the auction environment."

A policeman frowned and said, "Don't make small moves, what are you treasure hunters doing here?"

Li Du said: "Don't you know? The museum will hold an auction tomorrow, and it will be held in the manner of a storage auction. I'm here to prepare to participate in this event."

After hearing his words, some policemen subconsciously looked into the car.

Li Du noticed this detail, and with a thought, he put the little flying insect into the police car, and then saw a familiar face—the white-haired Director Saqi.

This made him feel very strange, the curator Saatchi is too concerned about the museum, right? Or maybe he was too cautious.

He had seen it just now, and the museum had definitely been cleaned up, leaving some worthless things to fool the treasure hunters.

As curator, there's no way Saatchi didn't know this, so why was he so worried about someone getting into the museum?

Worried about them destroying the museum? This doesn't make sense, anyway, the museum will be demolished to build a building after the auction, so there is no fear of damage at all.

Li Du felt that this was a bit abnormal, he thought about it, and decided to follow what the police said, and took his men to leave, but only went to the corner of the street.

The police car left, and after a while, Director Saatchi and the others came back.

This time, they entered the museum...