Treasure Hunt all over the World

Because of the sudden fierce gun battle in the morning, Ye Tian had to adjust his tour itinerary for today.

In the original plan, they planned to visit the large and small antique shops and galleries in the old city in the afternoon, and sweep up the antique artworks left in every corner of the city of Florence.

Now they can only cancel this plan, and go to sweep the numerous antique shops and galleries in the city tomorrow. Anyway, there is plenty of time, so there is no rush.

For a whole afternoon, Ye Tian and the others visited the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore, the symbol of Florence and the fourth largest cathedral in the world.

During this period, they not only visited and appreciated this exquisite Renaissance-style historical building, but also appreciated a large number of top antique artworks displayed in this historical building.

These include the golden relief of the "Gate of Paradise" by the artist Ghiberti, the statue of St. Peter by Michelangelo, the huge mural "Doomsday Judgment" by the artist Vasari, and so on.

Without exception, every piece of antique artwork here is well-known in the history of Western art, priceless, and has extraordinary artistic value.

Of course, Ye Tian and the others also visited the mausoleum of the designer and builder of the cathedral, the genius architect Bruneneschi, located under the Basilica of Our Lady of Hundred Flowers.

After visiting the interior of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Flowers, it was already close to six o'clock in the afternoon.

In Florence in mid-November, the days are relatively short, and the night comes earlier. Around 6 pm, the sky is already a little dark, and it is dusk.

As dusk fell, Florence, who had been tense for a day, seemed to relax a lot. The smell of gunpowder smoke in the air had been completely washed away by the continuous light rain, and there was no smell anymore.

Because of the cloudy weather, the street lights on the streets of the old city were turned on early, showing people another style of Florence, the capital of art, which is also very beautiful.

At this time, Ye Tian and the others walked through the 463 steps on the north side of the church to the top of the dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. Standing on this commanding height, they overlooked the streetscape of the old city of Florence.

Accompanying them to the top of the dome were Leonardo and two members of the Swiss Guard, as well as an administrator of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.

As for the Cardinal of Florence, because of his old age, he could not climb the more than 400 steps, so he did not go up.

in the drizzle,

Ye Tian and the others stood on the dome of the cathedral and admired the scenery of the old city of Florence for a while, then walked down the steps and returned to the church again.

Next, they went to visit the famous Giotto bell tower.

A group of them climbed up the steps inside the bell tower, measured the towering Gothic tower with their feet, and admired the many murals and sculptures inside the bell tower.

When they came down from Giotto's bell tower, it was already half past seven in the evening, the sky was completely dark, and darkness enveloped Florence.

At this time, the Basilica of Our Lady of Hundred Flowers had already prepared a dinner party and invited Ye Tian and the others to the dinner party.

For this kind invitation, Ye Tian naturally would not refuse, and accepted the invitation with pleasure.

Between the toasts, the time quickly came to nine o'clock in the evening.

After the dinner, Ye Tian and the others were going to visit the Baptistery of San Giovanni, and then return to the Medici Villa Hotel to end today's tour.

Accompanied by Leonardo, two members of the Swiss Guard, and several senior priests, Ye Tian and the others left the Basilica of Our Lady of the Flowers and walked towards the Baptistery of San Giovanni across the square.

At this time, there were no pedestrians or tourists on the square in front of the cathedral.

In these days of bleak autumn wind and continuous rain, who would come here to hang out at night against the wind and rain when they are full and have nothing to do?

Coupled with the bloody massacre that happened on Calchaioli Road today, everyone in the city was terrified. How dare they run out on the street at night, unless they think their lives are too long!

Even so, some figures, lights, and open umbrellas can still be seen in the square in front of the church.

Those who are still here at this time are either reporters from major news media or the Florence police on duty, and they all have their own purposes.

There were not many media reporters left in the square, and many of them had to evacuate because their enthusiasm for journalism could not withstand the cold of late autumn.

The media reporters who are still here are all shivering from the cold, and they probably won't last long.

As for the Florence police who are armed with live ammunition and are in charge of vigilance, they have to stick to this place, always on high alert, and dare not relax for a moment.

It is entirely conceivable that at this moment, they were unsure how to curse Ye Tian crazily. Everyone was probably itching with hatred.

Seeing Ye Tian and the others finally walk out of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Hundred Flowers, the remaining media reporters on the square rushed over with their cameras and video cameras as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.

Just like the situation in the afternoon, before they rushed to the front, they were stopped by the Florence police who were waiting in full force, and they could only stay ten meters away and ask Ye Tian loudly.

"Good evening, Steven, I'm a reporter from Corriere della Sera. Why have you stayed in the Basilica of Our Lady of the Flowers for so long? It's been from two o'clock in the afternoon until now.

What have you been doing during this time? Can you explain your relationship with the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Flowers? Why do you receive special treatment different from ordinary people? "

"Steven, good evening, at five o'clock this afternoon, an important figure of the Casamonica family told the media reporter that their family members are all in Rome, and no one died in Florence today.

Those guys who died on Calchaioli Road were just some low-class street gangsters who usually acted under the banner of the Casamonica family, but they were not members of the Casamonica family.

And the important figure of the Casamonica family said that you are welcome to visit Rome. If there is a chance, he would like to meet and communicate with you. What do you think of the other party's statement? "

Hearing the questions from these media reporters, Ye Tian stopped immediately, scanned the scene quickly, and said loudly with a smile on his face:

"My friends from the media, good evening, I didn't expect you to stay here so late and the weather is so cold. You are so dedicated, I admire you very much.

Just because of everyone's professionalism, I can't let everyone go for nothing. That would be too unethical. Next, I will answer a few questions that everyone is more concerned about."

Hearing this, the eyes of many media reporters at the scene couldn't help but brighten up. Everyone's eyes were shining with excitement and full of anticipation. Finally, the wait was not in vain!

In an instant, the microphones and recording pens in the hands of these media reporters stretched forward, wishing they could directly cross a distance of about ten meters and hit Ye Tian's face.

After a short pause, Ye Tian continued to speak loudly:

"The reason why we stayed in the Basilica of Our Lady of the Flowers for so long is that this exquisite historical building, as well as the sculptures and murals and other antique artworks inside, are so attractive.

Don't forget, I'm a top antique art appraiser and professional treasure hunter, and I really like to visit and appreciate antique art and historical buildings from various periods, which is also my job content.

Journalist friends who know me may know that when I was in New York, I often spent all day in major museums. Even if I travel to other places, I never miss the local museums.

In this way, everyone can understand why I have stayed in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Flowers for so long. If it is not dark, I would like to stay here and enjoy everything here.

As for my relationship with the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Flowers, to be honest, there is no special relationship between us. Like all other tourists who visit here, we are ordinary tourists.

The reason why we can enjoy special courtesy is because of the two top works of art I gave to the Vatican some time ago, Raphael's "Madonna" and Michelangelo's "Mourning for Christ".

It is precisely because of those two priceless top artworks that the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Flowers gave us the green light. If you also send these two paintings, you will definitely be able to enjoy such courtesy! "

Hearing this, everyone at the scene couldn't help but rolled their eyes angrily and complained secretly.

Just you lucky bastard, who else has great paintings by Raphael and Michelangelo? You may not be able to come across one in your life!

Even if one is lucky enough to get such a top-notch and priceless work of art, who would be willing to give it away for nothing? Then don't feel bad about it!

While complaining secretly, many media reporters also nodded in agreement with Ye Tian's explanation, without any doubts!

These words are reasonable and impeccable.

Immediately afterwards, Ye Tian sneered again and said loudly:

"As for what the important person in the Casamonica family said to the reporter, everyone should listen to it as a joke. Don't take it seriously. That guy seems to have forgotten that this is an era of information explosion.

Are those idiots who died on Calchaioli Road members of the Casamonica family? The police must be very clear about it, and so are the media reporters and many other people.

As I said before, I will travel to Rome in a while, but I don't want to have any interaction with the Casamonica family. If there is an intersection, something unpleasant must have happened! "

As soon as the words were said, Kenny's voice suddenly came from the earphones, and he was quite excited to hear it.

"Steven, the Casamonica family and that gypsy gang have teamed up again and are going to attack you tonight to avenge those scumbags who died during the day"