As night fell, all the tourists who had come to visit the Vatican had left, and the city-state had finally quieted down after a day of noise.

However, the eyes of countless people are still on this place, on the private auction that is about to start and is sure to cause a sensation in the world, even if there is only one artwork in that auction.

Towards 8 p.m., on the second floor of the Vatican Museums, the exhibition hall where the auction preview of "Lisa Gradini" was held, and the lights were bright and the people were buzzing.

Because there are not too many bidders invited to the auction, including their entourage, as well as hired lawyers, art dealers and top art experts, there are no more than 100 people!

In addition, there is only one lot, which will not take a lot of time, so there is no need to arrange chairs, and everyone can complete the auction while standing, and it is more comfortable.

Therefore, Ye Tian decided to hold a private auction in this exhibition hall.

This eliminates the need to move Lisa Gladini back and forth, saves a lot of work, is safer, and is very intuitive, and the atmosphere of the museum is quite good!

The only thing to pay attention to is the security of the auction site and other exhibition halls of the museum, so as not to be taken advantage of by some guys to sneak into other exhibition halls while the auction is being held.

For this, Ye Tian and the museum's security department have taken this into account and made very careful arrangements.

Only invited bidders, their entourage, lawyers, and others are allowed to enter the museum to participate in the private auction, which is strictly limited in number and has to go through several security checks and identity verification.

The other rich and collectors who were not invited did not even want to enter the museum, they were all invited out of the Vatican, like other idlers, and could only stay in the distance and sigh.

In such a situation, no matter how skilled and camouflage-like art thieves are, they will not want to infiltrate the Vatican Museums, let alone bring weapons or other equipment.

In addition, the Vatican Museums' security department has created a secure passage from the museum's main gate to the exhibition hall where the auction will be held.

This not-too-long section of the passage is guarded by heavily armed museum security guards and staff every few meters, and is always under constant surveillance without any loopholes.

In the exhibition hall where the auction was held, the security tasks were taken over by the security personnel under Ye Tian, and the entire exhibition hall inside and outside was under the control of Cole, and the water could not be splashed!

Coupled with Ye Tian's perspective ability and unmatched strength, even if God is there, don't want to snatch "Lisa Gladini" from this exhibition hall.

It was getting closer and closer to eight o'clock in the evening, and the atmosphere in the exhibition hall was getting hotter and hotter, and although the ears were full of laughter, there was a faint smell of gunpowder in the air.

All the buyers invited to the private auction were already there, ready to beat all the contenders and win Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, Lisa Gradini.

Seeing that it was nearly eight o'clock, Ye Tian, who was chatting with his old friend Bernard and others, said with a smile:

"Gentlemen, it's almost eight o'clock, the auction will start soon, I won't chat with you, I'm going to preside over the auction, I wish you good luck and get what you want!"

With that, he walked towards Lisa Gradini.

Two meters in front of this top-notch artwork, there is a quaint auction table, which is the stage where Ye Tian will perform later, and it is also the place where he slaughters a super-rich man at the scene.

Seeing his actions, everyone in the exhibition hall immediately stopped talking, and the scene immediately fell silent.

Without exception, everyone at the scene looked at Ye Tian and "Lisa Gladini" hanging on the wall, and everyone's eyes were extremely hot and high-spirited.

Between three or two steps, Ye Tian walked onto the auction table and picked up the auction hammer placed on the auction table.

At the same time as he turned around and looked at the crowd in the audience, the auction hammer in his hand also fell, and a series of actions were smooth and pleasing to the eye.

"Bang!"

The hammer fell heavily on the table, and the sound resounded throughout the hall.

With this sound, everyone on the scene suddenly became more excited, everyone's eyes lit up, and they were ready to fight in an instant.

Ye Tian quickly glanced at the audience, then smiled and started his performance.

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, I'm Steven, and it's a great pleasure to welcome you to the Vatican Museums and to my private auction!

I sincerely hope that you will get what you want, but there is only one lot tonight, and most people are destined to go home empty-handed, but I hope you enjoy this wonderful evening!"

"Bang Bang Bang"

There was a warm applause in the exhibition hall, and everyone began to applaud.

Everyone gave their enthusiastic applause for Ye Tian's words, for "Lisa Gradini", a masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci, for his high-spirited self, and for this night that is destined to cause a sensation in the world.

When the applause fell slightly, Ye Tian's clear and magnetic voice came out again, reaching the ears of everyone at the scene.

"There is only one lot in today's private auction, and that is the Lisa Gladini hanging on the wall, a masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci, one of the three masters of Renaissance art.

In terms of artistry, this Lisa Gladini is in no way inferior to the Louvre's jewel, the world-famous Mona Lisa, and it is in a better state of preservation.

This afternoon you have identified and admired this priceless artifact, and there should be no doubt about its authenticity, and I can say with great certainty that it is definitely Leonardo da Vinci's.

You all know a lot about the origin of this Lisa Gladini and how I got it, but I'm going to tell you about it, so don't think I'm cliché,......"

Next, Ye Tian began to introduce the process of obtaining this priceless treasure, of course, there are many Spring and Autumn brushwork, and he attributed it all to his good fortune.

Lisa Gladini is a top-notch work of art that has just been unveiled and put up for auction in the blink of an eye, and it is a priceless treasure, of course, with a public explanation of its origin and legitimacy.

This is an indispensable procedure and very important, so everyone at the scene is listening to Ye Tian's introduction and has no objections!

Listening to his words, everyone at the scene couldn't help but be envious, and some guys' eyes were red with envy, and they secretly complained one by one.

"God is so partial to this bastard that all the good things have been done on this guy's head, and he has been given one top antique art after another, one crazy treasure after another.

But what about the others? God simply turned a blind eye, such a good deed, such a priceless treasure as Lisa Gradini, could never be smashed on other people's heads, how can the hell be reasonable? It's so infuriating!"

It took about two or three minutes for Ye Tiancai to introduce the process of getting "Lisa Gradini" and the subsequent identification process.

Now, it's time to get down to business.

"As you may know, as soon as Lisa Gradini was discovered and preliminarily confirmed to be Leonardo da Vinci's authentic work, it immediately caused a huge sensation and was quickly included in the list of artworks restricted from leaving the country.

In other words, I cannot leave Italy with this priceless treasure, and even if it belongs to me, I can only collect it in Italy or dispose of it by legal means.

I am known to be a good law-abiding citizen, and even in Italy, I would not break the local laws and leave Italy with this priceless treasure and bring it back to New York"

"Hahaha"

Before Ye Tian's words fell, there was a burst of laughter at the scene, and everyone in the exhibition hall laughed loudly.

You are a good law-abiding citizen? We have to believe it! The unfortunate ones who have been sent to hell by this guy of yours must also be believed!

Giovanni and Italian Culture Minister Tiano, who were standing in the audience, also laughed loudly, and at the same time they secretly let out a sigh of relief and relaxed.

They understood that Ye Tian had kept his previous promise.

Before the auction begins, he will make it clear to all bidders that they must not leave Italy with Lisa Gradini.

Sure enough, Ye Tian then talked about this problem.

"As you know, I'm a top professional treasure hunter, not a collector, and while I love Lisa Gradini, I don't plan to collect this priceless treasure.

To me, this priceless treasure is a commodity, not indistinguishable from any other commodity, but just a little more valuable, perhaps much higher.

That's why tonight's private auction is a place where everyone gathers to admire Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece and compete fairly for this top-notch artwork.

Before I do that, I have to make it clear that no matter what the buyer wins and wins this Lisa Gradini, he can't take it out of Italy unless he gets official permission!"