Chapter 1712 Transfer of Risk

Around ten o'clock in the evening, the four top art insurance companies finally came to an agreement.

They decided to jointly underwrite Lisa Gladini, with the amount of 2 billion euros set by Ye Tian.

This is just the amount of insurance, the insurance premium that Ye Tian needs to bear, of course, it will not be so exaggerated, but it is also a staggering and amazing number.

Ye Tian didn't care about this fee at all, but it was just a drop in the bucket.

Furthermore, the cost will eventually be passed on to others, and you won't have to bear it yourself.

Whoever wins Lisa Gladini will have to bear the sky-high insurance premium.

After the four art insurance companies decided to jointly underwrite, they immediately notified Ye Tian.

The moment he received the news, Ye Tian immediately decided to strike while the iron was hot.

At midnight that day, in a conference room at the Four Seasons Hotel, Ye Tian signed insurance contracts with four art insurance companies and handed over Lisa Gradini to each other.

Then, at night, when the crowd of protesters had dispersed in front of the hotel, a joint security team from four art insurance companies used a helicopter to take the priceless artifact from the air.

Afterwards, they stored this priceless treasure in a secret vault and arranged for a large number of heavily armed security personnel to keep it strictly guarded, which was very safe.

The security guards guarding the secret vault are also from four art insurance companies according to Ye Tian's requirements, and their strength is balanced, just so that they can supervise and balance each other!

The passwords and fingerprints to open the vault are in the hands of the managers of the four art insurance companies, and no one can open the secret vault until they are not on the scene!

All of this was carried out under the cover of night, unnoticed, and almost everyone's eyes, including the numerous news media and the Milan police.

Even the Italian cultural relics gendarmes, who have been keeping an eye on Ye Tian's every move and "Lisa Gradini", have been kept in the dark.

When the sun rose again, Ye Tian had already transferred all the risks and became relaxed.

After having breakfast early in the morning and resting in the room for a while, seeing that the time was almost up, Ye Tian and the others set off again, ready to continue to visit the places of interest in Milan.

In Ye Tian's plan, there are two places they will visit today, and these two attractions are very close, only a few hundred meters away from each other, and they can be reached by walking!

The first attraction is the famous Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, which is home to another of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpieces, The Last Supper.

The second attraction is the famous Sforza Castle, the castle of the Sforza family, the former ruler of Milan, and the place where Leonardo da Vinci lived and worked for a long time.

After visiting the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, you can choose to walk to Sforza Castle, passing by the ancient street written on the back of Lisa Gradini.

Taking this opportunity, Ye Tian planned to take a good look at the ancient street built in the fourteenth century to see if he could find the former residence of Leonardo da Vinci and whether there were any secrets hidden there.

Coming out of the elevator, Ye Tian saw Giovanni waiting in the hotel lobby at a glance, as well as several other Italian cultural relics gendarmes, and seven or eight Milanese policemen in civilian clothes.

In addition, by Giovanni's side, he saw two familiar faces.

They were two of Italy's top antique art experts, well-known in the industry, who had never met before, but knew them.

Ye Tian knew why these two antique art experts appeared here, and of course they came for "Lisa Gladini".

As expected, they must have been experts and scholars who had come to Milan with the Italian Minister of Culture to examine Lisa Gladini.

"Good morning, Giovanni, I didn't expect to see you early in the morning, don't tell me that you stayed here all night"

Ye Tian said jokingly, greeting his old friend Giovanni.

"Good morning, Steven, I just came over, I wasn't here last night, it looks like you're going out? Where are you going?"

Now that you're going out, where is Leonardo da Vinci's Lisa Gradini? Is it safe? When will we be able to identify the painting?

My immediate boss and a couple of antique art experts from Rome have been waiting in Milan for more than a day, I hope you don't make them wait too long"

Giovanni also said hello to Ye Tian, and then threw out a series of questions.

"That's right, Giovanni, we do want to go out and visit, there are many famous sights in the city of Milan, and since we are in the city, of course we can't miss it.

Today we are going to visit the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, and get ready to see Leonardo da Vinci's magnum opus, The Last Supper, and experience the great charm of that painting.

Next, we will visit the nearby Sforza Castle, where Michelangelo's last sculpture is also not to be missed.

As for Lisa Gradini, rest assured that the painting is now stored in a very private and safe place, and nothing will go wrong.

As I said before, until I finish the appraisal, the others will have to wait patiently, and I believe that it will not be long before you can see the painting."

Hearing his words, the three Italians on the opposite side couldn't help but roll their eyes angrily, but they had no choice but to be secretly depressed!

No way, who let "Lisa Gradini" in the hands of this bastard, Steven, and this bastard is extremely difficult to deal with, always holding the initiative, and others can only be led by the nose by him!

Next, Giovanni introduced the two antique art experts around him and explained the purpose of their visit to Milan.

After getting to know each other and exchanging pleasantries, the two immediately asked about Lisa Gradini, their eyes shining with excitement and anticipation.

Ye Tian casually picked a few contents on the oil painting that did not need to be kept secret, introduced them to the two experts, and dealt with them.

After chatting a few more words, Ye Tian said goodbye and left, and walked straight to the door of the hotel with Betty.

At the same time, Cole, who was walking next to him, also whispered to him about the situation.

"Steven, our snipers are in ambush in two buildings near the hotel, condescending to control the protesters outside the hotel.

In addition, a few men dressed as petitioners and protesters had already blended into the crowd outside the hotel, and no dangerous elements had been found yet.

Even if there are scheming guys lurking in the crowd, there is not much of a threat, and our bulletproof SUVs can completely block the view from the outside.

As for the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, a few men have already rushed over and are investigating the situation there, and they haven't found any danger for the time being."

"Okay, Cole, tell all the guys to be vigilant, not only for the revenge of the Casa Monica family and the Gypsy gangs, but also for some hot-headed fools!"

With that, Ye Tian and his party walked out of the gate of the Four Seasons Hotel.

At this time, the convoy had already driven to the entrance of the hotel, and it was parked in a staggered manner, perfectly blocking the view from a distance.

Even so, they were spotted by a large number of media reporters who had gathered near the entrance to the Four Seasons Hotel, as well as by agitated petitioners and protesters.

In the next moment, the entrance of the Four Seasons Hotel was like a volcanic eruption, and suddenly there was a burst of shouts and protests.

"Steven, Leonardo da Vinci's Lisa Gradini belongs to Italy, to Milan, you can't take it with you, leave that painting in Milan!"

"You're a complete bastard, the most hateful of robbers, Steven, leave Leonardo da Vinci's Lisa Gradini and go back to damn America, you're not welcome in Milan!"

For these deafening noises, Ye Tian didn't bother to care about them at all.

He first took a quick perspective of all the vehicles, and after making sure it was safe, he immediately reached out and pulled open the back door of a Mercedes-Benz bulletproof SUV and boarded the car with Betty.

Soon, their heavy convoy started with a bang, and slowly drove away from the Four Seasons Hotel, escorted by several Milanese police cars!

Just like when they returned to the hotel from the Canal Antique Market, they were again followed by a large number of vehicles in the back of their convoy and drove with them to the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie!