Chapter 1860: Into the Alps
After more than a day of light snow, it finally stopped.
When a new day arrives, the sun is shining brightly again over the city of Turin.
It's time to leave!
But the first to leave Turin was not the heavy convoy of the joint exploration team, but Ye Tian's private jet, the Bombardier Global Express 8000.
Jason and a paralegal under David, with several armed security guards, escorted Ye Tian from the city of Turin to escort many antiques and artworks, on a private jet, straight back to New York.
At the Turin airport, as on previous occasions, every piece of antique art that Jason and his family were going to ship back to New York was subjected to strict scrutiny by the Italian antiquities gendarmerie and customs officers.
However, each of those antique works of art was purchased through legal channels, the transaction process was completely legal, and there were relevant supporting documents and video materials, so there was nothing wrong with it.
What's more, the Italian gendarmerie and the relevant antique art appraisers at the airport customs cannot identify those antique works of art, and naturally cannot estimate their value.
Even if the Italians wanted to play some tricks and leave the antique artworks behind, the few lawyers who stood by and watched them would not agree.
If it is forcibly detained, it will undoubtedly be asking for trouble.
Eventually, after a pitiful amount of customs duties were imposed, the Italian gendarmerie and the airport customs were reluctant to let them go, and they were forced to leave Turin with the antique artworks.
After seeing off Jason and the others and the valuable antique artworks, Ye Tian immediately returned to the city of Turin, ready to set off again and continue his journey to explore the treasures of the Knights Templar.
In the blink of an eye, it was noon.
After lunch, Ye Tian and the others packed their luggage, left the hotel room, and walked towards the elevator with their suitcases.
Coming to the elevator room, Bishop Kent and Leonardo were already waiting here.
After a few casual greetings, the elevator arrived, and everyone immediately walked into the elevator and went downstairs together.
Soon, the group was in the lobby of the hotel, where they were joined by a number of armed security guards and walked towards the outside of the hotel.
Those many media reporters who had been waiting in the hotel since yesterday saw Ye Tian and them appear, and they were willing to let go of this opportunity, and immediately surged up like a tide.
However, they were stopped by the Turin police and hotel security personnel who had been prepared for a long time, and they could only stand at a distance and ask questions loudly.
"Good afternoon, Steven, Bishop Kent, I'm a reporter for Turin TV, are you leaving Turin?
Steven, I heard that you bought a lot of antiques in the city of Turin yesterday, can you tell us about those antiques? and how much are they worth?"
"Good afternoon, Steven, Bishop of Kent, I'm a reporter for Le Figaro, and you're going to France, where are you going? Is it the Château d'Arzhny in the Rhône? or whatever?"
Ye Tian and Bishop Kent did not respond to the questions raised by these media reporters one after another, but continued to walk outside the hotel under the protection of many armed security personnel.
At this time, the heavy convoy of the joint exploration team had arrived at the entrance of the five-star hotel, and stopped for a long time one after another, occupying almost the entire street in front of the hotel, and the scene looked quite spectacular.
In addition to the many vehicles in the convoy, in the air more than 100 meters above the convoy, two medium-sized helicopters were roaring and hovering in mid-air, providing air cover and escort for the convoy.
The high-speed propellers of the two medium-sized helicopters completely disrupted the airflow in the area, causing a hurricane to roll up the street in front of the hotel, and also rolling snowflakes flying all over the sky.
As for the vehicles that followed from Rome, as well as the vehicles of the many news media, they could only park in the distance or on the adjacent streets, watching the joint exploration team every move.
While speaking, Ye Tian and Bishop Kent and their group had already walked out of the hotel and came to the side of the convoy.
Parked at the door of the hotel, there were two civilian armored vehicles of the 15th Knight Dynasty, one was the car of Ye Tian and David, and the other was the car of the Bishop of Kent.
When he came to the car of the Knight XV, Ye Tian did not get into the car immediately, but secretly turned on the perspective, and quickly saw through the sturdy and abnormal armored car in front of him, as well as several cars in front and behind!
Although every time they travel, they will carefully check all the cars to eliminate possible hidden dangers and avoid the vehicles from being tampered with or bombs, etc., but what Ye Tian believes most is still his own eyes!
There are no problems with these vehicles, the mechanics and braking systems are in top condition, impeccable, there are no monitoring and listening devices, and no time bombs have been planted, they are very safe and trustworthy!
After confirming the safety, Ye Tian immediately retracted his gaze, ended the perspective, and then opened the car door and boarded the civilian armored car with David one after another.
Immediately after, Bishop Kent and Leonardo boarded the other vehicles.
Many security personnel loaded everyone's luggage, as well as boxes full of various exploration equipment and weapons and ammunition, into different vehicles and prepared for departure.
When everything was ready and sure that nothing was missing, Ye Tian picked up the walkie-talkie and said aloud with a smile:
"Let's go, guys, let's go to enjoy the beautiful snow in the Alps, and then go to France on the other side of the mountain, and hope that this trip to France will be a big surprise, just like Cyprus!"
"Okay, Steven"
Everyone in the team responded in unison, every voice full of confidence and anticipation.
Immediately afterward, the heavy convoy of the joint exploration team kicked off the door of the five-star hotel and set out on a journey again, heading straight for the Alps not far away.
Almost as soon as the joint expedition departed, the men who had followed from Rome and coveted the Templar treasures had already received the news.
A large number of vehicles parked in the distance and on several adjacent streets started their engines one after another, and then quickly followed, following the joint exploration team step by step.
Of course, those interview trucks and broadcast trucks from major news outlets are not willing to be left behind, and they all quickly start their engines to catch up, ready to catch up with the headlines that may happen at any time.
As for the large number of police cars from the Turin police station, as well as the haunted guys of the Italian cultural relics gendarmerie, naturally they will not be absent.
Only when the joint exploration team leaves Italy and enters French territory will these Italian law enforcement officers leave, throwing the trouble to the relay French.
Not long after the convoy of the joint exploration team left the hotel, Cole's voice came from the wireless invisible headphones,
"Steven, those guys who came all the way from Rome have followed again, and there are a lot more people and vehicles than before, obviously a new addition!"
Hearing the briefing, Ye Tian immediately sneered and said:
"Just let those guys follow, they're obviously all here for the Templar treasure, and they shouldn't do anything until we discover the Templar treasure again.
Of course, everyone should still be cautious and on high alert, as there are those who want to stop this joint expedition, such as some descendants of the Knights Templar.
If there are such fools, then I'm sure that the place they chose to do it is in the Alps, and there is no better place to ambush than there, so be careful when passing through the mountains."
"Understood, Steven, I'll tell the guys to be vigilant and keep an eye on the guys who are following behind to see what tricks they can play"
Cole replied in a deep voice, his words full of confidence.
"Let's not talk about the guys in the back, let's talk about the situation in the Alps, there has been light snow here in Turin for two days in a row, and the snow in the Alps must be heavier, what are the specific road conditions?"
"I had already sent a helicopter to reconnoiter the road in the morning, and the snow in the Alps was indeed heavy, but the highway from Turin to France was a major artery, and the snow was cleared in a timely manner.
From the city of Turin to the Alps to the Italian border, the snow has been cleared from the highways, and according to the news from France, the snow has also been cleared from the roads.
In order to prevent accidents, every car in our fleet has been replaced with snow tires and snow chains, including the four Volvo long-head heavy trucks, which are enough to ensure that the team can pass smoothly through the mountains.
On top of that, I hired a large snow plough to be on standby in the Alps, and if the need arises, the big snow plow will be ready to work and open the way for us in front of the convoy!"
Cole informed Ye Tian of the road conditions and various preparations, and everything was arranged in an orderly and almost flawless manner.
As he spoke, the heavy convoy in which the joint exploration team was traveling had already taken to the highway leading to the Alps and France.
At this moment, the four Volvo long-head heavy trucks roared again, separated in pairs, and protected the entire fleet!