Chapter 0326 The situation has changed abruptly
Leaving the small building No. 68, Ning Tao came to the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Hundred Flowers, bought a ticket, and then walked in.
The church is full of tourists, but it seems quiet.
Walking through the porch, Ning Tao continued to walk forward, his eyes full of various reliefs and murals related to biblical stories, and a sense of the weight and vicissitudes of history, as well as the unique sense of sacredness of religious holy places.
"Sir, do you need a tour guide?" a young woman with blond hair and blue eyes came to Ning Tao's side, with a friendly smile on her face and speaking in Italian.
Ning Tao didn't understand, he smiled awkwardly.
The blond-haired and blue-eyed young woman then said in rather stiff Chinese, "Sir, do you need a translator?"
Ning Tao glanced at her, this young girl was in her early twenties, wearing a white T-shirt on her upper body, a pair of distressed denim shorts on her lower body, and a pair of white sneakers on her feet. Her pre-weather scene was normal, and she didn't have any dangerous weapons on her.
Ning Tao said casually: "You also know Chinese?"
The young woman smiled and said, "I am learning Chinese, and I am very interested in Chinese culture. I'll give you a free tour guide, I just want you to talk to me casually in Chinese, okay?"
Ning Tao nodded: "Okay then, but I won't stay for a long time." ”
The young Italian girl showed a hearty smile to Ning Tao: "Thank you, sir, my name is Olivia, sir, what is your name?"
Ning Tao was slightly silent for a moment before saying, "Zhu Yuanzhang." ”
Olivia stretched out her hand to Ning Tao: "Hello Mr. Zhu, it's a pleasure to meet you." ”
Ning Tao smiled: "Miss Olivia, I'm also very happy to meet you." ”
The two walked forward, and Olivia whispered to Ning Tao about the history and culture of the Church of Our Lady of the Hundred Flowers, as well as some stories of the Florentine Medici family. Her Chinese proficiency is not flattering, but her stories are told vividly and interestingly.
Ning Tao just listened, occasionally chatting with her.
At the end of the hall, Olivia knelt down in front of the statue of Jesus, crossed his chest and recited a prayer in Italian.
Ning Tao did not follow the customs and bow down to Jesus, he raised his head and looked at the big dome above his head. There is a huge fresco, at least two hundred square meters in size, up to the top of the dome.
Olivia stood up and looked up at the frescoes inside the dome, and she whispered, "That's the Last Judgment, the work of Vasari and Zukari, and it took them seven years to finish them." ”
Ning Tao's heart moved, he remembered the sentence that Hanks left on the note, but he said quietly on his face: "It's really magnificent, those art masters have perseverance and faith that ordinary people don't have. ”
"Would you like to go up and have a look? There is a staircase that leads up to it, and there is a beautiful collection of sculptures, including works by Michelangelo. Olivia said.
"Okay, let's go check it out. Ning Tao said.
The two stepped up the stairs and climbed up the stairs. Olivia walked in front and Ning Tao walked behind, her plump shape wrapped in denim shorts exuding youthful heat, making him can't help but take a few more looks.
In this sacred place, because of the plump and sexy shape, he couldn't control his mind from thinking about a question that made him feel depressed. He is in his twenties, has a concubine of destiny, and a girlfriend, but he is still a virgin. Why this is so, even he can't figure out this question.
More than four hundred stairs lead to the end, but not at the top of the great dome, but in an exhibition hall. The exhibition hall displays a lot of Italian Renaissance art, including oil paintings and sculptures. Some of the tourists were looking at the artworks, and a few of them looked like students from China, all young, some in Chinese and some in Italian when they spoke softly. One of the girls also wore the emblem of the Florentine Academy of Arts, confirming the identity of the international students.
Ning Tao glanced at Olivia, and his eyes had a little imperceptible change from before.
"Mr. Zhu, why are you so interested in this church?" Olivia smiled at Ning Tao as she met Ning Tao's gaze.
Ning Tao said with a smile: "I'm just casually strolling, and I don't have any special interests." ”
At this moment, a familiar voice speaking in English came: "Doctor Ning, why are you here?"
This is the voice of Salene Thalman.
Ning Tao didn't look back, still looking at Olivia.
Olivia didn't have any special reaction, but said, "Mr. Zhu, what do you want to visit, if you don't understand, I can explain it to you one by one." ”
Salene Thalman walked over, followed by Hallepoche and two special forces guards.
Only then did Ning Tao move his gaze to Salyn Thalman's body and say hello: "Why are you here?"
"You can't come to Florence without coming to this church," said Sharine Thalman. She glanced at Olivia and asked, "Is this young lady your friend?"
Ning Tao said: "I just met. ”
Olivia shook her head with an embarrassed look: "Sorry, I don't understand English." ”
Ning Tao smiled: "It's okay, she's my friend." Thanks for the introduction, I have to go. ”
"Okay, goodbye. Olivia said goodbye to Ning Tao, and then nodded to Sharine Thalman.
Ning Tao walked towards the exit of the exhibition hall: "Miss Shalin, it's time for us to go back to the hotel." ”
Sharine Thalman frowned: "I just came, I haven't finished visiting this church yet, you have to go back yourself." ”
Ning Tao said: "Okay, I'll wait for you at the hotel." ”
With that, he turned to leave.
Harley Poche looked at Ning Tao's back, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Who does he think he is, and wants us to go back, do we have to go back with him?" ”
Ning Tao actually heard this, but he didn't even reply. Walking out of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Hundred Flowers, he looked around for a moment, then walked down the street. He didn't go far before he stopped to take a picture of Giotto's clock tower with his phone. When he finished taking a photo, he kept the posture of taking pictures but quickly turned off the screen, and the pitch-black screen suddenly became a mirror.
Behind him, a middle-aged man with a guitar case also stopped, glanced up at the sign of the shop next to him, and walked over. He has dark skin, a strong build, and curly hair, somewhat like a Mexican.
Ning Tao put away his phone and continued to walk forward.
A middle-aged white woman walked out of a shop and followed Ning Tao from a distance.
Ning Tao saw the projection of a middle-aged white woman from a shop window next to him, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, but he didn't speed up, and still walked slowly down the street.
In an hour, Ning Tao walked several streets, and the people who followed him also changed five. When the Mexican who had followed him first reappeared, he had changed his clothes, a wig on his head, and a briefcase in his guitar case. He even put on makeup, like a different person. But no matter how much he put on makeup, he couldn't hide the smell on his body.
In fact, under Ning Tao's nose in a state of smelling, he knew exactly where the other four people were and in what direction they were moving.
All five men had guns on them.
The hotel where Salyn Thalman was staying was in front, but Ning Tao walked over from the front of the hotel. Further on, at the end of Florence's old town, further afield is a rolling hill covered with lush vegetation.
Ning Tao said secretly in his heart as he walked forward: "I don't have any enemies in Italy at all, and even if I do, it can only be someone from the Black Fire Company." I opened the door of convenience, and there were almost no entry records at the customs, so I went to the Plaza Hotel where Shalene was staying with Johanna, and if I had to find a place to leak my whereabouts, it would only be the Plaza Hotel. However, did the Black Fire Company have an eyeliner at the Plaza Hotel, or did someone deliberately leak my information and whereabouts?"
Naturally, he thought of Hallepoche, the jealous Ruitian Special Forces Major, the hereditary count.
After a little further walking, the old town was left behind.
Ning Tao burrowed into a mountain forest, and then suddenly accelerated and sprinted towards the hill behind the woods. There was a ladder at his feet, and the grass on the ground was like springs for his feet. His running is more agile and brisk than flying on the grass in martial arts movies.
The five trackers rushed out from different places and outflanked the mountains in a hemispherical shape. It's a pity that they can't see that Ning Tao is running faster than a wolf in the mountains and forests at this moment, and it is not something they can catch up with at all.
However, Ning Tao did not run far, he rushed up a hillside and soon stopped under a tall fir tree. He pulled out the Refined Barge Gun, and the unbreakable fan. Ready for battle, he awakened his eyes and nose to see and smell, and in his eyes, the five trackers who were chasing into the forest moved through the forest like five colored balloons. Who is farther away from whom, whose body is emitting what smell, everything is under his control.
Among the five stalkers, there is no shortage of good stalkers, and that is the Mexican man. But after entering the mountain forest, he found that there was no trace left in the mountain forest at all, and he felt like they were their target, and the Chinese boy turned into a bird and flew away as soon as he entered the mountain forest.
The Mexican man gave the other four accomplices a tactical sign language and signaled to split the search.
The other four responded one after another, searching separately with weapons equipped with silencers.
The Mexican man opened his briefcase, took out a miniature assault rifle from the briefcase, also equipped with a silencer device, and searched the hillside with a slight muzzle.