The gentlemen of the Holy See have seen many Western nobles, but what they see today still surprises them.

Crowds of Chinese aristocrats, full of curiosity, circled around their noble columns, and some even wondered if someone would break their fingers, or even the legs of their glasses, and pry them with their glasses, just to try to prove a conclusion that had nothing to do with them.

Of course, the priest could not allow the Chinese to pry open the Satsuma column, and Alphonse stood more like an old hen guarding a chick in the middle of the round hall, staring viciously at Chen Yi, the first person to ask to pry open the Pope's collection.

Chen Yi was not afraid and looked at each other with sincere eyes. It's just a stone pillar, just pry it open. He just didn't say it.

He really didn't think there was anything big about prying open an artifact. As for the artwork, or even the priceless comments, it should not be intimidated.

Han Jie looked at Chen Yi with magical eyes, and said in a low voice, "When did you know how to identify antiques?" ”

"I've been bored lately, so I'll read idle books." Chen Yi shrugged.

Han Jie's eyes narrowed and said, "But isn't the college entrance examination coming soon?" ”

"Uh...... When you are tired of reading textbooks, you can read idle books. Chen Yi was babbling nonsense.

Professor Lang, who had just finished making the call, turned around and said with a smile: "It's not easy to have this kung fu in addition to the college entrance examination, but it depends on whether you guess or not." ”

"Surely."

Chen Yi and the others talked and laughed, others also drank champagne, and the dinner continued, and it seemed to have a better theme, but it did not necessarily meet the expectations of the church.

About an hour later, several professors and students from Jiangning University appeared in the hall, and at the same time, the experts invited by the priest also arrived at the same time, and the two sides set up their instruments and equipment in the room, just waiting for the start.

Chen Yi stole a glass of wine, hid it behind the crowd, looked at the handsome guy and the others with interest, and discussed with the professors how to test it.

Han Jie chased after him and asked, "This time, Steinecker, it is a chicken stealing that will not make a fool of rice, you have disturbed the dinner party, and the priest hates you to death." ”

Chen Yi smiled incomprehensibly.

There was some fluttering in the crowd, and it was Professor Lang and others who started the testing work.

"Aren't you going to go ahead and see?"

"Grandpa said, do things in a high-profile manner, be a low-key person......" Chen Yi said halfway, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, such a rough voice was obviously a man.

Sure enough, it was Liang Yu who spoke, one of his sworn friends in Jiangning Middle School.

Although this thing was talking to Chen Yi, his eyes were staring at Han Jie straight, the evening dress seemed to be designed for her by nature, her tall figure and slightly exposed snow-white shoulders undoubtedly attracted the attention of countless men.

Although Han Jie was particularly young compared to some of the ladies present, her pure aura and girlish appearance made her better.

"Han Jie doesn't know each other anymore?" Chen Yi took advantage of the situation and punched Liang Yu, and he was actually fascinated.

Liang Yu laughed twice, pulled the tie around his neck twice with his hand, and said in a twisted voice: "The old man received an invitation, and my father is going to take me with me, saying that I will meet the world, but I didn't expect to encounter something interesting." ”

"Just arrived?" Chen Yi is not in the same class as him, and he has indeed not seen each other.

"It's 20 minutes." Liang Yu continued to twist his tie and said, "I heard that this stone pillar is a collection of the Pope, and some people say it's fake?" ”

Chen Yi nodded.

"They can measure the density with a laptop-sized instrument?"

Chen Yi nodded.

Liang Yu said helplessly: "You won't just arrive." ”

Chen Yi shook his head.

"Don't be stupid about reading." Liang Yu didn't think it was a pestle, laughed, and took the opportunity to say to Han Jie: "Chen Yi has such a high score in the third mock exam, could it be that the two of you reviewed it together?" ”

Han Jie only pursed her lips and smiled, her big eyes flickering, which made Liang Yu embarrassed.

At this moment, the whispering of people suddenly became quieter. It turned out that the experts of the two parties had completed the testing of the instrument and issued their own reports.

Very formal format, but it made the priest's face look bad. He glared at his experts so visibly that he didn't have to announce it to let people know the results.

"Say it quickly." Someone deliberately made trouble.

Although the people who come to the banquet are the candidates that the church hopes to recruit, it does not mean that they all have a good impression of the church, especially in the land of China, where decades of anti-religious education have made the new generation of upper-class elites maintain the most basic vigilance against them, and sometimes they have hidden antipathy.

The priest was in a terrible mood, but he did not deny it. He read the first half of the two appraisals as he read from the text, and then repeated the conclusion: "The Satsuma stone pillar, which is divided by a diameter of 1.2 meters, has different densities inside and outside......"

Many people laughed, and the scene of listening quietly with their ears pricked up came to an end, and more people began to look for Chen Yi's existence. After all, the two Germans, as well as the fat Professor Lang, were in the center of the scene, and only the sudden Chen Yi was hidden behind the crowd.

Liang Yu also turned around and exclaimed: "With your eyes, you can see the difference from that gap, this must be a perverted animal." ”

Chen Yi's mouth grinned, thinking, how did he feel like he had been scolded.

Han Jie had already laughed out loud, and nodded her fingers meaningfully.

In the distance, Professor Lang squeezed over with great difficulty, and the gentlemen and ladies nearby with red wine and champagne congratulated him sincerely, and the former responded unhurriedly.

It was a little difficult to leave the scene directly, Chen Yiqing coughed, and said, "Liang Yu, among these different perverted animals that can be seen from the cracks, one of them may be me." ”

Liang Yu thought for 10 seconds before he understood what he said, and then shouted: "No, is it true that the fat man is telling the truth?" ”

"Porcelain?"

"Nonsense." Liang Yu said and lowered his voice and said, "I thought you stole a bottle from home, could it be that you really found it?" 3 million? ”

For the children of the family, the million amount is nothing, but the way to get it is too weird, Chen Yi shrugged honestly: "80,000 was bought from a pawnshop, and 3 million was sold." ”

"That's the pawnshop looking away? What are you ...... Vampires who suck the blood of vampires? A lark that specializes in yellow finch? Or call it a scavenger who specializes in eating shell mantis......" Liang Yu began to name.

"You don't have a good word." Chen Yi glared at this guy, and when he saw Professor Lang coming to the front, he hurriedly shouted, "Professor." ”

This title is still quite deterrent to the students, Liang Yu kept his mouth shut and looked around restlessly.

"Let me introduce you, this is Carl, Carl Smidt, and this is Andre Weber, and they want to thank you personally." Professor Lang smiled at Liang Yu and Han Jie.

"Where is the use of thanks." Chen Yi immediately became polite, and at the same time asked, "You are also a professor in the Department of Archaeology?" ”

"Germany is blessed with unique archaeological research." After Professor Lang finished speaking, he translated for the two of them.

Although there is a lot of age difference, by perceiving the light of the scroll, Chen Yi has been praised by two foreign friends, not only them, but after a while, there are gentlemen who like to travel, and they came to this small circle with wine.

Chen Yi and others have received basic etiquette education since childhood, and often participate in various public occasions with their elders, coupled with the help of Professor Lang, they have been praised by "young talents".

Soon, Liang Yu's father also came over with red wine, he is a well-known figure in Jiangning, black and white, has business at home and abroad, and has seen Chen Yi two or three times.

With him present, he only needed to say a few words, which greatly reduced the pressure on classmate Chen. Many adults who liked or disliked the Chen family just watched from a distance and no longer came over.

On the other side, the expressions of several priests became more and more serious.

Unlike the laid-back of ordinary people, they are well aware of the implications of this - not to the point of scandal, but for conservative Catholics, it is sufficient.

Steinecker also regretted his invitation, he originally just wanted to get close to Han Jie, so as to enter China's high-level families, and then indirectly influence their religious views. This is an established strategy of the Holy See, and the idea is not new, and there are numerous precedents for success. However, it turned out that he screwed up.

During the whole dinner, not to mention that he didn't get a chance to speak, he was even more busy, and Han Jie's perception would not be good.

In the silence, the handsome man gritted his teeth and said, "Among the Chinese who spoke today, the younger two belong to the upper echelons of Jiangning, and with their experience, I am afraid that they cannot have an accurate judgment of the Satsuma cylinder." Maybe it's the upper echelons of China who don't like our grand banquets. ”

In a tactful way, he proposed a solution.

The priest nodded with a calm face, and the people of their faction liked the young man Steinecker very much, and took his advice more seriously, so he said, "If this is the case, we need more information." In addition, it is really surprising that the Satsuma cylinder is really filled with something. ”

"Perhaps, it's a good thing, not a bad thing." Alphonse, who was grumpy, suddenly spoke slowly.

"Oh?" The priest knew Alphonse's scholarly spirit, and had to pay attention to it: "What a good thing? ”

"Do you remember what the young man said? Old. Alphonse recalled: "He said that the Satsuma Column was collected by St. Marseille I, and then the center of the column was hollowed out and filled with other things. I don't ask him how he made such a judgment, but I have the impression that St. Marseille I reigned for only one year, so there are several papal materials in history that have been lost because of this......"

The priest's eyes lit up without him having to continue, and he forced himself not to order an immediate inspection, but to order: "Inform the guards that when the dinner is over, lock the Satsuma cylinder in the safe immediately, and inform the Vatican ......"

A storm is slowly taking shape.

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