Viewed from the sky, Saint-Sulpice Fountain looked octagonal. The four statues faced east, south, west, and north, while the four lions faced southeast, northwest, northeast, and southwest.
At the entrance to Luxembourg Gardens from Michel Road, there was also an octagonal fountain, and Place de la Concorde was octagonal as well.
"Looks like we were right," Alessandro said to Gianluca. "What do we do next?"
"Saint-Sulpice Fountain has always attracted plenty of sketch artists. I compared old drawings and ruled out some areas," Gianluca said. "Besides, there's a parking garage beneath Saint-Sulpice Fountain now. I don't think you need to go there."
"Not necessarily. The area behind Saint-Michel Fountain has already become residences and warehouses, but we still found something there," Alessandro said.
"That's different," Gianluca said. "Saint-Sulpice Church was looted during the French Revolution. Anything valuable was taken. If the holy relic you're looking for really was made of gold, there's no way it would have been overlooked."
"That was at the end of the eighteenth century. When was the parking garage built?"
"The twentieth century."
"See..."
"It's also possible the workers found it, concealed it, and kept it for themselves."
"So you've made up your mind that there won't be any discoveries underground, right?"
"Saint-Sulpice Church used to serve as a burial site too. The basement is full of bones." Gianluca gulped down some water. "I won't stop you if you insist on wasting your time."
"I'm going to find Monica, man," Alessandro said. "I don't trust people from France. I can't let Monica go somewhere that dangerous alone with that soccer player."
"Suit yourself," Gianluca said. "Be careful, man."
Alessandro hung up and found Haji watching him.
"I'm not taking you over there," Haji said, stroking Mrs Norris.
"I know. I can take a taxi." Alessandro reached