"Tell me, where is it?" Lin Chuan asked.

"In the general manager's office," the man said awkwardly. "I can take you there."

"Lead the way," Lin Chuan commanded.

Then, with the man leading, Lin Chuan and Zhou Kai entered Bai Yifan's former office. Inside, the man moved aside a floor-to-ceiling painting, revealing an entryway behind it. Behind the entryway were two wooden doors. With a gentle push, they opened to reveal a safe embedded in the wall. Inside the safe were very valuable items.

"Here it is!" the man said awkwardly. "Everything is in this safe. Whether you can get it out is not my concern."

Zhou Kai walked over, ax in hand, and struck it hard twice. The safe didn't budge, apart from some chipped paint; there wasn't a single mark. The rebound force made Zhou Kai's arm hurt profoundly, and he exclaimed, "Damn, this thing is so tough!"

"Isn't it?" the man quickly nodded, "This safe is reinforced with three layers of steel plates, weighing over a ton, and it's deeply buried in the wall. It's unlikely anyone can steal it. The only way to open it is by breaking the lock."

Lu Dapao stepped forward and turned it several times, saying, "This type of lock is hard to open, it's a state-of-the-art mechanical lock."

"What should we do?" everyone asked.

"Let me give it a try!" Lin Chuan stepped forward.

Everyone curiously watched Lin Chuan. Zhou Kai asked, "Brother Chuan, can you do it?"

"We'll see," Lin Chuan smiled.

Everyone knew Lin Chuan was strong in combat, but they were unaware of his unlocking skills. Still, most were skeptical about Lin Chuan's chances. They watched in curiosity from the sidelines.

Lin Chuan crouched down, gripped the dial knob, and gently twisted while listening intently with his ear against the safe.

Listening to the sound helps determine the position of the lock and clasp. Once you hear the lock and clasp hitting each other, it indicates a chance to crack it. Lin Chuan kept his ear pressed against the safe.

As time ticked by, approximately twelve minutes in total.

Everyone felt the time dragging. Lu Dapao picked his nose nearby, while Zhou Kai watched the scenery outside the window.

"Got it!" Lin Chuan exclaimed in joy.

"What?!" Everyone was startled, thinking Lin Chuan had opened the safe.

"Brother Chuan, did you open it?" Zhou Kai asked eagerly.

"Not that easy," Lin Chuan laughed. "But I figured out a solution."

Then, Lin Chuan took out a long steel needle and said, "Watch me."

Lin Chuan inserted the steel needle into the lock hole of the safe, and gently maneuvered it. Soon, a lock popped open effortlessly, this took about two minutes.

Click...

The safe suddenly sprang open.

First to catch the eye were rows of gold bars, each weighing 500 grams, neatly arranged inside. A heap of golden bars glittered inside.

"Oh my god!" Zhou Kai and the others exclaimed.

"So much gold?" Everyone felt incredulous.

Lin Chuan swept all the gold bars out and carefully searched inside for what he needed. Apart from the gold bars, there were many other things, including US Dollars, large denominations of yen, and CNY. Soon, Lin Chuan found what he needed on the second layer of the safe. It was a bundle of important documents and files, wrapped in a yellow manila envelope.

Lin Chuan took them out, unfazed by the gold bars and cash. Whereas, Lu Dapao and the others appeared very thrilled, hastily bagging these items while excitedly saying, "Mom, we're rich, we've struck it rich."

Zhou Kai approached Lin Chuan and asked, "Brother Chuan, any findings?"

"Just these things," Lin Chuan retrieved the items and smiled. "These are hotel equity certificates, ledgers, and other contract documents. With these documents, it seems no one would dare challenge us for the hotel."

In this world, matters are settled by its own rules. Now that the Four Seasons Hotel is occupied by Jvyi Gang brothers, as long as these documents are held, no one will seek trouble, even if they do, only Hong Gate might dare. To reclaim the hotel, they must first recover these documents; without them, even the right to negotiate is forfeited.

"How do we handle these things?" Zhou Kai quickly asked.

"Take them all," Lin Chuan smiled. "Last time, we swept through a Triad; this time we swept Hong Gate. Several million US dollars are ours."

"Yeah!" Zhou Kai couldn't help but sigh. Such a feat was unimaginable before. Now, seeing all this money, he feels incredible numbness. In the past, he would've been more excited than Lu Dapao, but now, he's utterly indifferent to the money.

Lu Dapao was exuberant, he and some brothers took away these tens of kilograms of gold bars and cash.

Furthermore, Lin Chuan left behind over twenty armed brothers at the Four Seasons Hotel and called Miyazaki Gou, asking him to come and take over the hotel. The hotel's manager was driven out by Lin Chuan, while the other staff stayed behind.

Miyazaki Gou arrived at the scene, showing a face of shock; he didn't expect Lin Chuan to even take over the Four Seasons Hotel, especially since it's Hong Gate territory. Hong Gate is the third-largest gang in Fukuoka City, trailing only the Bamboo Union Gang and the Yamaguchi Group.

"Mr. Gongqi, the responsibility and task of managing this hotel are yours," Lin Chuan patted his shoulder and said, "Do well, I won't treat you badly."

"Yes, yes!" Miyazaki Gou nodded quickly, not daring to resist.

......

Bai Yifan fled all the way from the Four Seasons Hotel to a dock in Fukuoka, followed by two brothers.

"Mr. Bai, are we really just going to run away like this?" a subordinate asked.

"What else can we do?" Bai Yifan retorted.

"We have many brothers here in Fukuoka City," the subordinate said urgently. "We can rally them and reclaim our turf."

"Yes, Mr. Bai." Another man quickly spoke. "We've lost our territory in Fukuoka City, and once we return, Boss Hong will surely blame us."

Bai Yifan thought over and realized it was sensible. If he returned shamefully like this, it would definitely be a loss of face. He pondered for a long time before deciding to stay temporarily. Bai Yifan declared, "Contact our brothers immediately, have them gather at the dock. Damn, I remembered we have an armory; with these items, we can surely reclaim our territory."

"Exactly," the two men nodded quickly.

Subsequent to that, they immediately called others to get in touch. Soon, Hong Gate's disciples began to head towards the dock one after another.

Bai Yifan waited at the scene for the appearance of those four elders, but after waiting for a long time without seeing them, he started to feel disappointed.

"Mr. Bai, don't wait anymore, they're dead," a man in denim clothes hurriedly said.

"What?!" Bai Yifan froze and said, "How is that possible? They're so strong, how could they have died easily? You must be lying to me."

"I'm not lying," the denim-clad man shook his head, "It's what Four Seasons Hotel's manager said; he also mentioned the office safe was opened by them, and everything inside was emptied."

Hiss...

Bai Yifan took a deep breath and said, "No, impossible, the safe is so indestructible, how could they possibly open it? Inside are hotel property rights and many important documents; if they fell into their hands, it's over, over…"

Bai Yifan suddenly realized that he hadn't thought to take these files when he fled. He'd only focused on escaping and forgot about these crucial items. Bai Yifan was left dumbfounded, losing these items might even make Boss Hong want to kill him. Hence, Bai Yifan felt utterly unable to return.

"Mr. Bai, no matter what, we indeed have the strength to fight them," Xu Jianshan spoke up. Xu Jianshan was the deputy general manager of Four Seasons Hotel and held considerable standing in Hong Gate. This time, Fukuoka City's Hong Gate branch faced such tragedy, he couldn't just stand by, so he's been diligently persuading Bai Yifan to stay and reclaim their territory. Xu Jianshan seriously said, "We still have hundreds of brothers in Fukuoka City, if necessary, we can seek help from the Tokyo branch, I'm sure Tokyo won't sit back idly."

"Hmm!" Bai Yifan nodded.

He pondered long and hard; if he doesn't reclaim the hotel, doesn't take back Hong Gate's territory, he will surely face reprimand upon return. Having become Hong Gate's deputy leader wasn't easy, how could he be scolded? No matter what, he has to accomplish something. After thinking it through, Bai Yifan clenched his teeth and said, "Old Xu, you're right, we can't just leave. Otherwise, we'd become Hong Gate's sinners."

"Right!" Xu Jianshan nodded quickly and said, "We haven't lost."

"Hmm, gather our brothers and find a place to continue devising strategies," Bai Yifan said, taking a deep breath.

Ahchoo...

Bai Yifan sneezed and said, "Damn, this damn place is really cold."

"Mr. Bai, let's go first," Xu Jianshan said urgently. "We still have several places in Fukuoka City where we can hide. Jvyi Gang won't find us easily for a while."

"Alright!" Bai Yifan immediately agreed.

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