The two of them looked puzzled, quite perplexed.

"What's this?" Lu Dapao stared at the pile of clothes on the sofa.

"These are Chuanzi's clothes," Zhou Kai said.

"They..." Lu Dapao's imagination ran wild, seeing all of Lin Chuan's clothes left here, could this mean the two of them had quite a scene between them?

"Don't talk nonsense," Zhou Kai shot Lu Dapao a glare, saying, "Chuanzi's matters don't require your random speculations."

"I didn't say anything, look at how nervous you're getting," Lu Dapao laughed.

At this moment, Zhou Kai found a note on the table: Brothers, I'll be leaving for a few days, take good care of our turf until I return.

"This... This is Chuanzi's handwriting!" Zhou Kai said emphatically.

Lu Dapao leaned in with curiosity and glanced a few times, saying, "Hmm, it seems so."

"No, I need to call Chuanzi." Zhou Kai immediately dialed the number. They've been in Japan long enough to have already got local phone numbers.

Soon, the call connected. After the conversation, Zhou Kai understood, Lin Chuan had left the fishing ground last night with Miss Lan and gone to Tokyo. Knowing the situation, Zhou Kai relaxed a bit, smiling, "Chuanzi went to Tokyo, so, let's not overthink anymore."

............

Japan, Tokyo.

Located at the southern tip of the Kanto Plain on Honshu Island, Japan. In a narrow sense, the widely used "Tokyo" usually refers to the "Tokyo metropolitan area," which, along with Tama region, Izu Islands, Ogasawara Islands, form Japan's primary administrative area - Tokyo Metropolis.

Historically known as Edo, Tokyo has been a major city in Japan since the era of the Tokugawa shogunate, renamed Tokyo during the Meiji restoration and thus became the capital of Japan. It gradually developed into a hub center for Japan's politics, economy, culture, and transportation, among other fields, and is one of the most economically developed and affluent cities in the world. Based on indicators like built-up area, population, and national GDP, Tokyo is the largest city in Asia, the second-largest city in the world, and one of the largest economic centers globally.

Lin Chuan and Miss Lan arrived in Tokyo via the Shinkansen.

From Fukuoka to Tokyo, it only took two short hours to traverse the entire line, reaching speeds up to over 270 kilometers per hour.

The stable operation of the Shinkansen relies entirely on Japan's advanced high-speed rail control technology, shortening train departure intervals to five minutes, making it one of the world's few high-speed railway systems suitable for mass transportation. Furthermore, with all trains utilizing a distributed power design, the Shinkansen is also one of the smoothest trains in operation globally. Since its opening in 1964, there has never been a single casualty accident on the Shinkansen trains, reputedly the world's safest high-speed railway.

"Although our people dislike the Japanese, we can't deny that their industrial technology has indeed reached a high level," Miss Lan laughed.

"Are you talking about the Shinkansen?" Lin Chuan asked.

"Not just that," Miss Lan sighed, saying, "We also have high-speed rail domestically. But, compared to Japan, our technical standards are not strict enough. Otherwise, the Wenzhou rail incident wouldn't have happened back then."

Lin Chuan chuckled, saying, "True."

"People at home reject the Japanese and their products. Yet, they've never thought about how Japanese technology has already spread to every corner of the globe," Miss Lan laughed, then said, "For example, air conditioner compressors, DSLR cameras, and washing machine technology..."

Walking through the streets of Tokyo, looking at this bustling city, it indeed makes one feel the immense allure of this city.

The high-rises in the air, and the light rail speeding through the sky...

These are the arteries of the city, economic lifelines. The transportation lines of any city are the life arteries for the city. The number and smoothness of a city's transportation lines largely determine the charm and bustling nature of the city and greatly reflect the city's economic status.

Tokyo, rain flower district.

Lin Chuan and Miss Lan pulled over in front of a building.

"Is the clue here?" Lin Chuan asked curiously.

"Yes!" Miss Lan nodded, saying, "The clue is here, once we find that Italian man, we will uncover the whereabouts of the artifact."

"What kind of artifact is it?" Lin Chuan asked curiously.

"I don't know either," Miss Lan shook her head, saying, "It's said to be something very important; I don't know the specifics. Anyway, the old General told us to make sure to retrieve this batch of artifacts, and he reminded me specifically that among these artifacts is one very important item. No matter the cost, we must bring this back."

"So, the batch of artifacts is secondary, while that one item inside is the most crucial?" Lin Chuan asked.

"Right!" Miss Lan nodded, saying, "You're correct, that's what I believe as well."

"Never mind all that," Lin Chuan smiled, "Let's go up first."

"Mm!" Miss Lan nodded immediately.

The Italian man lives on the eleventh floor; Miss Lan determined his residence through a Japanese wealthy merchant. After disguising themselves, the two appeared to be a loving couple. They held hands, wearing matching outfits. Handsome man and pretty woman looked just like a genuine couple.

Miss Lan's lips curled into a mysterious smile. She held Lin Chuan's hand blissfully; the happiness on her face wasn't feigned. It was truly from the heart, true happiness emerging spontaneously.

Lin Chuan hugged Miss Lan as they exited the elevator. There were four households on the eleventh floor. Room One belonged to the Italian merchant, Nobel.

"Knock," Miss Lan said.

Knock knock knock...

Lin Chuan stepped forward to knock on the door, the two of them holding hands, looking at each other ambiguously.

At this moment, the door opened, a man in a black suit with sunglasses pulled open the door, frowned, and asked in English, "Who are you looking for?"

"Hi, I... I'm looking for Mr. John," Lin Chuan laughed. Beside him, Miss Lan strode forward to enter, shouting out, "Mr. John, we've brought the money."

Caught off guard, the man was bumped back a few steps by Miss Lan.

"Oh, no!" Seeing this, the man hurriedly blocked the door and cursed, "Damn it, there's no John here for you, go away, go away, or don't blame me for being rude."

Miss Lan's eyes scanned the room like radar. Although she hadn't rushed in, she had already analyzed the situation in the living room clearly. She quickly said, "Oh, I'm sorry, God forgive my rashness, I didn't mean to come to the wrong place."

"Get out, hurry and get out!" The suited man swore.

Lin Chuan and Miss Lan hurriedly retreated.

Once inside the elevator, Lin Chuan asked, "How's the situation?"

"Not good," Miss Lan shook her head, "There are at least ten people in the room, and they don't seem like kind folks. If I'm not mistaken, they should be international mercenaries or something. Also, I didn't see the Italian merchant in the room."

"That's strange..." Lin Chuan looked confused, then he laughed, "Maybe he's inside the room."

"Do you think the artifacts could be inside the room?" Miss Lan asked.

Lin Chuan paused a bit, then immediately asked, "Have you seen the batch of artifacts?"

"I haven't seen them," Miss Lan shook her head.

"Then..." Lin Chuan frowned, "Do you have the information on the batch of artifacts?"

"No," Miss Lan shook her head again.

"So..." Lin Chuan took a deep breath, saying, "We have no clue what kind of artifacts these are. Perhaps they're very heavy, or perhaps they're very light and easy to carry. If they are very heavy, they definitely wouldn't be hidden inside the room; if they are very light, maybe they could be inside."

Lin Chuan's analysis made Miss Lan nod.

"But, we have no idea about these artifacts," Miss Lan said helplessly.

"Let's watch first," Lin Chuan suggested, "See if they make any moves, then we'll decide."

"Mm!" Miss Lan nodded.

After that, the two sat down in a café outside the building. The café's window faced the building's exit. Besides this exit, there was the parking lot exit. If the opponent were to drive out, they'd have to leave through the parking lot, so as long as they watched here, they'd basically keep track of them.

The two sat the whole afternoon in the café, constantly changing positions to avoid being detected. The café's waiter found them suspicious. If not for their high looks, maybe they would have called the police.

By the time it was past three in the afternoon, there was finally some movement.

"They're coming out," Miss Lan quickly said.

At the building's entrance, two men in black suits and another man in a leather coat with a hat on and glasses on the nose took their exit as the suited men opened the car door, and the latter quickly got into the car.

"Follow them," Lin Chuan instantly said.

The two quickly followed outside, only three men came out this time. The others probably stayed inside. Lin Chuan decided to drive and tail them to see where they were heading. Through tracking, they found the men headed towards the port.

"Looks like they're planning to go to the dock," Miss Lan remarked.

"Mm!" Lin Chuan nodded, then said, "Maybe it's related to the artifacts."

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