Chen Yiyang thought about it over and over, but still couldn't make a decision.

So he said to Professor Xie, "How about this? I'm going to Japan soon, let me respond after I return from Japan. How does that sound?"

"No problem, then I will eagerly await your reply, President Chen." Professor Xie wasn't disappointed to hear this, and still maintained his composure while bidding farewell to Chen Yiyang.

Hydrogen production technology.

Chen Yiyang pondered and felt that this technology indeed has potential.

But if he starts investing now, it's likely that a considerable amount of funding is needed.

Chen Yiyang is also quite short on funds at the moment, so he is somewhat hesitant.

He sent a copy of the documents brought by Professor Xie to his assistant team, asking them to help evaluate.

Then Chen Yiyang began to prepare for his trip to Japan.

Tokyo.

It was Chen Yiyang's first time in Tokyo, although he had seen Tokyo many times through various films and TV shows.

Yet, upon his first visit to Tokyo, he shared his thoughts. "It's not hot at all here."

"Boss, Tokyo is subtropical, it won't be too hot here." The accountant clearly missed the point Chen Yiyang was trying to express.

Chen Yiyang didn't feel like explaining to the accountant.

After arriving in Tokyo, Chen Yiyang stayed at the Tokyo Imperial Hotel.

This hotel had been a regular feature in previous Japanese film productions.

Of course, considering the present, the facilities of this hotel are quite outdated.

After all, it is a hotel with a history of over one hundred and thirty years.

At the same price and location, hotels like Peninsula and Four Seasons offer an environment and facilities far better than the Empire Hotel.

But the accountant, wanting to see the places where those Japanese dramas she once followed took place, persuaded Chen Yiyang to book this hotel.

Chen Yiyang didn't mind; it's just a place to stay.

He wasn't particular about it.

But the only thing that slightly annoyed him about the Empire Hotel was that, as a building designed by United States architects back in the day.

This hotel also inherited some bad habits from the United States.

That is, the service staff here need to be tipped.

And the tipping culture here comes with Japanese characteristics.

In the United States, you just hand over cash directly.

But in Japan, this quirky nation naturally won't take money directly from guests.

So here, you need to put the tip in an envelope and give it to the staff.

Chen Yiyang felt this was akin to adopting the habit of passing gas, but then you have to take off your pants to do it.

Since he arrived in Japan very late.

Chen Yiyang didn't have time to wander around, hurriedly dealt with some work matters, and went to rest.

The next morning.

Today's intel: the mysteriously disappeared Seal Collection—Japan Tokyo Oedo Antique Market, a precious Seal Collection missing for years is being sold at an antique stall. Buy it to get a bargain.

Pictures of the related items and locations are attached on the second page.

Seal Collection?

Chen Yiyang searched it up. The so-called Seal Collection is similar to Seal Collections, a compilation of ancient seal carvers' works.

However, Seal Collections are generally produced using printing techniques, while Seal Collections are completely handcrafted.

Therefore, many precious Seal Collections have great research and collection value.

Of course, this thing clearly belongs to the products of Chinese culture.

So when Chen Yiyang saw today's bargain intel, he immediately got up, called the guide he had hired, and asked him to take him to the Oedo Antique Market.

The Oedo Antique Market is considered one of the more famous antique markets in Tokyo.

So the guide did not find it strange when Chen Yiyang requested to visit the Oedo Antique Market.

Moreover, Chen Yiyang paid enough money, so what else was there to say?

Take the boss wherever he wants to go.

So the guide took Chen Yiyang to the Oedo Antique Market.

The Oedo Antique Market is located in a ground-level plaza, with most of its stalls set up outdoors.

If there's windy or rainy weather, the antique market will temporarily close.

Luckily, today's weather was nice.

With the guide's lead, Chen Yiyang casually browsed several stalls.

Then, seemingly unintentionally, Chen Yiyang led the guide to the stall mentioned in the intel.

This was a stall selling various ancient books.

The owner of the stall was not very old, appearing only three or four years older than Chen Yiyang, still considered young.

Chen Yiyang casually picked up an ancient book from the stall and asked, "How much is this book?"

"A hundred thousand yen," the stall owner said impatiently.

"What about this one?" Chen Yiyang asked about another ancient book.

"Also a hundred thousand yen," the stall owner bluntly said, "Except for those particularly thick books, all the other books are a hundred thousand yen each."

Who sells antiques like this?

Now, not only Chen Yiyang, but even the guide beside him noticed something was off and quietly whispered to Chen Yiyang.

"Mr. Chen, the items at this stall might have an irregular background, it could lead to trouble."

The guide's advice wasn't unreasonable.

This stall owner clearly doesn't know his trade. Ancient books aren't bought in bulk or sold by weight like used books, how can each book be the same price?

The reason this stall owner sold them this way might be because he couldn't distinguish the value of different ancient books at all.

A stall owner unfamiliar with the trade having so many ancient books.

There are certainly stories behind the origins of these ancient books.

Yet Chen Yiyang didn't care.

Upon hearing the stall owner's words, he stopped pretending and directly found the Seal Collection mentioned in the intel, quickly flipping through it, then took two other ancient books.

"How much for these three books in total?"

"Three hundred thousand yen," the stall owner impatiently quoted.

So Chen Yiyang immediately took out his wallet and counted three hundred thousand yen that he had exchanged upon arriving in Japan, and handed it to the stall owner.

The owner was straightforward, took the money, and signaled to Chen Yiyang that he could take the items and leave.

Consequently, Chen Yiyang promptly took the Seal Collection and returned to the Tokyo Imperial Hotel.

At the hotel, he carefully opened the Seal Collection and saw that the first page contained six large characters.

The Seal Collection of the Eight Houses of West Cold.

Chen Yiyang took a deep breath.

If this thing is real, it would be no small matter.

So while taking photos of the Seal Collection, he called the accountant.

"Here's a task for you, later chat casually with the guide we've hired, ask if there's been any large family in Japan recently experiencing a theft."

"Alright." Although the accountant found Chen Yiyang's task puzzling.

She didn't ask much, and immediately went to execute the task Chen Yiyang had assigned.

Meanwhile, Chen Yiyang stared at the Seal Collection for quite some time, pondered, and then called Xu Xiaosheng.

"Xiaosheng, could you help me contact someone from the West Cold Seal Society? I need them to examine a few pictures for me."

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