Hundreds of bricks were smashed one by one, yielding over a hundred precious artifacts. If these items were brought back to China, it would definitely be a remarkable event. Fortunately, these items were neither big nor heavy, so Lin Chuan packed them into a woven bag and tossed it onto the car.

"The old General repeatedly emphasized that among this batch of artifacts, there is one priceless treasure," said Miss Lan urgently. "Lin Chuan, which one do you think it is?"

After getting in the car, Miss Lan carefully searched through the items.

But all the items inside were just ordinary artifacts; they weren't the supposedly priceless treasure. On the contrary, they looked like ordinary gold and jade wares. At most, they carried a palace label. These over a hundred artifacts spanned over a dozen Chinese dynasties and were mostly palace-made pieces, valuable but not priceless.

"Take them back for a good interrogation." Lin Chuan chuckled.

Beside him, Thomas was already unconscious, having been struck on the back of the neck by Lin Chuan. He lay on the seat like a dead dog.

After returning to downtown Tokyo, the two found a hotel and booked a room.

Thomas was thrown onto the carpet.

Splash...

Miss Lan splashed a bowl of cold water on him.

"Ah!" Thomas awoke with a start and quickly said, "I... where am I, where am I?"

"Mr. Thomas, no need to be so tense," Lin Chuan smiled and said, "We brought you here to help us with something."

"What thing?" Thomas asked hastily.

"We have an important artifact, can you tell me where it is?" Lin Chuan asked with a smile.

"No, I don't know!" Thomas quickly shook his head.

"Don't know?" Lin Chuan smiled and said, "Your eyes have betrayed you."

"I... I..." Thomas panicked.

"Speak!" Lin Chuan suddenly got angry, took a swift step forward, and stabbed the knife in his hand toward Thomas' glasses. The knife stopped just one millimeter from his eye. Thomas' pupils shrank dramatically, almost causing him to lose control of his bodily functions in fear.

"Oh my God!" Thomas screamed in panic.

"Speak quickly!" Lin Chuan shouted.

"I... I'll tell," Thomas hastily said, "It's with Mr. Hepburn."

"Who is Hepburn?" Lin Chuan asked.

"He... he is an Italian businessman," Thomas quickly said, "I... I'm just his assistant."

"Where is he now?" Lin Chuan pursued the question.

"In the hotel room I was staying in," Thomas quickly said, "I'm just his shadow; he planned everything. As for the things hidden among the bricks, I... I truly don't know. The thing you want is definitely in Hepburn's hands."

"Very well." Lin Chuan nodded and said, "We'll personally verify this and if you're lying to us, just wait for us to come back and deal with you."

After speaking, Lin Chuan tightly bound his hands with a rope and tied him to the edge of the bed, so he couldn't struggle. Lin Chuan didn't use an ordinary knot, but a very complex one, a type popular in military areas. The more one struggles, the tighter the knot gets.

"I beg you, free me, I've told you everything," Thomas pleaded hurriedly.

"Who knows if what you said is true?" Miss Lan sneered from the side, "Just stay here quietly. When we come back, we will untie you."

"No... no, please!" Thomas pleaded, "For God's sake, please let me go."

"Sorry, I don't know God," Miss Lan sneered.

Then the two walked out.

As they left the hotel, it was almost dark outside.

When the two reached where Thomas lived before, they climbed out the fire escape and along the drainpipe to Thomas' home. When Lin Chuan climbed through the window, he found the place empty.

Lin Chuan opened the room door. Miss Lan, seeing Lin Chuan's disappointed face, asked, "What's wrong?"

"They've already gone," Lin Chuan shrugged helplessly.

"Huh?" Miss Lan was stunned for a moment and said, "Could they have noticed?"

"Sigh, I should have thought of this earlier," Lin Chuan sighed helplessly. "I forgot that when we were at the dock, I should have killed those two bodyguards, then no word would have gotten out."

"At the time, we didn't know there was someone named Hepburn hiding behind Thomas," Miss Lan said with a bitter smile.

Lin Chuan smiled and then said, "It seems our clues are about to break again."

"No," Miss Lan shook her head and said, "These people are all foreigners and stand out in Japan. We can ask around. Besides, foreigners with high noses and blue eyes are very eye-catching here. As soon as they appear, they will definitely be noticed."

"Alright." Lin Chuan nodded.

Since they couldn't trouble the country with this matter, they could only rely on their own abilities to search, and they would do their best. After going downstairs, Lin Chuan and Miss Lan immediately started looking for clues about Hepburn.

The security guards downstairs were on the front line. They had seen Hepburn come down from upstairs an hour ago and leave the building in a Toyota Alfa van. After the security's recollection, they quickly remembered the license plate number. Because of Miss Lan's beauty, the security guard enthusiastically reviewed the surveillance footage for her. Sure enough, the license plate number matched the security's memory.

"It seems, we need to find this license plate number." Lin Chuan said.

"I have a way," Miss Lan said quickly.

Then, Miss Lan immediately made a phone call to a friend. There is a saying among Chinese people, 'At home, rely on family; outside, rely on friends.' After Miss Lan called a friend in Tokyo, the friend immediately informed the police to help Miss Lan track the whereabouts of the car plate.

The Japanese police tracking technology was much better than the Chinese police. They quickly conducted surveillance on the major thoroughfares of Tokyo.

Soon, news came from the police. The Toyota Alfa appeared near the Tokyo TV Station.

Upon receiving the news, Lin Chuan and Miss Lan quickly rushed towards the destination. After arriving, Lin Chuan quickly found the Toyota Alfa car near the Tokyo TV Tower, but the people were no longer in the car.

"The people are gone," Lin Chuan said.

"Then let's wait here," Miss Lan sneered, "I don't believe it, this guy will definitely come back here."

"Hmm!" Lin Chuan nodded.

After the two finished speaking, they began the long wait. From five-thirty, they waited until six-thirty. The sunset was already in the west. As time slowly passed, the sky quickly darkened. The two sat in the car, and the air inside was very cold, especially after the sun had set. The cold wind blew in, making it feel very chilly.

Lin Chuan kept a pair of eyes fixed on the surroundings.

There were many people coming and going around. Miss Lan lay on the seat resting, her playful eyes fixed on Lin Chuan.

It is said that men who are serious are the most handsome, and in Miss Lan's eyes, Lin Chuan was the most handsome. She suddenly hugged Lin Chuan's neck and took the initiative to ask for a kiss. Lin Chuan was stunned by the sudden scene and kissed Miss Lan somewhat bewilderedly.

The cold air, the passionate kiss.

Soon, the air in the car heated up. Lin Chuan held Miss Lan, responding to her kiss, savoring her slippery pink tongue as if tasting the most exquisite nectar in the world. He was very excited.

"Mmm..." Suddenly, Miss Lan got excited, pushed Lin Chuan away, and said, "Look, they're leaving."

Lin Chuan was taken aback, and sure enough, the Alfa van in front began to move slowly.

"Damn it, leaving at such a terrible time," Lin Chuan cursed, then said, "Couldn't they leave at another time?"

After speaking, Lin Chuan immediately stepped on the gas to follow.

The other side traveled relatively steadily, seemingly unaware of their presence. Lin Chuan's tracking skills were highly adept. He tried to maintain a certain distance from the other side, occasionally disappearing in traffic, only to reappear. Such counter-surveillance ability was not something that just anyone had.

Soon, the other side descended from the elevated highway, and Lin Chuan followed suit.

Shortly after, the opposite car entered an underground parking lot of a building, parking quickly. Lin Chuan also entered the parking lot. After getting off the elevated highway, Lin Chuan pursued quite aggressively, not caring whether the other party noticed him because he had already decided to act the moment he got out of the car.

The car door opened, and five or six people jumped out of the car from both sides. These people all raised their guns, pointing them at Lin Chuan's Odyssey car.

"They found us," Miss Lan said awkwardly.

"Let's get out of the car," Lin Chuan said.

At this moment, a burly Western man walked over, opened the car door, and said with a cold smile, "Get out of the car, darling. It must have been hard following us all the way."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chuan immediately felt a sense of foreboding.

Bam...

Suddenly, Lin Chuan kicked the car door, and the heavy door burst out with tremendous force, hitting the man squarely. The burly man immediately fell.

Whoosh...

Miss Lan was also relentless, swiftly throwing the dagger from her hand.

Thud...

Two men were stabbed and killed on the spot, and after falling heavily to the ground, they convulsed for a while before quickly dying.

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