After receiving the wooden box, Chuanliu did not linger and went straight back to the hotel.
Upon opening the wooden box, it appeared to be empty.
Press the mechanism to open the wooden box again, and a "2 of Hearts" is quietly placed inside.
It must have been placed inside by the previous owner of this identification tag. Perhaps the wooden box was stolen, or perhaps the previous owner died and the wooden box ended up in the hands of that merchant by some twist of fate.
A seemingly ordinary and inexpensive wooden box actually contains an identity card worth over 2,000.
If that vendor knew what he sold for a mere 50 yuan, he probably wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
The next morning, as dawn broke, Chuanliu got up early and went to Lao Feng's all-purpose shop again.
However, when she pushed open that familiar wooden door, she found the shop empty.
Old Feng wasn't there.
Chuanliu looked around and saw that the shop was empty; the figure who always lay in the rocking chair was nowhere to be seen. She gently knocked on the door, hoping to get some response, but only silence answered her.
The girl's gaze fell on the messy documents in the locked cabinet.
An idea suddenly flashed into Chuanliu's mind. She looked around and, after confirming that no one was around, quickly took out a thin wire from her pocket.
The wire was cleverly bent into the appropriate shape, with the tip gently probing the keyhole.
The girl's movements were light and skillful, like an experienced musician playing a piece of music with flowing grace.
The wire in her hand quickly deformed and nimbly rotated in the keyhole.
Suddenly, she felt a slight resistance, but then glided through smoothly.
Immediately afterwards, a soft "click" sounded, and the lock slid into her hand.
Chuanliu calmly and quickly pushed open the cabinet door and began searching for the notebook that was of utmost importance to her.
However, she searched the entire filing cabinet but couldn't find the notebook. She checked repeatedly, confirming there were no hidden compartments or mechanisms in the cabinet, and a sense of doubt crept into her mind.
Feeling helpless, I had no choice but to restore the cabinet to its original state.
Just as she was about to continue checking the room, suddenly, the wooden door of the Yorozuya made a clicking sound.
Someone's coming!
Chuanliu's heart tightened, and she quickly looked around for a hiding place. Fortunately, she had been here twice before and was very familiar with the room's layout.
She immediately climbed over the counter on the side of the wall, and using the wooden pillar for support, leaped lightly onto the beam. Like a cat, she moved silently.
She held her breath, pressed herself tightly against the beam, and made no sound.
The wooden door opened gently, and instead of Old Feng, a woman wearing a hat walked in.
From the perspective of the flowing water, one cannot immediately see the woman's appearance; the wide brim of her hat obscures most of her face.
Chuanliu lay on the crossbeam, observing quietly.
The woman was unaware of the presence of a second person in the room. She slowly removed her large hat, revealing a mature and charming face.
The familiar face stunned Chuanliu instantly; it was her again—Susan!
Why did Susan appear at Lao Feng's Odd Jobs Shop, and why does she have the key to this place?
Moreover, it's obvious that this isn't her first time here. What's her relationship with Lao Feng?
Could it be that the notebook I'm looking for is the one she took?
Susan's appearance was completely unexpected, and all sorts of questions flooded Chuanliu's mind.
The next second, Susan walked confidently to the filing cabinet. She took a bunch of keys out of her pocket, glanced at them briefly, and then inserted the corresponding keys into the lock of the filing cabinet.
Susan seemed to have done this before. She quickly took out a few books and notes from the cabinet, glanced at them casually, and then put the books into the black bag she had brought.
After a while, Susan counted the number of documents, then tidied up the messy documents, gently closed the cabinet door, and locked it again.
Then, Susan turned around and dusted the room. She even helped throw away the half-eaten, moldy apple on Old Feng's table.
After looking around one last time, he quietly left.
Hearing the sound of the gate being locked again, Chuanliu carefully jumped back to the ground.
It seems that the notebook I was looking for was probably taken by Susan.
Is this lead going to go cold?
Chuanliu frowned. She recalled the notes Lao Feng had shown her last time; she had only glanced at the top and bottom two pages, but Lao Feng hadn't shown her the contents before and after those two pages.
She had wanted to double-check if there was anything else in the notes about "the brat" besides his identity, but now it seemed that the opportunity had been missed.
Right now, the only way is to find Susan, either by finding the notebook she has or by figuring out the relationship between her and Lao Feng.
Returning to the hotel empty-handed, the girl threw herself heavily onto the bed.
She stared at the ceiling, her mind replaying the events of the past two days since arriving in the Wuwang District.
What kind of connection does Susan, the "10 of Hearts" who has a close working relationship with Wuwang Auction House, have with First Everything Shop and Old Feng's Everything Shop?
A wave of drowsiness washed over the girl, and she drifted off to sleep.
After an unknown amount of time, Chuanliu was woken up by the landline in his hotel room.
Hello, who is this?
It was Qian Chuan's voice on the other end of the phone, "Are you awake?"
No, goodnight.
"Wait a minute! Do you want to come to dinner?"
"you?"
"Let me introduce you to a beautiful woman."
"good evening."
"Wait! As your ally, I'll give you one more piece of advice!"
The man emphasized the word "ally".
Chuanliu forced himself to open his eyes. "Time and address."
When Chuanliu entered the restaurant, he saw Qianchuan and a woman sitting at their seats.
The woman's back view startled Chuanliu—it was Susan again?
This is the third time Susan has appeared in her sight in the past two days. To say that this is just a coincidence would be too far-fetched.
When Susan turned around, Chuanliu observed her at such close range for the first time.
The woman's demeanor was elegant and composed, and her extraordinary气质 (qi zhi, a kind of refined elegance) was even more apparent up close. She wasn't a stunning beauty, but her presence always drew people's attention to her.
Chuanliu didn't expect that Qian Chuan would introduce her, but this suited her just fine.
She quickly adjusted her mindset, pretending not to know Susan, and asked curiously:
"Who is this beautiful lady?"
Seeing this, Qian Chuan formally introduced them: "This is Susan, the '10 of Hearts' from the City of Hearts, and this is my boss, Chuanliu, the '10 of Diamonds' from the City of Diamonds."
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Storage card balance: 458,150.
Identity card:
One "10 of Diamonds";
One "Plum Blossom 2";
A "Two of Hearts"
One "WD Special Edition" card.
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