"Linghu, it looks like we'll have to figure this out ourselves!" Liu Yun came over. Apart from the two of them, the others were all inexperienced and had never been on a mission before. Even Zuo Ying had only recently graduated from basic training. They might be able to fight directly, but if anything changed, they shouldn't count on them. Unfortunately, she was the only one here who could speak Japanese.
"The problem now is to find a place to stay quickly, settle these things, and then go and find the location of the two sisters. We don't have much time!" Originally, splitting up would have been the best option, but only one of them speaks Japanese, and Liu Yun and Linghu didn't dare let the other two act on their own.
They cannot use their own passports to check into hotels. This was just a surprise to the Japanese side. The Japanese side will soon receive the news. If these five people use their own identities to check into hotels, they will attract attention like a magnet.
Having nowhere to stay won't do either. The luggage they have isn't just for changing clothes; they'll need it for things like contacting people and getting back home later.
"Brothers, what's there to worry about? Just find a secluded house and break in. Anyway, this is Japan, not China, so what's there to be afraid of?" Zhang Lei leaned over. Ever since he started eating meat, this guy has become less and less concerned about human life.
"Do you think this is your run-down house? This is Tokyo. I heard that you can't even get into an apartment building without a key card, and most buildings have surveillance systems. If anything happens, the police will know immediately!" Zuo Ying's words were obviously a bit exaggerated, but they were basically true. In addition, Zhang Lei and the others' knowledge of Japan was really limited to what they saw on TV and in movies. They only knew that Japan was a highly developed, bastard country, so they were really fooled by what she said.
"What should we do then?" This group of people really didn't know what to do. "Should we go find the contact person now and ask him to help make arrangements?"
"That won't do. With so much stuff and so many people around, it'll attract too much attention..."
Combat effectiveness isn't everything. These people could easily take on dozens or even hundreds of armed civilians, but when it comes to actual operations, they're clueless. They lack both professional training and operational experience; even the head instructor in charge of training is incompetent. No wonder the Bureau of Foreign Affairs rarely undertakes overseas missions.
Actually, it's not that there aren't any, it's just that they haven't had time to send them over. The International Affairs Bureau also has a relatively strong survivability team that specializes in carrying out overseas missions, but that's the only team.
This is determined by China's current situation. After all, China is currently in a period of keeping a low profile, so sending troops abroad is naturally a matter of extreme caution.
The group chattered on and on, completely unable to come up with any ideas, and without realizing it, they had already walked out of the airport area.
There were very few people on the road. They arrived at night, and the place was indeed quite remote, with only one or two pedestrians passing by occasionally.
"How about this? We'll find a random passerby, kill him, and use his ID to check into a hotel?" Zhang Lei's words made people look at him in a new light. If the last idea was accidental, then this murderous idea was no accident. How come they hadn't noticed before? This kid's murderous intent was extraordinary. However, he could also be an extreme anti-Japanese element.
"That's not a good idea. They're innocent passersby, and besides, they probably don't even look the same!" Zuo Ying always liked to refute Zhang Lei's arguments. In fact, if it weren't for her objection, Linghu and the others would have agreed to Zhang Lei's idea last time, since it sounded pretty good.
“There’s nothing wrong with that!” Linghu said. “This is Japan, so everyone should hold back a bit! When Zhang Lei and Tian Xiao make their move, it’ll be good practice for them! Liu Yun and I will be in charge of cleaning up and keeping watch!”
Seeing the reluctance on the faces of the two girls, Liu Yun advised, "The Japanese didn't care about the innocent or the guilty when they killed people in our country. Besides, this mission is actually very dangerous. If we worry about this and that, it's like having your hands tied and fighting a dog. It can bite anywhere it wants, but you can't bite here or there..."
"You can only bite the dog whip!" Zhang Lei suddenly interrupted from the side. Although neither of the girls were shy, they were still embarrassed by him and their faces turned red. Tian Xiao even dropped her luggage and was about to chase after Zhang Lei.
Zhang Lei ran ahead, occasionally turning back to make a funny face, while Tian Xiao chased after him, laughing and cursing. They looked like a pair of young lovers playing around.
Just as Zhang Lei passed the person in front of him, his arm seemed to swing out unintentionally, and his arm happened to trap the person's neck.
Zhang Lei exerted force, and several sounds of bones cracking rang out together. The man's neck slumped down limply.
Zhang Lei, as if afraid of hurting him, gently put him down as if holding a precious porcelain vase. "Come on, check what's on him."
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Tickets, collectibles, take them or leave it.
Episode 3: The Bloody Path to Growth, Chapter 38: The Journey - Weapon
"Watanabe Touji, what a great name! Zuo Ying, come quick and see if this is his address! There's also a bunch of keys in here; his house key should be in one of them!"
“It’s no use anyway. His address is in an apartment building, and it looks like a very high-end one. There are professional security guards there. If someone you don’t know goes in, they’ll still be questioned!” Zuo Ying looked at the Japanese man’s ID card and shook her head.
"This won't work, that won't work, either we should just kill the security guards too, damn it! Or we can slaughter all the Japanese pigs in this building and see who can betray us!" They all took Zhang Lei's words as just venting their anger, but only Zhang Lei himself knew in his heart that he seemed to really have this idea. It seemed that after each killing, he had an impulse to expand. In this hostile country with a long history of enmity, he lacked the restraint of his mind, which made this even more so.
This time, not only Zuo Ying, but even Tian Xiao looked at him with the same eyes that looked at an idiot.
"This person doesn't look like any of us. It seems we either have to find someone else, or we can only hope that Japanese hotels just need a registration document and don't care what the person looks like!"
Everyone knows this is wishful thinking. Although Chinese and Japanese are both East Asians, there are still many differences if you look closely. It would be strange if the front desk staff didn't notice if a Chinese person registered with a Japanese ID card to book a room.
"Looks like this is the only way. What a waste!" Under the gaze of several policemen, Zhang Lei changed his expression. Although it wasn't exactly the same, it was at least 70% similar, which is usually enough.
"Zuo Ying, teach me a few Japanese phrases that are easy to understand without a foreign accent, and the rest is up to you!" Before the others could react, Zhang Lei had already started circling Tianxiao again, practicing his flower-walking exercise. He couldn't waste any more time. Luckily, he hadn't done much of this in the past few days because of the testing and strengthening, otherwise his internal energy would be strained.
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Dressed in designer handmade clothes, Zhang Lei walked to the front desk of the ANA Hotel in Tokyo. He was receiving the same treatment as Liu Yun, with a pretty girl hanging on his arm. He said in fluent Japanese, "Sakura, tell them to get the best suite!" The rest could be left to Zuo Ying. Zhang Lei only needed to act like a rich young master.
Zuo Ying handled everything else; thankfully, she was there as a translator.
"Zuo Ying, you come with me and Liu Yun to find the contact. Zhang Lei and Tian Xiao, you two stay at the hotel and sort through the contents of the suitcase to see if there's anything we can use right now!" There's no time to waste now; every second counts. Besides, we're not only racing against the gangsters, but also against the Silver Sword gang.
"Alright! Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on him, nothing will happen!" Tianxiao hooked her arm around Zhang Lei's shoulder from behind. If you didn't know better, you'd think she was a girl who was dating a rich Japanese man.
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"Tianxiao, look what this is! Old Qian, you're such a good person, you didn't even tell us about this useful thing!" Zhang Lei took out a Japanese electronic map from the box, and it was in both Chinese and Japanese, so there was absolutely no way he couldn't understand it.
With this, at least we won't get lost when we go out. "Tianxiao, want to go out for a walk together?" Zhang Lei waved the electronic map in his hand.
"Linghu told us to stay at the hotel!" Tianxiao shook his head. At this moment, he looked like a well-behaved child. Some girls are like that. They can be noisy and difficult at home, but once they go outside, they become as quiet as a blade of grass.
"It's not an order. I came out in too much of a hurry. I've already thought of the ranged attack that Linghu mentioned before, but I haven't prepared the equipment yet. We might have to fight later, so I might as well go out and get it!"
"Tch, that sounds nice, but with your skills, you're just talking nonsense!" Tianxiao stuck out his cute little tongue at Zhang Lei.
"Hehe, that's still better than you not even worthy of a fart!" Zhang Lei had already reached the door when he suddenly turned back and said this to Tian Xiao, dodging the pillow Tian Xiao threw at him, and walked away laughing.
After marking the ANA hotel on the map, Zhang Lei was no longer worried about getting lost. It would be foolish to come to Tokyo and not check out Ginza. However, Zhang Lei didn't actually come out solely to explore; he genuinely intended to buy some things.
Approaching a small hardware store, Zhang Lei ignored the bowing and scraping owner and looked around inside on his own.
"How much!" Zhang Lei picked up a ball of nylon rope, pulled it hard with both hands, and it looked quite sturdy. He had just learned how to calculate the price from Zuo Ying.
I couldn't understand what the boss was saying, but I guessed he was just praising his own stuff.
Zhang Lei grabbed one end of the rope, channeled his inner strength, and with a sudden pull, the nylon rope snapped in half. With another burst of force, the nylon rope broke completely in two, the splintered ends flying high into the air.
The shop owner stared wide-eyed. Had he bought counterfeit goods? No way! This was a nylon rope that could be towed by a car!