The next day, when Sei Itō woke up, it was already late in the morning. After a simple tidy up, Sei Itō left the place where he stayed.
During the day, the karaoke was still very lively. All kinds of white-collar workers walked quickly on the streets, driving the surrounding people to walk quickly. This was probably the fast-paced life of Japan.
Sei Itō strolled on the street. His leisurely figure was so out of place with the people around him. It was very eye-catching. However, this was just a different attitude towards life after all. There was nothing eye-catching about it, so at most, people would just look at it a few more times.
Sei Itō raised his hand to hail a taxi and set off for the Shinkansen. Today, Sei Itō was going to Yokohama's Chinatown to take a look and buy some things that were not common in Japanese shops.
The traffic in Japan during the day was not as good as at night. The traffic jam was serious. After a long detour, he arrived at the Shinkansen. Sei Itō got out of the car and paid the fare. He went to the counter and bought a train ticket. After waiting for a long time, he got the log-in permit and got on the Shinkansen to Yokohama.
The Shinkansen was Japan's high-speed passenger railway system. It started operating on October 1, 1964. It was the first high-speed railway system in the world to carry passengers. It had been operating for many years and there had never been an accident caused by human factors. Therefore, it was known as one of the safest high-speed railways in the world. It was also the smoothest train in the world.
When he came to his seat, he found that there were no other passengers around. He thought that they had not logged in yet or had logged in at other stations. Sei Itō sat down in his seat. Feeling the seats and space brightness that were completely different from domestic trains, Sei Itō had to admire the Japanese's care and seriousness in transportation operations.
After a while, the Shinkansen started. As the speed of the Shinkansen increased, the scenery outside the window changed rapidly. After watching for a while, Sei Itō, who felt bored, withdrew his gaze and began to close his eyes to rest.
In the middle, the Shinkansen stopped a few times and passengers began to appear around Sei Itō. Sei Itō just glanced at them when they sat down and ignored them.
Soon, they arrived at Yokohama. Sei Itō got up and nodded politely to the passengers who were still sitting. He left his seat and got off the Shinkansen.
There was a subway station near the Shinkansen. He took the subway and headed to Chinatown. Sitting in the subway, Ito Sei's eyes turned. From time to time, he would look around a beauty. He looked like a pervert. The few people who noticed Ito Sei had a look of disgust in their eyes.
Sei also felt the other person's's, so he had no choice but to retract his gaze. It's not that Ito Sei is lecherous, but he remembered that in China, there was a Yokohama XX series. This time, when he was on the subway, he wondered if he could see the real person acting it out.
Itō Sei stopped looking around and quietly waited for the arrival of the destination.
"Zhonghua Street"
Standing under the huge memorial arch of Chinatown with China's characteristic patterns, Sei Itō suddenly felt a sense of intimacy. Although he adapted to the change of his identity, the trace of attachment deep in his soul could not be changed.
Taking a deep breath to ease his mood, Sei Itō walked towards Zhonghua Street.
There were various shops on both sides of Zhonghua Street. All the shop names were written in Chinese and Japanese. The items sold were all China's specialty items or traditional snacks. Of course, there were also some traditional things that were almost invisible in China but can be seen here.
Sei Itō looked around curiously. He would buy anything he liked. Anyway, he was not short of money now. He would also try some familiar snacks, but except for some new shops that still maintained the original China taste, the taste of the old Chinese restaurants in Japan had changed to be more suitable for Japanese taste. This made Sei Itō, who wanted to eat the original taste, frown.
Sei Itō, who was a little disappointed by the food, did not wander around. After asking a few Chinese shop owners in Chinese, Sei Itō came to a special shop.
[Kai De Wen Zhai] was the name of this shop.
Sei Itō pushed the door and walked in. As soon as he entered the room, the smell of books wafted over, making Sei Itō excited.
"Welcome, what would you like to order?" A middle-aged man wearing China's Ma Gua and a Yuan Gua hat came over and asked with a smile.
"I would like some good yellow joss paper, cinnabar, and some Taoist classics." Sei Itō spoke in fluent Chinese, which made the shop owner stunned.
"Oh, it seems like you are a regular customer. Please come in, please." When the shop owner heard Sei Itō's language, he became more enthusiastic. When he heard what he wanted, he knew that he must have been introduced by an acquaintance. Otherwise, this shop was obviously a place that sold calligraphy, paintings, and rice paper. How could there be such things for sale?
"Please." Sei Itō also showed him the way. Under the shop owner's lead, the two came to the back of the house.
In the back of the house, the shop owner served two cups of tea. The two sat down and started to discuss the business.
"How much do you need? Do you have any requirements?" the shop owner asked.
"The paper must be of good quality, and the cinnabar must be pure. The classics must be from China, and they must be the kind that is not commonly seen in the market." Sei Itō smiled faintly.
"The paper must be of good quality from Mao Mountain. The same goes for the cinnabar. I guarantee that you will be satisfied. As for the classics, you also know that it is not easy to get these things that are not commonly seen in the market. "The shop owner answered happily at first. When he talked about the classics, a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.
"Even with your relationship, you can't get them?" Sei Itō raised his eyebrows and looked at the shop owner and asked.
"I can get them, but the quantity is definitely not large."
"How many can you get?" Sei Itō thought for a while and asked.
"It depends on whether you want the originals or photocopies," the shop owner said.
"What's the difference?" Sei Itō continued to ask.
"The originals take a long time and are troublesome. The quantity is small. The photocopies are faster and can be obtained in a short time. The quantity is more than the originals, but not much more, "the shop owner said.
Yi Tengcheng thought for a while and finally said, "Give me photocopies. At the same time, you can also get me some originals. Maybe I will come to buy them at any time."
"Photocopies are not a problem, but the originals can't be kept by you. At most, I will find a way to get them for you when you need them. It's not certain." The shop owner did not agree to Sei Itō's request.
"Forget it. Just give me photocopies. How long will it take to get them?"
"It depends on the type of books you want," the shop owner said.
"Scriptures, talismans, and Taoist techniques," Sei Itō said.
"Scriptures are easy to get. I have all of them in stock. Talismans and Taoist techniques are more troublesome. It will take some time, about five days," the shop owner thought for a while and said.
"Okay. I will get those two books in five days. Prepare the rest for me. I will take them away now," Sei Itō said.
"Okay. Please wait a moment." The shop owner nodded and made a gesture of invitation. He turned and left. After a while, the shop owner reappeared in front of Sei Itō with a big bag in his hand.
"1.32 million yuan. Here is 1.3 million yuan," the shop owner said with a smile.
Sei Itō opened the bag and checked. He found that the yellow paper and cinnabar were good things. He learned them from his father and was familiar with them. He flipped through the scriptures and found that they were all in Chinese. He nodded and asked the old man, "Do you accept gold bars?"
"Er … Yes!" The shop owner hesitated and gritted his teeth.
"Okay. Here are two gold bars. I guarantee it will be enough for your fee." Sei Itō handed the two gold bars to the shop owner. The shop owner took the gold bars and weighed them. He took them to the side and gave the rest to Sei Itō.
The two were satisfied with the transaction. They nodded and said goodbye to each other.
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