July 18th, night, in a izakaya in front of Qingbenhua Hotel, Harbor District, Tokyo.
On this night, Gu Qiye wore a baseball cap and was dressed in a black thin jacket and casual trousers.
He found a spot at the bar counter of the izakaya, sat down, and then opened the messaging interface on his phone to send a message.
[Gu Qiye: Are you sure it's here?]
[Black Cocoon: That's right, Qingbenhua Hotel, this is where Miss Ke Qirui and Miss Ke Zinan reside.]
[Black Cocoon: Don't go to the wrong place, the grapevine says our Blue Arc sir has a terrible sense of direction.]
Seeing this message, Gu Qiye glanced up from the phone screen and looked towards the hotel exit through the izakaya window.
He quietly observed for about half an hour without seeing anyone.
Gu Qiye seriously suspected he was being played, so he opened his phone and sent a message to Black Cocoon.
[Gu Qiye: Were you the one tracking Ke Qirui to the seaside villa before?]
