Early the next morning, Hunter followed the address Dominic had given him and went looking for the place.
The destination shown by the address was located in the most prosperous street district of Los Angeles.
It was less than three kilometers away from South Coast Plaza.
Hunter rode his motorcycle all the way, constantly weaving through the crowded streets.
This was the first time since his transmigration that he had headed to the most prosperous district of Los Angeles.
Previously, Hunter had been busy leveling up his skills.
Therefore, besides the beach, he mostly stayed at a few clubs.
The most prosperous areas of Los Angeles, as well as Hollywood in the northwestern suburbs with its glittering stars,
Hunter hadn't even visited them yet!
However, he didn't regret it one bit.
After all, experiences like his own, plus that proficiency golden finger,
were not things just anyone could have!
Hunter understood the principle of 'bitterness before sweetness.'
If he worked a little harder now, once all the skill levels he possessed were raised,
as an all-around'Superman,' wouldn't he be able to play however he wanted?
After twisting and turning through the streets for a while,
Hunter finally found his destination: a three-story street-facing building in the busy downtown area.
Brief Locksmith Company!
Hunter looked up; surrounded by brand-name stores nearby, this locksmith company didn't look particularly eye-catching.
But being able to have one's own storefront in a prosperous downtown area of Los Angeles,
it was clear that this Brief Locksmith Company should be quite profitable.
Hunter tore open the wrapper, popped a piece of gum into his mouth, and began chewing.
He leaned against his motorcycle parked by the roadside, monitoring carefully.
Brief Locksmith Company was, unsurprisingly, Slater's company.
That blonde beauty was the daughter of master locksmith John Brief.
And John Brief was an old friend of Charlie Clock.
It was said that John Brief possessed an astounding talent for Lockpicking.
From ancient Chinese Locks to various modern locks born after the industrial revolution,
John Brief was highly proficient in all of them, even various precise and complex custom vault locks.
Before his keen hearing and experience, they couldn't last more than a few minutes
before being cracked by John Brief!
A year and a half ago, together with Charlie Clock,
he participated in a world-shaking gold heist at a secret Mafia stronghold in Italy.
Using meticulous planning and methods, they successfully stole a ton of gold bars from that Mafia family.
If it hadn't been for the traitor Steve appearing in their team at the end,
that operation should have been perfect.
Slater Brief was John Brief's daughter, and not only was she a blonde beauty,
but she had also inherited her father John Brief's Lockpicking talent and technique.
At a young age, she already had her own locksmith company.
However, because her father had been in and out of prison many times for theft in the past, he had missed most of her life.
Although Slater loved her father dearly and had inherited his talent and Lockpicking skills,
Slater had taken a path completely different from her father John's.
She didn't use her Lockpicking skills to hang around with master thieves like Charlie.
Instead, she opened a company to help the police, banks, and the like deal with complex safes and vaults that even they found difficult to open.
As for her father's old friend, Charlie Clock, Slater likely harbored some resentment.
Because after her father John was released from prison, he had already been persuaded by Slater not to participate in crime anymore.
But due to his old friend Charlie Clock's invitation, John decided to take one last job before retiring to earn some retirement money.
In the end, this decision cost him his life.
It was naturally impossible for Slater not to hate Charlie.
So in the plot of [The Italian Job], when Charlie came to her door after more than a year,
Slater finally agreed to help Charlie steal the gold that Steve had locked in a safe as revenge against Steve.
Hunter wasn't sure if it was because Slater was kind-hearted,
or because she was influenced by the fact that Charlie and the others never killed while stealing in the past.
She actually had no intention of killing Steve to avenge her father.
Instead, she only thought about stealing back the gold Steve had snatched, considering that as avenging her father.
However, Westerners and Easterners already have many different values due to their civilizations and cultures.
Therefore, although Hunter didn't quite understand Slater's logic,
it didn't affect his desire to learn more and more comprehensive Lockpicking techniques from Slater.
Of course, if there was a chance to test her depth,
Hunter wouldn't refuse in the slightest!
Lately, he had been 'riding foreign horses' quite often,
and he couldn't help but develop a taste for it!
After waiting patiently for over two hours, Hunter finally saw someone walk out of the locksmith company—it was Slater.
As soon as she walked out of the company, she got into a small car parked in a street-side space nearby.
Hunter recognized it at a glance; it was a BMW Mini Cooper.
The US is a global automotive manufacturing power, and also a world economic and military hegemon.
Because of this, except for a very few fields where product prices are expensive,
the prices of consumer electronics, cars, and the vast majority of basic products are among the lowest in the world.
Slater's BMW Mini Cooper, the base model, cost only around fifteen thousand us dollars in the US.
Because the car was small, it was convenient for finding parking spaces in the city and weaving through old streets.
So many female office workers were very fond of this model.
Even some male office workers chose it for commuting for the sake of convenience.
It was considered one of the better-selling BMW models within the US.
Having confirmed he hadn't found the wrong person, Hunter's mood also became excited.
He wasn't in a hurry to meet Slater, because they were strangers after all.
Moreover, Hunter couldn't temporarily offer conditions that would interest Slater to entice her into teaching him Lockpicking-related techniques.
Therefore, he planned to tail Slater for a while first,
in hopes of eventually finding Steve's hiding place.
As for that ton of gold bars, although Steve might have already sold a small portion,
the remaining amount still made Hunter's heart flutter with excitement.
So for the next few days, he stayed doggedly in Slater's vicinity.
By constantly applying makeup and even changing his skin tone,
Hunter continuously refreshed his levels in Intelligence Gathering, Disguise, Reconnaissance, Acting, and Driving Skill.
All while cautiously tailing Slater!
Hard work pays off!
Four days later, he finally found Steve's location as he wished...
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