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Daddy had just been about to place the stolen goods properly and was preparing to find a hotel to check into, waiting for the man sent by Earl Andri to check the goods, but his sensitivity as an international Great Bandit suddenly made him realize that the weight of the cylinder in his hands seemed a bit off, feeling lighter somehow. How could this be?

Daddy muttered an inward curse, immediately opened the lid to look, and found the cylinder to be completely empty inside. Gone was the scroll that should have been there, leaving behind just an empty tube.

Daddy checked several more times only to confirm the emptiness inside, proving that his eyes were not deceiving him. How could it be missing? He clearly remembered placing the stolen painting into it on the airplane, but now, it was nowhere to be found.