Charlie
Dobuita
When you speak to Liu-san in his barber shop, he'll tell you that he's not really a Three Blades member - although his father is. Liu-san Sr. walks around Dobuita every day, and usually ends up in Suzume Park. Make your way round there, and speak to the old man with gray hair sitting on the bench in the park.
Liu-san knows a lot about the Three Blades, but can't help much with the search for Lan Di. He guesses from the name that Lan Di is a probably member of a Chinese Cartel operating out of the harbor, and suggests that Ryo look for sailors who might work on Chinese ships in the harbor.
Some of Ryo's friends don't appreciate him asking if they hang out with sailors, but if you speak with Tom, he knows that they hang out in bars. There are three bars in Dobuita - MJQ Jazz Bar, Bar Yokosuka and Heartbeats. The MJQ and Bar Yokosuka open at 5pm, while Heartbeats isn't open until 7pm. If you go into Bar Yokosuka, the bartender will tell you that sailors aren't in his clientele, but the other two are a fairly safe bet. Going into the MJQ Jazz Bar will give you a chance to play pool against a couple of guys who might be sailors, with 1000¥ and sailor information riding on the wager.
Either way, the sailors you're looking for are in Heartbeats, so after 7pm you can go down to meet them. The welcome party is a couple of drunk foreigners, but they don't pose too much of a problem for Ryo:
- QTE: Left, B, A
Once you're inside the bar, you'll get more resistance from the customers, but again Ryo's more than capable
- QTE: B, A, B, A
Finally, the bartender gives you a name - Charlie. He's a biker with a leather jacket, sunglasses and a tattoo, but other than that the bartender doesn't know much about him. He suggests you talk to the motorcycle store owner, then kicks you out with a warning not to come back.
The Knocking Motorcycle store is just opposite the stairs down to Heartbeats. Ono-san, the owner, is outside tending to one of the bikes. Ask him about Charlie and he'll start complaining about what a poser he is, before telling you that Charlie often causes problems at the jacket shop. Jupiter Jackets is on the main street in Dobuita, just past Tom's Hotdog truck. They close at 8pm though, so you may not be able to make it in time.
Although you can stay out much later than this, there's not much you need to do - head home and save the game.
In the morning, go to the dojo. Fuku-san is trying to improve his technique on a move called Pit Blow, but he's having trouble. If you agree to give him advice, Ryo will learn the move. If you don't make it this time you may be able to learn it by coming back to the dojo later.
Heading through Sakuragaoka on the way to Dobuita, you'll find Nozomi being intimidated by the thugs from the first QTE. Ryo will step in to protect her, and you'll have your first Free Battle of the game.
Back in Dobuita, speak to Tsuruoka-san at the jacket shop, and he'll tell you that Charlie often comes round, but there's no regular pattern. You can talk to most of the storekeepers about Charlie, but few of them will have any clear information. However, speaking to ?-san at the Lunchbox stand will get you a lead in the shape of Nagai Industries. Ask around about Nagai and you'll soon get the idea it's not a friendly place - most people are fairly sure it's a front for the local yakuza (Japanese mafia). The Nagai Industries building is on the same street as Liu Barber, just beside the Water Dragon 2 store.
Inside at the top of the stairs is a pretty unfriendly character, but you can ignore him. Go through the door and you'll find yourself among some shady-looking characters. You can speak to them all, getting various degrees of cooperation and hostility, but the guy sitting by the boss will give you some concrete info - Charlie usually hangs around Dobuita at night.
"Night" means after 7pm (when the little cutscene of the streetlamps comes up), so you'll probably have some time to kill.
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