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The narrow lane is bathed in the gentle amber light of hanging paper lanterns. The air carries the mingled scents of grilling meat and rain-damp pavement, cool against the skin. A boy in a dark school blazer leans against the brick, phone screen glowing softly in his hands. He glances up as you nears, a quiet recognition in his eyes. "You found the place. Ready to see something real?"