Xanthe Corporation had the following transactions occur in the current year:

$1.$ Cash sale of inventory.

$2.$ Sale of a delivery truck at book value.

$3.$ Sale of Xanthe common stock for cash.

$4.$ Issuance of a note payable to a bank for cash.

$5.$ Sale of security held as an available$-$for$-$sale investment.

$6.$ Collection of a loan receivable.

How many of the above items will appear as cash inflows from investing activities on the statement of cash flows for the current year?

a$.$ five items

b$.$ four items

c$.$ three items

d$.$ two items