Deadly Game: Almighty Boss’s Guide to Making Money

Chapter 1349. Yunjin Tailoring Workshop (6)

Lin Bei looked at Lin Xi without saying a word.

“We can help you,” Lin Xi said. “But you have to come back with us, explain things clearly, and help the boss finish the cheongsam. We will also try our best to communicate with the Shen family and ask them to give us a few more days.”

Ah Zhen nodded, tears streaming down her face.

"Thank you, thank you! I'd do anything for you."

Everyone took Ah Zhen and her younger brother back to the Jinxiu Tailor Shop.

When the boss saw Ah Zhen return, he didn't blame her; he just sighed.

"You were forced into this situation, I don't blame you. The most important thing now is to finish making Miss Shen's cheongsam as soon as possible."

Ah Zhen wiped away her tears and immediately threw herself into her work.

She was very skilled, and together with the boss, she used brocade and other fabrics from the warehouse to sew cheongsams.

Lin Xi, Lin Bei, Han Xinyi, and others also helped out, threading needles and tidying up the fabric.

——123 They are so kind.

—You also have to help with chores; players really do have to do everything.

—Just wondering, did they not complete the game?
—Yes, didn't we find the Yunjin brocade?
—I couldn't find a cheongsam!
—They're using the existing brocade to make new ones; they haven't found the cheongsams yet.

Bai Yueming looked at the cheongsam on the wall and suddenly noticed that there was a tiny silver needle hidden in the flower basket with the cheongsam on it, with a red silk thread threaded through it.

“Look at this!” He took off the silver needle. “There seem to be words in the eye of this needle.”

Lin Xi examined it with a magnifying glass and indeed saw a tiny "Shen" character engraved in the eye of the needle.

"These are needles from the Shen family? Could it be that people from the Shen family have also visited the tailor shop?"

The shopkeeper took the silver needles and examined them carefully.

“This is Miss Shen’s embroidery needle. She came to the tailor shop to look at the sample clothes before, and she may have accidentally left it behind.” He suddenly remembered something. “By the way, when Miss Shen came, she also brought a maid. That maid looked suspicious, as if she was looking around at the location of the storeroom.”

"Could the theft of the cheongsam be related to that maid?" Lin Bei wondered.

Ah Zhen shook her head.

“I don’t know. I was only focused on taking care of my younger brother that day and didn’t notice the maid.” She picked up her needle and thread and began to embroider a pattern of a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix. “But when I was hiding the cheongsam, I felt like someone was following me. It seemed to be a man dressed in gray cloth.”

"A man in gray clothes?" Old Qiu and the others returned as well, and upon hearing Ah Zhen's words, they immediately stopped. "When we were at the silk shop, we saw a man in gray clothes, acting suspiciously, as if he was looking for something."

As soon as Lao Qiu finished speaking, Ye Hanzhou added.

"The man was of medium build, a little hunched over, and walked very lightly. When we tried to approach him to question him, he noticed the commotion and hurriedly slipped away, heading south of the city."

The boss frowned.

"The south of the city is an old commercial district, mixed with silk shops, pawnshops, teahouses, and many narrow alleys, making it easy for someone to hide."

Lin Xi and the others looked at each other.

"Do you still remember the maids in the Shen household? For example, their clothes, appearance, or whether they said anything special?" Lin Bei asked.

The shopkeeper put down the fabric in his hand and thought carefully for a moment.

"The maid looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old. She had her hair in two buns and was wearing the blue cloth maid's uniform of the Shen family, with the small character 'Shen' embroidered on the cuffs. She spoke politely, but her eyes kept glancing towards the storeroom. I reminded her, 'The storeroom is an important place, young lady, please don't look around.' She immediately lowered her head and didn't say anything."

"Could it be that the maid and the man in gray colluded to steal the cheongsam?" Han Xinyi voiced her guess. "After all, Ah Zhen said she was followed when she was hiding the brocade and cheongsam, and the maid was also scouting the storeroom's location. These two things are too coincidental." "That's possible. But Miss Shen is getting married the day after tomorrow. Why would the maid help an outsider steal the cheongsam? Unless there's something to gain, or she was coerced."

That makes sense!

—There must be something wrong with the maid, otherwise why would she be probing the storeroom?
Could it be the work of the Shen family's enemies?
—It could also be the boss's competitor, such as other tailors who want to make cheongsams?
—Anything goes!
—The competition in business must have been fierce during the Republic of China era!

But what does the gray-clothed man have to do with the tailor shop?
Bai Yueming finally stood up from the chair and stretched.

"Now that we have a direction, let's split into two groups. One group will go to the Shen residence to inquire about the maid, and the other group will go to the south of the city to look for the man in the gray cloth."

He glanced at Ah Zhen, who was diligently embroidering.

"Leave someone here to keep an eye on things, just in case anything goes wrong again."

“I’ll stay at the tailor shop,” Han Xinyi said. “Ah Zhen needs help here, and I can also keep an eye on the warehouse to prevent any further accidents.”

“I’ll stay too, I can help,” Lin Bei said.

Lin Xi nodded: "Then Youyou and I will go to the Shen residence, Lao Qiu and Lu Ze will go to the south of the city to inquire about the gray-cloth man, and the rest of you can stay here to help."

Bai Yueming smiled and sat down again.

Before leaving, Lin Xi gave Ah Zhen some special instructions.

"You can focus on making cheongsams. We will find out the truth, but you also need to answer our follow-up questions truthfully."

Ah Zhen stopped her needlework and nodded emphatically.

"I understand, thank you, young lady. I will tell you everything I know to save my brother."

When Lin Xi and Xu Youyou walked out of Jinxiu Tailor Shop, it was already completely dark. The dim streetlights cast long shadows on the stone road, and occasionally a rickshaw would drive by, its bell jingling, bringing with it the unique lively atmosphere of the old street from the Republic of China era.

"The Shen residence is in the wealthy area in the east of the city, not exactly close to here. Let's take a rickshaw there." Xu Youyou raised her hand and flagged down two rickshaws.

Lin Xi was also very curious about riding in a rickshaw.

But they didn't have the money from the Republic of China era!

"Wait, let's go inside and borrow some money from the boss," Lin Xi said.

Not wanting to lend it for nothing, Lin Xi summoned some snacks from the store and gave them to the shopkeeper.

Lin Bei gently shook his head at Lin Xi.

Their car was outside, but Lin Xi refused to drive and insisted on taking a rickshaw.

The rickshaw driver stomped his feet, and the wheels rolled over the stone pavement, making a "gurgling" sound.

The shops along the roadside gradually changed, from tailor shops filled with fabric scraps to pawnshops adorned with gold and silver jewelry, and then to exquisitely decorated teahouses.

Lin Xi and Xu Youyou paid the fare and stepped forward to explain their purpose.

The servant looked them up and down, and without daring to be negligent, turned around and went inside to report.

Not long after, a butler in a long gown came out and politely welcomed them inside.

"Are you two from Jinxiu Tailor Shop?" the butler asked as they walked. "Is there any progress on the cheongsam matter?"

“We have some leads, so we came to the Shen residence to verify some things,” Lin Xi replied. “We want to find a maid who recently accompanied Miss Shen to the Jinxiu Tailor Shop and ask her a few questions.”

(End of this chapter)