Deadly Game: Almighty Boss’s Guide to Making Money

Chapter 1352. Yunjin Tailoring Workshop (9)

“This looks like the site of an old workshop.” Old Qiu stepped forward and brushed the dust off the wooden crates. “Look, these crates still have the words ‘Meiji Yunjin’ engraved on them.”

"Mei Ji Yun Jin? Could it be Mr. Mei's workshop?"

Lin Xi walked to the wall and carefully examined the brocade patterns. Suddenly, she noticed writing on the back of one of the patterns. She carefully took it down, turned it over, and looked at it by the light of the kerosene lamp. She saw several lines of writing: "Shen Hongchang (Master Shen) swallowed my family property and destroyed my workshop. This enmity is irreconcilable. I used the brocade cheongsam to disrupt his daughter's wedding and ruin his reputation." The signature was the character "Mei".

--I see!
—It was Boss Mei taking revenge on the Shen family!

No wonder they're targeting Miss Shen's wedding!
—If you don't understand, just ask: what is its purpose for a wedding?

—It will ruin the reputation of the Shen family.

There are many ways, right? What role can a cheongsam play?
—Yeah, it might make the wedding less than perfect, but it won't ruin your reputation!

—I guess that's all the skill he has. He can't do anything else but steal cheongsams.

—So it's just for disgusting people.

—Then, the missing hem of the cheongsam should be here, right?
Lin Xi put down the pattern drawing and began to examine the wooden box in the corner.

The first wooden box contained some worn-out brocade fabric, the second wooden box contained sewing tools, and when the third wooden box was opened, there was indeed a cloth bag inside.

Lin Xi opened the cloth bag, inside were the missing hem of the cheongsam and an unmailed letter.

She picked up the letter and read it quickly. It was written by Boss Mei to a man called "Third Brother".

The gist of the story is that the third brother should lure Lin Xi and the others to the abandoned kiln at midnight, and then use Ah Zhen's brother's medicine to blackmail them into giving up the investigation, or else he would destroy the hem of the cheongsam.

The letter also stated that after the deed was done, a sum of money would be given to the third brother so that he could take Chun Tao's mother and run away together.

"So there was another accomplice called Lao San." Lu Ze frowned.

Bai Yueming leaned against the wall of the stone chamber and said casually, "So, it seems that the mysterious man in the gray cloth was the third brother? He led us here, but then ran away?"

Lin Xi shook her head.

“No, since he wrote to blackmail us, there’s no reason for him to leave halfway. Moreover, the letter mentions destroying the hem of the cheongsam, which means he cares a lot about whether we give up the investigation.”

Suddenly, she thought of something and quickly walked to another exit of the stone chamber. She found that the dust at the exit had been trampled on, and the marks were very fresh.

"He left from here; he must have gone to Jinxiu Tailor Shop!"

"Oh no! The people from Jinxiu Tailor Shop are in danger!" Old Qiu's face paled. "We need to go back quickly!"

—Damn, that's a diversionary tactic!
—It's okay, Xiaoqin and Han Xinyi are pretty good too.

—Zuo Ting and Xu Youyou are both fine.

—Ye Hanzhou may be a bit impulsive, but he should be able to do it.

But there are other people at Jinxiu Tailor Shop: Ah Zhen, Ah Zhen's younger brother, and the boss. None of them are very capable of fighting!
—Oh right, Ah Zhen's younger brother is still sick.

—If the boss can be locked up by Ah Zhen, his fighting ability must be weak.

The four people immediately turned around and quickly walked out of the abandoned kiln along the passage.

As soon as I stepped out of the abandoned kiln, I saw a dark figure in the distance.

Old Qiu immediately gave chase.

The shadowy figure seemed to sense that someone was chasing it and ran even faster.

As night deepened and the roads in the western suburbs became increasingly rugged, Lao Qiu gradually fell behind after chasing for a while.

"Stop chasing them, let's go back to the tailor shop and check the situation." Lu Ze shouted in the direction of Old Qiu. "Their target is the tailor shop, we can't fall for their diversionary tactic." The three of them got into the car and slowly drove up to Old Qiu.

When I returned to Jinxiu Tailor Shop, it was already dawn.

The tailor shop's door was ajar, and it was quiet inside, without a sound.

Lin Xi's heart sank, and she pushed open the door and went inside.

The scene before them was not as chaotic as they had imagined.

The lights were still on in the tailor shop. Lin Bei, Han Xinyi, Zuo Ting and the others were gathered around the workbench, watching a person in the corner with wary expressions.

The man was dressed in gray cloth, and his hands were bound with thick hemp rope.

"You're back!" Han Xinyi turned around first, her tone relaxed. "We just subdued this kid and didn't let him make a sound."

Lin Xi's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, instantly settled, and she quickly stepped forward.

"Is everything alright? Where are Ah Zhen and her brother?"

We're all alright!

Ah Zhen came out of the inner room, her eyes still a little red, but her expression was relatively calm.

“Thanks to Sister Xiaoqin and the others, we found this kid as soon as he climbed into the yard. He tried to break into the workshop, but Sister Zuo Ting kicked him over. We were afraid he would struggle, so we tied him up first.”

Xu Youyou raised the rolling pin in her hand and added with a grin.

"He even tried to shout that he was going to destroy the cheongsam, but he didn't even touch the edge of the workbench."

The bound man's face was ashen as he glared at the crowd, but he couldn't utter a single word.

Old Qiu stepped forward and kicked a cloth bag at his feet. The bag opened, revealing a small bottle of medicine and half a wooden plaque engraved with plum blossom patterns.

That was the drug used to blackmail Ah Zhen, and it was also the symbol of Boss Mei's gang.

"Now that we've caught the culprit red-handed and found the missing hem of the cheongsam, can we put the complete cheongsam back together?"

Lin Xi nodded and took out the hem of the cheongsam she had found in the abandoned kiln from her bag.

The crowd gathered around, and the shopkeeper took the hem and the previous half of the cheongsam, carefully comparing the patterns and stitches.

"No problem, the patterns match, and the stitches fit together. I'll put it together."

The workbench had already been cleaned up. The boss took out a needle and thread, and with a few quick flicks of his fingers, the two halves of the cheongsam gradually became one.

Sunlight streamed through the tailor's window, falling on the embroidered cheongsam. The lotus pattern embroidered with gold thread shone brightly in the morning light, perfectly intact, even more exquisite than the original sample.

Ah Zhen looked at the complete cheongsam, her eyes welled up with tears, and she bowed deeply.

"Thank you everyone, you not only saved my brother, but also helped us keep our cheongsams."

"You're welcome," Lin Xi said, then looked at the bound third brother. "Tell me, where is Boss Mei? Are there any other accomplices?"

The third brother remained silent, his neck stiff. Old Qiu took out the unmailed letter from his cloth bag and waved it in front of him.

"You think Boss Mei will still care about you? He sent you to lead us to the abandoned kiln, and he probably already ran off with the stuff, right? Otherwise, why would he send you to the tailor shop alone to risk your life?"

These words struck a nerve with the third brother, whose face turned pale, and he finally relented.

“Boss Mei… Boss Mei left yesterday, saying he would give me the money after the job was done, and that I should destroy the cheongsam and throw away Ah Zhen’s brother’s medicine… I was deceived by him!”

(End of this chapter)