"Hmph, my wife passed away long ago, and my son is all grown up and has established his own career. I have no worries. If you want to take action, so be it. If someone dies, the authorities will come to arrest you and avenge me. That would be a small way of repaying Miss Cao's deep kindness!"
For a woman of this age, how difficult is it to make a living on her own in this world?
It was Miss Cao who brought her into the workshop and gave her a job to make a living. Seeing that she was diligent and responsible, the owner promoted her to manager.
She still remembers being shocked and finding it hard to believe that an old woman like her with no special skills could be a manager in the workshop.
He earns a monthly salary of two taels of silver and manages more than a dozen workers.
What an honor and dignity this is!
Her salary was no less than that of the town's accountants who were skilled in calculation and writing.
She had also asked Miss Cao curiously why she had chosen her.
Miss Cao replied gently, "As a fellow woman, I happen to have the ability to help you, so I lent a helping hand."
Both speakers paid homage to the same woman, surnamed Jiang, who is known as the behind-the-scenes tycoon of this industry.
Rumor has it that it was she who cleverly planned and made Miss Cao's rouge business thrive; it was she who made the final decision to establish that workshop; and even the rules and regulations that the workshop followed were personally formulated by her.
Although Manager Wei had never met this big boss, given the respect and trust Miss Cao and her boss had for her, he couldn't help but speculate that perhaps his good fortune today was indirectly due to the kindness of this mysterious big boss.
Although she was just a simple woman from the countryside, she deeply understood the importance of gratitude and repaying kindness—the smallest kindness should be repaid with boundless gratitude.
One must never lose one's integrity in this life. Today, she will never betray the workshop!
Cao Xin's gaze sharpened, and she angrily rebuked, "You stubborn woman, even when facing a desperate situation, you still have a sharp tongue. I want to see if you are truly fearless in the face of death!"
He found it hard to believe that anyone could face the threat of death without fear.
Manager Wei suffered an even more brutal torment.
As Cao Xin watched her struggle and suffocate in the water, he couldn't help but recall the torment he had suffered at the hands of the gambling den. Back then, he had been held underwater in the same way, but he was the one struggling. Now, however, he was the one in control.
A surge of vengeful pleasure welled up within him, and the force in his hands grew even more ferocious.
"You stubborn woman, that ugly woman you keep talking about, and your so-called boss, have you seen any of them come to save you?"
"That ugly woman, Cao Shuwan, murdered my father and was thrown into a death row cell. She's not getting out!"
Steward Wei tried his best to refute: "Miss Cao did not kill anyone... You framed her!"
Cao Xin ignored her and continued to laugh menacingly: "Cao Shuwan is destined to die, and your so-called boss will also die. You all deserve to die!"
Suddenly, he swung his arm and yanked Steward Wei out of the water. Then, his fingers gripped her throat tightly like iron clamps, with such force that it seemed he intended to kill her.
Manager Wei was terrified, wanting to help but too afraid to move forward.
Just as Steward Wei's face turned from red to purple, and his breathing became rapid, almost to the point of collapse, a sharp sound suddenly pierced the air. An unknown object struck Cao Xin's wrist, and he cried out in pain, immediately releasing his grip. Only then was Steward Wei able to catch his breath.
A cold, icy female voice drifted in from outside the door.
"Cao Xin, you're not qualified to kill me!"
Before the words were finished, Jiang Huaiyu and Ling Mo walked in side by side, followed by Zhou Fu and a group of onlookers.
Cao Xin clutched her throbbing wrist, her face filled with astonishment, and asked, "Who exactly are you?"
Jiang Huaiyu waved his hand, and the guards behind him immediately stepped forward to subdue Cao Xin's men, while Deng Shen rushed to rescue Steward Wei.
Zhou Fu pointed to the storeroom on the west side and said, "Madam, we are all imprisoned there..."
"Save them immediately," Jiang Huaiyu ordered decisively.
Li Kui strode confidently outside, and with a single palm strike, he broke the lock on the door. Pushing the door open, he said, "They're all still alive."
Jiang Huaiyu walked to the warehouse door and saw that there were more than a dozen people being imprisoned inside. They were all lying on the ground, barely breathing. Most of them were still conscious, but one young man had his eyes closed and was unresponsive.
Zhou Fu hurriedly stepped forward and shook the man's arm.
"Brother Qi, Brother Qi, wake up! We're saved!"
But Qi Xi still didn't react.
Li Kui crouched down, checked Qi Xi's breath, and then nodded to Jiang Huaiyu, "He's still breathing."
Jiang Huaiyu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She had learned from Zhou Fu that the person who risked his life to deliver the message to Bai Jinxiao seeking help was none other than Qi Xi. If he hadn't taken such a dangerous risk, she wouldn't have known about the situation in Wusu. If she hadn't arrived in time, and Miss Cao had died unjustly, the workshop might have truly fallen into Cao Xin's hands.
The people in the warehouse gradually recovered from their panic, and the fear that had enveloped their faces was slowly replaced by a glimmer of hope.
"Zhou Fu, have you perhaps already found someone to help you?"
"Great, now we're saved..."
"Cao Xin should be arrested and reported to the authorities for processing..."
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