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Lin Mingchang clapped his hands. "Alright, let's organize the known clues," he said, pulling out a notebook to begin outlining the details.
"First of all, the three Xiang Embroidery Masters all received large deposits before their disappearance, yet none of them left behind any works," he stated.
Xiaoshuang continued with the analysis. "This means that the money was likely not intended for them to create embroidery pieces, but for something else..."
"There's another point worth noting," Zigui interjected. "Li Yun previously mentioned that the 'Xiangjiang Spring Dawn Painting' showcased at the exhibition was a forgery, as its stitching techniques were completely different from Zhao Yunlan's usual methods. However, there were plenty of experts and connoisseurs at the exhibition; why did no one else notice that this piece was a fake?"
"Unless..." Lin Mingchang bit the tip of his pen thoughtfully. "This 'Xiangjiang Spring Dawn Painting' was indeed originally created by the three masters together, but for some reason, they couldn't complete it midway and had to find other skilled embroiderers who excelled at imitation to finish it. To ordinary experts, what they saw was the overall style of the masters, making it difficult to discern any secrets. But Li Yun is too familiar with Teacher Zhao's stitching techniques; he recognized immediately that this was not created by his mentor."
"And finding an embroiderer skilled enough to create a forgery indistinguishable from the original is no easy task!" Xiaoshuang exclaimed, standing up excitedly. "That's why Li Yun believes this whole affair must be connected to Cheng Jinsheng!"
Shen Tong listened quietly to their analysis while reflecting on what she had seen over the past two days. A causal thread gradually began to connect in her mind.
She spoke calmly. "Combining today's sudden heart attack of Cheng Siyun with the rare prescription recorded in the 'Tibetan Stitching Method,' along with our previous speculation that the three masters are likely heirs of this method... when we link these three clues together, the answer becomes clear."
"Exactly!" Lin Mingchang drew connecting lines between the various clues in his notebook, ultimately forming a complete closed loop.
"Based on our investigations over these past few days, we can basically reconstruct the truth behind the disappearance of the three Xiang Embroidery Masters—Cheng Jinsheng was searching for a precious prescription recorded in 'Xiang Xiu Mi Ji' to treat his daughter's congenital heart disease, and he likely found an ancient embroidery piece that documented this prescription. Knowing that the three masters were heirs of the 'Tibetan Stitching Method,' he offered them a large sum to translate the hidden prescription on the embroidery piece. However, this task was not easy and required time, especially since they also needed to complete 'Xiangjiang Spring Dawn Painting' before the exhibition, which slowed down progress on revealing the prescription."
Shen Tong nodded and continued with her speculation. "But Cheng Siyun's heart condition cannot wait; she could suffer a sudden fatal episode at any moment. Desperate, Cheng Jinsheng resorted to extreme measures by secretly imprisoning the three masters and using threats to force them to quickly translate the prescription. At the same time, he sought out other skilled imitators to complete the remaining half of 'Xiangjiang Spring Dawn Painting'..."
Two days later, on the closing day of the centennial Xiang Embroidery exhibition, the four returned to the venue as promised. Xiaoshuang carried a kraft paper bag and approached Cheng Jinsheng, who was chatting with guests. She handed him the bag.
"Mr. Cheng, here are the exhibition photos you commissioned me to take; they have all been organized."
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