Lin Jiangbei briefly chatted with the two soldiers from the Los Angeles service battalion, and knew that one of them was named Hu Desheng and the other was Li Zhichuan, both of whom graduated from the fourth phase of the officer training class of the Los Angeles branch of the Central Military Academy, and then were selected by Zhong Yingcai to enter the service battalion. Compared with the veterans of the service battalion who had been on the Songhu battlefield, the two of them may lack qualifications, but they are Zhong Yingcai's out-and-out henchmen, and they are also natives of Los Angeles, so Zhong Yingcai was relieved to send the two of them to lead the way for Lin Jiangbei.

Datong Street, where Xiangxing Garment Shop is located, is only less than two miles away from the Luodu Hotel, and it is less than ten minutes away on foot, so Lin Jiangbei did not call a rickshaw, and the three of them walked there.

After arriving at the Xiangxing Garment Shop, I found that although the door panels of the Xiangxing Garment Shop were already on, there were lights coming out through the gaps in the door panels, and there was a faint sound of the sewing machine turning inside.

So Lin Jiangbei asked Hu Desheng to go up and call the door.

Hu Desheng went up and patted the door panel twice, and heard that it was the soldiers of the Los Angeles branch service battalion who were looking for them, so he quickly opened the door panel from the inside - in the current Los Angeles, the words "Los Angeles branch service camp" are more effective than anything else, and a young man wearing an apron and sleeve cover appeared at the door and asked them what was the matter.

"This is our sir!" Hu Desheng pointed to Lin Jiangbei and said to the young man, "There is something I want to ask your shopkeeper for advice!" ”

The young man let the three of them in, and then a master sitting in front of the sewing machine with an apron around him said, "Master, the commander of the service camp said that there is something I want to ask you!" ”

"Wait a minute, I'll be right away!" The master shook the sewing machine and put away the last thread of the cheongsam in his hand, and then raised his head unhurriedly and looked at Lin Jiangbei, "I don't know what this chief wants to ask?" ”

Lin Jiangbei took out a piece of white paper folded together from his pocket, carefully opened the white paper, took out the strand of fiber inside, and handed it to the master, "I want to ask the old gentleman to help me slap my eyes and see if I can recognize which kind of fabric this fiber is torn from!" ”

The master stretched out his hand to take over the fiber, first twisted it lightly with his fingers, and then put it under the nose and sniffed it gently, and then said: "This should be camel hair tweed material, and from the feel and fineness, it should be imported camel hair tweed material, our domestic cloth factory will never be able to produce such a fine tweed material." But which foreign manufacturer's camel hair tweed material, I have to take a closer look! ”

As he spoke, the master picked up the reading glasses placed on the sewing machine, and after putting them on, he put the strand of fiber under the light to look at it carefully.

It didn't matter if he looked at it, the old master immediately exclaimed, "Hey, there are starlight spots on the fiber?" This kind of high-end camel hair tweed fabric has never been seen in Los Angeles! I've heard that only foreign tailors in Shanghai can get it, and if you really want to know what kind of fabric it is torn from, you have to go to Shanghai and ask. ”

"Master, are you sure this kind of fabric has never appeared in Los Angeles?"

Hearing Lin Jiangbei's question, the master hesitated a little, he thought carefully for a long time, and then said: "I can only say that this kind of high-grade camel hair tweed fabric has never appeared in the Los Angeles market. ”

"But if there is no bits and pieces of cloth in the form of heads, I don't dare to pack tickets." He continued, "Because the old Shanghai tailor shop on East Street would often bring in some high-end scraps of cloth from Shanghai to make some small items such as scarves and shawls for the ladies and nobles in Los Angeles. Therefore, if the chief really wants to get to the bottom of it, it is better to go to the old Shanghai tailor shop on East Street and ask if they have ever bought this kind of high-grade camel hair tweed fabric. ”

As he spoke, he handed back the strand of camel hair fiber to Lin Jiangbei.

"I see! Thank you, Master! Lin Jiangbei nodded, took the strand of camel hair fiber, carefully wrapped it in white paper and stuffed it back into his inner pocket, he had already walked away, but suddenly stopped, and asked the old master, "Master, that old Shanghai tailor shop, is it opened by our Los Angeles locals?" ”

"How is that possible? You know it's not when you hear the name! The old master shook his head and smiled.

Just listen to the name, don't you? That's because you haven't eaten California beef noodles at the train station, or bought basketball shoes at the Jordan Sports Store, sir!

Lin Jiangbei complained secretly, and asked with a smile: "Listening to what you say, the old Shanghai tailor shop should be opened by a Shanghai tailor?" How old is he? When did you come to Los Angeles? ”

"He's not very old, he looks like he's in his early forties. I only came to our store in Los Angeles three years ago. However, because he can often get high-end fabrics from Shanghai and master the most popular clothing styles in Shanghai, he is very popular with Los Angeles dignitaries. The old master said, "My Xiangxing garment shop and Lao Zhangtou's Renyi garment shop at the north gate, and most of the high-end garment business have been robbed by him!" Now I can only make some low-end ready-to-wear. ”

Lin Jiangbei ignored the master's emotion, and focused his attention on the time when the old Shanghai tailor shop opened.

There is no way, because Lin Jiangbei's recent contact with things related to Toyama Commercial Bank is too sensitive to this point in time.

The Toyama Commercial Bank was established in 1933 in the Japanese Concession of Hangzhou; Zhang Shifeng of Henglongdian also returned to China at about that time, and then he invited two Japanese from Shanghai to do pilgrimage; Now, an old Shanghai tailor shop has suddenly popped up here in Los Angeles, which also opened in Los Angeles in 1933, how can this not touch Lin Jiangbei's sensitive nerves?

Of course, at that point in time in 1933, several major events also occurred in Los Angeles. First, the Nanjing government moved the capital to Los Angeles, and although it later moved away, it left a large number of institutions and people in Los Angeles.

Secondly, the Los Angeles branch of the Central Military Academy was opened in Los Angeles. This is another thousands of teachers and students who have moved to Los Angeles, which has raised the city's spending power to a new level.

Therefore, it is also excluded that the owner of the old Shanghai tailor shop has a keen sense of business, and sees the business opportunities brought by these changes to Los Angeles, so he made a special trip to Los Angeles to open a tailor shop!

Lin Jiangbei decided that no matter what, after arriving at the old Shanghai tailor shop, he would first explore the bottom of the tailor shop's owner, and after making sure that there was no problem, he would take out the strand of camel hair tweed fiber and let the boss help take a look.

Leaving the Xiangxing garment shop, Lin Jiangbei whispered to Hu Desheng and the two people: "When I go to the Shanghai tailor shop later, the two of you will guard outside, and I will go in by myself, once you find that something is wrong, you will rush in to meet me!" ”

Hu Desheng and the two glanced at each other and asked Lin Jiangbei: "Chief Lin, do you want me to report to our battalion commander and ask him to send a few more brothers over?" ”

"Not really!" Lin Jiangbei shook his head. There is a problem with the old Shanghai tailor's shop, which is just his unilateral speculation, and Zhong Yingcai is trying his best to hunt down the murderer of Ji Wenguang, he went over to disturb him at this time, and if it turns out that he is a soldier, wouldn't it be a joke?

Anyway, the old Shanghai tailor shop is still on the ground in Los Angeles, and it is not the Longtan Tiger's Den inside, as long as you are vigilant, and there are two people Hu Desheng outside, even if it is really a den of the Japanese, you can at least get out of it, right?

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No, I can't hold on, the fourth watch will make it up to you tomorrow! Go to bed first!

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