"Old Lee, has your new backer also abandoned you?. Why are you still struggling?. Accept my demands, and maybe I'll spare your family!". The man who had just spoken was Chen Dou. He, along with his entourage of guards from the order of the rose was harassing the Lee family.
Craftsmaster Lee stood in front of his family's new home. A large apartment complex that the family purchased. It was large enough to accommodate the entire Lee family. It was also close to the clothing store that would soon become their family's only lifeline.
"Chen Dou, you are shameless!", said Craftsmaster Lee in anger. He seemed weak and his previous middle-aged face had changed to that of an old man who seemed to have one foot in the grave. His illness had caused nullified whatever trick he had used to hide his age.