Chapter 1 · Winning Stratagems
借刀殺人
Jiè dāo shā rén
Kill with a Borrowed Knife
借刀殺人
borrow · knife · kill · person
Let someone else do your dirty work. Their hand swings the blade; your fingerprints are nowhere.
今 Today
You want the deafening open-plan seating gone but don't want to be the villain. So the new fire-safety auditor "happens" to tour at peak Friday chaos. Facilities condemns the layout. You just nodded along, concerned.
反 When it backfires
Borrowed knives have their own grip. Point the auditor at the open plan and they may flag your whole floor — including the corner desk you love.