The whole wall was covered with paintings. Very, very old paintings of a hundred Buddha.
The group looked at the paintings again. Natalie, who was the art expert, said, “These
paintings were probably painted by ancient Mongolian cavemen. But what surprised me was the
details. They were all painted exactly to the descriptions of the Buddha…”
“Um, guys, actually, archeologists have already discovered these series of paintings, so
technically, we, um, shouldn’t be surprised…” mumbled Fiona. She held up her iPad mini for them
to see. Sure enough, the caves of paintings were on Wikipedia already.
“So, guys, what do we do now? Take pictures?” asked Dave. “No. The flash of the camera will
damage the paintings. We better leave it be.” said Fiona matter-of-factly.
The group hiked back up the cave. Only Harry stayed behind. He admired the paintings on
the walls. The Buddha meditating with a group of followers, the Buddha in the afterlife, a bearded
man sitting on the Buddha throne… wait a second. A bearded man sitting on the Buddha throne?
Harry’s heart skipped a beat. His hand shaking, he touched the old man. Suddenly, the wall
vibrated. Then, a familiar roar echoed through the cave, and a secret passage way appeared.
The group walked cautiously through the dark. Soon, they reached the end of the tunnel.
They gasped.
The entire room was piled with loads of gold and silver and every precious item you can
name. Harry noticed a wooden coffin. On it were etched miniature words:
Чингис
. Genghis.
They had found a long-lost grave.
When the group decided to investigate further, someone appeared amid the pile of treasure. He
was carrying a sack of gold.
The group immediately thought that this guy was up to no good. “You shouldn’t be doing this.
You are disgracing the memory of Genghis Khan!” said Harry hotly. Quick as lightning, the thief
tried to escape. But Dave stepped out his foot, and the thief tripped on the floor. A piece of rolled-
up parchment fell out. Fiona picked it up and read it aloud.
Whoever finds this piece of paper:
This is the last will and testament of Genghis Khan, founder and great Khan of Mongolia. Here
I demand henceforth, that all the treasure in my lifetime should be given to the poor of my empire.
Your ruler,
Genghis Khan
When the group emerged from the caves, thanks to the GPS signal from Fiona’s iPad mini,
two helicopters from the Mongolian police force were at their rescue.
On the way to the capital, the thief explained that he was actually an archeologist who found
the will of Genghis Khan a month ago. But he didn’t dare tell others because he was afraid they
might destroy the caves to find the grave. So continuously, he sneaked in and out of the cave to
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