Fiction: Group 3
The shopkeeper looked up from his computer and addressed Clifford with a smile. “How may I
help you today?” He asked. Clifford set the ring down on the counter. “How much is it worth?” Clifford
asked. The shopkeeper examined the ring, rotating it every now and then, and sighed. “I’m afraid I’m going
to have to examine this even further, inside my office. If you care to take a seat, I will get back to you in a
few minutes,” he said.
Before Clifford knew it, the police had come into the shop and handcuffed him. “Is he the man?”
one of the policemen asked. The shopkeeper came out of his office, holding Clifford’s ring, and nodded yes.
“This ring is one of the stolen national treasures of China. This man came into my shop with it, and I
promise you, I don’t know where he got it.” The shopkeeper explained. Before Clifford knew it, he was
being taken to the police department.
Clifford was released from jail 3 years later, and was given a HKD 1,000,000 fine. He was also
known all over the world for being a national treasure thief, and his reputation was scarred forever, all
because he accidentally wandered into the Pearl River.
