Fiction: Group 3
General Xi watched in disapproval while the two Hong Kong officers made their way back to the
celebration. No one could stop me from getting what I want, he thought. After a few more minutes of
tinkering with the locks, the door opened and General Xi stepped into the vault. He was mesmerized by
what he saw. The Pearl looked even more magnificent up close. However, hearing footsteps approaching,
General Xi had no choice but to pocket the Pearl and flee from the scene.
When the two Guangzhou generals finally arrived at the vault with some Macau soldiers and Hong Kong
officials, they found the vault door open and the pedestal where the pearl once sat, empty. While Secretary
Lam realized that they did not have time to panic, Governor Leung’s mouth dropped open and he stared in
disbelief. “The thief is getting away! We must find him immediately! Soldiers, make sure no one leaves
this place until the Pearl is found. Block off the bridges. Do whatever you must to bring back the Pearl!”
ordered Secretary Lam. The soldiers wasted no time and all headed to the one and only way to get to and
from the island - the bridge.
General Xi surveyed the surroundings of the bridge. Seeming that most of the guards were not taking
notice of him, he made an escape towards the bridge. Once he made it onto the bridge, he turned left and
started heading towards Hong Kong. Suddenly, an arrow whizzed past his ear, almost taking his ear off.
General Xi turned around and saw Governor Leung placing another arrow onto the bow and getting
prepared to shoot. This time, General Xi knew he would not miss. General Xi, taking his chances, jumped
into the sea!
Governor Leung, stunned, placed the arrow back into its quiver and ran up to the edge of the bridge to see
where thief went. Just as Chairman Jiang and Big Boss Chui opened the gates of the bridge, a pillar of water
shot up from the sea and a wet and seaweed-covered General Xi landed on the bridge, choking over the
salt water.
Suddenly, hundreds of Chinese white dolphins leaped up from the sea, soaking all four of them in freezing
water, and gracefully re-entered the ocean. A human form materialized out of the mist. “Who are you to
interfere?!” yelled Chairman Jiang.
“Who am I?” asked the stranger. “I am the god who gave you that pearl. I am the God of Pearl!” Hearing
these words, they all bowed down to the God.
“Excuse me for my rudeness, God,” added Chairman Jiang.
The God of Pearl held out his palm and said, “Give me back my Pearl now!” General Xi quickly got to his
feet and placed the Pearl onto the God’s huge outstretched hand.
“I have been watching each of you, as you develop and grow. I knew that the Pearl would be found, but I
did not attempt to take it back, as I wanted to watch the development. I made this Pearl, not for you to
fight over it, but for the sake of peace in your places.” With that said, the God of Pearl smashed the
precious gem onto the ground. “In memory of this event, all the riches of your cities will be taken back.
Your people will have to earn them back through sweat and effort. To remind greedy people of the
consequences of their actions, this river will from now on be called the Pearl River, and the land
surrounding it, the Pearl River Delta. People in the future must understand that acting upon greed is not
acceptable.” As he said that, the bridge collapsed and the three cities were separated.
From then on, despite the fact that Hong Kong, Macau and Guangzhou had to work hard to restore their
cities to their previous glory, they managed to survive and were able to raise a healthy generation who
understood the consequences of greed. The three cities flourished and thrived harmoniously once again.
