Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 2020complete | Page 214

At this time, the glass door of the store opened. The Public Security Big Data Center has analyzed and
considered me as a ‘good guy.’ I walk into the store and look up. The food is available in a wide assortment
of taste! There are clam cakes, egg tarts, pineapple buns, curry fish balls, etc. They are all my favourite food!
‘But... there is too quiet...’
I think. It seems Xiaoqiang has read my mind again. He said, ‘Most of the traditional shops were
eliminated 20 years ago. Nowadays, customers choose the commodity through AR (Augmented Reality)
system and place an order through the network. Then, the payment is placed and the goods will be
delivered to the customer's home within 10 seconds through the underground logistics system’. Xiaoqiang
explains.
‘This is really convenient!’ I praise sincerely for the third time.
I am a little hungry. Therefore I buy some egg tarts and I place some cash onto the cashier...
Suddenly the siren rings loudly. Two large words are displayed on the monitor of the cashier:
COUNTERFEIT CASH!Two AI policemen rush in and point at me with their guns!
‘Raise your hands! You have the right to remain silent, but anything you say can...’ the policemen said.
‘Oh no! This must be a big misunderstanding!’ Xiaoqiang shouts anxiously to the policemen. He
approaches to the cashier and presses the recheck button.
This time, the monitor displays: OLD VERSION CASH!The alarm is lifted!
‘I’m sorry, Sir! This is a false alarm!’ the two AI policemen said with a polite smile and put their guns back
into their bags. I know it is a false alarm but my heart is still beating hard and my palms are so sweaty...
Suddenly I wake up! Well, it turns out to be just a dream! I glance out the window, the time shuttle still
stays quietly on the lawn in my yard.