Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 3 | Page 219

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door. It was Zheng He. He did not sleep because he felt
danger was approaching. As he went for a stroll, he found a servant with a bunch of keys. The servant didn't
recognize Zheng He and he told him all about the fire and their plan of stealing treasures. Zheng He
pretended to be one of the servants and got the keys from him. Without trouble, Zheng He snuck in the
building and unlocked all the rooms with the keys. They escaped to their ship and got their weapons ready.
While the villagers were celebrating the killing of the crew members, they didn’t notice that the crew had
escaped. After they had everyone on the ship, they continued their journey.
The crew was still frightened by the experience and they did not trust people that were too nice to
them anymore. On the other hand, the villager that gave Zheng He the keys was punished. The people
were so angry that they promised to kill Zheng He the next time they saw him. But luckily, Zheng He and
his crew learnt their lesson. They continued their journey and they gave presents from China to people that
they trusted. And, they learned to never stop at a place for more than 3 days.