A Chemist Caught a Thief

2017-10-10ByWoods

Special Focus 2017年8期

By Woods

By Woods

Ross was a chemist and a millionaire by virtue of his patent technology in chemistry. After becoming wealthy, Ross was addicted to collecting famous antiques and paintings. He was lavished with many exquisite world-famous paintings and precious antiques, put them at his living room and invited his guests for appreciation.

One day when he was traveling, someone came into his house and stole some antiques and a painting worth over$200,000. Moreover, when he was about to leave, the thief even drank half bottle of the wine on the table. Seeing it,Ross had an idea.

The theft filled the evening newspaper that night. At the end of the news was a statement by Ross. Surprisingly,the other day, the moment someone showed up at Ross’s,the undercover police came out and caught the man. After being interrogated, the man admitted to have committed the burglary.

So what made the thief come back?

In fact, the statement by Ross was: I am Ross, a chemist.Today when I came back, I found the liquid on the green bottle on my table was drunk by someone. It was not wine but a toxic chemical liquid. Whoever drank it should come to my house to have the antidote, or he may die within two days. Please share this statement after reading. Many thanks.

Therefore, the thief fell into the trap himself.

(From Dajiang Evening Newspaper, May 14th, 2017.Translation：Lu Xin)

化学家罗斯凭借自己在化学领域的专利技术，成为百万富翁。有了钱的罗斯喜欢上古玩名画，不惜一掷千金，买了很多精美绝伦的世界名画和珍贵文物，放在自家的客厅里，经常邀一帮客人来把玩欣赏。

一天，主人外出旅游之际，一幅价值二十多万美元的名画及一批古玩不翼而飞。小偷临走之际，还顺手牵羊，把桌子上的一瓶名酒给喝了一半。罗斯顿时有了主意。

当天的晚报上，刊登了罗斯家失窃的新闻，新闻的末尾还附有罗斯的一份声明。第二天晚上，就有人来敲罗斯家的门。躲在屋里的警察马上冲出来抓住这个人，一审问，这个人对入室盗窃一事供认不讳。

是什么原因使小偷主动送上门来的呢？

原来，罗斯在晚报上登的声明是：我是化学家罗斯，今天回家，我发现家中桌子上绿色酒瓶里的液体被人喝了几口。那不是酒，是有毒的液体。谁喝了快到我家来服解药，否则两天内必有生命危险。请读者阅后相互转告，万分感谢。

于是，小偷自动入瓮。