Jie-Ming's Bling

[Kwokinator]

Jie-Ming finds his wallet to be strangely amiss.  However, the figure has seemingly disappeared into the crowd before Jie Ming turned around.

[Jeram]

Jie-Ming looks around frantically.  "Did anyone see that?" he asks loudly.

[Kwokinator]

Startled, the passerbys looked at Jie-Ming weirdly.

"See what?"  one man asked.

[Jeram]

Jie-Ming curses under his breath and begins to move in the direction he thought the thief had proceeded.  He squints, trying to make out anything suspicious.

[Kwokinator]

Jie-Ming sees the backs of three people who seem to be wearing what seems to be similar to the thief's attire, at various places in front of him.

[Jeram]

Jie-Ming walks toward the third of the three people dressed like the thief.

[Kwokinator]

The person in question doesn't notice Jie-Ming's approach, because he has his back towards Jie-Ming like the other two people who are dressed like the thief.

[Jeram]

Jie-Ming clears his throat loudly and taps the figure on the right shoulder.

[Kwokinator]

"Yes?" a man asks as he turns around.  He is in the same kind and color of battered clothing as the thief, and looks to be around thirty or thirty-five years old.

[Jeram]

Jie-Ming scans the man's clothes intently.  "Did you see someone run by here," he asks.

[Kwokinator]

"No," the man blinked at Jie-Ming. "Don't think I did.  Why?"

[Jeram]

Jie-Ming frowns and glares at the man.  "Someone stole my vial of medicine!" he lies.  "And he was dressed like you! If it wasn't you, who was it?"

[Kwokinator]

"How am I supposed to know?" the man snaps at Jie Ming's rude accusation. "You're dressed like a wanted criminal I saw once too!  Come with me to see the town officials, because you must be that wanted criminal!"

[Jeram]

Jie-Ming starts, taken aback.  "What? I am no criminal.  My money was stolen, and I merely want it back."

[Kwokinator]

"Then you shouldn't go around accusing people of stealing when they're just dressed similar to a thief," the man's voice takes on a wise tone. "It's not gonna get you anywhere or anything but trouble."

"And since you're honest with me now, I'll tell you that I've seen two other people with the same style of clothing as me walk past me."