The Hook Blocks Exit
A treasure hunter enters a sea cave for a client, finds her client's marked family gold, and must keep it while Jin blocks the safe path with a hook.
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I am a treasure hunter, and Mrs. Han hired me to clear Mr. Han, a retired port worker blamed for stealing their family gold. The chest is gone.
A coast guard sent me into the sea cave to find it. Mrs. Han stayed on shore, so I followed the wet wall and searched under the fallen sand.
I found one small gold bar. It had a tiny cut in one corner, like every bar from Mrs. Han's old family chest. My hands shook, but I kept it.
Then Jin, the man who hid the chest, blocked the only safe exit. He had my cave map, and he told me to drop the marked bar and give him the rest.
Jin pulled my arm and crushed me against the rock. He raised his hook, but I pinned the bar under my boot and forced him toward the rising water.
I broke free with the marked bar and kept it, then took the lower passage to the chest. To reach it, I have to trust Jin with the upper path.
