Classified: “China 2012″

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As you can see, this”student” is very cunningly leaning her face towards the camera, tilting her head ever so slightly to one side for an innocent appearance, making her the most obvious feature of the picture. However, this sweet looking facade is in fact a nefarious red herring placed there with the implicit intent of drawing the viewer’s attention away from the real object of interest–the white wallet.

Said wallet is suspiciously large–much larger than is necessary to hold credit cards and dollar bills. While the contents are as of yet unknown, our sources suggest that there may be highly sensitive information stored within. As the “student’s” hand is placed suspiciously close to the edge of the railing for holding such valuable contents, this is presumably the drop off point. As such, her contact must be nearby. Our agents are still analyzing the photo for further information, however, it has been agreed that the most likely suspect is the center figure on the foremost boat. Looking closely, one can see that this unknown is slyly peeking out from behind a pole, hiding behind a pink board so glaring that it must be a form of reverse psychology, designed to hide the holder by being so obvious.

Whereabouts of the “wallet” are as of yet unknown. Our sources lost track of it shortly after the taking of this photograph.

One thought on “Classified: “China 2012″

  1. While Monica has quite a creative imagination, I am going to have to counter her argument. Yes, this is a picture of me on a bridge on my most recent trip to China. Why am I holding a wallet? Well, this bridge happens to be a tourist attraction. If you look closely, in the back there are crowds of people. Behind the old-looking houses are in fact a lively and crowded marketplace full of small souvenirs, toys, furniture, food, silk goods, etc. I came on this bridge after I visited one side of stores to visit the other end of the marketplace; I held my wallet out of convenience. Why is the wallet so big? Well, sadly, many cities in China are known for suspicious purse stealing and wallet grabbing. As a safety precaution, I took a larger wallet so I would not loose it as easily as I would a small one. The boats on the river belong to the civilians who live in that area — the people use the boats to get from place to place. My awkward lean out of the bridge was an attempt to have the photographer capture not only the bridge, but the houses to the right of it. Speaking practically, why would I hold the wallet in plain sight if it was a sought after item? With all the people there I would be in the water rather than on the bridge within seconds. While this was an interesting and exciting proposal, I will have to say this photograph merely captures a great memory from a vacation abroad.

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