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The case of chicken bribery


 I had been working in the Department for a long time and had earned the reputation as an officer with a clean record. I was naturally inquisitive. One day while driving along a lonely road near  Paloh,  Johor I saw a strange sight - an Indian man and what seemed to be the wife working on a piece of land. I alighted from my car and headed in the direction of the couple to inquire what they were doing in this isolated part of the country.  

The man answered that they were farmers and had leased the land  from the landowner to grow cash crops. I wished them well and went along my way. Two days  later when I returned home from work a strange sight met me. A male chicken and a female chicken were tied to my gate. I inquired from my  neighbors but none was able to unravel the mystery. I untied the strings attached to the chickens and shooed them away.They ran off for dear life like headless chicken.

When I reported for work the following morning a strange sight greeted me. It was the man I had met at the farmland the other day. He had two bags of life chicken one under each arm and was grinning wide that his ordeal was about to be over. He told me he had difficulty locating my office and handed me the chicken. I told him this was an office where livestock was not allowed. I took him to the canteen chicken and all and told him I shall send him to the bus station where he can take a bus home with his chicken. After sending him off I reached my office and was surprised to see two gentlemen waiting for me at my office. I greeted them and offered them seats. The stern faced officers told me they had not come for a drink. They said they were from the Anti Corruption Office and they had information I had taken a bribe that morning.I attempted to empty my pockets but they stopped me and said the evidence cannot be concealed in your pockets. They were two live chicken which I had solicited as bribes and told me to drive home to gather evidence.I thanked my lucky stars I had sent off the farmer with his well meaning goodies that morning. i drove the officers to my home. The officers were confused when they reached the vicinity of my home. There were a lot of free range chicken. How were they going to identify the exhibits.They sought my assistance to catch two birds as exhibits. I told them these birds belong to my neighbor and he would come wielding his parang if he sensed we are chicken thieves. I would not want to be associated with them if they are caught. They got the message and called off their investigations realizing they were victims of a cruel prank. 



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