The sale of the national artefact raised alot of dust during the plenary session of the parliament. There was no record of funds realised from the sales to the foreign land. Investigation revealed that the curator of the national museum had pocketed the proceeds and now faces some jail term.
This is my entry to the Zapfic50friday story contest with the prompt "sale" and hosted by @freewritehouse @felt.buzz and @zapfic.club