Chapter 5

Chapter 5 Dink heard thumping footsteps on the stairs just before two police officers entered the office. They listened to the story, then "invited" Dink's uncle down to the police station to answer more questions. "Mr. Duncan, will you ask Mr. Pride and Jean- Paul to come with us?" one of the officers asked.

丁克听到楼梯上咚咚的脚步声，就在两个警察走进办公室之前。 他们听了这个故事，然后“邀请”丁克的叔叔到警察局回答更多的问题。 “邓肯先生，请你叫普赖德先生和吉恩-保罗跟我们一起去好吗?”其中一个警官问道。

"I will," Dink's uncle said. "But believe me, this is a horrible mistake!" The officer nodded, pointing to the statue. "We'll have to take this, too. We'll check it for prints at the station." "What about us?" Regina Wu asked. "Are Dr. Pitts and I free to go?" "I have your addresses," the officer said. "We know where to find you." "Of course," Dr. Pitts said. He and Regina Wu left. Uncle Warren walked over to Dink. "Don't worry, nephew, this shouldn't take long," he said. "Stay with Yvonne until I get back." When he bent down to hug Dink, he whispered, "Donny, remember your cookie!" James Pride locked the office, and they all walked down the stairs. The two officers carried the re-wrapped jaguar. Jean-Paul hugged Yvonne, then joined Uncle Warren and James Pride in one of the police cruisers. Dink, Josh, Ruth Rose, and Yvonne watched them drive away in the rain.

“我会的，”丁克的叔叔说。 “但是请相信我，这是一个可怕的错误!”军官点了点头，指着雕像。 “我们也得把这个带走。 我们会在车站检查指纹的。” “我们怎么办?”雷吉娜·吴问。 “皮茨医生和我可以走了吗?”“我有你们的地址，”警官说。 “我们知道去哪儿找你。” “当然，”皮茨博士说。 他和Regina Wu离开了。沃伦叔叔走向丁克。 “别担心，侄子，不会花太长时间的，”他说。 "在我回来之前陪着伊冯" 当他弯下腰拥抱丁克时，他低声说:“唐尼，记住你的饼干!”詹姆斯·普赖德锁上了办公室，他们都走下楼梯。 两名军官抬着重新包装好的美洲虎。 让-保罗拥抱了伊冯娜，然后和沃伦叔叔和詹姆斯·普赖德一起上了一辆警车。 丁克、乔希、露丝·罗斯和伊冯看着他们在雨中开车走了。

"Come inside," Yvonne said. "I will make something warm to drink. The men will be back in a jiffy, yes?" She fixed the kids big mugs of hot chocolate. They sat at the window and watched the rain fall. "Try not to worry," Yvonne said. "When the men return, then we solve the mystery, yes?" She left the kids and passed through a blue curtain into the restaurant's kitchen. "This is so weird!" Josh said. "It stinks," Dink said. "I know my uncle wouldn't steal some dumb jewel!" "But what happened to it?" Ruth Rose said. "Someone stole the real one!" The kids sipped their hot chocolate and looked through the rain-streaked glass. Dink stood up. "I wonder where the bathroom is?" "Ask Yvonne," Ruth Rose said. "I think she's in the kitchen." Josh slurped up the last of his drink. "And see if she has any more hot chocolate!" he said. Dink walked toward the back of the restaurant. He passed through the blue curtain into the kitchen.

“进来吧，”伊冯说。 “我来弄点热饮。 男人们很快就会回来，是吗?”她给孩子们倒了一大杯热巧克力。 他们坐在窗边看雨下。 “尽量不要担心，”伊冯娜说。 “等他们回来，我们就能解开这个谜，对吗?”她离开了孩子们，穿过蓝色的帘子进入了餐厅的厨房。 “这太奇怪了!”杰克说。 “臭死了，”丁克说。“我知道我叔叔不会偷什么愚蠢的珠宝!”“可它后来怎么样了?”露丝·罗斯说。 “有人偷了真品!”孩子们啜饮着热巧克力，透过被雨水淋湿的玻璃望着窗外。 丁克站了起来。“我想知道洗手间在哪里?”“问伊冯吧，”露丝·罗斯说。 “我想她在厨房里。” 乔希把最后一杯饮料喝光了。 “看看她还有没有热巧克力!”他说。 丁克朝餐厅后面走去。 他穿过蓝色窗帘走进厨房。

A pile of chopped broccoli sat on the counter next to a bowl of peeled raw onions. He looked around, but Yvonne wasn't there. He saw another blue curtain, so he peeked through it, looking for the bathroom. Just then, he heard a noise. Dink turned around and saw Yvonne slip through a narrow door. When the door closed behind her, it disappeared! Dink blinked his eyes. The door was gone! There was no frame, no knob, and no hinges. He shook his head. Was he seeing things? Dink found the bathroom, used it, then hurried back to Josh and Ruth Rose. "Guys, listen to this!" Dink told them about Yvonne and the vanishing door. "After she shut the door, it disappeared, honest!" "Disappearing doors?" Josh scoffed. "Maybe it's her private bathroom or something," Ruth Rose said. Suddenly, Dink remembered what his uncle had said to him. "When my uncle hugged me upstairs, he whispered, 'Remember your cookie' in my ear." Josh grinned. "Maybe he was hungry," he said.

柜台上放着一堆切碎的西兰花，旁边是一碗去皮的生洋葱。 他环顾四周，但伊冯不在。 他看到另一块蓝色的窗帘，于是他偷偷地看了看，寻找浴室。 就在这时，他听到了一个声音。 丁克转过身，看见伊冯溜进了一扇狭窄的门。 当门在她身后关上时，它消失了!丁克眨了眨眼睛。 门不见了!没有框架，没有旋钮，也没有铰链。 他摇了摇头。他看到什么了吗? 丁克找到了浴室，用了一下，然后匆匆回到乔希和露丝·罗斯身边。 “伙计们，听听这个!”丁克把伊冯和消失之门的事告诉了他们。 “她关上门后，它就不见了，真的!”“消失的门?”Josh嘲笑。 “也许这是她的私人浴室什么的，”露丝·罗斯(Ruth Rose)说。 突然，丁克想起了叔叔对他说过的话。 “当我叔叔在楼上拥抱我的时候，他在我耳边轻声说，‘记住你的饼干’。” 杰克笑了。“也许他饿了，”他说。

"Or maybe he was telling you to remember the fortune in your cookie!" Ruth Rose said. "I saved it!" Dink said. He reached into his jacket pocket. "What…?" Dink pulled out his uncle's brass key ring. "Where'd this come from?" "That looks like the key to your uncle's office," Josh said. "You're right!" Dink said. "He must have dropped it into my pocket when he hugged me!" Dink reached back into his pocket and pulled out the slip of paper from his fortune cookie. '"Your eyes will play tricks on you," he read. "Your fortune is already coming true!" Ruth Rose said. "I wonder if mine will. I'm supposed to find a treasure." "Look!" said Josh suddenly. He pointed out the window. "There's that jewelry lady!" Regina Wu hurried past the restaurant. The kids watched her slip inside the green door that led up to Uncle Warren's office. "Why is she going back up there?" Dink asked. Just then, Yvonne came through the blue curtain. She was carrying a pitcher and a plate of cookies.

“也许他是在告诉你要记住饼干里的幸运!”露丝·罗斯说。 “我救了它!”丁克说。他把手伸进夹克口袋。 “什么……?”丁克掏出他叔叔的黄铜钥匙圈。 “这是从哪儿来的?”“那看起来像是你叔叔办公室的钥匙，”乔希说。 “你是对的!”丁克说。 “一定是他抱我的时候掉进我口袋里了!”丁克把手伸进口袋，从幸运饼干里掏出那张纸条。 “‘你的眼睛会捉弄你，’他念道。 “你的好运已经实现了!”露丝·罗斯说。 “我不知道我的会不会。我应该找到宝藏。” “看!”乔希突然说。 他指着窗外。 “那个珠宝小姐来了!”雷吉娜·吴匆匆走过餐厅。 孩子们看着她溜进通往沃伦叔叔办公室的绿门。 “她为什么要回到上面去?”丁克问道。 就在这时，伊冯娜穿过蓝色窗帘走了进来。 她拿着一个水罐和一盘饼干。

"More hot chocolate?" she asked. "And some of my special cranberry cookies!" While Josh and Ruth Rose reached for the cookies, Dink stared out the window at the green door. Suddenly, the door opened, and Regina Wu stepped back outside. She closed the door behind her, then hurried away from the building. Dink watched her dash up the street, raising her umbrella. He stared after Regina Wu. What's going on? he wondered. Why would she go up to the office when

“还要热巧克力吗?”她问。 “再来点我特制的蔓越莓饼干!”乔希和露丝·罗斯伸手去拿饼干时，丁克盯着窗外绿色的门。 突然，门开了，吴亦凡走到外面。 她随手关上了门，然后匆匆离开了大楼。 丁克看着她举着伞冲到街上。 他盯着雷吉娜·吴。 这是怎么呢？他想知道。 她为什么要去办公室呢