Chapter 2

Chapter 2 "Here's the plan," Dink said. It was almost three o'clock the next afternoon. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose were headed for the high school, a few blocks away from Green Lawn Elementary. "Josh, you cover the back door. Ruth Rose, your station is the bike rack. But keep an eye on the parking lot, too." "How can I watch the bike rack and the parking lot?" asked Ruth Rose. "Watch one with each eye," Josh said, grinning. "What's your station?" Ruth Rose asked Dink.

“计划是这样的，”丁克说。 第二天下午差不多三点钟了。 丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯正朝着离绿草坪小学几个街区远的那所高中走去。 “乔希，你守住后门。 露丝·罗斯，你的车站是自行车架。 不过也要留意一下停车场。” “我怎么能看着自行车架和停车场呢?”露丝·罗斯问。 “两只眼睛各看一个，”乔希笑着说。 “你的职位是什么?”露丝·罗斯问丁克。

"I'll be watching the front door. If anyone sees a skinny redhead, stop him and yell." Ruth Rose laughed. "Stop him and yell? He'll think we're crazy and run away." "She's right," Josh said. Dink scratched his thick blond hair. "Hmm. Okay, don't yell. Just get his name and tell him he may have won some money." They cut through the park next to the high school. "What money?" Josh asked. "Well, if Detective Reddy is going to pay us a hundred dollars each to find the video, I figure we can give the kid half the money. But only if he gives us the video." At the high school, they split up. Josh ran around to the back of the school. Ruth Rose sat on the lawn next to the bike rack. Dink sat on a bench where he had a good view of the front door. Suddenly, he heard a loud bell. Ten seconds later, the front door burst open. A million high school kids shoved through the door and scrambled down the front steps.

“我会守着前门。 如果有人看到一个瘦骨嶙峋的红发人，拦住他，大声喊叫。” 露丝·罗斯笑了。“拦住他大喊大叫?” 他会以为我们疯了，然后跑掉的。” “她说得对，”乔希说。丁克挠了挠他浓密的金发。 “嗯。好了，别喊。问问他的名字，告诉他他可能赢了些钱。” 他们抄近路穿过高中旁边的公园。 “什么钱?”杰克问。“好吧，如果雷迪侦探愿意给我们每人一百美元来找到录像带，我想我们可以给那孩子一半的钱。 但前提是他把视频给我们。” 到了高中，他们分手了。 乔希绕到学校后面。 露丝·罗斯坐在自行车架旁边的草坪上。 丁克坐在一条长凳上，可以清楚地看到前门。 突然，他听到一声巨响。 十秒钟后，前门突然开了。 一百万高中生挤进大门，爬下前门的台阶。

Dink stood on the bench so he wouldn't get trampled. He was looking for red hair, but it wasn't easy to spot. Some of the kids had hats on. Some wore jackets or sweatshirts with the hoods pulled up. Sometimes Dink couldn't tell if a kid was a boy or a girl! Finally, he spotted a tall guy with red hair. Dink jumped off the bench and ran after him. "Excuse me," Dink said, trying to catch his breath. "Who are you?" the redhead asked.

丁克站在长凳上以免被人踩到。 他在找红头发的人，但不容易发现。 有些孩子戴着帽子。 一些人穿着夹克或运动衫，拉起兜帽。 有时丁克分不清一个孩子是男孩还是女孩!最后，他发现了一个红头发的高个子。 丁克从长凳上跳下来，跟在他后面跑。 “对不起，”丁克说，努力喘着气。 “你是谁?”红发女人问。

"Dink Duncan." Dink tried to remember his plan. "You may have won some money!" The redhead stared down at Dink. "Money? Me? Why? How much money?" "Were you near the bank when the robbery happened last week?" he asked. The kid kept staring at Dink. "Robbery? What robbery?" "You didn't hear about it? It was on the news, on TV. Some guy robbed Green Lawn Savings Bank." "So what's it to you?" "A kid with red hair got the robber on tape," Dink said. "I'm helping to find him. There's going to be a reward." "Rats, I wish I did tape the guy," the redhead said, shaking his head. "I could use a reward. But I wasn't anywhere near the bank last week." He waved and headed for the park. "Good luck!" Dink looked around for another redhead, but everyone had disappeared. He walked toward the bike rack. Ruth Rose was sitting on the lawn, weaving grass blades together. nkledc. "Did you see any redheads?" Dink asked, plopping down beside her.

“邓肯丁克”。丁克努力回忆他的计划。 “你可能赢了一些钱!”红发女郎低头看着丁克。 “钱?我吗?为什么?多少钱?”“上周抢劫发生时，你在银行附近吗?”他问道。 那孩子一直盯着丁克。 “抢劫?什么抢劫?”“你没听说吗?” 新闻上，电视上都有。 有人抢了绿草坪储蓄银行。” “那跟你有什么关系?”丁克说:“一个红头发的孩子把劫匪录了下来。” “我在帮忙找他。会有奖励的。” “该死的，我真希望我把那家伙录下来了，”红头发的人摇着头说。 “我需要奖励。但上周我根本不在银行附近。” 他挥了挥手，朝公园走去。 “祝你好运!”丁克四处寻找另一个红头发的人，但所有人都不见了。 他朝自行车架走去。 露丝·罗斯正坐在草坪上，把草叶编织在一起。 “你看到红头发的人了吗?”丁克问道，扑通一声坐在她身边。

"Three," Ruth Rose said. "One was a short, fat boy. One was a girl. One was a teacher." Josh came running up. "Any luck?" he asked. "Nope," Dink said. "How'd you do?" "I talked to two guys with red hair. One of them told me to take a hike. The other one was an exchange student from Ireland. He told me he doesn't even know where the bank is." "Great," Dink said. "We all struck out. Now what do we do?" Josh tossed a pine cone at a tree. "Beats me." "We should search the whole neighborhood," Ruth Rose said. "How?" Dink asked. Ruth Rose stood up and dusted off her shorts. "Easy. We just go door to door and ask." "How can we do that without our parents finding out?" Josh asked. "Mine won't let me get involved with some bank robber, that's for sure." "Mine either," Dink said. "So how do we explain why we're wandering around Green Lawn knocking on everyone's doors?" asked Josh.

“三个，”露丝·罗斯说。一个是又矮又胖的男孩。 一个是女孩。一个是老师。” 乔希跑了过来。“运气好吗?”他问。 “不，”丁克说。“你做得怎么样?”“我和两个红头发的人聊了聊。 其中一个叫我滚蛋。 另一个是来自爱尔兰的交换生。 他告诉我他甚至不知道银行在哪里。” “太好了，”丁克说。“我们都出局了。 现在我们该怎么办?”乔希朝树上扔了一个松果。 “难倒我了。”“我们应该搜查整个社区，”露丝·罗斯说。 “如何?”丁克问道。露丝·罗斯站起来，掸去短裤上的灰尘。 “简单。我们只是挨家挨户地询问。” “我们怎么做才能不被父母发现呢?”杰克问。 “我的父母不会让我和银行抢劫犯扯上关系，这是肯定的。” “我的也是，”丁克说。“那我们怎么解释为什么我们在绿草坪上四处游荡，敲开每个人的门呢?”乔希问。

"Come on, guys," Ruth Rose said. "Think about it. What's tonight?" Dink and Josh looked at each other. "Halloween!"

“来吧，伙计们，”露丝·罗斯说。 “想想看。今晚是什么?”丁克和乔希面面相觑。 “万圣节!”