Chapter 5

CHAPTER 5 Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose watched the men follow Officer Fallon toward the police station. Above their heads, Tyrone's big plastic eyes stared. "This is great," Dink grumbled. "Jud comes to see us, and his money gets stolen." "I just don't see how anyone did it," Ruth Rose said. "We were all here yesterday afternoon, and

第五章丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯看着那几个人跟着法伦警官向警察局走去。 在他们头顶上，泰龙的塑料大眼睛盯着他们。 “太棒了，”丁克抱怨道。 “贾德来看我们，他的钱被偷了。” “我不明白有人是怎么做到的，”露丝·罗斯说。 “我们昨天下午都在这儿，而且

Dean guarded Tyrone last night. Plus, he was locked inside Tyrone during the show." "So maybe Dean is the thief," Josh said. "He could have taken the money last night or even during the show. No one saw what he did after that door closed." "But we know what he did," Dink said. "He was working on the computer. Otherwise, Tyrone wouldn't have moved or talked." "That's just it," Josh said. "Tyrone didn't move for the first few minutes, remember? Maybe that's when Dean was snitching the duffel bag!" Dink shook his head. "I don't believe Dean would steal from his best friend," he said. Just then Officer Keene pulled up in his cruiser. He climbed out with a roll of yellow tape and several wooden stakes in his arms. "Hi, kids," he said. "Little excitement, huh?" He set the tape and stakes on the ground and walked over to Tyrone. The wedge was still in place, letting him open the door wider. He glanced inside. "Whew, you could bake a pie in there," he said.

迪恩昨晚看守着蒂龙。 而且，他在演出期间被锁在泰龙里面。” “所以也许迪安就是小偷，”乔希说。 “他本可以在昨晚甚至在演出期间拿走钱。 没人看到门关上后他做了什么。” “但我们知道他做了什么，”丁克说。 “他在电脑上工作。 否则，泰龙不会动也不会说话。” “就是这样，”乔希说。 “泰龙开始几分钟没有动，记得吗?” 也许迪安就是在那时出卖了行李袋!”丁克摇了摇头。 “我不相信迪恩会偷他最好朋友的东西，”他说。 就在这时，基恩警官开着他的巡逻车停了下来。 他抱着一卷黄色胶带和几根木桩爬了出来。 “嗨，孩子们，”他说。“有点兴奋，是吧?”他把胶带和木桩放在地上，向蒂龙走去。 楔子还在，让他把门开得更大。 他朝里面瞥了一眼。“哇，你都可以在里面烤派了，”他说。

Officer Keene began shoving stakes into the ground around Tyrone. Then he strung the crimescene tape around the stakes, forming a big circle around the dinosaur. "Can we go to Ellie's?" Josh said. "My brain needs a drink." The kids started walking across Center Park.

基恩警官开始把木桩插进蒂龙周围的土地。 然后他把犯罪现场的带子系在木桩上，在恐龙周围围成一个大圈。 “我们能去艾丽家吗?”杰克说。 “我的大脑需要喝一杯。”孩子们开始穿过中央公园。

"Do you really think Dean is the robber?" Ruth Rose asked Josh. "Yes," he said. "He has a key and he knew where the money was hidden." "What about Scoop?" Ruth Rose asked. "Could he have borrowed a key from Dean or Jud?" "If he had, they would have mentioned it to Officer Fallon," Josh responded. "Maybe the thief was someone else," Dink said. "Some stranger who knew how to pick locks." "But Dean was sleeping outside the dinosaur," Ruth Rose said. "How would a thief get past him?" "That's why I think it's Dean," Josh said as he pulled open the door to Ellie's Diner. The kids slid into a booth near the windows. One of the Tyrone flyers was taped to the glass. Ellie waved, then came over. "Hi, kids. Why aren't you at the dinosaur show?" she asked.

“你真的认为迪安是强盗吗?”露丝·罗斯问乔希。 “是的，”他说。“他有钥匙，他知道钱藏在哪里。” “那Scoop呢?”露丝·罗斯问。 “他会不会从迪安或朱那里借了钥匙?”“如果他有，他们就会告诉法伦警官，”乔希回答说。 “也许小偷是别人，”丁克说。 “某个会开锁的陌生人。” “但是迪安睡在恐龙外面，”露丝·罗斯说。 “小偷怎么能通过他呢?”“这就是为什么我认为是迪恩，”乔希一边说一边拉开艾莉餐厅的门。 孩子们溜进靠窗的一个隔间。 一张泰龙的传单被粘在玻璃上。 艾莉挥了挥手，然后走了过来。 “你好,孩子们。你为什么不去看恐龙展?”她问。

"It's over," Josh said. "But someone stole their money!" Ellie slid in next to Josh. "Who stole whose money?" she asked with wide eyes. Ruth Rose explained about the money that was kept inside Tyrone's belly. "Those poor guys," Ellie said, standing up. "They were so excited when they came in for breakfast this morning." "Officer Fallon is on the case," Ruth Rose said. "Good!" Ellie said. "Josh, your tongue is almost hanging out. How about some fresh lemonade?" she asked. The kids agreed, and Ellie brought three tall glasses. Josh took a big slurp through his straw. "So, you guys agree that Dean is the robber?" Dink stirred his lemonade. "I don't. Dean wouldn't be dumb enough to steal the money while he was guarding it last night," he said. "That would point the finger right at him." Josh shook his head. "He could have taken the duffel bag during the show," he said. "How?" Ruth Rose asked.

“结束了，”乔希说。“但是有人偷了他们的钱!”艾莉溜到乔什旁边。 “谁偷了谁的钱?”她睁大眼睛问道。 露丝·罗斯解释了藏在泰龙肚子里的钱。 “那些可怜的家伙，”艾丽说着站了起来。 “今天早上他们进来吃早餐的时候都很兴奋。” “法伦警官正在调查这个案子，”露丝·罗斯说。 “好!”艾莉说。“乔希，你的舌头都快伸出来了。 来点新鲜的柠檬水怎么样?”她问。 孩子们同意了，艾莉拿来了三个高脚玻璃杯。 乔希用吸管吸了一大口。 “那么，你们都认为迪安是抢劫犯?”丁克搅拌他的柠檬水。 “我不。迪安昨晚守着钱的时候不会蠢到把钱偷走的。”他说。 “那就把矛头指向了他。” 乔希摇了摇头。“他可能在演出期间拿走了那个行李袋，”他说。 “如何?”露丝·罗斯问。

"Easy," Josh said. "He locks himself inside Tyrone. He moves the table and rug, grabs the duffel bag, then puts the rug and table back. It only takes him a minute." "Then what?" Dink asked. "Where did he put the duffel bag?" He and Ruth Rose stared at Josh, waiting for his answer. Josh blinked at them. He took a sip of his lemonade. "Okay, here's what happened," he said. "Dean told us he built that little compartment inside Tyrone, right? So what if he built a second one that only he knows about? And that's where he hid the money!" Dink looked at Josh over his glass. "You think the money is still inside Tyrone?" "Why not?" Josh asked. "It's perfect. No one would think to look for it there." Ruth Rose squinted her eyes at Josh. "Except someone with a sneaky mind like yours."

“简单，”乔希说。“他把自己锁在泰龙里面。 他移动桌子和地毯，抓起行李袋，然后把地毯和桌子放回去。 他只花了一分钟。” “然后呢?”丁克问道。“他把行李袋放哪儿了?”他和露丝·罗斯盯着乔希，等着他的回答。 乔希朝他们眨了眨眼睛。他喝了一口柠檬水。 “好吧，事情是这样的，”他说。 “迪恩告诉我们，他在泰龙内部建了那个小隔间，对吧?” 如果他又造了一个只有他自己知道的呢? 那就是他藏钱的地方!”丁克从杯子上方看了看乔希。 “你觉得钱还在泰龙体内吗?”“为什么不?”杰克问。 “这是完美的。没有人会想到去那里找它。” 露丝·罗斯眯起眼睛看着乔希。 “除了你这种鬼鬼祟祟的人。”