Chapter 12

CHAPTER 12 "Welcome back to Jerusalem!" Dr. Simon beamed as Dr. Gomez and Michael entered his office at the Antiquities Museum. "What brings you here?" The three took seats in big leather chairs in front of Dr. Simon's desk. After failing miserably at trying to convince his boss back at home of the discovery of two talking 2,000-year-old squirrels, Dr. Gomez was nervous about raising the subject with another professor. He took a deep breath and began,

第十二章“欢迎回到耶路撒冷！”博士。 当戈麦斯博士和迈克尔走进西蒙在古物博物馆的办公室时，他笑了。 “什么风把你吹来了？”他们三个人在皮椅上坐了下来。 西蒙的桌子上。在试图说服他的老板，让他相信发现了两只会说话的2000年前的松鼠后，他惨遭失败。 戈麦斯对向另一位教授提起这个话题感到紧张。 他深吸了一口气，开始说：

"This is going to seem crazy..." He told Dr. Simon the story of Michael's discovery of Merle and Pearl, their reanimation in Tennessee, and the pursuit and eventual squirrelnapping by the man in the suit and sunglasses. To Dr. Gomez's surprise, Dr. Simon just listened and nodded, not seeming fazed in the least. "Excuse me, Dr. Simon, may I get on your Wi-Fi?" Michael asked during a pause. "Sure. The password's JAM3000BC. All caps," Dr. Simon responded, then said to Dr. Gomez, "It seems to me that the person most likely to be after your squirrels is Khalil Whaba." "Khalil Whaba?" Dr. Gomez repeated. "I don't think I've ever heard of him." "I wouldn't think you would've. He likes to lay low. Operates out of Cairo. A wealthy businessman who collects all types of ancient treasures. Things that belong in a museum like mine." Dr. Simon picked up a pen and pad of paper from the coffee table and wrote out an address. "It's about a 9-hour drive. I suggest you leave right away." Michael looked up from his phone, which had just successfully connected to the network. "We're going to Egypt?" "It's lovely this time of year." Dr. Simon smiled and handed Dr. Gomez the address, then stood up to see them out. Dr. Gomez thanked his old friend. Just as they were

“这看起来会很疯狂……” 他向西蒙博士讲述了迈克尔发现默尔和珀尔的故事，讲述了他们在田纳西州复活的故事，讲述了他们被那个穿西装、戴太阳镜的人追捕并最终被松鼠绑架的故事。 令戈麦斯医生吃惊的是， 西蒙只是听着点了点头，一点也不慌张。 “打扰一下，西蒙医生，我可以用你的Wi-Fi吗”迈克尔停顿了一下，问道。 “当然。密码是JAM3000BC。 都是大写字母。”西蒙医生回答道，然后对西蒙医生说。 戈麦斯说，“在我看来，最有可能盯上你的松鼠的人是哈利勒·胡巴。” “哈利勒Whaba ?”戈麦斯医生重复了一遍。 “我想我从来没听说过他。” “我不认为你会这么做。 他喜欢低调。总部设在开罗。 一个富有的商人，他收集各种各样的古代珍宝。 这些东西应该放在像我这样的博物馆里。” 西蒙医生从咖啡桌上拿起一支笔和一叠纸，写下了一个地址。 “开车大约要9个小时。 我建议你马上离开。” 迈克尔抬起头来，他的手机刚刚成功地连接上了网络。 “我们要去埃及？”“每年的这个时候天气真好。” 西蒙医生笑了笑，递给了西蒙医生。 戈麦斯记下了地址，然后站起来送他们出去。 戈麦斯博士感谢了他的老朋友。 一如既往

exiting the office, Michael heard the familiar ding of a message download. As they reached the lobby of the museum, Michael pressed play on Sadie's link. "Dad!" Michael exclaimed as they exited the museum. "It's Pearl! Where's Haifa?" He showed his dad the clip of Pearl dancing. "It's about two hours in the opposite direction of where we were headed," Dr. Gomez replied. "But that makes much more sense. When I heard the man in the suit and

走出办公室时，迈克尔听到了熟悉的信息下载声。 当他们来到博物馆的大厅时，迈克尔按下了赛迪的链接。 “爸爸!”他们走出博物馆时，迈克尔喊道。 “这是珠儿!海法在哪里?”他给爸爸看了珍珠跳舞的片段。 “这和我们原定的方向相反，大约需要两个小时。” 戈麦斯答道。“但这更有意义。 当我听到那个穿西装的男人

sunglasses talking on the phone in the hotel back home, he was speaking Hebrew, not Arabic. It wasn't making sense to me that he'd be working for an Egyptian." Dr. Gomez and Michael jumped in the car and headed north toward Haifa.

戴着墨镜在回家的酒店里打电话，他说的是希伯来语，而不是阿拉伯语。 对我来说，他为一个埃及人工作是不合理的。” 戈麦斯医生和迈克尔跳上车，向北朝海法驶去。