Chapter 18

CHAPTER 18 After searching with no luck for hours all over the airport— ticket counters, parking lots, security gates and baggage claim —Dr. Gomez and Michael found themselves at the rental car counter. "No. Haven't seen them. I'm sorry, sir," the agent said. In fact, even though this was the very same agent who had rented a car to Ruben, he was telling the truth. Merle and Pearl had been locked away in Ruben's luggage and out of sight of the agent. Michael let out a frustrated sigh. "Somebody must have seen them."

第十八章在机场——售票处、停车场、安全门和行李提取处——找了好几个小时都没有找到。 戈麦斯和迈克尔来到了租车柜台。 “没有。还没见过。“对不起，先生，”代理人说。 事实上，尽管这就是租给鲁本一辆车的那个探员，但他说的是实话。 莫尔和珀尔被锁在鲁本的行李里，特工看不见他们。 迈克尔沮丧地叹了口气。 “一定有人看见了。”

"Excuse me? Dr. Gomez, Michael?" A voice suddenly rang out behind them. Michael and Dr. Gomez turned to see a man in a clerical collar walking up to them. "I understand you are looking for these two?" The airport's chaplain held up a photo of Merle and Pearl sitting on a desk. Michael gasped. "Where are they?!" "They're safe and sound at the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth," the chaplain replied, handing Michael the printout. "Where's Nazareth?" Michael asked. "About an hour to the east!" Dr. Gomez replied. They thanked the chaplain and ran toward the car.

“对不起?戈麦斯医生，迈克尔？”他们身后突然响起一个声音。 迈克尔和戈麦斯医生转过身来，看见一个戴着牧师领的人朝他们走来。 “我知道你在找这两个人？”机场的牧师拿出一张梅尔和珀尔坐在桌子上的照片。 迈克尔气喘吁吁地说。“他们在哪儿？！”“他们在拿撒勒的报喜大教堂安然无恙，”牧师回答道，把打印出来的东西递给迈克尔。 “拿撒勒在哪儿?”迈克尔问道。 “往东走大约一小时！”博士。 戈麦斯答道。他们谢过牧师，朝汽车跑去。

Meanwhile... about two hours to the south, in Jerusalem, Dr. Simon at the Antiquities Museum read an email from an unknown friar in Nazareth. He immediately picked up his phone and made a call...

与此同时……往南走大约两小时，在耶路撒冷。 古物博物馆的西蒙读了一封来自拿撒勒一位不知名修士的电子邮件。 他立即拿起电话打了个电话。