Chapter 4

CHAPTER 4 Had Michael and Dr. Gomez left their hotel room just one minute earlier, they would have seen Ruben wheeling a large birdcage down the block and around the corner toward the bus station. Instead, they hopped in their rental car and headed to the Museum of Ancient Nazareth— in the opposite direction.

第四章迈克尔和医生 戈麦斯刚离开酒店房间一分钟，他们就会看到鲁本推着一个大鸟笼穿过街区，绕过街角朝公交车站走去。 相反，他们跳上租来的车，朝相反的方向去了古代拿撒勒博物馆。

"What would I want with squirrels?" the curator asked, looking around the museum's courtyard in what seemed like a nervous way. "I have no use for squirrels." She handed the photo of Merle and Pearl back to Michael. The bead of sweat trickling down her temple and the shift of her eyes made Dr. Gomez suspicious that the curator was not being completely honest. "We have reason to think they may have been headed here or perhaps to some other museum in the area. Can you let me know if you hear any word— anything at all— about them?" Dr. Gomez asked as he handed her his card. "Yes. Absolutely," she replied halfheartedly as Michael and Dr. Gomez exited the courtyard. As soon as they were out of sight, the curator pulled out her cell phone. "What is it?" the voice on the line answered. "There are Americans asking about the..." "Relax," cautioned the voice. "There's been some complications, and the cargo has been rerouted." Back in the rental car, Dr. Gomez also made a phone call, but Dr. Simon's phone went straight to voicemail.

“我要松鼠干什么？”馆长一边问，一边紧张地环视着博物馆的庭院。 “我不需要松鼠。” 她把莫尔和珀尔的照片递给迈克尔。 汗珠顺着她的太阳穴滴落下来，她的眼睛在转动，这使她的医生感到很惊讶。 戈麦斯怀疑馆长并没有完全诚实。 “我们有理由认为，它们可能被送往这里，或者该地区的其他博物馆。 如果你听到任何消息——哪怕是任何消息——请告诉我好吗？”博士。 戈麦斯递给她名片时问道。 “是的。当然，”她半心半意地回答。 戈麦斯走出院子。 他们一离开视线，馆长就拿出了手机。 “什么事？”电话里的声音回答。 “有美国人在问……” “放轻松，”那个声音警告道。 “出现了一些复杂情况，货物已经改变了航线。” 回到租来的车里。 戈麦斯也打了个电话，但是。 西蒙的电话直接转到了语音信箱。