Chapter 6

CHAPTER 6 'CARRYING FOUR CATS! My poor back is killing, me, plus I've lost half a day's take from Billingsgate AND it'll take me ages to get these smelly crow feathers out of my plumage. Toto, you owe me. Next time you need a favour, call someone else, Mary moaned as she dropped the four cats in the safety of some bushes near 10 DOWNING STREET. (Though she gave Toto a friendly hug goodbye to show she wasn't too annoyed.)

第六章带着四只猫！我可怜的背疼得要命，再加上我失去了从比林斯盖特来的半天的收入，我要花很长时间才能把这些臭乌鸦毛从我的羽毛上弄掉。 托托，你欠我的。“下次你需要帮忙的时候，叫别人来，”玛丽呻吟着，她把四只猫扔到了唐宁街10号附近的灌木丛中。 （不过她给了托托一个友好的拥抱，表示她不太生气。）

'Good luck, you lot- get that collar back safe and sound. I'm off for some much-needed fish and chips and a steam bath... LAAVELY!' She flapped her wings and was off. 'So, what's the plan, boss? How do we get into your office without being seen?' Toto asked. 'It's not going to be easy, but that air conditioning vent over there should lead directly to a pipe above my office. We'll have to be as quiet as mice, ones that aren't being chased by cats. I'll go first. Toto, you go at the back. Remember, we are all wanted now, so the CIA will be all over the building in case we turn up. LARRY SPRINTED, unseen, from the bushes to the vent opening. The hope now was that they could solve the riddle to find the other part of the collar before the thief did, and clear Larry's name once and for all. The air conditioning pipes were a pretty tight

祝你们好运，把项圈平安地拿回来。 我要去吃点急需的炸鱼薯条，洗个蒸汽浴…… LAAVELY !”她拍打着翅膀飞走了。 “那么，你有什么计划，老板？” 我们怎样才能不被人看见地进你的办公室呢？”托托问道。 这并不容易，但那边的空调通风口应该直接通到我办公室上方的管道。 我们必须像老鼠一样安静，不被猫追赶的老鼠。 我先来。托托，你去后面。 记住，我们现在都被通缉了，所以中情局的人会守在大楼里，以防我们出现。 拉里悄无声息地从灌木丛中冲到通风口。 现在的希望是，他们能解开这个谜，赶在小偷之前找到项圈的另一部分，从而一劳永逸地为拉里正名。 空调管道很紧

squeeze and a couple of times they had to freeze when they saw police dogs on patrol through the vents. But ten minutes later they were directly over Larry's office. The head ninja silently removed the vent and slipped down on to his desk, ushering the others down behind him. It was clear all was not right: the place was a scene of chaos. Somebody had clearly turned the place upside down looking for the clue. Larry moved papers and furniture around as quietly as possible. He shifted the milk trolley to reveal an opened and empty safe. 'BLAST! IT'S GONE.' For a second the gang of four stood still, not quite knowing their next move. But then they heard something stirring in the corner of the room, where an upturned armchair was covered with old papers and maps. Instinctively, LARRY AND TOTO pushed the two brothers behind them and took up a NINJA FIGHTING STANCE.

有几次，当他们看到警犬在通风口巡逻时，他们不得不呆在那里。 但十分钟后，他们就到了拉里办公室的正上方。 首席忍者默默地打开通风口，滑到他的桌子上，带领其他人跟在他后面。 很明显，一切都不对：这个地方一片混乱。 显然有人为了寻找线索把这个地方翻了个底朝天。 拉里尽可能安静地移动文件和家具。 他移开牛奶车，露出一个打开的空保险箱。 “爆炸!它消失了。有那么一会儿，这四个人一动不动地站着，不知道下一步该怎么走。 这时，他们听到房间角落里有什么动静，那里有一把翻过来的扶手椅，上面堆满了旧报纸和地图。 赖瑞和托托本能地把两兄弟推到身后，摆出忍者格斗姿势。

'OH, MY HEAD,' a very groggy Catface groaned, as he got to his feet. 'What happened?' asked Toto, rushing over to help him up. 'It was all going swimmingly to start with. I was

“哦，我的头。”猫脸昏昏沉沉地呻吟着站了起来。 “出了什么事?托托跑过去扶他起来，问道。 一开始一切都很顺利。 我是

able to charm my way through security- said I was looking for some papers to help with your case, Larry! Catface winked conspiratorially. 'AS SOON AS I WAS IN HERE, I MADE STRAIGHT FOR THE MILK TROLLEY AND CRACKED OPEN THE SAFE.' The cats looked at him in surprise. 'Don't be so surprised! I learned from the best: Abbe the eel, Dutch guy, master safe cracker. You arrested him last year, Toto? Anyway, I found the parchment and was just about to solve the riddle, when— 'When what?' the cats asked with bated breath. 'When I got clocked over the head by some rotter. I only came to just now.' 'Which means WHOEVER KNOCKED YOU OUT NOW HAS THE RIDDLE. If they can crack that they can reunite the two collars and then... rat domination, said Toto with a grimace. 'Yes, rather bad luck, I'm afraid. But there is one

我说我在找一些文件来帮你办案，拉里！猫脸阴谋地眨了眨眼。 “我一进来，就直奔牛奶车，撬开了保险柜。”猫们惊奇地看着他。 “别这么惊讶！”我师从最优秀的人：鳗鱼阿贝，荷兰人，破解保险箱大师。 你去年逮捕了他，托托？ 总之，我找到了羊皮纸，正要解开谜语，这时——“什么时候？”猫们屏住呼吸问道。 “当我被一只腐尸打过头的时候。 我刚才才醒过来。“也就是说，把你击倒的人现在掌握了谜底。” 如果他们能破解，他们就能把两个项圈重新连接起来，然后…… 老鼠的统治，托托做了个鬼脸说。 “是的，恐怕运气很差。 但是有一个

bit of silver lining: I can remember the riddle! See, learning songs for all those gigs has been good for something. Catface cleared his throat then recited: 'I lie below where horses tread, Before the carts and wheels go red, In water low, but hill so high, Where the city kisses the sky. You'll find me safe and buried there, Above London's smoke filled air. So, take a breath and you will find the treasure to control rats' minds.'

一线希望：我能记住这个谜语！看，为那些演出学歌是有好处的。 猫脸清了清嗓子，然后背诵道：“我躺在马踏过的地方，在马车和车轮变红之前，在水很低，但山那么高的地方，在城市亲吻天空的地方。 你会发现我安全地埋在那里，在伦敦烟雾弥漫的空气之上。 所以，深呼吸，你会找到控制老鼠思想的宝藏。”