The Mystery on the Great Wall of China

120 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Mystery</strong> on the Great Wall of China
flat stone on the ground. He began to gently
unwrap the package. With each pull and tug of
the wrapper, the kids drew closer and closer.
Finally the wrapper fell away to reveal a
large handful of beautiful green pieces of pure
jade. Just then sunlight spewed through one of
the Great Wall’s ramparts and shined on the jade
stones, causing them to glint like
tiger eyes.
“I told you,” Grant said
quietly, “just the color
of the bad guy’s
eyes.”
“<strong>The</strong> bad
guy, as you call
him,” said one of
the officers, “is the infamous jade thief that has
been in all the newspapers. Have you tourists
not read about this?”
Papa shook his head. “We just briefly
heard about it from these children’s (he
indicated Li and Cong) parents the other night.
<strong>The</strong>y export fine jade pieces.”
<strong>The</strong> officers looked suspicious once
again. “And do they have anything to do with
this theft?”