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<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> Jade Thief 121<br />
“Oh, no!” said Li. “<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g>y were just worried<br />
about all <strong>the</strong> museum pieces being stolen,<br />
perhaps never to be found again.”<br />
Now <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficers looked very c<strong>on</strong>fused.<br />
One <strong>of</strong>ficer waved his hands around in <strong>the</strong> air.<br />
“And so, how, how exactly did you know that this<br />
man and this treasure was here? Help me,<br />
please, to understand.”<br />
Papa looked at Grant and Christina. “You<br />
heard <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficer,” he said sternly. “Help him—<br />
help me—please, to understand. Now.”<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> four children looked at <strong>on</strong>e ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />
and <strong>the</strong>y just couldn’t help it. <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g>y began to<br />
laugh! And <strong>on</strong>ce <strong>the</strong>y started laughing, <strong>the</strong>y just<br />
could not stop.<br />
Papa and <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficers looked very<br />
befuddled and aggravated. “What is so funny?”<br />
Papa finally demanded.<br />
“I’m sorry,” Christina sputtered. “But we<br />
just know—” she had to stop and giggle again—<br />
“We just know that you w<strong>on</strong>’t believe that Grant<br />
found a treasure map <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> airplane and—”<br />
“A TREASURE MAP?!” boomed Papa.<br />
“Now that’s a likely story. You kids have more<br />
imaginati<strong>on</strong> than Mimi if you expect me to<br />
believe—”
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