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48 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Mystery</strong> on the Great Wall of China It happened every time. Christina hoped not this time—it was time they headed to the Great Wall with their treasure map! She was getting as anxious as Grant to solve this mystery and get some distance between them and the angry man. “This is lunch!?” Christina exclaimed. Before them was an array of food like she had never seen before. Li pointed to each dish as she named them: “Mongolian Hotpot (sort of like your fondu), Mu Shu Pork, Prawns (big shrimp), and…” Grant interrupted her. “I know those,” he said, pointing to a long stick that pierced enough apples for each of them. “Candied apples!” Everyone laughed and began to eat. This time, when tea was poured in a long arc into their cups, they hardly noticed. In fact, they hardly noticed anything but the delicious food on their plates disappearing. That is, until Papa served the candied apple dessert. “Oops,” he said, “It seems we’re short one apple.” “It is OK, sir!” said a waiter who suddenly appeared. “A guest ordered this especially for the young gentleman’s dessert today.” Everyone looked surprised as Grant was presented with a
<strong>The</strong> “Flowerpot” Army 49 large red plate with an unwrapped fortune cookie sitting in the center of it. Everyone laughed except Grant and Christina. “Maybe the Sumo wrestler sent it over,” said Cong. “Maybe a secret admirer,” Li teased. Grant didn’t smile. Mistaking Grant’s seriousness for disappointment, Papa said, “I’ll be glad to let you have my candied apple. I like my apples baked in a pie, anyway.” He poked his apple with a chopstick and placed it on Grant’s plate, right next to the ominous fortune cookie. Mimi laid her red napkin beside her plate. “While you kids enjoy your dessert, I think Papa and I will go take a look at the Flowerpot Army!” When she and Papa left the table, the kids urged Grant to open the fortune cookie clue and read the note inside. It said:
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