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60 <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Mystery</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Wall</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>China</strong><br />
same thing.<br />
“No!” said Grant. “It’s my map till<br />
some<strong>on</strong>e tells me o<strong>the</strong>rwise. I just can’t let<br />
some<strong>on</strong>e intimidate me. If that guy really<br />
thought this was his map, he would not pester<br />
little kids like us—he would go right to Mimi<br />
and Papa.”<br />
It was clear that Grant had made up his<br />
mind. At least, Christina thought, <strong>the</strong>y were<br />
near <strong>the</strong> fr<strong>on</strong>t <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> plane and <strong>the</strong> bad guy was<br />
near <strong>the</strong> back. <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g>y would be <strong>of</strong>f and l<strong>on</strong>g g<strong>on</strong>e<br />
before he got <strong>of</strong>f, she hoped. And, when <strong>the</strong>y got<br />
to H<strong>on</strong>g K<strong>on</strong>g, maybe Li’s and C<strong>on</strong>g’s parents<br />
would add extra protecti<strong>on</strong>…four kids, four<br />
adults. Good luck, bad guy, she thought.<br />
Before l<strong>on</strong>g <strong>the</strong> pilot announced that <strong>the</strong>y<br />
were <strong>on</strong> approach for landing. <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> kids felt<br />
prepared for <strong>the</strong>ir quick exit from <strong>the</strong> airplane.<br />
However, <strong>the</strong>y were not prepared for <strong>the</strong> sight <strong>of</strong><br />
H<strong>on</strong>g K<strong>on</strong>g and its lovely Victoria Harbor. As <strong>the</strong><br />
airplane banked to <strong>on</strong>e side to line up with <strong>the</strong><br />
runway, <strong>the</strong> four kids could clearly see <strong>the</strong> jigsaw<br />
puzzle <strong>of</strong> green islands in <strong>the</strong> blue sea.<br />
“Wow!” said Christina. “What a pretty sight.”<br />
“Yeah,” said Grant, “look at that mountain!”<br />
Li and C<strong>on</strong>g were speechless. At last Li
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