第三十八章英语特牛的曹思悦 (6/7)
西装革履的男人涌入,为首者亮出证件:“Interpol. We need that journal as evidence in an international **uggling case.”(国际刑警,我们需要这本日记作为国际走私案的证据)
“Not so fast.” 曹思悦的声音从门口传来。她换了套黑色西装,长发利落盘起,气场却依旧摄人。“According to the Vienna Convention on Cultural Property, that journal belongs to the Chinese government.”(根据《关于文化财产的维也纳公约》,这本日记属于中国政府)她举起平板电脑,“And I have the legal documents to prove it.”
卡特博士赞许地点头:“Miss Cao is right. We've already coordinated with the Chinese embassy.”(曹小姐说得对,我们已经和中国大使馆协调好了)
看着国际刑警无奈离开,我终于松了口气:“你怎么找到这里的?”
曹思悦狡黠一笑:“Your phone GPS gave you away. Besides,” 她举起另一本日记,封面上印着东印度公司的徽章,“I found the second half of the story in the basement safe.”(你的手机定位暴露了你。而且,我在地下室保险箱里找到了故事的后半部分)
她翻开新日记,英语带着难以察觉的颤抖:“The artifacts were meant to be destroyed, but someone wanted to use them for... something unspeakable.”(那些文物本应被销毁,但有人想利用它们做…… 不可告人的事)
夜色渐深,我们站在大英博物馆的台阶上。曹思悦望着馆内灯火:“The real adventure is just beginning. We need to find the remaining artifacts before they fall into the wrong hands.”(真正的冒险才刚刚开始。我们得在文物落入坏人手中前找到它们)
“我们?” 我挑眉。
她眨眨眼,伦敦腔带着笑意:“Unless you're backing out? After all, qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.”(除非你想退出?毕竟,想要和平,必先备战)
我笑了笑,握紧手中的
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