Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第120/246页)

asatisfactoryandsuccessfulclusioookacheappsticlighteroutofhispocket.

    “Doyouknowwhatthisis?”heaskedWhiteFairy.

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    “Ofcourse”shereplied.“”It’salighter.IsawRichardandJamazuseoolighttheircigarettes.”

    “Right”saidMr.Kaffee.“Doyouknowhowtouseone?”

    “Letmetry.”WhiteFairywasintheformofapuffofsmoke,butthesmokewasdenseandcouldcarrylightobjeddoeffortlessjobs.Shetransformedthesmoketotheshapehthandandlitthelighter.

    “That’sgreat!”saidMr.Kaffee,eted.“50%ofmypnhassucceeded!”

    AcctoWhiteFairy’sdires,BigOparkedthetaxicabataeronebloHawknose’sden.RichardandJamazparkedbehindthemandcameovertotheircarwindow.

    “Nowwhat?”Richardasked.Mr.Kaffeegavethemtheirinstrusinaoneandsaid,

    “Youonlyhavetenminutes.Bequick.Iwillbeherekeepingtheginerunning.”Richard,JamazandBigOlefthastily.WhiteFairyfloatedupthewallsilentlyandfluctuateddownintothegarden.ItwastheendofNovember.Afterahotanddrysummer,thegrassandshrubsweretinderdry.WhiteFairyfoundadarkspotinthebackyardwherethegrassackedandigwithMr.Kaffe’slighter.Thetwoguardsrushedtothebackyardandtriedtoputoutthebze,neversuspegittobeahoax.WhiteFairyimmediatelyunlockedthefrontgateainRichard,JamazandBig-Oaitingoutside.Theyimmediatelysurgedin.Afterputtingoutthefire,thetwoguardsreturnedandweresurprisedtobefrontedbyuedintruders.Beforetheyhadtimetoreact,theywererenderedhelplessbystrongarmsthatchokedtheirnecks,whichweretheneasilyshaclearcrack.BigOandJamaz’ssinisterandruthlesswayofkillingweresoandsimpleitseemedtobesynized.Theythendraggedtocorpsesintoashadowyerandhidthembehindbushes.MeanwhileRichardrushedintothehousetoseeiftherewereanyuardsinside.WhiteFairybroughtRomidowairsandranoutthegatetowardstheparkedcars.Richards’seyeslookedalroundandfoundnoone.Uponseeingasuitcaseontheroundtable,hisoldhabitofpigupthingsontheslycameintopy.Hethought,

    “Hey!Iriskedmylifetoehere.I’tjustleaveempty-handed!”Sohecasuallyfilchedthesuitcaseandtookitwithhim.JamazcameuponBigOkneelingonthegroundbeforethedeadguards,hislipsmovingasifintandprayer.Hepulledhimupanddraggedhimtothedoorsaying,

    “Let’sgoquick.Wehavenotimetowaste.”Richardbroughtuptherearandclosedthegatebehindhim,leavingnoclueofwhathadtakenpce.Whehreeofthemcametothecar,theysawMr.Kaffeeatthedriver’sseatofthejalopywithabeautifulwomansittiohimholdierlilyinherhand.Shelookedsadanddowncast.WhenMr.KaffeesawthesuitcaseinRichard’shand,hiseyeslightedupandasked,

    “Doyouknowwhatyouhaveinyourhands?”

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    “No.It’sheavy.Perhapsit’sgold.”

    “No”saidMr.Kaffeesmilingmysteriously.“Maybeterwemight.”

    Thetwocarsturnedaroundanddroveoffthewaytheyhade.

    Theyhadnotgonefarwhentheysawtwebcksedanseflyingby.Mr.Kaffeeimmediatelysloweddoulledhiscarovertotheroadside.RichardandJamazstoppedtooandcameuptoseewhatcausedthedey.

    “pened?Whydidyoustop?”

    “Didyouseethosetwosedansthatjustflewby?”Thethreenodded.“Hawknosewasihem.”

    “Really?Thewhydidyoustop?Youwaoebadgetus?”

    “Hey,brothers.Wanttodosomethiadearth-shaking?”

    “Sure.What?”

    “Thatsuitcaseusedtobemine.N