Book1:TeDream-Maker (第130/166页)

hhislieutenantstodisposeofyou．Hewaoputyouaway.”Mr．Fingerlookedtipsilyatthefacesaroundhimandsaid，"Mr．Kaffeewillbegettingmorethanhebargainedfor,asyouhavebroughtallthesepeopletodiewithyou.”ThenturningtoYokoandMaraheadded，"Pity，thesetwobeautieshavetodie，too．Butit’snobigdeal．Eveniftheyareasbeautifusthemostgeousflowers,wheherandfalltotheground,theywillbecoveredwithdirtandmud.”Alleyesintheroomweretratedontheiroddandminutepal．

    "youtellmeexactlywhat’sgoingon?"askedDimitri.Mr.Fingerhesitatedforamihenhesighedandsaid，

    "OK．Sireatedmetothisexcellentwine,I’llgiveyouthelowdown．Butyoumustfirsttreatmetomorewine.”

    "Noproblem.”saidDimitriandbeganpmorewiothegss．

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    "Stay!Stay!Enoughisenough!Doyouwanttodrowhewinewasalreadyuptohisbythen．Heduckedhiswholebodydowhewineanddranktohisheart’stent．Thenhesurfaced，shookhimselfandbrushedawaythewinefromhisfadhair，saying，"Great!Suchislife!"Dimitrihadapremonitionthatsomethingsinisterwasbrewing,soheprobedhimon．

    "eon．Nomorejoking．Outwithit!"

    "What’sthehurry?You’llknowsooer．It’slikethis：Mr．Kaffeewascertainyouwouldbebringingyourfriendsintorobyourownbank,sohedidthingstothearmsystemtomakeitalertthepoliceevenifyouusethemastercardtoopenthedoortothevault．Hewaohaveallofyoukilledthroughthehandsofothers.”Dimitriwasangryandhitthetablesohardwithhisfistthatthegssjumped．

    "Howabomisdrelis!Ifavehim,savedhimfromcertaihaedhimwell．Butherepaysmebybetrayandwantsmedead.”Dimitriwassilentforamoment．Thenhesaid"Si’sthecase,let’sfetaboutthemoneyandrun.”MrFingerseemednotatallsympathetictotheirplightandsaidmogly，

    "Youstillwanttorun?Noway.Theyendedyoutoleaveherealive.”Dimitriseemedtohaveetoadecisiohetableemphaticallyandsaid，

    "Si’soheywamyfriendsleave．Iotinvolvethem.”

    "Don’thitthetablesohard"criedMr．Finger．"You’llupturnthegss．Itwouldreallybeapitytospillthisexpensivewine!”

    "Weareindangeroflosingourlives,butallyoucareaboutiswine!"saidDimitriindignantly．

    "That’syourbusiness，notmine，"repliedMr．Fihperfeposure．Hedrankagainwithobviousappreciationandthensaidciliatorily，"Don’tbemadatme，Dimitri．It’snotmyfault．Evenifyoudie，theywillkillyourfriendstopreventdisclosureoftheirsecret．Sowhydon’tyoualljustdrinkandenjoyyourselves?"

    "Whohasthehearttodrinkinsuchcircumstances?"Everyonewassilentandhungtheirheadsiion,notknowingwhattodo．Mr.Fingerfeltsorryforthemandsaid，

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    "Allright．A11right．Forthesakeofthesetwobeauties，I’lltellyouatrickthatjustmightpossiblywork．Butnosurebetsofcourse.”Thesewordsraisedthehopeoflifeinthemagainandtheycriedently，

    "Whattrick?"

    "Whatdoyoumean?"

    "Tell!"ButMr．Fingerwouldnotbehurried．Hedeliberatelysippedmorewine,andwhehehadhadenough,said，

    "Punchthegroundfloorbuttonoftheelevatorareatbeforethedoorcloses．Theywouldnaturallyassumethatyouhadallgonedowntothevault．Therewillonlybeaninterimofamiwo．RushuptothendingontheroofaoMr．Kaffee’shelicopter．Ifnoneofyouoperateohenyouhaveetoadeadend.”

    "I!Iflyahelicopter!"criedDimitriexcitedly.Mr．Fingeryilyinthegssandwavedhishandcka