Upper-Intermediate - Detective Li 8: Final Mission (Part 2) (D1762)

小尤最先回到了刑侦科办公室。
Xiǎo Yóu zuìxiān huí dào le xíngzhēnkē bàngōngshì.
Xiao You was the first one back to the criminal investigations office.
办公室里没有其他人。
bàngōngshì lǐ méiyǒu qítā rén.
There was no one else in the office.
女人的好奇心让小尤慢慢地靠近了李探长的办公桌。
nǚrén de hàoqíxīn ràng Xiǎo Yóu mànmàn de kàojìn le Lǐ tànzhǎng de bàngōngzhuō.
Xiao You's curiosity brought her slowly to Detective Li's desk.
办公桌的右手边有一个小抽屉,上面有一把锁。对!就是这个抽屉!
bàngōngzhuō de yòushǒu biān yǒu yī gè xiǎo chōuti, shàngmian yǒu yī bǎ suǒ. duì! jiùshì zhè ge chōuti!
On the right-hand side of the desk was a small drawer with a lock on it. Yes! This was the drawer!
小尤仔细地观察了一下,发现是一把四位数字密码锁。
Xiǎo Yóu zǐxì de guānchá le yīxià, fāxiàn shì yī bǎ sì wèi shùzì mìmǎ suǒ.
Upon closer inspection, Xiao You discovered that the lock was a four digit combination lock.
但经过一番思想斗争之后,小尤放弃了一开始的想法,走回自己的办公桌。
dàn jīngguò yīfān sīxiǎngdòuzhēng zhīhòu, Xiǎo Yóu fàngqì le yīkāishǐ de xiǎngfǎ, zǒu huí zìjǐ de bàngōngzhuō.
However, after wrestling with the issue, Xiao You abandoned her plan and went back to her own desk.
也许,拥有秘密的李探长才更完美。
yěxǔ, yōngyǒu mìmì de Lǐ tànzhǎng cái gèng wánměi.
Perhaps it was having a secret that made Detective Li so perfect.
但正在这时,办公室里突然响起了一阵手机铃声和振动声。
dàn zhèngzài zhèshí, bàngōngshì lǐ tūrán xiǎngqǐ le yī zhèn shǒujī língshēng hé zhèndòngshēng.
However, at that moment, a cell phone in the office suddenly began ringing and vibrating.
小尤惊了一下,但很快她便发现响声就是从那个神秘的抽屉中发出的。
Xiǎo Yóu jīng le yīxià, dàn hěnkuài tā biàn fāxiàn xiǎngshēng jiùshì cóng nàge shénmì de chōuti zhōng fāchū de.
Xiao You was startled for a moment, but soon realized that the sounds were coming from inside the mysterious drawer.
怎么办?响声很刺耳,似乎在说:“快接电话!快接电话!”
zěnme bàn? xiǎngshēng hěn cìěr, sìhu zài shuō:" kuài jiē diànhuà! kuài jiē diànhuà!”
What could she do? The sound was really grating and seemed to be saying, "answer me! answer me!"
同时,好像又有种特殊的力量在驱使小尤重新拿起那把锁。
tóngshí, hǎoxiàng yòu yǒu zhǒng tèshū de lìliang zài qūshǐ Xiǎo Yóu chóngxīn náqǐ nà bǎ suǒ.
At the same time, it seemed there was some special force compelling Xiao You to return to the lock.
“密码到底是什么?”小尤胡乱地拨着密码锁上的数字,但始终无法打开。
" mìmǎ dàodǐ shì shénme?” Xiǎo Yóu húluàn de bō zhe mìmǎsuǒ shàng de shùzì, dàn shǐzhōng wúfǎ dǎkāi.
"What could the combination be?" Xiao You randomly input a few combinations, but they all failed to open the lock.
时间正一分一秒地过去。
shíjiān zhèng yī fēnyīmiǎo de guòqu.
The minutes ticked away.
小尤闭上眼睛对自己说:“尤丽,一定要冷静,冷静下来!”
Xiǎo Yóu bì shàng yǎnjing duì zìjǐ shuō:" Yóu Lì, yīdìng yào lěngjìng, lěngjìng xiàlai!”
Xiao You closed her eyes and told herself, "You Li, you need to calm down!"
小尤的脑中快速地回忆着和李探长有关的点点滴滴。
Xiǎo Yóu de nǎozhōng kuàisù de huíyì zhe hé Lǐ tànzhǎng yǒuguān de diǎndiǎndīdī.
Xiao You quickly went through every memory she had involving Detective Li one by one.
突然,小尤想起了什么:“难道...... ”。
tūrán, Xiǎo Yóu xiǎng qǐ le shénme:" nándào...... ”.
Suddenly, Xiao You thought of something. "Could it be...".
虽然她不确定自己的猜测,但还是依次拨了3个数字。
suīrán tā bù quèdìng zìjǐ de cāicè, dàn háishì yīcì bō le sān ge shùzì.
Although she was unsure of her guess, she still entered the first three numbers one by one.
“这第4位数字是......对了,这响声!”她拨下了第4位数字。
" zhè dì sì wèi shùzì shì...... duìle, zhè xiǎngshēng!” tā bō xià le dì sì wèi shùzì.
"The fourth number is...right, that sound!" She entered the fourth number.
“啪”地一声,锁开了!
" pā” de yīshēng, suǒ kāi le!
With a "click," the lock opened!
小尤赶紧拉开抽屉,看到了一张照片,一个文件袋和一个响个不停的旧手机。
Xiǎo Yóu gǎnjǐn lākāi chōuti, kàndào le yī zhāng zhàopiàn, yī ge wénjiàndài hé yī gè xiǎng ge bùtíng de jiù shǒujī.
Xiao You pulled open the drawer and saw a photograph, a folder of documents and an old cell phone, ringing and ringing.
小尤看了一下照片,“黑猫”两个字非常醒目,而照片上的那个人......
Xiǎo Yóu kàn le yīxià zhàopiàn," hēimāo” liǎng ge zì fēicháng xǐngmù, ér zhàopiàn shang de nà ge rén......
Xiao You took a look at the photograph. The words "black cat" were very clearly visible, and the person in the photograph...
“是他?!”小尤不敢相信自己的眼睛。
" shì tā?!” Xiǎo Yóu bùgǎn xiāngxìn zìjǐ de yǎnjing.
"It's him?!" Xiao You couldn't believe her eyes.
接着,她拿起了手机,按下了接听键。
jiē zhe, tā náqǐ le shǒujī, àn xià le jiētīng jiàn.
She picked up the cell phone and hit answer.
电话接通了!
diànhuà jiētōng le!
The call connected!
手机里传来了李探长的声音。
shǒujī lǐ chuánlái le Lǐ tànzhǎng de shēngyīn.
From the cell phone came Detective Li's voice.

Key Vocabulary

刑侦科 xíngzhēnkē criminal investigations
好奇心 hàoqíxīn curiosity
抽屉 chōuti drawer
[measure word]
suǒ lock
仔细 zǐxì carefully
观察 guānchá to observe
经过 jīngguò to undergo
一番 yī fān [a period of time]
思想斗争 sīxiǎngdòuzhēng mental struggle
放弃 fàngqì to give up
拥有 yōngyǒu to possess
完美 wánměi perfect
一阵 yī zhèn a burst of, a fit of
振动声 zhèndòngshēng vibrating sound
jīng to be startled
响声 xiǎngshēng ringing sound
刺耳 cìěr grating
驱使 qūshǐ to compel
胡乱 húluàn randomly
to enter, to input
始终 shǐzhōng from beginning to end
一分一秒 yī fēnyīmiǎo every single moment
冷静 lěngjìng to calm down
回忆 huíyì to recall, to remember
点点滴滴 diǎndiǎndīdī every bit, bit by bit
确定 quèdìng to confirm
猜测 cāicè guess
依次 yīcì in proper order
响个不停 xiǎng ge bùtíng to make noise without stop
醒目 xǐngmù clearly visible
接通 jiētōng to connect

Supplementary Vocabulary

恐吓信 kǒnghèxìn threatening letter
搜查 sōuchá to search
刺痛 cìtòng tingling
明显 míngxiǎn clear, obvious
转折 zhuǎnzhé a transition or turn in a story

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