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Detective Li 2： The Mysterious Text Message

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ID: 1689 Upper Intermediate
In part 2 of this detective story, Detective Li and his assistant Xiao You obtain a coded message from an infamous drug dealer. As usual, Li's problem-solving skills are up to the task. Can you keep up? 上集答案：凶手就是那位撒谎的助手，他将冰刀藏在热水瓶中带进了浴室，并在作案后将冰刀丢进浴池的热水中将凶器融化掉。因为冰刀是低温的，所以也造成了伤口周围呈紫红色。
Dilu,John
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醒目 xǐngmù eye-catching
穿着 chuānzhuó dress, apparel
时髦 shímáo fashionable
毒贩 dúfàn drug dealer
等李探长和小尤他们回到公安局时已经是晚上十点
děng 等Lǐ tànzhǎng 李探长hé 和Xiǎo Yóu 小尤tāmen 他们huí dào 回到gōng\'ānjú 公安局shí 时yǐjīng 已经shì 是wǎnshang 晚上shí diǎn 十点
Once Detective Li and Xiao You had arrived back at the station it was already 10pm.
刚进办公室的门大家就发现在白板的醒目位置贴了一张纸和一张照片照片上的男人看起来四五十岁穿着很时髦
gāng 刚jìn 进bàngōngshì 办公室de 的mén 门dàjiā 大家jiù 就fāxiàn 发现zài 在báibǎn 白板de 的xǐngmù 醒目wèizhi 位置tiē 贴le 了yī 一zhāng 张zhǐ 纸hé 和yī 一zhāng 张zhàopiàn 照片zhàopiàn 照片shàng 上de 的nánrén 男人kàn qǐlái 看起来sì wǔ shí suì 四五十岁chuānzhuó 穿着hěn 很shímáo 时髦
As soon as they walked in the office they noticed that a piece of paper and a picture had been pasted on the whiteboard where everyone would see it. In the picture was a man wearing fashionable clothing who looked to be about 40 or 50 years old.
这个人叫宋五木是个毒贩听说有很多情人同事王强指着照片说我们的线人报告说宋五木最近出了很多货包括摇头丸和K粉而且据说他的上家是他的老情人刘姐
zhè ge rén 这个人jiào 叫Sòng Wǔmù 宋五木shì 是ge 个dúfàn 毒贩tīngshuō 听说yǒu 有hěn 很duō 多qíngrén 情人tóngshì 同事Wáng Qiáng 王强zhǐ 指zhe 着zhàopiàn 照片shuō 说wǒmen de 我们的xiànrén 线人bàogào 报告shuō 说Sòng Wǔmù 宋五木zuìjìn 最近chū 出le 了hěn 很duō 多huò 货bāokuò 包括yáotóuwán 摇头丸hé 和K fěn K粉érqiě 而且jùshuō 据说tā de 他的shàngjiā 上家shì 是tā de 他的lǎo 老qíngrén 情人Liújiě 刘姐
“That’s Song Wumu. He’s a drug dealer. I’ve heard that he has a lot of different girlfriends too.” Their colleague Wang Qiang was pointing at the picture and continued, “Our informant has reported that Song has moved a lot of product lately – including ecstasy and ketamine. Also, they say his supplier is actually his girlfriend of a long time, Ms. Liu.”
刘姐小尤好像想起了什么是不是通缉令上的刘梅
Liújiě 刘姐Xiǎo Yóu 小尤hǎoxiàng 好像xiǎng qǐ 想起le 了shénme 什么shì bu shì 是不是tōngjīlìng 通缉令shàng 上de 的Liú Méi 刘梅
“Ms. Liu?” Xiao You seemed to have just realized, “Is that the same Liu Mei wanted for arrest?”
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