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Pro smiled “I know”

“What?”

Pro reached into the attaché and pulled out the email with the notes she had written “I translated it,” she added triumphantly

Max took the paper, gave it a once-over, and gave a sood work, Pro”

“I am a detective”

“How did you figure it out?”

“Because of you I reht of Wonder and thought they were real You told me how the trick worked and showed me the Kellock Houdini”

Max frowned “You were barely five years old…”

“I know, but it all came back to e with the code”

“And then you just figured everything else out,” Max said “Wow! I have a really shter”

He raised his hand and wiped his eye as Pro stood in amazement

“Are you…crying, Max?”

“Just so in my eye,” Max said and blinked rapidly “Kid, between the two of us, we could figure this case out”

“Max…” Pro lowered her voice “I am serious You have to turn yourself in I’ll call my partner, we can escort you to the precinct, ets hurt”

“I can’t do that, Pro Two people are dead because of my invention I have to stop the killer”