Track the art thief

Author: Wolf (Germany)
Translator: De Si
Editor-in-Chief: Liu Zijun
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2000-03-01
Features: Tracking the Art Thief
This is the strange adventure of the four partners in the TKKG detective team during a folk festival. Peter accidentally discovered several thieves who steal famous paintings and resolved to expose the villains with their own efforts. However, a series of mysterious and baffling events occurred, and the ending was an unexpected scene: Fatso wiped his mouth. He was half a head shorter than Peter but six kilograms heavier. His round body was becoming more and more like a lump. Whenever he did gymnastics on the parallel bars, he struggled up and down, unable to complete even half a pull-up, and Peter had to lift him up—such a tiring task. But Fatso's round face, paired with his two windmill-like ears and golden-red hair, was quite charming. Now he stared in surprise as Peter quickly put on his jeans, sneakers, blue T-shirt, and yellow sweater.
"Are you still going out?"
"It's settled, I have an appointment with someone." Peter burrowed under the blanket, pulling it up to his chin. Lying there like this, he looked like a primary school child who couldn't be woken up—unless the school was on fire.
"Oh no!" Fatso's face turned pale with excitement. "You can't go out today, Rembrandt is everywhere. You've already been warned three times. If it happens again, you'll be kicked out. You're in danger—don't take the risk!"
"You should know that all three warnings were from Rembrandt. This is so unfair! He won't catch me again today. As soon as the lights go out, Rembrandt will sneak into the bed. I'll be back before midnight."
"If you get kicked out, that would be terrible!" Fatso said worriedly, quickly eating another nut chocolate. Peter didn't say anything. The thought of a fourth warning sent shivers down his spine, even though he had excellent grades—especially in math and physical education—he might have to leave school.
Although no student would feel ashamed, the parents had different opinions. His mother was a widow and had to work tirelessly to pay for his tuition. He didn't want to let her suffer such a blow. Since six years ago, when his father passed away while on a business trip, she had had to struggle to make ends meet. She was an accountant and lived in another city. Due to her job, she couldn't take care of Peter, but she wanted him to receive a good education, so she had to steel herself and sent him to a boarding school far from home.
Peter loved this school, but only because of his friends. They were tightly united—they were "Computer" Karl, "Little Claw" Jia Bi (because she couldn't pass a dog without saying, "Let Little Claw come out"), and Peter. Of course, Fatso was also part of their group, but when it came to particularly dangerous situations, he wasn't with them. Because he didn't have the courage to do what the other three dared to do, plus Karl, Jia Bi, and Peter were in the same class—Grade 9, Class B—but they didn't live in the school dormitory; they lived with their parents in the city.
It was a big city with an airport, subway, and sports facilities. The boarding school was located on the city's edge, where people could see fields and grasslands stretching toward a highway, with forests in the distance. Even during football matches in the first division, the shouts could be heard in the dining hall.
Paulin walked in.
"It's almost nine o'clock. Good night!"