Free Extraordinary Losers 3 by Jessica Alejandro Page B

the first police officer he saw. I followed him outside. “Quick, grab that man! Mundi’s uncle. He may have been involved.”
    â€œAre you sure?” The policeman was puzzled. He looked at Uncle Gofin, who was speeding towards the stairs.
    â€œYes! Yes! Yes!” Uncle Andy jumped, his face turning redder.
    The policeman charged up to Uncle Gofin. Uncle Gofin quickened his pace but the policeman caught up with him and caught hold of his wrist.
    â€œSorry, sir,” he said. “We need to ask you a few questions.”
    â€œAre you kidding me? My flight is tonight. I am supposed to be on my way to Thailand. Don’t be silly.” He tried to free himself from the grip of the policeman. His hair was coming down in loose strands and for once he didn’t look so handsome anymore.
    â€œWell, you just have to postpone your trip.” The police officer was firm and he led Uncle Gofin towards the lift. Uncle Gofin turned towards us in the lift and his eyes flickered in contempt. His flawless face transformed into a sinister one. I heard the satisfying click of a handcuff, then the lift door closed. That was the last we saw of him in the flesh.

CHAPTER 13: EXTRAORDINARY FRIENDS
    Okay, class, we are glad to have Mundi back with us,” Miss Jacobs announced.
    â€œWhat a brave boy he is!” Janice said, pointing at Mundi with her cast.
    The class cheered as they were happy that Mundi had been found. Even Adam, Justin and Leonard, who were usually jeering, grinned from ear to ear.
    â€œLet bygones be bygones?” Clandestino turned to them. “Thanks for helping us find Mundi.”

    â€œWell,” Leonard said. “Alright. But don’t think we are going to hang out with you from now on.”
    â€œYou bet!” Clandestino stretched out his hand for a handshake. Adam’s hand swerved right in and shook Clandestino’s hand firmly. This time he didn’t squeeze it.
    I turned to Mundi. “Aren’t you glad we saved you? If not you’d be in Thailand by now, who knows doing what?”
    â€œYes, it came out in the news last night that your uncle has been charged for kidnapping,” Janice added.
    â€œUh huh, Mundi, the police found a fake passport for you in Uncle Gofin’s hotel!” Clandestino said. “And they found plane tickets to Thailand sandwiched in your passport. The two clowns were right after all. There was another person who was the mastermind! And he was going to send you off to Thailand!”
    â€œUncle Gofin must have paid them to fake the Milo van, kidnap Mundi, call Mundi’s parents, ask for a ransom of $100,000 and divert them to Jurong, Jalan Pempin,” Janice said.
    â€œApparently, the house we found you in wasn’t even his. He broke into it as the owner wasn’t there since it was undergoing renovation,” I said.
    Mundi’s head was bowed low like he didn’t want to talk about it. Janice didn’t stop. “But why would Uncle Gofin want to kidnap you?”
    Mundi looked up with sombre eyes. “Uncle Gofin has never married. It’s kind of strange since he is so good-looking.” He bit his quivering lip. “An-An-An-And he adopted me as his godson about a year ago, no? He lives in India and I hardly saw him, but we chatted often on the Net. He knew that I was a genius in math and he always mentioned that I was worth millions of dollars. I didn’t know he meant it literally.”
    â€œWhat a loser!” Clandestino said angrily. I elbowed him.
    â€œWhat was he going to do with you in Thailand?” I asked.
    â€œI-I-I don’t know,” Mundi said sadly.
    â€œMaybe he was going to sell Mundi to an evil spy organisation! One who needs brainies like Mundi,” Janice said gleefully, no longer worried now that Mundi was safe.
    â€œYeah, Mundi,” I said, interrrupting Janice before she continued blabbering. “You are worth gazillions of dollars. Not