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生命隕落，日升日落依舊，無損於萬物變遷。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIIvcBSN1g
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被拋棄於世上的親愛的你啊，究竟該如何事好？39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5xis4dQSR4
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抱持著回憶繼續在未來的荊棘路上前進？又或是佐以回憶痲痺身心，留自己於無救的空白……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpL0dquKEw0
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～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuHFmaroex
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「中尉？」一打聽到霍克愛所處的地點，法爾曼急急忙忙衝了過去。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0JqhAvNq1
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空曠無人的東方司令部大廳門口，一名金髮綰在腦後的女子正單膝著地，在她正前方，是一名哭倒在地的老婦人。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavUoX0NiNY
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「准尉，」莉莎‧霍克愛緩緩回頭，她的手輕輕放在婦人的背上，原本燙平的衣襟出現了皺折，袖口有著淚漬，她低聲問：「你知道阿斯方‧米德恩？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBLdxGiVoE
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「第二小隊隊長，獨子，幼年喪父，與六十八歲母親相依為命，前兩天出勤掃蕩走私武器喪命。」法爾曼有條不紊地報告。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5tuEGtL8T
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「嗯，你在這陪她，等米德恩夫人能夠平靜處理事情，再帶她去填寫撫卹証件，順便整理阿斯方的遺物。」她輕撫老婦人的顫抖的背脊，爾後站了起來。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZo0Usksrv
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「中尉，不要緊吧？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqhYzR5PyP
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長時間維持蹲姿讓她雙腳發痲，差點因平衡感不佳而跌倒，嚇了法爾曼一大跳。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilZOnP5t7F
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「不礙事，腳有點痲。」她擺擺手，站挺身子，「交給你了。撫卹證件的部份，希望一次就能辦齊。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixo8Y1GXl0
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「沒問題。」法爾曼在接獲中尉命令時，就已經把文件準備齊全。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABvaffH7qh
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撫卹文件的過程稍嫌繁雜，如果辦理時忽略了某部份，還得等之後補齊相當麻煩。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlb954Em3A
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但是……中尉為什麼會這麼了解呢？法爾曼不禁疑惑著。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOS6Yhk8EEJ
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但這不是最重要的事，姑且放一邊不管，「中尉，還有一件事，」法爾曼神色警戒的看了看四周，確定沒人後才以兩人聽得到的音量說：「中央的巡視，聽說提前了……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0jKyZhrGa
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「突襲檢查嗎？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXulKi92Jln
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霍克愛的神情緊崩了起來。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOBXTMgn7t
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說是檢查，其實是核定該人是否有資格升任。對於她的上司──羅伊‧馬斯坦古來說，絕對是件重要的事。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9SV1LYIM4
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如果在檢查時發現了不好的情況……那升調中央之事，便不用談了。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnRFuRHtl5
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「是，官方預定時間是下個禮拜，但消息傳來是這幾天，上校他……」法爾曼的臉上流露出擔心的神情。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhoryWnRjb
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「還沒進辦公室嗎？」霍克愛沉思著。昨天上校職勤到下午，今天是早班。但離開辦公室的時間似乎是……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuu7pFuzbqr
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從馬斯‧休斯的葬禮回來後，上校的狀況……其實很不穩定。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkxhJb2Iim
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她隱隱知道有某件事正在進行，但仍舊擔心。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvMMYuUWpF
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「知道了。不用擔心。」她也只能如此回答。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSouvyzQ0E
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必需相信他。從她所能找到的線索幫他處理好事情。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFo7cd7jZe
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「啊……中尉那個……」看著中尉勉力隱藏雙腳發痲的情形，一邊緩步向前，逞強的挺直著背，法爾曼不禁嘆了口氣。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUplVwnx4KV
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天知道她在這兒蹲了多久，願意花這麼多時間陪著軍人遺族的人，也只有外表看似嚴謹實則溫柔的霍克愛中尉了吧！39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpKl8urfWW
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還好有中尉在。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLGltjyXNr
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對他們來說，比起和敵人作戰，安撫死去同事的家屬更叫人害怕。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopHEZZoixZ
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失去親人的悲傷，連最堅硬的盾都可以腐蝕。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8KQJ0jGVCm
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但叫他安慰對方，這實在不是他拿手的事啊。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnH9RmutMQ
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他瞇著眼睛抓頭髮，總不能臨陣落跑，不然到時會落得跟黑色疾風一樣的下場吧？39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsq3PRJNRtn
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他左思右想，最後決定從他善長的下手。「米德恩夫人……」他靜靜地蹲在那，不催促哭泣的婦人也不說漂亮的安慰話，就像對著床邊孩子講顧事一般，阿斯方‧米德恩入伍後的功勳與表現隨著微風徐徐吹過，穿越了大廳。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRkFA35vdt
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～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pG7SgKWdi
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帶著混雜著啜泣聲的故事傳入霍克愛走不遠的耳中。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fJSwwfBAs
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她略微讚賞的揚起嘴角，眼睛直視前方，腦中正飛快地盤算著今天的行程。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMoDEcrwUnC
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穿過走廊到了上校的辦公室，一打開門，映入眼簾的是一片狼藉的辦公室，還有滿地的紙飛機。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6CKLZRgRqv
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霍克愛嘆了口氣，小心翼翼地跨過障礙，便彎身撿拾飛機，再一張一張攤開。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobyaF2vEin
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上面都已簽上了羅伊‧馬斯坦古的名字。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWBlLgvTQP
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之後再將上司桌上的文件集合起來，一張一張細心地檢查，依照編號排序，再根據她所做的表格一一最做後確認。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5v1msULih
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「真是……」看完後再看一眼日期，她不禁揚起無奈的笑容。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2dFZ4pQkd
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「中尉！不好了！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoAbqY5OcL
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哈博克慌張的聲音從外面衝了進來，碰地一聲推開了大門，像一陣旋風一樣衝了進來。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYktX5W1cBI
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「剛才阿姆斯壯少校來電，說哈庫洛將軍要來視察。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZ4RUTvWDk
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「這麼快？」還是哈庫洛將軍……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrT4jfuW54
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誰都好，偏偏挑到哈庫洛將軍……上司以二十九歲的年紀晉升上校，已經惹來許多人的眼紅，其中又以哈庫洛為最。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9sAzQ9Gfd
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他就像禿鷹一樣，盤旋在羅伊‧馬斯坦古的頭上，隨時準備啄下他毫無防備的雙眼。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTia6nQK3kL
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「對啊！好像是突擊檢查！啊！完蛋了啦！上校他到底跑到哪裡去了？該做的公文都沒做完，晚上還跑去跟女孩子約會，這一陣子都一臉縱慾過度的樣子……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqCtMOyKDA
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「縱慾過度？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDgJ08IRG4
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霍克愛皺眉。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTa8e7AnLQk
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哈博克剛衝進來時，便大啟門扉，尤其是剛剛大聲嚷嚷，讓經過的軍人們無不停下腳步好奇的往裡面看。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgbHxwtzbO
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「對啊！中尉妳沒發現嗎？上校這幾天常常穿著隔天的軍服都沒換啊！」哈博克像完全沒注意到霍克愛不悅的表情，繼續大聲嚷嚷，「昨天本來要和我去清點兵器庫，居然做到一半就把我留下來說什麼要跟『賈桂琳』約會，昨天不知道混到幾點，連鬍子都沒刮就來上班了！嗚啊！難道休斯准將的死給他這麼大的打擊只能去找女人嗎？要是被查出來了我們會不會被拖累啊……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1Ia3M7Ol9
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連珠砲似地抱怨了一堆，一個人誇張地在那兒東跳西跳的哈博克停不下來地四處搜尋，想看看失蹤的上司是否躲在辦公桌後看他的笑話。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ykxxf75Ke
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但是，底下完全沒有人。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMytbr0q1J
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「哈博克少尉。」霍克愛再度嘆了口氣，「冷靜下來，我先去找上校，你注意一下情況，如果哈庫洛將軍來了，立刻通知我。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjS7JzPl8dB
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「遵、遵命！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseTirvB7qc
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留著緊張兮兮的哈博克下來，霍克愛拿著公文疾走至收發室，回想著昨天晚上上校批閱的最後一份。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbqF7zdXIu
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似乎是有關疤痕男的相關報告。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOwpfMcE8K
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她在腦海中快速推斷上校最近的行事以及關注事項，決定先前往最有可能找到人的地方──資料室。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPqmdJfdOn
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通往資料室的途中，霍克愛不停地聽到「上校昨天和賈桂琳又去約會」、「聽說很晚才回去呢」、「縱慾過度」等話題，八卦散佈的速度比她想的還要快。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYd0k47M4U6
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哈博克剛剛的態度對她來講太不自然了！39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLW42azTgrZ
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就算平時對上司多所怨言，也還不至於口無遮欄到在有人會經過的場合大放厥辭，尤其是這種敏感時間所放出去的八卦……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWST0CJu8N
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嚼著舌根的軍人看到無不害怕的噤聲，一副怕被她訓話的樣子，紛紛讓開一條路。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadwEAv1kIU
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～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRJARt2iLX
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順路過去拿了上校的衣物才過來的霍克愛，一打開資料室的門，就看到黑色軍靴出現在門後。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBQcaHotQJ
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「果然在這……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuK1AMtABzk
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她的上司──羅伊‧馬斯坦古上校正以檔案為枕頭呼呼地睡大覺。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfhatKptLof
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要是被其他人看到了，不免又要被說是「工作不認真」吧！39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHyG4Uhrj4
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她小心翼翼地關上門，危恐吵醒正在休息的上司。撿起四散的文件，文件上都是折痕，還有手指用力捏過留下的痕跡……以及水漬。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6pnp1pNLf
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霍克愛深深地嘆了口氣。悄悄跪在他的側邊，看著因疲倦與壓抑而勞累的他，突然覺得於心不忍……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SFTJkzAhG
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黑色的瀏海蓋住他緊閉的眼，原本醒著時被壓抑的落寞與悲傷，在他沉睡時便浮現出來。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HKIxofAGz
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深深的黑眼圈昭示著他的不安與脆弱，那定是對友人的懊悔與思念，她猜想她的長官這幾天一定沒睡上個好覺吧……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGbpfDVLOr
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自從休斯准將過世後，只要辦公室的電話響起，上校的臉色都不好看。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhbUSyvJfc
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有一次，甚至還脫口而出：「是休斯嗎？這傢伙真是的……一定又打來炫耀……」爾後如夢初醒的淡淡說了一句：「我一定是做夢了……休斯你這傢伙，連死掉了都要在夢中炫耀你的妻女嗎？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrkbg6VQTCo
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那表情，令她痛心。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhppRG0N0c
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「呃……」原本仰躺的上校忽然一個翻身，躺在書緣的腦袋就這樣光明正大的翻上了她的大腿。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsenfCPg98j
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這、這……霍克愛一時慌了手腳，本能的想站起來躲避這過於親密的舉動，但一想到上校好不容易能夠睡上一覺，她硬是壓下了不安，強迫自己維持跪姿。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16lLup5JoB
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看著隱沒在牆上陰影的掛鐘指著九點五十七分，心想過五分鐘再叫醒他吧，哈庫洛將軍不會這麼快就到了。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt74H4iZ9iO
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這幾天中央動做不斷。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfw8PEYTQvW
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所有人幾乎等著看好戲──等著看他逾越職權調查休斯死因；看他會不會因為失去好友意志消沉；看他會不會……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRLmARxiry
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所有人等著在他露出破綻，給他致命一擊！39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvOLIy78TD
沉重的壓力與悔恨的心情，究竟在他心裡堆疊成多高的牆？39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQujgQun6g6
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霍克愛第一次寧可這個男人再次崩潰大哭。但他沒有。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCihcWOJZ6
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『中尉，下雨了呢！』在休斯准尉入土為安的那個豔陽天，他的世界獨自下起了雨。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2KJUgm7CP
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只有他一人淋濕而已……貼心的藏起所有不安與負面情緒，只為了安撫下屬。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AbtsPRXpT
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伸手撥了撥他的瀏海，然後看到，這個睡像不怎麼樣的男人正張著嘴，悄悄的流著口水……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuN6aS02LX
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她不禁失笑，像他這樣叱吒風雲的人物，若是被愛慕他的女性看到了這副不怎麼帥氣的睡像，應該會夢想破滅嗎？39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFTidlKg4h
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從口袋拿出乾淨的手帕替他擦了擦嘴角。「真孩子氣……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpblSrAklA8
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「妳說誰孩子氣啊？中尉……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyKcvywdJ3
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