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生命隕落，日升日落依舊，無損於萬物變遷。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGRYHhKdK4
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被拋棄於世上的親愛的你啊，究竟該如何事好？49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5FuWVSbHc
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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……49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYAtsvDywW
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～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX45yRZ43Ck
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9dGw7LrX0
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjA5PxJGaM1
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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？」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaeBQ6Yqcoz
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bZGJxFpSv
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS52ob243rV
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「中尉，不要緊吧？」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcmtZ7Qaha
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrILgGks93
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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。」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7X5fjWvT7X
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlUsa7FFGd
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIez7HPvI1
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUV0ZbWJvS
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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……」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtqbhP2dlb
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「突襲檢查嗎？」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHJZkFmWFX
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霍克愛的神情緊崩了起來。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTWBrOEZpBE
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxglDXJlI9
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PQ1uckHB7
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxZdVNx5lI
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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……49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrH2J2zyRUw
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYfpV301Md
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她隱隱知道有某件事正在進行，但仍舊擔心。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVCtfok8Xm
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「知道了。不用擔心。」她也只能如此回答。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7oPHLi7hli
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPiC2TYdXT
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAVQrUETQc
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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！49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CTuUDwkXG
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還好有中尉在。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUVsz91LTT
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88HOblQRUz
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失去親人的悲傷，連最堅硬的盾都可以腐蝕。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ttM9b6QXn
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但叫他安慰對方，這實在不是他拿手的事啊。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqqQ7fbkQj
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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？49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbITH26YA0O
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRE7UhTWupq
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～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ln6SJRfSD
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYb9dIdaxd
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrrDJYEGas
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvVP3KS0bo0
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOz1UyngqY
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上面都已簽上了羅伊‧馬斯坦古的名字。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUquNF7tL9
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0BtitWRxN
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpurLKAPvG
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「中尉！不好了！」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoUQtknUbO
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxiY1ATJxn
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「剛才阿姆斯壯少校來電，說哈庫洛將軍要來視察。」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQC0y4sI6B6
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「這麼快？」還是哈庫洛將軍……49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQ9ZWZhstT
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡReh4ALe5P8
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0xUwcmNbS
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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……」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8hb1pDSrQ
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「縱慾過度？」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxfSg8g5b6
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霍克愛皺眉。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oNaZlwweR
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lqVidq7hX
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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……」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2fX030AaB
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7q27NICkRe
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但是，底下完全沒有人。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjTZ971U2R
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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。」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzPCSWukVG
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「遵、遵命！」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37I9KALt0s
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3Vb8JRFBX
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似乎是有關疤痕男的相關報告。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDNXRWg4AT
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fAGnHWjWS
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmeNEVYabS
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哈博克剛剛的態度對她來講太不自然了！49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8Tngo8E2k
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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……49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAovwFzdff
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaZ4dRwMfQ
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～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～＊～～49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFkXsuW3oL
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFDEd5sFFW
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「果然在這……」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Cb86elpbT
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AJQEG1QTz
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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！49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Wt8PxNj4y
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6l88FcW2u
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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……49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0EXCGgfmA
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCIefDFzko
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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……49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNpcWz3dnW
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtirJM59uSC
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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？」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWyY7Yabi9
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那表情，令她痛心。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTFABUL7t6
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbf5MoLqBGR
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz38vJ00lLZ
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhReaMQiwcw
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這幾天中央動做不斷。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6C6GEIYWvy
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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……49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuSEjM7KWg
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所有人等著在他露出破綻，給他致命一擊！49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvKL3n5h63
沉重的壓力與悔恨的心情，究竟在他心裡堆疊成多高的牆？49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcndx4E1h61
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHD9rpyxOGR
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCkqWyo1sZ
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwtHXFkmQX
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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……49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIx5tKkLSVi
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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？49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNle0rnJtvz
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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……」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUmpfv70yS
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「妳說誰孩子氣啊？中尉……」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBRjgXeBr0
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