第二日,我拎住勝叔俾我嘅「線索」——一張霉爛到幾乎化嘅1942年西貢海圖,上面用紅筆圈住飯甑洲,仲寫住「聲が聞こえる」(日文:聽得到聲音)。5Please respect copyright.PENANANQr6ETOQCQ
「喂,阿基,聽日可唔可以租你隻艇去飯甑洲?」我問碼頭個船家。5Please respect copyright.PENANA08mbJszlXo
阿基原本仲笑笑口食緊煙,一聽到「飯甑洲」三個字,即刻擰頭:「屌,唔去!夜晚嗰度有日本仔講嘢㗎!」5Please respect copyright.PENANA8XYpyvMU64
「吓?你講緊二戰啲軍艦亡魂呀?」我扮輕鬆,但阿基個樣認真到爆。5Please respect copyright.PENANAYC2Arcgo1h
「舊年有個YouTuber去嗰度拍片,錄到啲『呀依嗚欸』嘅日文,返到屋企把聲就沙晒,三日後失蹤咗。」阿基壓低聲線,「佢最後一段片,把聲變成咗……女人聲。」5Please respect copyright.PENANAHXaL7u2kSm
我心諗:「又係啲老作都市傳說?」但個懷錶喺褲袋突然震咗一下,凍到我大腿一痺。5Please respect copyright.PENANA11Nt2H0OZq
最後我掟多一千蚊,阿基先死死氣答應:「下晝三點前去,天黑前一定要走!」
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飯甑洲位置喺浪茄灣對住東壩,其實就係舊時日軍嘅沉船區,而家隱約見到幾碌生鏽炮管突出海面。我拎住部錄音機,開機五分鐘,正常到悶——直到我無啦啦收到一段頻道雜訊。5Please respect copyright.PENANAU2gkFzpdW8
最初以為係附近漁船通訊,但愈聽愈唔對路:5Please respect copyright.PENANAWKr5InH2DD
「助けて……痛い……(救命……好痛……)」5Please respect copyright.PENANAEc9j3L4UsT
「撃て!殺せ!(開槍!殺啊!)」5Please respect copyright.PENANAtqzITWt7ky
「あの女を止めろ——(阻止那個女人——)」5Please respect copyright.PENANAAZK0O5DkqS
跟住係一連串尖叫同落水聲,仲有啲似鐵鏈拖地嘅「鏗鏗」聲。最恐怖係,段錄音最後突然靜晒,然後有把女人聲用廣東話講:5Please respect copyright.PENANAyXjK0OAX31
「你……睇到個懷錶未?」5Please respect copyright.PENANAy1ezISK3GN
我嚇到手震,成部錄音機跌落地。執返起時,段錄音已經變返正常海浪聲。5Please respect copyright.PENANAQLIJe5Whtc
但SD卡入面,多咗個名為「1942.5.24」嘅WAV檔。
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當晚我發高燒,成個人忽冷忽熱。半夢半醒之間,我見到自己企喺一個海灘,但啲海水係深紅色,仲有幾十個著住民國衫嘅村民浮沉喺度。5Please respect copyright.PENANAr6Zp9VOwX8
然後我見到佢——5Please respect copyright.PENANAa5zEVk20yM
嗰個喺我相片出現過嘅女人,企喺一堆六角形石柱中間,雙手捧住嚿發青光嘅石頭,嘴郁緊好似唸緊咒。5Please respect copyright.PENANAtkh02sga08
「門要開了……」佢突然望向我呢邊,對眼流緊血淚,「快啲走!佢哋會認得你個樣——」5Please respect copyright.PENANALQlefC95E5
我未問到「佢哋」係邊個,成個夢突然扭曲,轉場去一個日軍碉堡入面。有個著住軍服、塊面爛到見骨嘅男人,拎住把武士刀指住我:5Please respect copyright.PENANAFgx5zzIpST
「お前もあの女の仲間か?(你也是那個女人的同夥嗎?)」5Please respect copyright.PENANAYd6ip7uh8s
我嚇到彈起身,成張床濕晒汗。而床頭個懷錶,正以倒轉方向急速轉動。