「兩位可以帶我到債主那裏嗎？」貝吏刻唐問。327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZo9hJagatR
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本以為要被逮捕的兩人異口同聲地說：「欸？」327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklXhblEYp2
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夫婦帶貝吏刻唐到借他們錢的銀行家家裏，銀行家的護衛也爽快地帶三人到會客室。327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZEKxfGh2Y
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會客室裏有數名配備刀劍和火槍的大漢，夫婦左右依靠貝吏刻唐定驚。327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwgjgsCqVA
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三人坐在木長椅上看著皮椅上的銀行家，他蹺著腳拿起一顆由僕人遞給他盤上的葡萄：「輔佐官大人，小人不知為何你會大駕光臨，但既然輔佐官大人是為了這兩個不還錢的人而來，小人囂張一點也沒問題吧？」327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjKmx9dY00
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「沒問題。」貝吏刻唐說。327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0R09oHpDgh
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白髮和灰髮混雜的銀行家不當臉上的皺紋是一回事，說起話來字字鏗鏘：「小人相信輔佐官大人不是想用權力威脅小人，而是來給小人應得的錢吧？」327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXM6fgWm8r
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「在這之前，我想知道他們借錢的理由和金額。」327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLoK4gjRKQ
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另一個僕人在銀行家和三人之間的金桌為三人倒茶。327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZJdJfD1tv
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「他們借錢是因為要治好她的病。」銀行家看著彼蒂。327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKwKDrrcd4
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「病？但彼蒂小姐行走自如，我看不出有甚麼病。」327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPp4xav4Ss
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「不關我事，他們借了十鎊。」327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsnywGvhY9
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「十、十鎊？」貝吏刻唐差點吐出舌頭。327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR08zSNFOla
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十鎊可是個大數字，普通人工作一年才能賺到一到兩鎊，一般平民根本不可能隨便借那麼大筆錢。327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEkqiqEz5h
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「小人想叫他們還錢很久了，但一直有個女人擋路，我真想讓她嚐嚐多管閒事的滋味。輔佐官大人，小人也知道目前國庫一分都不能少，如果輔佐官大人可以帶那個女人過來的話，小人也許可以寬容一下。」327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKfPztaOMR
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「我不容許人民互相傷害。」327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0P3815uGla
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「那個女人一直在妨礙我辦公！欠債還錢是天經地義！她那麼喜歡包庇這兩個人便幫他們還錢！一直擋著我的人是甚麼意思？她又神出鬼沒，不然她一定要試試和銀行作對是甚麼後果。」327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwT0ktA1Llp
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夫婦兩人更用力抓住貝吏刻唐。327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD16w5YazV9
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「我們帝國也不希望有欠債不還錢的情況發生，但那個女人的地位有點特殊，我不能將她交給閣下。」327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvyCifeXRXb
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「輔佐官大人認識那個女人？輔佐官大人是要包庇她嗎？」
「下決定之前，我想問比魯先生和彼蒂小姐一些事。」327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJUYZ5kdC9
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比魯和彼蒂挺直身子雙手放在大腿上，「輔佐官大人想問我們甚麼？」比魯緊張地問。327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOKVSQsByF
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貝吏刻唐盯著茶杯裏的茶，茶映射他嚴肅的面孔：「彼蒂小姐得了甚麼病要用十鎊來醫治？」327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMhdXsQNRE
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「是很罕見的病，不過已經治好了。」彼蒂不想記起作病時的事。327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhetNKSOkCS
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「可以跟我講說一下病徵嗎？是怎樣的病？」327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6xZolz5cp
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銀行家繼續吃著盤子上的葡萄，另一位僕人幫他捶肩膀，他一邊享受一邊等待輔佐官大人。327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19YRDOHCbq
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「幾個月之前我到沙漠見朋友，途中在綠洲喝了點水，然後身體就突然經常發癢又很熱。我們當時因為太渴沒有看見有塊寫著「絕對不要喝這裏的水！」的木牌，要不是比魯在我旁邊又未喝水，我應該早就死了。」327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdp11ALvZI
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「發癢，身體又很熱？」貝吏刻唐對這個症狀感興趣。327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtv3yG566z
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「當我以為死定的時候，有一個女孩匆忙地跑過來，大聲說：「我不是立了牌子叫你們不要喝嗎？這下子怎麼辦？」然後她說有方法可以消除我的症狀，就給我吃了一顆藥丸。」327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQauofFiZYQ
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「藥丸？」327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkaei76Rekb
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「沒錯。吃下後我身體果然好多了，但她說藥丸只能抑制毒素三天，她叫我在三天內拿十鎊給她，她就會給我可以完全排除的藥水。我們當然有懷疑過她是不是在敲詐我們，所以在最後一天才到銀行借錢然後回到綠洲，想著即使她是在說謊也可以即日還給銀行。出乎我們意料，毒又發作了。我們只好老實地給十鎊給她，但我們根本沒有那麼多錢還給銀行。」327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQgXjKHdpA
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「那個女孩是甚麼樣子的？」327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyi6iCZlcB
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「她的衣著很奇怪，頭圓圓的長著棕黃色短髮，穿著一件白色大袍加內襯的紫色內衣，褲子雖然是黑色的但實際上貼身得不像褲子，還有穿著米色草鞋。個子矮矮很瘦，因為這樣我才忘不了她。」327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAMBlGI5ev
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「妳不是染病嗎？」327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjurj0QrJ2
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「是這樣沒錯。那個女孩說我中了因一種叫「黃突蓮」的毒 -」327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxZegczkHB
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貝吏刻唐此刻嚇得慢慢伸手握著茶杯，裝成淡定地喝茶。327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDaxVIJqdc
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「......而生的病，原本是不治之症，但綠洲裏的毒似乎不到會致命的程度，那個女孩便嘗試用綠洲來開發那個毒的解藥 -」327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6UADFRUJI
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貝吏刻唐急速放下茶杯雙手搭著彼蒂肩膀：「帶我見那個女孩！」327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVDB8wkWs7
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「不是，輔佐官大人不是要幫我們解決債務嗎？雖然不知道輔佐官大人為何要見她，之後我們一定會帶輔佐官大人去那個綠洲。」327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEyubHyj1d
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「如此一來，我就有必要幫助他們。」貝吏刻唐想起妹妹。327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hEtenR3Kr
