「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