菸灰掉落,露出橘紅色的溫度,雲霧隨著吐氣飄散在狹小的辦公室。香菸取代了原本沉穩舒適的咖啡味,昏昏沉沉地籠罩半個窗邊。103Please respect copyright.PENANAgBybJlbljw
「諾威警官。」警員慌張地從外頭報告,諾威點頭、起身,撚熄手中剛燃不久的菸。103Please respect copyright.PENANAOwPUpd5fYE
雨勢比昨日凶猛,巷口冰冷的身軀被雨水強力地啄蝕,淡紅色隨著聲響彈起落下。103Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3l3FF5Gsr
男子躺臥在染紅的水坑中,周圍倉促地腳步群踏濁了水窪,低沉的嗓音使得夜更加沈悶。103Please respect copyright.PENANAAXJSFbyJOg
「是刀啊。」諾威和現場人員招呼後摸著鬍渣自言自語。103Please respect copyright.PENANAZLHnaxX09n
絞殺、刺殺在諾威職業生涯所辦的命案中佔多數,因為刀繩相對其他凶器來說較方便。然而這類型的案子對偵察人是件麻煩事,畢竟能懷疑範圍更廣。103Please respect copyright.PENANAAsQrFq94qr
仰頭一看,閃爍的銳利凶器被綁在屋簷。鮮紅大剌剌地挑釁無能的警犬,嘲諷嘴臉彷彿映在刀面俯視底下。103Please respect copyright.PENANAh2i6XCv1ZS
諾威嘆了口氣沿著水管向上,手勾起冰冷金屬才發現旁邊黏著一張卡片。103Please respect copyright.PENANA0v6QgMT39M
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黑色的字眼遮蔽諾威的視線,煩躁、無奈、脅迫,一股腦兒地纏上脖子。他無法呼吸,忘了怎麼呼吸,眼前的景象隨著耳邊的歇斯底里漸漸消散。103Please respect copyright.PENANAgeDF71OUdH
「喂!警官!」偵探一把扶住要掉下來的諾威。原本想要調侃幾句,一看他臉色不對便對上級使了眼色將他硬拖回辦公室。103Please respect copyright.PENANAWTAyHDB5oa
辦公室除了女子的資料,也多了許多不同相關人員的資料。103Please respect copyright.PENANAqUYy1p7kII
包含剛被發現的冰冷被害者。103Please respect copyright.PENANA3VosOFuCKf
男子是名稍有名氣的作家,家族在政界小有名氣,可他卻毅然決然走上文字的道路,不惜與家斷絕關係。103Please respect copyright.PENANAdFG61vo9j8
「第一次看你這麼失態。」偵探翻閱現場照片,張嘴吐出迷濛的圈。103Please respect copyright.PENANAH6dB6EvEAQ
「讓你看笑話了,阪言。」諾威點了點灰燼深吸一口。103Please respect copyright.PENANAsrSkF8Kd47
卡片上的字跡被雨水渲染地看不出原樣,黑色的墨水在諾威的腦海奔放。他想不起來自己到底看到什麼,很顯然,並不是現在的模樣。103Please respect copyright.PENANAwXPSRDUGbW
「上頭有寫犯人是誰嗎?」阪言轉頭過來就看到諾威盯著卡片若有所思,以為是張重要的線索。走到他身旁近看,發現只是一張濕透的廢卡。103Please respect copyright.PENANAqlAZIqehlT
「我有些想法。」諾威撇下卡片吐了口煙,就算煙再怎麼濃也是有飄散的一刻,犯人再怎麼藏終究還是有足跡,更何況他根本沒特別藏。103Please respect copyright.PENANAuIeUmYApyS
刀和繩皆需要從外界取得,尋找近期購買的紀錄總能有些收穫。依照被害人傷痕判斷嫌犯應該是個男性,而且毫無人性,從作家反覆穿刺的傷口就能得知。103Please respect copyright.PENANAxZiK1eJCPD
然而為何嫌犯要對目前這兩人下手,大家都毫無頭緒,阪言也聳肩表示不要理解比較好。103Please respect copyright.PENANABcthqN4rG6
暫時和阪言討論出偵查方向後,諾威離開燈火通明的辦公室,打起傘走在充滿水坑的街上。水慢慢浸進鞋中,潮濕、渾濁、黏膩感由下往上蔓延,聚集在手中又滑落。103Please respect copyright.PENANA3QVSeS3GtD
已經好久沒對夜晚感到如此厭惡,和害怕。
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