「它在哪兒？」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nMo5xtivz
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當咨詢偵探撞開大門走進鑑証室時，站在鑑証室角落的Monica睜大眼睛盯著他，而顯然他並沒注意到她。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GSPHEfAZD
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Lestrade環著胸，沉默地指了指桌上的鐵盤。鐵盤上有個尚未打開的透明塑膠袋，裡面鮮血淋漓，隱約能看見一隻人類耳朵。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21rRGcGJXq
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咨詢偵探俐落地戴上膠手套，打開袋子，用鉗子夾出斷耳，仔細審視一會後，才將斷耳放在另一個鐵盤上。他的隨行室友這時才到達鑑証室。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7oWGaaliHQ
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Monica盯著咨詢偵探的一舉一動，皺了皺眉。天啊－－他湊向盤子，近距離凝視斷耳的眼神，就像電影主角凝望情人般專注。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zqfVp03AW
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「在什麼地方找到它的？」咨詢偵探用鉗子將斷耳翻來翻去研究，這樣問。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRFFrZYKX0
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「罪案現場。」Lestrade單手摸著下巴說。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV44e0WZo5C
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「什麼？」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwPdEoDlM3
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「一個女人被殺害了，屍體在後巷，旁邊放著一張有你名字的紙和『那東西』。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkSFWgHTcG
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「她死了多久？」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHMN7TbYOV
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「五、六個小時。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFZ3NX9pfx
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「這隻左耳不屬於你們發現的屍體。」咨詢偵探語氣平淡地陳述。「John，放大鏡，在我大衣口袋裡。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLGMSTCS8D
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他的室友走過去，從他口袋拿出放大鏡遞給他。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOgFCUk1MV
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「打開它。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKb0zWPbS74
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「……行了。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGKV5Q4eu6
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咨詢偵探拿起桌上的滴管，朝斷耳的耳垂擠了兩滴清水，然後迅速地脫下左手的膠手套，接過放大鏡，湊近斷耳的耳垂。「女人；很可能不富有；生活品質不高；精神不堅強。」他忽然說。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbQDipO8Yw
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Lestrade馬上搭話：「那是什麼意思？這隻耳朵的主人是凶手嗎？」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIQxXeCuK3
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「憑這些資訊距離能下結論還很遠。我要看那張紙和罪案現場。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGnlrCItg2
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「那首先告訴我一件事，為什麼屍體旁邊的紙上有你的名字？那是什麼意思？這隻耳朵真的是給你的嗎？」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oM65yuA97
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「顯而易見。」咨詢偵探凝視著那隻斷耳說。「因為我的名字也在這上面。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2u8pcl181
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他用戴著手套的姆指拭走斷耳耳背的血跡，然後在場所有人都看見了，在耳背上，垂直紋著兩個英文字母。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81hVi4XnY6
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咨詢偵探呢喃：「不是新的紋身。從褪色的程度看，最少已有十年。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6BDWcGXJsE
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「你在十年前就替自己弄了個敵人？」他的室友一臉愕然地問。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrGbykutFe
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「我不能控制誰不喜歡我，John。還有，就像我剛才說的，耳朵的主人在這事件裡扮演什麼角色還不明確。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7akajBDuk
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「所以你在十年前就替自己弄了個敵人。」他的室友這樣回答。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZnfko89wG
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Monica忍不住問：「你已經知道耳朵的主人是誰了吧？剛才那些資料可不像是瞎編出來的。」她剛說完，三對眼睛就立即盯著她看。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcx9mHLUPLR
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「不。我不知道她是誰，還不。」咨詢偵探首先打破沉默。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7QXDXW0LN
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「那你怎麼知道……」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABAG657l3D
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「太明顯了。耳朵的皮膚細緻所以『女性』是合理假設；耳洞範圍有近似鐵鏽的殘餘物而且染上了銅被氧化後的綠色，來自廉價的耳環，所以不富有；耳洞有發炎跡象而且維持了一段長時間，從發炎程度來看傷口沒有被照料過，正常人不會放著傷口腐爛不管所以她的生活品質不高；傷口有被抓過的痕跡很可能是因為發炎引起的痕癢，一直去抓痕癢的傷口不會是個精神堅強的人。現在的問題是為什麼有這個紋身？」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5txYFhPfZV
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咨詢偵探一口氣說完後，把斷耳舉高到眼前細看，鑑証室蒼白的燈光射照進他灰藍的眼睛裡，令它們的顏色看起來比平時還要淡。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSOlQPjh9s
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Monica聽後說不出話來。這時Lestrade走到桌邊，大聲地說：「Sherlock！不要忘記除了這隻耳朵還有一單凶殺案！我要知道為什麼那個女人的屍體在後巷，要知道誰是這隻見鬼的耳朵的主人，我還要知道這案子為什麼會跟你有關聯！看在老天份上，我本來可以憑逮捕你來逼你合作！」到後來他每說一句話，就用力敲一下桌面。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvVBWLqhzY
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咨詢偵探「刷」一聲脫下右手的膠手套。「誰是罪案現場的法醫？」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZH2rNd90u
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「Anderson。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhE708S2fJ
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「那我最好在他將現場證據全部破壞掉之前趕去。John，請跟著來，或許需要你幫忙。」咨詢偵探大步走向門口，就像來時那樣，匆匆推門走了出去。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9RllZ2Bx2
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Monica看著這一幕幕發生，她先是盯著咨詢偵探離去的方向，然後她望向Lestrade，對方一臉疲倦地揉著眉心。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqn9oNPHLR
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「Monica，跟著他。我不要又像上次那樣被蒙在鼓裡，他發現的任何東西，你對我報告。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6VikF4ZFd
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這正中她下懷。「是。」
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（第二章待續）
