據偉兹所知300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZl9bxN3D1u
雷爾夫先生是位退役軍人，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNEbWXurW4
同時也是年紀相近朋友———300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6E0RlI9wd
帕特里克·普斯特的父親。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbLANrJmNx
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偉兹與雷爾夫先生首次見面就是始於鄰近鎮上的阿登步道。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNT4poq52f
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阿登步道就是條人手鋪設的花崗石路，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UOPoxNRsw
週邊是綠意盎然的森林。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTQKGvCDMx
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白天時基本上就只有松鼠，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmnhdFWxeq
白兔等毫無威脅性的野生動物。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIrAVj2zHq
是個因環境優美及空氣清新而受鎮民歡迎的消遣休憩之地。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGxgeNLtvH
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但近期傳有野豬在步道附近出沒的傳言，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhHjuHotxw
鮑伯農場亦受到野豬滋擾。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUzQ4fLsDF
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帕特里克和偉兹在森林中嬉戲時也受到襲擊，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKV74XJXwGN
幸好雷爾夫先生及時來到驅逐了野豬。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3bixnlWrS
兩人才沒受到傷害。
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這次之後，
偉兹便立志要成為像雷爾夫這樣的男子漢。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hQdv5lxAu
300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZL8AtoFGNN
而今天早上，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamnNIUakbp
偉兹踏單車路經普斯特家家前巧遇剛回到家的雷爾夫先生。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfq222VqzA
300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsDGQgAc3g
偉兹從車頭的布袋內抽出一紮報紙，
抛向雷爾夫。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtZVDaJGei
300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LZAgc5MBH
“早安，雷爾夫先生！帕特里克的腳沒有大礙吧？” 300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXIZl836ya
300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoDp8j35h9
“原來是偉兹呀，請別嚇我。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5hw1leDYh
帕特里克應該再休息一天就可以和你去玩了，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxrgJLYzfX
但請不要再去阿登步道了哦。″ 300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUicaG87j9P
300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdGzFcD3FZ
雷爾夫的反應似乎不如平時般從容，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYvVCrJcg1
反而像為躲避著什麼而鬼鬼祟祟似的。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWAJyaQqPs
若不是偉兹認識雷爾夫，他定必會被當成小偷。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGphNvZFI9p
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“我知道了！”300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUknmZO2iln
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雷爾夫接下報紙後，背後的家門緩緩張開，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2FjfZNlwV
門內散發著一陣比他在戰時從敵軍身上感受過都強的敵意，被他狩獵過的動物和惡魔都兇猛的攻擊性。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBYUdTLpY2
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雷爾夫沒有馬上轉身，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fuaX9JQYC
在戰鬥開始前至少要讓無辜的偉兹離開。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rGjwmkqLx
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“早安！普斯特夫人！”300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8rbr98sTs
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“早安呀偉兹，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfHdvnnRG3
記得要成為一個有責任感和時間觀念的男子漢哦！你說對不對？ 親 愛 的。”300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHKW4757J8
普斯特夫人回應時雖然臉帶微笑，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Vp5C0yn2A
但也讓偉茲感受到微弱的壓迫感。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZMLCbyBUp
而且這話可能根本不是說給自己聽的。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpzWTqAwue
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“說得也對呢，我差不多要上學了，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZA4OgnfuG
得趕去最後一戶，再見兩位.....”
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偉兹語氣沒有了剛才的熱情。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS99eMLgc6k
普斯特夫婦也笑著揮手回應，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYV7IeP84e
雷爾夫臉上的笑容像是帶著一點哀愁。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJdvaCNJ64
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“親愛的，你不會是剛剛才回到家吧？”300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabEAWaGbpw
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″當....當....當然不是呀，艾露娜......″300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCY3SJj8GX2
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偉兹沒有再聽下去，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVJtI0iArx
只是在疑惑著雷爾夫先生是不是和安東尼一樣有口吃。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4bAySMcBF
很多年後已成人父的他才能稍稍理解雷爾夫的感受。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd21fYOkjk6
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最後一站，威克森家就在普斯特家對邊。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeErOH5iK0b
偉兹一直對擔任過警察的衛威恩非常感興趣，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrQAAssMk6
衛威恩年幼時曾和家人一度遷出大城市，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrSAiRg2ah
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於半年前某件有關鮑伯農場的案件後。 300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcbiEf7x2N
心灰意冷的衛威恩交出警章和配槍，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdhrjnP6oy
獨自回到諾谷湖鎮居住。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKh9olRqKR
但奇怪的是偉兹從沒見過衛威恩本人。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoL5sl5pg9c
300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVnv5F80VD
比起流傳著奇怪傳言的雷爾夫，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiu3VN8lnH
衛威恩在鎮上的風評確實不俗，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuyZ5yNIip
市集的商店老闆都欣賞他爽快和正直。
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留在和睦的鎮上是種浪費，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycq0lGNrtH
他應該回到大城市繼續撲滅罪惡，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIVsGwo6FY
成為守護市民的警察才對。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZeVMrp4BSl
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偉兹來到威克森家前，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDd4MF0AGQ
而門前有一位偉兹非常熟識的訪客在和衛威恩交談。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jfQzDhgJv
300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bAVuqmetw
這是最後一站，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZFfQehhpV
偉兹把單車停泊在道路旁，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXjkiZudw4
他不用拋的派送方式，下車親手遞給衛威恩。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6rCUIkgs3
藉此一窺洛城警署三級警探的風采。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKe8hJ8gMG
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“先重組整合一下，
你是在說昨晚駕駛貨車時遇到一列樹木像骨牌般倒向車道，你以過人的技術全部迴避開。
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貨車進退兩難時，我就出現了？”300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXMMZdtqUM
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″對.....對....你.....還說什...什麼雨水關係,還徒..徒...手搬開倒在地上的...樹幹″ 300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqodtR6k6dT
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“安東尼，我和無數擅於說謊的罪犯交手過。
他們的証詞永遠讓人非常可信，
但我永遠能找出隱藏在細節內的漏洞。”300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWljDRyjHQ
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“但我...沒....有犯罪....” 300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7AT4orRWc
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“我當然知道了朋友，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJbIxJrglD
但我雖然很強壯也不可能徒手搬起重至上噸的樹木吧？”300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9sJYACkaG
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“好像有...道...理” 安東尼看向衛威恩的雙臂說道。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUVDIr87BW
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“可能你只是太累了，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYhQlgPqDO
我昨晚在家睡了一整晚，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVjhVMj4Oa
直至你的拍門聲弄醒我。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbADwWuzcB
所以又怎可能出現在你眼前呢？”300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSnZbu6CRa
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“抱.....歉”300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmrHMIMIGg
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“沒問題的，
我累的時候也會想起雷金納德和那個膽小的警監上司。
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可能你真的遇上樹木倒塌意外，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRALN8ugaA
但是你疲勞和內心的恐懼又把一棵想成兩棵三棵，甚至更可怕的景象。” 300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKi7jnSligD
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安東尼想起昨晚倒向貨車後又突然消失的樹木，經過衛威恩的引導他開始懷疑起自己。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaDnIAHx4D
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“人呀在最困難的時候總會回想起最重要的人，
昨晚那個我就只存在於你的腦海裡，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiACup8SToR
給你重要的提示好讓你鼓起勇氣脫離險境。”300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD87voWd2MP
衛威恩以食指輕點安東尼的心臟位置說。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPMbjglZYP
300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oINjUmXAB
安東尼本來就是個不擅措辭的人，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zIXTqJfr6
在口齒伶俐的衛威恩臉前突然一度語塞。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kmyhJeNGP
衛威恩乘著此空檔又接著說。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrM36sXk7Za
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“無論如何，你昨晚也經歷過糟透了的事。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZoZKtVKIX
現在要做到就是和我一起去吃早餐，
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完成今天的工作後休息幾天，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBXr0rIIOE
像我一樣調整下步伐再面對人生。
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抱歉，小孩 讓你等了一段時間。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeA1kAWG2kq
希望我們的交談沒有耽誤你寶貴的時間。 300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsEMRdG5KP
衛威恩．威克森”300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHDZPjVko4
300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvY7yvJIZJ8
衛威恩從偉兹手上接過報紙的同時，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdW0xZEYEvg
伸出左手表示友好。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzbjzMbV15
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“我是偉兹．霍華德，當然沒有耽誤呀！”300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9SKGiHbsw
偉兹緊握衛威恩的左手後準備離去。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9YKZShtAI
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“你不...不....和我們一起吃早餐嗎”300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqvpyxKqFF
安東尼聽完衛威森的話後，多少也有點釋懷。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49tEPlZ5lj
希望和兩位朋友一起吃早餐以放鬆心情。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7wfGLolNP
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“下次吧，我還得把單車泊回家。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsF2Z0tyf7p
再見了衛威恩先生和安東尼，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYZGLhYN0S
祝你們有美好的一天”300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9T1MVlsSF5
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“再見”兩人異口同聲向衛兹道別。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPYPqNCVir
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隕落之炎 12 鄰居（完）300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFBOtcDUe2
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道具：年輕警探的警銜標誌300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuN8Q1YSw3
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本來繡在衣袖上部的三道折槓，300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Kl4wTPxyp
折槓上有輕微焦黑。300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjC2jmNA5ls
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“我過去一直相信著警察就是保護弱小的人們，
讓有罪之人受到應有的懲罰。........300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTsiIRRWh0
我接受條件停止追查....，不要再傷害我的......”
