香港,某私家醫院的私人病房中。265Please respect copyright.PENANAkOXMnpgHCS
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這時候,私人病房內正上演著一場豪門爭產,三姊弟反目成仇的精彩戲碼。265Please respect copyright.PENANA8IeNxN4byC
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潔白病塌上的躺了一個正在安睡的花髮老翁。若不是床頭的心率機顯示的心電圖仍有波紋,大概以為他已經死掉。265Please respect copyright.PENANALAq5P5v0OY
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陳啟光,已經七十有三。他是香港地產界的老行尊,全港富豪榜的頭三名,更是多間建立多間孤兒院的善長人翁。他白手起家,擁有神一樣的經商技巧。265Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3XdsU1M4Z
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盡管如此,人類不是永垂不朽的神明,注定敵不過生老病死。陳啟光病重,需要動心臟手術。由於陳啟光年事已高,即使已經找來醫術高明的醫生,存活機會依然相當渺茫。265Please respect copyright.PENANArVFtZMhYmc
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在家人的苦口婆心的勸說下,陳啟光接受了動心術的建議。265Please respect copyright.PENANAsYs990ophJ
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看到這裡,你以為是親情嗎?265Please respect copyright.PENANA0noGZzDG37
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諷刺地,父親手術失敗正是在床邊吵架的三姊弟的共同願望。265Please respect copyright.PENANApYcbdKCh2P
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小時候的聖誕節,這三姊弟滿心童真,曾經一起蹲在窗邊,烏黑的眼晴從狹小的窗戶窺探繁星,祈求聖誕老公公騎著鹿車出現,然後爬進來送他們鐵皮公仔和洋娃娃。265Please respect copyright.PENANAgkVpDj1svR
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「我們住在一樓,肯定首先派到我們家。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAz93xpEdN9r
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「一定啊!」265Please respect copyright.PENANAFLHhmTgfN6
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爬牆,其實是蜘蛛俠才會做的事,但這不是重點。265Please respect copyright.PENANA7iIc7HqKI4
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那一夜,他們沒有遇到聖誕老公公,也沒有看見蜘蛛俠,但願望還是成真,他們得到想要的聖誕禮物。265Please respect copyright.PENANAraJmGPQrBx
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咯!咯!一道狼狽的身影出現在窗戶外。265Please respect copyright.PENANA9wqzlGHDqi
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「啊哈哈哈!寶貝,聖誕快樂!」265Please respect copyright.PENANAwCgUsgnxPo
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這個穿聖誕老人裝束,身手笨拙的男人是他們的父親,陳啟光。265Please respect copyright.PENANAvyJqCNp1kL
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多年以後,那個窗戶雖然已經生銹,再也推不開,他們卻再次有了共同的願望⋯⋯265Please respect copyright.PENANAMeTurgryhU
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讓聖誕老公公摔死。265Please respect copyright.PENANAm5fPJ0HPmx
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「我說,總之遺產平均分三份吧。」陳寶琴抱手道。265Please respect copyright.PENANAwPVgdXEFWG
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「大姊,你是外嫁女,最後都有人養,又何必跟我們爭來爭去呢?一句到底,我佔五成。」陳展安扠腰,在病床的另一邊反問。265Please respect copyright.PENANA0XLHlihE1u
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「喂!你可是孻仔,出世之後已經不用捱窮,家裡最幸福就是你。怎樣說都不能佔半吧!」265Please respect copyright.PENANAI33bizgf0Y
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「夠了。我才是長子,我佔六你們佔四,這不是理所當然嗎?」陳展進坐在梳化,皺眉點煙。265Please respect copyright.PENANAIxcWs3R5pW
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「無可能!」265Please respect copyright.PENANAQ3t4KmCy9F
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「對,這公平嗎?」265Please respect copyright.PENANAgw4WT32AN5
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正當這三姊弟要沒完沒了地爭論下去時,一直站在房門外的醫生推門而入,身後的俏護士拿著病歷板緊隨其後。265Please respect copyright.PENANAFVhnNORxo7
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「陳先生,醫院範圍不能抽煙。而且,吸煙危害健康。」年輕醫生說道。265Please respect copyright.PENANAlhErzcS8iO
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「關你屁事?」陳展進不耐煩。265Please respect copyright.PENANAu0cRll3jAX
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護士走到陳展進面前,亮出一把手術剪刀,「嚓」的一聲剪掉煙蒂。265Please respect copyright.PENANAGOKaPPbdhc
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「小心不舉。」俏護士友善微笑,杏眸中的寒光卻讓陳展進把粗話嚥回肚子裡。265Please respect copyright.PENANAGVwSaTQxYq
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私人病房外頃刻鴉雀無聲,靜得讓人渾身不自在。265Please respect copyright.PENANAjglCIALUbe
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「咳咳,主診醫生今天有事,所以我替陳老先生檢查。我的護士很美,但愈美的女人愈危險。說實在的,她真的很危險—」265Please respect copyright.PENANAI0Br8vF1iZ
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「吱。」俏護士白了醫生一眼,醫生聳聳肩。265Please respect copyright.PENANA2Jv7Gl6ZsD
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「你們還有事嗎?我準備替病人檢查,你們大概沒有興趣看吧?」265Please respect copyright.PENANAso3XE1ExSV
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三姊弟對望幾眼,悻悻然離去。265Please respect copyright.PENANAnpkNqzjlPf
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這位戴方框眼鏡,穿大白掛的年輕醫生正是黃嘉明。265Please respect copyright.PENANAjTiusswrIc
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至於他身邊那個長得比明星漂亮的俏護士自然是依翠絲。265Please respect copyright.PENANA3kdX1i1GRy
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病房房門關上,黃嘉明坐在病床旁邊的椅子上,輕嘆一口氣,眼尾餘光落在陳啟光蒼老的臉龐上。265Please respect copyright.PENANAmgMOmEjJs9
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「陳老先生,該起床了。」265Please respect copyright.PENANApVRpwxePfa
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陳啟光果然醒著。他緩緩睜開眼,好奇地打量這個料事如神的年輕醫生,然後默不作聲地看著天花板。265Please respect copyright.PENANAZzuMOuL9lJ
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「抱歉啊年輕人,讓你看笑話了。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAALvRxO8yAl
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黃嘉明搖頭應道:「家家有本難唸的經。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAqhzIgazx7Q
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「我家的經嘛,特別厚。我經商大半世,最後才發現原來最難經營的生意還是這頭家,哈哈。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAxZB5i4Hkwo
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陳啟光濁咳兩聲,蠟黃的臉龐掛著淒涼而乏力的笑容。265Please respect copyright.PENANAED0SMVHeW7
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黃嘉明扶他坐起來,倒了杯暖水。265Please respect copyright.PENANAUWWd9OA1ck
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「謝謝。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAyCSmOwCGfN
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「陳老先生,你應該清楚這個手術有幾複雜,成功機會有幾低?」黃嘉明翻閱病歷板,隨意問道。265Please respect copyright.PENANAb0mRkJPGVX
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「大概撐不過去,哈哈。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAPZzaBZT7df
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「該不會是你的兒女要求吧?當你手術失敗,他們藉此質疑遺囑,對薄公堂,讓自己成為最後的得益者。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAh08yawXd1M
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陳啟光呷一口水,用沉默代替答案。265Please respect copyright.PENANAaorqbUBzQF
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黃嘉明不滿道:「不孝子。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAxALCKaCocQ
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「嘖,年少求生,年老求死,這是人之常情。喔,對了,這位小護士是你的戀人吧?挺郎才女貌,眼光不錯喲。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAWDqhqSmYbB
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「他就想。」依翠絲矢口否認。265Please respect copyright.PENANAPEuwLDXZkw
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「陳老先生,你老花了。」黃嘉明尷尬搔頭,續道:「別轉移話題。作為醫生,我們必須確定你的意願。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAtMWKOfF7ct
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「或者說⋯⋯你不恨你的兒女嗎?」265Please respect copyright.PENANAW1i6lFg96x
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「好吧好吧。醫生,你打開櫃桶的紙箱,把裡面的東西翻出來就明白了。」265Please respect copyright.PENANA3AJMcLvxHU
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黃嘉明狐疑兩秒,點頭照辦。265Please respect copyright.PENANAKAs9a48fi7
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打開紙箱,裡面放了幾件玩具,一個「鐵人廿八」鐵皮公仔,一個「幪面超人一號」面具和一個椰菜娃娃,墊底的還有幾張泛黄,用畫紙摺成的聖誕卡。265Please respect copyright.PENANA1cabd2jJl9
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「幪面超人⋯⋯鐵人廿八⋯⋯嘩,頭髮亂七八糟,這麼醜的妞。」265Please respect copyright.PENANANEiOv2kpMd
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「你才醜,這是椰菜娃娃。椰菜娃娃是上世紀80年代,從美國興起的玩具。抱歉,這位醫生弱智的。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAeM8ldVtb6M
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「哈哈!想不到現在的年輕女孩都知道椰菜娃娃啊!」265Please respect copyright.PENANAuMJHKNjIAB
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陳啟光不知道的是,他口中的年輕女孩可是活了過百年,比他閱歷還要豐富的魔女。265Please respect copyright.PENANAK6zHhbQYJ3
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「這些玩具是他們小時候的聖誕禮物。想當年我還扮過聖誕老人逗他們開心呢!父母和孩子是贈予和回饋的關係。我買他們喜歡的玩具,他們的聖誕咭是我的回報。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAllW0nwm4md
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「真是現實。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAMPXc3kviLz
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「當然,我是一個商人。假如我買一件玩具花幾百塊,那他們一張聖誕咭就值一千塊,至於他們的笑聲嘛,每聲當一百塊好啦。雖然他們長大後就沒有再歡笑過,但說到底我這個父親還是賺了。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAHqbaTH1jXR
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「我啊,打算賺最後一把。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAVwji8mtEBA
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「最後?」265Please respect copyright.PENANA9MyUnTDoXx
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「如果我快點消失,遺產可以換到他們笑聲,那麼我仍然是贏家。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAWl8oTPvX3f
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陳啟光的歪理和瘋狂,也許只有身為父親的人才能夠體會。265Please respect copyright.PENANAvWSYvCpmoJ
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黄嘉明和依翠絲聽到老人的笑聲,兩人心頭一酸,也不再說下去。聽到這裡,他們已經確定一個鐵錚錚的事實。265Please respect copyright.PENANAk1PA74zVck
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陳啟光一心求死。265Please respect copyright.PENANAGtEtReztz8
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不一會,當黄嘉明和依翠絲離去之際,陳啟光卻把他們叫住。265Please respect copyright.PENANAMfJcv401X0
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「醫生,你到時不會在手術室吧?」265Please respect copyright.PENANAlH2jaDhRfy
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「我還有更重要的『心臟手術』,其他醫生做不來的手術。」黄嘉明說道。265Please respect copyright.PENANAnt9JPZ2QLT
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「那就好,看到在手術床翹毛的老頭會留陰影,哈哈。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAwgsIRb1ZZl
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「我不會讓你死⋯⋯陳伯父。」265Please respect copyright.PENANA7khHcONjKS
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黄嘉明的話微不可聞,只有他本人和依翠絲才聽到。265Please respect copyright.PENANAJOgJaLL2eV
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與陳啟光見面的三日後晚上,奧托蘭姆的藏書廳。265Please respect copyright.PENANAYLHJpZAXvW
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奧托蘭姆的藏書廳位於學院南塔的頂層,挑高十米,分成兩個樓層,大拱頂玻璃天花讓天空的自然光灑下,使它看起來格外典雅。圓形大廳擺放一張張長桌椅,高不見頂的書架包圍大廳,扇形的排列和密密麻麻的書海井井有條。265Please respect copyright.PENANAvG2SipAFS3
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這是一座巨大宏偉的圖書館,也是一座智慧寶庫。265Please respect copyright.PENANAkPCHYLjoBI
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「書,是實體化的自由之劍,同時是獨裁者的又愛又恨的工具。更重要的是,它們是薪火相傳的象徵,承傳前人的智慧結晶。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAXfVGVlVDeg
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這段話並非黄嘉明胡謅,而是出自《靈魂世界編年史》的序言,他曾經在房間的書櫃無聊翻讀時看過,對此特別深刻。265Please respect copyright.PENANAVgMocbsw9l
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像之前說過,黄嘉明其實很聰穎,只是一向懶惰。265Please respect copyright.PENANArKCrDVolaZ
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他沒有特別喜歡書本的氣味,但此時他卻不得不讀。265Please respect copyright.PENANAPtf1PEpkmk
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時間無多。265Please respect copyright.PENANA1lFI90bZ6a
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此時已是晚上,在藏書廳中修習的學生陸續回家,使這裡顯得冷清。265Please respect copyright.PENANAUW1bXWzhea
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黄嘉明在書架前來回踱步,指尖像太空人登月般漫步,企圖在茫茫書海中尋找他要的資料。265Please respect copyright.PENANAptV0Dm3S8G
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「調整,調整⋯⋯怎麼還是沒有?」他氣餒搖頭。265Please respect copyright.PENANAivMDb68l9z
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自從陳啟光見面後,他這幾天放學後都待在藏書館中,情況已經維持了整整三天。265Please respect copyright.PENANAhWHZgdkXLX
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當然,主要原因還是因為黄嘉明正在躲依翠絲。265Please respect copyright.PENANAUX0Z5oB697
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他們吵架了。265Please respect copyright.PENANADbs3F5ZHn7
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一對年輕男女坐醫院天台上,兩人之間散發著微弱的硝煙味。265Please respect copyright.PENANAN2vrEM15bo
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「解釋一下,剛剛是甚麼一回事?」265Please respect copyright.PENANATTHIdqI0CH
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「唔?」黄嘉明雙手搭在天台的欄杆,迴避依翠絲的目光。265Please respect copyright.PENANAlANjtxaaaF
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「你應該清楚靈魂駭客的守則?」265Please respect copyright.PENANAPBTgTTsIGc
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永遠保持客觀,不能在接觸目標的過程中使其惡化。這是身為靈魂駭客的第一條戒律,亦是最重要的戒律。每個職業都有自己的禁忌,道理就像做殺手不能出賣委託人,混黑道不能勾二嫂。265Please respect copyright.PENANAz6Toh8bOtv
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「所以?」265Please respect copyright.PENANA9wGtgZk2NI
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「你剛才的說話隨時削弱目標活下去的動力,讓壽妖有機可乘。」265Please respect copyright.PENANA8irAODBGOJ
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入侵陳啟光靈魂的心魔名為壽妖,屬於D級心魔,特別喜歡患重病或絕症,像陳啟光這種病人。他們像寄生蟲般榨取宿主的生命力,同時使宿主的求生意志消沉,有的宿主更因此想歪,在疾病的折磨下自尋短見。265Please respect copyright.PENANA8tk3WQWa4O
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在一般人類眼中的病患自殺案,實情卻是壽妖作祟。265Please respect copyright.PENANAQJMNfM3FxF
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壽妖在眾魔中實力不強,亦不會在宿主身體具象化,使其變成魔物。可是,在靈魂迷宮吸取生命力後的壽妖實力倍增,而宿主求生意志愈低,他們的力量愈強大,死纏心之時計不放,是調整師頭痛不已的心魔。265Please respect copyright.PENANASC9z7eYLCM
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要說的是,壽妖的聚居地正是煞魔嶺⋯⋯265Please respect copyright.PENANAINTMTqD5HE
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「看到這種畫面,你可以不動氣,保持客觀?」265Please respect copyright.PENANAfFTSWUsNgI
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「我可以,這是工作。」依翠絲平靜道。265Please respect copyright.PENANA0pxn6ItQ1G
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「是嗎?真是敬業樂業啊!我覺得我剛剛已經很厲害,至少沒有將那幾個不肖子女撕成碎片!陳伯父是我小時候曾經見過的長輩⋯⋯他是一個好人,不應該這種不幸的結局!」黄嘉明掏出布袋,把咖啡豆塞進嘴巴。265Please respect copyright.PENANAUAnoxijF5d
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古魔的血在沸騰,黄嘉明很清楚。265Please respect copyright.PENANAelTgxDF4dg
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「你不是神,不能掌控所有人的想法,還有他們的命運。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAnIttdt7q32
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「對啊!我不是神明!而你只是一個活了過百年,連基本人情冷暖都不懂的魔女。別裝得很懂我。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAmWjBnUvOIu
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「你甚麼都不知道。」黄嘉明看著發抖的雙手,彷彿手中握著一把槍。265Please respect copyright.PENANAwASGmhlAAI
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讓他噁心的槍⋯⋯265Please respect copyright.PENANA6ca7FOxcPp
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讓他痛苦絕望的童年回憶⋯⋯265Please respect copyright.PENANAJdRMHgBDpz
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依翠絲凝視黄嘉明一眼,臉上不帶半點慍色,轉身而去。265Please respect copyright.PENANAG65ivNTbFW
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「我唯一知道你是人類,至少你想要變回人類。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAMvlQPkdMvN
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這是當日依翠絲最後跟他說的話。265Please respect copyright.PENANA3mk8FW5VMl
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「我的語氣太重嗎?」黃嘉明忽然想起依翠絲,站在書架前愣神,自言自語。265Please respect copyright.PENANAbb87cUTKqH
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「喂,魔女,不⋯⋯依翠絲,你應該要體貼點⋯⋯」265Please respect copyright.PENANAcrgpv8UjNy
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「不對不對⋯⋯」265Please respect copyright.PENANAUoDk4ltBkB
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「你要溫柔一點。哎,好吧,我之前說得太過份了,你大人不記小人過。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAw7qbWe7vbL
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「好呀。」陽腔怪調的老翁聲從書架的另一邊幽幽響起。265Please respect copyright.PENANArzUAe2WPrs
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與此同時,眼鏡後的棕眼眸在書與書的縫隙中閃爍眨動,把黃嘉明嚇了一驚。265Please respect copyright.PENANAQDOSkTaVTD
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「晚上好,二十一。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAEu2i4nseL4
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「幹!」265Please respect copyright.PENANAW3RdanvUPS
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從書架轉角走出來的是紐卡遜院長。265Please respect copyright.PENANAvCfRgTx3JV
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「你就不能用正常點的方法現身嗎?」黃嘉明咕噥。265Please respect copyright.PENANAMIKx2Hep99
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「呵哈哈,做了虧心事喔?已經晚上還不回去,你的家人會擔心你啊。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAUUoPljfC8g
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「反正我除了白雪之外沒有家人。」黃嘉明苦笑。265Please respect copyright.PENANAWnRp9kePB0
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「真的嗎?」265Please respect copyright.PENANAqEBLCJRNSN
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黃嘉明移開視線:「當然。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAMCaFtWf7wo
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「好吧。在找甚麼?有院長可以幫忙的事嗎?」265Please respect copyright.PENANATd95OhCBxl
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「我在找關於『調整術』還有魂器的資料⋯⋯」黃嘉明含糊其詞。265Please respect copyright.PENANAe0qVG1RTZt
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「『調整術』,是跟靈魂駭客有關吧?嘿嘿。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAERPobZVNHm
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黃嘉明沉思兩秒:「我想印證自己某種想法。不過,找翻遍這裡的典籍,始終沒有我想要的答案。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAJH7QrJk4AP
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「答案?」265Please respect copyright.PENANAj9voEYn8mt
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「例如把人類帶進靈魂迷宮。我知道那是禁忌,只是隨便說說而已,哈哈。」黃嘉明聳聳肩。265Please respect copyright.PENANAiPAPVuaJd8
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「確實,靈魂駭客的約則中禁止將普通人帶進靈魂迷宮。這裡沒有你想要的答案。」紐卡遜壓下聲線,古怪地笑道:「院長我剛好有一本舊書,或者有你想要的東西,嘿嘿。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAGxUrUh10p0
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「真的?」黃嘉明兩眼發光。265Please respect copyright.PENANA1gDN7x1JoD
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「嘿嘿嘿,要換個地方,到我的辦公室喝杯酒嗎?」265Please respect copyright.PENANA1p2diH7fDM
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黃嘉明聞言,夾緊屁股:「我不賣色,絕對不賣菊花!我以前在蘭桂芳聽過這些對白不下百次。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAOEOiwf3Htw
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「你去死吧,怎會變成這樣弱智啊?」紐卡遜的金鴿手杖叩落黃嘉明額頭。265Please respect copyright.PENANAcJqchvRRNX
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「院長?我不是弱智。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAmFsJMLg41I
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「哈哈哈。快點走吧。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAW2PAUYJ20R
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院長室燈光柔和,壁爐的火光搖曳,在古老的灰牆上拉出兩道長長的影子,整個空間傳出陣陣的煙醺肉乾、烤棉花糖還有波本威士忌的香氣。唱機的指針劃動平滑的黑膠唱片,披頭四的輕快歌聲繞樑不散。265Please respect copyright.PENANAeDgqON510I
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紐卡遜院長很喜歡約翰藍儂,就連圓形眼鏡也是同一款式,黃嘉明暗忖。265Please respect copyright.PENANA2cYnpa7I9r
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黃嘉明第二次來到這間擺滿西洋古董和書籍的院長室,上一次已經是半年前,在這裡跟蘭鐸教的修道院學生對招,敗得一塌糊塗。265Please respect copyright.PENANAxSoEu1mn2r
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事實上,奧托蘭姆的學生也沒有幾個參觀過院長室,黃嘉明卻對此不以為然。要是讓其他人知道大概會犯眾怒,先被脫清光,然後吊在奧托蘭姆的旗桿上示眾洩憤。265Please respect copyright.PENANAHWlL1BUANe
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這時,黃嘉明已把陳啟光的事情和盤托出。紐卡遜院長本來就清楚他的事情,而且直覺告訴他,這個慈祥老人肯定可信,擁有跟團長一樣的氣質。265Please respect copyright.PENANAaShJRZkRzq
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紐卡遜院長拿著一本泛黃,書角被蟲蛀掉,用麻繩當橡根紮住的手札。他翻開手札,遞給黃嘉明,後者猶豫接住。265Please respect copyright.PENANAHn1TPP8FyI
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當黃嘉明看到紙上的墨水字時,瞳孔驟然收縮成針,思緒像掉進大海的鉛塊,一時間沉沒在其中。265Please respect copyright.PENANA3o7f8YOXMP
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「無錯無錯,就是這樣。難怪『調整課』沒有教,正常調整師都不會『讀心術』⋯⋯」265Please respect copyright.PENANAb6nnEozbZQ
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「對對,原來還有這種方法嗎?」265Please respect copyright.PENANAgOlF4chFwc
「我的想法果然沒有錯。」265Please respect copyright.PENANA0gW13PTQWY
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黃嘉明一邊呷威士忌,一邊翻讀手札的內容,讀得津津有味。他的眼眸中閃爍興奮的神采,像鍊金術師找到賢者之石的鍊成方法;篤信有外星人的科學家發現真正的外星人;考古學家找到恐龍遺骸。265Please respect copyright.PENANAosPAQni0R7
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這本手札闡述了「把人類帶進靈魂迷宮」的方法!265Please respect copyright.PENANAicoGegq4tR
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跟黃嘉明苦思出來的理論一樣,而且手札所寫的方法剛好踏在灰色地帶上,沒有觸犯靈魂駭客的約則。265Please respect copyright.PENANAkqsrW1HQGq
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不是從軀殼扯走對象的靈魂,而是讓他們進入夢境,然後成為他們的「夢之橋樑」連接至靈魂迷宮。當對象醒來後,最多感到疲倦,並不會有生命危險。265Please respect copyright.PENANAoEy9OPhImc
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而且,這個方法躲過法議廳的探測,倒了免卻不必要的麻煩。265Please respect copyright.PENANAcocquBppIJ
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這是一本禁書。265Please respect copyright.PENANAeMm0hLMuB6
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「這本調整師手札是我故友的遺物。他是一個學者,專門鑽研一般魂師不會去思考的地方。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAJzh7UA2W1d
「也是,正常魂師都不會打算把毫無戰鬥力的人類挾進靈魂迷宮啦。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAVBIWVAtC8e
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「話說回來他跟你很相似,一樣不正常,哈哈。」265Please respect copyright.PENANA9EgGryz5MD
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「相似?哪方面?」265Please respect copyright.PENANAqDRZepHQb4
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「擁有跟你一樣,連魂師都會吃驚的神秘能力。你稱之為讀心術,對嗎?」265Please respect copyright.PENANAFuaF6rulcx
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黃嘉明聞言一顫,聽到對方沒有發現自己是古魔,暗自鬆一口氣。265Please respect copyright.PENANArMGYzXHysX
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「這個手札像為你而設嘛,現在交由你保管。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAtC3EykC5mF
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「院長,你不問我要讓誰進入靈魂迷宮嗎?」265Please respect copyright.PENANAzSiCs8Ck5u
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「我相信我的學生。我只問一句好了,你會用在正確的地方,對吧? 」265Please respect copyright.PENANAHNsghf98OF
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「一定會。」黃嘉明重重點頭。265Please respect copyright.PENANA38agChQYb9
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「那就足夠。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAiVzdF0XacW
「院長,我還有最後一個問題-」265Please respect copyright.PENANA2fSfQgS7kQ
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「我想想。唔⋯⋯你想問關於魂器的事情,手札的作者是不是同樣喚出一把『槍』,對嗎?」265Please respect copyright.PENANAgXmWaEskqK
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「院長都會⋯⋯讀心?」黃嘉明震驚。265Please respect copyright.PENANAkKPdG6N95k
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「我靠的只是經驗。我那位故友是一位調整師,雖然性情乖僻,不過魂刃依然是劍。你的魂器可是學院最近的熱話,連導師都暗中議論紛紛。洛奇那個小子本來滿心期盼把劍術傳授給你,現在失望透頂了,哈哈哈。那是聞所未聞的魂槍啊!」265Please respect copyright.PENANAdpXprkmdOt
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「史上最廢的槍。」黃嘉明補充。265Please respect copyright.PENANAspYoKGa9Ch
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他喚出古董銀槍,朝天發出「呠」的臭屁聲:「看吧。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAbpqmaeBKEB
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紐卡遜院長淡笑,出手快如閃電,瞬間抓住黃嘉明的手腕,讓槍管指向自己的眉心。265Please respect copyright.PENANABnJ1cnKb9w
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「院長!」265Please respect copyright.PENANAPNWE6KyWH7
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「開槍試試看。」265Please respect copyright.PENANA4LL5wFzgUn
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黃嘉明臉白如紙,猛然搖頭,眼前閃過一幕幕鮮紅的畫面,震耳欲聾的尖叫聲在他腦袋轟炸。他的食指傳來刺痛感,痛楚沿食指攀至他身體每一條神經,每一粒細胞。265Please respect copyright.PENANAom6p79rP6P
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「來來來,我數三聲。」265Please respect copyright.PENANABH8jsGVUfD
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「三。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAYXHKxAMLo5
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「二。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAWoHfLMmwaw
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「一!」265Please respect copyright.PENANAMTa9cQf7Se
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「夠了。」黃嘉明讓魂槍消失,深呼吸。265Please respect copyright.PENANAx8MsISmBup
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「行不行,想不想是兩回事。你應該比誰都清楚,你魂器為甚麼以這個形態顯現。」265Please respect copyright.PENANASYDzBvGaHM
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「我開不了槍,而且轉輪裡面空空如也,甚麼都沒有。」265Please respect copyright.PENANAzlcwWoimHb
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紐卡遜院長饒有意味地指著清空的酒杯。265Please respect copyright.PENANAtwiEMvW0ld
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「空空如也,才能裝下萬物,容得下善和惡,不是嗎?」265Please respect copyright.PENANAcQbMSA9qpb
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黃嘉明默默咀嚼紐卡遜院長的話,直至告別時都參透不出紐卡遜院長話裡的意思。265Please respect copyright.PENANAqyUQ7lkjuh
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