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好冷。40Please respect copyright.PENANAhU8gbkSAtl
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深淵之中因一個契約誕生了一位魔法少女,我最希望成為的魔法少女。40Please respect copyright.PENANATwFzRiiJaE
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那個人在黑暗之中給予了我了力量,愛,還有奇蹟,卻忘了給我一個最重要的東西。40Please respect copyright.PENANAe172d34sCi
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──那個名為希望的無價之寶。40Please respect copyright.PENANA1PhSUxlypr
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用手機報案後,我將剩下的事情交給警察,駕車和緣湘先行回去了。身在神秘的人有一條規則必須遵守,那就是:盡量少與現實端的人接觸。40Please respect copyright.PENANAB8V1IZlY03
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其實,就算我不甩這條規則,現在我在法律上也是個死人,而我也確實死過,若要我做筆錄的話,只會讓事情變得更加複雜,那並非我所樂見。40Please respect copyright.PENANArGWCDtwEvv
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警方掌握的可能比我多得多,沒多久後就能抓到甚至擊斃兇手了吧?對我們神秘端的存在來說,為了避免過多的神祕被現實端的人所認知,必須比那些警察們更快一步抓到兇手才行。 40Please respect copyright.PENANAvj9pCtl27s
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過多神祕被現實端的人認知的後果是如何,歷史上最有名的應該就是女巫狩獵了吧?那一場場從15世紀末持續至18初世紀的各種血腥慘案,人們憑著對神祕的一知半解,聽信了讒言的後果──就是造成無數無辜生命犧牲──,這些事情大概都是老太婆她告訴我的。40Please respect copyright.PENANAUFATNmyOjd
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天空被夕陽染紅時,我一個人回到了造主的房子,用她給我的鑰匙開門時,門鎖依舊發出了吵死人的死亡金屬樂。40Please respect copyright.PENANAvvfswaquQN
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「還沒拆掉啊?」40Please respect copyright.PENANADEggVE2pvn
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我啐了聲,走了進去。40Please respect copyright.PENANAIeEOhr2xiX
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依舊在昏暗的室內,開著六台冷氣五台電腦的夏洛特大人,在房間角落的床鋪上吃著一包洋芋片,那對吸血鬼完全是垃圾食物啊我說。40Please respect copyright.PENANAiUuujohZNv
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與之前不同的是,她坐在床上她的海苔口味洋芋片時,在電腦前的人是我。要阻止夏洛特繼續玩遊戲並借用電腦,費了我一些口舌。會要求借用電腦,是因為我在翻閱目標的健康檢查資料的同時,看到了一個令人在意的症狀名稱:腰椎小關節錯位。我印象中那應該是──40Please respect copyright.PENANArg6V2ySWgY
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總之,接下來就得依賴Google大神了。40Please respect copyright.PENANAHjgl8Ku4qL
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我將該症狀名稱輸入搜尋引擎,看到一些資訊。40Please respect copyright.PENANARbxqeG4D32
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「儘管很小,但這種可能性不容忽視呢。」40Please respect copyright.PENANARZKm4pbqqP
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噁心感湧上,螢幕上所顯示的資料令我感到一股惡寒,我知道委託人隱瞞了我們很多事情,但若我猜想的沒錯的話,那她還真他媽的是個賤貨。40Please respect copyright.PENANAiBOtnqJ5qB
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這種人死一千次都不足惜。40Please respect copyright.PENANAH1zgvbT7YQ
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為了證實我的猜想,我搜尋了下有關這七起命案的受害者身份,並花了四十幾分鐘來整理我所收集到的資訊。40Please respect copyright.PENANAzt7lQufgZZ
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腰椎小關節錯位、兇手砍傷父親的理由、母親對待她如同陌生人甚至擁有殺意的態度。我將它們之間連繫起來,讓我把事情的始末猜了個七七八八了。40Please respect copyright.PENANAMm7d9rJgY8
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「嘖嘖,這實在不容忽視呢,這是什麼鬼?現實中的成人版白雪公主的故事?不,似乎比那個還更加惡劣啊。」我自語道。40Please respect copyright.PENANADo8zrLOaXU
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我不希望世上有任何人遭遇這種對待,世上也不應該有人受到這樣的對待。40Please respect copyright.PENANA4spWBIDByf
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「所以,查到什麼了嗎?」吃完洋芋片,將袋子對折起來的夏洛特問。40Please respect copyright.PENANA3O9V3IFVEW
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對於她的問題,我做出了答覆。40Please respect copyright.PENANARn3wgBtffx
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「第七位犧牲者出現了,而且──。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAseRFdRxAwF
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我將網頁的視窗一個個點出來。40Please respect copyright.PENANAlbMmJMNS5x
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第一位死者,黃姓計程車駕駛,四十七歲,男性。40Please respect copyright.PENANAhDUnS3O0ne
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第二位死者,洪姓夜市攤販,五十一歲,男性。40Please respect copyright.PENANAK6s7geCJmv
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第三位死者,巫姓火鍋店老闆,四十四歲,男性。40Please respect copyright.PENANAP7b69sVYji
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第四位死者,廖姓公務員,五十三歲,男性。40Please respect copyright.PENANAiVCK3qqteB
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第五位死者,黃姓建築工人,四十六歲,男性。40Please respect copyright.PENANAZPK4XwKnry
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第六位死者,陳姓待業中,五十歲,男性。40Please respect copyright.PENANARwmPZYrkW4
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還有新聞還沒爆出來的第七位死者,身分不詳,但也是四到五十歲的男性。40Please respect copyright.PENANAEQp72SICQo
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「建築工人、上班族、攤販等等,這些死者間的行業似乎沒有交集,我可以暫時判斷成兇手的確是無差別的去襲擊這些毫無關係的人。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAwgV6fimh4A
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「然而死者卻不是沒有共通點的,我想警察們也注意到了,被害者都是四十多歲到五十多歲的中年男子,也就是說,兇手並非是完全隨意挑選目標,而是對這個年齡層的男性抱持著憎恨之類的情感,才導致她的行兇。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAew2f6qGGRT
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以上全都是以現有資訊推算出來的,包含少部分假設的小小推論。40Please respect copyright.PENANAnty7y9ZXeG
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「這就是所謂的罪犯側寫嗎?」40Please respect copyright.PENANAKWLI5IOJEA
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她凌空指著我這麼亂叫著。40Please respect copyright.PENANAK9DiZs1Z11
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「我說,這種東西根本稱不上罪犯側寫好嗎?我是依照現有的資訊推斷出了兇手為什麼會犯案而已,包括她的病歷和死者共通的特徵。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAtkvekXupkJ
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聽到這裡,夏洛特露出了輕蔑的笑容,問我:40Please respect copyright.PENANADrqF52SFZd
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「那麼,若你到時查出的真相和你所想的一樣,你會怎麼做?」40Please respect copyright.PENANAurKk4bFWHq
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「揪出那個禍首,讓他付出應得的代價。」我說。40Please respect copyright.PENANAfSuYWZiOUd
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「……呵,真是熱血呢。不,應該說是扭曲呢。『付出代價』?誠實的說出你想要宰了那個人不就好了?」40Please respect copyright.PENANAUcISiHW033
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我不理會她的話語,繼續接下來的動作──40Please respect copyright.PENANAz0MRG6F5Sh
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點開了今天中午造主在我面前開啟的檔案,一份文件。40Please respect copyright.PENANAqpAzmLKR94
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──親愛的特彼斯之女,冒昧的來信實在抱歉。40Please respect copyright.PENANAaSwEbR5MLe
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當您看到這封信時,或許那個小傢伙正鬧得天翻地覆。這並非當初給她力量的我所願。而以神祕端的人類來說,她的行為太過高調,引起外來驅魔師或這塊土地上的道士和法師們注意也是遲早的吧?40Please respect copyright.PENANApN0sxnYZSo
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她的名字叫做乃茜,一個被我救下的女高中生,是我來到這個島國後所收的眷屬,原本想讓她成為我的眷屬後協助我在世界各地執行工作。40Please respect copyright.PENANAfWmzuSOCvV
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得到我一部份力量的她,現在已經失控並且完全不理會我所發出的命令了。迫於無奈之下,在此授權予您隨意處置我的眷屬的權利──40Please respect copyright.PENANAqAvaJ22WPx
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在正文完結後,附帶了一張簽名檔,那簽名檔內沒有文字,而是附了一張插畫,一位手持巨大鐮刀的黑袍骷髏,就好像是西洋傳說中的死神一般。40Please respect copyright.PENANATCVsQqvP3e
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其實以我們的夏洛特大人的身份來看,寄這封信來的「人」真的是死神也說不定。40Please respect copyright.PENANAYm9nkefFTr
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換句話說,二十一世紀的神是會發Email的,別瞧不起祂們,祂們說不定比一些老頭子們更能理解現代科技。40Please respect copyright.PENANARlrfprXloc
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「誰允許你看那份資料的?」有氣無力的聲音這麼說著。40Please respect copyright.PENANAuuj7O55Jeh
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「我不看的話,就沒辦法了解事件的全貌了吧?這份資料可是讓我完全確認了兇手真實身分喔,這種事情連警方都還沒搞清楚,再說怎麼樣也不能讓助手在完全不清楚的狀況下行動吧?」40Please respect copyright.PENANAVVbpSCH1sN
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我抱怨著。40Please respect copyright.PENANA5Fp5xJrQ53
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若是我沒有自己偷看這封信的話,就會連我們的夏洛特大人為什麼不好出手的理由都不知道了吧?40Please respect copyright.PENANAxiZncaJjUA
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根本沒有理由。40Please respect copyright.PENANAQARnj5TZpP
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信上明白寫著「隨意處置」,也就是說她早已獲得許可干預這件事情。然而她卻選擇將這件事情交給我,絕不是因為效率,而是考慮到了其他的事情。40Please respect copyright.PENANAj0x2Loh1TW
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譬如說,很有趣。40Please respect copyright.PENANAcYWMLYUbd8
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就像是她一時興起救了尋死的我一命一樣。40Please respect copyright.PENANAxNHUglJOrS
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想死不讓死,想活不讓活,至高者永遠無視你的意志,而讓世間萬物依循自己的意願而動。對樹頂之至高者來說,地面螻蟻的生死,全在其一念之間。40Please respect copyright.PENANAqfsUZmETQD
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「信上寫著隨我處置不是嗎?所以我就把她交給你了,因為隨我處置嘛。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAVfT07hWEBr
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「是因為有趣嗎?」40Please respect copyright.PENANA6xZgRjvbvk
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「嗯,當然如此。觀察你是一件很有趣的事情,即便我已經料想到你會怎麼做,但以你那愚蠢又扭曲至極的處世方式,到底什麼時候會徹底崩潰呢?我實在很好奇啊,嘻嘻嘻嘻──」40Please respect copyright.PENANApLdna4C7Kd
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外表是少女的魔神輕笑著。40Please respect copyright.PENANAkh5CMO5pd9
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「妳在說什麼啊?我早就已經崩潰了。妳不是知道的嗎?」40Please respect copyright.PENANAD9KvOHRkMm
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這麼說著,我淡淡的一笑。40Please respect copyright.PENANAuxdfEXvGXl
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黑夜才是吸血鬼出沒的最好時機,即使是對日行者來說。40Please respect copyright.PENANAzWUC02nqko
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就下午這段時間能收集的情報已經算是最大極限了,我和緣湘約好了,打算在晚間七點時出動,而那正是現在。40Please respect copyright.PENANAhbVeVMwrKq
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晚間七點,播放著死亡金屬音樂的門鈴在誤差一分鐘內響起,緣湘真是病態的準時啊。而早已準備好的我,從漆黑的客廳走向了玄關。40Please respect copyright.PENANAOln9P6UrE0
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我打開了正門,走了出去。40Please respect copyright.PENANAUdSwofPykE
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在鋼鐵大門前,我看到了和早上打扮截然不同的少女。40Please respect copyright.PENANAH3kxvAUlp5
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緣湘穿著墨綠色的革質披風,裡面則是件被塗黑的鎧甲,不是中世紀的那種金屬裝甲,而是克拉維材質和陶片製成的防彈裝甲,是很誇張的玩意。聽說就有位美國軍人穿著類似質地的防彈衣,在戰場上挨了五發子彈仍存活歸來。40Please respect copyright.PENANAl36TiBkQod
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在這個各種兵器受到嚴格管制的國家,要弄到一件這樣的鎧甲不知道難度如何?緣湘她必然有某種我所不知道的門路在吧?若我開口問的話,她八成又會給我用「網購」給唬弄過去。40Please respect copyright.PENANAU1khCGcq0G
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若這樣就嚇到的話,代表你還不了解眼前這個比怪物還怪物的女人。40Please respect copyright.PENANA5p0y3p7NPS
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「晚上就不是魔法少女裝而換成另一種Cos了嗎?湘?」40Please respect copyright.PENANARilkXu4i4U
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「別裝傻喔鼎泰豐,泰峰你可是傳說中的吐槽役呢。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAWNLwHYXDTP
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對,我怎麼可能沒看過緣湘身上這件衣服呢?今年夏天,眼前的這位老穿著魔法少女的邪魔歪道驅魔師,正是穿著這件衣服追殺我的。40Please respect copyright.PENANA4p1F1791po
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屬於她的工作制服,獵殺目標用的戰鬥服裝,獵殺我的戰鬥服裝。40Please respect copyright.PENANAaw1ct4XoQ7
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「所以妳穿這件衣服來究竟是要幹嘛?」40Please respect copyright.PENANABiHB3eRjL6
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「當泰峰你的保鑣唄。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAwbFwCFno2U
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「我也是有帶防身武器的。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAHnowJUgyWl
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從腰際間抽出了一支牛排刀亮在她眼前。40Please respect copyright.PENANAlKSpsbH62C
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「防身武器?哪裡?」40Please respect copyright.PENANAYAXnu493dI
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換成她裝傻了。40Please respect copyright.PENANAAAoL6PUI1w
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「這個,防身武器。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAdpvRlwVAJN
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我把牛排刀拿到她眼前十公分的位置。40Please respect copyright.PENANAwctzwjc11S
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她則以雙手拉起了披風──40Please respect copyright.PENANARdk5Q0Fy1N
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於披風內側,我看到了難以計量的小口袋,以及裡面同樣難以計量的各種兵刃,無數的十字錐、腰間未出鞘的鍍銀長劍、還有那把被改造過的釘槍。這些玩意多半都違反槍砲彈藥刀械管制條例,其中也有些曾我身上開過洞。40Please respect copyright.PENANAOCXwUsgRq0
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「防身武器。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7m3qTNOCA
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──她面帶笑容這麼說著。40Please respect copyright.PENANAlzZIS6sLj6
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我無話可說,而這也是她的目的。40Please respect copyright.PENANAsfNEhZ2Ulz
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「所以,非戰鬥人員就交給傳說中的戰鬥人員保護吧!」40Please respect copyright.PENANAY3KqSMA4s5
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「是是是,就交給妳了,湘。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAWKg51q4Tdh
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我苦笑著,將牛排刀收了起來。40Please respect copyright.PENANApIS2o5AnDR
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「我決定和委託人再見一次面,走吧。」40Please respect copyright.PENANArFNfUZF1zx
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「怎麼了?委託人雖然有所隱瞞,但並不妨礙我們必須殺掉她的事實吧?」40Please respect copyright.PENANAmYLMarfa41
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「……我可不這麼認為。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAGajgQApmkb
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抱歉啊,我的矛頭已經指向其他人了,如之前所言,如果我的猜想是事實的話,我必定會將禍首揪出來,讓他付出應得的代價。40Please respect copyright.PENANArEtTFc84vV
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那麼,這位陳太太,等著被我擊倒吧。40Please respect copyright.PENANAUhZCwbzUYs
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「我和你們沒什麼好談的,除非你們殺了她。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAAOlNBzYWDi
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這位太太再次在我們的面前提出殺死女兒的要求。40Please respect copyright.PENANAV9jFKLE15R
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話說坐在社區公園涼亭下談論這種事情應該沒問題吧?這裡晚上的確是很少人沒錯,但可完全無法隔音啊,這不良母親劈頭就喊著要女兒去死讓人聽到也很不妙吧?40Please respect copyright.PENANAQDLjWDBptf
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「經過今早的調查,我們認為有重新審視這個事件的必要。陳太太,妳並沒有告訴我為什麼妳想要殺妳的女兒?」40Please respect copyright.PENANAvoaStfypsa
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「這種事情你們沒有權利過問,我才是雇主對吧?」40Please respect copyright.PENANA0SkeyuAWqF
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「這可不行啊,我們並不是職業殺手,而是驅除異象的工作者,假使妳無論如何都要殺掉她的話,請給我們一個道德上過得去的理由。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAz6wGer5Zvd
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這句話不全是正確的,驅除異象的工作者嚴格來說只有我一人才對,緣湘平時的工作就只有接受委託、查明異象後把目標找出來幹掉而已。40Please respect copyright.PENANA8jhtW02moI
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坐在右手邊的異端驅魔師才不管這些事情,但我管這些事情。40Please respect copyright.PENANAkWC7naoo0E
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「我說過要你別問了,小鬼!給我殺了那個女人就好!」40Please respect copyright.PENANATMP8B5f8T8
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那個女人……嗎?40Please respect copyright.PENANAPfFpwbbjEL
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唉呀唉呀,看來越來越像我所猜想的原因了啊。40Please respect copyright.PENANAWaUhoqHNt8
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「那麼,請恕我們拒絕接受這項委託。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAEajQSJddDN
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必須表現出強硬態度,如果在這裡退縮的話,就永遠查不出真相了。40Please respect copyright.PENANAWq99OP5N1o
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「嘖──」陳太太發出了不悅的聲音。40Please respect copyright.PENANAX05wTk247v
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雖然是一場賭博,我的勝算卻很大,而她的表情也顯示著我賭贏了。40Please respect copyright.PENANAQv8a0VoDYO
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如我所料,這位陳太太的確沒有管道僱傭其他殺手,不然即使我拒絕她,她也不會如此焦躁。40Please respect copyright.PENANA13V77xM9k4
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以她對女兒的殺意,才不可能拖到出現六位犧牲者後才委託緣湘。既然如此,只可能在出現六位犧牲者後才得到了與緣湘接觸的管道,而這也是目前她殺死女兒的唯一途徑。40Please respect copyright.PENANA888mZsx3cv
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身為母親,居然對女兒懷有如此的恨意,和非殺她不可的理由。40Please respect copyright.PENANAuiPAWcl6RG
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「我們好像還沒有見到最關鍵的目標的父親,也就是妳的丈夫呢。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAoVx3kHs4qM
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因為Google搜尋告訴我,懷孕後也有可能會得腰椎小關節錯位這種病呢。40Please respect copyright.PENANAcGsj5yebZv
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「怎麼說好呢?再怎麼樣我也想見見妳的丈夫呢,畢竟也是重要的資訊參考人之一,畢竟他被砍傷了啊?應該會有比妳更多、更加清楚的情報吧?如果我們沒有足夠的情報來確認,就無法確認這是與神秘端有關的案件,若是如此的話,我的手機隨時可以打通110的,請警察他們來辦喔。幾個小時前我才打過呢。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAe3l5PwEqnJ
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當我說出這句話時,陳太太的神情變得相當猙獰,她渾身顫抖著,雙目中對我傳來了憤怒,就像是一顆鼓脹的汽球,只要輕輕一刺就會爆裂。40Please respect copyright.PENANAMhmcOCybKJ
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如果事情和我所想的一樣,那麼我的這些話必定擁有最強大的要脅力。而且買兇想殺女兒這個事實若給警方知道的話,她也甭想安穩度過下半生了吧?40Please respect copyright.PENANAcMQ34HkHSz
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那麼──選擇吧?妳是要將後面的那個人交出來給我,還是乾脆讓你們一起吃上官司呢?嘻嘻,嘻嘻嘻嘻,真是有趣啊!40Please respect copyright.PENANAuo7NVM7BkL
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這麼想著同時,我不自覺吐出了舌頭。40Please respect copyright.PENANA1eIwX00A9e
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「你──你這──咳!你──」她上氣不接下氣的,說不出完整的話語。40Please respect copyright.PENANA2KRsEGIUrt
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我贏了。40Please respect copyright.PENANAg8gGD6IbNh
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「泰峰,你不要干涉湘的工作好嗎?」40Please respect copyright.PENANAxeaKjdHl3L
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正當我這麼覺得時,右手邊的驅魔師終於發話了。40Please respect copyright.PENANAsb7RmvJtpL
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「這也是我的工作,湘。」我這麼說著。40Please respect copyright.PENANAfOFse91Fj8
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「不管委託人為什麼要殺死目標都無所謂,對湘而言只要斷定是有害的魔,全部都殺死就好了。而那個人既然殺了這麼多無辜者,你也看得出來是有害的吧?」40Please respect copyright.PENANA4zbT2jthl1
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「嘖。」我不滿的發出了一聲,而陳太太的表情終於恢復了原狀,一臉平靜。40Please respect copyright.PENANAbe73UfkgKw
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該死,好不容易壓制她到這種地步,緣湘妳居然一句話就把它給毀了,反倒令我陷入劣勢,早知道不帶緣湘過來談判了。如果不是緣湘在這邊,我就算不需要談判也能靠蠻力撬開她的嘴,媽的。40Please respect copyright.PENANALln4kWr8dL
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「我再說一次,泰峰,不要干擾我的工作。庇護有害的魔的存在,我們也一貫視同有害的魔處置。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAqKpGx3SlEN
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鍍銀長劍在我發覺時早已抵住我的脖子。40Please respect copyright.PENANAScj5xkXi8A
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額頭冒起了冷汗。40Please respect copyright.PENANAsOWySIglT5
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「喂喂,不是說好妳是我的保鑣的嗎?」40Please respect copyright.PENANA8baoxPM4mC
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戰鬥人員這樣對待非戰鬥人員太可怕了吧?40Please respect copyright.PENANAtB9OP4ewAE
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「湘會當你的保鑣只是因為泰峰的腦袋不錯喔,但如果泰峰你的能力反而成為了障礙,那麼湘也只好把你的腦袋割下來了唷。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAUjQhNbuHmL
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她冷冷說著。40Please respect copyright.PENANAEZkRWLmbWS
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無法反抗。40Please respect copyright.PENANAeihH8Cvs9s
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無法逃跑。40Please respect copyright.PENANA9NcmIb2jtV
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就是因為曾經和她打過,看過她戰鬥身姿,我很明白,如果再次與這種怪物對上的話,我根本沒有存活的機會。40Please respect copyright.PENANAxIFN3Nuepj
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──該死的。40Please respect copyright.PENANAMmyYdtofsG
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「好吧,就聽妳的。我離開,妳和她談就是了。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAHkyC4kB8vj
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命差點都沒了,我怎麼可能不答應,在無限接近死亡的場合還要反抗?別笑死人了,當我是Jump系男主角嗎?友情努力勝利可都不在我的字典裡喔。40Please respect copyright.PENANAOPZUNTMBnZ
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「我就知道泰峰是好孩子呢,那我們走吧!去找出那隻殺人魔的所在地,比在這裡和委託者抬槓來得有用多了吧?」40Please respect copyright.PENANAPLYClfM33H
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她笑著,將鍍銀長劍入鞘。40Please respect copyright.PENANAWB9z3RE9iL
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──在緣湘的武力介入下,我不得不和她一同離去,第二次拜訪陳太太的目的並未達成。40Please respect copyright.PENANAHMjsKrZ4fh
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那個人,我沒有成功將那個人逼出來,事件的禍首,或是關鍵人物,我沒有成功將其逼出。40Please respect copyright.PENANAsIQqYHNUFk
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我喃喃念著。40Please respect copyright.PENANAkDpTOhBXRk
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「湘,妳聽說過白雪公主的故事嗎?」40Please respect copyright.PENANAsVxlh4qYWM
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現在的情況或許和故事書中的不同,但相同的是,在經過一件事之後,公主也好、王后也罷,她們整個人格都變態了。40Please respect copyright.PENANAFl6QfIbYSg
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「等一下,泰峰,我們的任務是快點掃除那個異能者對市民的威脅,而不是探究它背後發生的原因,這並不在我們的業務範圍內。」40Please respect copyright.PENANA4P0a9HA4K8
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拉住我的右手,邪魔歪道的驅魔師瞧著我的臉,看穿了我接下來想要做什麼。40Please respect copyright.PENANAvv7DluHi0K
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離開緣湘身邊,繼續去尋找證據證明我的假設。我原本是這麼打算的,而她也是為此想要阻止我。40Please respect copyright.PENANASGFvI1l9sF
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──我無法原諒。40Please respect copyright.PENANAtwrSR0TvyT
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比起行惡者,造成行惡者行惡之人,其中的罪魁禍首,我才更無法原諒。企圖真相埋葬,藉此庇護禍首之人,我同樣無法原諒!40Please respect copyright.PENANAHJeGBZITdD
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「泰峰,一旦湘判斷你的行為會對一般民眾造成危害,湘絕對會邊哭邊殺死你唷。所以,別搞得太過火喔。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAGadeVMu7ha
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說完了這句話後,她笑著放開了手。40Please respect copyright.PENANAinJ3N5CbZt
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咦?40Please respect copyright.PENANAGz1QybaWZv
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也就是說,緣湘妳的意思是──40Please respect copyright.PENANApn510XvayA
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「好吧,我就放棄這次業務,之後的事情就麻煩妳了,湘。」40Please respect copyright.PENANArSo8PlA4UD
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對此,我露出了微笑。40Please respect copyright.PENANA9a8sz6rwjJ
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對,緣湘妳說的沒錯,我會放棄這次業務。40Please respect copyright.PENANAWxTW4C0Ujk
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所以,接下來的事情全都是我的個人行為了。40Please respect copyright.PENANAugEoBbQiux
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在得到緣湘的同意後,我決定獨自拜訪湘的委託者以外的人。40Please respect copyright.PENANATejUg7qqjN
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左手拿著一疊報紙,右手手指戳著自己的右太陽穴,頭版上仍然寫著那魔法少女獵奇殺人事件,報紙上大大貼著一張照片,那正是夜色之下兇手的背影,還有倒在牆角,兇手面前被打滿馬賽克的屍體。40Please respect copyright.PENANAoBxECnMNw0
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符合我的可搜尋條件的,也只有這張報紙上的相片了。40Please respect copyright.PENANAaf1JVbs7CT
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走在第三起兇案現場附近,人煙稀少的街道上搜尋著符合條件的人。40Please respect copyright.PENANA7ruRu5J4wT
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這張照片其實就已經是最佳線索,儘管我不知道「它」是男是女,但也看得出來這個高度和畫素並不是行車紀錄器會有的視角,拍照者應該是步行,並且使用的攝影器材並非手機,有可能是相機。40Please respect copyright.PENANAHjxB428QOs
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身上會帶著相機的步行者,不是旅客就是會隨身攜帶相機的人,譬如說攝影師之類。而旅客不大可能來到這種荒蕪的鬼地方,因此有我有七成把握會是後者,若是後者的話,這裡就是他平時生活會經過的地區。40Please respect copyright.PENANAJQNCCCxKUF
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嗯──大學期間學會的透視技法,這個時候就可以用用了。40Please respect copyright.PENANAd5Wf7UTlKs
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在現場勘查後,我在照片上畫了幾條線來計算拍照者的身高,應該是一米七上下誤差五公分左右。是和我差不多的身高嗎?40Please respect copyright.PENANAtq2BWD62RM
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──使用的相機應該是無快門聲的數位相機,傳統相機無可避免的都會有快門聲。40Please respect copyright.PENANAdVnsTkrQps
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以畫面上的距離來看,拍照瞬間快門聲無疑會被兇手聽到,那麼這張照片就幾乎不可能被警方或是媒體給取得了。除非兇手本身就想要被警察抓到,否則一般都會滅口吧? 40Please respect copyright.PENANAo06veDYQvp
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過去有段時間數位相機的確是無聲的,但後來這種無聲相機被廣泛運用在變態偷拍或是狗仔活動,被認為會危害民眾的隱私權,所以現在的數位相機幾乎都有快門聲。40Please respect copyright.PENANANgtlJzQygS
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拍照者持有的是早期的數位相機,或是因為某種原因,用某種手段去掉了聲音嗎?又或著他做著必須要使用早期數位相機的工作呢?40Please respect copyright.PENANA4pOrSAJsC4
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根據這些線索,我幾乎能推測出拍照者的職業了。40Please respect copyright.PENANAir7lhbK0vR
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目擊者的身分都會被警方保密,所以我才得做這麼多多餘的事情來鎖定範圍,何況光憑一張照片是推測不出拍照者年齡和拍照時間,除非我去把法醫的驗屍報告給偷出來。也就是說,我得守株待兔,加上一定程度的幸運才找得到那個人。40Please respect copyright.PENANAic7gAkMrFd
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機會非常非常的低,只要拍照者的拍照姿勢不如我所想的話前述的推論全部都沒用了,我甚至不能排除拍照者因為心理有陰影而不再次回到這裡的情況,卻也除了這張照片外沒有別的可追查線索,過問緣湘的委託人的事情已經被她給警告,至少目前無法像預想的一樣從那裡去追查。 40Please respect copyright.PENANARbI0bQKqae
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不過在這之前──40Please respect copyright.PENANA02VMGmErKF
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我走入了附近的便利商店,買了今晚的精神食糧。40Please respect copyright.PENANAKx9Y9LLbWL
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晚間九點,倚在牆上的我用四罐便利商店買下的紅茶消磨掉一個小時後, 眼前終於出現了一個腰間掛著相機袋的人。40Please respect copyright.PENANAjCQK1JlnDK
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身高約一米七,二十八到三十歲,看上去像是清秀的美男子。由於他的打扮隨意,戴著一副金框眼鏡,並不是什麼起眼的男人,不過對於一個小時前推測出目擊者特徵的我,他卻徹底吸引住了我的目光。40Please respect copyright.PENANArKfoOqWepV
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「真是幸運呢,我。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAL7DIKGdsez
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我衝了上去,攔住了他的去路。40Please respect copyright.PENANATQUbfqEtFn
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日後的我才明白,和他相遇是一個扯淡到不行的巧合。40Please respect copyright.PENANAIhX38eMcLf
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這種扯淡到不行的巧合,我一般統稱命運。40Please respect copyright.PENANANTlEgwM06V
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——因為這個命運,我碰上了這輩子最值得尊敬的男人。40Please respect copyright.PENANA94ZgCnyt23
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