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「這樣就包紮好了，要記得這幾天別讓傷口碰到水。」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPDsa8eF3N
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在替我受傷的手掌套上了網狀繃帶後，梳著西裝髮型的森叔再三叮嚀起應該要注意的事項。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpzbonYZZj
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「……嗯。」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvoWBcO9b7
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「用不著擔心葛城老師的事情，村長已經派大家去搜索周圍了，相信最晚到了明天就會有結果了。」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZhmSG38kb
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大概是注意到我無精打采的樣子才會這麼說吧。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZThWFSIgP
308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIO4lksCtp
身為村裡唯一的醫生，森叔一直都非常關心對我們這些從小看到大的孩子。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡui6CklU9Th
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「可是……」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUnUVlL8BN
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事情得從我逃離那個怪物以後說起。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaF21fwt2s
308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4WwTADrkK
好不容易在跌跌撞撞的情況下衝到派出所裡面，驚醒正昏昏欲睡的老員警後，我帶著村裡面聚集起來的長輩們一同返回出事的地點。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOTer2EEbA
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然而，就在到達那裡以後，等待著我們的只有我在慌忙之中所遺留下的書包而已。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxkTQL6WCN
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其餘的什麼都沒有。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNy4S7mm164
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沒有那怪物，當然也沒有葛城老師的蹤影。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32pCxVQXdI
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更令人難以置信的是，不論是掉落在地上的殘肢，甚至噴濺了一地的鮮血，所有能夠證明那怪物存在過的跡象都憑空消失。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCnSKNi8za
308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLq1QxMtNc
一切就像是從未發生過似地，只有一陣接著一陣的風雨不斷地掃過街燈所照亮的地面。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwgEHa2si0
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唯一成為事實的只有葛城老師離奇消失這件事。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuucFJXSYd5
308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxHJ8c5Spc
不管大家找遍了整個村子附近，都還是無法找到他的身影，這也是我最後得知的消息。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xqSiLLacZ
308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZjmnCEeiDg
接下來，等我回過神來的時候，人就已經在森叔的診所這裡進行治療。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbw17wHaaA
308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCaKhAuOI5
308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjoMatNUox
「無論如何，妳能沒事就好。」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ymdHodiDL
308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBDiMuLRrV
不知道為什麼，森叔相當激動地緊緊握住我的雙手。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzI1k6onJpQ
308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPgAnrccCk
我垂下臉盯著包覆著米白色紗布的手掌和膝蓋，而傷口像是在提醒我那份真實感似地，仍不斷傳來燙熱的刺痛感。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNsKQ3pYlv
就在這時候，診察室外面傳來了急促的腳步聲。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdousCalP8
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「來夏─！」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYkXvo8t9w
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匆匆忙忙拉開門的人是耕一，而穗香隨後也氣喘呼呼地從他身後出現。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ySpbUMaTq
308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUIIUUjE60Q
大概是很急著趕過來的吧，他們兩個的瀏海都因為淋濕而顯得有些凌亂不堪，褲管也都是濕答答的。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiH0jx1z6G2
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「耕一……穗香……」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrDmFB6Kvr
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感到安心的瞬間，眼淚突然就噗哧噗哧地流了下來。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBo4MDpxqg3
308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7hz9STKCe
被我這樣子給嚇到的耕一，似乎將原本想說的話給吞了回去，任由跟著流淚的穗香詢問著我身體的狀況。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEmhtTdvLa
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「小夏……怎麼會這麼嚴重，手都包成這個樣子，很痛嗎？」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwd2aDQUC6
308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZNLNkA3sM
「我不要緊，只是跌倒的擦傷而已，反倒是葛城老師他……」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaa1XOTuTSs
308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0x2WblENXD
「嗯，我們知道，森叔已經在電話裡都跟我說過了。」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgZPYURTRk
308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTk1N8W6cjA
由於森叔交代過先別引起不必要的恐慌，因此耕一所得到的資訊，大概就是我們被熊襲擊而已。雖然欺騙並非我的本意，但我也能理解森叔目前的顧慮。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAljoSxrqqk
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「時間也不早了，現在先讓來夏回去休息吧，有消息我會馬上聯絡妳們。」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRltvcSchjb
308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgxuZspf0D
我再次向森叔點頭道謝後，在穗香的陪同下步出了診療室。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8e0ktlVCT7
308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8ntdJ8tWT
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「對了，耕一。」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUY1jAjsfk
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然而，在我們離開之前，森叔突然出聲叫住了正準備拉上門的耕一。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEcMIzLg5R
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「今天的那個就先延後吧，這陣子可能會比較忙，時間的話……哎，過陣子再找時間吧。」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHu64EoCGmE
308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQaoyiFD78
「我知道了，那麼就先告辭了。」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRF1pjjZLkz
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耕一向著燈光充足的診療室裡面行了一禮，接著關門跟了上來。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoT9nk53wPL
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「耕一……你和森叔今天有約嗎？」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuuBKAr6Om
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「算是吧，但不是什麼重要的事情。」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpYCQCB4Jq
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對於我的提問，耕一似乎沒有想要回答的意思，大概真的如他所說不是很重要吧。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfDElH8RxQ
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外面的雨下得很大，再加上走廊並沒有開燈的緣故，在聽覺和視覺雙雙受到干擾的限制下，我們彼此都不發一語地穿越長長地木造走廊。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1abzfwNNA
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「小夏，那個……那邊走過來的好像是村長。」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdypesxqMX
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等到我們在門口準備撐傘的時候，穗香拉了拉我的衣角。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxJAMLCKPD
308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyvzqPNsLF
遠遠就看到滂沱的雨勢中有兩個披著深色簑衣的人影走了過來，就如同穗香所說的，是我們神命村的村長和他身旁的助理。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4GJYBDfH7
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年紀約莫七十多歲的村長留著長至喉結的灰色鬍鬚，一隻眼睛因為白內障而呈現混濁不清，滿是皺紋的臉上總是維持著冷峻的表情，是村人們都相當敬畏的存在，尤其是身為晚輩的我們，不巧遇到的話只有低頭行禮的份。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHBhxkZpwA
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「村長好。」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKkdhYxiQQ
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我趕緊將眼角的淚痕擦了擦，經過如同往常般不被理睬的行禮，村長和助理逕自往診所內走去。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6uq1zlm45
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然而，不知道自己的是不是錯覺，在抬起臉的瞬間，似乎和那蟲類般無機質的視線交錯而過。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCU87sQIuL
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「村長他……剛剛是不是瞪了小夏一眼啊？」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUWeFP56SS
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「別亂說話。」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvug1EMTXhE
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在耕一不悅地指正穗香的同時，我望著身後那兩件簑衣漸漸沒入走廊盡頭的黑暗中。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXgnHRvqn9
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「那麼，我先陪來夏回去拿她的東西，穗香妳就先幫她放點熱水吧。」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGdofzro44
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途中在經過穗香家的時候，耕一罕見地像這樣主動交待著。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdUsMDonWW
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而一向聽他話的穗香自然只有默默點頭的份，我在將整個淋濕的書包先交給她以後，和耕一一人一把傘並肩走在渠道旁的碎石子小路上。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cxzisdyBW
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傾盆的毫雨沒有任何減緩的跡象，遠方的景色皆瀰漫著濃密的雨霧。耕一在走了一小段路後停下腳步，望了望四周確定沒有人以後，以稍微大過雨聲的音量問起我來。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEA8ZlFWIBm
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「來夏，襲擊妳跟葛城的到底是什麼東西？」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpYkVJMchS
308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8pVX3WEgS
那是相當冷靜地，彷彿任何謊言都能看穿的眼神，他果然早就發現了吧。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLenD9YenT
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「還有，為什麼這麼晚了妳還跟葛城在外面，我希望妳能將一切都老實地對我說。」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ILKcBYNnt
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「……把穗香支開就是這個原因嗎？」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbN8J3V5qcF
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「嗯，以她的個性最好什麼都不要知道比較好，而我這邊希望了解事情的全貌，才能知道有沒有幫得上妳的忙。」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmGIpfJDh4
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「也是……如果是耕一你的話，應該會相信吧……」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQIDypkfpd
308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0hNdDGb7s
於是，我將那在不久前發生的，完全不符常理的經過都告訴耕一。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XgoSxiKJk
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體育倉庫的事、遇到怪物的事，甚至葛城老師在我面前被殺害的細節，毫無保留地全都讓他知道。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzxIbHopNu
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只是最後……明明毫無根據，卻讓我不得不確信的那個，從那時候起就讓我一直猶豫該不該說出口。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFUQv3stmZD
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「不得不確信？」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzfdPl0MYN
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在耕一的追問之下，我才吞吞吐吐地透漏。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZ1sRWZm6N
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「那個怪物……真的……很像冬笑。」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaGHT5xaNl
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當時那佇立在原地看著我的模樣，和死去的冬笑簡直一模一樣。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATI5T5IqIC
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太過荒誕的想法，我先前並沒有讓大人們知道，不然他們肯定會認為我在精神狀況上出了什麼問題。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwcK9YBL7V
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「很像──冬笑嗎。」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJG0dffNqNQ
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在這之前一次都沒有停頓過的耕一也不得不思索起來。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyulPYmzylE
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那也是當然的吧，不管是誰，在聽到與不應出現在此的死者牽扯上關係，都會多少質疑那其中的合理性。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6f5VsNgXxy
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「我知道聽起來很奇怪，但是耕一……你會相信我吧？」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7QioyStb7z
308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBGdxcDpXq
「沒什麼好質疑的，畢竟說是開玩笑也太超過了。只是關於最後妳所說的讓我有點在意……但既然沒有攻擊妳的意思，難道冬笑的目的是要回來復仇嗎？」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDC1UATsCG
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「我不知道。但冬笑就算憎恨村子，也沒有任何要報復村子的理由，更何況也不可能只針對葛城老師──」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJYB0plUSe
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「不，那還很難說吧。」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlXZcpjahE
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明明是耕一極小聲地自言自語，一字一句在我耳裡聽起來卻格外地清晰。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JTsaxbOiD
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「怎麼了？突然擺出那種吃到蟲子似的表情。」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBly8tXhxt
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「我在問你是什麼意思……為什麼你會認為冬笑找葛城老師復仇是很正常的事情？」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThiqdciP2X
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「啊……抱歉，是我不好，能先當作沒聽到嗎，因為還不到能說的時候。」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXchWeEpe4
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「怎麼可能當作沒聽到啊！！」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyOkcw1ABW
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我雙手用力地抓住耕一的肩膀，彼此的雨傘雙雙掉落到地上。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpj0RXFgD0I
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耕一像是犯錯的孩子似地別了開臉，而我則是加重了手指的力道示意他繼續說下去。308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpVefm2Yof
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「因為我認為──殺死冬笑的人就是葛城。」308Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpsl6MOjbJ
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