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「──冬笑?請等一下!請問妳是結城冬笑小姐嗎!?」133Please respect copyright.PENANAtXHOS0hNba
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下班的時候在路上被來路不明的男人給叫住。133Please respect copyright.PENANAuZ1UVJHyVL
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若是換作平常的情況,我肯定頭也不回地當作沒聽到,絕不會給對方好臉色看。133Please respect copyright.PENANAqFOWc7NY0e
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只是這次,從對方口中說出的並非搭訕的話語,而是對我來說是相當久違的──我親生妹妹的名字。133Please respect copyright.PENANAEUS49Q5DKD
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「抱歉,你認錯人了。」133Please respect copyright.PENANAmWHgZ9Ey8Y
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但基於某種程度上考量,我還是決定主動保持距離,而且這也不算說謊就是了。133Please respect copyright.PENANAih6cdlbjlg
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「哦!那妳肯定就是冬笑的姊姊,結城來夏小姐了吧?」133Please respect copyright.PENANA1pcQfBcADI
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老實說我感到相當意外,這個皮膚黝黑的男人不但清楚我的舊姓,甚至連我的家庭狀況都相當清楚。133Please respect copyright.PENANAhVGPWOQLaJ
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這樣一來,肯定不是個能夠隨便打發掉的傢伙,因此我決定接受他的邀約,前往附近的家庭餐館吃飯,反正今天加班的我也還沒有吃晚餐。133Please respect copyright.PENANAd1e4H00rkn
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「還沒有自我介紹啊,我姓青海,職業是一名自由記者。」133Please respect copyright.PENANAofPwpgbpUF
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我接過皺巴巴的名片,上頭的名字寫著青海雄介。133Please respect copyright.PENANAOKfPwqBB63
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我再次打量起眼前的男人,染著一頭金色的刺蝟髮型的他身材相當魁梧,坦克背心外面套著一件顏色鮮艷的花襯衫,若是再加上一副吊兒啷鐺的墨鏡和金項鍊的話,就相當符合我心目中的混混形象了。133Please respect copyright.PENANAH2VVmpUwDF
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從眼角的魚尾紋判斷,年紀的話大概比我大上十歲左右,也就是接近四十歲的年紀,但可能更大也不一定。133Please respect copyright.PENANAHnsm9f9RMS
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「哦,對了,我吸菸的話妳不介意吧?」133Please respect copyright.PENANA0znj5LF1Pe
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「我介意。」133Please respect copyright.PENANATjo8vPYAD7
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「這樣啊,那就得請妳將就一下了。」133Please respect copyright.PENANAOMa3BYKTcJ
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很好,我對這個男人的第一印象簡直糟透了。133Please respect copyright.PENANApAQZRy1ftv
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偏偏有鑑於他掌握到的情報超乎我想像中的多,我決定多花點時間聽聽他的用意。133Please respect copyright.PENANAzHtzSiFrPQ
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「我就單刀直入地說了吧,可以請妳告訴我神命村的一切嗎?」133Please respect copyright.PENANAQxLBjls1jm
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點起了菸,光是這句話就可以知道這個名叫青海的男人來歷相當不簡單。133Please respect copyright.PENANA6pepqr59Z3
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這是我自從被神谷阿姨收留以來,第一次從外人口中聽到神命村這三個字。基本上,一般人是絕對不知道的,就算翻閱目前所有市售的地圖,甚至是網路上的空拍圖,都絕不可能得知神命村的存在。133Please respect copyright.PENANA5dVzGrvDzy
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「在這之前先由我提問,你和冬笑是什麼關係?」133Please respect copyright.PENANAoS9qQXJ3FE
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我現在唯一想到的可能性,就是十幾年前冬笑在都市所接觸過的人。133Please respect copyright.PENANA6yWmGnXntR
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「這個嘛,該怎麼說呢……資助她的一種關係。嘿,可別誤會,不是援助交際啊,那時候被上面派去做蹺家少女的報導,所以只是花錢跟她買情報而已,會得知神命村和妳們家的關係也是在那時候。」133Please respect copyright.PENANAMn5WPG1pwG
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男人得意地挑了幾下眉,我這邊反而將眉頭皺了起來……總覺得有點不舒服,第一個問題就讓我有點打退堂鼓。133Please respect copyright.PENANAl6RzdizU08
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「既然提都提到了,我姑且就先確認一下,冬笑她應該已經不在人世了吧?」133Please respect copyright.PENANAbY5k1UnTRZ
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「看來你對村子的規則相當清楚。」133Please respect copyright.PENANAOIuViiGZpy
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「這話未免太抬舉我了,我也是費了好大的勁才拿到這極少的情報,對神命村的了解肯定沒有比在裡面生活過的妳還要來得多。」133Please respect copyright.PENANAbemQ3Odydm
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男人深深地吸了一口菸,接著對著菸灰缸彈了兩下菸灰。133Please respect copyright.PENANA7rtFT7vaDe
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「所以,請妳務必將妳所知的情報提供給我,我想寫一篇專題報導,若是證據充分的話,我打算將其交給國際媒體揭發這個村子。」133Please respect copyright.PENANAFF1hxSr2SF
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我雖然不喜歡眼前的男人,但仍可從他的眼神中看得出作為記者的專業及熱忱。133Please respect copyright.PENANAGmeUC4JHo3
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這時服務生正巧過來詢問點餐,於是我點了一份焗烤義大利麵套餐搭配熱咖啡,而青海先生則是點了份與他外貌大相逕庭的豪華巧克力聖代。133Please respect copyright.PENANAv1mKWjcyda
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「青海先生,你的想法我能理解。只不過正如你所見,我是被村子『淘汰』而倖存的人,換句話說,我對村子本身並不了解,這點還得請你先將你那邊的情報提供給我。」133Please respect copyright.PENANAgdb73R3e3A
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熱咖啡送上來的速度很快,苦澀的口感讓我稍微提振了上班所耗費掉的精神。133Please respect copyright.PENANAZPwcmRCc3i
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「作為交換條件,我會將當初促使我成功逃離的那個事件,鉅細靡遺地提供給你。」133Please respect copyright.PENANAwUuLdt3PKn
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說歸這麼說,其實就算他什麼都不知道,我還是會將那個事件完整地告訴他。133Please respect copyright.PENANAJZIgS9ldzQ
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因為我答應過耕一,要將當時的事情全都公開給外界知道。133Please respect copyright.PENANASVDhkXb4Al
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其實我很早以前就想說了,只不過神谷阿姨認為會招來危險,因此希望我暫緩公開的時間點,如今我認為現在正是個值得把握的機會。133Please respect copyright.PENANACZIbCV1W4T
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「這麼好的提案怎麼可能不接受呢!」133Please respect copyright.PENANAaFNGmax4su
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青海先生想都不想就同意了我的要求。133Please respect copyright.PENANAzyHUVHWQNH
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接著,他從相機包裡取出一台小型的平板電腦,打開圖片的資料夾。133Please respect copyright.PENANA4HtFmiWbOG
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「首先,要提到神命村的話,就不得不提到這個男人──」133Please respect copyright.PENANASj94XJupi1
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男人的手指點按,原本小張的個人獨照被放大。133Please respect copyright.PENANAfNQuvqMAK3
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照片裡頭髮灰白的老人,這時期鬍鬚比我印象中還要短上許多,左眼也還沒有變得混濁。133Please respect copyright.PENANARfncX3CUMm
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「──芥川實至郎,也就是神命教的教主,同時也是身兼多間跨國企業的總裁。133Please respect copyright.PENANAhQP2ztUZ5O
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而他也將這份領導能力發揮至極致,其創立的神命教所倡導的回歸自然主義,深受各界的菁英份子所推崇,至於中間興盛的過程如何我就不贅述。總而言之,在各界取之不盡的資源支持下,距今三十年前,以他為首的菁英份子們決定仿照1974年的人民聖殿農業計畫,在某個深山中成立了自給自足的小鎮,也就是妳所認識的神命村。」133Please respect copyright.PENANAaEH01faZQY
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「請稍等一下,各界的菁英份子?」133Please respect copyright.PENANACYVxtkRpJ3
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「是的,包含妳的父親結城正信副教授在內,全部的居民都是經過道德篩選過的高知識份子。」133Please respect copyright.PENANAqAjv6Btr9R
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我想起曾經在父親背包裡發現的證件,證明這個男人所言不假。133Please respect copyright.PENANAYMp6QeBbgV
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「再加上有著嚴格遵循教義的教主,神命村與當年釀成悲劇的瓊斯鎮完全不同,如果單看表面的話,確實可以是現代理想鄉的體現。」133Please respect copyright.PENANAvUMmcID89u
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「那地方才不是什麼理想鄉……」133Please respect copyright.PENANAwKmBln7ads
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我看著咖啡裡日光燈的倒影,手指不自覺地用力起來。133Please respect copyright.PENANAT87wa4b2Oe
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「沒錯,到此為止就是我所理解的全部。輪到妳了,來吧,告訴我妳是怎麼逃離那個村子的?」133Please respect copyright.PENANA3pJpJVgmrG
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他將平板電腦切換到錄音模式。133Please respect copyright.PENANAOMIg0ZQrTO
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那是個很長的故事。133Please respect copyright.PENANA3sfERyRfjF
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我簡單地做了個深呼吸,試著將那塵封已久的記憶再度打開,當年在教室裡的光景彷彿重現在眼前──133Please respect copyright.PENANAsKAlHqSjKx
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「嗯……想不到經歷了這樣的慘劇啊。」133Please respect copyright.PENANAquzb3Gt8nt
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我說完以後,青海雄介這個男人明顯對我的故事內容感到震驚。133Please respect copyright.PENANA5O3skAO38b
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他在不斷地用湯匙點著見底玻璃杯好一陣子後,才說出讓我差點暈厥的結論。133Please respect copyright.PENANAHiHe4SKaKe
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「那麼,要不要試著回去看看?」133Please respect copyright.PENANAhM7Vv5bD1Q
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「青海先生,請問你是在跟我開玩笑嗎?」133Please respect copyright.PENANAe27XYhxRA6
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雖然早就有預感眼前的這個男人會提出諸如此類的要求,但我還是按捺不住不滿的情緒。133Please respect copyright.PENANA5uM4qa2BqG
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「喂喂,別這麼嚴肅嘛,我這不是懷疑妳的意思,因為妳看已經過去這麼多年了,也沒見到妳所提到的那些怪物,如果真如那位……嗯,耕一同學所推測的,是為了繁衍,那麼早該入侵我們人類社會,我們也就不能像現在這樣悠閒地坐在這喝咖啡……我說到這妳應該懂我的想法了吧,結城小姐。」133Please respect copyright.PENANAB9c7sEJFJk
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「請說重點。」133Please respect copyright.PENANAE0Y5s8h8Fd
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「嘛,我的意思是,我認為現在神命村內部已經是相當穩定的狀態。」133Please respect copyright.PENANAyZ6fmTmGRv
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男人收起一派輕鬆的坐姿,以相當認真的眼神直視著我。133Please respect copyright.PENANAl4A06ZYtTw
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「最糟的情況,先假設那怪物仍具有攻擊人類的習性好了,我認為妳的村子有可能已經找到抑制或是與怪物共存的方法,詳情我不知道,但至少我能擔保在村子肯定是沒有危險性的。」「那是你一廂情願的幻想,更何況我沒有理由相信如今村子依然存在。」133Please respect copyright.PENANAAGFXZb7N6U
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「是嗎?這樣吧,不如妳先看看這個吧。」133Please respect copyright.PENANA3MlVSldyQc
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男人用湯匙挖了一點杯底殘留的巧克力醬含著,接著開啟了幾張拍得有些模糊的相片。133Please respect copyright.PENANANkg1W5QqXI
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「事實上,截至今年為止,神命村的農作物持續有在供應給固定的店家,也就是說,妳的村子仍然存在這點是毋庸置疑的。」133Please respect copyright.PENANAW3YnoAQKgh
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相片上所拍到的讓人相當懷念的畫面。133Please respect copyright.PENANALdZ2u77g7V
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我冷冷地看著相片上白色的小貨車,上面毫無疑問地印著神命村的徽章。133Please respect copyright.PENANAB4Ew5TlHzK
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「既然都有情報了,那要找到神命村應該不是難事,我想並沒有需要我幫忙的地方。」133Please respect copyright.PENANAwBXCstt2Pa
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「哎,這只是有幾個熟識的同好朋友剛好目擊到,時間地點的差異都非常地大。畢竟不能光明正大地調查,所以我到現在連神命村大致上的地理位置都難已知曉。」133Please respect copyright.PENANAPslSst5pBD
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「……」133Please respect copyright.PENANAawbfnNLRe4
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我雖然裝作在聽的樣子,但其實並沒有打算這麼快告訴他的意思。133Please respect copyright.PENANAvuYlepxaoZ
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因為我可不希望好不容易才提供資訊的記者,什麼都還沒報導就這麼一去不返。以這傢伙滿身的肌肉來看,他絕對是屬於行動派的那類型。133Please respect copyright.PENANAYWZuiSePzC
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「結城小姐,我並不想勉強妳,但妳對自己成長的故鄉一點留戀都沒有嗎?」133Please respect copyright.PENANArDorE47w4z
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「……」133Please respect copyright.PENANA6UsDr5T1wY
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男人的話並沒有讓我多想,低頭喝了一口已經冷掉的咖啡。133Please respect copyright.PENANAChlb1rX9zy
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「就算真的有好了,但我留戀的人已經全都不在了。」133Please respect copyright.PENANAH1RtR9vis5
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「這話很有意思,妳是如何斷定所有人都不在了呢?根據妳剛才所說的,能確定死亡的只有耕一同學對吧,其餘的同學們可是生死未卜的喔?」133Please respect copyright.PENANAgQlePmnAj6
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他積極地勸說著我,但還真給他起到了些作用,因為我確實有掛念的人在。133Please respect copyright.PENANAi0S9fIhMq4
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「……穗香。」133Please respect copyright.PENANA3CVQe1q3Oz
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小聲唸出口的名字聽起來就像是生字一樣生澀。133Please respect copyright.PENANAkahixQeSWS
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然而,對面的男人反而激動地拍了桌面,不顧桌上的餐點直接將身體伸了過來。133Please respect copyright.PENANA8XMTLpo4hc
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「等等!妳提到的人該不會是桃井穗香吧!?太有意思了,那可是現任的教主啊!」133Please respect copyright.PENANAIoysuf2gNz
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「現任的──教主?」133Please respect copyright.PENANAtBzI2yvY0g
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這是我第一次對他的話感到震驚。133Please respect copyright.PENANAhZ7Bq0Gp15
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考量到穗香單純善良的性格,那機率幾近於不可能,實在難以與教主的形象重疊在一起。133Please respect copyright.PENANArPVNIMcJsf
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