他一直盯著那瑟縮牆角的小女孩。384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NVHet60L5
384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBudxfKgtQp
看著她因嚴寒而打顫，看著她為取暖而不斷劃下火柴，看著她對著火光傻傻發笑，看著她的微笑僵住，看著她一動也不動。384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVGpfiynu8
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他潛步走近，確認她停止呼吸後，俐落地將那小小的遺體放入大布袋裡，匆匆前往諾克斯醫生的辦公室。384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhdx6QpYkc
384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYf8goakPe6
諾克斯醫生見到他帶來的貨色，不禁眉頭一皺。384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJU1AleyVAB
384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8x2k3R9HH7
他慌忙補上一句謊話：「這是我的親人。你肯定不會惹上麻煩。」384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zTztQLuNg
384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU1QTHemYtB
諾克斯醫生還是認為這貨不值一個好價錢：「如果你真的那麼缺錢，可以帶走她的財物賣掉。」384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvfLAwCMaR
384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwbCLtaQ2f
他沒奈何，但只得接受。384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jz4qRGLDg
384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMLnMQcf0h
他小心翼翼地翻動小女孩的遺體。除了因著諾克斯醫生的要求（切勿毀壞遺體），亦因著對她的歉意。384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeCCnGEPX28
384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTgco5Xo44
無人生來就是壞傢伙。若非一貧如洗，他決不幹此缺德非法勾當！384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWbFCBSDAW
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領取報酬後，他帶著小女孩的遺物離開辦公室。384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZ0RfZxDwP
384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0CFqx3kWI
肅殺街景和溫暖的辦公室形成強烈對比，他一下子接受不來、反應不了，愣在原地倍感悲悽。384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZgXKRJFwl
384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzvwRXjx3N
城中大鐘不合時宜地響起十二下鐘聲。384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRNZA79bz9
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「聖誕快樂！」384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZABzjFThl
384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAC8uXD3zmZ
「新年快樂！」384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLvfyqPeux
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鄰近富戶不約而同傳出歡呼聲、祝福聲，訴說對未來的憧景與盼望。384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKsajEkgx6
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未來？那小女孩已沒有未來——她剛凍死街頭。384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0QMtM3JJq
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倏忽飄雪漫天。384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9qyWztU7c
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寒氣徹骨。384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfutbrP2gCm
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回家吧。384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8cTzDcwVN
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走進貧民窟，拐入曲折的小路，十分鐘後才抵達家門前。384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIesuuP38rR
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門開。發現病入膏肓的兒子迷迷糊糊地伏在枱邊喊凍喊餓。384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOvoqJ7nLJ
384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06FwolzHFg
他上前一把擁兒子入懷，多麼希望剛才含笑離世的不是小女孩，而是懷中親兒。384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqlbL2UN42
靈感來源：384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzrALL0zXd
*童話《賣火柴的小女孩》（角色：小女孩）384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmaRvBBTI0x
*真實事件，1827-1828年「伯克與海爾謀殺案」（角色：諾克斯醫生）
