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隔天回到湳仔溝,小治、浩克繼續雞舍的興建工程。從搬磚、剷沙、攪拌「紅毛土」(水泥)到疊磚、砌牆等等的工地活兒,他們都按部就班的操作。雖然與平常一樣不辭辛勞,埋頭苦幹;但兩人昨晚起了口角,氣氛很是彆扭,不如從前那樣融洽。235Please respect copyright.PENANA2YqIPlIl5y
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雖是深秋時節,氣溫有點涼意,但忙活了大半天,仍不免操出一身汗。小治用手腕抹去臉頰的汗水,看著前方不遠處的浩克正賣力的鋸著竹竿,於是他端了兩碗水走過去。235Please respect copyright.PENANAMg5O4DCErT
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昨晚查理曾告訴小治,說浩克這人很單純,而單純的人,脾氣往往來得快,去得也快;於是勸他放下身段,試試先行致歉,應該很快就能和好。235Please respect copyright.PENANAl3WRnvT5ZT
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「對不起,昨晚的事……我有不對,不該在那種時候說那種不吉利的話!」小治經過一夜的反省,加上查裡的開導,決定主動釋出善意,緩和一下彼此間的矛盾。235Please respect copyright.PENANA9vQiV4Klpv
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「算了啦,我也有錯。」浩克停下手邊工作,接過水碗,一口把水喝乾。然後說:「副連長......你又不是不知道我的脾氣,昨晚那些都是氣話,你別往心裡去!」235Please respect copyright.PENANAslzGMt6SLQ
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聽到浩克還稱自己一聲「副連長」,小治就知道他的情緒已恢復平靜。於是他釋懷的笑了笑,說道:「沒事,昨晚大家都累,一時的垃圾話,過了就過了,不當回事!」235Please respect copyright.PENANAaf3jgRK7Gu
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困在這個時代,舉目無親的他們,兄弟情是唯一的寄託與依靠;只要能把話說開,沒有解不開的結或過不去的崁。最後兩人以水代酒,盡釋前嫌,和解完再休息片刻,接著繼續趕工。235Please respect copyright.PENANAKKPddEcj7M
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下午,弘爺開著吉普車出現在湳仔溝,車上還載著阿偉和俊泰!235Please respect copyright.PENANA5Y0Up7oN2a
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後來得知,俊泰昨天離開湳仔溝後,一個人在外頭晃盪了半天。他確實有想過要尋短,但又心有不甘;於是回家換了身衣服,獨自搭火車進台北,去找弘爺他們。235Please respect copyright.PENANAKuZklw7ZJW
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昨晚阿偉還特地去伙房換了兩瓶米酒回來,順便再拗了兩包花生米,他們倆就這麼陪俊泰喝了一整晚!235Please respect copyright.PENANA9m17Hnnw1a
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一開始,俊泰是一邊哭訴、一邊借酒澆愁,等他情緒稍穩後,弘爺這才接著開導他。235Please respect copyright.PENANAEkzkALkrZc
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弘爺說這時代的人,傳宗接代的觀念根深蒂固,要是一個男人沒能生出個兒子,會被視為不孝!235Please respect copyright.PENANArRh7yGmn0n
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「我相信金賢也是有苦難言!」弘爺語重心長的說:「倘若你們真心相愛,就該站在他的立場,多替他著想;畢竟多元成家這種事,還得再等上七十多年才會合法。」235Please respect copyright.PENANAwS6qNB7KKT
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最後三人把米酒飲盡,花生米嗑完,當俊泰把情緒宣洩完後,也就漸漸釋懷了。235Please respect copyright.PENANAnXXwgETJcH
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俊泰一臉無辜的說:「我有留字條放在桌上,你們都沒看到嗎?」可當時還真的沒人看見!235Please respect copyright.PENANArgBxeXTfp8
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回到平房,俊泰仍不解為何留下的字條會不翼而飛,害大夥平白無故的折騰一整晚!他把自己關在房裡四處查找,翻遍每一處可能的角落,就是不見字條!235Please respect copyright.PENANAv6QGpF96Qe
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俊泰坐在書桌前,打開窗戶,瞬間一陣東北風鑽了進來,讓房裡顯得有些涼意!235Please respect copyright.PENANACIX4kXnvvJ
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俊泰取了張紙,平放在桌上,琢磨著如何把一張紙變不見!就在他百思不解之際,身後傳來「叩叩」兩聲,接著有人打開房門;是浩克,餘悸猶存的他仍不放心俊泰,於是進來關心一下。235Please respect copyright.PENANAWVHDjDwFpq
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可門一打開,因為負壓的關係,一陣紊亂的氣流刮了起來,桌上那張紙立刻飛走,最後飛進床底!235Please respect copyright.PENANA4SL9JBPiSw
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俊泰循著紙張的滑行路徑,跟著鑽進床底;果不其然,昨天寫的字條,就靜靜躺在床底下!235Please respect copyright.PENANAgBNKVz3Ads
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俊泰撿起字條,從床底爬了出來,對浩克興奮地說:「你看吧,我沒騙你們,我真的有留字條!」235Please respect copyright.PENANAwTnQxHrwkQ
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「這些都不重要了啦,過去就過去了。」浩克搭著他的雙肩,發自肺腑的告誡道:「從今往後,不管遇到什麼難關,千萬都別想不開......做傻事,知道不?我們兄弟幾個沒剩多少人了,不能莫名其妙的又少一人!」235Please respect copyright.PENANA3Gk8ySrrhu
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俊泰很快應允,也承諾自己絕不會犯傻。235Please respect copyright.PENANAbxmgfbPgGp
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新民報查抄事件兩週後,一天上午,楊站把小玲召來辦公室;她剛進門就看到上回在辦公室門口,不小心撞到她的那個「馬仔」!235Please respect copyright.PENANAIhl4QEOPvH
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這回馬仔就坐在辦公室的沙發上,和楊站用日語交談;兩人不旦一起抽著菸,還小酌兩杯,一副相談甚歡的模樣。235Please respect copyright.PENANAPBK7NlT5YF
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楊站問她認不認識眼前這個男人?小玲搖搖頭,回說不認識。235Please respect copyright.PENANAAwwCfDZpu9
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等楊站交代完待辦事項後,隨即又打發走她,沒多介紹什麼。當天下午,被拘留的新民報一干人等,悉數獲得釋放!235Please respect copyright.PENANAUTUCiMUeUc
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深夜,楊站又來到小玲的寢室尋樂!235Please respect copyright.PENANAtoP4g72Inl
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完事後,小玲起身穿上底褲,再套了件襯衣;她坐在書桌前,看著楊站側躺在床,久久未起身更衣。她心裡納悶:按老狐狸的習慣,事後菸抽完就該迅速離開,怎麼今天一直賴在我這不走?235Please respect copyright.PENANAffJpqje7m4
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只見楊站雙眼凝視著小玲,若有所思,沉默不語。235Please respect copyright.PENANA4Z7xjT566g
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不甘示弱的小玲,心想:既然你這樣直勾勾地看著我,我又何嘗不能直勾勾地瞪回去!235Please respect copyright.PENANAT2jyX2eO6s
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於是兩人就這麼四目相交,對眼良久!此時小玲心中又是一陣五味雜陳,百感交集;她對眼前這個胸口、肚皮都淌著血的無賴渣男,是又愛又恨!235Please respect copyright.PENANAJQqSxPVpek
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突然間,楊站坐了起來!問道:「上午來我辦公室的那個台灣人,妳當真不認識?」只見他的眼神突然變得犀利起來,就像平常工作時那樣,炯炯有神!235Please respect copyright.PENANAlYvPKSthL1
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「不認識!」小玲再次回道。還說:「只有幾個月前,在辦公室門口看過他一次而已。」235Please respect copyright.PENANAmM5U31HRbM
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楊站習慣性的先點了支菸,接著開始介紹。他說那人名叫「卓東陽」,是蔡金富的二姊夫,也是他在台灣佈置的首批馬仔之一;此前,憑藉卓東陽提供的線報,查獲不少日軍遺留在台北各地的軍火,幫他攢了不少功績!235Please respect copyright.PENANAvw7rjDMUrK
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「我就納悶一件事……」說話的同時,楊站起身,穿上襯衫,邊扣釦子邊說:「他是如何得知......蔡金富被押在我們號房裡?」語畢,他突然張大雙眼,目光如炬地瞪著小玲良久,一眼沒眨!
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