「兩位可以帶我到債主那裏嗎?」貝吏刻唐問。235Please respect copyright.PENANAeqOSU0lZiQ
235Please respect copyright.PENANAfdPXiyhGyZ
本以為要被逮捕的兩人異口同聲地說:「欸?」235Please respect copyright.PENANAA3JSTzPZxL
235Please respect copyright.PENANAM1eRE3J6z2
夫婦帶貝吏刻唐到借他們錢的銀行家家裏,銀行家的護衛也爽快地帶三人到會客室。235Please respect copyright.PENANAViwBlD7ga3
235Please respect copyright.PENANAjgMAiEU2Zh
會客室裏有數名配備刀劍和火槍的大漢,夫婦左右依靠貝吏刻唐定驚。235Please respect copyright.PENANACyRXgqwAJJ
235Please respect copyright.PENANAXu8ZAnE3cv
三人坐在木長椅上看著皮椅上的銀行家,他蹺著腳拿起一顆由僕人遞給他盤上的葡萄:「輔佐官大人,小人不知為何你會大駕光臨,但既然輔佐官大人是為了這兩個不還錢的人而來,小人囂張一點也沒問題吧?」235Please respect copyright.PENANAkYj2XnScfg
235Please respect copyright.PENANAgzzLzwYxfm
「沒問題。」貝吏刻唐說。235Please respect copyright.PENANAHsiEwgKDAQ
235Please respect copyright.PENANAqAJTwNT855
白髮和灰髮混雜的銀行家不當臉上的皺紋是一回事,說起話來字字鏗鏘:「小人相信輔佐官大人不是想用權力威脅小人,而是來給小人應得的錢吧?」235Please respect copyright.PENANALx4jscAPIh
235Please respect copyright.PENANAWNnv3cmLYV
「在這之前,我想知道他們借錢的理由和金額。」235Please respect copyright.PENANA1OTSq4aFt7
235Please respect copyright.PENANAVl07DaAqfC
另一個僕人在銀行家和三人之間的金桌為三人倒茶。235Please respect copyright.PENANACfCOlxYA8y
235Please respect copyright.PENANAgd2igsZrw3
「他們借錢是因為要治好她的病。」銀行家看著彼蒂。235Please respect copyright.PENANAKItgHwSIAO
235Please respect copyright.PENANAXqC41ZwJdV
「病?但彼蒂小姐行走自如,我看不出有甚麼病。」235Please respect copyright.PENANAvyJFfAfnNc
235Please respect copyright.PENANAguUm5gs89V
「不關我事,他們借了十鎊。」235Please respect copyright.PENANA8DKFh6ULnm
235Please respect copyright.PENANAOietKIvAyi
「十、十鎊?」貝吏刻唐差點吐出舌頭。235Please respect copyright.PENANANZQajiFLCK
235Please respect copyright.PENANAP7rN9pnUkc
十鎊可是個大數字,普通人工作一年才能賺到一到兩鎊,一般平民根本不可能隨便借那麼大筆錢。235Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8yfGH8eCy
235Please respect copyright.PENANAmsoKoyhfvs
「小人想叫他們還錢很久了,但一直有個女人擋路,我真想讓她嚐嚐多管閒事的滋味。輔佐官大人,小人也知道目前國庫一分都不能少,如果輔佐官大人可以帶那個女人過來的話,小人也許可以寬容一下。」235Please respect copyright.PENANAplOve6XG6v
235Please respect copyright.PENANA04t2R1w5Hn
「我不容許人民互相傷害。」235Please respect copyright.PENANAgvNc7ULQAO
235Please respect copyright.PENANAdpgaER22xo
「那個女人一直在妨礙我辦公!欠債還錢是天經地義!她那麼喜歡包庇這兩個人便幫他們還錢!一直擋著我的人是甚麼意思?她又神出鬼沒,不然她一定要試試和銀行作對是甚麼後果。」235Please respect copyright.PENANA5XjKCbYObL
235Please respect copyright.PENANA4NudQ9JxI8
夫婦兩人更用力抓住貝吏刻唐。235Please respect copyright.PENANAgmPdrFCHns
235Please respect copyright.PENANA9DJxYp7tZp
「我們帝國也不希望有欠債不還錢的情況發生,但那個女人的地位有點特殊,我不能將她交給閣下。」235Please respect copyright.PENANArIdiGbf2w7
235Please respect copyright.PENANANBwkIXyCsm
「輔佐官大人認識那個女人?輔佐官大人是要包庇她嗎?」
「下決定之前,我想問比魯先生和彼蒂小姐一些事。」235Please respect copyright.PENANArZ5ubQFpPz
235Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6NVQrSqX4
比魯和彼蒂挺直身子雙手放在大腿上,「輔佐官大人想問我們甚麼?」比魯緊張地問。235Please respect copyright.PENANAxX6jxpODmZ
235Please respect copyright.PENANAyySyRaB9HB
貝吏刻唐盯著茶杯裏的茶,茶映射他嚴肅的面孔:「彼蒂小姐得了甚麼病要用十鎊來醫治?」235Please respect copyright.PENANAwNKN62iCod
235Please respect copyright.PENANA8jSMHUL0cP
「是很罕見的病,不過已經治好了。」彼蒂不想記起作病時的事。235Please respect copyright.PENANALJ0fmNVUyI
235Please respect copyright.PENANAv5Z8yZEnJF
「可以跟我講說一下病徵嗎?是怎樣的病?」235Please respect copyright.PENANAyldTBS5fn6
235Please respect copyright.PENANAyv8L9E7CWY
銀行家繼續吃著盤子上的葡萄,另一位僕人幫他捶肩膀,他一邊享受一邊等待輔佐官大人。235Please respect copyright.PENANAu0mt8KU28j
235Please respect copyright.PENANA22SIksLDLt
「幾個月之前我到沙漠見朋友,途中在綠洲喝了點水,然後身體就突然經常發癢又很熱。我們當時因為太渴沒有看見有塊寫著「絕對不要喝這裏的水!」的木牌,要不是比魯在我旁邊又未喝水,我應該早就死了。」235Please respect copyright.PENANAATAzUMiP8X
235Please respect copyright.PENANAVrTBfAgXBk
「發癢,身體又很熱?」貝吏刻唐對這個症狀感興趣。235Please respect copyright.PENANAu3JGbnCxUJ
235Please respect copyright.PENANAvRsrKz1SFm
「當我以為死定的時候,有一個女孩匆忙地跑過來,大聲說:「我不是立了牌子叫你們不要喝嗎?這下子怎麼辦?」然後她說有方法可以消除我的症狀,就給我吃了一顆藥丸。」235Please respect copyright.PENANAecbMH2WxGh
235Please respect copyright.PENANALrXGJmCAKs
「藥丸?」235Please respect copyright.PENANAfBL15aVga3
235Please respect copyright.PENANAFY2GIX2Dya
「沒錯。吃下後我身體果然好多了,但她說藥丸只能抑制毒素三天,她叫我在三天內拿十鎊給她,她就會給我可以完全排除的藥水。我們當然有懷疑過她是不是在敲詐我們,所以在最後一天才到銀行借錢然後回到綠洲,想著即使她是在說謊也可以即日還給銀行。出乎我們意料,毒又發作了。我們只好老實地給十鎊給她,但我們根本沒有那麼多錢還給銀行。」235Please respect copyright.PENANAOBecSnAzXG
235Please respect copyright.PENANA8joXNOG3NZ
「那個女孩是甚麼樣子的?」235Please respect copyright.PENANAr0QpZgz27J
235Please respect copyright.PENANABOUbvRhDXO
「她的衣著很奇怪,頭圓圓的長著棕黃色短髮,穿著一件白色大袍加內襯的紫色內衣,褲子雖然是黑色的但實際上貼身得不像褲子,還有穿著米色草鞋。個子矮矮很瘦,因為這樣我才忘不了她。」235Please respect copyright.PENANAoSXTLhRz1n
235Please respect copyright.PENANASZEt2ISUmZ
「妳不是染病嗎?」235Please respect copyright.PENANAd8qpojYB5S
235Please respect copyright.PENANAInwqt1P3sc
「是這樣沒錯。那個女孩說我中了因一種叫「黃突蓮」的毒 -」235Please respect copyright.PENANAsgHcHvpRIL
235Please respect copyright.PENANADnVcJ7XkVB
貝吏刻唐此刻嚇得慢慢伸手握著茶杯,裝成淡定地喝茶。235Please respect copyright.PENANA8WedR0DxUd
235Please respect copyright.PENANADJdUefpVi7
「......而生的病,原本是不治之症,但綠洲裏的毒似乎不到會致命的程度,那個女孩便嘗試用綠洲來開發那個毒的解藥 -」235Please respect copyright.PENANAx3OuyM4vyz
235Please respect copyright.PENANASHb1JQXZBy
貝吏刻唐急速放下茶杯雙手搭著彼蒂肩膀:「帶我見那個女孩!」235Please respect copyright.PENANAArDl46yQds
235Please respect copyright.PENANAlCPJrXFiQz
「不是,輔佐官大人不是要幫我們解決債務嗎?雖然不知道輔佐官大人為何要見她,之後我們一定會帶輔佐官大人去那個綠洲。」235Please respect copyright.PENANArnp9XKFpr2
235Please respect copyright.PENANADPm4mj8yvr
「如此一來,我就有必要幫助他們。」貝吏刻唐想起妹妹。235Please respect copyright.PENANAb83F48pWDQ