「是嗎?雖然說我也半信半疑,但這是一個機會。」梅德溫少校左手撐著下顎,右手手指節奏性地敲擊桌面,權衡著利益關係,「⋯⋯可以,就這麼做吧。我會派人跟你們一起去,但是不能全部的人都壓在你們這邊,我只能給你們一個小隊,其他人必須留在城中心,因為咬鵑隨時可能攻過來。」362Please respect copyright.PENANA0Xh1bzhq5g
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唐娜﹒斯特林眨了眨眼,面前有一杯已經喝乾的水杯,她不知道自己坐在這裡多久,羅艾德﹒梅德溫正看著他們,或著說是他們之中的某個人。她又開始產生身份混淆,他們可能死了,也可能活著,靈魂暫時脫離肉體在亡靈節以正常的人類姿態現身在世界,但此刻她又不是那麼肯定了。362Please respect copyright.PENANAtIztC2mNIB
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少校,以及初次見面的漢克,他們眼中的人到底是誰?362Please respect copyright.PENANAf2y9ykIgqo
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女子視線游移,看向身旁的「同伴」們,從他們臉上瞧見相同的疑惑。362Please respect copyright.PENANAUxNxEYlYTi
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而梅德溫還在等著回覆,男人挑高眉毛,審視般的目光射向他們。362Please respect copyright.PENANAppTDLttNhM
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唐娜情急下回應毫無排練的謊言,「可是少校,我們看到的武器量還蠻大的,你的一個小隊可能沒有辦法拿下那個地方,甚至也沒辦法活著回來!」362Please respect copyright.PENANAeOGCkhJtcl
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「我們的目的不是拿下他們,也不是清掃那個地方,是為了保護城中心內美國公民的安全。我們願意派一個小部隊的兵力跟你們去,是因為相信你們可以帶我們找到咬鵑的首領。」362Please respect copyright.PENANAPJ9Boqo4Wo
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女子不放棄,「不如這樣,你讓你們的小隊準備信號彈,有需要的話讓他們可以聯繫在山下的軍隊。這一次我們也是冒了很大的風險探查到那個地方,一但失敗了就一定會打草驚蛇,他們傾巢而出應該也是板上釘釘的事情。」362Please respect copyright.PENANAAE6sEcmeym
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斯特林千金侃侃而談,毫無窒礙地分析利益要害,儘管她不清楚這份自信和狡詐從何而來,但她就是如此輕易地將這些平常理應不明瞭的話術道出,讓原本蹙緊眉頭的梅德溫放下顧慮,允諾了她的條件。362Please respect copyright.PENANAsqqYfx4qoY
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「那麼,晚上八點見,希望你們不要辜負我的期待和信任。」362Please respect copyright.PENANAVan2i0qm8L
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「少校,既然我們彼此是信任的合作關係,請問我們可以拿回被扣押的物品了嗎?」蓋伊提出請求。362Please respect copyright.PENANAB6afOEe6qw
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梅德溫點頭,抬手示意湯姆帶他們去倉庫。物品很少,蓋伊從扣繳的紙箱中拿出僅有的點三二左輪手槍,以及剩餘不多的備用子彈,他看見前輩的眼神黯淡,青年揚起一抹苦笑,但更多的,是心安。362Please respect copyright.PENANAAUvMhadSuL
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這款型號的手槍只有他們使用,青年清楚記得,他摸著皮革製的槍套,這是屬於德克﹒凱斯勒的所有物。362Please respect copyright.PENANAYl8HgxZBt3
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「德克先生,這把槍我先收著,可以嗎?」362Please respect copyright.PENANAFyOSKmgDuu
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偵探沈默,而後透露內心深處的不安與惶恐,「⋯⋯你先拿著吧,我不知道還有什麼是可以相信的。」362Please respect copyright.PENANAMtvK6aAjhY
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蓋伊握住德克的手,「那您相信我嗎?」362Please respect copyright.PENANASFJPsHcwC3
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青年清澈的嗓音溫暖了孤寂的靈魂,偵探閉上雙眼,「我想,現在我能信任的也只有你了吧。」362Please respect copyright.PENANApGI3KFBhlr
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「為了您的這句話,就算拼盡一切我也會保護您。」362Please respect copyright.PENANA19zeeDzAMs
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返回酒店的路上靜謐無聲,每個人或多或少都產生了此行有去無回的臆測,不管是想代替傑克成為祭品的唐娜、已將自己的死亡認定為事實的蓋伊,還是固執地假設所有人都安然無事的德克。362Please respect copyright.PENANASK5c8T4uQ6
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他們僅是緊揣著自己相信的真相,作為維持自我的根據與支撐,兩名偵探們的手不知不覺牽住彼此,其他人裝作沒有看見,不想戳破溫存的時刻。362Please respect copyright.PENANAHvZtaHLjgj
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詹姆士讓尚恩在市集附近停靠,替眾人買了一隻冰淇淋,如同他們甫到海地時一樣,唯一不同的是,這次他將象徵父愛的甜品親自交予女兒手中,儘管唐娜彆扭地別過頭,仍是隱忍泛疼的胸口接受這份友好。362Please respect copyright.PENANAMoQAaAPQst
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她還有很多話想告訴父親,傲氣卻阻礙了她的嘴,道出口的話始終言不由衷,「老爸,我一直以為你是個王八蛋,但這幾天我真的對你改觀了。傑克的事情我會⋯⋯你知道,我就是會用那個道具,這可能是我最後⋯⋯」362Please respect copyright.PENANAmnNWcRwHCx
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事業家打斷了她,「我跟妳講,妳老爸我就是要做大的,我也不做小王八蛋,我就是要做個大王八蛋。我們都是大家族,同心協力一起度過這個困難。」362Please respect copyright.PENANA4HrWzJVPc4
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「妳放心吧,不會有問題的,一切都不會有問題的⋯⋯」362Please respect copyright.PENANAJQxcD6elda
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詹姆士的話隱沒於逐漸西沉的夕陽,他們在美麗的晚霞下享受最後的平靜,海地人們歡慶的聲音傳不進耳中,一切外界的紛擾已然遠離,獨留下身旁人的陪伴。362Please respect copyright.PENANAvqqpoRDU8V
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只有現在,他們想好好感受重要之人的氣息,不參雜其他外人。362Please respect copyright.PENANATsKlghwEgR
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