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濃重的汗臭、劣質菸草和銅錢鏽味在「財來」賭坊裡黏稠得化不開,像是打翻了陳年潲水桶。骰盅在油膩的烏木檯面上搖得震天響,莊家那張橘子皮似的老臉在昏黃的電石燈下陰晴不定。林啟強叼著半截皺巴巴的「老刀牌」,菸灰簌簌落在敞開的破綢衫前襟上,露出底下精瘦卻佈滿舊疤的胸膛。他眼珠子死死盯著骰盅,活像要將那幾顆骨頭挖出來生吞。106Please respect copyright.PENANAaowmR3AOEF
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「開——三顆紅頭!豹子通殺!」106Please respect copyright.PENANAbprcZYtHgb
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莊家喉嚨裡滾出一聲夜梟般的乾笑,枯爪似的手橫掃檯面,嘩啦啦一陣刺耳脆響,十幾塊銀洋、銅角子全掃進他那口敞開的錢袋裡。林啟強面前最後一塊「袁大頭」也消失無蹤。106Please respect copyright.PENANAvkRg1C6Yuo
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「操你祖宗!」林啟強猛啐一口,菸屁股彈飛出去,砸在一個打手油亮的腦門上,火星四濺。「骰子裡灌了他媽的水銀!當老子是棒槌?」106Please respect copyright.PENANAdMBriSWm60
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牆頭高處,一聲慵懶刻薄的嗤笑鑽進耳朵:「早說了那骰子有鬼,偏不信,怪誰?」一隻通體烏黑、唯獨四爪雪白的大貓,玄墨,正懶洋洋蜷在樑柱的陰影裡舔爪子,碧綠的貓眼在昏暗中浮著兩點幽光,滿是幸災樂禍,「窮瘋了的人,連閻羅殿的油鍋錢都想撈。」106Please respect copyright.PENANAMYuPgmolFd
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「閉嘴!老子還沒死呢!」林啟強梗著脖子回罵,心卻沉得像墜了塊秤砣。最後一塊錢,最後的指望,沒了。明天那利滾利的閻王債怎麼還?難道真要去睡碼頭餵水鬼?106Please respect copyright.PENANAS7pX0tgM1g
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賭坊打手們獰笑著圍攏過來,為首那個滿臉橫肉、綽號「鐵塔」的漢子,蒲扇大的巴掌帶著風聲呼過來:「姓林的,輸不起就撒潑?錢爺的場子,容你放肆?」106Please respect copyright.PENANAy5rZRd9HlS
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林啟強腰身一矮,泥鰍似的從那巴掌底下滑開,嘴裡卻不饒人:「錢老鬼!你他娘的坐莊還出千,不怕生兒子沒屁眼?」他身形在狹窄的賭桌間隙裡左衝右突,像條滑不留手的泥鰍,幾個打手一時竟抓他不住。空氣裡瀰漫著汗酸、菸草和劣質燒酒的氣味,混雜著賭徒們粗重的喘息和叫罵。一隻油膩的拳頭擦著他耳根砸在木柱上,震得頭頂的電石燈一陣亂晃,光影在他那張玩世不恭卻掩不住稜角的臉上瘋狂跳動。106Please respect copyright.PENANAgkbWSr6QBz
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「給老子摁住這雜碎!」錢老鬼在櫃檯後面陰沉沉地發話。106Please respect copyright.PENANAS4S2Hdj3MP
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鐵塔怒吼一聲,雙臂張開,蠻牛般直撞過來,封死了林啟強的退路。另外兩個打手一左一右擒拿他手臂。林啟強眼神一厲,腰馬下沉,看似要硬撼鐵塔。鐵塔嘴角剛扯出一絲獰笑,卻見林啟強腳下詭異地一錯,整個人如風中敗葉般貼著鐵塔粗壯的胳膊旋了半圈,險之又險地避開左右擒拿。這身法帶著點南洋巫舞的詭異韻律,又揉雜了道門禹步的殘影,快得不可思議。106Please respect copyright.PENANApEIGhUlonc
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「砰!」一聲悶響。林啟強的後腰終究還是被一個陰險掃來的木凳砸中。劇痛鑽心,他悶哼一聲,踉蹌前撲,被鐵塔趁機一把揪住衣領提了起來,雙腳離地。106Please respect copyright.PENANAJahuhP0flM
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「跑?老子看你往哪兒跑!」鐵塔獰笑著,另一隻醋缽大的拳頭帶著腥風,照著林啟強的面門就砸!拳頭未到,勁風已刮得他臉皮生疼。106Please respect copyright.PENANAwT7lZFznVX
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牆頭上的玄墨碧眼微眯,貓鬚抖了抖,似乎猶豫著要不要伸爪子。106Please respect copyright.PENANAd89LDk8GOb
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千鈞一髮!106Please respect copyright.PENANANQphqnZBge
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「慢著!」櫃檯後的錢老鬼慢悠悠開口,聲音像銼刀刮過生鐵。106Please respect copyright.PENANAMBH1pht2dw
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鐵塔的拳頭硬生生停在林啟強鼻尖前,勁風吹亂了他額前幾縷汗濕的頭髮。106Please respect copyright.PENANAgdpnZ6WB1S
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錢老鬼從太師椅上站起,踱著方步過來。他穿著件半新不舊的團花綢褂,乾瘦得像根風乾的竹竿,臉上掛著團和氣的笑,唯獨那雙三角眼,陰鷙得像深潭裡的毒蛇。106Please respect copyright.PENANAQgDU1uKQgO
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「林老弟,」錢老鬼拍拍林啟強被揪得發皺的衣襟,語氣親熱得像在嘮家常,「火氣別這麼大嘛。出來混,求財而已。輸光了,有輸光的法子。」106Please respect copyright.PENANAG1zzIMxn4R
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他湊近些,一股濃重的鼻菸味混著腐朽的氣息噴在林啟強臉上:「百樂門那邊,最近不太平。死了個歌女,叫莉莉絲的,洋名兒,挺紅。場子裡人心惶惶,影響生意啊。錢爺我,跟百樂門的劉經理有點交情。」他伸出兩根枯瘦的手指,「十塊現大洋!你去查清楚,是意外,還是…」他頓了頓,三角眼裡閃過一絲陰冷的光,「有什麼髒東西作祟。要是能『平事兒』,另算!」106Please respect copyright.PENANA2gF4keb35l
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十塊大洋!林啟強心頭一跳。夠還利息,還能吃幾頓飽飯,喝幾壺劣酒!賭債的巨石壓得他喘不過氣,這點錢雖是杯水車薪,卻是眼前唯一的稻草。他舔了舔乾裂的嘴唇,眼神裡掙扎的光一閃而過,最終被那深入骨髓的窮困和對杯中之物的渴望壓了下去。106Please respect copyright.PENANAn5050KFiK4
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「錢爺,」他扯出個痞氣的笑,試圖掙開鐵塔的手,卻紋絲不動,「十塊?買命錢也沒這麼便宜!百樂門那地方,邪性著呢!再加點?」106Please respect copyright.PENANAZmhqIv3TLF
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錢老鬼那團和氣的笑容瞬間冷了下來,三角眼裡寒光四射:「林啟強,別給臉不要臉!你身上那點破事兒,真當錢爺不知道?茅山?南洋?嘿嘿…」他冷笑兩聲,意味深長,「十塊,就這個數。不幹?鐵塔,送他去港口『餵魚』清醒清醒!」106Please respect copyright.PENANA41mpzKnbFF
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「餵魚」二字輕飄飄的,落在林啟強耳中卻重如千鈞。淵海城港口的水鬼,可是出了名的「餓」。他後背瞬間沁出一層冷汗,腰間的劇痛似乎更清晰了。106Please respect copyright.PENANA6959eCThG2
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「幹!」林啟強幾乎是從牙縫裡擠出這個字,脖子上的青筋都凸了起來,「老子接了!先付五塊定錢!」106Please respect copyright.PENANA9w6wdwoQlJ
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錢老鬼滿意地笑了,揮揮手。鐵塔鬆開手,林啟強雙腳落地,踉蹌了一下才站穩。一枚溫熱的五塊「袁大頭」拍在他胸口,沉甸甸的。106Please respect copyright.PENANAb1O9HUY4Pg
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「三天,林老弟,」錢老鬼的聲音在身後響起,帶著毒蛇吐信般的陰冷,「活要見人,死…也得把死因給老子帶回來!」106Please respect copyright.PENANAzTn9VFREtt
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林啟強捂著隱隱作痛的後腰,一瘸一拐地擠出「財來」賭坊那令人窒息的烏煙瘴氣。五塊銀元在破褲兜裡沉甸甸地墜著,像塊燒紅的烙鐵。深夜的涼風帶著海水的鹹腥灌進肺裡,總算沖淡了點賭坊裡那令人作嘔的氣味。他深吸一口氣,喉嚨裡卻乾得發苦。十塊大洋,不過是飲鴆止渴。淵海城這口爛泥塘,他陷得太深了。106Please respect copyright.PENANApv565Pum4Y
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「嘖,十塊錢就賣命?你這條命可真賤。」玄墨無聲無息地落在他腳邊,烏黑的皮毛在昏黃路燈下泛著綢緞般的光澤,碧綠的貓眼斜睨著他,滿是嘲諷,「那百樂門的陰氣,隔三條街我都聞見了。死個歌女?怕是沒那麼簡單。」牠優雅地舔了舔雪白的爪子,語氣慵懶,「小心點,別真餵了水鬼,連累我沒人收屍。」106Please respect copyright.PENANAs43VqfXJOg
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「閉上你的烏鴉嘴!」林啟強沒好氣地低吼,彎腰撿起半塊被人踩扁的燒餅,胡亂擦了擦就往嘴裡塞,腮幫子鼓動,嚼得惡狠狠的,彷彿在啃仇人的骨頭。「老子死不了!有錢買酒就行!」他從褲兜裡摳出那枚還帶著體溫的銀元,對著路燈看了又看,銀幣邊緣被他拇指摩挲得有些發亮。這點錢,夠去「醉仙居」打半斤劣質燒刀子,再來碟鹽水煮毛豆了。酒精灼燒喉嚨和胃袋的短暫麻痹感,是他對抗這操蛋現實唯一的武器。106Please respect copyright.PENANAHVoxui1X2Z
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就在這時,一陣喧囂的聲浪伴隨著靡靡樂音從長街盡頭湧來。彩色的霓虹燈光撕裂了沉悶的夜色,勾勒出「百樂門」三個妖嬈扭動的大字輪廓。門口車水馬龍,西裝革履的紳士、旗袍裹身搖曳生姿的淑女、油頭粉面的小開、眼神閃爍的掮客…形形色色的人物如同撲火的飛蛾,匯聚在這片虛幻的燈紅酒綠之中。空氣裡飄蕩著昂貴香水、雪茄菸草和烤蛋糕的甜膩香氣,與「財來」賭坊的汙濁形成刺眼的天壤之別。106Please respect copyright.PENANAVkmtAmaKdx
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林啟強站在街角的陰影裡,像一塊被遺棄的破布。他望著那流光溢彩的門庭,又低頭看看手裡那枚可憐的銀元,嘴角扯出一個比哭還難看的自嘲笑容。這就是淵海城,天堂與地獄,只隔著一條骯髒的馬路。106Please respect copyright.PENANAECn8PpB3vB
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他將那枚銀元緊緊攥在手心,金屬的稜角硌得掌心生疼。腰間的傷處還在隱隱作痛,提醒著他剛才的狼狽。三天,十塊大洋,一條可能丟掉的命。他深吸一口帶著鹹腥與奢靡混合氣味的空氣,將燒餅碎屑囫圇吞下,眼神裡那點玩世不恭的痞氣下,翻湧起一絲被逼到絕境的孤狼般的狠戾。106Please respect copyright.PENANAtuPSFwikOH
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「走著瞧。」他低聲嘟囔了一句,不知是對玄墨說,還是對這座吃人的城說。他邁開步子,捂著腰,一瘸一拐,卻異常堅定地,融入了通往百樂門那片虛幻光影的人流之中。玄墨碧綠的貓眼在黑暗中閃爍了一下,無聲地跟了上去,像一縷不祥的幽魂。106Please respect copyright.PENANATltmnu11o2
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