「小露姊妹，今天早上能陪尼爾去澄影鎮的麵包鋪嗎？」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8j35O1lo0D
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「可以呀，牧師要買什麼麵包嗎？」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfQbNOlpDU
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「不是買東西。」墨牧笑著搖頭，「我幫尼爾在那邊找了份工作。麵包師傅肯收他當學徒。」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM26xU5hY8h
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「欸——也就是說，尼爾要搬離宿舍了？」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNVauMzC1z
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「嗯，是的。」墨牧點點頭，「但他說，下班後每天還會回來，帶著店裡剩下的麵包陪孩子們吃飯。」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcG46UcLYWv
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「哇，尼爾好溫柔喔。」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5ol1aMlDj
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「他也想繼續跟林岸學吉他啦，所以還是會回來。」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNn8y2QajO
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（林岸，孩子叫他「麵粉哥哥」。白天在非法工廠揉麵、蒸饅頭，與噪音與粉塵為伍。到了週四沙灘聚會，他擦乾手、換上乾淨襯衫，鼻尖還沾著麵粉，抱起吉他，把白日裡哼出的曲子唱給孩子們聽。）256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRBCxFkpoO
「對了，若可以，幫我到糖水鋪買幾碗豆花。最近有點嘴饞。」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHAKomAj0f
「好啊，當然沒問題。」露蕾雅笑說。256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOFnmIVWLF
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到了鎮口，露蕾雅注意到幾名黑衣人，腰間似乎藏著刀，正靜靜站著，像是在等船。靠岸的貨船正往裡搬箱子，每落下一口，都砰然一聲。尼爾的眉心一皺，那不是魚拍打的聲音，更像……某種被困住的低鳴。256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Lzpc0NmPi
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麵包師傅站在門口，看到這情況立刻把兩人拎進店裡。烤麵包香氣瞬間把現實撫平三成，肚子也很不爭氣地咕嚕響起。256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcSpCVsbyA
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「最近傍晚別亂走。」他壓低聲音，「鎮上來了些不是好惹的——麟梟。」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6Op4z1GXa
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露蕾雅小聲回：「最近好像常看到……」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvy3zP9PcLe
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師傅神情凝重：「聽說這陣子人魚出沒頻繁，他們就在這裡等著撈寶。」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2yGLkmWoG
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他停了一拍，語氣變得僵硬：「活的。」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupXbMFXkaR
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露蕾雅：「？？」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExS6hNfuAr
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「取逆麟只能在人魚還活著時……死了就跟玻璃渣一樣一文不值。所以麟梟從來不會讓人魚死得太快。」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtO3b2EL8DV
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這話一落下，明明麵包房暖烘烘的，空氣卻冷得像生魚片。256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzXxZQArLG
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露蕾雅忍不住發問：「老闆，你怎麼知道？」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnpgavb3XA
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師傅罕見地噓一聲：「我年輕時也在殘影街混過。」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1elFpb9rP8
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尼爾心中嘀咕：你幾歲退休的？看起來是麵包界最無害的大爺啊？256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVoAEUJhG7D
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「那時風殘組掌整個半島。若麟梟想在這裡做黑市生意，一定得先跟他們打招呼。否則——」他伸手在脖子邊比了個「咔」的手勢，「連船都靠不上岸。」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1ZmPxu138
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話鋒忽轉，他補了句軟心底的話：「不過，教會坡下的海灘是淨土。」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFmOUbxAX4
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尼爾疑惑：「為啥？」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CYKXh0Sjs
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師傅正要開口——「當啷」一聲，店門被推開。256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwwuKgnYBG
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一位黑髮男子踏進門，黑西裝與口罩遮去神色，露出的脖頸與手背滿佈刺青。腳步沉冷而穩，隨身還帶著一股濃烈的煙草味，壓迫感逼得空氣發緊，幾乎令人窒息。那股煙味與房內溫熱的麵包香交融，在空氣中形成一種詭異的混合氣息。256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVXuTTb5P0
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師傅眉頭一皺，故作自然地拍掉手上的麵粉，低聲對兩人說：「行啦，下次再跟你們說殘影街的傳奇。孩子，去街角買些葡萄乾，店裡快用完了。」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiav6rQpeS
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尼爾：「呃。」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7pf2LPtK8Q
露蕾雅反應極快，一把拉著尼爾溜出門。
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一到街上，尼爾低聲道：「剛那個人……我在殘影街看過。他叫志狼。收保護費的。」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17uj125l78
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露蕾雅點頭：「風殘組二把手。別惹。」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaD42Svj9G
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尼爾偏頭：「所以澄影鎮也是黑道在管？」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHokia1lVZ
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「嗯哼。」露蕾雅愣了下，隨即望向街口：「其實這地方是天城葉藏和墨牧師這幾年一起規劃出來的，算是一種……試驗社區吧。雖然小、資源也少，但在羅瑟半島上，已經是最接近『正常』的樣子了。」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QwkKMCXOc
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尼爾：「正常？？」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFLVmMU6D5
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「比起混亂的殘影街，這裡乾淨多了，也安全許多。」露蕾雅微微笑了笑，「還有一條商店街、一間小旅社。雖然沒有學校，也沒有像樣的醫院，但已經有首都來的商人進駐，賣些日用品、加工食品。」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwU5XAgzvh
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尼爾聽得若有所思，卻忍不住冷笑一聲：「可還不是一樣要繳保護費？哪裡正常?」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxgq6T5iCk
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「嗯，」她點點頭，帶著一絲無奈，「你就當是收租金吧! 不繳的話，不只是不能做買賣，連走進來都有可能被趕、被打，甚至被查身分。所有的『自由』，都還是寫在天城葉藏大人的賬本上。」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nnmd6ct5F
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尼爾握緊了拳：「狗屁，這算什麼自由……」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM160PHK9WC
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露蕾雅語氣溫了下來：「可即使如此，墨牧師還是很珍惜這裡。他覺得……澄影鎮是一種信仰的想像。」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlfzBsJgqeg
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「信仰的想像？」尼爾皺著眉。256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLFxhG3b3g
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「嗯，一個讓人從泥濘裡，至少能抬頭看到天空的地方。他希望這裡能成為過渡帶。讓從殘影街出來的人，不必馬上面對高樓和秩序，而是先有一個能學著生活、學著工作、學著與人為善的地方。」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUsbL6spuV
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尼爾原本想罵「屁用」，但看見她眼裡亮亮的光：算了，收回嘴邊的屁。256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdF1LhRcHV0
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兩人重新踏上街道，陽光斜斜灑落，攤販的吆喝聲和海風吹拂過來，熱鬧得像什麼都沒發生過。可尼爾還是忍不住回頭，目光落在那幾口麟梟的木箱上。256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQTJ5Kfm2R
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「欸，尼爾，你剛剛說什麼？」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84S2IvjOgQ
「我？」尼爾愣了愣，連忙搖頭，「我什麼都沒說啊。」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9ShZsYmcN
「沒說……是嗎？我剛剛好像聽見有人在說——『好痛……救我……』」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgW3M4Ms0v
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尼爾瞬間僵住，瞳孔微微收縮，說道 :「不…… 不是我說的……」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAqwJ6Yr7G
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「所以不是你？」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdt8C5g5k8O
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「……我保證不是我。」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjom5YE5Zqe
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尼爾死死盯著她，視線一偏，落在她耳上的那對耳環上——正微微閃爍著紫光。256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiyrr5BegFZ
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人潮依舊吵雜，攤販的叫賣聲此起彼落。露蕾雅咬了咬唇，笑了笑：「也有可能……是我聽錯吧。這裡這麼吵。」256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhuVrEEcCC
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但尼爾看著那雙耳環，心臟不停提醒他：絕對不是幻聽。256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OwS4YaT41
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看到這裡的你，真的太有愛了！🥺💗256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcc2npqahh
喜歡的話記得幫我點個讚 👍、加書籤 ⭐、順手留個言 📝～256Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFuJojMIOj
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