「真忙碌啊，夏伊勒小姐。」130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ACqf3fkts
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夏伊勒循聲從電腦桌後探出頭，死掉的眼神像在試圖嚇阻一切想接近她的人。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1PgZm5LPX
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「還是早到了五分鐘啊？」130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgKO61FBbH
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她瞄了眼螢幕一角的顯示時間，嘆了口氣。不知是來自桌上厚厚一疊文件的心煩，還是眼前站著的兩人。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡti08UwOGAI
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「我不喜歡遲到。」羅特不緊不慢地說。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIXjv5mrAj
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夏伊勒盯著他片刻，隨後闔上桌面的檔案夾站起，整理了下微微皺起的衣擺。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6tFnrZBZT
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「那麼，要從哪裡開始？」她單刀直入地問，沒有任何客套。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3oyD1zzbW
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「我們想再了解一下事情的經過，然後看看案發現場。」130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZJ8KdpoYP
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夏伊勒頓了一下，順手披上掛在椅背的黑色大衣。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHptMd0jog
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「那麼就在車上聊吧。」她拿起一串鑰匙，低聲說道。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0izfyc4xFa
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黑色的轎車穿過繁忙的市區，沿著公路朝城市另一端駛去。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYJiEj5MMy
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「死者是強尼·文森特，維克瓦茲的市議員。」130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUZMgJQKPS
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTQ6vrqMvS
夏伊勒目視前方，報告式地說著：「昨日清晨在達烏街一間舊公寓裡發現屍體，是他名下的不動產。」130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdIvT2mVOh
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「是大人物呢……這下事情複雜了。」羅特靠在副駕的座椅上，手裡摩挲著夏伊勒提供的屍檢報告。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5J6dlBfmlP
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEIb6vZfQ52
道路對向的車流絡繹不絕地湧向市區，與他們這側寥寥無幾的車輛形成鮮明而突兀的對比，彷彿他們正駛向一處被埋沒的，人跡罕至的地帶。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpBP5B4h4I
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jym4wtKpi
「文森特議員是蟲族實用主義的提倡者，認為應該將蟲族資源最大化利用，才能有效提升戰後社會重建的利益，生前推動了不少擴增蟲族應用的法案，也算是某一方面的改革者……」130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgo2OShoL81
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「當然，不是所有人都支持他的想法。」130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0AQnl46lg
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlWpxhKqy7
夏伊勒語氣冷得像嚴寒下浮動的冰，沒有情緒起伏、找不出一絲破綻。某種程度上，與荷布希有種異曲同工之妙。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hpoCLfy6p
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「妳呢？妳怎麼看？」羅特慢條斯理問道。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlqueVKoIc
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「那不是重點吧？」她面不改色地說。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMfCisDVrx
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呼嘯的狂風夾雜沙塵拍打窗戶，將空氣蒙上一層朦朧的霧霾。隨著車輛一路疾駛，原先還算熱鬧的市景漸漸變得荒涼，鋼筋構成的大樓骨架零星佇立遠方。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2AiGVpNlm
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越往市區外走就越能清晰見證，人類的文明在已經死去的世界中重新生根發芽的樣貌。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eETr6PpDP
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdaPBMZBAN
「胃和肝臟破裂，胸肋嚴重骨折……真是驚人。」羅特翻閱報告，不由得感嘆：「如果是人類的話，得要多大的力量？難以置信。」130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfRrstvJAg
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCz35OkfkHV
「那倒不一定吧？」夏伊勒餘光瞥了眼坐在一旁的他。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjZ6jnvvFF
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpwILraB38
即使有調查局的外套遮蔽，那足以撐起衣領的寬闊肩膀，和微微繃起袖子的肌肉，仍舊難以掩飾他異於常人的體魄。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjIr4I1BMA
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVgEPBxJT9
「你的身材看上去相當了得呢。」她眼睛稍稍瞇起，但聲音比剛才又冷了幾分。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKbGif8yPx
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDoRwupqQM
「如果以你的體格的話，打在普通人身上也能夠辦到吧？」130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Y50916Fcf
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClbsOjo54H
羅特愣了一下，下意識看向自己的手臂。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJmxScwtrT
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxlFy1ZYUf
「可能吧……」他低聲回應，似乎在思考著夏伊勒話中的意思。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5ZlGA6fLe
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「而且，如果是蟲子的話，一拳就能把身體打爛了，根本就不會有這麼完好的屍體。」沒等他回應，夏伊勒繼續說道。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVXFaeeodD
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「妳是想說，這起兇殺是人類所為，而不是蟲族嗎？」130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwzfwoiuYa
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jiRtYgSj0
「我只是在說一個可能性而已。」她說著從口袋拿出一袋黑色的碎片，晃動兩下：「況且這種東西，事後偽造也不是難事。」130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcjBkpMDqF
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那是用密封塑膠袋裝著的，犯罪現場留下的甲殼碎片，與先前照片上的證物分毫不差。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fp4tfNraZ
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhNIGvs33A
看著那袋晃動的黑色碎片與粉末，羅特陷入深深沉思，熟知蟲族的他清楚那不是人為能夠仿造出來的東西，若真是如此，答案只有兩種可能。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcxgzHsOti
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片刻後，他側過頭朝後方問道：「荷布希，妳辦得到嗎？」130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWta47PjQ7
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5e7nSxcm1
「什麼事？」那是個很輕的聲音，輕得像幽遠山巒的迴響，又輕得像不真實的存在。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrComP7BztN
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnAcE5ptBf
「把人打成重傷致死，但不要打爛。」他簡潔地說。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSqhbRBn7M
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5GeEaDUfj
「如果是羅特先生要求的話，就辦得到。」130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLduPYS2pp
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夏伊勒眉間跳動一下，她瞄了眼後照鏡中端坐在後座的少女。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPyR2krlxpq
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潔白如霜的長髮、白皙的皮膚、銀灰色的大眼，窗外陽光灑入，一身的雪白散發如仙似幻的氣息。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHWYnJ1OA5
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難以想像這種令人毛骨悚然的話，會從那張口中說出。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1f657F6DFt
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「那麼窒息的部分怎麼說？」她出言打斷，略顯急切的語氣似乎想辯證些什麼：「文森特議員雖然身體遭到兩次鈍器重擊，但最終的死因是氣管壓迫窒息。」130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPYmc8Mu12
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「如果能直接打死，何必要特地掐死對方？這樣只會留下多餘的痕跡而已。」130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgluXBKi3pU
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「嗯……」羅特微微低頭，撫摸著下巴思考，沉默了好一會兒。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgIZQkOpIe
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcc0oEWqNph
「夏伊勒小姐，妳是希望……兇手不是蟲族嗎？」130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYktA1hulzG
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1f5rUjtdcN
夏伊勒眼神一怔，隨即眉頭皺起。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWd5HnsBa1O
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「只是這一切太奇怪了。」130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9NT0XPPzz
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「所有線索都出現得剛剛好，甲殼的碎片也好、那個怪力也好……就像是有人刻意想嫁禍給蟲族一樣。」她下意識握緊手中的方向盤，指節因用力而發白。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfTc36MgsG
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「一般來講這種情況，大部分人會直接以蟲族為兇手定案。」羅特語氣淡然，彷彿在陳述一件與己無關的瑣事。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhLg973Rda
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwoQUq1ciSI
「那樣的話太狡猾了，我沒辦法接受！」她忍不住喊道，音調不自覺拉高。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJR8TQSp7b
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYFj31vC3H
空氣剎那間靜默，只剩引擎沉悶的轟鳴，與窗外刺耳的破風聲。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA60NfNXng8
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意識到自己的失態後，她語塞了片刻，再次沉下嗓音：「真正的犯人應該受到懲罰，如果這樣草草定案的話……我會睡不著的。」130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kG9sIpmyr
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCeiPzflWQm
羅特深吸了一口氣，不再多說什麼，只是靜靜翻閱手中的報告書。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBgsRVtM7E
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「而且，這本來就是我的案子。」過了許久後，夏伊勒淡淡地說。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeK4OLAvX6B
130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEerKqk6lCn
聽出她的言外之意，羅特輕聲解釋：「雖然妳可能忘了，但不只是蟲族相關的事件而已，調查局也被允許介入重大或複雜的刑事案件。」130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM20FAnVSdL
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「我知道……」130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmeTDJRnePR
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她的聲音幾乎是從牙縫間擠出，像積年累月的疲倦，卻連嘆一口氣都做不到。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALO83nMm5Y
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汽車繼續行駛著，彷彿這條荒涼的道路永遠沒有盡頭，然而，他們卻連選擇離開都做不到。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5C5FtnE4u
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但是相比這些，眼下有件讓她更加在意的事。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HkApf2OqV
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「羅特先生。」後方傳來少女輕柔的聲音。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYtzUB4BMh
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「怎麼了？」130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEyrJkRbkQ
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「這裡的車牌……不一樣。」130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkChc94bvD1
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她循著後照鏡望去，少女坐姿端正，目不轉睛地看向窗外三兩交錯的汽車。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPj7COovo4
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「因為不同的城市，牌照都會長不太一樣。」羅特不疾不徐地回覆，即便目光一刻也未曾離開過報告書。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmT8oMCgOO
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「嗯。」荷布希細聲回應，視線依舊死死盯著窗外。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0vRpurpjya
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「還記得瑞恩堡的車牌長怎樣嗎？」
「是黃底黑字，有藍色框框和盾牌圖案的，對吧？」
「沒錯。」130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4hyPwbSu0
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她還是無法理解，這對令人匪夷所思的搭檔究竟是什麼關係，只能望著遠方無際蒼空下不見盡頭的道路，在心中默嘆了一口氣。130Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UBzvf7Vkt
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或許這就是所謂身不由己，卻無可奈何的妥協吧？
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