細雨紛飛，潮濕的空氣在黑壓壓的雲層下顯得格外凝重，連幾隻掠過的飛鳥都不願在此處多加停留。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcNkJID9Ia
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這裡是西區的普朗頓，維克瓦茲最偏僻、也是最接近「荒地」的城市——然而這些都不是重點。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScuSLUoVgd
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啪啦——121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwnaqwRrMR
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破舊的帆布條在修建一半的鋼筋上隨風拍打，成為這座被遺棄的工業區中唯一的殘音。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvi12ZEst1J
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普朗頓工業區，現在就在眼前。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqrvlvEBpR
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連綿不斷的鐵絲網圍繞整個區域，曾經用來「保護」的象徵，如今看上去倒像一種刻意的封印。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1uPpu6kOOu
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「如何？能看見什麼嗎？」121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡolvaRfVLnm
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羅特站在遠處一棟停工的水泥建築上，聽說此處原先是作為員工住宅的規劃地，如今隨著工業區倒閉被無限延期。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2B0x01lVUG
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從六樓的窗框望出去，恰好能俯瞰整個工業區，乃至其後方山坡的樹林。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbTxSUy5U0
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「沒有，沒有看見蟲族藏在裡面。」荷布希立在一旁，黑漆漆的眼珠掃視遠方。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2V6lrqVac
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「和刑警的說法一樣。」羅特低頭點燃了一支菸，陷入深深思緒。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9aHTdHcVv
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「你要去普朗頓工業區？」他的腦海中浮現稍早時候與布萊克的談話。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhr1e63Tvg
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「勸你最好再三思一下……你以為那裡為什麼會被封起來？」121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8WGS7Lmee
121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqajU5hGic
依循布萊克的勸誡，他並沒有踏入鐵絲網的封鎖線內，只是遠遠地觀察。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFJdiRenU1
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然而，還是有幾件事令他十分在意。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajedubcYPb
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「有留下的痕跡。」荷布希目不轉睛地說。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBwUrsZSH7
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「哪裡？」121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPaDg6ObNR
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「很多。廠房、車庫，到處都有一點。」她說：「但是很淡，快消失了。」121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbBJggYOVG
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羅特輕輕點頭，吐了口菸。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPulLXaFwSn
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對於持有新蟲族的調查員來說，普通的野蟲族幾乎構成不了威脅。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaATscCAZAv
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但根據布萊克的警告，他顯然是知道其中什麼秘密，可為何遲遲不出手？121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTZAWOvpvw
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若真是與他所述一樣，他們又為何無法在此發現任何隱藏其中的東西？121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33Js4hD4W5
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「如果是倒閉前使用的蟲族，痕跡應該早就消失了對吧？」他試探性地問道。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqG2ht5XiL
121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQd04itkz2o
「嗯。」荷布希輕聲回應：「但沒辦法看得很清楚，太遠了。」121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYo4NyIpMAM
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雨勢隨著冷冽的風漸漸變大，濕氣透過窗框灑入，浸濕了她散亂的瀏海。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPozg6XTg1
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羅特抬頭仰望，皺了皺眉頭。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkGZWMHBHn
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雨勢帶來的聲響、氣味、震動，無疑是對精細的「全知」而言最大的干擾。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUJBJwV9s0
121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmVTTc36w0
「羅特。」荷布希說道：「什麼是『眼中釘』？」121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPDuBTFlwd
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羅特愣了一下，似乎還沒從思緒中反應過來。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzeBsbFK7h
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他看向荷布希，荷布希只是直勾勾盯著前方，空空的眼神像是某個其他存在的傳聲筒。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQFHG5vSLy
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「你是指早上芬科特助理說的話嗎？」121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdeCfWLor50
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「嗯。」121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMbWGwvXAc
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羅特看著遠方霧濛濛的工業區，不禁悶嘆了口氣。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLcJ1f6qEM
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對他的「搭檔」而言，那些無關緊要的瑣事，總是比眼前的案件更有吸引力。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTon54NWMB4
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「還有，是羅特……」121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlRFhMO6sV
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「羅特先生。」她飛快地回道，像在搶答一樣。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjBEjEWUad
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羅特呆愣片刻後，無奈地點了點頭，過了好一會兒後才繼續說道。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzzSCiaxMr
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「就是一種針對，荷布希。」他簡短回答。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAnNb05sD7
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「針對……」荷布希重複著他的話，口中念念有詞。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GjYUIHlt0
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「有些人對她有意見，而那個意見沒辦法被解決，所以就會發生衝突……對嗎？」121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXiO8LAkw4
121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAdSWKv1eB
羅特瞟了她一眼，他分不清荷布希究竟是理解了這句話的意思，還是單純地將他講過的話照抄了過來。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtB0HUpsTR
121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcemodH1Ez
「沒錯，但又不太一樣。」他抖了抖菸，眉頭深鎖的注視遠方：「所謂『眼中釘』，是有一群人將妳視為阻礙，想要讓妳消失。」121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXe1mUy5fuN
121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBf2RnCDnVe
「消失……」她喃喃唸道，頭頂展開的觸角微微轉動。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdijbwK7vCa
121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKKoAvZS5g
「文森特議員也是誰的『眼中釘』嗎？」121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8y0rqIdF9
121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLAOCJSVLDJ
羅特轉過頭看她，而她依然像個冰雕一樣，連眼睛都沒眨動。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7um38EPAe
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這倒不能怪她，畢竟在『全知』之眼下，不需要特地看著對方，也能夠『看見』對方。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmORSz6w3Q
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沉默了好一陣子後，他開口說：「很有可能，政治是很複雜的。文森特議員的政治主張讓他樹立很多政敵，那些畏懼蟲族、憎恨蟲族的人，都可能把他當作眼中釘……」121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOK5frshIJt
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「一定要討厭蟲族才行嗎？」荷布希平靜地打斷他的話。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumXCzFZ6lE
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羅特頓了一下後，抓了抓後腦杓回道：「畢竟文森特議員是主張擴大蟲族的利用，如果是同樣親近蟲族的人，就會成為自己人才對。」121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCbO0rIzLg
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「主任……哈薩比斯主任檢察官，是重視『司法』的人嗎？」121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUYWveenhQ
121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljXgWAaxFb
羅特愣神片刻，似乎無法理解荷布希兩個問題之間的關聯性。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ozbICAuTD
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他皺著眉頭小心翼翼地回覆：「當然……畢竟他也是檢察官。」121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpy9W0q0Act
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幾乎沒有停頓，荷布希接著說道：「但是，查理先生說夏伊勒小姐跟主任吵過一架……夏伊勒小姐也被主任討厭。」121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpwbKNXA7a
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「夏伊勒小姐也是『自己人』的眼中釘。」121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBgAALu2o5
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空氣中的雜音彷彿在此刻停頓，只剩下雨聲滴答落在水泥上的輕響。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfyiiVD0dV
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羅特睜大了眼，一股不安的想法憑空而生，瞬間像電流般竄過腦門。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6uO944xwEz
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來自戰場的本能讓他迅速掃視周遭，搜尋著數里內任何高於此處的立足點。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SlPz0Kvon
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一隻不存在的眼，彷彿正注視著自己。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ770XcjIBnM
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這是戰爭的「後遺症」，至少大家都是這麼說的。但對他而言，那正是讓他現在能夠站在此處的保命符。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEc6IxoxBlE
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他的肌膚不受控制地泛起雞皮疙瘩——能夠看見他們所在之地的隱蔽處，太多太多了。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcWp2xP6CA
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「羅特先生？」121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNBhSV4246
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「別問了，荷布希。會分心。」他將燃燒一半的菸平放在一旁的水泥桶上，快步走到遠離窗邊的位置。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKI1oiaD4PW
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隨後他迅速蹲下，從口袋拿出一張圖紙攤開——那是普朗頓工業區的平面地圖。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzDnnKIe6t
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荷布希眨了眨眼，似乎在感應著背後的他的動作。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLD60jvHNb
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「告訴我妳『看見』的東西，從西南角開始。」羅特掏出一支筆，在地圖角落寫下註腳。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCQExyGJpR
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「小路、隔間，任何房間、角落、人類和蟲族的痕跡，所有細節我都要知道。」121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO097xiBxcS
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「好的，羅特先生。」荷布希睜大了眼，眼周的黑色青筋凸起得更加猙獰，像一團擠壓散開的荊棘。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCivneyPcE
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「西南，工廠 A1，一樓。二號機台，左側牆面的鐵門，有外力凹陷的痕跡……」她一字一句地說著，如同一台彙報數據的電腦儀器。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLHpanf3Fe
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「二樓，走道，從右數來第四扇窗，破碎，由外向內……」121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR76Iwp3Dqm
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羅特趴在地上，隨著她的每句話音快速在地圖上寫下備註。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPHefd4Wst
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雨勢在風的吹拂下漸漸磅礡，將整個黑壓壓的維克瓦茲，蓋上一層朦朧不清的薄紗。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbd9fOniyWs
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不絕於耳的嘩啦聲，彷彿要將一切在大雨的澆洗下沖刷殆盡。121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7AeC8Xwp8
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就連那雙窺視的眼，也在雨霧的覆蓋下無聲消失於朦朧之中。1234 copyright protection117ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYBKyiS9gI 尼

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