夜晚的市區被霓虹映得眩目，門庭若市的商場外，正站著一個高挑的金髮「美男」和一位身穿灰色制服的少女，與周遭的人群顯得格格不入。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAaBKqI0c34
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「喲！羅特，難得你會遲到啊？」布萊克微笑著向他揮手。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhaSUfp18v
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他穿著米色的針織外套，裹著同色系的柔軟圍巾，相比之下，一身灰的阿耶哈蘿妮顯得有些生硬。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2fhvMGT7z
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「你也是，難得會早到。」羅特領著荷布希漫步走來，插在口袋中的雙手正索取著那一丁點溫暖。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctDDT1rjwL
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「這話就過分了吧？」他抱怨道。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Bty9mmIPA
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「所以呢？你今天都在幹嘛？」99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0hNveSQm9
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「當然是在蒐集線索啊，可困難的呢～」他撥動瀏海，擦拭那不存在的汗珠。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZF33SriO0
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此話一出，阿耶哈蘿妮抬頭望向布萊克，直勾勾的目光盯著他都有些尷尬地撇過頭去。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWsXPmeqU7
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「唉……」羅特無奈地扶額嘆氣。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLI3mDnjtbz
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亮白的格柵燈打在琳瑯滿目的商品上，將載滿的貨架映襯得光鮮亮麗，與賣場內活絡的氣氛一同帶走那片秋夜蕭瑟的寒氣。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZeW02ZQqvy
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「這樣確定沒問題嗎？讓她們自己留在外面。」他緩步跟在布萊克後頭，走在生鮮食品區的冰櫃前。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6n4AfH5XF
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「沒事的沒事的～」布萊克笑著說，語氣一派輕鬆：「我們來這裡已經一週多了，一直都是這樣。而且我有特別叮囑哈蘿妮看好你家那隻，不會生什麼事的。」99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiyEAwY9nsq
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「重點不是那個吧……」他皺著眉頭小聲說道。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7SVxNEjew
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一般來說，在上午才剛發生那起槍擊案的狀況下，還能放心將蟲族獨自放在商場外頭的人，不是心臟夠大顆就是神經夠大條。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrI3v2I2ts
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但很遺憾的，眼前這個男人大概兩者都不是。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNP4UjJkCo
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「跟檢察官相處得如何？」99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkeaqtwCUSy
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「糟透了。」羅特簡短回應。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFz2rE6TLX
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「哈哈哈哈，我想也是。」布萊克忍不住大笑起來。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVMUBXYA8Z
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「屍體有看過了嗎？」他扶著膝蓋蹲下，拿起一盒冷凍的牛肉仔細端詳。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLVHxDN9pu
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「沒有。」羅特也跟著蹲在旁邊，看著滿櫃的商品，卻沒有伸手動作：「聽說法醫昨天解剖完後就把遺體還給家屬了。」99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVyo1vzzbc
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「這樣啊？」布萊克輕聲回應，將牛肉放進購物籃中：「反正也沒什麼好看的，至少我是看不出什麼。」99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUo8T02Dm2I
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他扶著下巴思考，摸索著貨架上那包快過期的打折商品。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPR46VrmnW
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緩了好一陣子後，他開口說道：「羅特，還記得二十五年計畫嗎？」99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTA8r9cBQS
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他的語氣不至沉重，卻也少了平時游刃有餘的「輕浮」，令羅特不禁愣了一下。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZByTQe2j3
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二十五年計畫——那是一個眾所皆知卻從未被公開提及的計畫。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLph0TqCF8
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「當然。」他頓了一下，略作思考後答道：「是新政府針對蟲族的滅絕計畫對吧？」99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHoEuQrRR9
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蟲族——一個超出常理強大，卻又無比詭異的一群物種。準確來說，要叫「一個」物種也不為過。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzzKaXVKHD
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無論舊蟲族、半蟲族、新蟲族，所有蟲族皆來自母體的自我繁殖，但繼承了母體的同時又混入了不相等的基因，形成一個個既是同源卻又彼此相異的個體。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHClNBvxg0
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然而其中最令人匪夷所思的是，在吞噬了人類的基因後，母體將全員的性別定格在了雌性。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ziS6LTdy1
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沒人知道它為什麼要這樣做，但造成的結果是母體死亡後，這個「族群」再也無法繁衍出更多的個體。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUsW5VVWmP
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也就意味著，她們終有一天將迎來滅絕。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV52kggEK9U
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然而比這個更加重要的是——99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGi7Ucp89lI
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「你的那位還剩多久？」羅特沉著視線開口問道。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYlk2qBqZzv
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「大概九年吧？你的呢？」99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn73rJEH58f
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「還有十年，大概。」99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLGhqKsosI
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蟲族，同時也是出奇「脆弱」的生物。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAj9Kf2qm1f
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「嘿咻……」布萊克撐著膝蓋站起。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4nMxonD2K
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「你知道嗎？有時候我會想，讓那些快要滅絕的東西學會生命的意義，到底是為了什麼？」99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6viX8f53ON
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他的眼神似在查看櫃上的冷藏蔬菜，又像在看著更遠的地方。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ATUT6Cy4C
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對人類來說，能在不動用武力的情況下讓極端危險的蟲族自然滅亡，是再好不過的事了。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaTPLlCSaR
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但是，對那些才剛理解「自我」的生命們而言呢？99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTWCKi3hxQ
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「在想那些之前，還不如想著怎麼樣活下去就好了。」短暫沉默後，羅特說道。他跟著緩緩站起身，但一樣商品也沒放入籃中。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1EDW34hfVO
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老實說，即使理智清楚，他偶爾也會忍不住去思考布萊克剛才的那番話。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxSUKw81OE
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「你還是和以前一樣這麼認真。」布萊克噗哧一聲笑了出來，帶著一臉戲謔的笑意：「你不會還是覺得只要跟她們打好關係就不會被殺掉了吧？」99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvPm2rJDmS
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「煩死了，這種事誰知道呢？有試有個保障在啊。」羅特心煩地抓了抓後腦勺。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCmyPqFmFi
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「至少得矯正一下她們的倫理邏輯吧？我只是不想被莫名其妙的『好意』殺掉而已。」99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfjp3nmOOZ
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這確實不是他在胡說，曾經就有一樁被自己的蟲族搭檔以「減輕痛苦」為由殺掉的案例。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMVJGXAKPf
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「是是～」布萊克咯咯笑著，漫不經心地回應兩聲。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0cfe3QFrz0
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「你才是，那麼隨便的放任阿耶哈蘿妮，是把她當寵物養了嗎？」羅特跟在他後面，告誡式地說著：「這樣遲早會出事的。」99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtM3QpVhaWG
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「有什麼關係？反正人類養一個能吃掉自己的寵物也不是一天兩天的事了。」99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9Caz3Wyv5
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他一派輕鬆地說，順手將兩袋打折的高麗菜再次塞入購物籃中。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63UBe4vTcq
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「像獵犬什麼的，對幾萬年前的人類來說，本質上都差不多吧？」99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxPoH3LaLT
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羅特的腦海中不自覺浮現出一隻汽車大小、能咬斷鋼筋的「大狗」，實在令人望而生畏。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nqeeLEtS0
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「那是很大隻的了……」羅特低聲吐槽。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpk7M3Suo0
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「如果真的哪天被殺掉了的話，那就算了吧。」布萊克忽然停下腳步，低下聲音說道：「反正我們都是已經死過一次的人了，不是嗎？羅特。」99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDddkuPzzB
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羅特愣了一瞬，便沉下臉色不再說話。他不知道該反駁些什麼。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2HRnp7FVJ
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布萊克說的沒錯，對於歷經出生入死、看過無數弟兄慘死的「老將」們來說，所謂生死，或許已經沒那麼重要了也說不定。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCftJmcLnL
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而他們兩人，也都只是在那群屍體中，從鬼門關僥倖逃回的人罷了。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NeS7MbEvP
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「不過話雖如此，羅特。」布萊克偏過半邊的側臉，微微瞇著眼說：「你最近好像真的跟她們有些太近了是嗎？據你的『好同事』們所傳。」99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCgsU4B301
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他頓了一下，一想到那些多嘴同事們的臉孔時不自覺嘆了口氣。然而還不等他開口，布萊克就接著說道。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbh5ruBWYG
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「雖然這樣講不太好，但身為你的老朋友還是提醒你一下……荷布希是沒辦法取代艾拉小姐的喔。」99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUf2m4HkeO9
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空氣在此刻彷彿按下了暫停鍵。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XIE61zdEI
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附近的顧客們，不知何時已默默散去，人聲鼎沸的喧嘩聲就像被刻意隔開了般，傳不進這個賣場小小的角落。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsGNGyw6ym
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那片隨風飄逸的灰白色長髮、那顆充滿笑意的藍灰色眼睛，如冬日暖陽般，是他心中永恆揮之不去的景色。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtAJRtvkjh7
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在那個已逝去的春天到來之前。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKHeYXfgne
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「我從來都沒把她當成我的妹妹，布萊克。」他淡然地說著，下意識攥緊了口袋中的那盒火柴。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Sj0K0k71d
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「是嗎？那就好。」布萊克輕鬆一笑，長舒了一口氣。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjIWj0db7x
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「剛剛那番對話可不能讓科爾文知道啊，那個老頭一定會氣死的。」他笑著說道，像個沒事人一樣往前走。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZI48iO6XKf
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「你這話也不能被聽到……」99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcIHuu1l3A
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「對了，我從剛剛就一直很想問。」羅特抬起他那滿當當的購物籃，擺到布萊克的面前：「你一直把東西塞到我的籃子裡幹嘛？我可不會幫你結帳喔。」99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofKhS6ehss
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「哎呀……被發現了啊？」他尷尬地搔了搔頭。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunAt4Mae54
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晚風瑟瑟地吹著，在賣場外的空地上捲起一陣淡淡的沙塵。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9oPwgJxE8J
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清冷的空氣侵入衣服的縫隙滲透皮膚，然而門口一高一矮的兩位少女，就像毫不在意一般靜靜佇立。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0YAWZy71Y
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阿耶哈蘿妮站在一步之遙的地方，不發一語地抬著頭，直勾勾盯著比她高上快一顆腦袋的荷布希。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvy7uZ2cyHU
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自從羅特和布萊克進去賣場以後，她就一直保持著這個狀態。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZvbYiyCUo
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「妳在幹嘛？」荷布希輕聲問道，視線平靜地直視前方。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJhF7eK7Hm
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「布萊克先生說要看好妳。」她眨了眨眼回應道。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywmSPpH5LV
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「是這樣看的嗎？」荷布希微微歪頭。99Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0irPSJz2TD
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