「妳在這等我。」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrd2ppzFPP
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說完，他走進轉角口的一家便利店，留下獨自一人的荷布希佇立門外。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLz1uJHPuYO
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMyl6aaEQO
自動門的玻璃上，貼著一張明顯的告示——蟲族禁入。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadVopgMUWs
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYoicqZrzf
望著店內琳瑯滿目的擺設，望著與店員攀談的羅特，她就這麼呆站著，好像那個地方，是屬於她的世界之外。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBhOjB5agX
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0S5v4dgq0Y
當然，那個人，也屬於她的世界之外。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gFJcfYuuR
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2NlfYk5uD
「嗷嗚……」那是小型動物的低鳴聲。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIyemORB2t
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuVuJr7KUw
低頭望去，店內用餐區的推車上，一隻犬科正隔著玻璃，向她齜牙。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJgn7brCSH
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzizZxTc5OA
那是不友好的象徵。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nXSKn5Yp6
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnxIKKKDtw
她不知道怎麼應對。不能用力量威嚇，因為那可能是別人的財產；或許能用眼睛讓牠安靜，但那樣羅特會生氣。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpZTpt0HDB
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAACyRyEFP
因此她只能不動聲色地佇立原地，靜默得像座冰雕一樣，只有頭上的觸角輕微晃動。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgu1wMs8Lw
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZAglmIZtu
好在很快地，一個女人匆匆走來將車推走，臨走前還不忘用推車的布將小狗遮住，護在身體中央。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWEKtchpxw
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMoK9b72JxN
原來財產，也是有分高低的嗎？101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkPf92I2hV
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbu9nQHvL69
「妳還站在這裡？」熟悉的低沉和自動門的開門聲同時傳入耳際。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2i0hUjI2Hx
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc36Sbq55et
「你叫我在這裡等你的。」她說。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhq78AsoEHM
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgGYWAtFQc
「我以為妳會找個地方坐下……」他瞟了眼兩步之外的長椅，嘆了口氣：「算了。」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVV6pqy08uw
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSpxL3ITAI
「為什麼人要養寵物？」荷布希輕聲問道。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXwDmLxSQM
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4bhHLFG1l
他從剛買的菸盒中抽出一支菸，停頓了一下才回答：「這個嘛……大概是因為需要陪伴吧？」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4yiflHEGC
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2ZhC35WPr
「感到孤單的時候，有個活著的東西在身邊，會讓人安心。」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYmSvyjszC
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hg57CU9pb
她沉默了一瞬。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOd3iasvbI
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8GDLL7Fod
「我是寵物嗎？」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgcvMS1tSJ
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpNSpA60gH
羅特的動作頓在原地。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPQu4j3aNx
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYfIA5qru2
「不是。」他很快回道：「妳是調查局的財產。」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3aZ9BoGJy
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6StaVNO4E
「但是，財產也有分類，不是嗎？」她語氣輕淡地，像在陳述資料。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhNdz6xUR6
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMleC6T4sQS
「你說房子，和車子是『資產』、貓科和犬科是『寵物』，那我是什麼？」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1jWcmjBZY
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiN2lMQkFQ
羅特皺起眉，不確定自己是在煩惱這個複雜的問題，還是提出這個問題的人。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2T2aMmO95Z
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5G3pJ1VbHP
不過他敢肯定的是，會這樣稱呼貓跟狗的，大概也只有她。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OxZxEM7s1
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJe9PyaCia
「妳是『工具』。」他重新抬手，點燃口中的菸頭，發出星火細微的嘶嘶聲。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhMVBjhIWg
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ660og3hHix
「之前也講過了，是協助調查員解決問題的工具。」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHBR94vygu
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6gBkc82rbg
「像美工刀和螺絲起子那樣？」
「比較像槍彈吧。」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7u3DwFfpC
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvGZE2s6gb
她微微低頭，陷入短暫沉默。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6OMO3Rbyg
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZmKE7ayvH
「要不妳叫兩聲吧？說不定會很像寵物。」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25gmM8k08I
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrDAouPImq
「汪汪。」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYZGSyuKOg
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9cSRwFzQ7
那兩聲，像是當了二十年的狗，終於厭倦了自己身份時會有的聲音。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZiZODTkFO
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMnvj0CN7a
「不，還是算了。」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJvT3cC4iD
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqrnU5Okms
羅特目視遠方，高聳的鋼筋骨架在風中矗立，帆布被吹得獵獵作響。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpo0duirsR
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡteUYoAb3Ep
那是戰後重建的痕跡，一棟棟結構外露的建築散落在城市各處，給人一種末世般荒涼的滄桑感。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8Wt4TVeCq
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNRjZZUghg
他深深吐了一口白煙，菸草焦苦的臭味在空氣中擴散。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ81HaKVugW
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqf96Ult6h
「你又在抽那種東西了。」荷布希輕聲說道。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAS5dGiAT41
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0bWrKmFN7
沒有指責、沒有嫌惡，純粹就是對於事物觀察的一種感嘆。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mjB37C3XN
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAI0wgNCg7b
「妳是我老媽嗎？」他隨口回了一句。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTkFeN5cpI
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxS9UOKmH0
「不是。」她立刻否認。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJONu5p161
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfL943FLVza
「我比你年齡還小，而且是不同物種……」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVaBLXYHm0E
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8A0ubo3rr
「這只是個玩笑而已……妳饒了我吧。」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmF2K3en0Hn
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGp0i1s972U
「……」荷布希微微歪頭：「這是什麼玩笑？」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtqQPrZhDy
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHOuaLCPQK
「這是諷刺。」他無奈解釋道：「形容一個人像媽媽一樣，什麼都要管。」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIEFcHGLSl
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3t6isuCHt
她沉默了良久，才低聲說：「對不起，我還是沒辦法理解，我沒有媽媽。」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYYoYNDdEq
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebvoUFSGBz
羅特愣了一下，下意識地抓了抓頭。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxZ2uQV8aZ
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SSf17X5tk
「也是，我都忘記這件事了。」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbDtrlT5gw
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MLeonJoMt
「媽媽……」她近乎是呢喃地唸道，像是在背誦陌生的詞彙。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4EdNFUS8K
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKsuZbvMmY
「媽媽，是什麼？」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwXe8wmZvU
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA87HUQ8SAy
羅特深吐了一口長氣。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkAxIPflYS
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kian2ryis
那是一個模糊卻沉重，記憶中揮之不去的影子，即便那張臉已經模糊地看不清模樣。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutBJoUH75v
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphn1kjcGfR
即便那幅血肉模糊的畫面，也同樣揮之不去。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVTWCuWWaJ
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7bBxca3LJ
「是撫養孩子長大的人……」這是個簡單的詞彙，但他知道她在問的不是這個。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgjx4McLFP
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPW5YwiSDkk
「負責陪伴小孩、教導他們生活，告訴他們什麼是對的、什麼是錯的……」他經過短暫思緒後娓娓道來。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyKuzWqYId
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7c5QVYQoQ
「還有……給予愛和關懷吧？一般是這麼認為的。」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbh3DAmZRxr
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZBFbuduOf
她眨了眨眼，抬起頭。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIq5lJ7LRb
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAnJ14kReb
「那……羅特是我的媽媽嗎？」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6sQT4XcvH
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyR8RTz8Ul
他身體瞬間僵住。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡueOg2A0AfM
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM26rCP6rVl
「不是。」他皺眉道：「我是妳的指揮官。」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gYsjxi9wJ
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBTFpY4pMJ
荷布希聞言微微歪頭，不知道在思考著些什麼。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKcXoF2D3S
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pVB2NNoW0
「順帶一提，男性會叫作爸爸。」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UA6nz5gts
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBd00A9Ctq
「爸爸是什麼？」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBj41Y5Vsk3
「男性的媽媽……通常。」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwV5bcpgWG
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGk0Ecp4fd
他將抽完的菸在菸灰缸上按熄，隨手扔入垃圾桶。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fCA0YB0zr
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDomlUMiWHx
「走吧。」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOEfspmALE
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ510mFxBeWr
她點了點頭，快步跟上。101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCA2VnAVqs
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgk52t6hSJw
「然後回去之後，該給妳罰寫一下我的稱謂了。」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwnwRNmUXK
「為什麼？羅特先生。」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7GvCT1DuB
「妳剛剛不是這麼叫的吧？」101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcntRReENJs
101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsY2n3PqBm
「……對不起。」
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