香城靈石：覺醒 - 【第2章】一百萬的約定

看著兒子走向旅行車，艾倫想起二十多年前的事。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUuzHhhR44
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那時候，他只是個寂寂無名的年輕人。學業成績優異，但家庭環境普通，跟著母親生活。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9VnAgP83ga
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高中畢業後，他加入警隊。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96pOCwBByn
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加入警隊第二年，他認識了美諾特—同校的師妹，比他小兩歲。她溫柔、漂亮，最重要的是—她喜歡他。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDM57qQ0AVI
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他以為這是人生的轉折點。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcVWJNtApz
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直到見到她的父親，李喬丹—或者叫喬丹（Jordan）。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMo5yPbvgiL
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李喬丹白手興家，對這個只有外表出眾的未來女婿沒什麼好感。但他要一百萬禮金，不是為錢，而是想看看艾倫有沒有承擔。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5RZlJz1zG
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只是他沒料到，女兒會直接離家出走。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIZE5jJQe1
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那天晚上，喬丹站在客廳窗前，望著外面的夜色，神情有些複雜。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7LNL3r144
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喬月靜靜走過來，在他身邊坐下。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvajs3HtJwS
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「你真的要把她逼走？」她輕聲問。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3m2QkuEOWD
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喬丹沒有說話。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdqG4L4Qcf
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「艾倫只是剛投身社會不久，還要供養母親。這三瓜兩棗你很缺麼？」108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEm5sYBwrG
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喬丹沉默了很久。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFy1FLbUygX
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然後他嘆了口氣。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0x5oaUwh0z
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「就你話多。」108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO95muMpISY
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喬月輕輕笑了一下。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYXfNkMCPL
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「我是幫我們的女兒說話。」108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zWT6jHI81
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喬丹最終妥協，提供房子和工人，但生活費要他們自己想辦法。他嘴上說「一百萬，一毫子都不能少」，心裡卻已經開始接受這個未來女婿。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPBj1IRBR2c
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他甚至多做了一手—美諾特能成為補習名師，背後全是喬丹用資金和人脈打點；而在他們住的房子裡，某個暗格中，喬丹早就放好了一張一百萬的支票。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Sj28bR2Wy
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只是這兩個年輕人，硬氣到一次都沒動過。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZTEpa2VYa
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他就只有這麼一個女兒。與其失去她，不如接受這個女婿。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEUtMVNB0X
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旅行車裡，艾斯癱在沙發上，從冰箱拿了瓶冰水。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdpg1qGYxW
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脖子上那條鏈子，吊著一塊黃色的石頭。他把石頭掏出來，對著光看了好一會兒。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FGAWfB4R2
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「你會吸熱嗎？」他喃喃自語。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfWFLID2fT
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石頭沒有反應。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxKHTfQP6s
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艾斯笑自己傻，把石頭放回衣領裡，躺了下來。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhf00RRVL0t
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他靠在椅背上，閉上眼。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0p3C5iBrl4
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同一時間，城市的另一邊，藍子從床上醒來。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HbJVnOjCy
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她摸著自己的心口。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPcENs3tiD
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剛才……好像有什麼東西，跳了一下。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkY9UBfOzOH
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兩口子一邊上班上學，一邊存那一百萬。艾倫剛加入警隊，隨時要加班，沒時間賺外快，就改為幫美諾特準備教材。兩人計算過，大概三四年就能存夠。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflOc7EHnpW
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日子就這麼過。年輕人朝夕相處，有些事自然會發生。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpSsA4pzj3
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不久，美諾特發現身體不對勁。檢查後，醫生說是多囊性卵巢症候群—不是不能有孩子，但會比一般人困難。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0vjzhn62C
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美諾特哭著回家。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOl0vWbZnT
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艾倫接過報告，看了兩秒，然後放下。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabTE5hWRy9
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他沒有說話，只是坐在床邊，背對著美諾特。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JiPsg4CSh
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美諾特等了很久，終於開口：「你……沒有話想說？」108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DiQv1AksD
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艾倫轉頭，看著她：「我不知道怎麼說。」108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSzYGt4Ntw
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「那你是怎麼想的？」108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQrR5Q9b8Q
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艾倫沉默了一會。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEHTtGf3rL
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「我其實……不知道該說什麼。」他慢慢說，「我只知道，我不想讓妳難過。但如果我說『沒關係』，妳會不會覺得我在敷衍？如果我不說話，妳又會不會以為我在介意？」108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwnTMC530a
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美諾特眼眶泛紅：「所以你打算一直坐著？」108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWnmKSflHH
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艾倫沒有回答。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOv3VVm2agz
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他沉默了很久，然後小聲問：「醫生……有沒有說不能經常……那個……？」108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0BatWp1Wg3
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美諾特愣了半天，然後一拳捶在他胸口：「色狼！」108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7m0SiP6DAn
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艾倫捉住她的手，終於笑了。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytrxsPEi6Q
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美諾特哭著哭著，也被他逗笑了。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyGGU2eRmA
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窗外突然閃過一道光。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUjAdynKpu
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艾斯彈起來，撲到窗邊——舞台方向爆炸了。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNipenX5RsV
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他看見艾倫跑向現場。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZJljxqdev
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脖子上的石頭，發燙。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5d9LVD4Xb4
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那個星期六上午，艾倫去巡邏，下午就傳來他重傷的消息。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPr2Zik4uvM
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他被送到喬丹名下的私家醫院。手術很順利，撿回一命。現場除了爆炸痕跡，他背部中了三槍。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXfFezKsvg
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三槍，都避開了要害。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKliYEcHZx
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像是開槍的人，根本不想殺他。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpg84AqtPF
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美諾特在醫院守了一整夜。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaURzPCyg0I
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艾倫醒來後，她第一句就說：「我們分手吧。」108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlUxWLRJcfp
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艾倫愣住：「妳說什麼？」108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQLZERBent
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美諾特哭了：「我不想失去你。」108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0Ne0rrQzX
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艾倫沒有說話，只是握住她的手。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucjEdUmYT8
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「我不會讓妳失去我的。」108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhDlhACRjS
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美諾特哭得更厲害了，但沒有再掙開他的手。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENtwJIWS0y
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警方找不到任何疑犯，只留下一塊奇怪的碎片——像金屬又像石頭，化驗不出是什麼物質。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJhFHKkB21
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後來，這塊碎片在證物房神秘失蹤。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsvxy7HRm5
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艾倫休養後，屢破奇案，從普通警員升到總部主管。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5nr1olZQ7
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那幾年，美諾特也大學畢業。兩人的補習事業，存夠了一百萬。喬丹終於點頭讓兩人正式結婚。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHOMQJHLMK
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那張一百萬的支票，喬丹沒有收回，當作結婚禮物。他還送了一間位於半山的房子，是美諾特小時候住過的那間。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5txUKqBXMG
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「這間房子，本來就是留給妳的。」喬丹說。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpa7WkrsxG
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美諾特哭了。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1Ie5ZGm9B
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婚後不久，上級保送艾倫到國外進修。美諾特二話不說，跟著去。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVv3A0ULrbQ
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在陌生的國度，美諾特從零開始，自己找學生、自己教。頭幾個月收入少得可憐，但她沒有放棄。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbI7iFy1En8
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第一年，她勉強站穩腳步。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfS72WTaQcK
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第二年，開始有穩定學生。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4V9fZMQBI
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艾倫放學回家，總有飯吃；做功課做到半夜，總有杯熱飲在桌面上。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5nbhIBDVQ
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美諾特不是為了錢—艾倫的津貼足夠兩人生活。她只是不想做一個只會等丈夫回家的女人。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNFve7qSHj
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兩年後，學業完成，兩人回香城。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNzVYpZLNN
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兩口子在國外那兩年，一直想要孩子。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7j3hHsc2Q
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結婚前就知道多囊難有，但兩人都沒放棄。一個月、兩個月、半年、一年——沒有。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZjzD6olDu
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回香城後，又過了幾年。仍無消息。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnL1pNML49l
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直到一個叫艾斯的男孩出現。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80F0PVh5EB
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那一年，艾倫三十歲，美諾特二十九歲。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXPyHH0Spd
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車裡，艾斯握著鏈子。石頭燙得刺手。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPc6qLgaIZd
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然後他聽到一個聲音，很微弱，像隔著很厚的東西傳過來：「......斯......艾......」108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2HUJTo48W
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艾斯整個人定住了。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2huJPUlt4r
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「你是誰？」108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwG9vp4X0oT
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聲音沒有再出現，但石頭震了一下。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHl9y83KEr
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二十年過去。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZZYpAl8uJ
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當年的窮小子，如今已是警察總長。有房有車有老婆，還有一對兒女。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEZicBviyj
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而當年那宗懸案，他到現在也沒弄清楚是怎麼回事。那塊失蹤的碎片，偶爾還會在他腦海中浮現。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3V0bdhwThn
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艾倫看著兒子的背影。艾斯已經走到旅行車旁，拉開車門，鑽了進去。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AJp2cRZGo
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他笑了笑。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76JiuzDkZA
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正要轉身繼續巡場，對講機突然響起。108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NkOsRHJC6
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「總長，舞台附近有點不對勁。」108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4Ad2AX3xk
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