二零一六年八月二日,下午六時。71Please respect copyright.PENANAzT25UU4mhq
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東方 188 商場。71Please respect copyright.PENANAAEHhlZ8crr
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颱風「妮妲」走後留下的濕熱,像一層黏糊糊的保鮮紙,死死封住這座老牌商場的每一個毛孔。窄到轉不到身的走廊,冷氣永遠不夠,空氣中混雜著電子零件被高溫燒灼的焊錫味、過期漫畫的霉味,還有幾分隔壁舖頭食剩的魚蛋味。71Please respect copyright.PENANA0f75sWj4Qz
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阿信捏著那部螢幕碎得像蜘蛛網的手機,眉頭深鎖。他討厭這種地方,太雜,太亂,太多不確定的灰色地帶。71Please respect copyright.PENANAnSbjFS7Hmo
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「快啲啦,『痰罐』收工就好難捉到人。」阿珊在前面走得飛快,黑色衛衣的袖子擼到肘間,步履間帶著一種獵犬般的亢奮。71Please respect copyright.PENANAa1A5npaHlg
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兩人轉入一條死角走廊,招牌上橫著兩個歪歪斜斜的噴漆大字:**「死機」**。71Please respect copyright.PENANAK8LBR1Jm3t
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店面不到五十呎,堆滿了主機板、斷掉的線材,還有幾個印著日文標籤的過期色情光碟盒。櫃檯後面,一個頭髮油到發光、戴著黑框眼鏡的年輕人,正弓著背,對著一部拆開的手提電腦「搏鬥」。71Please respect copyright.PENANAnk6INC7K8f
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他是譚冠起,行內人叫「痰罐」。71Please respect copyright.PENANAgSZ3syDqk7
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「喂,接客。」阿珊拍了拍玻璃櫃。71Please respect copyright.PENANAkcnMJOf2mR
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譚冠起連頭都沒抬,手指在鍵盤上敲得啪啪響,嘴裡叼著一根沒點燃的菸,聲音像從地底鑽出來的廢青腔:「整到就整到;整唔到就整唔到,我唔包㗎……急就去對面買部新,唔好阻住我拯救世界。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAwhJ2By7G1i
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「拯救世界?你係咪又幫人解緊啲鹹片網密碼?」阿珊冷笑一聲,指了指阿信,「整機。入面啲相,一定要攞返出嚟。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAoHgoTANagt
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譚冠起這才斜眼瞟了一下,焦距在阿信身上停留了兩秒,又移回到那部碎掉的手機,「執達吏?定係警察?陣味好濃喎。碎成咁,你當我係大羅神仙呀?」71Please respect copyright.PENANAJFjt819GQB
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阿信看著這個叫「痰罐」的人。八年前陳冠希那單嘢,全世界都知隱私這回事,進了維修鋪就跟裸體沒分別。他看著櫃檯上那些閃爍的數據流,心裡有一種極度不安全的排斥感。71Please respect copyright.PENANAS55wkVgLEX
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「試下啦,唔包㗎。」譚冠起隨手接過手機,丟在一旁,繼續專注眼前的手提電腦,「等陣,呢份勒索軟件玩咗我成晚,個客係律師樓大腦,如果解唔鎖,他全間公司啲數就凍過水。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAOdEioB3C77
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阿信站在這間亂七八糟的小店裡,看著那些不斷跳動的代碼。隱私,就是洋蔥。剝開的時候很精彩,大家站在道德高地看別人的醜態,覺得自己最高潔。但剝到核心,往往全是眼淚。71Please respect copyright.PENANA0N6epgWw0t
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「搞掂!」譚冠起突然發出一聲怪叫。71Please respect copyright.PENANA7IYH3ISLWa
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螢幕上一排排被加密的亂碼瞬間轉化為整齊的檔案。阿珊本能地湊近,視線像勾子一樣鎖定在那排檔案名上。71Please respect copyright.PENANAA6wB1LKbLm
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「Asset_Restructuring_L_Firm……」阿珊低聲讀出,眼神陡然一變。71Please respect copyright.PENANA8RdWrGFGfy
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他看見了。在那份剛解鎖的 Excel 表格裡,幾個熟悉的空殼公司名稱橫跨在幾筆巨額的轉賬紀錄之間。那種血腥味,比在大角咀樓梯間聞到的還要濃烈。71Please respect copyright.PENANAvI0m7TIDNP
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「痰罐,呢份嘢,過份畀我。」阿珊的手已經按在櫃檯上,語氣冷得像冰。71Please respect copyright.PENANAdbmaPKvSE7
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「喂!珊姐,你唔好玩啦!」譚冠起嚇得彈開,菸都掉在地上,「呢啲係客嘅嘢!我收錢整機,唔係賣料呀!你咁樣係想我收皮呀?」71Please respect copyright.PENANAfcike8mdLu
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「呢份嘢涉及洗錢,你過畀我,我保你出名。」阿珊眼底閃著瘋狂的光,手指已經伸向那個隨身碟。71Please respect copyright.PENANAocUHqB5TMf
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阿信雖然不知道螢幕上那些數字代表什麼,但他看見了阿珊的表情。那是一種不顧一切的執著。71Please respect copyright.PENANA7pgZoynt6Y
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「停手。」71Please respect copyright.PENANA3crMWEUKiy
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阿信厚實的手掌按住了阿珊的手腕,力道不大,卻像鐵鉗一樣死。71Please respect copyright.PENANA4GgL51CqSW
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「阿信,放手。」阿珊轉頭,眼神犀利得想吃人。71Please respect copyright.PENANAh4UxNIwYm1
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「你想剝洋蔥,無問題。」阿信直視著他,聲音在嘈雜的商場裡顯得格外低沈有力,「但有一條罪叫『有犯罪或不誠實意圖而取用電腦』。你依家咁樣做,同八年前嗰個整機仔無分別。你想追求真相,唔代表你可以踐踏規矩。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAzgQEZt6B2v
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「規矩?規矩係用嚟保護呢啲人渣㗎!」71Please respect copyright.PENANAVehoPzuIYV
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「規矩係用嚟保護所有人。」阿信沒有退讓,「你今日拎咗呢份嘢,你就係下一個被剝開嘅洋蔥。你想澄澄見到你上頭條?」71Please respect copyright.PENANAqK7nMjk78p
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阿珊僵在那裡,胸口劇烈起伏。71Please respect copyright.PENANA8uW71gAnUb
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譚冠起縮在角落,像個被夾在兩大巨獸之間的家貓,聲音發抖:「係囉……阿信哥講得啱……珊姐,我細本經營,唔好搞我啦……」71Please respect copyright.PENANAhuiH5yKUHd
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最終,阿珊恨恨地抽回手,一巴掌拍在櫃檯上,「黃信陵,你真係好虛偽。你以為咁樣就係守法?」71Please respect copyright.PENANA1JgvLUU9NB
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「我唔係守法,我係守常識。」阿信轉頭看向譚冠起,「手機,整唔整到?」71Please respect copyright.PENANAjAGpQ2nXkW
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「得啦得啦……」譚冠起如獲大赦,連忙將阿信的手機接上另一台設備,「入面啲相無事。我幫你將啲資料導出落個硬碟度,你返去自己慢慢睇。至於呢部手提電腦……我會按程序清咗個 Cache,當無事發生過。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAFoPMrEBZf3
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阿珊坐在一張破爛的轉椅上,悶著氣踢地上的線。71Please respect copyright.PENANA0FPdh0e1zV
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「喂,『痰罐』。」阿珊突然開口,語氣恢復了一點冷靜,「我唔要個檔案。但你話畀我聽,呢部電腦邊個㗎?呢個資訊,唔算取用電腦掛?」71Please respect copyright.PENANAzHQ9QTznde
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譚冠起看了一眼阿信,見阿信沒出聲阻攔,才抹了抹汗,低聲說,「個客姓駱,係中環一間事務律師行嘅合夥人。駱致孝。聽講他最近好煩,老爸啱啱走咗,屋企班仔女爭產爭到上晒報紙。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAGco1Pc2wgs
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阿珊的瞳孔收縮了一下。71Please respect copyright.PENANA1rtx5tyrhm
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駱致孝。71Please respect copyright.PENANAM9ZxAix6Eb
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果然是將軍澳墳場那個戴勞力士的二哥。71Please respect copyright.PENANAc62kozb6jw
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「阿信,我無偷檔案。」阿珊接過阿信遞過來的硬碟,語氣帶著挑釁,「但我已經行到去那個風眼邊緣。你想阻,都阻唔到。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAsLuxuyBi70
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阿信接過硬碟,摸了摸口袋裡那部報廢的手機。他知道,這部手機裡存著一諾留給他的最後一點清靜,而阿珊帶給他的,是另一場即將到來的、避無可避的暴雨。71Please respect copyright.PENANAL6houBPL9N
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「行啦,返去食麵。」阿信轉身走出「死機」,身影消失在 188 迷宮般的走廊。71Please respect copyright.PENANAJc2zwXO6Dn
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「黃信陵,你除咗食,仲識唔識第二樣嘢?」71Please respect copyright.PENANARp6KNZMIru
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「識。我識睇住你,唔好讓你變陳冠希。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAomEkwAPJzu
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「陳冠希靚仔過你好多呀,死人執達吏!」71Please respect copyright.PENANAwJy6fjijwz
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商場外,灣仔的霓虹燈再次亮起。颱風過後的夜色很清,但阿珊知道,那一層帶毒的洋蔥皮,已經被他揭開了一個角。71Please respect copyright.PENANASpNZ85DAgg
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後設吐槽71Please respect copyright.PENANA6IE7F6Gb7P
「痰罐」這種角色真的是香港電腦商場的靈魂。那句「整到就整到,唔包㗎」寫活了那種頹廢的專業感。阿珊在這一章展現了極高的侵略性,她之所以敢玩命,是因為她算準了阿信會守著澄澄,也會在關鍵時刻守著她。71Please respect copyright.PENANA69PdWecpst
阿信說她「虛偽」,其實阿信自己也很矛盾——他一邊遵守法律,一邊卻在保護一個隨時準備犯法的女記者。這層洋蔥剝開,兩個人可能都要脫層皮。71Please respect copyright.PENANAMgX7dMPuJu


