第三章 夜戰395Please respect copyright.PENANAzuBcCWOAtQ
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事情急轉直下,似乎已無「天涯偵探社」仝人慢慢調查的餘裕。政府、警方高層固然極度震怒與焦慮,十二道金牌式連環施壓,指令調查專案組盡速破案,連帶受僱於第十三組的張天涯,也被要求廿四小時支援及報訊,務求把握揖兇的黃金時機。395Please respect copyright.PENANAZWUCRuOD2h
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有頭有面的政治人物接二連三離奇死亡,當局決不容忍怪事繼續發生,此事誠然大失面子,更關鍵是一眾腦滿腸肥的政客均非常擔憂那「天火」何時燒到自己身上,這可是性命悠關,故不分左中右政治光譜紛強烈要求嚴查,對執政者形成龐大壓力。395Please respect copyright.PENANA9u3B8T2MRw
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張天涯掛線後,嘆道:「早知如此麻煩,當初就不接受這委托算了。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAiXn9vEzmNN
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「要是隨便推掉工作,雨玲又會發癲了」輔矢羽笑說。395Please respect copyright.PENANAkKIPJ5gEcT
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張天涯笑笑,思考了一會,突然問:「文教授,適才提及『聖火之境』時,你好像有點難言之隱,是什麼讓你感到困擾嗎?」395Please respect copyright.PENANAbhrl1nhFHH
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「早知道暪不過你們。也不算什麼大事,只是一點小麻煩......」文雲深苦笑,佩服張天涯觀察入微。395Please respect copyright.PENANAtYjLfgNr0i
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「小女近日受朋友傳教,邀請她到某教會聽道,已去過三數次了。我身為宗教、神話學的學者,素來對於什麼這個教那個教十分警剔,但亦不能莫視女兒的信仰自由,唯有陪太子讀書,到那『教會』看過究竟......」395Please respect copyright.PENANAJH8DuU8l3U
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「這宗派,表面上是平常傳福音,可是聽了一會,我不期然生起一種不協調之感。初時還以為疑心生暗鬼,慢慢發現絕非自己帶有偏見。那堂口的傳道者,言辭間總帶一股強烈的疾惡如仇情緒,在明明是談大愛救贖的一元論福音信仰中,夾帶不少正邪對決的二元論色彩。再仔細觀察堂內的擺設佈局,總透著和一般教會與別不同的氣氛。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAFKa3h9P5NQ
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文雲深呷了口茶,續道:「提到善惡二元對決,我不期然想起拜火教。可是,儘管至今在伊朗山區、孟買帕西人之間仍有信徒,我不認為這古老宗教仍有外播的意願和意志。於是我請教熟知拜火教及西亞一帶宗教的行家,才得悉一個名為『聖火之境』的組織暗中崛起。該教的教義大致沿襲拜火教,起碼表面上如此,底蘊卻無從稽考了。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAXQwqFOaPrF
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「至於那『教會』是否掛羊頭賣狗肉的新興宗教分舵,我僅是懷疑,並無任何確切證據。所以天涯剛才提及一般人理應聽也未聽過的『聖火之境』,令我頗為愕然。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAinqnhuOs0B
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輔矢羽問:「那麼,令千金仍有去『聽道』嗎?」395Please respect copyright.PENANArCT1AfztmG
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「經我循循善誘,女兒總算暫時把注意力放到其他地方了。唉,青春期的女孩子,怎管得住她......」文雲深苦笑,搖頭嘆氣。395Please respect copyright.PENANAcWDrwwrZs5
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輔矢羽想起一事,說:「那天小混混騷擾葉虹時,也說過她『好像是那鄉下教堂的人員』。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAT6fCua7C1o
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眾人均覺得事有蹺蹊。395Please respect copyright.PENANALXitbJYYf9
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「教授,那『教會』所在何地?」張天涯低頭思考了一會,忽然問道。395Please respect copyright.PENANA3Ej9iTuLJ9
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輔矢羽知道,今晚大概是不安寧的一夜。395Please respect copyright.PENANA818uCmGjVM
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維城北郊區,一楝毫不起眼的平房式建築物內,數十人正在崇拜頌唱,悠揚的歌聲輕送,芳鄰四周隱然可聞。然而「教會」不擔心遭人投訴,皆因此處位置偏僻,附近根本沒有民居,每逢崇拜,信徒均要專程乘車前來。395Please respect copyright.PENANAOE63soqGqE
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列山雷為免曝露行蹤,把鐵騎停泊得老遠,然後施展隱匿夜行之術潛伏至「教會」之側,藏身於小叢林一棵大樹上。395Please respect copyright.PENANAwtZkzg9zLe
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可是,藏身僅片刻,他便感到異樣。395Please respect copyright.PENANAnVpTiYNC4h
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那是一種受人監視的感覺。395Please respect copyright.PENANA3THH6x8h9I
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雖說憑自己的隱匿之技,不應如此容易為人發現,然而無論再高明的技術終有破綻存在,倘若執迷於自身能力,無視情勢變化,不懂隨機應變,那只是一個自大偏執狂而已。395Please respect copyright.PENANAOvrV3e7N8U
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列山雷心念電轉,立即把五感提升延伸,附近一葉一木的風吹草動動靜,悉數納入探知之內。395Please respect copyright.PENANA7C3TctC04q
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確實,「教會」之外,此刻並無活人巡視之跡象。395Please respect copyright.PENANAaB9IX2aNob
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但,死物呢?395Please respect copyright.PENANAMu4GpMKaHB
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小叢林裡歌聲盪漾,列山雷隱約聽到極輕極輕的「滋滋」聲。雖不肯定是什麼,只知道是危機臨頭。395Please respect copyright.PENANAS9ctW5rMVG
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驀地,漆黑之中劃過幾點閃爍光芒,從那微小的怪聲方向,一陣熟悉不過的破空之聲從遠到近撲面而至。395Please respect copyright.PENANAD2inyTYBlb
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此情況,他自小接受武術訓練時已面對過千次萬次。訝異,欲不驚亂,在樹枝上無處躲避,他索性放鬆全身往後一躺,頭下腳上式倒栽墮地。395Please respect copyright.PENANAtLi8K1uNey
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千鈞一發之際,數十枝細小的鋼針從樹旁掠過。395Please respect copyright.PENANAM36mKDlK8G
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快將撞過頭破血流的瞬間,列山雷伸手向樹幹一拍,借力一翻,雙腳甫一著地,第二波「飛針」已然來襲。395Please respect copyright.PENANAipdm1h5ncJ
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他掩身樹後,順便拾起幾枚石子,以發暗器手法,手腕一甩,向怪聲來源急擲過去。395Please respect copyright.PENANAAgmlKAETUy
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現場環境雖然昏暗,也非黑得伸手不見五指,更何況列山雷雙眼早已適應光度。只見遠處幾部微型直升機被石子擊中墮地,原來是攝影界稱為「航拍機」的小玩意。395Please respect copyright.PENANA2BYBehgIXA
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行蹤既然敗露,再無必要東躲西藏,列山雷緩步走向「教會」。沒走幾步,一名身穿迷彩服飾的西方人攔路在前。395Please respect copyright.PENANAFaDa1MTwV7
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「這些航拍機雖不昂貴,把它們改裝成具熱力偵察的監視防護系統,可費了我們工作人員的一番心血啊,這位來賓一出手便盡數毁掉,不覺得有點過份嗎?」迷彩男子說。395Please respect copyright.PENANA6oIWTZEUvj
絕口不提己方施以毒手,反怪責對方自衛,憑一句話即可知此人非善男信女。這年頭,這種人渣惡棍早已充斥世界,列山雷見怪不怪,也不答話,繼續緩步前行。395Please respect copyright.PENANAeH2TmeYbQD
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迷彩男子見來人不作聲,視自己如無物,面容突然扭曲,二話不說便揮拳直擊。395Please respect copyright.PENANANBOPguJVvI
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列山雷不慌不忙,待來拳幾近擊中面門才揚手截擊。395Please respect copyright.PENANAuGi2yITiQg
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迷彩男停住直拳,反手一扣一拖,意圖抓住對手,同時右腿掃踢敵方髖關節。395Please respect copyright.PENANArlVBTiESGw
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列山雷任得他抓著前臂,順其拖力迫步硬闖對方內門,借衝力提膝一撞,消解掃踢威脅並予以反擊。395Please respect copyright.PENANA9vdZxdUPvX
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迷彩男甚為兇悍,竟同時提膝對撞。互碰之下,列山雷原地回復準備姿勢,不動如山,迷彩男卻倒退數步。395Please respect copyright.PENANAontU8ij6Ze
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雖然一招失利,迷彩男毫不在意,瞬間刺拳又至。395Please respect copyright.PENANAFsp8W6ylfo
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只見列山雷又如剛才般不招不架,迷彩男收起此假動作,向前邁出一步,右臂肘擊朝頸部狠狠砍下。395Please respect copyright.PENANABYL2tP39Sz
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列山雷微向後仰,交叉雙手,右掌朝上一托,正好抵住肘擊,還把對方托得微失重心,左掌同時於迷彩男的視線盲點--肘底按去,接觸一瞬間突發疾勁!395Please respect copyright.PENANAboAroehXys
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迷彩男右邊肋骨中招,劇痛下行動力受阻,不得不退開兩步。然而他毫無退縮之意,從腰間摸出一把軍刀,忽然矮身,以左肘撞向列山雷腹部,右手順著腰胯轉動,揮刀斜切其大腿動脈。395Please respect copyright.PENANAA5SNDAEdkL
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此招詭異隱蔽,與適才的攻擊風格迥異,本來頗為難防,但迷彩男出招時機略嫌早了些,列山雷察覺其下蹲的預備動作,早有防範,把對敵姿勢切換為右式,再向左後方斜滑一步,便把這奇招化解於無形。395Please respect copyright.PENANAlTY0umkb8x
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幾個照面間,列山雷已知迷彩男的拳腳技巧屬於「軍用格鬥術」一類,但有別於「不死陳大」的業餘水平(今早他出手救助陳大前,曾從遠處旁觀得見),眼前之人的技巧當屬教頭級數,且大可能是從真正戰場上磨練得來。再者,此人殺氣之充盈,予人陰寒氣息。儘管在武藝層次,迷彩男算不上頂級高手,但在生死搏鬥場合,此人絕不能小覷。395Please respect copyright.PENANAoQdzH6NSJS
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再者,他受創後使出的刀招,似結合了軍隊刀法及近東一帶的民族刀招,狠辣細膩兼而有之,更是不可輕忽。395Please respect copyright.PENANAN9uGnRCZyZ