
第二十三章:【聚.散】424Please respect copyright.PENANA5I6rCFTQ2Q
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1:55 – 香檳大廈B座地下錢虹相機鋪內424Please respect copyright.PENANAK3uJReLe3A
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玻璃門上嘅水氣若隱若現。424Please respect copyright.PENANAxypH5Xb7yh
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阿琛坐喺地上,佢嘅鼻頭貼住錢虹相機鋪嘅玻璃門呼吸,兩隻眼望實外面嘅一舉一動,拳頭握到實一實。424Please respect copyright.PENANAEN6YkA5Bke
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阿琛好清楚玻璃門外面有啲乜嘢,佢喺呢度經歷咗好多,好記得曾經被啲無頭殼嘅怪物兇悍追擊,曾經吊住喺窗邊吊到手腳發麻,曾經被大蜘蛛怪物逼到要鮮血淋漓地逃跑,呢啲事佢記得好清楚。然而,對於佢同Yolanda之間嘅事,卻一直停留於嗰晚食完蛋糕、飲完香檳,雲雨巫山過後,彷彿就似睡死咗一樣。茫茫然就喺詭異嘅香檳大廈出現。424Please respect copyright.PENANAaW2LatZSf0
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「Yolanda,您究竟喺邊呀?」阿琛心裡仍然擔心佢呢位「女朋友」—佢人生中第一個女朋友。424Please respect copyright.PENANAWffrJ4t0UT
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與此同時,財仔企喺鋪面上的工作檯,拆咗由佢自己安裝嘅其中一截潛望鏡,透過管道中觀察店鋪外面嘅情況。424Please respect copyright.PENANABMFHilbWeZ
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潛望鏡可以睇到嘅範圍有限,最多只係鋪頭外左右七、八米嘅地方,但已經比淨係企喺鋪內,隔住玻璃門所睇到嘅範圍廣闊得多。鋪頭門口仍然放住先前黃經理同Fiona用嚟遮住自己移動嘅座地燈箱,而燈箱不遠處嘅地面仲有啲斑駁嘅暗紅色血跡,被唔同嘅腳印踩到化開晒。424Please respect copyright.PENANAQNxeUhGTNM
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「琛哥,出面無嘢呀……」財仔回過頭來向阿琛說:「要出去嘅話要快手﹗」424Please respect copyright.PENANAFLPtjv6W7t
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阿琛舉起手示意聽到財仔嘅說話,同時都表示意佢唔好出聲住,阿琛再貼上隻耳仔去玻璃度,靜靜地聽住出面嘅聲音,探聽住一啲潛望鏡唔會睇到嘅事。424Please respect copyright.PENANAr9yYIXBKNT
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由剛才俯伏喺地下開始,阿琛就隱隱約約聽到啲聲音,啲聲音就好似撕開一啲布碎嘅聲,仲夾雜住少少痛苦嘅呻吟聲,但實在係太微弱,而且不規律,阿琛好想嘗試辨別出聲音係嚟自邊個方向,究竟喺錢虹相機鋪嘅左邊定係右邊?424Please respect copyright.PENANAIHZjmLR5wI
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錢虹相機嘅位置屬於地下商鋪內圈中的角落,出咗玻璃門右轉可以直達香檳大廈大門、B座嘅電梯大堂、以及上去戴東尼酒店嘅樓梯;而左轉就係一間出名食芝士撈丁嘅快餐店及其他相機鋪,仲有另一條走廊通往香檳大廈另一個出口。424Please respect copyright.PENANAgfG3heUc2v
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佢地嘅目標係近門口不遠處嘅B座大堂看更亭,跑過去只需十幾步就到。似近還遠嘅距離,踏出去係需要勇氣。424Please respect copyright.PENANANW9toEFep8
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阿琛用手拉開道玻璃門,一絲涼氣從縫隙中竄入佢鼻孔,打咗個冷震。阿琛再認真地聽下出面嘅聲音,發現已經無咗嗰把痛苦嘅呻吟聲。424Please respect copyright.PENANAFVn3XuRz2E
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「死就死啦,早去早回﹗」阿琛一鼓作氣,用力地把門推出一個身位,踎住咁行出去。財仔見狀,立即喺工作檯上跳落嚟,緊隨阿琛後面走出去。424Please respect copyright.PENANAo0h6ASPBdR
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外面嘅溫度明顯比起錢虹相機鋪冷得多,又或者錢虹相機鋪裡面太焗促,阿琛吸了一大口氣,精神抖擻了不少。424Please respect copyright.PENANAOlii4jpxmr
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「琛哥行慢啲,等埋我呀!」財仔跟實喺阿琛後面,躡手躡腳咁行。兩個人就係咁踎住一步一步走向大堂。424Please respect copyright.PENANAGPNBCpzJTK
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突然間,微弱而又痛苦嘅呻吟聲再一次響起,今次阿琛聽得好清楚,就正正由佢地行緊去方向傳嚟。佢立即企起身,將身體貼實後面嘅牆,財仔似乎唔知發生乜嘢事,但都立即跟住阿琛企起身貼實牆。阿琛慢慢沿住牆邊向前移動,去到轉角位時則慢慢伸出少少頭去探下究竟。424Please respect copyright.PENANAQAzjD5PDgk
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轉角就係B座嘅升降機大堂同埋看更亭嘅位置,亦都係佢地要去搜查嘅地方,阿琛勢估唔到,即使連去看更亭咁近都會有咁多阻滯。424Please respect copyright.PENANA7gkWW5jWhg
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阿琛快速轉身,面向牆壁,繼續移動頭部,隻左眼終於都越過牆邊,稍微睇到升降機嘅位置,卻意想不到見到呢個畫面:龍志超坐喺一號升降機門前,咬住自己隻手,一臉驚恐咁望住佢前面嘅景象—一具躺在血泊中嘅人形物體。424Please respect copyright.PENANAecnURmHG0u
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阿琛無預期會見到龍志超,更加無預期見到呢個畫面。424Please respect copyright.PENANAHT3jTDRT3J
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阿琛依稀認得血泊中嘅人嘅衣著打扮,應該係龍志超瘦啲嗰個手下。阿琛唔知佢叫乜嘢名。佢俯伏係地下,郁都唔郁一下,而且成地都係血,背脊中央位置好似有一個深黑色嘅窿咁,明顯地佢係死了。424Please respect copyright.PENANA4LyAjzK9YL
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阿琛再環顧大堂,似乎沒有異樣,唯一唔同嘅係升降機大堂原本有嘅閉路電視不見了,甚至看似沒有安裝過一樣,阿琛有點疑惑,但都見怪不怪了。424Please respect copyright.PENANAan3Y22RamH
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呢棟香檳大廈好奇怪,同平時外展時候嘅格局好唔同,一啲都唔似係阿琛熟悉嘅香檳大廈,自從佢最後一次返去搵Yolanda之後就一直有呢種怪怪嘅感覺。424Please respect copyright.PENANASr4pW1srVW
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「琛哥,做乜嘢呀?你睇緊乜嘢呀?」財仔等咗阿琛好耐,見佢企定定喺度唔郁,按捺不住咁掹一掹佢條褲。424Please respect copyright.PENANA63E9dEiRXZ
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阿琛無回應財仔,居然逕自行咗出去。424Please respect copyright.PENANAX3pCngVj6z
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「既然大堂無乜異樣,就出去睇下啦……」阿琛心想,其實佢好想知道龍志超遇到乜嘢事。財仔冷不防阿琛就咁就走咗出去,馬上跟住阿琛後面走入大堂。424Please respect copyright.PENANAQklNCDG1hk
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即使阿琛走到埋去,龍志超仍然毫無反應,甚至好似無為意到阿琛佢地出現,阿琛慢慢走過去龍志超面前凝視住佢,但龍志超彷彿好似入咗定咁,郁都唔郁,但阿琛留意到,龍志超咬住自己嗰隻手,咬到出血。424Please respect copyright.PENANAxTAq7y2ONS
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「佢……佢做乜嘢呀?」財仔被眼前呢個畫面嚇到,以前聽隔離屋啲師奶講,入晒定唔識郁又無知覺嗰啲人,分分鐘係撞邪,財仔宜家見到龍志超咁嘅樣,立即諗返起以前聽過嘅傳言。424Please respect copyright.PENANAayBY0zSwmr
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「佢係咪撞邪呀?」財仔戰戰競競咁細細聲問阿琛。阿琛聳肩表唔知道,佢淨係知道龍志超應該係被嚇到失咗魂。424Please respect copyright.PENANAr5B3zqz7RP
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阿琛企返起身,望一望附近,仍然係無乜特別,2號升降機對住樓梯,樓梯亦無任何異樣。424Please respect copyright.PENANAIJb9VjlLvf
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「財仔,唔好理佢住,搵下有無平面圖先。」阿琛同財仔講,決定由得龍志超坐喺度:「反正佢都唔抵幫……」阿琛心想。424Please respect copyright.PENANA1gz6oGqF3N
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由阿琛抬住阿Ken去到錢虹相機鋪之後,龍志超等人就不時對佢冷嘲熱諷,佢一直都忍住道氣無發出嚟,始終處理阿Ken嘅情況先最緊要。424Please respect copyright.PENANASukq9p96qV
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其實阿琛都發覺,自從自己返咗呢份兼職外展員嘅工作後,火爆嘅脾性收斂咗,可能係因為喺一樓一接觸到嘅人嚟自五湖四海,三山五嶽,要斯文嘅有斯文,要撈偏嘅有撈偏嘅,如果繼續火爆落去會好易得罪人,小則唔駛旨意繼續喺嗰度做外展,重則可能連累其他同事被打一身,呢啲事都係可免則免。424Please respect copyright.PENANA6mV5813ylY
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因此,阿琛無論係工作環境中被雞頭呼喝、被姐姐仔白眼、被看更驅趕,還是係被好多男人無視,佢都已經習以為常。但人始終係人,容忍唔代表心入面無感覺。424Please respect copyright.PENANAQNJ3dPty4K
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「龍志超呢啲人,唔幫你已經係對你一種懲罰。」阿琛心裡想說嘅話。424Please respect copyright.PENANAq88hePMdfb
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「財仔,您搵下嗰邊看更亭有無櫃桶,順便睇下有無嘢啱用。」阿琛回過神來,指住看更亭位置吩咐財仔,自己則走過去牆邊嘅報告欄尋找線索。424Please respect copyright.PENANA2j2yFEGVpi
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報告欄前面有一道鐵閘,將看更亭、升降機大堂間開,隔住地下商場。平時阿琛都係經由呢個升降機大堂上落香檳B座,但印象中只有看更亭係有安裝鐵欄,升降機大堂並沒有任何間隔。424Please respect copyright.PENANAXX9Bx66Bde
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阿琛拉開呢道從來未見過嘅鐵閘,走入活門後面閱讀住報告欄上嘅內容。424Please respect copyright.PENANAAlAEznjWHN
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報告欄唔係好大,但就密密麻麻咁釘滿好多紙,有部份係大廈通告,有部份係警察呼籲,亦有部份係一啲殘缺不全嘅業主立案法團會議記錄,阿琛隨手揭起看看:424Please respect copyright.PENANAwhYtgQcO6v
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香港政府制水通知 (1963)424Please respect copyright.PENANAC5YGbcej3s
香檳酒樓全面裝修 - 暫停營業通知(1969)424Please respect copyright.PENANAhMOUFuS38m
香港皇家警察 - 歲晚冬防通告(1979)424Please respect copyright.PENANAvSItwCjX1c
香檳大廈B座業主立案法團第三、十七、二十八及三十九屆會議記錄(1975)、(1990)、(2001)、(2012)424Please respect copyright.PENANAuRaqFuI4RN
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阿琛睇到會議記錄嘅內容全部都係討論瑣碎事情,即使喺唔同年代,大廈管理嘅範疇離不開都啲供水供電、消防治安以及公共衛生嘅嘢,唯獨是其中一個項目:欠交管理費。每一份記錄都有個表列明邊個單位未交管理費,包括業主名、拖欠期數,總拖欠金額。424Please respect copyright.PENANAakDuLv2gDE
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除了個別零星單位一年中有幾個月無交管理費外,阿琛留意到一欄總拖欠管理費達三萬,呢個金額似乎係由1975年拖欠到2001年。每份會議記錄呢一欄都出呢個拖欠單位嘅業主名字:424Please respect copyright.PENANA3nZGDOwU4g
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「5/F B室 杜鳳琴」424Please respect copyright.PENANAsdxK77zUHv
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「杜鳳琴?」阿琛對呢個名一啲都唔陌生,阿琛細個嘅時候,有差不多十年嘅時間同嫲嫲一齊住;嫲嫲屋企有部好舊嘅唱機,每逢嫲嫲要開唱機,阿琛總係搶住要幫手放隻黑膠唱片入去。佢記得喺云云黑膠唱片當中,有一隻叫「芳草天涯」嘅碟,由女歌手「夜相思」主唱,而喺「夜相思」後面,有個括號括住個小名字,正正就係「杜鳳琴」三個字,呢隻碟嫲嫲幾乎每日都會播一次。424Please respect copyright.PENANAVxVUNBtMYW
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「唔會咁啱係佢呀?」阿琛心想,這段十幾年前嘅回憶,因為一個名字,再次浮現。424Please respect copyright.PENANAXTC3Flrs8b
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喺2012年嘅會議記錄中,多咗好多單位欠交管理費。呢個時期嘅香檳大廈已經成為咗男人天堂,環境混亂,管理亦相當有困難。除此之外,阿琛亦發現5/F B室單位名字已被除去。424Please respect copyright.PENANA7DgJu5DiVg
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「咯咯咯……咯咯咯……」阿琛背後傳來幾聲類似敲打木頭聲嘅音。424Please respect copyright.PENANATurnczAGJK
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財仔正在用一本紅黑色嘅硬皮簿,敲打檯面,同時苦惱地掃視成檯嘅雜物。424Please respect copyright.PENANAoRlf5XH5RJ
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「啊,搵到啦!」財仔用手指夾起鐵盒內一個萬字夾,個萬字夾生晒鏽,似乎年代久遠。424Please respect copyright.PENANAhnq385cYiI
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財仔輕輕力將個萬字夾擘開,形成長條,再用指甲係尾端扣勾一個小圈,變咗一條小鐵鑰匙。424Please respect copyright.PENANACQ5M6LFC8I
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「搞掂!」財仔暗暗自喜,望住阿琛笑了一笑:「睇住啦!」424Please respect copyright.PENANAfFbquEG49x
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財仔踎喺度,將枝小鐵鑰匙插入佢面前張寫字檯嘅櫃桶嘅匙窿,上下撩幾撩,再轉兩下,個櫃桶就畀財仔拉了出嚟。424Please respect copyright.PENANAsvvCxYWsO9
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阿琛企喺一邊嘖嘖稱奇,眼前嘅財仔只不過係十五、六歲嘅學生,已對開鎖已經瞭如指掌,又識得用光學原理砌潛望鏡,令阿琛佩服不已,佢舉出雙掌,作狀拍手。424Please respect copyright.PENANAzL5zNbUjVG
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「呸!」對比起財仔嘅勇敢及機靈,龍志超呢一種古惑仔實在係差一大截,阿琛對龍志超嘅厭惡又再湧上心頭。424Please respect copyright.PENANAqeRLCqcnlg
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櫃桶被打開,一堆廢紙如山般湧晒出嚟,財仔一睇,全部都係馬經。424Please respect copyright.PENANAble2EXll9k
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「華僑日報……工商日報……紅綠日報……新晚報?全部都未聽過嘅?」財仔翻起面頭幾份報紙一睇,大感詫異,手上嘅報紙年份全部都係1967年嘅馬經,距離佢出生年份仲差好多時間,另一個令佢更詫異嘅地方係,份份報紙都係新簇簇,一啲都唔似經歷咗幾十年。424Please respect copyright.PENANAI125NdcG9j
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阿琛走過去更亭處一齊睇。其實更亭唔係好大,周圍都被個鐵閘圍住,地方只夠一個人企,所以財仔將張櫈移開,方便阿琛走入嚟。424Please respect copyright.PENANAocO90OBsCx
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財仔攞晒櫃桶所有報紙出嚟之後,發現仲有一本大簿,本簿材質呈微微軟身,約有A3咁大,封面頁係由雞皮紙做成,上面用紅色筆大大隻寫住「數簿」二字,字體鐵畫銀鈎,應該係用毛筆寫上去。財仔小心翼翼咁攞佢出嚟,放喺檯面上,然後望住阿琛:「揭嚟睇下?」424Please respect copyright.PENANAsn6P4wIkIR
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阿琛見到本簿,第一個聯想到嘅係管理費數簿。通常管理費都係每個月嘅月頭由管理處代收,到銀行入數,然後每個月向法團主席司庫交代,數簿就係記錄幾年幾月幾日,由邊個單位交過嚟嘅管理費 — 最起碼佢屋企嘅大廈係咁樣實施。424Please respect copyright.PENANAryMO3t9Ows
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阿琛點點頭,財仔便打開數簿嘅第一頁。就如阿琛所料,係一本管理費數簿,由地鋪單位開始,逐個單位記錄低收費記錄,並包括業主姓名及單位面積。424Please respect copyright.PENANAAL5TrK4yEX
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佢地逐頁揭嚟睇,佢地知道部份鋪頭有好耐歷史,好似錢虹相機店、星座冰室等,管理費記錄全都齊備,亦有啲鋪頭如香賓無線電行、SKY ROOM BAR、香檳大酒樓、紅寶石餐廳等,阿琛同財仔聽都未聽過。424Please respect copyright.PENANAQzqexvVtLC
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再往後揭就開始係三樓以上嘅住宅及商業單位嘅管理費記錄,阿琛想起之前通告欄5B單位嘅業主欠下多年嘅管理費,下意識地揭去嗰版,想八卦一下業主究竟幾時開始欠交,順便了解多啲其實佢係咪嗰位舊歌星。424Please respect copyright.PENANA1sqNTM9Zlq
人,總是八卦的。424Please respect copyright.PENANAPNHg6XBVLU
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「琛哥,估唔到以前香檳大廈咁熱鬧,又有酒樓又有夜總會……咦,乜三樓有得睇醫生添㗎?我都真係唔知喎……」財仔邊睇邊講:「其實我搬咗入嚟只係兩年,都唔知道香檳大廈原來已經有三十幾年歷史……」424Please respect copyright.PENANAh92Ej4lChC
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「點止呀,香檳差唔多有六十年啦!」阿琛回應著,同時都在打量緊看更亭檯面有甚麼東西可以用,佢留意到檯面右上角有一串東西在閃閃下,係一串鎖匙,另外檯面上有一部寫住「樂滿」嘅原子粒收音機,一盒健牌香煙,一個銻質嘅漱口盅,上面印有兩朵大菊花。424Please respect copyright.PENANAtC0fPlyfkP
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「嘩,好耐無見過呢隻漱口盅啦,財仔,您見過未?……財仔……」阿琛拍拍財仔,財仔晃動了一下,卻沒有反應。424Please respect copyright.PENANAbUHx3cx2Be
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「琛哥…」靜了一會,財仔聲線平靜地叫了阿琛。424Please respect copyright.PENANAx6K9SdUv6K
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「……你可唔可以講多次我知,您話香檳有幾耐歷史話……?」佢一字一頓。424Please respect copyright.PENANAWAq2ayWNwy
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此刻,阿琛先醒起剛剛同財仔嘅對話,佢記得自己講咗句「香檳有六十年歷史」。「係呀,無講錯吖。」阿琛心想,佢都只係糾正返財仔話得三十年嘅描述。424Please respect copyright.PENANA8DXJbJuHe7
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「咪六十年囉,做咩呀?」阿琛不明所以,佢探個頭去裝下財仔,只見佢面如死灰,咀唇抖動,講唔出半句說話,而財仔嘅手指則來回摸住數簿上面某個地方。424Please respect copyright.PENANAkcOEpt3keT
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阿琛循住佢手指方向望過去,見到係數簿其中一個單位嘅繳付記錄,財仔摸住嘅地方,寫住:「4/F E室 黎先生 – 2016年1-3月 $1,320」424Please respect copyright.PENANAeo5oVgHSWR
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「呢個係我地住嘅單位……但我地無人姓黎……仲有……仲有……點解有20…1…6年嘅…?」財仔開始覺得好驚,頭皮發麻,財仔發現完全唔記得自己係點樣出現喺香檳大廈,佢一直都以為係有怪物出現,自己同屋企人失散。佢一直都希望可以搵返屋企人,尤其係佢兩個妹妹。424Please respect copyright.PENANAFck8AtLKBs
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自從媽媽病死了,老豆娶咗個「後底乸」返嚟,財仔嘅世界就已經變晒,只有佢嘅兩個妹妹,先仍然令佢感受到乜嘢叫存在。每次兩個妹妹被個「後底乸」虐打,而親老豆又唔理時,就係佢心痛嘅源頭。424Please respect copyright.PENANAo6t7AWtLaZ
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老豆嘅冷漠對佢嚟講係致命嘅一擊,即使財仔用鉸剪威脅自己,叫老豆出手救兩個妹妹,佢依然無動於衷,老豆甚至大大力摑咗財仔一巴,佢記得嗰一巴打得好痛,唔止塊面好痛,連個背脊都好痛,然後全身都好痛,跟住就不再痛。424Please respect copyright.PENANA2dmdiCALpu
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哀莫大於心死。424Please respect copyright.PENANAuiHxLifjjF
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半响時間,阿琛見財仔呆咗,用手背輕輕撞一撞佢:「喂,您無嘢嘛?」然後再講:「2016咪2016,可能個看更寫住先嘅啫。」424Please respect copyright.PENANAhIwYb2YL6U
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財仔搖了搖頭,沒有再說下去,慢慢地繼續揭本數簿,一直去到5樓B室,阿琛叫停了財仔:「等等﹗」424Please respect copyright.PENANAM0GGBBM1ni
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5B單位嘅管理費繳付記錄十分乾淨,自1962年12月起,就已經沒有繳付過,令數簿上留有一大遍空白嘅地方。而數簿嘅左上角,寫住:「杜鳳琴(夜相思)」424Please respect copyright.PENANAbyYeLQRtSg
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「果然係佢……」阿琛心中覺得一陣滿足,卻又一陣失落,由見到「夜相思」的名字起,讓佢記起嫲嫲。「我都好似好耐無見過嫲嫲了……」424Please respect copyright.PENANAPRpHa8uCRu
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跳過杜鳳琴嘅記錄,後面都係一啲無乜特別嘅交費記錄,而去到最後幾頁,則有幾幅用人手畫出嚟嘅大廈平面草圖,左右兩頁分別係地面草圖及B1地庫嘅草圖,上面按單位寫上了各住戶嘅姓名及電話,部份鋪位上的名字亦有塗改過嘅痕跡,意味住個單位可能曾經轉手,甚至係轉過好多手,因上面塗改液嘅痕跡很厚,似乎唔止修改過一兩次咁少。424Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1DuZEjRaM
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「呢啲…算唔算係你經理想要嘅嘢……?」財仔指住香檳地下商場嘅平面草圖,勉強地問。424Please respect copyright.PENANANHNR8iN3VJ
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阿琛拎起本數簿認真地睇,平面草圖雖然唔係完全按比例繪製,但都有清楚畫出各條樓梯及出口嘅位置,包括埋水泵房、電錶房、雜物房、升降機機房以及垃圾房位置。424Please respect copyright.PENANAorJ6kiaOa2
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「B1……垃圾房?邊度嚟㗎?」阿琛唸唸有詞反覆讀住呢三隻字,草圖上垃圾房只有一個出入口,而個出入口係喺香檳大廈外面,即係應該對住後巷,根據草圖顯示,香檳大廈內係無門口可以進入垃圾房。阿琛對照返左右兩頁草圖,垃圾房應該喺星座冰室隔離。424Please respect copyright.PENANAJC2tGjQyxl
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阿琛以前去過星座冰室食嘢,B1地庫除咗一間足浴店、一間戶外用品鋪及星座冰室外,就乜嘢鋪頭都無,莫講係垃圾房,起碼佢從來都無聞到過有垃圾嘅酸醙味。424Please respect copyright.PENANA7etrVMG2y4
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阿琛再往後揭,就係1/F同2/F嘅單位平面草圖,1/F有大範圍嘅空白,佢知道係戴東尼酒店嘅範圍,所以沒有間隔顯示,2/F係8個單位嘅草圖,寫有佢地嘅名字同電話。424Please respect copyright.PENANAPVWODCtWQ0
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財仔覺得全身都崩緊,伸了一伸雙臂,轉了個身向後望,龍志超仍然係坐喺1號升降機前發呆,唯一唔同嘅係由原先背住升降機門坐,變成唔知幾時褪咗出嚟,對住升降機門坐,望住道升降機門不語,大口地吸氣。而地下嘅嗰具屍體,仍然係靜靜的俯臥著。424Please respect copyright.PENANAwopKORXUrn
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突然,阿琛「啊﹗」一聲,然後再「啪」一聲,吸引了財仔嘅視線轉返向檯面。424Please respect copyright.PENANA9MIPLOtx69
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阿琛並非膽小之人,但佢無諗過當佢揭到5/F同6/F嘅平面草圖時,會見到呢個畫面。424Please respect copyright.PENANAIKy9xW49KO
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紅色「已死」兩隻字,封印住左右兩頁草圖上的每個單位,數唔清到底有幾多個。424Please respect copyright.PENANAyN0MFinerM
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一陣毛骨悚然嘅感覺入侵佢心頭,令佢全身都毛管戙起,不自覺「啊」了一聲,嚇到掉咗手上本數簿落檯面,數簿撞上了檯上嘅漱口盅同埋串鎖匙,全部跌咗落張檯後面嘅地下,發出清脆嘅撞擊聲。424Please respect copyright.PENANABztOPzG1TC
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剎那間,空氣彷彿凝住了,阿琛同財仔三魂唔見咗七魄,踎低唔敢郁,大家都希望呢一聲響聲唔會帶來更大嘅麻煩。幸好等咗一陣,都沒有任何東西出現喺大堂,佢地先緩緩鬆一口氣。424Please respect copyright.PENANAwM5nKtMSlQ
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「Sorli……」阿琛尷尬地講了句對不起:「反應大咗啲……」424Please respect copyright.PENANA4WvG3C3fNR
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財仔同阿琛企返起身,探頭望去本數簿上面,有好多「已死」嘅字樣瘋狂地重複又縱橫交錯咁周圍寫,幾乎遮蓋晒平面圖上嘅所有單位,唯獨留白咗一個。424Please respect copyright.PENANApx8AwTU4sE
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呢個空位,就係5B單位。上面無寫任何名字,只有一個倒轉了,類似「?」嘅一個符號。二人面面相覷,無言以對,心中嘅惶惑昇華到最高點。424Please respect copyright.PENANAzj2zu9WkYC
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「琛哥……」財仔首先開聲:「不如…攞本嘢返去同佢地研究下…」424Please respect copyright.PENANAV0YnbPbUOt
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阿琛完全諗唔到究竟自己睇咗啲乜嘢,係邊個鎖住本數簿喺呢度?又係邊個寫呢啲字上去?5B單位發生乜嘢事?同杜鳳琴又有乜關係?424Please respect copyright.PENANAKaJW6Qqmst
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一下子湧出了一堆有待發掘嘅疑團,而阿琛佢無暇慢慢去掘,宜家最重要嘅係帶住呢啲草圖返去錢虹相機鋪,會合經理一齊研究點離開。424Please respect copyright.PENANAarPLeJUXUO
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「財仔,搵下有無其他嘢用得著呀﹗」阿琛合埋本數簿放喺檯面,四周圍裝下仲有無其他有用嘅嘢可以帶返去。看更亭上面仲有兩個吊櫃,需要企上張檯上面先夠高開到櫃門,財仔二話不說,按住張檯就跳了上去。阿琛就趴低睇下檯後面嘅地下會唔會攝咗啲鐵樋或者木棒。當佢趴低後,第一眼就見到跌咗喺檯後面嗰串鎖匙,佢想執返起來,但發現隻手太粗,攝唔到入檯底。424Please respect copyright.PENANAu34hrFcRw2
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「喺外面伸返入嚟執啦﹗」阿琛心想。喺檯後面就係鐵欄,鐵欄嘅鐵枝雖然粗,但鐵欄之間嘅空隙仲夠位穿過一隻手入去,於是阿琛起身走返出去大堂外面嘅走廊,踎低隔住個欄執返起條鎖匙。424Please respect copyright.PENANACIjGLcyPXj
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頭先佢一直都無留意過串鎖匙係點嘅樣,直到宜家攞上手,先發現同佢平時見開嘅鎖匙好唔一樣。「咁細條嘅?」阿琛好奇,佢都唔係好清楚啲鎖匙係用嚟開乜嘢門。424Please respect copyright.PENANASYu7WHasP1
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一串好舊式嘅鎖匙,與其說係開門,倒不如話係開鎖頭用嘅鎖匙啱啲。424Please respect copyright.PENANAFQGX93Tk1o
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正當阿琛準備企返起身時,就聽到一聲駭人嘅叫聲,然後就係一聲「咔嚓」,阿琛見到龍志超雙手拉埋道入去升降機大堂嘅鐵閘,然後跌跌撞撞咁仆到出嚟走廊,跌坐喺地下,指住升降機大堂方向,張口結舌。424Please respect copyright.PENANAcCY588tjuM
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鐵閘關了﹗阿琛與龍志超喺閘外,而財仔被困喺裡面。424Please respect copyright.PENANAXCVLROwaWj
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財仔都畀龍志超嗰一聲叫聲,嚇到心肝都揦埋一箸,見住龍志超一下子就拉上了鐵閘,佢企喺檯上面根本就嚟唔切反應。424Please respect copyright.PENANA0Y7esgZwYB
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「琛哥﹗發生乜事呀?」財仔全身嘅神經都開始抽搐起嚟,佢立即跳落地下,飛奔到鐵閘前。阿琛都立即跑過去想幫財仔開門。但佢地都發現道閘係無把手,無門柄可以開,只係得向住走廊嗰邊嘅有一個鎖匙窿位。424Please respect copyright.PENANARzL1916kHf
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財仔聽到佢背後有一啲好微細嘅磨擦聲,或者係碰撞聲,佢分唔到,令佢嘅神經更加緊張。財仔捉實鐵閘嘅欄猛搖,希望可以搖得開。424Please respect copyright.PENANAoq6aq6UxNR
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而喺走廊嘅阿琛,隔住道閘望入去,佢見到有啲類似係曱由嘅昆蟲係升降機嗰邊竄出嚟,先係三四隻,慢慢就開始有十幾隻、幾十隻咁走出嚟,唔止地下,連牆身都有,而且空氣中仲瀰漫住一股濃烈嘅腥味。424Please respect copyright.PENANAulp5gKNbmn
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阿琛愣眼巴睜。424Please respect copyright.PENANAXUhFnyqncq
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「琛哥…我後面有乜嘢呀?我唔敢睇呀…」財仔見到阿琛望住後面郁都唔敢郁,自己心都寒埋,佢伸隻手出閘外捉住阿琛手臂不斷搖佢,阿琛先至回過神來。424Please respect copyright.PENANAKYOrM0yRoF
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「要鎖匙呀﹗要鎖匙呀﹗你嗰邊有無鎖匙呀?」阿琛摸住個門鎖窿大叫。424Please respect copyright.PENANATlagikjhdW
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「你手上面咪有囉,啱啱跌落地嗰抽呀﹗」財仔眼見阿琛手上已經拎住一抽鎖匙,焦急地喊道。424Please respect copyright.PENANAHyint9iKgP
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「呢抽唔啱呀,大細都唔同﹗」明知係唔啱,阿琛都嘗試抽幾條鎖匙出嚟插入去匙窿。424Please respect copyright.PENANAFju7GsZ1Rs
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匙窿太大,鎖匙太少,轉不來。424Please respect copyright.PENANAq4018MfgtV
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財仔無耽誤半秒,走返去看更亭四圍咁拉開附近可以拉得開嘅嘢,希望可以搵到開鐵閘嘅鎖匙,阿琛亦不停咁換佢手上嘅鎖匙嚟試,但一直都係扭唔郁。424Please respect copyright.PENANA0klgSmy4rb
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「無鎖匙呀,點算呀!」有幾隻曱甴已經爬到看更亭,仲打算爬上財仔對鞋上面,財仔用力踩死了幾隻,但仍然不斷走上嚟,甚至飛起身撲向財仔。424Please respect copyright.PENANAJUuoDGWSg9
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財仔隨手拿起檯面本數簿瘋狂地撥打,打走了幾隻曱甴,但數量越嚟越多,佢只能夠退返去鐵閘嗰度。424Please respect copyright.PENANArJc4UFsyjW
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「琛哥,快啲救我出去啊!」財仔已經唔顧到其他嘢,淚水狂飆,聲嘶力竭,然後死命地用力想掹開道閘。424Please respect copyright.PENANAtXq1NFZLtt
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「您讓開啲!」阿琛情急,索性用力踢,希望可以踢得開。424Please respect copyright.PENANABVpRqluv8p
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就喺呢個時候,大堂嘅腥臭味越加濃烈,有更多其他嘅蟲由部升降機入面湧出嚟,而無數嘅蟲當中,有一個人形嘅物體喺升降機中徐徐步出。 424Please respect copyright.PENANAHxzxeyvbyB
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財仔呆了,阿琛也呆了,龍志超喺地下尖叫。424Please respect copyright.PENANAYeJt8qtuUu
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人形物體踩住地下嘅屍體而過,一瞬間嗰具屍體就畀啲蟲覆蓋晒。人形物體全身上下都係爛肉,滲著血水,面目模糊,披住一頭凌亂結漿嘅頭髮,明顯係一個女人,而佢正在不緩不急地走向財仔。424Please respect copyright.PENANAH85kBoMVLl
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宜家唔單止龍志超喺到瘋狂地咆哮,財仔喺閘內喊到呼天搶地,佢腦海中只閃過「死梗」兩隻字。424Please respect copyright.PENANAtsbKJ8LYCL
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阿琛見狀,更加用力踢道鐵閘,踢到「呯呯」聲,喺呢個危急關頭佢已經顧唔到可能引嚟其他怪物,佢淨係一心想救返個同伴,一個一直都幫佢及相信佢嘅好伙伴。424Please respect copyright.PENANAbnQPk1AbvB
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「啊!點解踢唔開㗎!」阿琛越係心急,道鐵閘越係絲毫沒有想打開嘅意思。424Please respect copyright.PENANADzhsQznN3a
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「琛哥救我呀!琛哥!」財仔伸手出閘瘋狂亂抓,就好似遇溺者想抓住最後一絲希望。424Please respect copyright.PENANArMYMS9ihyt
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眼見啲曱甴開始爬上去財仔褲管上,令阿琛都不自覺咁退後,佢抓住自己頭髮發狂咁踏地,眼睜睜望住財仔被啲曱甴逐漸淹沒。「唔好啊!唔好啊!」阿琛恨自己乜都做唔到。424Please respect copyright.PENANAE0qEiqKa8M
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「琛…哥……救…我…」財仔流唔出眼淚,雙目空洞暗淡。424Please respect copyright.PENANAsPDAOFdywP
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突然,財仔耳背後突然聽到句聲音,全身都凍結了。424Please respect copyright.PENANA6AeZZI49rw
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「畀…返…個…心…我…呀…」女屍嘅頭喺財仔背後冒出,湊到財仔耳邊呼出呢幾隻字。424Please respect copyright.PENANADYKZAFaU9e
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財仔感到背脊一陣刺痛,並且傳到胸口,佢向下望,只見一隻血淋淋嘅手抓住一個跳動緊嘅心臟,然後慢慢向後抽走。424Please respect copyright.PENANAfgi95gkWoH
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財仔知道嗰個係屬於佢嘅心臟,被人挖咗出來,拎走。女屍抓住財仔心臟,慢慢向後退。424Please respect copyright.PENANA5rO9hmSI4f
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此刻,財仔平靜了,佢已經聽唔到閘出面嘅阿琛或者龍志超嘅叫喊,佢深深感受到每一下呼吸的劇痛,而且佢亦知道大概自己只有十零秒左右時間淨低。424Please respect copyright.PENANAWEPRE3Y7qu
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廿秒?或者十秒?財仔腦中閃過佢兩個妹妹,閃過以前一家人嘅快樂時光,亦閃過佢要做嘅最後一件事。424Please respect copyright.PENANAfrndTjU8gD
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財仔勉強抬起少少右手,將手中嘅數簿硬塞入鐵閘欄嘅縫中,鐵欄每個格都唔係太大,數簿要稍微屈曲先可以塞進格中。424Please respect copyright.PENANAyD3h6sr5GN
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最後一口氣,財仔推出了數簿通過鐵閘,手便掛在閘外,一動不動。424Please respect copyright.PENANAXu3cu45uNd
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數簿「啪」的一聲,重重跌在地上。424Please respect copyright.PENANAiOeaDI5X4h
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龍志超突然靜默了,神經質地左右探看,而阿琛淚流披面,望住地上嘅數簿,雙眼佈滿血絲。424Please respect copyright.PENANAYXts9SolQp
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觸目驚心嘅一幕,引來四方八面嘅騷動,樓上一陣嚎叫聲傳到阿琛耳中,地下商場另一邊走廊亦傳嚟密集嘅腳步聲,阿琛知道那些怪物聞聲而至,就在不遠處。424Please respect copyright.PENANAqLcgpcFb7m
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龍志超聽到怪叫聲,突然發起癲嚟,連滾帶爬狂奔向錢虹相機鋪方向,阿琛開始逃跑,亦不忘執起本數簿。424Please respect copyright.PENANA588zxXKZR4
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事實上,阿琛已經望見那些無頭殼嘅怪物由戴東尼酒店嗰條樓梯落緊,仲打了個照面,佢想唔走都唔得。424Please respect copyright.PENANAm1my1pWDHC
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龍志超已經嚇傻咗,呢點阿琛幾乎可以肯定,佢追住龍志超跑過去錢虹相機鋪,而身後有三隻怪物緊隨其後。424Please respect copyright.PENANADe2lzEyYgO
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只見龍志超剛走到相機鋪門口就踎低,發晒狂咁想推門入去逃命,但似乎推唔開道門。阿琛見到龍志超想逃入去鋪內,感到怒不可遏,加速衝過去一腳伸落佢背脊,踢得龍志超跌低,甚至跣出了三、四呎遠。424Please respect copyright.PENANAygiDN34n6v
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「仆街!你已經累死咗財仔,唔好再累埋我經理呀!」阿琛直情係對住龍志超咆哮,恨不得將佢剥皮拆骨。阿琛走上前,一手扯住佢衣領連頭髮提起佢,用力將佢推前,離開錢虹相機鋪。424Please respect copyright.PENANATouSZZQTeU
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最後一次回頭,阿琛望返相機鋪嘅玻璃門,見到黃經理趴係門前望住佢,兩人對望了一眼,呢一眼電光火石,但卻包含咗一個簡單嘅訊息:424Please respect copyright.PENANA73cjJoYI7S
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道別。 424Please respect copyright.PENANAzl4AJxcd1i
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阿琛知道自己能夠返去入嘅機會好渺茫。裡面有咁多人,唔可以任由龍志超暴露咗呢個安全室,否則阿Ken佢地就更無希望離開香檳大廈。424Please respect copyright.PENANARxAA60D1NU
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面對住三個無頭殼怪物嘅追襲,又帶上龍志超,阿琛無把握有第三次嘅僥倖,可以逃離魔爪。424Please respect copyright.PENANACib3Ij5I4n
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「再見啦經理,感謝你嚟搵我,你地一定要出返去呀!」阿琛心裡最後嘅一句話,充滿了感嘆。424Please respect copyright.PENANAoDTNRfkVYB
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佢掉低手上面本數簿同埋串鎖匙喺相機鋪門前,然後繼續扯住龍志超隻手,消失於走廊末端嘅樓梯之中。 424Please respect copyright.PENANAzkxU6uCNzy
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