約莫一晌,兩人在通力合作下,終於來到密室深處。452Please respect copyright.PENANAalX5wljW3N
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因為死神說這裡可能是地下勢力的藏身處,塔原本以為密室的格局會建得更加迂迴,想不到只是一條路直直通到底。452Please respect copyright.PENANASstJzx3t1s
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「根本是大型倉庫而已吧。」國軍青年小聲嘀咕。452Please respect copyright.PENANAveP2gqwKu8
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但唐裝男子可沒聽漏,立刻應聲:「就是大型倉庫沒錯。這裡在被老鼠佔據之前,就是那些人囤貨的地方。」452Please respect copyright.PENANAnHlmRpJ5Bi
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「囤貨?走私之類的?」452Please respect copyright.PENANAkDy7BzDmFl
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「某方面算是。所以我才說委託人的父親生意做很大呀,不然一般光靠偷竊不可能發家致富吧?坐牢這麼久居然還有錢給兒子投資公司,不覺得很詭異嗎?」死神說著便停下腳步張望,一面示意塔跟著駐足觀察。452Please respect copyright.PENANAmb7CQxhUdL
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「你連這都查了啊……」452Please respect copyright.PENANApg9lRkXn5N
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「當然,知己知彼、百戰百勝。」452Please respect copyright.PENANAcMVuqiCVOn
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底部的空間和一般室內籃球場差不多,塔與死神分別從寬邊的兩個角落開始找,牆壁、天花板也絲毫不放過。但他們的搜查行動並沒有持續太久,他們要找的目標十分醒目,就這麼大喇喇地裱框並懸掛於牆面正中央,恰好是塔能伸手搆到的地方。452Please respect copyright.PENANAUui9KVWwqK
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「哎,得來全不費工夫呢——」死神看著塔手裡抓的畫框,搖著扇悠悠感嘆。452Please respect copyright.PENANAnQbe0JPVQZ
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「屁啦,最好是。」也不想想我們經歷了什麼才抵達這裡。塔在心裡發著牢騷。452Please respect copyright.PENANA07yuWeUFZT
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對此死神依舊保持從容、微笑,空出一隻手接過畫框低頭細看,並道:「哎呀哎呀,光是碎片就能做到這種地步,要是完整的法器,力量一定更驚人吧。」452Please respect copyright.PENANAt7DSh4bIBj
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「法器?這片鍍金玻璃是法器碎片?」452Please respect copyright.PENANAelrQ0ag6mn
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「正是如此。不過應該不是玻璃,是全透明的水晶。」唐裝男子回答,同時轉著畫框,從不同角度觀察內容物,「將水晶打磨成光滑平面後,在其中一面鍍金作鏡子使用。」452Please respect copyright.PENANAuubBI6gF5Q
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「嗄?如果是儀式用,一般鏡子就行了吧,真是多此一舉。」青年大惑不解,雙手放到後腦勺支撐著,順勢仰望倉庫滴水的天花板,「還有,你怎麼知道它原本是鏡子?」452Please respect copyright.PENANAsHDYiQN4fs
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「以前聽我師父提過,」死神聳肩,依舊目不轉睛看著碎片,「好像是日據時代某個東西合璧煉金門派的獨門法器……金和鏡子都跟太陽有關,所以應該是崇拜太陽神用的。但我沒親眼見過它,也不清楚用途,只知道因為笨重加上天然材料難取得,很快就失傳了。沒想到能在這裡找到殘骸,至少現在知道其碎片有複製能力,收穫不小啊。」452Please respect copyright.PENANAEKKaUvQWcF
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提到法器,唐裝男子開始滔滔不絕,但塔只覺得無聊又費解,唯一關心的是後半提到的「複製能力」。452Please respect copyright.PENANAMHBxaPLcVE
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「那麼,委託人的父親在世時,就是利用這個鏡子把走私貨物複製再複製,然後大量地賣出去嗎?」塔問。452Please respect copyright.PENANAKSOWlbrS7C
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「嗯,不過畢竟是碎片,沒辦法複製很大的量,或者只對體積較小的物體有效。」死神的目光終於從碎片移開,抬起頭朝塔走近,像是隨口一問,「如果你是委託人父親,你會拿它來複製什麼?」452Please respect copyright.PENANANAEyTUKbGc
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「咦?啊……應該是小又有價值的東西吧,像是金銀珠寶或是美金之類的。」塔想了想後回答。452Please respect copyright.PENANAEzeVs745lj
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死神則開始往鄰近的牆走去:「如果是存放在這個空間的話,鈔票太容易受潮,珠寶還行,但質量太重的話可能複製不了,也不是那麼好賣。所以委託人的父親選擇賣另一種:小小的、用過都說讚,也容易形成固定客源的東西。」說著,他漸漸離開同伴頭燈的最大照明範圍。注意到的國軍青年立刻小跑跟到死神身旁。452Please respect copyright.PENANA8mNQunENh3
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「什麼東西?還有你在看什麼?」塔從後頭走來,只見唐裝男子正站在一段距離外盯著牆角某處。452Please respect copyright.PENANAzy2W05wjya
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「在看委託人父親做生意的資本啊。」唐裝男子意味深長地說,這回他把扇子闔上,並沒有配合欠打的語調搖扇。452Please respect copyright.PENANAOYRAit4A5K
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「什麼?幹嘛不靠近點看?」同伴反常的態度反倒激起青年的好奇心,他便走上前想照個仔細,「近一點比較清楚啊!我看看……這坨白白的是啥?喔,旁邊還有幾包完整的——嗚!唔唔唔!」452Please respect copyright.PENANAewk8kOheC8
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豈料,當塔努力想辨清角落的白色物體究竟為何之際,死神冷不防從後頭摀住他的口鼻,並用驚人的蠻力將他往後硬揣,退了好一段距離才鬆手。452Please respect copyright.PENANACHHF7AZzfs
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「啊、喔喔喔……幹,臭鬍子你幹嘛?我還沒看清楚耶!」452Please respect copyright.PENANARh3WExrLZr
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面對氣悶的搭檔,死神只是再度打開摺扇,以扇面遮掩口鼻:「那種一看就知道的東西不需要靠那麼近,很危險。」452Please respect copyright.PENANA593m8bb29Q
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「嗄?什麼一看就知道?我不知道啊!」塔似乎還覺得同伴莫名其妙。452Please respect copyright.PENANAz2a6mAgQzF
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「呃,你不知道?」死神無言以對。452Please respect copyright.PENANAAaQU6JuWio
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「不知道啊,沒看過的東西怎麼可能知道?」452Please respect copyright.PENANAy9quAJNufG
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「我沒看過還不是知道。這不是有沒有看過的問題,而是有沒有專心上課的問題。」452Please respect copyright.PENANAtXC3NUnip6
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「好啦,我就沒上課!所以到底是什麼?快說。」塔的語氣充滿不耐。452Please respect copyright.PENANAng3qEf2zqJ
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這位國軍朋友,思想竟如此單純又天真——面對眼前老友真誠的困惑,死神遲疑了一秒,最後還是吐出長長的嘆息:452Please respect copyright.PENANAjGInwshyhk
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「就是……很嗨的東西。」
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