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天空很藍。181Please respect copyright.PENANAWSjBxyryDT
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我坐在青海先生的中古豐田Crown裡,瞇著眼睛隔著車窗望起熟悉的山中景色。181Please respect copyright.PENANAZhnhYafZ5g
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小時候總是那麼接近的天空,曾幾何時,在被水泥的叢林所遮蔽後,便不再抬起頭來注意過了呢。181Please respect copyright.PENANAFNzhZspqNJ
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在兩個星期前與身旁的男人相遇之前,我從未想過還會再次回來這個地方。181Please respect copyright.PENANAIGLajKcsV1
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路上的車很少,即便今天是連續假日的白天,大概也要隔個七、八分鐘左右,單線道的另一側才會有汽車駛過,除此之外別說是建築物了,連個可供暫時休憩的觀景臺都沒有,放眼望去只有沿著山勢環繞,蜿蜒曲折的柏油路面而已。181Please respect copyright.PENANALwVSG2SHil
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「結城小姐,要是到了的話要提醒我啊!還真看不出來神命村就在這附近呢!」181Please respect copyright.PENANA5uNv2z9fV6
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這男人的身體似乎不會覺得累。181Please respect copyright.PENANACCnipN5nSM
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先不論總共開了多少路程,從國道轉入縣道後少說經過了四個多小時,不但看不出他有疲倦的跡象,興致反而更加高昂起來。181Please respect copyright.PENANA7ZHnhZvhDR
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「快了。」181Please respect copyright.PENANAskkxKBwXpf
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雖然作為指標的公車站牌並不一定還存在,但大致上的位置還能憑我過去的印象辨識。181Please respect copyright.PENANAX8KS9iWrXj
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「最後我想再強調一遍,青海先生,這趟旅程並不能保證我們的生命安全。」181Please respect copyright.PENANASFlV3GMmrR
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穗香的事情,對我來說是有回去確認的必要,但對外人來說可不是如此。181Please respect copyright.PENANACNlKYL1Gzk
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「喂喂喂,可別太小看我啊!別看我這樣子,作為記者的專業還是有的。能獲得第一手神命村的資訊,賭上性命這點小事算什麼啊!」181Please respect copyright.PENANAZYr3M2mYop
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青海先生說到慷慨激昂處奮力地拍打了一下方向盤,車身隨之微微晃動了一下。181Please respect copyright.PENANAX3uiAmFQZI
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我不禁嘆氣,從以前就很難理解這類人的想法,在我看來,神命村並不值得豁出性命去調查……當然也有可能是為了錢,不過每個人有每個人的想法,他堅持如此我也沒理由反對。181Please respect copyright.PENANAmlsJqXFEOH
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「但他們要殺我可沒這麼容易,不瞞妳說,我可是抱著自殺炸彈前來的啊,哈哈。」181Please respect copyright.PENANAWixkPsLO4g
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「原來如此。」181Please respect copyright.PENANAhl5zVbHxZN
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「稍微感興趣點嘛。我有個朋友,要是我兩天內沒有聯絡他的話,就會將我截至目前為止所撰寫的稿子一次發給全世界各大報社,如何?很棒的保險吧?」181Please respect copyright.PENANASODo9htGfk
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「嗯,以你而言算是做得不錯。」181Please respect copyright.PENANAjkCiHwbLXW
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不是刻薄的話,我是發自內心這麼覺得。181Please respect copyright.PENANA4AXfBQsTjg
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大概是我原本就不抱太大的期望,所以能做到這步我認為算是相當不錯的了,我自己也留有好幾份複印的信以防萬一。181Please respect copyright.PENANAeejxc5gbpO
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結果再開了半個小時就看到了公車站牌。181Please respect copyright.PENANAfN4ZZiPpkS
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我先下車,青海先生將車停到勉強容納得下一台汽車的路邊,才走過來與我會合。181Please respect copyright.PENANAsfRhZ1aZ5s
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站牌本體雖然變得鏽跡斑斑,但還是看得出來仍有作用,只是班次變得比以前更少就是了。181Please respect copyright.PENANAqpL1jtm9Nx
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「神命村居然還有公共汽車可以到啊,居然有這種好事。」181Please respect copyright.PENANAchGQaxGRWT
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戴起玳瑁色Ray-Ban太陽眼鏡的他,要不是胸前那相機的存在,就真的與路邊的混混無異。181Please respect copyright.PENANAY01v7lOnGv
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「不過妳也真是的,早說的話我們坐公車來不就好了嗎?多省事啊,哈哈。」181Please respect copyright.PENANARyxU6fQ0iV
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「請不要隨意觸碰我的肩膀。」181Please respect copyright.PENANA2Dv7H9A5Ck
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這似乎是他想展現友好的方式,但我並不領情,本來我們之間就只是利害一致的關係,但這個人除了專業的部份以外都很容易惹我不爽。181Please respect copyright.PENANAi2BPdkXmEc
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「別這樣不近人情啊,這麼不可愛會交不到朋友吧?真是可惜了那樣的臉蛋。」181Please respect copyright.PENANAwgi864c3mP
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「謝謝你的關心。」181Please respect copyright.PENANA7jLAAnQi1h
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我並未將男人的話放在心上,自己朝著小徑的方向走去,他在自討沒趣摸摸鼻子後識相地跟了上來。181Please respect copyright.PENANA1TSGMwkOl4
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但他說的也是事實,自從到了都市以後,大概是個性不善掩飾的關係,普通的朋友是有很多,但並沒有所謂的知心好友。因此,我才會如此重視穗香這個好友的存在。181Please respect copyright.PENANAyqySbNAsGj
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……老實說我很想她。181Please respect copyright.PENANAWursIKUMyE
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尤其是從青海先生這邊得知芥川實至郎──也就是前教主已死去,由她擔任的現在,我認為是個和她見面的最好時機。181Please respect copyright.PENANAE4nv9uKL1o
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走在每個曲折都是那麼熟悉的森林小徑。181Please respect copyright.PENANAyAIRvYiLW1
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由於我擺明不想聊天的關係,不知不覺中青海先生已經走到我前面去了。181Please respect copyright.PENANApjlczrI6Im
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不知道是我的體力變差還是怎樣,走過一半的路以後就開始覺得喘不過氣。181Please respect copyright.PENANANxVkIGwnHc
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原先認為還算好穿的靴子讓腳趾好痛,自以為能阻擋蚊蟲的內搭褲則是沒發揮半點作用,種種不應該犯的錯居然會發生在我身上,真是豈有此理。181Please respect copyright.PENANAzj0n98aGsJ
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然而,就在我小聲嘀咕的時候,走在前面的青海先生突然停了下來。181Please respect copyright.PENANAm6n4VrN7j8
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原因無他,因為在更前面的地方,一名穿著甚平浴衣的少年正站在那裡。181Please respect copyright.PENANAMqQXKQszNs
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「午安,想必是結城來夏小姐和青海雄介先生吧,村長已經恭候多時了。」181Please respect copyright.PENANApXgzxHBNPZ
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年僅十六、七歲的少年行了一禮。181Please respect copyright.PENANA2k8gIikWy4
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他的臉讓我有點眼熟,但實在是想不起名字,畢竟當年我離開村子的時候,他可能還沒就讀小學吧。181Please respect copyright.PENANA1RgkSASsuV
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但此時此刻,我實在是沒有心思去想那些,制定的秘密計畫老早就被別人發現,讓我感到苦惱不已。181Please respect copyright.PENANAqtlsHdUAYW
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「無須驚慌,村長特地指派我來為兩位帶路,尤其為初次前來的青海先生導覽村子,請往這邊走。」181Please respect copyright.PENANALw6u3ibT1y
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少年希望我們能放心跟著他,我想說反正回來的事情也曝露了,索性只能跟在他的後頭。181Please respect copyright.PENANAkkYARJdn9Q
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等到走到能看見村子的位置時,便開始向青海先生介紹起整個神命村的現況。181Please respect copyright.PENANA5fzY8H64cb
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我邊走邊聽,目前大概就是村子有意推廣觀光,所以需要與媒體合作而增加曝光率等等,少年如此解釋著。181Please respect copyright.PENANAdRTwgwxuPj
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當然,關於那些怪物的情況則是一點都沒提到。181Please respect copyright.PENANAbyv8ick94J
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「哎呀,原來我們還蠻受妳的好朋友歡迎的嘛。果然現在時代不同了,由年輕人主導就是不一樣。」181Please respect copyright.PENANAktAVd1qVci
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途中,青海先生一面興奮地到處按下快門,一面轉過頭來徵求我的意見,不過我沒有回話。181Please respect copyright.PENANAvHZGZJKRMl
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走出小徑後,我們一路從學校的方向走回村子。181Please respect copyright.PENANAA0bJqfN3qa
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廣闊的梯田裡面的稻草人仍舊佇立在麥田間,只不過衣著變得更加千奇百怪,據說要作為觀光的重點特色發展。我遠遠地看到幾個在田裡面灑著肥料的村民,不過我不確定是不是我所認識的人,因為視力沒有以前那麼好了,而且我一項都不喜歡有異物在臉上的感覺,更不要說是放在眼球上面。181Please respect copyright.PENANAOxuBEPkLA6
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沿著碎石子的小路,我們經過一間又一間結構相同的木造建築。小時候不覺得有異,但現在看起來就像是建商販售的社區住宅一樣。至於經過我家前面,看到那寫著「結城」的熟悉門牌已經被替換上別的姓氏,心裡面還是感到一股莫名的惆悵。181Please respect copyright.PENANAj2HcyuIbIG
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「這裡就是村長的住所,那麼我就為兩位導覽至此,請容我暫且告辭了。」181Please respect copyright.PENANAZbxc1GEPXJ
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在莊嚴的和風木製大門前,少年將我們交付給年紀約五十好幾的婦人後便先行離去。181Please respect copyright.PENANAJZGD4QjYTM
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面容雖然比印象中老了一些,但這位名叫前田的阿姨我是認識的。181Please respect copyright.PENANAFVjpXgMLmD
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打從我有記憶開始,就聽父親提過她在村長家中侍奉,想不到至今仍然維持著原狀。可是她似乎沒有認出我來,說了句「這邊請」後,便引領我們前往會客室的方向。181Please respect copyright.PENANAxR7V7PoOR1
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「哦,好氣派的房子啊!」181Please respect copyright.PENANAE0zMsBMil4
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比起有閒情逸致對著枯山水造景拍照的青海先生,我這邊則是與之相反的沈重心情。181Please respect copyright.PENANAJG1cIUSgjo
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……老實說再次來到這裡讓我覺得很恐怖。181Please respect copyright.PENANATtiNuGwYcF
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以前是因為大家都畏懼村長而感到害怕,但如今讓我感到畏懼的是村子完全沒變的事實。時間這個概念彷彿在神命村中不存在似地,幾乎所有的一切都與過去相同,我從這裡離開簡直就像昨天的事情一樣。181Please respect copyright.PENANAQDSXfS09jy
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在進入會客室前會經過一段鶯啼走廊,光是腳踏在上面就會發出刺耳的軋扎聲響。181Please respect copyright.PENANAD8aJ6rouHq
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我在小時候聽父親提到過,這是種防盜的設計,年幼的我不管再怎麼放慢動作,結果都還是難以避免木頭發出高分貝的音量。181Please respect copyright.PENANAHKqp7rLsHZ
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「結城大人、青海先生,請在此稍後片刻,我這就去請村長前來。」181Please respect copyright.PENANAEUh8ZlcWhf
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必恭必敬地行禮後,前田阿姨伴隨著地板的響聲逐漸遠去,不過……她剛剛說大人?181Please respect copyright.PENANA5oBaZmn3KM
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「嘿,結城小姐,妳認為他們把那些樹人藏在哪裡?」181Please respect copyright.PENANAX3h23RPLEA
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別人前腳才剛走,這傢伙立刻就在榻榻米墊上鬆懈姿勢開始大聲嚷嚷起來,就算沒神經也該有個限度。181Please respect copyright.PENANABgXMDMLnJi
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「我不知道。」181Please respect copyright.PENANAedvvzzdSlO
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「真可惜啊,不過倒是拍到了許多好照片就是了,這趟收穫可真不少!」181Please respect copyright.PENANA9B9w9e4R6x
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「那但願你能寫出與其相稱的報導。」181Please respect copyright.PENANANRcXXVM0Lf
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「所以要是能掌握些黑幕就好啦,聳動的標題最能吸引觀眾了。」181Please respect copyright.PENANAHLMEBu8qWc
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說穿了這傢伙就是為了錢吧,反正與我無關。181Please respect copyright.PENANAyFkUcamoA8
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「喔,對了,妳那好朋友漂不漂亮啊?」181Please respect copyright.PENANAFNJGTR0kGi
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「……」181Please respect copyright.PENANAHTPp9nrGVv
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我因為懶得理這個討厭的男人而別開了臉。181Please respect copyright.PENANAwPw8JV7KXG
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然而,就因為這動作讓我突然驚覺,前方不知道什麼時候正坐著一位身穿加賀友禪的美女。首先注意到的是她那雪白的長髮,脫俗的清瘦臉龐,雖然不明原由地閉著眼睛,但眼前的美人確實是──181Please respect copyright.PENANAjU9G9siDD0
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「感謝兩位遠道而來,我是神命村的村長──桃井穗香,請多多指教。」181Please respect copyright.PENANASy1D40rb5U
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多年未見而外貌丕變的好友深深行了一禮。181Please respect copyright.PENANAXml6gO3MSz
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「好久不見。」181Please respect copyright.PENANAeVBSRVweR8
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「啊……妳好妳好,抱歉讓妳見笑了。」181Please respect copyright.PENANAHaZuQ9y3VB
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我趕緊回禮,而身旁的男人也跟著在一陣手忙腳亂之中坐正回禮,接著用他自以為小聲的音量接連對我說「真是個美人呢」、「不過眼睛好像看不見啊」。181Please respect copyright.PENANAXu7Q9kim7D
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「───」181Please respect copyright.PENANAdq6bvHBFDB
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我沒空理他,先是觀察外面的走廊,出入口只有一個,也就是說,穗香走進來沒道理我會沒注意到才對。181Please respect copyright.PENANA0YFnaXR6sa
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這時候走廊那邊傳來有人走動的聲音,驗證了我的想法,隨後進來的前田阿姨奉上熱茶,收起托盤後再度踏著鶯鳴的音律離去。181Please respect copyright.PENANAFhvLZXFKp2
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