
我走過熟悉的停車場,走下樓梯,到達不見天日的地庫。這裏飄散著熟識的消毒藥水氣味,暗暗的長走廊依然有不少「朋友」在這流連。329Please respect copyright.PENANA8Tb7ymCucA
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「蔣醫生!」前台的接待同事看見我十分雀躍。329Please respect copyright.PENANAlNdUJVDOMf
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「好久不見。」我點點頭說。329Please respect copyright.PENANAS7mR7hx0BW
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她打開接待處的門,招手請我進去。我拿著數盒蛋撻和西餅走進久違的辦公室,這裏沒有大改變,明仔的職位依然懸空,辦公桌上堆疊了不少文件,桌下還堆放一箱箱的雜物,上面鋪著薄薄的灰塵,看來我離開之後一直都沒有人來應徵助理的位置。329Please respect copyright.PENANAdk1cdmOvph
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明仔原本做得好好的,他為人做事仔細,幫上不少忙,但只是有點膽小,被不長眼的靈體嚇到後,更是補錢離職,實在可惜。329Please respect copyright.PENANAOAT3m1l3RU
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「蔣醫生,你先坐坐。馬醫生和鐘醫生還在忙。你為甚麼不早點通知我們,這樣我們就可以一起吃飯飲茶呢。」同事把空椅子推過來給我坐,熱情招待。329Please respect copyright.PENANA8Aq1WX7SJq
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「我都是見今天有空,所以來探探大家。我買了些下午茶。隨便吃。」我把下午茶從紙袋取出,一一放在桌上,給舊同事們享用。329Please respect copyright.PENANARfKzGYshKW
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「蔣醫生?好久不見!」民叔從遠處走來說。329Please respect copyright.PENANAzFCXQVx6Mk
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過了短短的日子,民叔略顯老態,頭上的白髮明顯變多。如果我沒有記錯,他應該過兩年就退休,都不知道能否有人接替他的工作。329Please respect copyright.PENANA7fa7EnseMC
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除非像民叔這類家族成員都是做殯儀相關行業,否則沒甚麼人願意做這種需要面對屍體的工作。329Please respect copyright.PENANAhGeWMaL9uS
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「民叔,好久不久。這個朱古力口味是店員特別介紹的,你試試看。」我推薦手上的蛋糕說。329Please respect copyright.PENANAAGmpSIwgNI
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他走過看看紙盒裏的蛋糕,最後只是伸手來拿了一個蛋撻。329Please respect copyright.PENANAaM1hiH0Wlh
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「謝謝你,蔣醫生。我年紀大,血糖高,不能再吃朱古力了。再這樣吃下去,下次複診又要被醫生嘮叨一番,不了,不了,萬一出了事要麻煩到兒子就不好了。」他雖然笑著說,但都能感受到他的失落。329Please respect copyright.PENANAsiU1Esc0ap
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民叔很喜歡吃朱古力,更會把金色包裝紙摺成玫瑰花,惦念太太。他以前拋下丈夫和父親的責任,直到太太離世後才與兒子相認。朱古力成為他與太太唯一的聯繫,沒想到現在居然不能再吃了。329Please respect copyright.PENANAzEWrV1Letx
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同事們對我的新工作很感興趣,一直追問我不同的有趣事情。我挑選最不嚇人的部份分享,總不能把靈體死後依然不間斷地受苦的事告訴他們,也不能讓他們知道我有陰陽眼。329Please respect copyright.PENANAM5QtHM4IVu
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現在的工作環境更貼近自然環境,檢驗全都是屍骨,很少能接觸到還有肉體的遺體。與這裏的情況有所不同,無謂嚇怕他們。雖然我估他們應該都不太介意。329Please respect copyright.PENANAerkM9f8EOa
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聊著聊著,馬醫生和接替我職位的啊生一齊回來。馬醫生與當年沒有很大的轉變,反而啊生換上一副無框的眼鏡,看上去比當年成熟穩重。三人互相問候,交換一下近況。329Please respect copyright.PENANADtP489MVDI
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「蔣醫生,你這位小徒弟做得越來越好,你可以放心,再去三、五年都不怕。」馬醫生拍拍他肩膀哈哈說笑。329Please respect copyright.PENANA8N3XqIdzA6
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「馬醫生過獎了,我還未夠經驗。」啊生用手微微托眼鏡,謙虛地說。329Please respect copyright.PENANAq98Hrh1BCP
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無見一段日子,言談之間感覺到他確實成熟不少,不再是當日感情用事而犯錯的實習法醫。現在他已經是正正式式的法醫,自然要獨當一面,為自己的工作負責。329Please respect copyright.PENANARBfOSHRNxt
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「我算不上甚麼師父。我都沒有教到他甚麼。」我說。329Please respect copyright.PENANAzvv08Dmgqc
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現在與師父和教授一起工作,讓我想起當年還在美國的日子。我跟在師傅身旁,從現場到解剖室,再走到公墓和屍體農場,邊做邊學,從旁吸收他30多年的經驗。329Please respect copyright.PENANAzZ9DLNRCkr
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相反,我只是在啊生實習期間擔任指導,壓根沒有教到他甚麼,談不上甚麼師傅。我們閒聊一會兒後,馬醫生還有工作需要處理,就先離開。329Please respect copyright.PENANAPi1Tx9av5P
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「蔣醫生,最近有幾個案件想請教一下。我不太知道該如何處理。」啊生壓低聲線在我耳邊說。329Please respect copyright.PENANACGGWrwJwqw
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「啊生,你才是這裏的法醫,你要相信自己。」我嘗試婉拒。329Please respect copyright.PENANAcoq7EnhTlh
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我已經離職,不應該參與任何的案件,這不符合規矩。329Please respect copyright.PENANAV7PsAhhbna
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「你就當大家同行互相交流一下意見吧。我真的不知如何是好。」329Please respect copyright.PENANAzEVhdfDFmG
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我沒有答應他的請求。329Please respect copyright.PENANAIKFu5gNMfT
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「拜託你,指點一下也可以。我保證不會向外說半句。你也不想有死者的死得不明不白,對嗎?」329Please respect copyright.PENANABvesREIKPz
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他說到這樣,我也只好勉強答應給點參考意見。我跟著他走到辦公室,那兒就在我以前的辦公室的對面的,對面房間的門牌還留有「蔣靜文醫生」的痕跡。329Please respect copyright.PENANA3yg7ulVzxy
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心裏有點難以言喻。329Please respect copyright.PENANAQKVyG7Jd5J
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「蔣醫生。你看。」啊拿來一大疊文件,鋪在旁邊沙發區的茶几上。329Please respect copyright.PENANAqsSra9cAvz
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「第一位死者是郭麒楓。解剖驗屍沒有異樣,手臂有瘀傷,頭部有擦傷,都是生前所做成。肺部沒有發現積水,有缺氧症狀。毒理化驗沒有問題。」329Please respect copyright.PENANA7TXl9gINdm
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我翻開文件,邊看邊聽啊生的總結。329Please respect copyright.PENANAwPHNZaOrFa
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「第二名死者是方家熙。手臂同樣有多處生前造成的瘀傷,肺部也是沒有發現積水,但有缺氧的狀況。毒理化驗都沒有發現問題。」329Please respect copyright.PENANAFpriFdYdlS
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「還有⋯⋯」329Please respect copyright.PENANAbNr2CzM6t1
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「你給我看看先。」我先出聲阻止啊生的連珠炮發。329Please respect copyright.PENANAvS3z4RGMHn
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我拿起文件,仔細研究一下。看著文件,再對比檢驗時拍攝的照片,在腦海中翻閱過往的案件和知識,尋找合適的死因。329Please respect copyright.PENANA5WG53ZTBYi
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「警方呢?他們有甚麼資料?」我問。329Please respect copyright.PENANAoZ1YS2ZFmC
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「根據警方資料,死者們數天前都曾經出海。有的是出來參加船上派對,有的是租獨木舟出海玩樂。聽說他們都發生了點小意外,但都沒有大問題。他們全部都懂游泳,方家熙自己更加是救生員,精通泳術,而且死亡時都是在陸地,照道理沒有機會是遇溺⋯⋯」329Please respect copyright.PENANAriTHViUv0g
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「不要莽下定論,死者生前狀況呢?家屬口供呢?」329Please respect copyright.PENANAkxbZJd27wU
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「⋯⋯」329Please respect copyright.PENANARZooMruceq
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他沈默不語,面有難色,一看就知道根本沒有向警方索取。329Please respect copyright.PENANAT22lTUsxuN
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「我會問警方的。」啊生馬上知道我的用意。329Please respect copyright.PENANAgOBiHbcPSB
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「仔細留意他們生前的狀況。記住,法醫要客觀冷靜面對死者遺體,也要宏觀檢視不同細節,但不要過分推測。我們的工作是按證據總結和判斷可能的死因。」我再次提醒他。329Please respect copyright.PENANAUOVFzfdzns
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啊生還缺乏經驗,需要一點歷練。329Please respect copyright.PENANAAatZJSP0EL
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「我知道了,蔣醫生。我會向負責案件的警察問一下。」啊生道謝後就急忙離去。329Please respect copyright.PENANAFLM5FEanUK
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我搖搖頭,嘆了一口氣。啊生果然還是個小子,還是和以前一樣,先入為主,主觀判斷,忽略了細節。329Please respect copyright.PENANAUpTqqrFru0
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啊生的檢驗報告無問題,他檢查到死者狀況,只是未能找出成因。他明明就已經檢驗到死者喉部緊閉,但還欠缺一點經驗,只要對比死者身前狀況就能找到死因。根據我的初步分析,這幾個個案件很大機會是乾性溺水、ADRS。329Please respect copyright.PENANAmTBczUN3iA
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在水中會溺水,不代表溺水時一定在水中。329Please respect copyright.PENANAWNC6ZIrJm7
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乾性溺水是身體和大腦會錯誤認為「遇溺」,導致喉部痙攣,防止液體進入肺部的假象中,最後導致連空氣也無法進入。最後導致死亡。329Please respect copyright.PENANAkYLEpZegIX
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即使是懂游泳的人也會出現,他們身體本能上懂得浮在水面和呼吸,但都不能控制大腦所發出的錯誤信息。329Please respect copyright.PENANAifWOFG7zwb
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而ADRS,是指自發性呼吸窘迫症。原因是肺泡周圍的微血管開始滲漏血管內的液體,這些液體填滿了肺泡的空間。兩側肺浸潤導致了肺水腫,因而影響了肺泡的正常功能,導致呼吸困難。沒有及時治療可以因為呼吸受阻而導致窒息,嚴重可以死亡。329Please respect copyright.PENANA5zkYokAnn8
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普遍大眾對ADRS和乾性溺水的認識不多,加上同行人士認為他們懂游泳而不會遇溺的既定印象,因此忽視了嚴重性,延誤就醫和治療。329Please respect copyright.PENANAyqdEjMUw8R
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乾性溺水致死很少機會遇到,還要接連有兩、三個案件。若這都是自然現象的話只好說啊生的運氣太好了。329Please respect copyright.PENANAL9B3N7SA23
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自然現象⋯⋯嗎。329Please respect copyright.PENANA9xA2rT55RH
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之後,我也向馬醫生道別,同事已探望完。我也差不多時間出發與Elsie聚舊。329Please respect copyright.PENANANbcc5EuG2C
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我們約好了到她西貢的家中用餐聚舊。我一離開地庫看到一個衣著奇怪的女人站著遠處看著我。平日都會看到奇怪東西的我很習慣假裝看不見,急步登上早就預約好的的士離開。329Please respect copyright.PENANATtwOqNNxVn
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我登上的士,向司機報上Elsie西貢的大屋地址。Elsie出身醫學世家,父親是一名婦產科醫生,家裏開著婦科診所,而這大屋就是她的結婚禮物。329Please respect copyright.PENANA6V0OWyPAjw
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的士司機按照地圖的導航指示駕駛,車內播放著電台的定時新聞報道。329Please respect copyright.PENANAVnPTI6pIBJ
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「又死一個。鯨魚掛了之後西貢就好像沒有好事發生。」司機聽到新聞之後自言自語。329Please respect copyright.PENANAfTvKK5BmHS
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「每天都有人死,無必要掛心。」329Please respect copyright.PENANAajyqjLEjLH
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「你有所不知了,我早前聽開船的人說好像是怨鯨索命。」的士司機再說。329Please respect copyright.PENANA9REmJUdmxP
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「哈哈!這樣的話你都信?」329Please respect copyright.PENANAz7kviCQuxq
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我口中這樣說,卻想起剛剛的連續乾性遇溺死者⋯⋯不過那只是我的個人推測,不能作準。329Please respect copyright.PENANAQ4woaoP2kR
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「小姐,寧可信其有,不可信其無。」329Please respect copyright.PENANAGeYiaKuWIq
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我當然知道,擁有陰陽眼的我怎會不知道索命之事,還曾經處理過靈體報仇索命致死的案件。329Please respect copyright.PENANAhTtlu5ZWHe
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「小姐,你剛才從殮房出來,是⋯⋯」329Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5Xk8N5oeL
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或許是他見我臉上不帶一絲傷感,剛才又說這樣的話就覺得奇怪。329Please respect copyright.PENANA34Bcmq0lsP
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「我做法醫的,生離死別早就見慣了。沒有好大驚小怪的,人出生就注定步向死亡,生死有時,沒有人可以逃得過。」我說。329Please respect copyright.PENANA37NThx0odk
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司機點點頭就沒有再說話。我看到他中鏡掛著一個佛牌,看來是個信佛的司機,怪不得不怕談論生死。329Please respect copyright.PENANAi9kVYCFOJ8
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「生生死死,自有上天安排。」329Please respect copyright.PENANADHAFOli62k
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佛家相信生死輪迴,死了再生,生了又死,死死生生,生死不已。死亡只是其中一部分,並不可怕。329Please respect copyright.PENANAOwylfjVjHB
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過了不久,他轉入小路,在一座樓高三層的大屋對面停下。329Please respect copyright.PENANA6ybhj8FemU
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「小姐,到了。」329Please respect copyright.PENANAbT93YYbYnb
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「謝謝。」我從口袋取出車費,交給司機大哥。329Please respect copyright.PENANAPCfdfAXJF9
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我打開車門,離開的士,等它離開後左右盼顧,確定沒有車輛就橫過馬路,在大屋前停下腳步。329Please respect copyright.PENANAx1ZFlMush8
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「叮咚!」329Please respect copyright.PENANA3ixfcramXK
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我按下門鈴,等候女主人開門。329Please respect copyright.PENANA5itGPHzKPL
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我又在暗角看到這個衣著奇怪的女人,又是撐著蕾絲洋傘。我知道她並不是靈體,而是有血肉之軀的人類。她為何要跟在我後面?若是靈體或是希望我協助她完成生前的事,但她的目的又是甚麼?
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