他坐在一間陌生的酒吧,看起來是奧洛夫森酒店內部的娛樂廳,檯面上放了一只喝乾的酒杯。283Please respect copyright.PENANAwVTsS5LUBb
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偵探環顧四周,所有人都在,蓋伊﹒藍道、詹姆士﹒斯特林、唐娜﹒斯特林、尚恩﹒歐尼爾、艾咪﹒拉克蘭,他們各自喝著飲料,實業家正愉快地與酒保談笑。283Please respect copyright.PENANACptSrJpafT
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他好像又丟失了記憶,為什麼他面前有空酒杯?他已經戒酒很長一段時間,決不會在此時破戒,他控制得很好,這杯酒不可能是自己點的,德克錯亂的腦海閃過無數疑問。他慌忙起身,希望趁酒意燒去理智前離開,他喝斥了前來關心的後輩,雖然他不確定這裡是哪裡,但酒後的失態絕不能讓蓋伊看見——偵探再三警示自己,踏著踉蹌的步伐回房。283Please respect copyright.PENANAX4A0yXXxSZ
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德克的身影消失在酒吧外的走廊,詹姆士彷彿未曾感受異樣,也沒有疑惑為何表明離去的偵探們又回來了。他輕啜著酒液,聆聽酒保介紹店內的熱門調酒與甜點。283Please respect copyright.PENANAOAegrDgUWO
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「我在這裡待多久啦?」他醺然地問道。283Please respect copyright.PENANALb3XeG6F1c
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酒保看了一眼時鐘,「您在這裡用餐兼喝點酒,差不多一個小時半了吧。」283Please respect copyright.PENANAEtZ1Li3EBp
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「我是自己一個人來的嗎?」283Please respect copyright.PENANAjtBvW1yCMI
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酒保笑了,「不是,六個。」283Please respect copyright.PENANA5CuQaOrX4I
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詹姆士忽然一陣顫慄,他聽見男人說六,但眼中所見的口型卻是一。實業家轉頭看向四周,空無一人。283Please respect copyright.PENANAcGuMghHW1J
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唐娜呢?尚恩呢?其他人都去哪了?他茫然地將視線轉回酒保身上。283Please respect copyright.PENANABfb2W637AZ
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不對——他甩了甩頭,為什麼他剛剛會問那麼奇怪的問題?他的確在酒吧裡看見和他一起來的人,為什麼又會想確認自己是不是只有獨自一人?似乎有某種詭異的想法導入腦中,讓他產生懷疑的念頭。283Please respect copyright.PENANAFWwA03t2IK
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「我平常都會來這間店嗎?」283Please respect copyright.PENANA9LGbrv6Dru
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「斯特林先生,你這陣子一直都住在這裡啊。」283Please respect copyright.PENANA5QkIVUXvH6
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「我中途有消失過嗎?」283Please respect copyright.PENANAW98Eu8XHU1
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酒保一面擦拭酒杯一面回想,「是有幾天不在,大概四天前⋯⋯二十七號後開始不在的。」283Please respect copyright.PENANAUDa7a6tVkK
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「這段時間有人來找我嗎?」283Please respect copyright.PENANAQE6tK6RsVc
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「是有一些人⋯⋯」酒保尷尬地苦笑,壓低身子湊近實業家耳邊,「海軍的人有來過,搜查你們遺留下來的東西,不過他們向我打聽你和你朋友的事情,我都沒有說。」283Please respect copyright.PENANAGEkz5BBbQ3
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「我的朋友是指哪些人?你知道嗎?」283Please respect copyright.PENANAoJHm18v7pK
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像是認為詹姆士的問題很古怪,酒保歪著頭,眉眼間帶有存疑的緊蹙,一一細數每個人的名字。283Please respect copyright.PENANAsSKmEgQQBB
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「那你知道——」283Please respect copyright.PENANAI79AMu7Nmo
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啪!283Please respect copyright.PENANAQnmdzfd3aU