短篇 08《山洞》 7-9 / 13207Please respect copyright.PENANAWYTbOLtRLY
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我閉著眼抱著自己,直至感到雙腳踏著地,四周都平靜下來。慢慢的張開眼,眼前是失蹤者28號的家門。207Please respect copyright.PENANACRPXtvV85A
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我驚愕了一下,剛才我不是在裡面嗎?207Please respect copyright.PENANA2pWIJcmAej
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迅速的視察周圍的環境,大門不是剛上新上油的淺藍色,旁邊的白色新牆,也變成了陳舊的灰白色。我再走近看看那四個紅色大字,不見了?207Please respect copyright.PENANAcvT91vFilq
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看看手上的檔案,空白的封面,印有關於失蹤者28號資料的頁面,全部都變成了純白色的A4紙。207Please respect copyright.PENANAwgLQZabMT6
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是我剛才在發夢?還是我現在在發夢?207Please respect copyright.PENANA80SLRSyNV2
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叮—207Please respect copyright.PENANAISADENnHMw
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電梯門打開了,先有兩名小孩,追追逐逐的走到家門前:「媽媽,我們回來喇了,快開門。」在後面跟著的,是提著兩袋新鮮蔬菜和日用品的男人:「不要跑啊。」207Please respect copyright.PENANA7UHvGAfY6i
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我跟他對視了一眼,是他?失蹤者28號?207Please respect copyright.PENANAGKjHpWLHah
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女人開了門,面容沒有了憔悴,換上了笑容,帶著兩名小孩進了屋。207Please respect copyright.PENANAsHmgyUfysf
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我裝著不經意的走過門前,屋內的擺設依然,沒有了的,就是放在鐘旁的小桌子。207Please respect copyright.PENANAO6zBm8CD32
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那個男人面帶點戒心的看著我:「你是?」207Please respect copyright.PENANAahIGTppkXJ
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「我只是來看看,你過得怎樣。」我故意輕聲,帶點神秘地說:「還好嗎?」207Please respect copyright.PENANAYk2Dwe7vGT
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那個男人將食物和日用品放回屋內,然後關上了家門。他的神情有點慌張:「我還有什麼要給你嗎?」207Please respect copyright.PENANAhzx2KMrypN
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「沒有。」聰明的我,只是兩句話,便成功讓他把我誤以為是那邊的人:「你給我們的,還不夠多嗎?」207Please respect copyright.PENANAsDVEddBUcY
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「謝謝你。」那個男人握著我的手:「剩下來的半年,可以跟家人幸福的渡過,我真的死而無憾了。」207Please respect copyright.PENANAP7AY6NTP0i
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「我要跟你做個服務後調查,」我打開了手上的空白文件夾,假裝著有一份問卷在裡面:「請問可以借你少許時間嗎?」207Please respect copyright.PENANAq3UNgJ9FbV
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「可以。」207Please respect copyright.PENANA50FdYPq2X7
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調查完畢,帶著驚愕的情緒回到車上。看著手上的筆錄,已經知道來龍去眽。以壽命來換取時光倒流,改變歷史?怎樣可能有這種事發生?207Please respect copyright.PENANAdimu0X7NRe
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就算現在有活生生的證據放在面前,我也很難去相信。207Please respect copyright.PENANAsIOnj5EKLc
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看著手機上剛剛拍下來的照片,那個男人的紋身。淺淺的藍色,淺得就像用水沖一沖便會沖走的程度。他還說,上面那些數字,是在倒數著他的生命。顏色慢慢褪去,生命便跟著慢慢流逝。207Please respect copyright.PENANA6G55pdhBgK
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從助手傳來的短訊得知最新的資訊——老婆大人正前往山洞。於是便火速回駕,接載助手,跟著早已放在老婆大人錢包裡的微型GPS定位器,跟隨著她的行蹤。207Please respect copyright.PENANAHXHP9wR71v
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「大佬,這個目標今天都在處理身邊的鎖碎事,應該沒什麼特別。」助手跟我簡短報告:「我聽到她跟別人的對話,說什麼『一定要把他處理掉』,但我不知道那樣東西是什麼。」207Please respect copyright.PENANAFnYzQgSeoC
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「嗯,還有沒有?」我瞄了瞄他手上記錄的鎖碎事,然後一邊看著地圖,GPS的定位路線是直線,橫跨幾個街口和大廈,停下來一會然後再移動。對,是地下鐵路。跟據路線的方向,一直往郊區走,再配合地鐵路線圖,聰明絕頂的我,已經知道她的目的地。207Please respect copyright.PENANAiiziB08vj5
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我把車駛離市中心,避開放工時間的塞車熱點,直接到郊野公園前站等她。207Please respect copyright.PENANAP8vWk0AUpO
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泊好車,聽著助手的拍手讚歎我的準確預測,然後把一件黑色上衣拋給他:「你看你,穿得七彩繽紛的,開派對嗎?換了它。」207Please respect copyright.PENANAqpC0QqQZTj
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助手弱弱的問:「有運動鞋嗎?」207Please respect copyright.PENANAj2IBQXNn0d
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我指了指他腳下的儲物位置:「醒目點吧,你應該一上車便要換衫。」207Please respect copyright.PENANA0HuxFd8EyA
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「還有襪呢!」助手打開鞋袋後驚嘆:「大佬你真有先見之明。」207Please respect copyright.PENANA1nAMDJKgW8
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「這是基本吧。」我留意著GPS定位,移動開始緩慢,還有一分鐘左右,便會見到老婆大人從這個閘口走出來。207Please respect copyright.PENANAh0qohLoGYS
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「她應該要出來了。」助手總是後知後覺,真不知道他如何能覺得自己能成為一個偵探。207Please respect copyright.PENANAGwc50bdLe6
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一分鐘零五秒後,老婆大人出現了。身空著輕便的衣服,運動鞋和手袋。207Please respect copyright.PENANA7YlmRxpFMZ
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「目標出現。」忽然有點心痛。207Please respect copyright.PENANAkQKJro5S5j
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「是她?」助手呆呆的看著我:「嫂夫人?」207Please respect copyright.PENANAzJkVHiWy6d
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「醒目點,不要跟掉。」我裝作冷漠的說。207Please respect copyright.PENANA2RcB1M61Fh
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「大佬啊⋯⋯真的是她嗎?你有沒有查清楚?」助手也不敢相信:「即是她也會失蹤?還是⋯⋯她就是幕後黑手?」207Please respect copyright.PENANAwgYK7jqQOZ
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「不要吵,好不好?」發了一下脾氣,然後收起怒火:「再吵我便毒啞你。」207Please respect copyright.PENANAFzPwLdPm2a
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助手不敢發聲,默默的做準備功夫,靜待下車的時機。207Please respect copyright.PENANAyCsqToKtkL
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下車後,我們一直尾隨著老婆大人。她走到半山,離開了行山路徑,進入了一個隱閉的樹林,那裡沒有任何標記。207Please respect copyright.PENANA57gXOIfEwW
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一向只有微弱方向感的她,在沒有看地圖、又沒有人帶路的情況下,竟然懂得怎樣走,我肯定她不是第一次來。207Please respect copyright.PENANAjzhBEZcxo8
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那裡沒有正規的行人路,但路上短短的草,老婆大人的腳步踏過後,竟然瞬間的變回正常的草,完全沒有被踐踏過的痕跡。207Please respect copyright.PENANAS7nAXVoJ4g
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走過二十分鐘的山路,終於到了傳說中的山洞口。漆黑的洞口,剛好足夠一名正常體型的男人經過,沒有明顯的標記,也沒有「盤絲洞」那樣的牌匾。207Please respect copyright.PENANAKg5zoRh5mP
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太陽已下山,天色昏暗,附近沒有街燈,只有月光的微弱光線。這裡陰風陣陣,真的冷得我騰騰震呀。207Please respect copyright.PENANAwqi0e9tkpU
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我們躲在最近山洞的一棵樹後,助手有點慌張:「真的要進入山洞嗎?會不會被發現然後被殺的?」207Please respect copyright.PENANAn9wxsUxIxf
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「不入虎穴,焉得虎子?」207Please respect copyright.PENANAypPHCKDxFA
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「裡面⋯⋯有老虎嗎?」他顫抖著說。207Please respect copyright.PENANA46boGMAG7x
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我極度懷疑他的智商及認知,沒有回應他的低智問題。207Please respect copyright.PENANA2gA6PmZ3n2
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從耳機傳來的環境聲音,確定老婆大人應已放下了隨身行李,或在某一處地方停留下來,。最重要的,是得知了進入山洞流程及所需要的通關密語。207Please respect copyright.PENANAgWhVgK9DWj
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我們走到洞口前,再次確認對講機的頻道,希望裡面沒有干擾吧。207Please respect copyright.PENANAQ29gld5rYW
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「你在這裡等我,有什麼東瓜豆腐,偵探社是你的了。」207Please respect copyright.PENANA7oWjfaag5D
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「啋!你不會有事的。」助手最怕這些生離死別。207Please respect copyright.PENANAyHLd3C2I4E
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「夾萬密碼是2512。」207Please respect copyright.PENANAtfWJkTRRtu
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「有什麼特別意思嗎?為什麼不是2510?」207Please respect copyright.PENANARtmQuGEH4I
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我打了一下他的頭:「你的腦再不動多點,連那1%也會停止運作的了。」207Please respect copyright.PENANAhhzWatyTL0
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「我會努力想想的了。」他搔搔頭:「你要小心點啊。」207Please respect copyright.PENANA4R8rKW0J4b
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慣常的跟他搭搭肩膊:「我也未想將偵探社交給你。」207Please respect copyright.PENANAzvxqwe6WqP
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他有點認真地說:「那你要小心有老虎,看見老虎記得要冷靜不要跑。」207Please respect copyright.PENANAawgw3QEPnc
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真不知他是真傻還是扮矇,我冷笑一下然後轉身,邊走邊揮著手。這一刻,我的背影應該十分型格。207Please respect copyright.PENANA9Ob5RHILhe
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進入洞口,順利通過又長、又黑、又狹窄的山洞路,地面有點濕滑。長長的路程有直路、彎路、又上又下的石梯級。我也開始混亂了,不能確定自己的位置。207Please respect copyright.PENANAtcpgAE5u8k
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走著走著,開始有光迎面而來。我放慢腳步,讓眼睛逐漸適應強光。地上的石地,逐漸變成了整潔的木地板。狹窄的山洞開始變得寬闊一點,通道變成了乾爽的走廊。牆壁上沒有裝飾,只有一塊塊不同大小的透明膠板。207Please respect copyright.PENANA13ehXtbubb
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再沿著通道走,看到有一個閘口,有兩個守衛看守著,這看來沒有偷偷走進去的可能了。我心裡默默唸一次那個通關密語,確認無誤,便走上前去。207Please respect copyright.PENANAr40FJoLi7Z
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那兩個又高又壯、面無表情的守衛,畢直的站在我面前:「密語。」207Please respect copyright.PENANAGlioFriy7g
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「唏囉囉達添沂斯。」我理直氣壯的說。207Please respect copyright.PENANALpEz0QGRQx
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兩名守衛由上至下、左至右打量我。然後一個順時針、一個逆時針,圍著我轉了一個圈。207Please respect copyright.PENANAGkdZK1hbTZ
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我霎時有點緊張,但仍盡力保持平靜,不要被他們的氣勢壓倒,否則會露出破綻。207Please respect copyright.PENANAO2Sr8QJ9Td
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他們互相對望了一下,然後在手上A5紙大小的透明板上按了又按。我相信應該只有他們才看到內容吧。207Please respect copyright.PENANAzCqgKulOkO
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商討了一輪後,他們開了閘口:「左手邊,沿著藍色箭嘴方向走。」207Please respect copyright.PENANAdgB6KxCQnS
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成功了!這樣順利便能進入,看來保安也不是十分嚴密吧。207Please respect copyright.PENANAxP1XONIVvX
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暫時先乖乖的跟著左手邊走,但藍色箭嘴呢?我只看到透明空白的「指示牌」。啊,應該是失蹤者或是職員才看到內容。207Please respect copyright.PENANAYkSIkaGJ4S
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我趁他們不注意,便往另一邊走,探索一下現場環境。經過短短的走廊,有左右兩邊分叉路,我選擇了右手邊的小走廊盡的房間。至於上面的透明門牌標示了什麼,我仍然看不到。207Please respect copyright.PENANAO5M3X3qZgK
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先從門外聽聽裡面的聲音,隔音非常好,什麼也聽不到。唯有戰戰兢兢的開了門。207Please respect copyright.PENANAAB7fRQVKrq
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裡面的裝潢,就像科幻片入面的實驗室,有一排太空艙,有十多個。我看到,有人躺在裡面!207Please respect copyright.PENANAS0zCfPIDBH
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我逐個太空艙都看了看,發現有五個人是我手上的失蹤者。他們的艙上面,都有一塊A5大小的透明板,旁邊有一個十吋螢幕。207Please respect copyright.PENANAXQLyIGKPCt
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我注視著螢幕,裡面的影像就像超級快鏡一樣。左下角有兩個時間在跳動,一個是正常速度,另一個像飛一般的快。屈指一算,大概是720倍速。207Please respect copyright.PENANA0rrXcLTmxl
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認真的看了一會,裡面的鏡頭,是以一個人為中心,那個人便是躺在太空艙裡的人。再看看他手腕上的紋身,以極緩的速度慢慢變淡。207Please respect copyright.PENANAAszWdmlA2m
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啊!完美連結到失蹤者28號所說的,一小時換取一個月時間,正正就是720倍速。而且,他要以一年壽命去換取這「一個月」。207Please respect copyright.PENANACv87WkQISt
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「是真的嗎?大佬不是有幻覺吧?」助手在耳機一邊記錄我的話,一邊充滿疑惑的說。207Please respect copyright.PENANA3ych9OgFns
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「閉嘴。」我輕聲跟他說:「失蹤者5號、8號、9號、11號、16號及22號在太空艙房。記錄好了沒有?」207Please respect copyright.PENANAumUM2KzLVn
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「重複:5號、8號、9號、11號、16號及22號。」207Please respect copyright.PENANA7WjEK9FTMH
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「OK。」207Please respect copyright.PENANAQNjjWKsIdZ
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我離開了太空艙房,準備去對面的房間,但同時裡面有人走出來,於是我便迅速退回門後,靜靜觀察。207Please respect copyright.PENANABey9xGt1pQ