左凜提起左翊這個名字時總會稍作停頓96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7FwAP2Vy2
賀媞能聽出來，此人對左凜而言意義非凡96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30pQefRLVp
晚風襲來，馬蹄聲也逐漸弱了下來96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJtvyxOmb7
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他們來到了烏啼城西區的拘查所96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMGZGe0NN1
拘查所位於巷弄尾，一旁便是釀酒廠，故瀰漫著濃重酒氣96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUEU0h75bT
賀媞有些不安地縮起身體，片刻間又用衣袖摀住口鼻96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfHloPYiqjK
她發現空氣中有一股莫名的腐臭之味96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRrCNI1lG8
如果不用衣袖摀住口鼻，她應該會當場吐出來96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVmd87xjt2
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拘查所總管就站在門口，拿著一本厚實的手帳96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Bjtp1y5UH
他蓄著小巧的鬍子，身材矮小，腹部卻向外突出96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KuUBqgKVY
表情看似肅穆，但站姿卻十分歪斜96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFyXAX4oof
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDkWRDqoDt
左凜：「疑犯帶到了。」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBrHQOYNua
總管：「啊辛苦了，左大人。用不著進去，人交給你處置便是。」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7cmPxNnHr
左凜：「李總管，疑犯帶到了。」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyutwGvZgBn
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhXLnaHfAv
眼看對方反應冷淡，左凜又重複了一次，這次語氣明顯加重不少96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fsoiAeKBY
但李總管並沒有因此改變態度，只是輕嘆一口氣96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dpy9bgkPK
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEe84CM46AN
李總管：「是炬揚客棧的事吧？但那些個草包，不都沒有親眼目睹嗎？既沒人證，也無物證，還是別浪費我們大人的時間了。」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwPS7Dm6kr
左凜：「……還請您通稟一聲。」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYXFL36zrN
李總管這才有些不情願地將目光看向賀媞，但也就那麼一小會兒96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5HUtnzEWz
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMYy2sdohF
李總管：「哎呀，只是個小姑娘，你何必如此較真？送去名冠酒樓讓五娘好好調教調教，說不定還能有點樂子，真是個傻小子。」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdX4yyiz2D4
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMimfu20oz
左凜聞聲後，眉頭用力地皺了一下96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7jCj4iiON
雖說早知道對方不會認真看待，他心中也認定賀媞不是犯人96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzP3qLYYgJT
但對方草率至此的態度還是令他心寒96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgA92oMMw0
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此時，不遠處響起了一陣陣鐘聲96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5J9OwNIaqo
原先還倒在拘查所門外的幾名醉漢聞聲，突然全數起身96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡotLG2jBgb1
就連李總管都扔下那本手帳，眉飛色舞地朝鐘聲奔去96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwuIAuCb0t
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4A9UpyGD1
「今天我一定要搶到！」「哈哈哈哈哈哈！」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9s74KNIYCp
循著這陣狂笑聲望去，有些人光著腳，有些人衣不蔽體96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2kYxKgTeJ
卻絲毫不以為意，臉上盡是癲狂糜爛之情96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXldcC735d2
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCbUymkv3w
突然聽見一陣陣急促的腳步聲，賀媞顧不得心中恐懼96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqhDWPkMCK
她開口：「左大哥，這是什麼聲音？為何有這麼多腳步聲？」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqcIOzX1zI
左凜：「無須在意，不過就是群瘋子。」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXug96On9Q
左凜再次牽起馬匹，緩步離開拘查所96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0oXA0Ft5k
賀媞緊抓著囚車圍欄，繼續問道96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjB9LFlaxyL
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZRQv9zAMP
賀媞：「剛剛那人是誰？拘查所官員嗎？」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXPJa9VkPw
左凜：「姑且算是，但我也不過是來試探一番，不會真的將你關在此處。」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2I5TtiQDwj
賀媞：「試探？」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVkRMBKxH6
左凜：「……等到了安全的地方再詳說。」
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96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFo41hABy2a
左凜帶著賀媞來到一間小食堂96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxexvNs9TVW
一名包著頭巾的年輕女子正蹲坐著，清洗著數條還沾著泥土的白蘿蔔96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlkTG7Y3lv
女子聽見有聲音靠近，轉頭一望，露出淺笑96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDVGLCtD1F
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNfg2prULq
女子：「左大人來啦？還是老樣子？」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4NsrHulZAQ
左凜：「嗯，也麻煩為這位小朋友準備。」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiiWFjDVBM
女子：「小事一樁，馬上來。」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP26bCnjUz8
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAaVd5uRGwA
女子幹練地搬起清洗好的白蘿蔔後走進廚房96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HRXBs3oSw
不一會兒，賀媞就聽見鍋鏟碰撞的聲音96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJXUvBWXNu
空氣中還不時傳來陣陣食物的香氣96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfhge74iT2
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8dSBNbsMQ
左凜拿出鑰匙將賀媞從囚車中放出來96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpF0j5jmIg8
賀媞剛下囚車時，只覺得頭暈目眩，渾身癱軟無力96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpR9X4bvHm
但在聞到食物的香味後，她才發現自己許久未進食了96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQvDMgxzld
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01h8PZCGfe
這是這幾天來，賀媞第一次覺得自己餓了96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiNElNqe3n
她努力嗅聞空氣中的香味，有些無力地趴在桌上96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UnzBSr5xy
女子沒三兩下就變出了兩碗乳粥與烙餅上桌96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nnuhaBuo0
香噴噴的新鮮烙餅，再加上煮得恰到好處的乳粥96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4wFaPZmQ9
賀媞不等左凜說話，馬上開始大吃起來96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuw2pvaJwJz
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHiYd959H7
女子清洗好雙手，再次走出廚房時，手裡多了一套玉製酒器96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAZjOPP5Ui
她雖身材瘦弱，但渾身散發出精明能幹的氣息96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcl9BCgEJNF
和方才那群笑著狂奔而走的「瘋子」們相比著實令人安心不少96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopckJIPexB
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNIJ7rYhm9
她一臉笑盈盈地看著狼吞虎嚥的賀媞96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCC8GKltOnu
女子：「好久沒有人吃我做得餅吃得那麼香了。」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5zKM3mIYZ
女子衝著賀媞一笑，但發現她看不見後96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGZCTETyY8
又悄悄往盤子上放了兩塊烙餅96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwCSqtwgvM
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyDn1kH6Iy
女子：「對了，這是先前說好的新釀，左大人嘗嘗。」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVt4mLN0e1
左凜：「先謝過。范大人那裡可有消息？」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqPG9rcvsQ
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3N1ua55dq
左凜拿起一只玉杯，動作輕巧地拿起那玉製酒器96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Gn6GM4TuO
將酒水盛滿整只玉杯後啜飲起來96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7L3WzO056K
女子的雙眼仍沒有離開賀媞，但開口答道：「東西放在老地方。」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiURkHCjvwd
左凜於是放下玉杯，走向擺放藥草的藥櫃96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfc11iBmxfW
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bS9T9jtEW
女子：「但這孩子該怎麼辦？真要送去五姊姊那裡嗎？」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5vUBl5tcF
左凜：「姑娘從何處得知？」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfQewWAA5K
女子：「哈，左大人莫不是太久沒進城了？這裡可是烏啼，四面八方皆是大人眼耳。」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnnOzwS4qo
左凜：「說得是。那五娘那裡……」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlbRxUcRsq
女子：「通報過了，但不知這孩子通不通音律。」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptv3AgMohC
左凜：「只能先按計畫送過去，西區太過危險。」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHSyNegbho
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pEbNyK9jO
就在兩人談論之際，賀媞已經吃了整整三塊烙餅96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwK8uQQPMa
還喝下一大碗粥，她覺得自己從來沒有這麼餓過96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNd7geQuAh2
以前就算父親一次上齊整桌菜，她也不曾吃得這麼撐96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmcSzi9ANI
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賀媞：「嗝……我真的吃不下了……」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXTjzV8dOL
女子：「哈哈哈，下次想吃隨時來找我，我叫鮑姬。」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3EtghPm3Ep
賀媞：「謝謝鮑姬姐姐！」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOf2Zn8Hn2
鮑姬：「哎呀，真討人喜歡。」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CKqk9NN0H
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賀媞與鮑姬一見如故，兩人紛紛露出笑容96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSphYM4Ne3X
左凜將信封從藥櫃中取出，從旁看到這一幕96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyjyCCMWhd
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