
「我哋應該點處置個老嘢?」8Please respect copyright.PENANAQOqCYlaZ8T
「殺咗佢。」撒刻毫無遲疑地答道。8Please respect copyright.PENANAGfIksxDwjj
「但佢做咗祭司咁多年,好有民望,我怕唔係咁容易。」帕納想了半晌,終於開口。8Please respect copyright.PENANAWSHKfa9zih
「你驚?驚就唔好諗住奪權啦。我哋返去種田賣穀種唔好?」撒刻對帕納的建議嗤之以鼻。他站起來對眾人道:「嗰個老嘢都玩得我哋耐喇。成日『耶和華』前『耶和華』後,當我哋係傻仔?如果嗰個『耶和華』真係存在,嗰啲非利士人、摩押人、亞瑪力人一早死晒啦?我哋係時候唔再拜呢個假神。你哋睇下其他外族?佢哋拜巴力,拜大袞。佢哋有自己嘅君王,結果就一直咁強勢,㩒住我哋嚟打。我哋由細到大被洗腦,咩『耶和華帶我哋出埃及』,咩『我哋係亞伯拉罕嘅子孫,係耶和華所選中嘅子民』。我真係從來未經歷過呢個『耶和華』做嘅好事喎。你哋呢?」8Please respect copyright.PENANAVJSbQJWtCu
「無啊!」「咪就係囉!假神!呃人嘅!」「假㗎,你唔係信啊嘛。」「係嗰個神棍撒母耳作出嚟坤你班傻仔咋。」8Please respect copyright.PENANAgGEFHRYV99
「如果你『耶和華』係真神,你就即刻出嚟殺咗我。出嚟吖!出嚟啊!我叫你出嚟啊!」撒刻拿刀劈向枱角,刀身「鏗」一聲埋在桌子中心。8Please respect copyright.PENANAfzYBr9YaKt
喧鬧的房子突然寂靜一片,大家屏氣凝息,觀察著到底之後會發生何事。8Please respect copyright.PENANAR8R1hEIf3E
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「哈!我仲喺度喎。」撒刻囂張道,房子在一瞬間又再次喧鬧起來。這房子裡充滿各種人。有冷眼旁觀的「花生友」,有熱血沸騰的憤怒青年,也有任何時候都對現狀不滿的投訴專家。8Please respect copyright.PENANAgJqLDrA714
「邊個死都好啦,有戲睇就得啦。嗰啲咩改變生活係呃啲烚戇㗎咋。個個都話會帶領我哋去更好嘅地方,會有更多嘅食物,畀我哋更好嘅生活。你睇下,呢啲咁嘅承諾邊一次有實現過㗎?唔好咁大希望,當係戲咁睇就算啦。」8Please respect copyright.PENANA9EbjmZgXSG
「佢講得啱啊,撒母耳嗰個老嘢。話咩奉獻畀耶和華,佢必當加倍奉還。上年失收嗰時,又唔見佢嚟賠返啲嘢畀我哋?一個崩都無啊。佢一日到黑淨係識叫我哋『認罪認罪』,講到大家好似日日都有嘢做錯咁。成日做埋晒啲不知所謂嘅儀式。做啲無謂嘢,嘥晒啲錢。啲錢畀大家分咗佢又好,攞去擴大軍力又好,都好過畀佢咁嘥。」8Please respect copyright.PENANAfGXPoIpbWL
喧鬧中各人自說自話。8Please respect copyright.PENANATBFSEQ2puG
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多益將這些話一一聽在耳內。誠然,他已不是首次出席這些村民大會。他也忘了自己到底已參加過多少個如此的集會。每一次他都會細心聆聽各人的話,細心留意「風向」的改變。記得數年前,他曾聽過大家對撒母耳讚口不絕,說他把那軟弱,任由兒子為非作歹的以利趕走。但人類果然是多變。今天的撒母耳,似乎已成為當天的以利。8Please respect copyright.PENANAFO7QpGFStr
這正中多益下懷。8Please respect copyright.PENANA71fGSLVkXk
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然而,多益不只是一個聆聽者。其實他無時無刻都在計算每一件事帶給自己的機會。「今次可能真係會推翻撒母耳喎。」他心道。「如果推翻咗佢,邊個會掌政?呢個撒刻,得個勇字。肯定行先死先⋯⋯不過佢可能都有啲利用價值。但如果趕走咗撒母耳,但又無一個可以服眾嘅領袖嘅話,最後只會大家各自爭權,然而搞到七國咁亂⋯⋯嗯⋯⋯要再諗諗⋯⋯」8Please respect copyright.PENANAE76x49Qcpx
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