壁爐裡的柴火燒得作響,屋外的雨還是下個沒停,蒙大拿太太的哭聲也沒停過。677Please respect copyright.PENANADRAgXniAm5
長餐桌旁的五個人,三男二女。年輕貌美的蒙大拿太太哭著倚在油頭小生蒙大拿先生懷裡,他拍拍她的背,輕言細語的說著安慰之詞。677Please respect copyright.PENANAEWIuzOz7we
677Please respect copyright.PENANATrU5R74hST
坐在長桌一端的赫魯雷夫托著鰓,臉上的肥肉層層疊起來,五隻肥短的手指規律的敲著桌面。677Please respect copyright.PENANAIovxb8ezhv
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赫魯雷夫身邊站著一名穿著長裙的女僕,名叫安亞,雙眼冰冷而無神。677Please respect copyright.PENANAVepZ2a3PFu
677Please respect copyright.PENANABP1DfLjJSV
長桌另一端坐著保羅,鏡片後的眼睛目露兇光的掃視眾人,好像所有人都跟他祖宗十八代有仇一樣。677Please respect copyright.PENANA894sz8rXzU
677Please respect copyright.PENANAuJZpJFSxNS
魔法師梅恩掛掉了掛牆電話,他回到長桌旁,坐在蒙大拿夫婦對面,「受暴雨阻礙,人狼管制局的人要明天才能到達。」677Please respect copyright.PENANA4NYg2jemr7
677Please respect copyright.PENANAiMn0uA3aWK
「我們走吧,我們回去吧。」蒙大拿太太哭喪著說。677Please respect copyright.PENANAI5JUuY5tvg
677Please respect copyright.PENANADigwsIDlgF
「隨你的便,如果你試著徒步下山,我能借你傘子。」赫魯雷夫說。677Please respect copyright.PENANAJVTswQu8rp
677Please respect copyright.PENANASMIShQS7h0
「我們甚麼地方也不會去,只要大家待在一起就必定安全。」蒙大拿先生說。677Please respect copyright.PENANADjSvtqcPT8
677Please respect copyright.PENANAbuxWGUwTsC
「為甚麼會這樣,我們是來玩的啊。」梅恩說。677Please respect copyright.PENANAA0GbKlwG2I
677Please respect copyright.PENANA1JhkTI81Uk
放在桌面中央的,是玩到一半的拼字遊戲,假若不是人狼管制局的一通電話,她就要獲勝了。677Please respect copyright.PENANAXdHEkEzRG8
677Please respect copyright.PENANAs8vQ5ZxBvW
「呃,作為主人家,我應該說點話。」赫魯雷夫抖著滿臉肥肉說:「作為在書迷會認識的朋友,我非常敬重在座每一位。即使你是十惡不赦嗜殺成性的人狼都好,我願意網開一面,給你一個機會。地牢裡有一個監牢,是用來困住打獵抓回來的野獸,欄桿硬到連大棕熊都能困住。你進去吧,我誠諾既往不咎,在人狼管制局來到前放你走。」677Please respect copyright.PENANAabPLGQpMU0
677Please respect copyright.PENANAear88Siomx
「哈哈哈,真仁慈啊。」保羅邊說邊拍手,「那麼,有人會承認嗎?」677Please respect copyright.PENANAWGA1vGqhGl
677Please respect copyright.PENANAMV144Fiv2j
大家都互相看了一圈,沒有人自首。677Please respect copyright.PENANAY8iZW6uwMO
677Please respect copyright.PENANAvOirWe3jSb
「也許只是一場誤會,根本沒有人狼呢。」蒙大拿太太說。677Please respect copyright.PENANA2aBgYERNrA
677Please respect copyright.PENANAd7CweWwGzH
「你意思是人狼管制局誤報?不可能的,人狼管制局從不出錯。我們當中必有人狼。」梅恩說。677Please respect copyright.PENANA4bduakGnKk
677Please respect copyright.PENANAFyjRQcHCGM
「我們需要查出誰是人狼,然後把他困進監牢中,不然到了晚上,我們全部都要死。」保羅說,「在此,我願意擔任偵探,為各位查出真相。」677Please respect copyright.PENANAqDkKOOSpy8
677Please respect copyright.PENANA2ZZTQ5LI4a
赫魯雷夫不肖的冷笑,「你要怎樣查?假若你就是人狼,不就方便你煙滅證據了嗎?」677Please respect copyright.PENANAMTN0e4UV9o
677Please respect copyright.PENANAmcbVM6OC2V
「言下之意,只要能證實自己的清白,我就有資格查了吧?」677Please respect copyright.PENANAiYcERjibn5
677Please respect copyright.PENANAnvIzdYELlh
「證明不了的。」梅恩說,「在變身之前,人狼和一般人無異。只有銀製的十字架能夠探測,因為接近人狼的銀十字會扭曲。但我看屋內沒有這種東西。」677Please respect copyright.PENANAuLx9CLBmEz
677Please respect copyright.PENANAz1eNpdB8i4
保羅笑了笑,他把左手放在桌上,從腰間拔出小刀把手釘在桌面。677Please respect copyright.PENANA8D10Z0e82o
677Please respect copyright.PENANAmrmhNgLD9p
眾人倒抽一口涼氣,蒙大拿太太尖叫起來。677Please respect copyright.PENANAYO0CmJAgkd
677Please respect copyright.PENANAc0610e6YJH
「這樣如何……?如此一來……假若我是人狼,轉化後也不能活動了……」保羅鐵青了臉,斗大的汗珠從額心湧出。677Please respect copyright.PENANAO8Z84HaYzt
677Please respect copyright.PENANAfaqBC6E3De
「瘋子!狂人!……瘋子!」一時語塞的赫魯雷夫重覆罵著。677Please respect copyright.PENANAGQ6bkIlttn
677Please respect copyright.PENANA0yRhtClhmq
「不能活動又要如果查案呢?偵探先生?」梅恩說。677Please respect copyright.PENANAmKoNX1hqaD
677Please respect copyright.PENANA2MO1fA5EF8
「我會用成果證明自己沒有瘋……看在這只手的份上務必對我的命令絕對服從,唯有這樣我們才能活命。」保羅的視線掃了一圈,大家都被嚇呆了,剛才不信任的想法全都轟飛到九宵雲外。677Please respect copyright.PENANATmQIhaYvf6
677Please respect copyright.PENANAuvUCJYjRIo
「哼,你儘管試試看。」赫魯雷夫雙手抱胸向後挨,但表情告訴所有人他只是故作鎮定。677Please respect copyright.PENANAgRt4ZOBahY
677Please respect copyright.PENANAflHW6VDlIG
其他人看來都沒有異議,保羅深吸口氣,把快要衝口而出的尖叫壓回肚子裡,「好極了,那麼就要勞煩大家。」保羅豎起食指指向天花,「請把自己的行李提下來,我要撿查各位的行李。」677Please respect copyright.PENANAiT6o8dexMY
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「等等,我提議選一個中間人負責提行李,不然人狼會趁機把不利的證據扔掉。」赫魯雷夫說。677Please respect copyright.PENANAYhPuFoZook
677Please respect copyright.PENANAPerLvXohVw
保羅搖頭,「你以為我想不到嗎?這個證據是扔不掉的。」677Please respect copyright.PENANAJQquIH6NMi
677Please respect copyright.PENANA5Kjdhr2Ree
各人皆離開大廳去提行李,只有赫魯雷夫吩咐女僕安亞去忙,自己在原位跟保羅玩瞪眼遊戲。677Please respect copyright.PENANAS1gGfnDBZq
677Please respect copyright.PENANAfXstgU2mDZ
等各人回來,保羅又說:「有人懂得分辨銀器嗎?」677Please respect copyright.PENANAZfleuqiYzm
677Please respect copyright.PENANAWILHXVOMjn
魔法師梅恩緩緩的舉手,「我可以用魔法辦到。」677Please respect copyright.PENANAWps5v3m5uc
677Please respect copyright.PENANANAxE9wHdtw
蒙大拿先生也跟著舉手,「我在珠寶店工作的,我也會分辨銀器。」677Please respect copyright.PENANAAfwUcFuxgn
677Please respect copyright.PENANAkyOIisYrMi
保羅點點頭,「由我開始,順時針方向輪流把行李打開。蒙大拿先生和梅恩小姐附責檢查行李中有沒有銀器。」677Please respect copyright.PENANAjupyb1PYcs
677Please respect copyright.PENANAUOZB5DTRUU
「我不懂。」蒙大拿先生說,「為甚麼持有銀器就能證明對方就是人狼?」677Please respect copyright.PENANAmIMvQXY35Z
677Please respect copyright.PENANAmwQ4Rjg18Y
「不對,反過來。人狼害怕銀器,因為只有銀器能傷害人狼。所以人狼必對銀器有所忌諱,相反持有銀器的人便是清白的了。」677Please respect copyright.PENANAslEt6uEhmy
677Please respect copyright.PENANA2IP1emk7Hs
眾人順序打開各自的行李箱,結果,赫魯雷夫持有銀製的指環,蒙大拿太太持有銀項鍊。677Please respect copyright.PENANAG3kjEqahed
677Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4ziHBKpYd
「我有這個做證,所以排除在外。」保羅指著釘在桌上的左手。他續一掃過餘下的嫌疑人,蒙大拿先生、女僕安亞、魔法師梅恩。677Please respect copyright.PENANAUKzHdfAWyI
677Please respect copyright.PENANAr6UP29bwIl
「我以名義保證我的丈夫不是人狼。」蒙大拿太太充滿鼻音的說,「他每晚都睡在我身邊,絕對不可能是殺人如麻的人狼。」677Please respect copyright.PENANA6h24poSOfk
677Please respect copyright.PENANAovAtjeFwaC
「我也以名義保證安亞的清白。」赫魯雷夫舉起他肥粗的食指說。677Please respect copyright.PENANAxFsSghGlbS
677Please respect copyright.PENANAMMyDpQxurI
「因為她每晚都睡在你身邊嗎?」保羅說。677Please respect copyright.PENANAbiZL81NdL3
677Please respect copyright.PENANA2y0D1uZV3G
赫魯雷夫頓時滿臉通紅,「不是!」677Please respect copyright.PENANASYyCZ1o3mX
677Please respect copyright.PENANAZGqZpD0gRV
梅恩瞇起眼睛,「沒有人能替我做擔保,看來我是頭號疑犯。」677Please respect copyright.PENANAzGChfSbAqT
677Please respect copyright.PENANAmDvfs4cAeV
「看情況呢。」保羅的視線聚焦在安亞身上,她被盯得不自在,下意識的拉直裙子。677Please respect copyright.PENANAEEWKYtgPKP
677Please respect copyright.PENANAomJRT71iY0
赫魯雷夫生氣了,他站起來擋住保羅的視線,「別懷疑她!」677Please respect copyright.PENANArMMPmzCVnv
677Please respect copyright.PENANAFA00ZEcDr2
「你家中有擺放銀十字嗎?」保羅說。677Please respect copyright.PENANA0qbZOtjsjC
677Please respect copyright.PENANA33FhoqAIcO
「沒有!但那不重要!」677Please respect copyright.PENANATsodY61DjL
677Please respect copyright.PENANAAOI8w3gdmK
「梅恩小姐,人狼有可能壓溢住殺人的沖動嗎?」677Please respect copyright.PENANAZn0wTtJdwM
677Please respect copyright.PENANAhp6E4HUxZz
「人狼一晚不吃人便會餓死,不過,又未至於沒有理性。很可能為隱藏身份,而不對生活圈子裡的人出手。」677Please respect copyright.PENANAJvUPSMllmH
677Please respect copyright.PENANAgAfqSSqPt4
「可惡!我受夠了!」赫魯雷夫大力拍桌,「不跟你們發瘋!跟本就沒有甚麼狗屁人狼!我要回房間了!」677Please respect copyright.PENANApX6NiVXEe3
677Please respect copyright.PENANAEYyDA5rXNM
「那兒都不要去!」保羅大喊。677Please respect copyright.PENANAzsOWklteP8
677Please respect copyright.PENANADWLu9ebx6w
赫魯雷夫挪動那肥大的雙腳要跑,蒙大拿先生撲上去阻止他,安亞在旁試圖將他從自己的主人身上拉開,三人糾纏在一起,蒙大拿太太哭著叫他們停手,梅恩開始在唸咒,場面非常混亂。677Please respect copyright.PENANA8lYOZscjta
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「住手!我知道誰是人狼了!」677Please respect copyright.PENANAwIitcx0DWz
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像是拍照一樣,所有人的動作都停止,並看向鏡頭。保羅豎起食指,指住女僕安亞。677Please respect copyright.PENANAdQhP4FoQnP
677Please respect copyright.PENANAb0C9Wp2rlI
「你就是人狼。」677Please respect copyright.PENANAd9HiupoPmU
677Please respect copyright.PENANA7BssblYSw7
保羅把釘住手掌的小刀拔出,他扯下領帶包住血流如注的左手。677Please respect copyright.PENANA720KAi3cHU
677Please respect copyright.PENANAdCe6cl6tR9
「你可有證據!不要在含血噴人!」677Please respect copyright.PENANABTHVkSTTFS
677Please respect copyright.PENANATXmFOW6Kxh
保羅舉起右手,示意赫魯雷夫閉嘴。「證據就在她的口袋裡。」安亞的眼神讓保羅知道自己的想法沒錯,「把口袋反開。」677Please respect copyright.PENANA6BSK6bG4Ai
677Please respect copyright.PENANApOAgVC9FqW
安亞先是頓了一下,突然轉身逃跑。蒙大拿先生立刻抓住她的手腕和肩膀,以防身術壓倒在桌面上。安亞扭動身體掙扎,大聲漫罵。梅恩唸了句咒語,變出一條麻繩將她的雙手反綁在背後。677Please respect copyright.PENANAP9oXuePIHu
677Please respect copyright.PENANAHrwJ1MoMo4
保羅上前伸手進她的左口袋,從中掏出一個歪曲的金屬塊扔到桌上。677Please respect copyright.PENANAakOlYf3lpS
677Please respect copyright.PENANAzBFdxFXgIn
「我由一開始便覺得你的動作很不自然,因為裡頭裝了這個大東西。寬鬆的長裙雖然能在外觀上掩飾,但金屬塊壓住大腿而使你行動不便。剛才你們糾纏一起時便更明顯了。」677Please respect copyright.PENANAkem56sysza
677Please respect copyright.PENANA99aeNZ3Q9c
蒙大拿先生撿起金屬塊研究了一翻,「這是銀器,原先的形狀是一個十字架,像神父會用的那種。」677Please respect copyright.PENANAYjIKl594kv
677Please respect copyright.PENANA1bp0Ey0YGu
「胖子,你可認得此物。」保羅說。677Please respect copyright.PENANAhgCdYZtap0
677Please respect copyright.PENANAxhQeasCVdu
赫魯雷夫聳肩,保羅指向壁爐,壁爐上方排滿了各樣小擺設,一匹小銅馬和一本聖經中間有明顯的空隙。「我都忘了有這東西,為甚麼你會知道那兒原先放了十字架。」677Please respect copyright.PENANAbQ1SqLPJtI
677Please respect copyright.PENANAS4ENjjw5zp
保羅沒好氣的反了白眼,「聖經旁邊不放十字架,難道要放屁嗎?」677Please respect copyright.PENANAF1j3EPX8QY
677Please respect copyright.PENANArMhuj3F0vj
「但為甚麼她要收起十字架?」蒙大拿太太說。
「你們到底有多遲頓?」保羅指住安亞,「事情的真相很簡單,銀十字暴露了你的身份,於是你把它收起來,以為不會有人察覺,等到今晚就能大開殺戒。可是你算不到人狼管制局的這通電話。」保羅兩手一攤,「不,你的手段太差了。儘管沒這通電話,我一樣能在晚上前揪出你。」677Please respect copyright.PENANAVKBIPauPAL
677Please respect copyright.PENANAluQqwcDPXj
安亞目露兇光,猶如一匹野狼,「別得瑟了,低賤的人類!你們就只是會說話和穿著衣服的家畜!」677Please respect copyright.PENANAcC4V174wli
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啪!677Please respect copyright.PENANAGta5EAbhgq
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赫魯雷夫的一記耳光使她安靜下來。
「你讓我太失望了。」677Please respect copyright.PENANAFqSblIcWv3
677Please respect copyright.PENANAaOjkngGc81
稍後的時間,安亞被鎖進監牢裡,臉上的紅印依然隱隱作痛。677Please respect copyright.PENANAydJsi3bCUJ
677Please respect copyright.PENANABI1C1EvdhG
「我相信你是無辜的,跟本沒有甚麼人狼,我會證明你的清白。」赫魯雷夫離開前說道。677Please respect copyright.PENANAsHH7AtFwFy
677Please respect copyright.PENANAnTDt9JWOtr
地牢裡只有一絲燭光和一扇窗,夜晚刮起刺骨的寒風,唯一的燭光熄滅,妖豔的月光連同雨水灑進監牢裡,形成一光一暗兩個分明的世界。677Please respect copyright.PENANAfXLlPq5nre
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地牢的門被撞開,渾身是血的蒙大拿太太抓住欄杆呼叫,救我啊,救我啊。另一邊的安亞挨牆而坐,兩手吊高鎖在牆上,繞起二郎腿,冷笑。677Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7zqxXEg3u
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蒙大拿太太被拖入黑暗之中,溫熱的鮮血淺到安亞的腿上弄髒她的長襪,伴隨骨肉撕裂的聲音蒙大拿太太終於停止哭泣了。677Please respect copyright.PENANACfw6Wuq9mZ
677Please respect copyright.PENANAbNJthPWjXH
野獸從黑影慢步入月光之中,巨狼咧開鮮紅的利牙,黃色的雙眼瞪住安亞。677Please respect copyright.PENANA4rexjOiypS
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她不知道誰是人狼,也毋須要知道。當她注意到壁爐上那歪曲的十字架後,便得出了結論:比起猜出誰是人狼,倒不如假裝人狼,讓自己被鎖進監牢裡比較安全。677Please respect copyright.PENANA6KdUfvjgYn
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人狼管制局明天早上便到,她會被救出去,她會活下去,即使孤身一人。只要還活著,這樣便足夠了。