間時與冥叔交頭接耳一輪後,冥叔隨即離開坐位後前往側門方位,試圖跟隨克太所率領的大隊離開現場。287Please respect copyright.PENANAWIonYsi34r
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朱柳強見狀,大體明白得到間時的用心,亦打算自薦為分店出一份綿力。287Please respect copyright.PENANASlizbKxSGc
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「間時,多一個人好辦事,不如我出去跟冥叔一起幫忙阿霧畢時二人吧?」287Please respect copyright.PENANAYAS916XbbX
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「不用了。」287Please respect copyright.PENANASvfCOma5Kf
間時舉起右手手掌,堅決拒絕。287Please respect copyright.PENANA75uPXbVjo8
「冥叔曾經在總部大廈工作過一段時間,他一個人絕對足以應付下來。」287Please respect copyright.PENANAX9Jf5Hf5wN
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「我當然明白,只是不怕一萬,只怕萬一,若然冥叔老貓燒鬚的話,那麼還有我這個後備不是會更好嗎?」287Please respect copyright.PENANAWqGtGcjrDf
朱柳強的視線一直聚焦在側門方位。287Please respect copyright.PENANA4tIry0ce00
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「我明白你想為陳平叔出一份力的用心。」287Please respect copyright.PENANA0aKGHKEHAt
間時輕輕拍打朱柳強的肩膀,一份心領的模樣閉上雙眼點起頭來。287Please respect copyright.PENANA75sb3XRXJq
「只不過的是,你還有一件更重要的事情要辦,那就是跟我一起上台匯報分店年報!」287Please respect copyright.PENANAoSU3sAXG3A
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新城市分店在默趣日當天被惡意淋上紅色油漆之事,兇手的身份現今尚未找到。287Please respect copyright.PENANA2GlhdbJpgg
但經過多種證據及仔細的分析後,事件應該是自己人的所為,而朱柳強正是嫌疑最大的那一位。287Please respect copyright.PENANA7RJbRIaz2T
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為免朱柳強有著節外生枝的可能,間時認為最好的辦法就是把他困在自己的身旁,好使朱柳強亦無法得以作惡與及做出任何危害新城市分店的事情。287Please respect copyright.PENANAs0xACIlnSO
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然而,間時這個判斷非常正確,朱柳強離開的本意正正就是想阻撓冥叔幫忙阿霧及畢時二人,皆因他早前已暗中地與金鐘分店的凱歐達成了兩道秘密協議。287Please respect copyright.PENANAFFuEQjBaeO
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一:若然能夠成功破壞新城市及希爾頓分店默趣日物資的話,他便會獲得十萬港元的獎賞。287Please respect copyright.PENANA9Q5RCwdiIn
二:倘若能夠協助金鐘分店取得業績第一名之位的話,他亦可分得一百萬港元。287Please respect copyright.PENANARR5qsYl8nD
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“求神拜佛,冥叔老貓燒鬚,陽江凱歐旗開得勝!”287Please respect copyright.PENANAuy2ODyW7q8
朱柳強心不在焉地看著年報的內容,作出少男的祈禱,盼望一百萬港元能夠安穩落袋。287Please respect copyright.PENANAYqyjwqlwIv
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「唉,又到了我最為討厭的年報匯報環節。默宋,你可否幫忙作資料的最後檢查,確認裡頭的數字沒有錯漏呢?」287Please respect copyright.PENANAlHDX7440Rs
希爾頓分店總經理默明戴上眼鏡,一臉苦惱的背誦著開場對白。287Please respect copyright.PENANAlZkImFDjYZ
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「咦?默宋呢?」287Please respect copyright.PENANAOVokLU8v6M
此刻她才發現,一直坐在自己身旁的默宋,早已神不知鬼不覺地靜悄悄離開了會場。287Please respect copyright.PENANA9HWYwSyHpT
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當年冰極魚的探險之旅中,若然沒有冥叔仗義相助的話,克深臨早就客死異鄉,被北極的寒風暴雪活生生吞噬。287Please respect copyright.PENANAq563OI7kHp
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這份恩情克深臨一直銘記在心裡,永不忘記。當他得悉踏入退休之齡的冥叔在外並沒法找到工作的時候,他第一時間便招攬冥叔擔任總部大廈的保安工作,以非一般不合理地高的人工款待冥叔。287Please respect copyright.PENANAlSo4M4MvXu
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做了三四年多左右,冥叔開始對工作感到厭悶,總部大廈的風平浪靜使他覺得整份工作毫無挑戰性,沒有空間大展所長。287Please respect copyright.PENANAGg8utJ911D
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克深臨得悉冥叔的想法後,亦隨即委派他擔任人流最為旺盛、罪案發生率高企的新城市分店保安。287Please respect copyright.PENANAvKgeNMHDqp
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新城市分店周不時便會有不知好歹的黑道中人前來搞事,更會有抱投機心態的汪洋大盜試圖洗劫分店,但箇中沒有一人能夠逃脫冥叔的正義大劍之下,最終落入束手就擒的悲劇下場。287Please respect copyright.PENANA7io4mFqZoW
賊人們的頻繁來訪,倒反而讓冥叔重獲一些使命感及滿足感,對外及對內證明自己的價值。287Please respect copyright.PENANA5DMnm2RpD5
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「阿伯,這通道只是給予克太等人通過。你不是煮食大賽的參賽者,並不能從此側門離開。」287Please respect copyright.PENANA5n0JQqVWHg
克太等人越過大會的側門位置後,冥叔亦乘機跟隨龍尾步出側門,但當下便被在場的保安截停下來。287Please respect copyright.PENANAHwSFevKOJa
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「我.....我肚子感到非常不適,有人跟我說廁所就是門外的左手方向附近。兄台,拜託你行一個方便吧!」287Please respect copyright.PENANAvpEtUlSUtU
冥叔擺出一副臉容扭曲的模樣,右手按著肚子,左腳不斷作出顫抖。287Please respect copyright.PENANAKFW3alhDPS
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「呃......這樣嗎?」287Please respect copyright.PENANAiAIxjS5jMC
的而且確,從側門離開的話會比正門方位更快到達廁所位置,守門口的保安頓感猶豫。287Please respect copyright.PENANAMw4QWdCoUg
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「不行了,它,它快要出來了!」287Please respect copyright.PENANAiz4ibf4Jqy
冥叔在此大廈工作多時,對地勢位置甚為熟悉。自知「如廁」這藉口並無理虧之處的他,演技再下一城,按在肚子的右手轉放在屁股縫隙位置。287Please respect copyright.PENANAIsJFIeqlI2
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「那.......那好吧,下不為例。287Please respect copyright.PENANAjtA5jGV3zw
門外轉左十步左右就是男廁。」287Please respect copyright.PENANAnN5GSZ52aa
保安出於好心,亦給予冥叔放行,使他成為最後一名從側門離開會場的人員。287Please respect copyright.PENANAlz6ClAD154
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啪!287Please respect copyright.PENANAYPopIHFsKY
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當側門啪一聲的關上後,冥叔亦遵守「承諾」走進男廁裡頭。287Please respect copyright.PENANAbWEDc095SM
他當然並不是入內如廁,而是拿取放在廁所儲物室內的清潔員工衣服,計劃換上一身清潔員工服飾方便進入保安相對深嚴的地下二層,煮食大賽舉辦地方的所在樓層。287Please respect copyright.PENANABrHqswEcrE
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「非常好,後備鎖匙還是放在老地方!」287Please respect copyright.PENANAsrwXih3cA9
從門口對出第二洗手盤的梘液盒內成功找到儲物櫃後備鑰匙後,冥叔亦不敢有絲毫的怠慢,開始進行形象變身工程。287Please respect copyright.PENANAY5u74p5wD1
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當克深臨宣佈分店業績第一之位將會由烹飪大賽的結果以作定斷後,我第一時間便瞄向了身在台下的間時。287Please respect copyright.PENANAVZMzS6a5DR
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不安,憂慮,頹然,躊躇,這是我從他臉部表情中所參透得到的情緒。287Please respect copyright.PENANA63vtwpcXAB
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顯然地,他並不看好我和阿霧的這個組合。287Please respect copyright.PENANATJYm8RVrzN
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我並不會怪責他,正所謂英雄所見略同,我亦不看好我和阿霧這個臨時被強迫所組成的組合。287Please respect copyright.PENANAMHlA4wXLec
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論資歷,對手可是分店的總經理和副經理,而我們則是一個全職收銀員和兼職雜務員的頹廢組合,高下鮮明立見。287Please respect copyright.PENANAW3IPgVoEK6
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論默契,他們是情侶身份的存在,而我跟阿霧在工作上基本上沒有任何的正式交流,事實上直到今天我才得悉阿霧的全名,我們二人以零默契來作出形容的話也絕不為過;287Please respect copyright.PENANAsk8BwuRR0q
橫看直看,我也看不到有甚麼可能性我倆能夠擊敗得到對方,那一億港元註定泡湯。287Please respect copyright.PENANACzzQBHo7jU
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場地的舉辦場所為地下二層,我們四人跟隨著克太以及數名保安一同前往升降機位置。287Please respect copyright.PENANAeaPRVL6hCK
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在前往升降機方位的寂靜途中,我看到陽江不斷往四周觀望,更不時無緣無故地伸出雙手,完全讓人搞不懂是在做著甚麼。287Please respect copyright.PENANALw9yHvrufp
而在他身旁的凱歐則一直低著頭,右手托著下巴喃喃自語,貌似是在思考著出戰作品的設計。287Please respect copyright.PENANAjXRIlcymBa
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是次比賽主題為製作能夠象徵香港的默記產品,而依我所知,默記在每個國家均會有專屬的地區出品,豬柳蛋扭扭粉、香芋批以及紅豆抹茶蛋糕則是香港獨有產品的例子,但它們又是否明確帶有象徵香港的意義,倒又真的是看不出來。287Please respect copyright.PENANAsdumlDrtYn
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難道,克深臨是打算透過這次比試,從中偷橋製作一款真真正正能夠代表得到的香港默記產物?287Please respect copyright.PENANAOZ34xnli1n
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「你不必左顧右盼了。」287Please respect copyright.PENANAuWUtndMpQa
克太冷不防地對陽江拋下一句說話。287Please respect copyright.PENANAY9lUcvusLH
「你是在感測著周圍出風口的位置吧?這方面你不必過於憂慮,大會將會提供品質優良的保溫器皿,保證食物在運輸的途中維持於新鮮出爐的狀態。」287Please respect copyright.PENANA69DEKxrF1L
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「嘿,真的是瞞不過克太的雙眼。287Please respect copyright.PENANAUOzYGOCtjT
有你這一句話,我就放心了!」287Please respect copyright.PENANAiEIouplbPi
陽江鬆了一口氣,再也沒有「不明所以」的伸出左右手。287Please respect copyright.PENANAEX8TiQ8nI7
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唉,看來這回真的是死定了,對方的心思熟慮程度竟然去到顧慮運輸過程中會否被外來的吹風口把食物吹涼,這一下我真的是無話可說,真心被比下去。287Please respect copyright.PENANAzbVPPTcLkD
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啪!287Please respect copyright.PENANAkjwVKezqfS
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來到升降機前,機門啪一聲的打開,一隻蜜蜂嗖一聲從裡頭飛了出來,在眾人的頭頂之上以8字方式迴轉,嗡嗡鳴叫。287Please respect copyright.PENANAVbEYpwwkDm
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「無緣無故,又會出現蜜蜂這樣奇怪的?」287Please respect copyright.PENANAUjE3L5n4nC
克太抬頭瞄了一眼後,並沒有生起將蜜蜂趕絕殺絕的意思,指示眾人一同進入升降機內,抵達地下二層。287Please respect copyright.PENANALlqIZvWg2f
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「在進入比賽場地前,請把身上的所有通訊工具包括手機發電腦等一併交給保安。我們會妥善作出保管,比賽後會完整歸還給予大家。」287Please respect copyright.PENANAL7AiPMQece
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確保參賽者身上沒有對外的通訊儀器後,克太打開比賽場地的大門,邀請我們一同進內。287Please respect copyright.PENANAmF3lXd16TG
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所謂的比賽場地,實質是一個極為寬敞的大型廚房,廚具、煮食器材一併俱存,亦有大量款式不同的食材放置在廚房的中心位置。287Please respect copyright.PENANAHoOJkffUVC
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“這與克深臨早前所說的話完全矛盾!”287Please respect copyright.PENANAmfNIdUqdBv
還記得間時提出抗議應該增加參賽成員的時候,克深臨用上了地方不足的理由作出拒絕,但就如今所見,這理由完全並不成立,事實上這地方大有本錢可容納數百人以上。287Please respect copyright.PENANAydKGs1fv3x
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「喂,阿江,你看,那邊有安格斯牛扒、波斯頓龍蝦.......287Please respect copyright.PENANAdbE8GMbylJ
嘩!還有瑤柱及花膠,今晚加餸的材料大有著落了!」287Please respect copyright.PENANAxkPzKELwHH
凱歐興奮地抓緊陽江的手腕,指著中央食材的位置。287Please respect copyright.PENANAtxliVcakw6
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「咳咳!287Please respect copyright.PENANA5Nve4WilgY
這裡的食材,只能用在菜式的製作之上,任何過剩的食材均不得擅自帶離場所。」287Please respect copyright.PENANAgejwdq0kbY
克太聽到凱歐的「豪言」後,頓時乾咳數聲,作出友善的提醒。287Please respect copyright.PENANAFRQanzncOV
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「嘖,用不用這樣孤寒呀?」287Please respect copyright.PENANAsgOrF1iJRb
凱歐嘟起嘴來,極為輕聲作出抱怨。287Please respect copyright.PENANAjHQHYUGroN
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「你們這幾位,待會好好留意這女人,確保她沒有中飽私嚢的機會!」287Please respect copyright.PENANAdFH6nF6VJs
其後,克太始終還是沒法放心下來,對身邊的隨同保安落下命令。287Please respect copyright.PENANAwrvlQldJyx
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看見此時金鐘分店二人在遠處對食材指手劃腳後,我亦趕緊輕聲地與阿霧作出交流。287Please respect copyright.PENANAkEsYvJpBUc
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「阿霧,你對參賽作品有沒有任何想法?」287Please respect copyright.PENANA7IrAEyYegy
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「沒有呀!」287Please respect copyright.PENANAmWx5ec1etS
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「那......你有沒有任何提議?」287Please respect copyright.PENANAFELSEedixC
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「沒有呀,這些思考麻煩事,並不是我的範疇!你作主吧!」287Please respect copyright.PENANAGgRXhFjST8
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「吓,那麼你的範疇又是甚麼呢?」287Please respect copyright.PENANAxM1mnq00hg
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「我的範疇?不就是287Please respect copyright.PENANAuyk92uiXEm
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試食以及講人是非囉!」287Please respect copyright.PENANADVrA4wnfOe