他走出潮濕的暗巷,垃圾子車的酸臭竄入鼻腔。385Please respect copyright.PENANASM5wq7Qzq7
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剛剛下了雨。帶著濕冷的陰暗氣候令人鬱悶,他杵在巷口,面無表情地轉動眼球。385Please respect copyright.PENANAg1S97nQOsX
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右邊……左邊……接著,他回頭望向右後方的垃圾子車。已經髒污不堪的垃圾子車緊靠凹凸不平的紅磚牆,即便淋了一場雨,依舊無法洗刷上面累積的黑色油漬。385Please respect copyright.PENANA1YEQKMd9up
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顏色變深的地面顯示雨應該剛停不久,他身上卻不帶一絲濕氣。唯一濕濡的只有指尖,那裡沾上了某種濕黏的液體。是在垃圾子車上沾到的,他剛剛翻了已經腐敗發臭的垃圾。385Please respect copyright.PENANAuW6z2ySBSb
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但是,還是沒有找到。385Please respect copyright.PENANAPRsb56bXYE
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他緩步走出暗巷,沿著失落的舊商店街道,往另一處更熱鬧的地方走。385Please respect copyright.PENANA41HcI4F7B8
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他到了新建社區公寓旁邊的一幢四層樓建築。與嶄新的公寓建築不同,這棟樓房老舊不已……以年代感來形容簡直是紅白機與PS4遊戲主機、BB call與智慧型手機的差別。385Please respect copyright.PENANAU3q2JQyhTf
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樓房裡空無一人。他直接步入室內,往二樓階梯上走。像是走進自己家一樣,毫無躊躇的理由,就這樣推門進入二樓盡頭的房間。這裡不僅僅是空無一人,就連傢俱都幾乎搬空。385Please respect copyright.PENANAU3434npjRA
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盯著房內一陣,他關上門軸繡蝕的門扉,轉身下樓。385Please respect copyright.PENANAIOKLVeUn1s
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離開建築物,當他再度踏上騎樓時發現自己居然一轉眼來到一處荒蕪的產業道路旁。他只遲疑了一會兒,朝雜草叢生的空地走去。385Please respect copyright.PENANADV1obxGYNJ
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沒有……沒有……385Please respect copyright.PENANAoQKgT7Siq0
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不知是不是走了太多路?呼吸忽然急促了起來……不過,這也可能是其他原因所致。385Please respect copyright.PENANACHfzorlHIG
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汗珠悄悄從鬢角淌落的他貌似焦慮不已。385Please respect copyright.PENANAy78kU7fubx
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到處都沒有……385Please respect copyright.PENANASEbVTX1Zm7
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他揮動雙手,不停撥開距離地面五十公分高的草葉。385Please respect copyright.PENANAPymDsoekoD
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才剛確定草叢堆裡什麼都沒有……一抬頭,他又回到當初的暗巷中。385Please respect copyright.PENANARWy1cb40Ia
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一轉頭,又是那個垃圾子車。385Please respect copyright.PENANAjNyC2Jm6Y9
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「如果我一直待在這裡,就會跟著萬事屋不停轉移到各處嗎?」萌理佳與玄鶚一同站在新建公寓前方的街道上。綿綿細雨已經停下一段時間,底面上僅剩幾處較深的水窪仍然映照出灰白的天空。385Please respect copyright.PENANAxQyLCNJt6x
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玄鶚兀自拿著一疊黃色傳單,只瞥了公寓一眼便舉步向前。不到五十公尺遠的地方有一座交通量大的公車站。他的目標正是那裡。385Please respect copyright.PENANAWEB0dhTG10
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這裡是另一座城鎮,看地名是與遇見新河,也是萌理佳中輟的高校相距二十公里的城市。385Please respect copyright.PENANAvAr3kLDqCs
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才僅僅相隔幾個小時,萬事屋移動到這一帶的廢棄樓房之中。385Please respect copyright.PENANAOsOIq2TKkb
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那是一座四層樓的老舊公寓建築,缺乏相關知識的萌理佳無法目測屋齡多少,只覺得那種建築一定很老舊,外牆色澤也因為欠缺修繕而顯得陰鬱。不過,萌理佳其實並不討厭那種感覺。385Please respect copyright.PENANAaEdRqZNuSM
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「那不是理所當然的嗎?」玄鶚以輕描淡寫的語氣隨口回應,「妳是被轟轟退貨的臨時工,在能回到輪迴之前都在萬事屋的責任範圍內。」385Please respect copyright.PENANAebASwtoOuy
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一定要用「退貨」來描述嗎……?萌理佳被小小捅了一刀。385Please respect copyright.PENANAkY9PcR5gES
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「不過,妳還算認命。要是因此每天哭泣或鬧彆扭,我們會很頭痛。所以,妳能隨波逐流的接受這種似是而非的結果真的是……幫了大忙?」語尾是語調上揚的疑問句。玄鶚露出無辜的神情望向傾聽他說話的少女幽靈。385Please respect copyright.PENANAIRk4q2Q3qp
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「那種事情不要問我啦!」感覺心跳漏了幾拍的萌理佳忍不住吐槽。385Please respect copyright.PENANAu2Cjci81dc
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嗯哼!玄鶚開始在公佈欄上張貼傳單。萌理佳則拿著另一疊去貼在附近的電線杆上。385Please respect copyright.PENANAwTwih1bra6
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不需要全部貼完,只要能引起注意就好。稍早玄鶚這樣說。385Please respect copyright.PENANAGxQT5WX1dU
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反正一般活人看不見,因此整根電線杆都被覆蓋也無所謂。至於為何一定要每次都這麼大陣仗,據絳雉所說是因為幽靈大多都跟山豬一樣。385Please respect copyright.PENANAv7qyYr1ynI
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『知道山豬嗎?山豬通常只會直直往前衝,是橫衝直撞的代表。』385Please respect copyright.PENANAdno9zVy4BX
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這讓萌理佳想起以前曾聽過一句俗語:「死人直」。這與絳雉口中的「山豬論」所代表的意義或許是相似的。意即往生者只依照最強烈的信念與執著行動,眼睛只看得到前方。為了引起這樣的幽靈注意,萬事屋的傳單做成像符紙一樣的黃色,張貼數量也異常浮誇。385Please respect copyright.PENANALGQifDH038
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萌理佳默默在另一頭做著塗上膠水與張貼的作業。今天是平日,住宅區沒有什麼行人,會搭乘公車的上班族或學生在這個時間寥寥無幾。反正沒人會看見,萌理佳維持著軟綿綿的少女之姿。385Please respect copyright.PENANAOQ5TE42189
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玄鶚望了一眼萌理佳所在的方向,轉頭繼續填滿公佈欄。385Please respect copyright.PENANAc65TjOUE12
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實際上對於發生在萌理佳身上的事情依然毫無頭緒,或許找店長商量能夠得到方向,但估計就算問了也沒有用。怎麼說?畢竟要是上頭會那麼簡單的扔出直球,世間上就不會有那麼多人感到迷惘了。就是這種概念。上頭喜歡的是難以預估的變化球。正所謂千金難買早知道,當你以為自己應該能考一百分,結果卻是九十九分,因為猜中兩題陷阱題的你沒發現其實有第三題,早知道就多檢查一次了……就是這樣,真是煩死人了。385Please respect copyright.PENANADdYo2kVyee
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「……玄鶚!玄鶚!」385Please respect copyright.PENANA5ZCYd7lNNp
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玄鶚的思緒被強制拉回,一回頭,這才發現一個中年男子與萌理佳一起站在電線杆旁。只不過,中年男子的樣子並不尋常,全身都是彷彿裹上月光一層月光的慘白。雙眼下方深深的紫色黑眼圈令人瞠目結舌,幾乎為血絲覆蓋失去眼白的死魚眼似乎不會轉動,除此之外都是白色的。385Please respect copyright.PENANAXv1MlOc0LO
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那雙混濁的死魚眼現在正緊緊盯著萌理佳。385Please respect copyright.PENANAKIDrbA14du
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一陣冷冽季風的喧囂下,中年男子裂開黑洞般的嘴。385Please respect copyright.PENANA6OVfXAWqkJ
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「妳是我的寶貝嗎?」祂聲音嘶啞,彷彿來自幽深的地獄底層。385Please respect copyright.PENANA4cHki5u9kI
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好可怕。萌理佳將手中的傳單與膠水舉在胸前,不斷瞥向左後方的玄鶚。而中年男子忽然湊近,發黑的萎縮牙齦就在眼前,萌理佳聞到一股牙根腐爛的濃烈臭氣。385Please respect copyright.PENANAgx8jOzepfX
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「妳是嗎?是不是?妳是不是我的寶貝?」385Please respect copyright.PENANAxL0kenWzda
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來了個奇怪的幽靈。玄鶚原本想扔下手中的傳單,接著視線一轉,維持原本的姿勢站在原地。385Please respect copyright.PENANApNwwTSMUdI
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絳雉就站在中年大叔身後,血紅的雙眼比以往都鮮豔,彷彿眼底點著了燭光。四周隨著清冷的微風揚起棉絮般的縷縷白煙,輕輕撫過銀白色髮絲。白煙如同蠶絲一般輕巧而堅韌,頃刻間匯集在絳雉緩緩舉起的左掌上,形成一把造型獨特的羽扇。由七根疑似是孔雀尾羽的大羽毛製成,扇柄與羽毛間的皓白絨毛隨著力量的氣流而飄逸,色澤潔白而透明。385Please respect copyright.PENANAVfCMMFqJLs
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中年男子似乎沒有發覺身後的氣息,反而像失去了興趣一般,緊盯少女的目光變得無機。萌理佳看著他眼角淌出黑色的膿血。385Please respect copyright.PENANAclGaAXwqca
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中年男子的神情痛苦的扭曲起來。385Please respect copyright.PENANAgRQWClU71Z
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「啊啊,怎麼辦……找不到啊……」385Please respect copyright.PENANADvXuGqf5u8
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絳雉 將羽扇舉至中年男子眼前,切斷栓在萌理佳身上的視線,中年男子頓時僵在原地。接著,羽扇朝男子臉上一揮。385Please respect copyright.PENANAkTgDop60jO
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萌理佳感受到一股極大的衝擊。一陣劇烈的風隨著羽扇揮動的方向,由後往前席捲而來,差點將兔子頭套颳至半空。公車站的屋簷結構發出劇烈的撞擊聲。385Please respect copyright.PENANA8LtmRi0ZKM
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中年男子瞬間灰飛煙滅。385Please respect copyright.PENANAcqLEslQCFd
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「……我的天!祂死了嗎……不,不對,祂魂飛魄散了嗎!」萌理佳看著手持扇子的絳雉,驚恐地尖叫。385Please respect copyright.PENANAvcSYPdGjFt
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「沒有死啦,妳冷靜一點。」絳雉嘆了口氣,用羽扇敲著因作帳變得僵硬的肩頸。385Please respect copyright.PENANAwBwhjrwPCX
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「只是讓他睡一下而已。把東西收一收回去吧。」385Please respect copyright.PENANAXdBfCr9I8S
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