據偉兹所知331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOHYRj9kyw
雷爾夫先生是位退役軍人，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFjSP7kkus
同時也是年紀相近朋友———331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡArsvGuTBzh
帕特里克·普斯特的父親。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5pNGDAepd
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偉兹與雷爾夫先生首次見面就是始於鄰近鎮上的阿登步道。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqL95Smtm5
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阿登步道就是條人手鋪設的花崗石路，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORmpVEP2kK
週邊是綠意盎然的森林。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuNIQKD0o3
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白天時基本上就只有松鼠，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8aYwJVomQS
白兔等毫無威脅性的野生動物。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKq2bOGcxuz
是個因環境優美及空氣清新而受鎮民歡迎的消遣休憩之地。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9WFi8YDs1
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但近期傳有野豬在步道附近出沒的傳言，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2V0jV1oVQ
鮑伯農場亦受到野豬滋擾。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pmeRtnmei
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帕特里克和偉兹在森林中嬉戲時也受到襲擊，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm37S4UARSd
幸好雷爾夫先生及時來到驅逐了野豬。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLdygt67UN
兩人才沒受到傷害。
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這次之後，
偉兹便立志要成為像雷爾夫這樣的男子漢。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9b76ceNGi
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cOBfqqdiM
而今天早上，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUX8oZFTxF
偉兹踏單車路經普斯特家家前巧遇剛回到家的雷爾夫先生。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzi5EZWQEX
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偉兹從車頭的布袋內抽出一紮報紙，
抛向雷爾夫。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsA7hIx8JRm
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“早安，雷爾夫先生！帕特里克的腳沒有大礙吧？” 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3mouEKozI
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1dZEEzxK3
“原來是偉兹呀，請別嚇我。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2WN8W2stk
帕特里克應該再休息一天就可以和你去玩了，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHvHieHTjm
但請不要再去阿登步道了哦。″ 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqiuceldeG
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6J2u9XY7Bs
雷爾夫的反應似乎不如平時般從容，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaJZ8d4BZx
反而像為躲避著什麼而鬼鬼祟祟似的。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYYFld0lMF
若不是偉兹認識雷爾夫，他定必會被當成小偷。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiQM3VPzf5
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“我知道了！”331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCi8QXfA5n
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雷爾夫接下報紙後，背後的家門緩緩張開，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAZaON1dZI
門內散發著一陣比他在戰時從敵軍身上感受過都強的敵意，被他狩獵過的動物和惡魔都兇猛的攻擊性。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjuLUJUCTX
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雷爾夫沒有馬上轉身，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBirt4y5i1N
在戰鬥開始前至少要讓無辜的偉兹離開。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zF4B85vmq
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“早安！普斯特夫人！”331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuIWnFWdLE
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“早安呀偉兹，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQuDncBy1MP
記得要成為一個有責任感和時間觀念的男子漢哦！你說對不對？ 親 愛 的。”331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3soXsWOzj
普斯特夫人回應時雖然臉帶微笑，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtogD9I5JDn
但也讓偉茲感受到微弱的壓迫感。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCon9ztiao
而且這話可能根本不是說給自己聽的。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8nOnR0RaG
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“說得也對呢，我差不多要上學了，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0j0yc3tcDx
得趕去最後一戶，再見兩位.....”
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偉兹語氣沒有了剛才的熱情。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwah8YVxFI
普斯特夫婦也笑著揮手回應，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCDUIQMRKn
雷爾夫臉上的笑容像是帶著一點哀愁。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZb3tLmNHd
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“親愛的，你不會是剛剛才回到家吧？”331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjeHK7HBgy6
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″當....當....當然不是呀，艾露娜......″331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYCPd5e1Yw
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偉兹沒有再聽下去，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4X20AveFih
只是在疑惑著雷爾夫先生是不是和安東尼一樣有口吃。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi85sKQiGj7
很多年後已成人父的他才能稍稍理解雷爾夫的感受。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbyHLhzkXR
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最後一站，威克森家就在普斯特家對邊。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEf5lN9XLi
偉兹一直對擔任過警察的衛威恩非常感興趣，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlcp4rgCJbo
衛威恩年幼時曾和家人一度遷出大城市，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDuS4kUZT6P
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於半年前某件有關鮑伯農場的案件後。 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1YPPVsPku
心灰意冷的衛威恩交出警章和配槍，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXd0lfu0xmU
獨自回到諾谷湖鎮居住。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhLzQW2BLM
但奇怪的是偉兹從沒見過衛威恩本人。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡru90lQdPGU
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPifzrsQ0V
比起流傳著奇怪傳言的雷爾夫，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPiMWvMBPt
衛威恩在鎮上的風評確實不俗，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTR7PxT4UpL
市集的商店老闆都欣賞他爽快和正直。
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留在和睦的鎮上是種浪費，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8Ex1Z06n6
他應該回到大城市繼續撲滅罪惡，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYZKzRSZXB
成為守護市民的警察才對。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8bF5vlG6T
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偉兹來到威克森家前，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11Q2KPn12U
而門前有一位偉兹非常熟識的訪客在和衛威恩交談。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYpRxnwT7t
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這是最後一站，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpASbl6Zax
偉兹把單車停泊在道路旁，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NUrx6Zd2g
他不用拋的派送方式，下車親手遞給衛威恩。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgoHSrVeQpt
藉此一窺洛城警署三級警探的風采。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KLTHgXaz8
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“先重組整合一下，
你是在說昨晚駕駛貨車時遇到一列樹木像骨牌般倒向車道，你以過人的技術全部迴避開。
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貨車進退兩難時，我就出現了？”331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuT3M3255BC
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″對.....對....你.....還說什...什麼雨水關係,還徒..徒...手搬開倒在地上的...樹幹″ 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdusyPCsOm0
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“安東尼，我和無數擅於說謊的罪犯交手過。
他們的証詞永遠讓人非常可信，
但我永遠能找出隱藏在細節內的漏洞。”331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5EcBGrBEe
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“但我...沒....有犯罪....” 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXNXdeEKZt
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“我當然知道了朋友，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUk7gSC4J80
但我雖然很強壯也不可能徒手搬起重至上噸的樹木吧？”331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVASyN7nEk
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“好像有...道...理” 安東尼看向衛威恩的雙臂說道。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs89LCDcpRI
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“可能你只是太累了，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡisIyOLqMWM
我昨晚在家睡了一整晚，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8CClWmvVv
直至你的拍門聲弄醒我。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1NK2pWNMY
所以又怎可能出現在你眼前呢？”331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0FLrDYoGF
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“抱.....歉”331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRtl6vZ7pJ
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“沒問題的，
我累的時候也會想起雷金納德和那個膽小的警監上司。
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5wIqpEZnO
可能你真的遇上樹木倒塌意外，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLC3Os5eD5Y
但是你疲勞和內心的恐懼又把一棵想成兩棵三棵，甚至更可怕的景象。” 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaAPBScfyv
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安東尼想起昨晚倒向貨車後又突然消失的樹木，經過衛威恩的引導他開始懷疑起自己。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTWFPTewFQ0
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“人呀在最困難的時候總會回想起最重要的人，
昨晚那個我就只存在於你的腦海裡，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VGQkWkNnH
給你重要的提示好讓你鼓起勇氣脫離險境。”331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jaYqq7S0w
衛威恩以食指輕點安東尼的心臟位置說。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkM5U0cS8J
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安東尼本來就是個不擅措辭的人，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jgtdqUIHo
在口齒伶俐的衛威恩臉前突然一度語塞。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ryZySUpvG
衛威恩乘著此空檔又接著說。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypnH0xGY23
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“無論如何，你昨晚也經歷過糟透了的事。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Oz6nQUqrg
現在要做到就是和我一起去吃早餐，
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完成今天的工作後休息幾天，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkBq4rwsta
像我一樣調整下步伐再面對人生。
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抱歉，小孩 讓你等了一段時間。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQRWg4IXtP
希望我們的交談沒有耽誤你寶貴的時間。 331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaT9MAazyg
衛威恩．威克森”331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewJeZmmHmL
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衛威恩從偉兹手上接過報紙的同時，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkStjYIMQw
伸出左手表示友好。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhs5Mvm8p0
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“我是偉兹．霍華德，當然沒有耽誤呀！”331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWbzkOr5g4
偉兹緊握衛威恩的左手後準備離去。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFT2kEje2f
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“你不...不....和我們一起吃早餐嗎”331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSl2fJsIi74
安東尼聽完衛威森的話後，多少也有點釋懷。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTUEno9VZ4L
希望和兩位朋友一起吃早餐以放鬆心情。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUr7vaNiy6i
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“下次吧，我還得把單車泊回家。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVbDr3n4sX
再見了衛威恩先生和安東尼，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKt4KJO6S8
祝你們有美好的一天”331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnNIrJ63EN
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“再見”兩人異口同聲向衛兹道別。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡze8rlhhdpS
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隕落之炎 12 鄰居（完）331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Eh4UMS8lo
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道具：年輕警探的警銜標誌331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvybi1MPvl
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本來繡在衣袖上部的三道折槓，331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXcxuDKVQI
折槓上有輕微焦黑。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ961gO3TwKe
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“我過去一直相信著警察就是保護弱小的人們，
讓有罪之人受到應有的懲罰。........331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uRRrI5vki
我接受條件停止追查....，不要再傷害我的......”
