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整個八月,離婚後的金金已完全放開顧忌,公然在社區裡與豪哥出雙入對!鄰居們雖偶有閒話,但金金絲毫不在意,依然我行我素的認真做自己。76Please respect copyright.PENANAp0QJCAA2BM
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一天早上,金金偕豪哥一起走出社區,路過一處花圃;鼻子忒靈的她,立馬聞到一股屍臭味!這味道豪哥並不陌生,嘉義軍營清運的那幾天,聞得就是這個味兒!76Please respect copyright.PENANA18GpdQQhoA
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兩人因好奇心使然,尋著味兒,在花圃裡頭發現一具無頭貓屍!76Please respect copyright.PENANAn3PIiMcfwx
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貓屍身上除了佈滿萬頭攢動的蛆蟲外,空中還飛舞著數不清的蒼蠅!畫面之噁,令金金當場嚇得連忙轉身,邊乾嘔邊逃走!反倒豪哥一臉狐疑地湊上去,仔細觀察。76Please respect copyright.PENANAC15lCo2ZOf
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豪哥雖曾看過不少動物屍體,但還沒見過無頭的貓!再來就是貓頸截斷處,不像被利器所傷,反而有點像是遭外力硬生扯斷!這立刻讓他想到嘉義軍營那起鹿頭咬人事件!76Please respect copyright.PENANAwts3j9GEdd
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已逃離二十步開外的金金,突然又折返回來;但她沒停在豪哥身旁,而是直奔大堂櫃臺,向俠哥他們回報死貓一事,請他們盡快派員前去處理!76Please respect copyright.PENANAytyjAZyoKZ
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9月1日,星期日,下午,金金、曼茵、芮貝卡,三人又相約齊聚咖啡廳喝下午茶;這回聊天內容,重點是芮貝卡與男友凱文的婚禮!76Please respect copyright.PENANA84asUHHelW
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對於剛離完婚的金金而言,與芮貝卡討論結婚話題,心裡總覺得有那麼些諷刺!雖然她表面上仍顯得和顏悅色,滿心歡喜。倒是曼茵很坦然地分享自己離婚、再婚的各種辛酸血淚史!事過境遷,早已釋懷的她,面對自己過去的黑歷史,是一派談笑風生。76Please respect copyright.PENANAHjauthzPhU
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曼茵勸芮貝卡,說外國人的三觀與華人不同,婚前最好做足功課,免得自己適應不良!但處在興頭上的芮貝卡哪管得著那些,恨不能明天就馬上完婚,然後和凱文出國度蜜月!76Please respect copyright.PENANAoDy4JkAqw6
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三人聊完芮貝卡的婚事後,金金也分享自己打算開店、創業的事。她曾想過開花店、咖啡店、美甲店、寵物美容、精品服飾等店,但卻都被曼茵一一打槍!76Please respect copyright.PENANArqYhDYpYJh
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曼茵勸道:「現在開實體店,除非店面是自己的,否則妳好不容易賺到一千塊,結果有七百都要拿去養房東!」76Please respect copyright.PENANAcPi0mFYRxk
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金金:「那我能怎麼辦?總不能這樣一天天虛耗下去,等坐吃山空吧!」76Please respect copyright.PENANAF03bNdb6Ow
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芮貝卡:「不然妳也找一個洋老公,跟我一樣……」話沒說完,金金直接賞她一個白眼!76Please respect copyright.PENANA5GofOU5VWP
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「開店這事……我覺得妳先緩緩。」曼茵接著勸道:「創業不是那麼容易的,錢投下去,是賺是賠,全是風險!」76Please respect copyright.PENANAHiGIbiGTEY
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在權衡過金金的個性、脾氣、人脈,以及對市場靈敏度與專業技術的掌握能力後,曼茵直接給出「妳不適合開店創業」的結論!76Please respect copyright.PENANA0oxCtTSnuK
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最後曼茵建議她,可以先學著投資股票與貨幣。她還說:「如果妳不懂,沒關係,我可以教妳!」語畢,還很有自信地拍著胸脯保證,說自己可以帶她上天堂,不會害她住套房云云。76Please respect copyright.PENANA80Wga1AoA7
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隔天,金金馬上開了證券戶和外匯戶,還將手頭上可挪用的現金共八百二十多萬元,按曼茵的指導,All in下去!76Please respect copyright.PENANABVeu2vpeXK
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曼茵還信誓旦旦的說:「最近台股一片綠油油,國安基金聽說還要第二次進場護盤……現在出手,正是時候!」76Please respect copyright.PENANAAiYzHU359Y
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可兩週過去,台股仍不見好轉,還每況愈下!眼看大盤就要跌破五千點了,嚇得曼茵自己也緊急將手上的股票全部脫手,逃離市場!76Please respect copyright.PENANAreMvRZaa8n
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比起當機立斷,知險停損的曼茵,沒見過大風大浪的股市菜鳥金金,眼看自己八百多萬買得股票賣掉後,剩兩百萬不到!拗脾氣的她,竟堅持死守不放,還矢言要擺著等到起死回生的那天再賣!76Please respect copyright.PENANAC6TTYAWcoK
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到了十月,金金眼看自己手上持有的股票,開始一張張變成「壁紙」,終於忍痛脫手;可無奈為時已晚,如今她手上持有現金,連同外幣、撲滿全計入,也才十二萬八千餘元!76Please respect copyright.PENANAqTKn7YDSS3
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投資股票失利的金金,開始動起賣房的念頭,可一打聽後才知道,房市崩得更離譜!當初近兩千萬買的房子,如今直接腰斬,剩不到一千萬!同時房價還不斷沒底的往下掉!76Please respect copyright.PENANAIDWsVv40wl
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聯繫不上人去跑船的豪哥,走頭無路的金金想起了前夫!內心煎熬了兩天後,這才好不容易提起勇氣,主動聯繫;但無奈的是,她怎樣都找不到人,王教授就這麼莫名其妙的失蹤了!76Please respect copyright.PENANAuByl1xQO81
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10月26日,星期六。金金偕同曼茵,兩人一同出席芮貝卡與凱文的婚禮。中午按基督教儀式,於台北市-大同區的一座教堂裡舉辦,當晚再到另一家飯店舉行婚宴。76Please respect copyright.PENANAJLdARxBZf2
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經濟狀況已捉襟見肘的金金,仍打腫臉充胖子的包了兩萬給芮貝卡!76Please respect copyright.PENANA89AnQ3S6kq
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三天後,閨蜜三人再相約一次下午茶。這回芮貝卡告訴她們,說自己下週就要隨凱文移居美國,此次約會,很可能是姊妹三人最後一次稀鬆平常的下午茶!下次要想再相聚,就怕不知得等到猴年馬月了。76Please respect copyright.PENANAYwjSkrOibl
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芮貝卡掏出一包信封袋,遞給金金;再打開一看,裡頭裝著兩萬元現金!76Please respect copyright.PENANAheht9cR4S6
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芮貝卡:「知道妳手頭緊,紅包袋我先收下,裡頭的錢……我就不收了,還給妳。」語畢,只見金金抿著嘴,用一種既羞愧又滿懷感激的眼神,默默將信封袋收進手提包裡。76Please respect copyright.PENANAi23zoC0YXZ
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席間,芮貝卡還語帶隱諱地透露,說她從凱文那得到消息,台灣南部最近正爆發嚴重的生態危機,消息已被政府封鎖!她還勸道:「妳們如果有辦法的話,也趕緊離開台灣吧!」76Please respect copyright.PENANA8jFXU0bOnY
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聽芮貝卡這麼一說,曼茵才恍然大悟!她說:「怪不得股市崩盤,房價也直直落!」76Please respect copyright.PENANAMHbqhcPuMc
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晚上,金金回到家裡,攤坐在沙發上,望著天花板良久不語。比起芮貝卡說的生態危機,她更愁的是自己即將坐吃山空的窘境!76Please respect copyright.PENANAO5QyhASFjq
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稍晚,她起身走回主臥,開始翻箱倒櫃,把自己珍藏的衣帽鞋包、珠寶首飾等,一件件整理出來,打算將它們變賣掉,換點生活費應急。76Please respect copyright.PENANAqObFg3AEyF
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十一月中,金金發現社區開始出現不知名的飛蟲,似蛾非蛾,五顏六色,大小不一;且社區花圃,乃自附近公園,常常出現動物屍體,小到老鼠,大至流浪貓犬皆有!這現象不禁令她想起芮貝卡離台前的生態危機說。76Please respect copyright.PENANAsIeyR6EzXq
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一天晚上,金金獨自在家,剛洗完澡一走出浴室,竟在主臥被一隻掌心大的深褐色怪蛾襲擊!76Please respect copyright.PENANAudXX4EOQfM
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怪蛾不知從何處飛來,竟一股腦地朝她迎面撲來,嚇得金金迅速抬手,一掌將牠拍暈在地!76Please respect copyright.PENANAObUeA3u9If
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金金雖然自小怕蟲,但與王教授同住這十年來,對蟲多少有些認識,也比較沒那麼恐懼;只要不是蟑螂,她都還能對付。而被拍暈在地的這隻怪蛾,她也不陌生,正是最近在社區到處肆虐的那種怪蟲!76Please respect copyright.PENANAvSj8hv7AJ1
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金金強忍著噁心感,取來電蚊拍將牠電到冒出煙焦味!事後,本想將蟲屍直接丟棄,但想到可以假藉此蟲的名義,去找前夫敘舊,遂將蟲屍收近塑膠夾鏈袋,打算明天拿去台大找王教授。76Please respect copyright.PENANAfj7WoWQ5Kp
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金金好不容易收拾完蟲屍,卻又在廚房地板上,發現一顆被挖空腦袋的老鼠頭!更弔詭的是,只尋得鼠頭,卻遍尋不著鼠身!這事令她毛骨聳然到整個晚上都睡不安穩!76Please respect copyright.PENANAH53Yt073tE
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隔天一早,金金因為不想直視蟲屍,特地將塑膠夾鏈袋裝進牛皮紙袋裡,然後出門。76Please respect copyright.PENANA4ftokwkfX2
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到了台大,熟門熟路的她,直接來到昆蟲系校舍;但沒能找到王教授,就連他的博士生,阿祥、莉莉也不在,甚至連系主任也都不在!整個昆蟲系彷彿唱空城般,過半數的教職員都不在!76Please respect copyright.PENANAFccm0yDBP1
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後來金金找到一名大一新生打聽情況,這才得知,不在學校的教授、講師們,全都被政府徵召到南部去了!至於原因為何,學生們也不太清楚,但有傳聞說與阿里山水庫有關!76Please respect copyright.PENANAitpDagc0kY
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金金打開牛皮紙帶,取出夾鏈帶後,問道:「這種蟲……妳有看過嗎?牠叫什麼名字?」76Please respect copyright.PENANAK4m45bfilL
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大一女同學「徐靜湘」(18歲)接過夾鏈袋,一眼就認出,裡頭裝的正是最近在本島各地肆虐,網上人稱「鬼島泡泡蛾」的害蟲!76Please respect copyright.PENANAoHyOBVDQzA
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「我聽學長姊說是外來種,而且系上最近也開始蒐集這種蟲的樣本!」徐靜湘接著說:「老師們下去南部,就是為了調查這種『泡泡蛾』!」76Please respect copyright.PENANA3mpA85L9YJ
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由於金金找不到王教授,也打聽不到更多消息,無奈之餘,只好把蟲屍交給徐靜湘,讓她們拿去做研究,然後轉身離開,回家去了。
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