時間回到那年的盛夏。299Please respect copyright.PENANAeV6o13oYox
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夏天的週末西貢市中心總是人山人海,各類型的戶外活動都挑這兒出發或解散,前來品嚐海鮮的遊客與尋找隱世小店的本地人混雜在一片人堆之中,汗水的氣味滲透於海水的咸味中,連前來散步的狗兒也格外高興,正搖著尾巴向路人們討摸。299Please respect copyright.PENANA5Lpy2MnK2S
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「嘩也太多人了吧!」少年下車後望向外頭的人潮感嘆,對深居簡出的他與那名女性來說這實在是過於熱鬧。299Please respect copyright.PENANAYmyAqfL6tl
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「聽說上個月的時候更多人喔。」車內的女性說。299Please respect copyright.PENANAcgKBAC0mBU
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「還能更多?啊也對,那時畢竟難得有鯨魚呢。」少年嘆一口氣說,「可憐的小傢伙。」299Please respect copyright.PENANA7NfWljOfLI
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一把黑色蕾絲洋傘從房車內探出,然後優雅地打開。遮陽的陰影形成後,一個穿著黑色維多利亞風格洋裝的女人步出,全身盡是黑色蕾絲和絲綢的她在這兒可謂格格不入,唯一裸露在外的大腿也在她站起來後馬上被裙擺蓋住,只在步行晃動期間裙擺下不時露出些許肌膚。299Please respect copyright.PENANAmB4AJfyl4v
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但即使已是夏天已過了一半以上,這城市的氣溫依然徘徊在三十度左右,這種打扮已經算是會隨時中暑,危險動作,請勿模仿的地步,亦自然引來眾人目光。299Please respect copyright.PENANAcQgfyJibrt
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「那女生在Cosplay嗎?」299Please respect copyright.PENANAWR7hb7dBrf
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「嘩!光是看就要熱到中暑了吧。」299Please respect copyright.PENANAMUO82QfNVg
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「旁邊的男生是弟弟嗎。」299Please respect copyright.PENANA0WMawfkTqK
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「應該不是,一點也不像。」299Please respect copyright.PENANAb43xciKzlL
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旁邊的路人們都在議論紛紛,少年輕聲問:「慕容小姐,需要我施展盲點咒嗎?」299Please respect copyright.PENANAMUA00SBr6Q
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「不需要,旁人眼光不必在意,阿晃。」299Please respect copyright.PENANAGBMkhDveaM
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「但我不喜歡他們對慕容小姐評頭品足⋯⋯」299Please respect copyright.PENANA3Br31DhrR7
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「別人的目光就由她們去。如果你不喜歡被別人打量,你可以對自己施法哦。」慕容小姐微笑道。299Please respect copyright.PENANARNZZ6iJjUQ
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「我的打扮很主流,不需要。」299Please respect copyright.PENANAKFE8EHrKk2
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言下之意即是說慕容小姐的打扮非主流了,但當然了她也有這自知之明,只是沒有放在心上而己。阿晃正穿著白色的背心外套與紅色T恤,白色牛仔短褲明顯有襯過顏色,加上白色波鞋與紅色的腰包掛在背脊倒是簡潔有力地點題,唯一唐突的大概只有他雙手上的六枚指環了。299Please respect copyright.PENANAm53wW81Bj2
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「距離約定還有點時間,你想去逛逛嗎?」阿晃輕按車匙鎖車。299Please respect copyright.PENANAD8N7gzox8A
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「還是說是你自己想逛?」慕容小姐一語道破。299Please respect copyright.PENANAmZcJ9eeOks
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「是,是有一點點啦⋯⋯」299Please respect copyright.PENANAaheumPaoG3
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慕容小姐與阿晃平常多半窩在上環的私人博物館之中,甚少與外人來往。阿晃也只是個二十出頭的年輕人,對世界還抱著玩心亦屬當然。299Please respect copyright.PENANAwSA8x3R8iM
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「去吧,我們也很少來郊外。」299Please respect copyright.PENANAFfjMIcpTNV
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「但⋯⋯這樣猛陽光沒問題嗎,我看看有甚麼室內的地方逛好了。」299Please respect copyright.PENANA0VZosVR4kk
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「不用擔心我,這傘很可靠。」299Please respect copyright.PENANAy9j2NNDmbM
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阿晃看看慕容小姐頭上撐著的維多利亞風蕾絲洋傘,全黑的確很能遮陽。299Please respect copyright.PENANAsZThnCfU5N
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「那麼去海邊隨便走走吧,累了記得和我說。」299Please respect copyright.PENANAqk62ZcWn0R
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「我不會勉強自己,放心。」慕容小姐微笑道。299Please respect copyright.PENANAtzlsURQGbg
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西貢市中心的海旁大概是整個城市最熱鬧的海旁了,租獨木舟的,放狗的,放風箏的,甚至甚麼事也沒幹只是坐在那兒吹風曬太陽的都會選擇這兒。299Please respect copyright.PENANAuHS6OGyZkr
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「螢光獨木舟?」阿晃看著路邊的一個立牌說。299Please respect copyright.PENANAkQuSX1BP7j
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「大概是那邊的那一種吧。」慕容小姐指指海上被繩索綑成一排的透明獨木舟,整艘都是透明的塑膠製成,在其中放上幾支螢光棒於傍晚的海面漫遊,大概亦是一種浪漫吧。299Please respect copyright.PENANACpXytJBFzm
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想到這兒,阿晃不禁望向慕容小姐。299Please respect copyright.PENANANrLKXJIf3D
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「我對水上活動沒甚麼興趣喔。」她道。299Please respect copyright.PENANAQxaAna5z4o
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「哦…等等,為甚麼你知道我在想甚麼啦?!」299Please respect copyright.PENANALIZq4BVMy8
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「只是你的表情太顯而易見。」299Please respect copyright.PENANAo9nYK9zeRN
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慕容小姐對自己洞悉他人想法的天賦沒有自覺,在她眼中看不出來的人才奇怪。299Please respect copyright.PENANAVq149R7eJq
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眼見阿晃所指的時間快到,二人閒逛了一會兒也調頭回市中心方向步去。那時間是他指定的,雖說因為週末西貢人多,阿晃卻預多了足夠閒逛的時間,當中的心思慕容小姐自然知道。299Please respect copyright.PENANAjo5LoBI0wR
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早上出發的人群正湧回西貢市中心內,人潮沒有比起稍早疏落,阿晃與慕容小姐如旁觀的遊人一樣穿過巷弄,最終來到了一間名不經傳的茶餐廳。299Please respect copyright.PENANAz13Ef3Jyoi
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茶餐廳位於遊客區外,沒甚麼特色,所以顯得格外冷清,燈光昏暗下連有沒有在營業也不知道。來這兒用餐的除了迷路的遊客外,就只有那些艇家了。299Please respect copyright.PENANAOPQ1xwOlQ3
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西貢是艇家最集中的地方,接駁各小島的艇家,在碼頭那邊賣海鮮的艇家,載人去潛水的艇家,船上派對的艇家⋯⋯正如的士司機、小巴司機有自己的聚腳地,這群現代的水手們當然也有——正是這兒。299Please respect copyright.PENANA9GM9OHcW64
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「兩位。」阿晃說。299Please respect copyright.PENANAk5QIZCIbMO
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「自己坐。」樓面阿姐眼角也沒有看二人,「自己掃QR Code 下單。」299Please respect copyright.PENANANKPnx3D1uv
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阿晃與慕容小姐於卡位坐下,全場就只剩下她們身後的另一個卡位,換句話說下一組客人一定會坐在她們身後。299Please respect copyright.PENANAuIzRbiHsZP
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「我要喝奶茶,慕容小姐你還是要杏霜對吧,不知道有沒有呢⋯⋯還真有。」299Please respect copyright.PENANA0SAVeVQey0
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「謝謝。」慕容小姐把洋傘收起,優雅地放在一旁。299Please respect copyright.PENANAZEV8qeVt5D
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門旁又響起廉價門鈴的聲音,一個中年漢步進茶餐廳內。299Please respect copyright.PENANAtcppmwZXqD
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「喂肥波!交更啦?」299Please respect copyright.PENANAefKHaLCSI4
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「對,今天忙死了⋯⋯老樣子吧。」299Please respect copyright.PENANAVgEIWYe43l
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樓面阿姐與剛剛愛理不理的狀態大相徑庭地走過去打招呼。雖說阿姐稱他為肥波,他的身材卻相當紮實,就是有個小肚子隨著他走路晃動。海上的陽光把他的皮膚曬成古銅色,夾雜汗跡的白背心外套著夏威夷襯衫和破洞牛仔褲,一對人字拖走路時發出「噠噠」的聲音,就是鬍渣有點亂。299Please respect copyright.PENANAZvnrLlrzN0
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「就是他?」慕容小姐問。299Please respect copyright.PENANAFJZcRkzIk1
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「我不知道啊,貞德小姐的天啟其指示不是這樣具體的,但應該是吧。」阿晃苦笑道。299Please respect copyright.PENANAytlhG7Gvnp
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他才一坐下「老樣子」就到了,所謂的老樣子就是午餐肉煎蛋飯加上一勺黑椒汁,旁邊的是凍咖啡多奶。299Please respect copyright.PENANAiaUp4NtEiV
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「前幾天送醫院那小子好像掛了喔,在船P跳水撞到頭的那個。」送餐完畢的樓面阿姐站著道。299Please respect copyright.PENANAEDwIilWsVo
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「不是吧,那小子不是跳水時擦到那麼一點點?」肥波錯愕地說,視線亦從手上的手機移開。299Please respect copyright.PENANAUI7USmYosW
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「對,新聞有說,救不回。」299Please respect copyright.PENANAUeCfFrYkEg
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「媽的,真有夠衰,那條鯨魚掛了後生意已經不算好了。」299Please respect copyright.PENANAAQplDz2vpP
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「只是變回正常吧,那有這樣多鯨魚來幫你們做生意,但就別提那鯨魚了,聽說就是那條鯨魚回來報仇,怨鯨索命啊!不然怎會擦到頭一點點就直接死透?咦,你兩個……」299Please respect copyright.PENANAWDQ838Lj9c
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樓面阿姐一回頭,阿晃與慕容小姐已一左一右夾住了她。299Please respect copyright.PENANAWaw90Mwryw
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「那人不是當天直接救不回喔,是在第二晚再送去醫院才斷氣的。」慕容小姐說。299Please respect copyright.PENANA1GselyvEUn
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「我們的奶茶和杏霜送來這桌就可以了,我們會併桌。」阿晃說罷便不請自來地坐到肥波身旁,還叫樓面阿姐。299Please respect copyright.PENANAWGMzempfpt
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「你⋯⋯認識那個人?」299Please respect copyright.PENANAUtKqqXcvUb
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「不認識,但有查過一點點,應該說我們是在查有關怨鯨索命的事。對了,關於怨鯨索命的傳聞,可以說多一點點嗎?」慕容小姐柔聲地問。299Please respect copyright.PENANA5PNyTXuuHu
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阿晃的咒術「天啟」沒有錯,在這時間,這地點,會有知曉怨鯨索命的相關人士出現。299Please respect copyright.PENANAjOGlhsVW3P
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「有病,我們又不認識⋯⋯喂別自顧自地坐下啦!」299Please respect copyright.PENANAmfkqhTjTcf
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「死者叫郭麒楓,在你的船上參加過船P,跳水時撞到了頭被送了去醫院,24歲,頭髮是金色的,背脊有個船錨紋身對不對。」299Please respect copyright.PENANAtTRjivnJEa
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「你們是⋯⋯」肥波放下手中咬了一半的煎蛋道。299Please respect copyright.PENANA9GXhdSQhqt
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背對著老舊光管的慕容小姐淺淺一笑點頭:「小女子姓慕容,在上環經營先夫的私人博物館,但同時是個偵探。」299Please respect copyright.PENANA0kuWaCcewq
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至於魔法師們的事,便無需向他提起了。
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圖/路透社
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慕容小姐調查筆記 01299Please respect copyright.PENANA4BQf19RcRu
西貢鯨魚之死與怨鯨索命
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七月中旬的時候西貢海域發現一條布氏鯨,消息傳出後吸引了許多民眾出海觀鯨,一時之間西貢市中心的艇戶都以觀鯨為招徠。299Please respect copyright.PENANAFlT0RA8H0p
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布氏鯨,學名Balaenoptera brydei,是一種鬚鯨,分布範圍極廣,熱帶,亞熱帶,溫帶水域亦有被觀測到的紀錄。布氏鯨體型比較小,體長約14公尺,很易與鯷鯨混淆。299Please respect copyright.PENANAYr1h6Nne9Z
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與「鯨魚通常成群行動」的刻版印象不同,布氏鯨通常單獨行動,或兩頭同遊,在覓食區的話也許能看到20頭左右的群落。但是香港不是布氏鯨會慣常出現的水域,估計是因為迷路而誤闖。299Please respect copyright.PENANABMIDAfAI2e
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7月31日,水警及漁護署接獲通報該布氏鯨已死亡,屍體於海中載浮載沉。299Please respect copyright.PENANA5rL9Ri9CcT
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阿晃給我看過那影片,鯨屍身上有明顯的傷口,更有內臟流出體外,實在慘不忍睹呢,圖片就不放在筆記這邊了,我不想再看到一次。299Please respect copyright.PENANAanp8xyGmSQ
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於布氏鯨死後,有幾起非自然死亡事件引起了獵戶座的關注…她們現在自稱為「第七期」。總之第七期指出有怨鯨索命的說法在西貢船戶之間流傳,希望我能幫手調查。299Please respect copyright.PENANAMhKUcQxdbs
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聽說鯨魚有靈性,動物學家亦指出鯨類亦有相當高的智力。不提科學一側,鯨魚在台灣,韓國,日本神話中也有被視為海神崇拜的存在,也是海洋系神明們的座騎,被稱為「海翁」。恐怕那些艇戶們覺得害死鯨魚心中有愧,而有這樣的傳聞吧。299Please respect copyright.PENANAyzLDP7i6a7
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不過年中無數海中生物因人類而死亡,他們卻只怕怨鯨索命,也突顯了鯨魚在他們心中的獨特地位吧。299Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1TsgVji3P
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調查方向我想到兩個,一是去找那些艇戶調查怨鯨索命的傳聞,二是調查那些命案的屍體。可惜的是我只是靈媒,算是個偵探,分析研究屍體實在不是我的專長……如果有一個法醫同時具備魔法文明知識的話也許能幫上忙。299Please respect copyright.PENANA0n5fLQwQcz
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第七期好像說過的確有一個這樣的法醫。
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