壁爐裡的柴火燒得作響，屋外的雨還是下個沒停，蒙大拿太太的哭聲也沒停過。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGs6xD9Kx35
長餐桌旁的五個人，三男二女。年輕貌美的蒙大拿太太哭著倚在油頭小生蒙大拿先生懷裡，他拍拍她的背，輕言細語的說著安慰之詞。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Dq1blBiQs
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坐在長桌一端的赫魯雷夫托著鰓，臉上的肥肉層層疊起來，五隻肥短的手指規律的敲著桌面。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBq0LCnaJW
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3m3nqSpjX6
赫魯雷夫身邊站著一名穿著長裙的女僕，名叫安亞，雙眼冰冷而無神。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3k1qQhdOdo
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長桌另一端坐著保羅，鏡片後的眼睛目露兇光的掃視眾人，好像所有人都跟他祖宗十八代有仇一樣。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgPEtlI3pe
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Fe47hvDLW
魔法師梅恩掛掉了掛牆電話，他回到長桌旁，坐在蒙大拿夫婦對面，「受暴雨阻礙，人狼管制局的人要明天才能到達。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnC0TNyEUR
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「我們走吧，我們回去吧。」蒙大拿太太哭喪著說。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PQSs8veUq
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNz1a05ZDie
「隨你的便，如果你試著徒步下山，我能借你傘子。」赫魯雷夫說。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWJ9sMmxwKr
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEh5hTobGmn
「我們甚麼地方也不會去，只要大家待在一起就必定安全。」蒙大拿先生說。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7lkRY399U
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvvVHNK3w5
「為甚麼會這樣，我們是來玩的啊。」梅恩說。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0Dobr1Ex2
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLF9j9V5N4
放在桌面中央的，是玩到一半的拼字遊戲，假若不是人狼管制局的一通電話，她就要獲勝了。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JmEFLq19I
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5r3KAk6Xu
「呃，作為主人家，我應該說點話。」赫魯雷夫抖著滿臉肥肉說：｢作為在書迷會認識的朋友，我非常敬重在座每一位。即使你是十惡不赦嗜殺成性的人狼都好，我願意網開一面，給你一個機會。地牢裡有一個監牢，是用來困住打獵抓回來的野獸，欄桿硬到連大棕熊都能困住。你進去吧，我誠諾既往不咎，在人狼管制局來到前放你走。｣536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLPRDDsvib
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJc635dTg8j
「哈哈哈，真仁慈啊。」保羅邊說邊拍手，｢那麼，有人會承認嗎？｣536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWzGIDor5W
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大家都互相看了一圈，沒有人自首。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rrQgtDmWm
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLxlps8ztn
「也許只是一場誤會，根本沒有人狼呢。」蒙大拿太太說。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡArEe1QN2Ke
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQiE2pUtgNl
「你意思是人狼管制局誤報？不可能的，人狼管制局從不出錯。我們當中必有人狼。」梅恩說。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4v8fKc6b7O
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKVDd7xDZD
「我們需要查出誰是人狼，然後把他困進監牢中，不然到了晚上，我們全部都要死。」保羅說，｢在此，我願意擔任偵探，為各位查出真相。｣536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWPcYDBwx1
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHTSvWY8eX
赫魯雷夫不肖的冷笑，「你要怎樣查？假若你就是人狼，不就方便你煙滅證據了嗎？」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wr2AZ4WDf
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPhAj6P0Vd
「言下之意，只要能證實自己的清白，我就有資格查了吧？」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZo2iCe1yNf
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhk1ChCD5Hu
「證明不了的。」梅恩說，｢在變身之前，人狼和一般人無異。只有銀製的十字架能夠探測，因為接近人狼的銀十字會扭曲。但我看屋內沒有這種東西。｣536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xO2iVj12J
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pwGjdTQbY
保羅笑了笑，他把左手放在桌上，從腰間拔出小刀把手釘在桌面。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyn7zaCcKSC
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1J4a6gVEGE
眾人倒抽一口涼氣，蒙大拿太太尖叫起來。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqnVHHpSNY
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmbOH4SxYm
「這樣如何……？如此一來……假若我是人狼，轉化後也不能活動了……」保羅鐵青了臉，斗大的汗珠從額心湧出。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZq3GGHvpn
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCj8LOpPZW4
「瘋子！狂人！……瘋子！」一時語塞的赫魯雷夫重覆罵著。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1Ekk0DlbE
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOb1whZz0w
「不能活動又要如果查案呢？偵探先生？」梅恩說。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqr098U7ppW
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWflfvHlF2
「我會用成果證明自己沒有瘋……看在這只手的份上務必對我的命令絕對服從，唯有這樣我們才能活命。」保羅的視線掃了一圈，大家都被嚇呆了，剛才不信任的想法全都轟飛到九宵雲外。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ950tJT1v0M
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzs3nv3Dbk
「哼，你儘管試試看。」赫魯雷夫雙手抱胸向後挨，但表情告訴所有人他只是故作鎮定。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk396EKUbZr
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl16vGxWeDn
其他人看來都沒有異議，保羅深吸口氣，把快要衝口而出的尖叫壓回肚子裡，「好極了，那麼就要勞煩大家。」保羅豎起食指指向天花，｢請把自己的行李提下來，我要撿查各位的行李。｣536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UUYAeYgkn
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElldQ37Bvn
「等等，我提議選一個中間人負責提行李，不然人狼會趁機把不利的證據扔掉。」赫魯雷夫說。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAeNXHBw7h2
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bIae0woIV
保羅搖頭，｢你以為我想不到嗎？這個證據是扔不掉的。｣536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLlIF5XGba
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQh1F14Nphp
各人皆離開大廳去提行李，只有赫魯雷夫吩咐女僕安亞去忙，自己在原位跟保羅玩瞪眼遊戲。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7vxoP4TFa
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37iaULAKQG
等各人回來，保羅又說：｢有人懂得分辨銀器嗎？｣536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPpPmsMgPG
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GkeSh7jR2
魔法師梅恩緩緩的舉手，｢我可以用魔法辦到。｣536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdERV9xy0DW
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyp4bPtUU1s
蒙大拿先生也跟著舉手，｢我在珠寶店工作的，我也會分辨銀器。｣536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdSIKbVovl
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH97HM6kOHZ
保羅點點頭，「由我開始，順時針方向輪流把行李打開。蒙大拿先生和梅恩小姐附責檢查行李中有沒有銀器。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaygSSq1DsM
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfocrjSohc9
「我不懂。」蒙大拿先生說，｢為甚麼持有銀器就能證明對方就是人狼？｣536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPe7e5BpjL
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbI9LNKAzQA
「不對，反過來。人狼害怕銀器，因為只有銀器能傷害人狼。所以人狼必對銀器有所忌諱，相反持有銀器的人便是清白的了。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadt6ebvf5w
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJud1ISYKFk
眾人順序打開各自的行李箱，結果，赫魯雷夫持有銀製的指環，蒙大拿太太持有銀項鍊。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEbbMJ9obH
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDfmSEXUq8
「我有這個做證，所以排除在外。」保羅指著釘在桌上的左手。他續一掃過餘下的嫌疑人，蒙大拿先生、女僕安亞、魔法師梅恩。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHtwNLkKDh
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lCMa0FtdY
「我以名義保證我的丈夫不是人狼。」蒙大拿太太充滿鼻音的說，｢他每晚都睡在我身邊，絕對不可能是殺人如麻的人狼。｣536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1MSpTNPtl
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeD5lPQqZcr
「我也以名義保證安亞的清白。」赫魯雷夫舉起他肥粗的食指說。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpyHrpV9Sg
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DHZrlfjYg
「因為她每晚都睡在你身邊嗎？」保羅說。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaXB27freF
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBQaI09IDh
赫魯雷夫頓時滿臉通紅，｢不是！｣536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwktp6yRHa
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdcrts63Qy
梅恩瞇起眼睛，｢沒有人能替我做擔保，看來我是頭號疑犯。｣536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwN0XHynZZ
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZfvZ1a5Nd
「看情況呢。」保羅的視線聚焦在安亞身上，她被盯得不自在，下意識的拉直裙子。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4rOFbkN2K
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFMUJdhwOl
赫魯雷夫生氣了，他站起來擋住保羅的視線，「別懷疑她！」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNAp7Xr5dLP
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7d1LvlnGI
「你家中有擺放銀十字嗎？」保羅說。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Q7czxUBEo
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXevhr3zUy
「沒有！但那不重要！」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbQ3eRmiRh
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbT12GQJBu
「梅恩小姐，人狼有可能壓溢住殺人的沖動嗎？」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFl2fo3FSdw
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6k4NGgN4W
「人狼一晚不吃人便會餓死，不過，又未至於沒有理性。很可能為隱藏身份，而不對生活圈子裡的人出手。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WA0oKYA37
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyTzpHOPC3
「可惡！我受夠了！」赫魯雷夫大力拍桌，｢不跟你們發瘋！跟本就沒有甚麼狗屁人狼！我要回房間了！｣536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXTewpou38
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnvmpQTH8t
「那兒都不要去！」保羅大喊。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QBfizBT6R
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3nY8CYStR
赫魯雷夫挪動那肥大的雙腳要跑，蒙大拿先生撲上去阻止他，安亞在旁試圖將他從自己的主人身上拉開，三人糾纏在一起，蒙大拿太太哭著叫他們停手，梅恩開始在唸咒，場面非常混亂。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkXm2D8tQR
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEcHR4X8Zb
「住手！我知道誰是人狼了！」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4242TFWFvP
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiexbFzPOf
像是拍照一樣，所有人的動作都停止，並看向鏡頭。保羅豎起食指，指住女僕安亞。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNYgxkuND5
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBw7AsZqm8q
「你就是人狼。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRqDPX8VmV
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnoTi5D24Y
保羅把釘住手掌的小刀拔出，他扯下領帶包住血流如注的左手。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvv6x0UThSW
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcnx46ODGr
「你可有證據！不要在含血噴人！」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTEySw9tjb
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSqdN388GH
保羅舉起右手，示意赫魯雷夫閉嘴。｢證據就在她的口袋裡。｣安亞的眼神讓保羅知道自己的想法沒錯，｢把口袋反開。｣536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9eRttG4ZX
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJe0aG4sa5B
安亞先是頓了一下，突然轉身逃跑。蒙大拿先生立刻抓住她的手腕和肩膀，以防身術壓倒在桌面上。安亞扭動身體掙扎，大聲漫罵。梅恩唸了句咒語，變出一條麻繩將她的雙手反綁在背後。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpTtGf5ske
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡif7ceHgqmG
保羅上前伸手進她的左口袋，從中掏出一個歪曲的金屬塊扔到桌上。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpcWyvcoMy
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGUeXxeE9W
「我由一開始便覺得你的動作很不自然，因為裡頭裝了這個大東西。寬鬆的長裙雖然能在外觀上掩飾，但金屬塊壓住大腿而使你行動不便。剛才你們糾纏一起時便更明顯了。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqwj4PyBsH
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡguFVNVGtEX
蒙大拿先生撿起金屬塊研究了一翻，｢這是銀器，原先的形狀是一個十字架，像神父會用的那種。｣536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5a79PWnjmo
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgp4g2ci8qB
「胖子，你可認得此物。」保羅說。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jPqH9JtbA
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP52laLArOn
赫魯雷夫聳肩，保羅指向壁爐，壁爐上方排滿了各樣小擺設，一匹小銅馬和一本聖經中間有明顯的空隙。｢我都忘了有這東西，為甚麼你會知道那兒原先放了十字架。｣536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkIN1Z2cy2X
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSy00P8kBU
保羅沒好氣的反了白眼，｢聖經旁邊不放十字架，難道要放屁嗎？｣536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBoMTsKQRV
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajy2IZQ5Y6
「但為甚麼她要收起十字架？」蒙大拿太太說。
「你們到底有多遲頓？」保羅指住安亞，「事情的真相很簡單，銀十字暴露了你的身份，於是你把它收起來，以為不會有人察覺，等到今晚就能大開殺戒。可是你算不到人狼管制局的這通電話。」保羅兩手一攤，｢不，你的手段太差了。儘管沒這通電話，我一樣能在晚上前揪出你。｣536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0uv08zHkQ
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClRtrudPM8
安亞目露兇光，猶如一匹野狼，「別得瑟了，低賤的人類！你們就只是會說話和穿著衣服的家畜！」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ95aC1XzK8
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9czD4VIxLm
啪！536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlQKpahdi2
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVT5idaigs
赫魯雷夫的一記耳光使她安靜下來。
｢你讓我太失望了。｣536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqWsMfk1Dr
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDjVOfePqN
稍後的時間，安亞被鎖進監牢裡，臉上的紅印依然隱隱作痛。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZxhsEJwy4
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2pu4FJdCc
「我相信你是無辜的，跟本沒有甚麼人狼，我會證明你的清白。」赫魯雷夫離開前說道。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRtr6fczeC
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地牢裡只有一絲燭光和一扇窗，夜晚刮起刺骨的寒風，唯一的燭光熄滅，妖豔的月光連同雨水灑進監牢裡，形成一光一暗兩個分明的世界。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhHgyLSFKB
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地牢的門被撞開，渾身是血的蒙大拿太太抓住欄杆呼叫，救我啊，救我啊。另一邊的安亞挨牆而坐，兩手吊高鎖在牆上，繞起二郎腿，冷笑。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Ou9tCENaJ
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蒙大拿太太被拖入黑暗之中，溫熱的鮮血淺到安亞的腿上弄髒她的長襪，伴隨骨肉撕裂的聲音蒙大拿太太終於停止哭泣了。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMxZZ2NT7c
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野獸從黑影慢步入月光之中，巨狼咧開鮮紅的利牙，黃色的雙眼瞪住安亞。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7uqzateYV
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她不知道誰是人狼，也毋須要知道。當她注意到壁爐上那歪曲的十字架後，便得出了結論：比起猜出誰是人狼，倒不如假裝人狼，讓自己被鎖進監牢裡比較安全。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXYzb5UVpp
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人狼管制局明天早上便到，她會被救出去，她會活下去，即使孤身一人。只要還活著，這樣便足夠了。
