說罷黑爺寒著背,像頭衰老的黑熊般走回廚房。395Please respect copyright.PENANA88xC42FEZg
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白爺現出副無奈的表情,望著黃炏兩兄妹:「沒辦法了,他都頹廢到這副徳性。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAQtZN3VwKL1
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「黑爺通常在哪兒賭錢?」小羽好奇的問:「靈界賭博要過大海嗎?」395Please respect copyright.PENANAy0gC42VXli
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「不用,他都是跟廚房的同事對賭。」白爺嚥下一口涼茶,失望的吐出一句:「他的同事個個贏得風生水起,就是有他一個愈賭愈窮。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAtQmaHa1pFi
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黃炏托一下眼鏡:「那很明顯就是騙局啦。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAarNuSB2NyQ
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「是有這個可能...可是有好幾次他賭番攤我也在場,我也完全看不出破綻。」白爺轉向黃炏,顯然對這可能性很有興趣:「反正我們要等到天亮。不如留下來看看他們開賭的情況,好嗎?」395Please respect copyright.PENANAg4Q89R3y2s
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黃炏點點頭,似乎對這提議不太有信心。小羽卻顯得無比興奮,彷彿以為自己正在去搗破犯罪集團似的。 395Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9FgSW2nCF
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兩個時辰以後。395Please respect copyright.PENANAR7hHJr5qXt
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空地的食客已經走得八八九九,小羽望望手錶顯示著陽間下午兩點鐘,那麼陰間時間就是零晨時份吧。廚房傳出清潔工具乒乒乓乓的噪音,樓面大嬸也把木椅放到桌子上清潔。395Please respect copyright.PENANALWti7KL0k0
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黑爺換了一身全黑的古裝便服(當然也是縫縫補補的),一見到白爺三個人仍在,當下結巴起來。395Please respect copyright.PENANAsQUMDHNnKt
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「唉呀,你你你們幾個幹嘛不離開...?」395Please respect copyright.PENANALx1bu6KPKm
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「我想賭錢。」小羽叉起手站起來,露出個奸狡的微笑。395Please respect copyright.PENANAliVFBQPS6Q
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白爺向黑爺後頭的同事打聲招呼:「對啊。今晚參我們一份,一起賭個痛快!」395Please respect copyright.PENANAzkQuBLhWSx
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小羽把目光轉向黑爺身後那幫廚房同僚,不其然打了個突。十數個全身金黃色、外貌一模一樣的光頭漢子從廚房走出來,圍在最大的一張木桌上。395Please respect copyright.PENANA3m1g4Bw3vE
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「這群金屬和尚是黑爺的同事?」黃炏偷偷問白爺。395Please respect copyright.PENANAAXzcIGWRNW
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「對啊,他們叫做銅人,全身上下都是金屬,大概也算是種妖怪吧。」白爺笑咪咪的回敬黑爺一個笑臉:「廚房會濕水嘛,又會明火,所以不可以用式神;有規模的餐廳都會聘請這種半人半妖的銅人,去處理廚房工作。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAhIPbdnG8xZ
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「銅人嗎...但他們是金色啊...」395Please respect copyright.PENANA4941YxwskL
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「銅人都是發錢寒的守財奴,最喜歡把賺了的錢往自己身上電鍍上鋼鐵呀、白銀呀,當然最喜歡還是貼金!」白爺繼續解釋道:「他們一身光鮮的金箔,就是從黑爺口袋裡贏回來的。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAb3M89GHD9f
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再多的銅人在廚房出來,圍站在一張舖上白布的大木桌,白布上分了四格,分別繡上『一二三四』四組大字。銅人的臉上都是閃閃亮亮的黃金顏色,直至去到胸口和手臂才變回黃銅的橙黃色。小羽實在很難苟同這種審美觀點,不過想深一層,他們也許覺得只把金子打成首飾掛在頸上很戇居。395Please respect copyright.PENANAkHrTZIvTxi
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其中一個看來是老大哥的銅人,捧著一盤賭具走過來。他臉上只是普通的黃銅顏色,兩條手臂卻𤳉滿滿的貼上了金箔,雙手雙臂都閃閃發光。莊家銅人拿出了一盤金金銀銀的銅錢,還有一個大湯碗。395Please respect copyright.PENANANPEoo7ZYBw
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「你們幾個看我今晚大殺三方!」黑爺磨半拳擦掌,彷彿把剛才的悔意拋到九宵雲外。395Please respect copyright.PENANAoGrX6YUOqf
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「我看你還是戒賭罷了...」白爺還在旁邊碎碎唸,黑爺耳朵明顯沒聽得進半句。 395Please respect copyright.PENANAkUEruB6Cme
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「就賭多這一次。」黑爺焦點就只剩下桌上的賭具了。百多枚顏色不一的舊銅板堆滿一桌,中間一個方孔,都是些古裝劇才見到的生鏽銅錢。白爺跟兩旁的黃炏小羽解釋道:「他們最喜歡賭的是番攤。莊家反轉大碗子,隨手罩住一部分銅錢,再讓大家猜。銅錢四個一組,只要猜中餘數,就可以贏回四倍下注的注碼。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAMUMUeLUrjS
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「奇怪了。」黃炏扁著嘴:「如果是一賠四的話,莊家佔不到甜頭,長遠下去莊家和賭客都只會平手。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAQkGotiZ2YJ
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「會平手的話,黑爺就不會搞得一窮二白。」白爺目光落在老拍檔的背影上,不勝唏噓。「所有銅人身上貼的金,基本上都是黑爺的退休金,還有這幾十年的薪水。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAhL0HX7rVnD
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「唯一解釋,就是有人耍了詐。」黃炏托著下巴,認真得就像個青年版的柯南:「即是出千。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAFW8vCWWYe6
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白爺反駁:「黑爺和我連千百把飛劍暗箭都能看得清清楚楚,掩眼法這等把戲怎可能逃得過我雙眼!?」395Please respect copyright.PENANAxOIm6zmKU4
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「出千呢,又不是一定要用掩眼法。」黃炏坐到桌邊,全神貫注地望著賭局:「最重要是腦袋啊,是腦袋。」 395Please respect copyright.PENANA5Alptgs3aD
十幾個銅人都望一望黃炏他們,好像不甚歡迎黑爺的朋友加入。直至白爺在衣袖掏出幾錠金子,銅人臉上閃出一絲貪婪的奸笑,歡迎新賭客加入。白爺小羽一左一右,坐到黃炏兩旁,全神貫注看著黑爺下注。395Please respect copyright.PENANAbHrcjEGqZ6
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幾注過後。「黑爺手風怎樣?」395Please respect copyright.PENANABAIRKFGVgZ
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「還算不賴,把上個月的薪水都掙回來了!」黑爺舉起葫蘆酒瓶,灌了一大口孖蒸:「老子今晚手氣好,你們這等禿驢看著,今天等我殺你們一個片甲不留。」395Please respect copyright.PENANA0Wpr5BOl7v
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幾個銅人沒甚麼表情,互望一眼,又似乎禁不住地暗笑了一下。395Please respect copyright.PENANAGrfSsEJJ5h
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黃炏在小羽耳朵低聲地說了一聲:「這是請君入甕。黑爺也開始醉了。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAJHfibKzOYK
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桌面上上百塊銅錢,有的深色殘舊、有些較新淨,咚咚噹噹的湊在一起。莊家銅人反轉大碗一把蓋住了大半的銅板。395Please respect copyright.PENANAuD08CKUHCz
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小羽扁扁嘴,「白爺,你數得到大碗裡有多少銅板嗎?」395Please respect copyright.PENANAgDM0OO1biM
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「大約四十多塊...」白爺搖搖頭:「動作太快、時間太短,沒可能趕得及計數。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAlUbxlHSSLa
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其他十數個當閒家的銅人,猶豫半下,然後就紛紛下注。可是他們有的選一、有的選二,選三四的人也不少,這意味著有些銅人會猜對了開盤贏錢,有些卻賠錢。這根本不像是串謀的嘛...395Please respect copyright.PENANACaqUIXd0VC
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「買定離手,買定離手!」莊家的銅人執起大盤子,在手中揮灑地轉了兩圈。他拿著細長的竹技把銅錢四個四個分好。395Please respect copyright.PENANAvvaL2TUXrD
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「一點呀。」莊家通殺買了二三四的銀兩,再賠買中了的同僚。有人贏有人輸,根本沒出千的跡象。就這樣多開了兩舖,黑爺都押錯了注。395Please respect copyright.PENANAsCCqU0s1wM
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「來來來...買定離手!」395Please respect copyright.PENANAWmH585JLg7
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黃炏把手收到枱下,在白爺和小羽的手背上,用指頭明確的點了四下。395Please respect copyright.PENANAAkG6ii5I40
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莊家開盤點算,「嗯...這場開四啊。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAi0rFPAO9pG
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白爺和小羽立時瞪大眼睛,望著木無表情的黃炏。他轉過去望望白爺,偷偷又在手背上發了個明顯的暗號:手指頭點了兩下。395Please respect copyright.PENANAMFZTFL5zCw
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莊家開始倒贏,黑爺的氣燄開始收斂下來。「啊...這舖開二。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAGP9C6Is3uz
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白爺抽一口氣,心忖:難道這小子竟然數得到碗底的銅幣...不,他應該是破解了銅人通風報訊的暗號才對!可是黃炏的臉色仍然是一臉疑慮,手指頭再在白爺手背點了三下。395Please respect copyright.PENANAofjzm5ZUsz
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「我買三!」黑爺喝一聲,把一錠銀子拍到賭枱上,彷彿拍得夠大力勝算會高一點。395Please respect copyright.PENANAK4o92GFzWn
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白爺伸出手正想下注,卻給黃炏按住:「再等一下。」395Please respect copyright.PENANA4zWWV4xKZo
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碗子緩緩升起,莊家有條不紊地把銅板分好。銅錢愈來愈少,黑爺就愈緊張,雙拳握得像找人打架。395Please respect copyright.PENANA9xWEY8Xiec
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「不好意思啊...」莊家把最後四塊銅錢撥開:「...兩點」395Please respect copyright.PENANALCo7Iw4tx5
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「唉喲...」黑爺拿出錢包,看來剛才枱面上的賭本已經輸光光。白爺看看預測失靈的黃炏,臉上卻出現一個胸有成竹的笑意。「小羽白爺,跟我過來一下...」 395Please respect copyright.PENANAvlzkCM44Kg
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