他一直盯著那瑟縮牆角的小女孩。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUsuJAhwWD
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlokvQvcem
看著她因嚴寒而打顫，看著她為取暖而不斷劃下火柴，看著她對著火光傻傻發笑，看著她的微笑僵住，看著她一動也不動。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhDAU1vKRA
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrJRn4bKwp
他潛步走近，確認她停止呼吸後，俐落地將那小小的遺體放入大布袋裡，匆匆前往諾克斯醫生的辦公室。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XZWGKoJeL
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1FQa33QnI
諾克斯醫生見到他帶來的貨色，不禁眉頭一皺。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0wyQo7Qw3
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lZ0Ydcpbx
他慌忙補上一句謊話：「這是我的親人。你肯定不會惹上麻煩。」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLsBtZFXF2
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22npjGyRgI
諾克斯醫生還是認為這貨不值一個好價錢：「如果你真的那麼缺錢，可以帶走她的財物賣掉。」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpeKZXYFKZ7
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1d4V4U1Gfw
他沒奈何，但只得接受。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FIzBCud33
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡweFi6Nkscp
他小心翼翼地翻動小女孩的遺體。除了因著諾克斯醫生的要求（切勿毀壞遺體），亦因著對她的歉意。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhO6m3SpsL
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkeRdTImmc
無人生來就是壞傢伙。若非一貧如洗，他決不幹此缺德非法勾當！287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAbUTY0hcuk
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSo7xAShBCl
領取報酬後，他帶著小女孩的遺物離開辦公室。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrsBlQOGuFj
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRWTG95UNb
肅殺街景和溫暖的辦公室形成強烈對比，他一下子接受不來、反應不了，愣在原地倍感悲悽。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYe59z488tv
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8y83f656fC
城中大鐘不合時宜地響起十二下鐘聲。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLO5aHs3yRS
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「聖誕快樂！」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50jmvxep3F
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「新年快樂！」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGYJEA1gOs
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鄰近富戶不約而同傳出歡呼聲、祝福聲，訴說對未來的憧景與盼望。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GejaRsuAc
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjikQbPx9Ds
未來？那小女孩已沒有未來——她剛凍死街頭。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrMsmysSfD
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倏忽飄雪漫天。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1bwoUvt6Y
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寒氣徹骨。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyDDPN2Lzt
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回家吧。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKlwblAYlK
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走進貧民窟，拐入曲折的小路，十分鐘後才抵達家門前。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQs8jbN9Po
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKD9YPudEf
門開。發現病入膏肓的兒子迷迷糊糊地伏在枱邊喊凍喊餓。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyA3WdJtYm
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvZSN3ydzb
他上前一把擁兒子入懷，多麼希望剛才含笑離世的不是小女孩，而是懷中親兒。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsaf2rCB469
靈感來源：287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5R3b1E0P5S
*童話《賣火柴的小女孩》（角色：小女孩）287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqBldkPDNh
*真實事件，1827-1828年「伯克與海爾謀殺案」（角色：諾克斯醫生）
