說罷黑爺寒著背，像頭衰老的黑熊般走回廚房。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6tu5E0pxW
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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。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx19gEYdtMq
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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？」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRm5M99vhU3
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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。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHn7GkeT6J
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黃炏托一下眼鏡：「那很明顯就是騙局啦。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg8HwiKmAnE
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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？」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5UsmhEZPT
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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。 494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxQYHa774L
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兩個時辰以後。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEMmn1GRa7
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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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj82FELPX0a
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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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2lxz0x9S3
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「唉呀，你你你們幾個幹嘛不離開...？」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQEIVtOJ32
494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQn6xbRCKT
「我想賭錢。」小羽叉起手站起來，露出個奸狡的微笑。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCozVdOPwcA
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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！」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGf5hnTeUZH
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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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8pgpBbQeF
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「這群金屬和尚是黑爺的同事？」黃炏偷偷問白爺。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ41qHgkp0X
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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。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32nUVLhmtO
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「銅人嗎...但他們是金色啊...」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvhRbwkxBv
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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。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12r3EJUUZI
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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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBqWpEf9Ii
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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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYtd6W7siW
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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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2wBWTS4mr
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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。 494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YKu76eEJx
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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。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8vEQSEgEu
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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。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hLcfYMeTe
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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。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0K6MvFvGl
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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。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGkVD0fcBm
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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！？」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhAYZb65LcY
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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。」 494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRBouAQyAQ
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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDp0vM3p4q
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幾注過後。「黑爺手風怎樣？」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqqoUF12ZM
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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。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyuncy9Zfo
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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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwU6l8rNCXb
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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。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtTno8kuPY
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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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMuFEaFSuX
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小羽扁扁嘴，「白爺，你數得到大碗裡有多少銅板嗎？」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgqQQwMLhd
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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。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScUcHHwBhz
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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...494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gFSMsXfJz
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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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCiqoIUWlr
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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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMB6NqyYS4
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「來來來...買定離手！」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEHVkr2RQO
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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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0ECbtgdMh
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莊家開盤點算，「嗯...這場開四啊。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZsZ7fVjYK
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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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsJl8qJiqK
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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。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCgvdD7clfC
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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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzk56Xtc69
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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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HuW3JFjCh
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白爺伸出手正想下注，卻給黃炏按住：「再等一下。」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdy4TkL4AgR
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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。494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefVcUBneuj
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「不好意思啊...」莊家把最後四塊銅錢撥開：「...兩點」494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJZY3oA2Ls
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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...」 494Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1ifn8zmnl
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