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<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">威尔<font face="times new roman">·</font><font face="宋体">格雷厄姆让克劳福德坐在房子与海之间的野餐桌旁，然后递给他一杯冰茶。www.xiashucom.com</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">杰克<font face="times new roman">·</font><font face="宋体">克劳福德看着这幢外表漂亮的老式房子。银白色的木料衬着明媚的阳光。</font><font face="times new roman">“</font><font face="宋体">我真应该当你卸职的时候在玛若森就找到你，</font><font face="times new roman">”</font><font face="宋体">杰克说，</font><font face="times new roman">“</font><font face="宋体">你肯定不愿意在这儿谈这件事。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">这事我在哪儿都不愿意谈，杰克。既然你坚持要说，好，我们就来谈谈。但别拿任何照片出来。要是你把照片带来了，就把它们留在手提箱里</font><font face="times new roman">——</font><font face="宋体">莫莉和威利马上就要回来了。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">你对案子了解多少了？</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">《迈阿密先驱报》和《纽约时报》上报道过的。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font><font face="宋体">格雷厄姆说。</font><font face="times new roman">“</font><font face="宋体">一个月之间两个家庭的成员在各自家里全部遇害了。伯明翰和亚特兰大。作案手段相似。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">不是相似，是相同。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">有多少线索了？</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">在我下午来这之前是八十六个。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font><font face="宋体">克劳福德说。</font><font face="times new roman">“</font><font face="宋体">提供线索的人都是稀奇古怪的，没有一个知道细节。罪犯把玻璃打碎了还用玻璃碎片作案，没有一个人知道这一点。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">你还有哪些细节没在媒体上公布？</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">罪犯是金黄色头发，习惯使用右手，而且非常健壮。穿十一码的鞋。能系帆脚索。所有作案痕迹都是皮面光滑的手套留下的。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">这些你已经在公开场合说过了。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">他玩锁不是玩得太好，</font><font face="times new roman">”</font><font face="宋体">克劳福德说，</font><font face="times new roman">“</font><font face="宋体">最近的这次作案他用玻璃刀和吸盘进了屋里。哦，对了，他的血型是</font><font face="times new roman">ab</font><font face="宋体">阳性。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">他受伤了吗？</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">据我们所知还没有。我们是从他的精液和唾液中测到的血型。他是个隐私窥探者。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font><font face="宋体">克劳福德看着眼前平静的大海。</font><font face="times new roman">“</font><font face="宋体">威尔，我想问你件事。案情你在报纸上都看到了，所有电视台又都大量报道第二起案件。你就没有想过给我打个电话吗？</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">没有。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">为什么？</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">开始的时候，对伯明翰发生的案子公布的细节很少。任何犯罪类型都有可能：报复，一个亲戚杀的。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">可是在第二起案件以后，你知道它是什么类型。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">对，是精神变态者干的。我没给你打电话是因为我不想打。我知道你手上已经有很多大腕来共同侦破这案子。你有最棒的实验室，你有哈佛大学的赫姆利奇，芝加哥大学的布隆</font><font face="times new roman">——”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">我还有你，在这儿修他妈的船发动机。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">我并不觉得我会对你有多大用处，杰克。我再也不想办案了。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">真的吗？可是你两次抓到了罪犯。我们办的那两个系列凶杀案件的主犯，是你抓到的。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">怎么抓的？还不是和你和其他人一样的抓法！</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">不完全是那样，威尔。是你的特殊的思考方式破的案。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">我想关于我的思考方式已经有够多的混账话在聒噪了。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">你有很多思维跳跃从来都没有解释过。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">因为证据在那里摆着。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font><font face="宋体">格雷厄姆说。</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">是有证据，足够多的证据</font><font face="times new roman">——</font><font face="宋体">可都是在事后发现的。在主线索突破之前我们手里的证据太少了，我们根本无法找到一个犯罪原因去进一步调查。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">你需要的人都有了，杰克，我不觉得我能帮你改进什么。我来到这就是想彻底躲开刑侦。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">我知道，你上次受了重伤，可你现在看起来好好的。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">我现在是没什么，我不干不是因为受过伤，你也被砍过。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">我也被砍过，但不像你的那么重。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">受伤不是原因，我就是决定不做了，我无法向你解释清楚。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">老天知道我怎么能理解你不再能侦查凶杀案件的原因。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">不，你能理解</font><font face="times new roman">——</font><font face="宋体">被迫地工作是不会有效果的。案件的情况总会很糟，但因为你必须去做，所以你能够继续担当你的角色，只要他们已经死了。去医院，接受采访，这些更糟。你必须把这一切千扰都排除掉，然后才能专心致志地思考。我做不到这些了。我可以逼着自己看，但我会把大脑思维关掉。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">他们都死了，威尔。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font><font face="宋体">克劳福德用尽可能柔缓的语调说。杰克</font><font face="times new roman">·</font><font face="宋体">克劳福德在格雷厄姆的话音里听出了他自己的句型和节奏。他以前也听过格雷厄姆在和别人谈话时用过同样的方式。在激烈的辩论中格雷厄姆经常套用对方的说话方式。起先克劳福德以为格雷厄姆故意这么做，作为以子之矛攻子之盾的策略。后来克劳福德才明白格雷厄姆是不由自主的。有时候他不想这么做，却停不下来。</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">克劳福德用两根手指探进外衣兜，然后把两张照片轻放在格雷厄姆那头的桌子上，面朝上。<font face="times new roman">“</font><font face="宋体">都死了。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font><font face="宋体">他重复道。</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">格雷厄姆对他端详了好一会儿才拿起照片。</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">是两张小照：一个女人，后面跟着三个孩子和一只鸭子。女人手里拎着野炊用品站在一个池塘的岸边。另一张是一家人站在蛋糕的后面。</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">看了半分钟，格雷厄姆把照片放下了。他把照片推进桌边的一堆文件里，然后向远处的沙滩望去：一个男孩在沙滩上蹲着，仔细端详沙子里的某个东西。一个女人站着看着男孩，用手叉着腰，让打碎的浪花没过她的脚踝。她身子往岸边一侧，把湿漉漉的头发从肩膀上甩开。</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">格雷厄姆忘情地看着莫莉和威利，完全忘了他的客人的存在，就像刚才看着照片一样。</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">克劳福德满意了。他小心翼翼地把满意的表情藏起来，就像在此之前他颇费心机地选择与格雷厄姆的见面地点一样。他知道他已经说服格雷厄姆了。让战果慢慢巩固吧。</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">三只极其难看的狗溜达着晃过来，然后一下子趴在桌边的地上。</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">我的老天。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font><font face="宋体">克劳福德说。</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">也许它们还有点狗的模样。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font><font face="宋体">格雷厄姆解释说。</font><font face="times new roman">“</font><font face="宋体">来这里的人总是把小狗丢下不管。我可以把好看一点的送人，其他的就只能任其长大变成大个头了。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">它们真是够肥的。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">莫莉对无家可归的狗总是心软。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">你在这里和莫莉与威利生活得挺不错的，威尔。威利他多大了？</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">十一岁。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">长得挺英俊。他将来会比你高的。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">格雷厄姆点点头。<font face="times new roman">“</font><font face="宋体">他父亲就很高。我现在很幸运，我知道。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">我曾经想把菲莉丝带到这儿来，佛罗里达。在我退休时买栋房子，然后结束这种天天都像穴居鱼一样动荡的生活。菲莉丝说她所有的朋友都在阿林顿。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">我想谢谢她在我住院的时候给我带的书，但一直没机会说。替我谢谢她。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">我会的。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>