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「Thank god, Miss Jefferson ! How do you find me ? 」我明明係用泳茹個電話打過去。
「Well, I have the contacts of all the staff. You are really lucky that I left my iPad here. 」Miss Jefferson係Dr.Hendrix既私人助理,無論係博士既實驗室定辦公室,所有大小事務都由佢一手包辦,係一位非常細心又有能力既女士。
「What do you mean ? 」咩叫我好lucky?
「The lab has closed down. No one’s gonna be here anymore. 」
「What !? Why? 」冇理由,博士家財萬貫,就算失敗過幾多個實驗,佢都有辦法清數,個lab係佢既心血,對佢黎講既重要性只僅次於家人,點可能無啦啦就close down?更何況,如果真係出咗啲咩事,博士冇理由唔聯絡我格。
「6141276379,this is Doctor’s home number. 」
「Why are you giving this to me ? Is he home ? 」呢個時間博士應該唔係做緊實驗,就係喺森林度視察緊,做咩俾佢屋企電話我?
「You will know. 」Miss Jefferson 講完呢句就開始同我寒喧起上黎,畢竟以前都幾熟,不過礙於時間緊迫,電資源又罕貴,我拿拿聲約咗下次飲茶就收咗線。
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我一直喺腦海中默唸,以免唔記得。
我喺一個小山丘旁邊盤腿坐低,拎出筆記簿同筆諗住整理吓要同博士討論既野同記低等陣博士既論點。
拎出泳茹電力所剩無幾既電話,我打咗去博士屋企。
嘟…嘟…嘟…
嘟…嘟…嘟…
嘟…嘟…嘟…
足足打到第三次,先有人聽。
「Hello, Hendrix’s speaking. 」電話裡面傳黎既係一把有氣無力既女聲。
「Hello, is that Molly ? 」聲線年輕,雖然同佢唔太熟,不過我估計應該係博士個女Molly Hendrix。
「Who are you?」只見面過兩次面,對方顯然唔認得我把聲。
「Don, Donald Hau. We met twice at your father’s office, do you remember ? 」我嘗試喚起佢既記憶。
「Um….Oh, that Hong Kong guy ? 」Molly諗咗陣,終於記起我。
「Yeah, right. The Hong Kong guy. I’m calling to find Dr.Hendrix. Is he home? 」
「Are kidding me ? 」Molly把聲突然變得更加陰沉。
「I’m in a hurry, would you please help me find him? 」我亦非常趕急。
「What the fuck are you talking about ? 」 光從聲線就聽得出對方有幾咁震怒。
「Ex…Excuse me ? 」Molly份人活潑大方,平時都鐘意開吓玩笑咁,雖然有時候有少少刁蠻,不過好少鬧人,所以聽到之後我都嚇咗嚇。
「Dad’s dead. 」Molly把聲一啲溫度都冇。
「What!? When !?」我完全唔敢想信,溫熱既眼淚不斷從淚腺湧出,兩個月以黎已經第二次感受呢種撕心裂肺既痛。
「One month ago, you don’t know about that ? 」
「Of course I don't! I left like two months ago! Molly, I’m so so sorry for your lost. Who did that? 」兩個月前,因為那件意外,我辭去了這份工作,毅然離去,自然唔會知道一個月前發生既事。
「No one knows. 」Molly得知我咩都唔知後,態度軟化咗好多。
沉默咗一陣,Molly又開始講。
「But there are some rumors. We think that jerk is your lab partner.」
「Anna !? Impossible! Anna was…… 」估唔到佢竟然懷疑Anna,,Anna同Molly由大學時期已經認識,好鬼friend。
「Not Anna. The other guy.」Molly未等我講完就打斷咗我。
博士既實驗室入面一共有三個幫手,每次出去做research一定係我地四個一齊行動,三個助手分別係我、Anna同姚望。
我同Anna喺大學既時候係博士既學生,上咗幾堂之後佢就邀請我地去幫佢手,而姚望就係一名定居喺澳洲既中國藉男子,大概比我地早半年左右去幫博士。
但係姚望份人非常老實,正宗擔屎唔偷食,好地地又點會殺人?仲要係非常賞識佢既博士。
「What about the documents? Something is happening here, I need those data and information to see if I can solve the problem or not. 」所有我地之前做過既研究資料都以文件夾既形式存放喺博士既辦公室。
「It’s gone. It’s all gone. No matter who the fuck that guy is, it stole all the stuff in the office. All he had left was the body of dad. 」Molly講吓講吓哽咽起上黎。
Molly再警告咗我幾句之後,我地就準備收線。
「Hey wait. Do you know anything about 919 square? 」Molly突然問起一個莫明奇妙的問題?
「919?」我思考了一下,想不出個所以然。
「Dad wrote that down in the scene. I thought you’d know what that means. 」
「Did you take a picture? Can you send it to me? 」
「Of course. Call me again if you have a clue. 」講完,Molly就收咗線。
我自己部電話即時響起,Molly send咗張相過黎。