正文 27金海螺号
阿曼德？！
莱威尔瞬间清醒过来。他看了一眼墙上<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">挂钟,距离黎明还有不到一个小时。现在正是对吸血鬼来说最困倦也最危险<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">时刻。他分不出这到底是阿曼德<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">呼唤还是别<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">什么东西。但是出于对这座城市里唯一一个同类<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">关心，他还是飞速穿上衣服冲了出去。
在过去<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">数十年中莱威尔和阿曼德见面<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">次数屈指可数。他总是找不出合适<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">理由去找阿曼德。两个吸血鬼一起庆祝圣诞或是新年听上去似乎有些愚蠢。
只有少数几次,阿曼德突然出现在他<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">窗外。美少年对着卧室<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">方向释放出杀气，这无疑比心灵感应更容易因为莱威尔<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">注意。通常只需要半分钟,莱威尔就已经出现在大门外。阿曼德并不会说出他<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">来意。他只是默默地看莱威尔一眼,问一些无关紧要<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">问题,然后又飘然离开。这种不定期<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">拜访让莱威尔有些摸不着头脑。
今晚是莱威尔第一次从阿曼德那里接受到明确<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">信息。无论这信息是什么，他都必须去看一看。他想起了那艘叫金海螺号<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">船。天知道几十年过去了那艘船还在不在。不过既然阿曼德没有主动变更过联络地址，那他多半还是在<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">。
莱威尔跳进汽车。他将车开进了港口,然后下去随便抓了个人询问金海螺号<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">位置。对方用一种狐疑<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">眼光看了他一眼，指了指他<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">背后。莱威尔回过头。他猛然发觉原来金海螺号并不是一艘船。那是一家赌场，一个从外表看非常热闹<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">地方。
吸血鬼立即凭借他强壮<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">体魄挤进了人群。光顾赌场<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">大多是船上<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">水手和码头上<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">搬运工。四处都充斥着男人们<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">汗臭和他们闹哄哄<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">叫嚷声。打扮露骨<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">女郎穿梭在男人们之间，为她们<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">身体寻找下一个买主。她们中<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">一些已经找到了合适<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">人选,正坐在对方<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">大腿上帮对方朝色子上面吹气。
莱威尔觉得想在这个乱哄哄地方找个人出来打听阿曼德<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">下落绝对是徒劳<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">。他径自往赌场管理者<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">办公室走去。一个高大<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">黑人守在门口。莱威尔一拳打晕了他。
门后面是一条曲折<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">走廊。外界<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">吵嚷声在莱威尔转过两个弯之后就已经几乎消失了。他侧耳听了听。走廊<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">尽头有几个微弱<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">呼吸声，还有一个人正在来回踱步。
吸血鬼推开门。
一个握着手枪<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">男人迅速转过身。可惜莱威尔<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">速度比他更快。莱威尔想都没想就拧断了男人<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">一条胳膊。地上横七竖八倒着好几个人，看起来不像是受伤，倒像是被人下了药。
男人到了嘴边<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">惨叫声又被吸血鬼捂了回去。
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">是什么人？这儿<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">主人呢？老实回答<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">要是说错一个字，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">就把<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c"><img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">另一条胳膊也拧断。”
莱威尔在感觉到对方点头之后松开手掌。
男人哆嗦了几下嘴唇。“别、别杀<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">。<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">只是负责帮忙把这儿<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">人弄晕。她和她<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">人已经进去了。”
“她是谁？”
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">不知道。<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">真<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">不知道。<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">只是收了钱帮他们解决警卫而已。<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">听他们都管她叫‘女士’。<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">猜这大概是黑帮仇杀吧！”
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">认识这儿<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">主人吗？”
“不，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">没见过他。只有少数几个人能进去见他。<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">才刚来这儿工作没多久。”
“刚来就已经开始吃里扒外了？”莱威尔冷冷一笑，一下手刀将此人打晕。
这家赌场<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">神秘主人很可能就是阿曼德。看来他是遇上了什么麻烦，所以才会给自己发出求救信号。
在想通了这一点之后，莱威尔立即摩拳擦掌起来。那道有密码锁<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">暗门对他来说根本不算什么。他很快就冲进了门背后<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">暗道。几个呼吸声就在前面不远<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">地方。莱威尔还闻到了血<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">味道。他立即将脚步放轻，背脊贴着墙壁向前挪去。
房间里<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">状况比莱威尔想象<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">还要糟糕。
四个持枪<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">男人占据了房间<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">四角，另两个则站在沙发两旁。阿曼德半倚在沙发上，用手捂住肩膀。他瑟瑟发抖，鲜血从他<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">指间不断渗透出来。地板上倒着几个人，每一个身上都起码有三四个弹孔。
一个夹着香烟<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">女人站在阿曼德面前。她带着那种款式颇老<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">礼帽，紫色<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">硬纱顺着帽檐垂下来，遮挡在她<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">眼睛前面。一件深紫色<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">V领露背晚礼服将她<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">身材勾勒得动人之极。
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">还是不打算交出来吗，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c"><img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">孩子？那样东西对<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">而言毫无价值。<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">愿意付出一笔可观<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">钱作为交换。”女人居高临下地看着阿曼德，冲美少年<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">脸吐出一口烟，“别告诉<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">它不在<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">手里。在得到那样东西之后，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">们立即在上面涂了一种特殊材料，凡是接触过它<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">人都会沾到。”
阿曼德垂下头，沉默不语。
莱威尔决定按兵不动。在他看来，光凭这几个人根本就不可能是阿曼德<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">对手。他有一种感觉，阿曼德现在正在戏弄这群凡人。
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">到底为谁工作？这家赌场有长达半个多世纪<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">历史，从<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c"><img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">年龄看不可能一直是这里<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">主事者。这是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">们<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">一个长期据点对不对？”女人<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">脸上浮现出一丝不耐烦。她回头对沙发旁<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">一个男人说了一句莱威尔听不懂<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">话。那个男人立即从腰上抽出皮带向阿曼德抽去！
“住手！”
看阿曼德演戏是一回事，眼睁睁看着他漂亮<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">脸蛋被抽花又是另一回事。莱威尔想都没想就从门外蹿进房间，用风驰电掣一般<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">速度把所有持枪<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">男人都解决掉。他用眼角<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">余光看到那个女人正试图从靴子里抽出手枪，立即飞起一脚将人踢到了墙上。对方只来得及发出一声娇呼就已经晕了过去。
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">还好吧？”莱威尔搓着手指站在阿曼德面前。
出乎他<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">意料，美少年并没有怪他多管闲事。事实上，阿曼德只是清了清嗓子，用一种低沉<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">语调叫他走近一点把自己扶起来。莱威尔突然注意到阿曼德肩膀上<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">伤口一直在流血！
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">们走。”
“这些人怎么办？”
“别管他们。到<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">说<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">地方去，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">们<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">时间不多了。”
莱威尔理解阿曼德这句话<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">意思，现在距离黎明已经不足二十分钟了。让他惊讶<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">是，阿曼德抓住他胳膊<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">手几乎没有丝毫力气。
看起来像是伤得很重？
莱威尔立即带着阿曼德从后门离开了赌场。他们一起在城中飞奔了一阵，然后来到一幢阴森<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">房子面前。阿曼德指点莱威尔搬开房子后面<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">地砖，从下面取出地下室<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">钥匙。
在终于打开沉重<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">石门看见到棺材<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">时候，莱威尔已经有些昏昏欲睡。在他身后，勉强靠墙站着<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">少年早就已经睡了过去。他不得不把阿曼德抱进棺材，然后又找了块干净<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">地方躺下闭上眼睛。
明天一定要好好问问阿曼德这到底是怎么回事。
吸血鬼在睡着之前想。
第二天，当莱威尔醒来<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">时候，他发现地下室里只有他一个人。阿曼德<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">棺材里血迹依旧，这让他确信昨晚并不是在做梦。他拾级而上，发现房子里有灯光透出来。吸血鬼在大门前顿住脚步，有些不确定是否要按门铃。
房门在他面前突兀地打开了。门背后站着一个身材颀长<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">漂亮男孩。莱威尔完全没有想到会在这里见到除了阿曼德之外<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">人。他尴尬地笑了笑。对方却垂下眼眸，恭敬地说：“主人叫<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">进去。”
看来这里一定是阿曼德<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">另一处巢穴了。莱威尔恍然大悟。这个男孩估计是阿曼德留在这儿<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">仆人。
男孩领着莱威尔走进大厅。壁炉里生着火。这让室内<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">温度有些偏高。阿曼德坐在餐桌<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">尽头。他换上了一套黑色<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">小西装。衬衫上<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">蕾丝花边从西装<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">袖口中露出来，让他看起来既高贵又有些俏皮。
阿曼德对莱威尔做了一个坐<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">手势。
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">饿么？”
老实说莱威尔已经有很长一段时间没有坐在长餐桌前了。以至于他都有点忘记了通常凡人坐在这个位置是为了进餐。
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">可以喝他<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">血，如果<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">能控制住自己不把他吸干<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">话。”阿曼德指了指他们身边<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">漂亮男孩。
莱威尔有些吃惊。
“别担心，他知道<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">们是什么。<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">说<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">对吗，宝贝？”阿曼德举起一只手勾住少年<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">脖子，让他<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">嘴唇和自己<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">相贴。莱威尔觉得自己一定是在做梦，竟然一觉醒来看到两个美少年在他面前拥吻！
“是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">，主人。”在阿曼德松开他<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">嘴唇之后，漂亮男孩喘息着说。
莱威尔看得出来，这个并不是吸血鬼。那他就是阿曼德<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">储备粮食喽？高大<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">吸血鬼实在是想不出来有什么能让一个凡人甘愿做吸血鬼<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">口粮。
“他是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c"><img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">奴隶。”阿曼德解释道。
“昨晚是怎么回事？”莱威尔决定暂时不去理会阿曼德<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">奇怪用词。在过去<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">数十年中，阿曼德身边其实一直有一个又一个<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">凡人奴隶相伴，这个想法让他觉得非常别扭。
“昨天来找<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c"><img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">那个女人是个苏联间谍。”阿曼德平静地说。
莱威尔吃了一惊。他知道二战之后美苏两国就陷入了冷战状态，但是没想到克格勃间谍已经如此明目张胆地出现在他们身边了。
“她还有另一个身份。”阿曼德<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">脸上露出一丝嘲讽<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">笑容，“‘占星女士’，他们都是这样叫她<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">。”
作者有话要说：唔，感冒发烧了，存稿也快用完啦，所以明天不一定有更新╭(╯3╰)╮
莱威尔瞬间清醒过来。他看了一眼墙上<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">挂钟,距离黎明还有不到一个小时。现在正是对吸血鬼来说最困倦也最危险<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">时刻。他分不出这到底是阿曼德<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">呼唤还是别<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">什么东西。但是出于对这座城市里唯一一个同类<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">关心，他还是飞速穿上衣服冲了出去。
在过去<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">数十年中莱威尔和阿曼德见面<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">次数屈指可数。他总是找不出合适<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">理由去找阿曼德。两个吸血鬼一起庆祝圣诞或是新年听上去似乎有些愚蠢。
只有少数几次,阿曼德突然出现在他<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">窗外。美少年对着卧室<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">方向释放出杀气，这无疑比心灵感应更容易因为莱威尔<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">注意。通常只需要半分钟,莱威尔就已经出现在大门外。阿曼德并不会说出他<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">来意。他只是默默地看莱威尔一眼,问一些无关紧要<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">问题,然后又飘然离开。这种不定期<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">拜访让莱威尔有些摸不着头脑。
今晚是莱威尔第一次从阿曼德那里接受到明确<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">信息。无论这信息是什么，他都必须去看一看。他想起了那艘叫金海螺号<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">船。天知道几十年过去了那艘船还在不在。不过既然阿曼德没有主动变更过联络地址，那他多半还是在<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">。
莱威尔跳进汽车。他将车开进了港口,然后下去随便抓了个人询问金海螺号<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">位置。对方用一种狐疑<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">眼光看了他一眼，指了指他<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">背后。莱威尔回过头。他猛然发觉原来金海螺号并不是一艘船。那是一家赌场，一个从外表看非常热闹<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">地方。
吸血鬼立即凭借他强壮<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">体魄挤进了人群。光顾赌场<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">大多是船上<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">水手和码头上<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">搬运工。四处都充斥着男人们<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">汗臭和他们闹哄哄<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">叫嚷声。打扮露骨<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">女郎穿梭在男人们之间，为她们<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">身体寻找下一个买主。她们中<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">一些已经找到了合适<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">人选,正坐在对方<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">大腿上帮对方朝色子上面吹气。
莱威尔觉得想在这个乱哄哄地方找个人出来打听阿曼德<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">下落绝对是徒劳<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">。他径自往赌场管理者<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">办公室走去。一个高大<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">黑人守在门口。莱威尔一拳打晕了他。
门后面是一条曲折<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">走廊。外界<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">吵嚷声在莱威尔转过两个弯之后就已经几乎消失了。他侧耳听了听。走廊<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">尽头有几个微弱<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">呼吸声，还有一个人正在来回踱步。
吸血鬼推开门。
一个握着手枪<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">男人迅速转过身。可惜莱威尔<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">速度比他更快。莱威尔想都没想就拧断了男人<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">一条胳膊。地上横七竖八倒着好几个人，看起来不像是受伤，倒像是被人下了药。
男人到了嘴边<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">惨叫声又被吸血鬼捂了回去。
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">是什么人？这儿<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">主人呢？老实回答<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">要是说错一个字，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">就把<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c"><img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">另一条胳膊也拧断。”
莱威尔在感觉到对方点头之后松开手掌。
男人哆嗦了几下嘴唇。“别、别杀<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">。<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">只是负责帮忙把这儿<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">人弄晕。她和她<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">人已经进去了。”
“她是谁？”
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">不知道。<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">真<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">不知道。<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">只是收了钱帮他们解决警卫而已。<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">听他们都管她叫‘女士’。<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">猜这大概是黑帮仇杀吧！”
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">认识这儿<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">主人吗？”
“不，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">没见过他。只有少数几个人能进去见他。<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">才刚来这儿工作没多久。”
“刚来就已经开始吃里扒外了？”莱威尔冷冷一笑，一下手刀将此人打晕。
这家赌场<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">神秘主人很可能就是阿曼德。看来他是遇上了什么麻烦，所以才会给自己发出求救信号。
在想通了这一点之后，莱威尔立即摩拳擦掌起来。那道有密码锁<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">暗门对他来说根本不算什么。他很快就冲进了门背后<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">暗道。几个呼吸声就在前面不远<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">地方。莱威尔还闻到了血<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">味道。他立即将脚步放轻，背脊贴着墙壁向前挪去。
房间里<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">状况比莱威尔想象<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">还要糟糕。
四个持枪<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">男人占据了房间<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">四角，另两个则站在沙发两旁。阿曼德半倚在沙发上，用手捂住肩膀。他瑟瑟发抖，鲜血从他<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">指间不断渗透出来。地板上倒着几个人，每一个身上都起码有三四个弹孔。
一个夹着香烟<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">女人站在阿曼德面前。她带着那种款式颇老<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">礼帽，紫色<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">硬纱顺着帽檐垂下来，遮挡在她<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">眼睛前面。一件深紫色<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">V领露背晚礼服将她<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">身材勾勒得动人之极。
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">还是不打算交出来吗，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c"><img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">孩子？那样东西对<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">而言毫无价值。<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">愿意付出一笔可观<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">钱作为交换。”女人居高临下地看着阿曼德，冲美少年<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">脸吐出一口烟，“别告诉<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">它不在<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">手里。在得到那样东西之后，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">们立即在上面涂了一种特殊材料，凡是接触过它<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">人都会沾到。”
阿曼德垂下头，沉默不语。
莱威尔决定按兵不动。在他看来，光凭这几个人根本就不可能是阿曼德<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">对手。他有一种感觉，阿曼德现在正在戏弄这群凡人。
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">到底为谁工作？这家赌场有长达半个多世纪<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">历史，从<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c"><img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">年龄看不可能一直是这里<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">主事者。这是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">们<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">一个长期据点对不对？”女人<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">脸上浮现出一丝不耐烦。她回头对沙发旁<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">一个男人说了一句莱威尔听不懂<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">话。那个男人立即从腰上抽出皮带向阿曼德抽去！
“住手！”
看阿曼德演戏是一回事，眼睁睁看着他漂亮<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">脸蛋被抽花又是另一回事。莱威尔想都没想就从门外蹿进房间，用风驰电掣一般<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">速度把所有持枪<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">男人都解决掉。他用眼角<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">余光看到那个女人正试图从靴子里抽出手枪，立即飞起一脚将人踢到了墙上。对方只来得及发出一声娇呼就已经晕了过去。
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">还好吧？”莱威尔搓着手指站在阿曼德面前。
出乎他<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">意料，美少年并没有怪他多管闲事。事实上，阿曼德只是清了清嗓子，用一种低沉<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">语调叫他走近一点把自己扶起来。莱威尔突然注意到阿曼德肩膀上<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">伤口一直在流血！
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">们走。”
“这些人怎么办？”
“别管他们。到<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">说<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">地方去，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">们<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">时间不多了。”
莱威尔理解阿曼德这句话<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">意思，现在距离黎明已经不足二十分钟了。让他惊讶<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">是，阿曼德抓住他胳膊<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">手几乎没有丝毫力气。
看起来像是伤得很重？
莱威尔立即带着阿曼德从后门离开了赌场。他们一起在城中飞奔了一阵，然后来到一幢阴森<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">房子面前。阿曼德指点莱威尔搬开房子后面<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">地砖，从下面取出地下室<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">钥匙。
在终于打开沉重<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">石门看见到棺材<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">时候，莱威尔已经有些昏昏欲睡。在他身后，勉强靠墙站着<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">少年早就已经睡了过去。他不得不把阿曼德抱进棺材，然后又找了块干净<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">地方躺下闭上眼睛。
明天一定要好好问问阿曼德这到底是怎么回事。
吸血鬼在睡着之前想。
第二天，当莱威尔醒来<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">时候，他发现地下室里只有他一个人。阿曼德<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">棺材里血迹依旧，这让他确信昨晚并不是在做梦。他拾级而上，发现房子里有灯光透出来。吸血鬼在大门前顿住脚步，有些不确定是否要按门铃。
房门在他面前突兀地打开了。门背后站着一个身材颀长<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">漂亮男孩。莱威尔完全没有想到会在这里见到除了阿曼德之外<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">人。他尴尬地笑了笑。对方却垂下眼眸，恭敬地说：“主人叫<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">进去。”
看来这里一定是阿曼德<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">另一处巢穴了。莱威尔恍然大悟。这个男孩估计是阿曼德留在这儿<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">仆人。
男孩领着莱威尔走进大厅。壁炉里生着火。这让室内<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">温度有些偏高。阿曼德坐在餐桌<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">尽头。他换上了一套黑色<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">小西装。衬衫上<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">蕾丝花边从西装<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">袖口中露出来，让他看起来既高贵又有些俏皮。
阿曼德对莱威尔做了一个坐<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">手势。
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">饿么？”
老实说莱威尔已经有很长一段时间没有坐在长餐桌前了。以至于他都有点忘记了通常凡人坐在这个位置是为了进餐。
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">可以喝他<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">血，如果<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">能控制住自己不把他吸干<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">话。”阿曼德指了指他们身边<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">漂亮男孩。
莱威尔有些吃惊。
“别担心，他知道<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">们是什么。<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">说<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">对吗，宝贝？”阿曼德举起一只手勾住少年<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">脖子，让他<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">嘴唇和自己<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">相贴。莱威尔觉得自己一定是在做梦，竟然一觉醒来看到两个美少年在他面前拥吻！
“是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">，主人。”在阿曼德松开他<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">嘴唇之后，漂亮男孩喘息着说。
莱威尔看得出来，这个并不是吸血鬼。那他就是阿曼德<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">储备粮食喽？高大<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">吸血鬼实在是想不出来有什么能让一个凡人甘愿做吸血鬼<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">口粮。
“他是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c"><img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">奴隶。”阿曼德解释道。
“昨晚是怎么回事？”莱威尔决定暂时不去理会阿曼德<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">奇怪用词。在过去<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">数十年中，阿曼德身边其实一直有一个又一个<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">凡人奴隶相伴，这个想法让他觉得非常别扭。
“昨天来找<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c"><img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">那个女人是个苏联间谍。”阿曼德平静地说。
莱威尔吃了一惊。他知道二战之后美苏两国就陷入了冷战状态，但是没想到克格勃间谍已经如此明目张胆地出现在他们身边了。
“她还有另一个身份。”阿曼德<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">脸上露出一丝嘲讽<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">笑容，“‘占星女士’，他们都是这样叫她<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.comaf3d7f520c">。”
作者有话要说：唔，感冒发烧了，存稿也快用完啦，所以明天不一定有更新╭(╯3╰)╮