qingshanliaoyangyuandechenguangtouguobaiyechuangsajinzoulang，qimingdiaozhengleyixialingdai，quebaoxiongqiandeyishengzhengjianqingxikejian。weizaozhengjianhualetamenyizhengyeshijian，danxiaoguokanchengwanmei——taxianzaishilaiziruishideshenjingneikezhuanjiadr.miller。
"dr.miller，huanyingninlaiwomenliaoyangyuan。"yuanzhangreqingdiwozhutadeshou，"meixiangdaoninhuiduiwomenzheiyangdexiaojigouganxingqu。"
qimingweixiao，caozhelvedaikouyindezhongwenhuida："yixuewuguojie，yewudaxiao。tebieshiduilinxianshengzheiyangdeteshubingli，wohenganxingqu。"
yuanzhangdebiaoqinglvexianganga："lindongshizhangdebingqingbijiao...mingan。tadenvxugaoxianshengteyizhufu——"
"wolijiejiashudegulv。"qimingdaduanta，conggongwenbaoquchuyifenwenjian，"zheishiguiguoweishengbutepidezhuanjiahuizhenxuke。woxianggaoxianshengbuhuijujueguojiyiliaoyuanzhuba？"
yuanzhangzixichakanwenjian，zuizhongdiandiantou："dangran，dangran。qingsuiwolai。"
chuanguojitiaoyoujingdezoulang，tamenlaidaovipquyu。qimingzhuyidaomeigezhuanjiaodouzhuangyoujiankongshexiangtou，haiyouzhuanmendebaoanzhishou——zheinashiliaoyangyuan，fenmingshigaojijianyu。
"jiushizheili。"yuanzhangzaiyishanhouzhongdemenqiantingxia，shurumima，"lindongshizhangdaduoshushijiandouzaichenshui，ouerqingxingdan...shenzhibutaiqingchu。"
menkaile，qimingshenxiyikouqizoujinqu。fangjiankuanchangmingliang，buzhidexianggaojijiudiantaofang，danbingchuangshangdelaorenyuzheishushihuanjingxingchengxianmingduibi——linzhiyuanbeishufudaigudingzailunyishang，touwaixiangyice，muguangdaizhidiwangzhechuangwai。
qimingdexinyizhencitong。liangnianqian，tazaicaijingzazhishangjianguodelinzhiyuanhaishiyiqifengfadeshangjiejubo，rujinquebeizhemochengzheifumoyang。
"nengjiwomenyixiesirenkongjianma？woxiangzuogexiangxijiancha。"qimingduiyuanzhangshuo。
yuanzhangyouyuleyixia："anguiding——"
"yixuelunliyaoqiuhuanzheyinsi。"qimingyuqijianding，"ninkeyizaijiankongshiguankan，danqingbuyaoyoutarenzaichangyingxiangjiancha。"
dengyuanzhanglikaihou，qimingguanshangmen，xunsujinruyishengjiaose。tanachutingzhenqi，jiazhuangjianchalinzhiyuandexinfeigongneng，tongshidishengshuo："lindongshizhang，woshiqiming。ninnverlinruoxihaihuozhe，tarangwolaikannin。"
meiyourenhefanying。linzhiyuandemuguangyirankongdong，zuijiaoshenzhiliuxiayisikoushui。
qimingbufangqi，jixuyibianjianchayibiandiyu："ruoxixianzaihuamingxiayuqing，tazhengzaixiangbanfajiuninchuqu。ruguoninnengtingdongwodehua，qingjiworenhexinhao——zhayan，huozheshouzhidongyixia。"
yiranmeiyouhuiying。qimingzhoumei，kaishijianchalinzhiyuandeshoubei。dangtajuanqixiuzishi，faxianzhouwochuyoumijidezhenkonghenji——zheiyuanchaochuzhengchangzhiliaodezhushepinlv。
"tamenjininzhusheleshenme？"qimingnannanziyu，congyaoxiangquchucaixueshebei，xunsucaijilejiguanxueyangzanghao。
jiuzaitazhunbeijianchatongkongfanyingshi，linzhiyuanturanweiruodikesouleyisheng。qiminglikecoujin："lindongshizhang？"
laorendeyanjingyiranwushen，danyoushoushizhijiqingweidiqiaojileliangxialunyifushou。
qimingxintiaojiasu："ninnengtingdongwoshuohuama？ruguoshi，qingzaiqiaoliangxia。"
两下轻微的敲击。
"taihaole！"qimingyayizhuxingfen，"ruoxihenanquan，tazhengzaishoujigaojundefanzuizhengju。ninzhidaotabazhongyaowenjianzangzainalima？"
meiyoufanying。qiminghuanlegewenfa："gaojunyoumeiyoucongninzheilinazoushenmetebiededongxi？"
linzhiyuandeshouzhituranchouchuleyixia，jiezhejiqihuanmandiyidong，zailunyifushoushanghuazheshenme。qimingzixiguancha，faxianneishiyigezimu"l"。
"l？linshi？haishi..."qimingsisuozhe，"baoxianxiang？mima？"
linzhiyuanyouhuifuledaizhizhuangtai，fangfogangcaideqingxingzhishihuanjue。danqimingquexinlaorenshizaishituchuandixinxi。
menwaichuanlaijiaobusheng，yuanzhanghuilaile："dr.miller，jianchaderuhe？"
qimingxunsuhuifuzhuanyezitai："qingkuangbijiaofuza。linxianshengyoumingxiandeyaowuguoliangzhengzhuang，woxuyaojinyibuhuayan。ninnengtigongtadeyongyaojiluma？"
yuanzhangdebiaoqingbiandejingti："suoyouyongyaodouyougaoxianshengzhidingdesirenyishengfuze，womenliaoyangyuanmeiyoujilu。"
"zheibufuheyiliaoguifan。"qimingyansudishuo，"wohuaiyilinxianshengbeizhushelebubiyaodezhenjingyaowu，zheikenengdaozhitabingqingehua。"
"zhei...woxuyaoqingshigaoxiansheng。"yuanzhangmingxianhuangle。
qimingzhidaobunengbidetaijin："dangran。zheishiwodechubuzhenduanbaogaohejianyizhiliaofangan。xiwanggaoxianshengnengkaolvguojiyixuejiedeyijian。"tadiguoyifenwenjian，"xianzaiwoxuyaocaijiyixiechangguihuayanyangben。"
chenyuanzhangchakanwenjianshi，qimingxunsuwanchengleshengyujiancha，bingqiaoqiaojiangyigeweixingluyinbisaijinlelinzhiyuandezhentouxia。ruguoyunqihao，tahuoxunengluxiayixieyouyongdexinxi。
likailiaoyangyuanhou，qiminglikejixiayuqingfaleanhaoduanxin：「jianchawanbi，yangbenyiqu，xuyaojinyibufenxi。」
budaoyifenzhong，huifulaile：「wanshangbadian，laodifangjian。youxinqingkuang。」
qimingzhangshuyikouqi，fadongchezi。jintiandefaxianzhengshiletamendecaice——gaojunbujinzaishangyeshangfanzui，haizaiyongyaowukongzhilinzhiyuan。danneigezimu"l"shishenmeyisi？
wanshangbadian，qiminghuidaozhensuoshi，xiayuqingyijingdengzaineili。tazhanzaichuangqian，beiyingjinbeng，tingdaokaimenshenglikezhuanshen。qimingzhuyidaotadeyanjinghongzhong，xianrankuguo。
"zenmeyang？wofuqinta..."tadeshengyinzhandou。
qimingkuaibushangqian，qingqingwozhutadejianbang："tahaihuozhe，erqie...bufenshijianyinggaishiqingxingde。"
xiayuqingdeyanleiduokuangerchu："tazhendebeixiayaole？"
"wojihukeyiqueding。"qimingnachucaixueguan，"zheishitadexueyang，wohuijinkuaifenxi。dangengzhongyaodeshi..."tamiaoshulelinzhiyuanhuazimu"l"dexijie。
"l？"xiayuqingzhoumeisisuo，turanyanjingyiliang，"linshilaozhaidetushuguan！fuqinyougemimibaoxianxiang，zangzai《hongloumeng》defanggushuheli！"
qimingdiantou："zheihenkenengshitashitugaosuwomende。"
xiayuqingjidongdilaihuiduobu："neiliyoufuqinzuizhongyaodewenjian，baokuogongsiyuanshiguquanzhengmingheyixie...sirenjilu。"taturantingxia，"danlaozhaixianzaikendingzaigaojunkongzhixia。"
"womenkeyixiangbanfaqianjinqu。"qimingjianyi，"huozhe..."
tadehuabeiyizhenjicudeqiaomenshengdaduan。liangrenjingjuediduishiyiyan——zhensuoyijingguanmen，sheihuizaizheishihoulaifang？
qimingshiyixiayuqingduojinlijian，zijizoudaomenqian："shei？"
"kuaidi，youjiajijianxuyaoqianshou。"
shengyintingqilaizhengchang，danqiminghaishijinshenditongguomaoyanchakan。menwaiqueshizhanzheyigechuankuaidizhifudenianqingren，shoulinazheyigexiaobaoguo。
qiminggangdakaiyitiaomenfeng，nei"kuaidiyuan"turanyonglituimenerru，tongshicongbaoguolitaochuyibashouqiang！
"biedong！"talishenghedao，xunsusuoshangmen，"xiayuqingzainali？wozhidaotazaizheier。"
qimingbaochilengjing："zheilizhiyouwo。nizhaoshei？"
"shaozhuangsha！"nanrenyongqiangzhizheqiming，"gaozongrangwodaihua——youxigaijieshule。"
jiuzaizheishi，xiayuqingconglijianchongchu，shoulijuzheyipingpenwuduizhunruqinzhedeyanjingmengan！cibidefanglangpenwurangnanrencanjiaoyisheng，qiangyediaozaidishang。qimingchenjiyiquanjizhongtadefubu，jiezheyigezhoujijiangtadadaozaidi。
"kuaizou！"xiayuqingzhuaqibaohecheyaochi，"takendingbushiyigerenlaide！"
tamenconghoumenchongchu，gangshangchejiukanjianliangliangheisejiaochejichierlai。qimingmengcaiyoumen，chezirulixianzhijianbancuanchuxiaoxiang。
"gaojunfaxiannile！"qimingjinwofangxiangpan，zaihoushijingzhongguanchazhuibing，"tazenmezhaodaozhensuode？"
xiayuqingliansecangbai："yidingshixiaozhang...tazhizhidaozheigedidian。gaojunkenengduitazuoleshenme。"tatongkudibishangyanjing，"wobugailianleitade。"
"xianzaibushizizedeshihou。"qimingyigejizhuanwanshuaikaiyiliangzhuiche，"womenquna？nidebeiyonganquanwu？"
xiayuqingyaotou："taiweixianle。gaojunjirannengzhaodaozhensuo，qitajudianyebuanquan。"tayaoleyaozuichun，"qumingzhujiudian。"
"酒店？"
"zuiweixiandedifangjiushizuianquandedifang。"xiayuqingkuaisujieshi，"neishigaoshidechanye，gaojunbuhuixiangdaowomenganquneili。erqie...woyoubanfanongdaofangjian。"
ershifenzhonghou，tamenchenggongshuaidiaozhuibing，laidaomingzhujiudiandixiatingchechang。xiayuqingcongqianbaoliquchuyizhangka："linruoxideheika。gaojunyiweitasuiwo'siwang'zhuxiaole，danfuqinzaojiubatabangdingzaijiazuxintuoxia，wufadanfangmianquxiao。"
qiantaibanliruzhushi，gongzuorenyuanguoranmeiyouqiyi。henkuai，tamenbeiyindaodaodingcengdezongtongtaofang。
guanshangmen，xiayuqinglikelashangsuoyouchuanglian，ranhoutanzuozaishafashang。qimingjianchalefangjianmeigejiaoluo，querenmeiyoujiantingshebeihou，caizaitaduimianzuoxia。
"xianzaizenmeban？"tawen，"gaojunxianranyijingqiyi，shenzhikenengcaidaolenidezhenshishenfen。"
xiayuqingchensipianke："womendejiakuaibufa。shouxian，nadaofuqinbaoxianxianglidewenjian；qici，zhengminggaojunjifuqinxiayao；zuihou，"tadeyanshenbiandebingleng，"rangtaweisuozuodeyiqiefuchudaijia。"
qimingzhushizheta，turanwen："ranhouni？fuchouzhihou，nidasuanzenmeshenghuo？"
zheigewentirangxiayuqingchenmole。xujiu，tacaiqingshenghuida："wobuzhidao。zheiliangnian，fuchoushiwoweiyidedongli。woshenzhimeiganxiangguo'zhihou'deshi。"
qimingzuodaotashenbian，qingqingwozhutadeshou："ruoxi...bu，yuqing。fuchoubuhuirangnizhenzhengjietuo。neigeshanghainiderenyijingduozouleniliangnianshengming，nandaoniyaorangtajixukongzhinideweilaima？"
xiayuqingtaitoukanta，yanzhongleiguangshanshuo："neinigaosuwogaizenmeban？wangjitaduiwozuodeyiqie？wangjiwoshiqudehaizi？wangjiwofuqinxianzaideyangzi？"
"dangranbushi。"qimingdeshengyinwenrouerjianding，"wozhishibuxiangkannibeichouhentunshi。nizhidaoma，zheiliangnianlai，womeitiankanzhenibeifuchoudezhinianzhemo，quecongbugangaosuni..."
"告诉我什么？"
qimingshenxiyikouqi："congyixueyuandiyitiankandaonidezhaopianqi，wojiuaishangleneigexiaorongmingmeidenvhai。shiwunianlai，jishicongweixiangjian，niyeyizhishiwofendoudedongli。dangwofaxianyuchuanshangneigeyanyanyixidenvrenjiushinishi，woganjuezhenggeshijiedoubengtale...youqijibandizhongjian。"
xiayuqingzhenjingdikanzheta，congweixiangguotamendelianxirucizhishen。
"wobuqiunihuibaoshenme。"qimingjixushuo，"zhixiwangnizhidao，chulefuchou，zheishijieshanghaiyourenzhenxinzaihuni，xiwangnixingfu。"
xiayuqingdeyanleizhongyuluoxia。tashenshouqingfuqimingdelian，diyicizhenzhengkanqingzheigeweitafuchuyiqiedenanren。"qiming，wo..."
cierdedianhua**daduanleta。taofangzuojixianshishiqiantailaidian。
xiayuqingyouyuleyixia，haishijieqilai："wei？"
"xiazongjian，baoqiandaraonin。"qiantai**tianmeideshengyinchuanlai，"gaozonggangganglaidian，shuoyoujinjigongzuoyaochuli，xiangqingninqutataofangyitang。tazai3801dengnin。"
xiayuqingdexueyeshunjianninggu。gaojunzhidaotazaizheili！
"gaosutawoshuile，mingtianzaishuo。"tajinliangbaochishengyinpingwen。
"keshigaozongshuofeichangjinji..."qiantaiweinandishuo，"tahaishuo...ruguoninjujue，tahuiqinzilaiqiaomen。"
xiayuqingheqimingjiaohuanleyigejingjuedeyanshen。"haoba，woshifenzhonghoudao。"
guaduandianhua，xiayuqinglikeqishen："womenbixulikelikai。gaojunshizaishitan，ruguotaquerenshiwo..."
"xiaofangtongdao。"qimingyijingnaqiwaitao，"wozhuyidaozaizoulangjintou。"
tamengangzhunbeichumen，xiayuqingturantingxia："dengdeng...yexuzheishigejihui。"
"shenmejihui？qusongsima？"qimingbukezhixindiwen。
"bu，shihuoquzhengjudejihui。"xiayuqingkuaisusikaozhe，"gaojunbuzhidaoniyijingzhidaowodeshenfen，yebuzhidaowomenzaiyiqi。ruguowodanduqujianta，nikeyi..."
"jueduibuxing！"qiminglishengdaduan，"nikandaotapailaiderennaqiangdeyangzile！"
xiayuqingwozhutadeshou："zhengyinruci，womencaigengxuyaojuedingxingzhengju。tingzhe，wohuidaishangqietingqi，xiangbanfarangtachengrenduiwofuqinzuodeshi。nizailouxiajieying，yiyouweixianjiubaojing。"
jianqimingrengbusongkou，tabuchongdao："zheishizuikuaijieshuyiqiedebanfa。nandaonibuxiangguangmingzhengdadihewozaiyiqi，erbushiyongyuanduoduozangzangma？"
zheijuhuajizhongleqiming。zuizhong，tamianqiangtongyi，danjianchiyaozaitongloucengkaigefangjiansuishijieying。
shifenzhonghou，xiayuqingduzizhanzai3801menqian。tashenxiyikouqi，anxiamenling。
menkaile，gaojunzhanzaimenkou，xizhuangwaitaoyijingtuoxia，lingdaisongsan，shouliduanzheyibeiweishiji。tademuguangruyingsunbanruili，zuijiaoguazheruoyouruowudeweixiao。
"xiazongjian，zhongyukenjianwole？"tadeshengyindichenerweixian，"huozheshuo...wogaijiaonilinruoxi？"