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管家面对着我们微微欠身,恭敬有礼地说道:“欢迎大家来到这次聚会。大家可能已经知道这次我们这次聚会的主题了。那就是著名小说家阿加莎克里斯蒂的《无人生还》。希望大家可以享受这次难得的推理协会聚会。那么,现在……”
“等等。是你举办这个聚会的吗?”通灵女问管家。
“不是的。我只是受这家主人的委托来负责这个聚会的活动事宜。”
管家说着拿出一个有着历史沧桑感的留声机,并在上面放了一张老式的唱片,让留声机的喇叭冲向厅里的各位。然后放了一个电子录音机在旁边然后打开了。
我无力吐槽,然后音质奇差的小录音机发出了声音。
我想起了《无人生还》中的桥段,然后暗想这个策划者能够了解我们到什么程度。只听录音机唱了起来。
“是谁……在敲打我窗……是谁……在撩动琴弦……”
我坚持着,在这一小段提前出现的背景音乐之后,终于出现了正文。
“女士们,先生们。请安静。你们被控告犯有下列罪行:你们谋杀了被害人甲乙丙丁。”
在这段毫无敬业精神的控诉之后,录音机里又放出了一段鬼扯的英文。
“ Ten little Indian boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then
there were nine.
Nine little Indian boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then
there were eight.
Eight little Indian boys travelling in Devon; One said he'd stay there and
then there were seven.
Seven little Indian boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in halves
and then there were six.
Six little Indian boys playing with a hive; A bumblebee stung one and then
there were five.
Five little Indian boys going in for law; One got in Chancery and then there
were four.
Four little Indian boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and
then there were three.
Three little Indian boys walking in the Zoo; A big bear hugged one and then
there were two.
Two little Indian boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then
there was one.
One little Indian boy left all alone; He went and hanged himself and then
there were none.”
“录音机里说的英文是什么?”美分问道。
我虽然不是很能听懂,但我知道这肯定是《无人生还》里面那一篇作为线索的杀人童谣。翻译下的话大概是——
“十个印地安小男孩,为了吃饭去奔走;
噎死一个没法救,十个只剩九。
九个印地安小男孩,深夜不寐真困乏;
倒头一睡睡死啦,九个只剩八。
八个印地安小男孩,德文城里去猎奇;
丢下一个命归西,八个只剩七。
七个印地安小男孩,伐树砍枝不顺手;
斧劈两半一命休,七个只剩六。
六个印地安小男孩,玩弄蜂房惹蜂怒;
飞来一蜇命呜呼,六个只剩五。
五个印地安小男孩,惹事生非打官司;
官司缠身直到死,五个只剩四。
四个印地安小男孩,结伙出海遭大难;
鱼吞一个血斑斑,四个只剩三。
三个印地安小男孩,动物园里遭祸殃;
狗熊突然从天降,三个只剩两。
两个印地安小男孩,太阳底下长叹息;
晒死烤死悲戚戚,两个只剩一。
一个印地安小男孩,归去来兮只一人;
悬梁自尽了此生,一个也不剩。”
蓝外套的眼神并没有从书页里移开,而他看的那本书绝对不是《无人生还》。真是厉害的记忆力。
“乱。”美分皱起眉。
“简单的说。死了十个。”我看着美分说道,“噎死,睡死,离开,斧头劈死,蜜蜂蛰死,官司搞死,被鱼吞掉,狗熊弄死,烤死,最后自杀一个。”
“清晰明了。”黑发卡笑着说。