三十五
休西斯坐在审讯桌后面，还是忍不住问了一句。
“Jenna, where in the world did a 10-year-old girl learn how to do this, how to counter spy? I almost doubt that you are not ten years old, but a sophisticated adult. （杰娜，你一个10岁的小姑娘，究竟从哪里学会这些手段，还懂得反侦察？我简直怀疑你不是10岁，而是一个老道的成年人。）”
或者十休西斯游离主题的一问，打破了审讯室里原来的气氛，杰娜忽然露出了小孩子的天真裂开嘴灿烂一笑。
“Drill Sergeant Heucis, I'm the devil in a fairy tale. I'm sorry, Drill Sergeant Heucis, or did I learn that from watching too many Sherlock Holmes stories? （休西斯教官，我就是童话世界里的恶魔啊。对不起休西斯教官，或者因为我看多了福尔摩斯探案故事，从中学到了这些吧？）”
休西斯看向鹿鸣低语，“Do you believe her, Deerrider?（鹿骑士，你相信她说的吗？）”
“Otherwise? This little girl is so smart that many of her ideas and techniques exceed those of adults. Drill Sergeant Heucis, you have a seemingly weak, but powerful opponent. To tell the truth, if not, Meng Xiaoyun and thousands of miles to find true, successfully broke through the psychological line of defense of two girls, it is me alone by external investigation, also very hard to work. （不然呢？这个小女孩实在太聪明，很多想法和手段甚至超过成年人。休西斯教官，你遇到一个看似弱小，实则强大的对手。说实话，如果不是，孟晓云和千里寻真，成功突破了两个女孩的心理防线，就是我单凭外部侦查，也很难奏效。）”
鹿鸣都有些无奈这个叫杰娜的小姑娘，不过10岁，居然如此狡猾与聪慧。
鹿鸣看向杰娜，继续温和讯问，“
Jenna, do you need a break? If we are tired, we have a rest; Let's move on if we can. （杰娜，你需要休息吗？如果累了，我们就休息一下；如果可以，我们继续。）”
杰娜抬起湛蓝色的眼睛看向鹿鸣，她似乎一直都对鹿鸣很信任。
“I could go on.（我可以继续说下去。）”
大约在路易被害两个月后。
杰娜和雅荻跑到了孤儿院的花园里，在那里杰娜抓住了一只米黄色的小猫。两个人蹲在一片灌木丛背后。
杰娜将小猫按在地上，对雅荻说，“Go on, you strangle it.（来吧，你来掐死它。）”
雅荻朝后退去。“Why MeWarum bin ich die eine（为什么是我？）”
杰娜抬头看向雅荻，发出一丝冷笑。“I had to get a little death on your hands. Do you understand? So we can play the devil together. （我必须让你手上沾上一点死亡的气息。明白吗？这样我们才能共同扮好魔鬼的角色。）”
雅荻缩手缩脚重新凑上去，伸出手掐在小猫的脖子上。小猫不断发出凄厉的叫声。
小猫的叫声，引来了一个男孩子。他是6岁的柯南。
柯南是被警察在半年前，从克利夫兰送来的一个流浪儿。长得很弱小，性格十分孤僻，并不喜欢合群，常常回肚子在花园里，找那些小猫小狗作伴。听到小猫的叫声，柯南朝灌木丛跑过去。
他恰恰看见了这一幕，杰娜命令着雅荻。
“Use your strength. You can't choke me like that.（用点力气啊。这样你掐不死的。）”
雅荻两手开始用力，小猫在杰娜手里挣扎着又叫了几声，终于不动了。雅荻丢开手，杰娜把小猫拎起来看了看。
“All right. Good, Yadi. You finally killed the cat.（好了。不错，雅荻，你终于杀死了这只猫。）”
柯南在树丛后露出惊恐与憎恨的目光。
杰娜看见了柯南，拎着小猫发出威胁。“Watch your mouth, or you'll die like the cat.（管好你的嘴，否则，你会像这只猫一样死去。）”
柯南转身跑回了孤儿院。
雅荻有点担心地问，“Would he tell Mammy?（他会不会去告诉嬷嬷？）”
杰娜阴沉地望向柯南消失的背影。
“So what? It's just a cat. If he really has a big mouth, we'll kill him! （那又怎么样？这是一只猫而已。如果他真的很多嘴，我们就杀了他！）”
杰娜和雅荻带着死猫离开了花园。
柯南跑到了嬷嬷们的办公室，告诉其中一个叫琴的嬷嬷。两个镇上的女孩，在孤儿院的花园里掐死了一只猫。
琴嬷嬷安慰柯南，“Mammy knows how fond you are of those kittens. Don't worry. Mammy will ban them from the garden. （嬷嬷知道你很喜欢那些小猫。放心吧，嬷嬷会禁止她们出现在花园里。）”
果然，当杰娜和雅荻又出现在花园的时候，被琴嬷嬷赶走了。
“I heard you killed a kitten in cold blood? It was a little creature. You shouldn't be cruel like demons. In the future, do not come to the orphanage, you are not welcome here. （听说你们残忍地杀害了一只小猫？那是一条小生命，你们不应该像恶魔一样残忍。以后，不要再来孤儿院了，这里不欢迎你们。）”
杰娜拉着雅荻转身就走。
离开孤儿院以后，杰娜却恶狠狠说，“Damn Conan, he actually told Mammy. I won't let him go. （该死的柯南，居然真的去告诉了嬷嬷。我不会放过他。）”
“Do you want（你想怎么样？）”
“Let him go find Louis.（让他去找路易吧。）”
“You're gonna kill him? The police will catch us.（你要杀了他？警察会抓住我们。）”
“It's not me, it's us. I'm not gonna let the cops catch me. We can make Conan disappear. （不是我，而是我们。我不会让警察抓住的。我们可以让柯南消失。）”
“I don't understand. What are you gonna do?（我不明白，你打算怎么做？）”
“You come with me.（你跟我来。）”
杰娜带着雅荻去了废墟，在里面转了几圈，找到断墙后面的一口枯井。
杰娜指着那里对雅荻说，“We kill Conan here, we throw him in the well, we knock down the wall, we bury the well, there will be no More Conan in the world. The orphanage will think he ran back to Cleveland. （我们在这里杀掉柯南，然后把他丢进井里去，再推倒这堵墙，把井埋掉，这个世界上就没有柯南了。孤儿院一定会以为他跑回克利夫兰去了。）”
雅荻胆怯地问，“Are you sure you want to do this?（你确定要这样做吗？）”
杰娜阴冷地看着雅荻。“We're on the same team. You better do what I do, or I'll kill you, too. Don't forget I'm already a killer. （我们是一伙儿的，你最好跟着我做，否则我会同样杀掉你。别忘记我已经是杀人恶魔。）”
雅荻害怕极了，连忙表示。“No, I don't want to die. Don't you kill me. I'll do it with you.（不，我不想死。你别杀我。我跟你做就是。）”
杰娜为了麻痹柯南，并没有马上实施杀人计划，足足过了半个月，才和雅荻一起出现在孤儿院花园的外面。她们看见了花园里柯南孤独地一个人在玩。
雅荻走到篱笆墙旁边，对柯南招招手。
“Conan, I brought some candy. Do you want some?（柯南，我带来了一些糖果，你要吃吗？）”
柯南看着雅荻手上的糖果，迟疑了片刻，终于抵挡不住糖果的吸引力，慢慢走到了篱笆墙旁边。雅荻把手伸进去，柯南从她手上拿过糖果，站在篱笆墙那里吃起来。
按照杰娜的计划，雅荻抛出了新的诱饵。
“Conan, why don't you come with us to the ruins and find the treasure. Gold coins have been found in the ruins. I know you've been wanting to leave, but you don't have the money. When you find the gold, you can leave town and go back to Cleveland. How's that？ Do you want to go with us? （柯南，你跟我们去废墟找宝藏吧。已经有人在废墟里发现了金币。我知道你一直想离开，可是没有钱。等你找到金币，就可以离开小镇，回到克利夫兰去了。怎么样？要不要跟我们一起去找。）”
柯南动心了。他不喜欢这里的生活，一直想回到克利夫兰去。他看看雅荻，又看看站在后面的杰娜，点点头。
雅荻指着篱笆墙的远端。
“Don't go through the front door. Mammy will see you. There's a hole. You can get out. We'll go there and wait for you. （不要走大门，会被嬷嬷发现。那里有个洞，你可以钻出来。我们去那里等着你。）”
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