第兩百九十六章
在微弱的光線下，尼克漸漸看清了這人的面孔，這是一個五十來歲的男人充滿滄桑的面孔，但依稀可以看這人出年輕的時候，也是英俊不凡。
尼克道明來意：「那是因為我的一些過失，才導致她離開了坦丁尼斯，我追尋她的腳步找來，就是為了彌補我的過失
尼克的意思非常明確，很顯然的表達出自己的身份，他跟露妮的關係非同一般。那人也聽出尼克語中之意，搖搖頭道：「你這樣口說無憑，我怎麼能夠相信你」
說到憑證，尼克這時還真的擠破腦袋，也不知道有什麼比較有力的證據，證明他就是露妮的男朋友。
「要不然，你打個電話給她的父親？」尼克想到了這個似乎能行。
「不，我永遠都不會打電話給他」那人的話裡，彷彿隱藏著許多曲折的故事。
人是找到了，沒想到卻是遇到這個難題，尼克踱來踱去也想不出有什麼可以證明。
「你們之間遇到了什麼難題？」那人倒是給了他一個機會。
尼克頓下腳步，回過頭來道：「那是露妮的母親，一直都不同意我們在一起」
「不可能，露絲是一個相當開明的人，不會干涉兒女的感情婚姻問題」那人開始警惕起來。
「不知道，我也不知道為什麼她一直都嚴厲反對我們在一起，這也是我一直疑惑不解的問題，她說只要問我一個問題，要看我的答案，可是一些偶爾出現的事情，讓我錯失了這個機會」
「從一開始她就反對嗎？」
「不，那是第一次去她家拜訪，初次見面，露妮母親都一直是個慈祥的母親，我一直都這樣認為，直到晚飯中，一個客人認出我的身份……我想，也許是這個身份的原因……露妮的母親像變了另一個人，不顧任何理由反對我跟露妮在一起」尼克緩緩地想起了當時的情景。
「你的身份？服務員？搬運工？水道工？或者是露絲最討厭的牙醫？」
對著露妮母親的老友，尼克也不打算隱藏身份：「不，我是一個黑客」
「黑客……」那人沉默下來，良久，這才緩緩道：「唉，真的是造化弄人啊，沒想到一個輪迴之後又回到了」
「老先生你知道些什麼？」尼克急切地道。
「好吧，我相信你是露妮的男友，同時我也知道她想問你什麼，正如同她當年問我的一樣……」那人從回憶中緩過來帶著點憂傷的味道。
「老先生請告訴我」尼克聽出這人似乎是一切秘密的關鍵。
「不要叫我老先生，我叫西德.朗寧」
「朗寧先生，請允許我這樣稱呼您，請告訴我這事情的經過？」
「我想，你現在首要的事情，是不是要先找到露妮？」朗寧提醒尼克。
「嗯？」。
「露妮剛才來找過我，就在幾分鐘之前，就在我遇到你的時候，她，應該在你所站的書架後面……」
「什麼？您怎麼不早說……」這對尼克來說就是一驚天消息。
「當時我也不知道你的身份，萬一你是不軌之徒？」
尼克猛地推開門，闊步跑了出去，他的心臟在劇烈的跳動著。這是他一直等待的時刻，馬上就要和露妮相遇的時刻。
安靜的圖書館內，學生們驚愕地看到一個在圖書館內奔跑的瘋子。尼克喘著粗氣，站在剛才的書架前，四處尋望，讓他失望的是，並沒有露妮的身影。他看那書架上，剛剛那本書的位置，已經空了出來，那本書似乎在剛才，已經被人取走。
尼克顧不得這裡是什麼圖書館，他心裡充滿的只有那個名字，他撕心裂肺地大喊了一聲露妮的名字。這聲音在圖書館內迴盪，在這寂靜的空間，傳遍任何一個角落。
這聲音喚到的，並不是露妮，而是幾個厲色嚴肅的管理員。
「出去，給我出去，你學生怎麼這樣」尼克被推搡著，這個不受歡迎的傢伙，要被趕出圖書館之中。
「別推我，別推我，我要找人，我要找人」被推搡的尼克掙扎著，頓時圖書館裡一片嘈雜聲，整個書區的人都望向了這邊，如果露妮在沒有理由不注意到這邊。
這時的西德.朗寧出來解圍道：「各位各位，不好意思，這是我一遠方親戚，腦子有點不好」
「老萊姆，是你親戚啊，要看好點，別讓他亂跑出來鬧事」一個管理員生氣地道，萊姆自然是西德.朗寧的假名，像露妮父親說的那樣，名字，沒有任何意義。
「是是是，我一定看好他」朗寧拉著尼克的衣袖，一個勁的眨著眼睛，示意他再鬧就被趕走了。
尼克失望地環顧了下四周，沒有露妮的身影，很顯然她早已離去。朗寧拖著頹然尼克，又回到那個雜物室中。
尼克一屁股坐在椅子上，抱著腦袋。
「別傷心了，只要你們有緣分，就一定會再相見的」朗寧安撫著尼克道，可能連他自己都認為是瞎話。
「那您知道她住哪嗎？」尼克抬起頭來，眼睛裡閃爍著希望的亮光。
「不知道，只知道她明天就要離開了」
那希望的亮光又熄滅了，尼克再次追問道：「她是不是回坦丁尼斯去？」
朗寧搖搖頭道：「應該不是，她說要去一個更遠的地方，不再回去了」
更遠的地方，這裡就已經夠遠了，如果不是運氣，他都不能找到這國家。尼克繼續抱著頭，無盡的傷心中。
朗寧走來走去，想著什麼法安慰一下這個心靈破碎的年輕人，這時想到了：「你不是想知道為什麼露妮的媽媽不讓你們在一起？」
尼克挨起頭應道：「是啊」
朗寧順手拖來旁邊的椅子坐下，然後開始慢慢地講起了那段往事：「事實上是這樣，當年，我和露妮的母親露絲，一同畢業於柏林大學，從大一開始，我們就一直是情侶，感情非常好，已經到了談婚論嫁的地步，本以為，我們畢業之後，就會一起成家，生兒育女，但是在我們找工作的時候，卻遇到了一些變故」
尼克開始聚精匯神地聽著朗寧講敘的故事……
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