pdouglas.thecodex-第79部分

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d　never　gaze　on　this　lake　again。
　It　didn't　matter。　He　had　died　and　been　reborn。　Now　he　could　begin　his　new　life。
　
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　Officer　Jimmy　Martinez　of　the　Santa　Fe　Police　Department　settled　back　in　his　chair。　He　had　just　laid　down　the　telephone。　The　leaves　on　the　cottonwood　tree　outside　the　window　had　turned　a　rich；　golden　yellow；　and　a　cold　wind　swept　down　from　the　mountains。　He　glanced　at　his　partner；　Willson。
　〃The　Broadbent　place　again？〃　Willson　asked。
　Martinez　nodded。　〃Yeah。　You'd　think　those　neighbors　would've　gotten　used　to　it　by　now。〃
　〃These　rich　people…who　can　figure　'em　out？〃
　Martinez　snorted　his　agreement。
　〃Who　do　you　think　that　character　up　there　really　is？　Have　you　ever　seen　anything　like　it？　A　tattooed　Indian　from　Central　America；　going　around　in　the　old　man's　suits；　smoking　his　pipe；　riding　his　horses　around　that　thousand…acre　ranch；　bossing　the　servants；　playing　the　country　gentleman；　insisting　everyone　call　him　sir？〃
　〃He　owns　the　place；〃　said　Martinez。　〃It　checks　out；　all　legal。〃
　〃Sure　he　owns　the　place！　But　my　question　is：　How　the　hell　did　he　get　his　hands　on　it？　That　estate's　worth　twenty；　thirty　million。　And　then　to　run　it；　shit；　must　be　a　couple　of　mil　a　year。　Do　you　really　think　a　guy　like　that　has　money？〃
　Martinez　smiled。　〃Yeah。〃
　〃Whaddya　mean；　yeah？　Jimmy；　the　guy　has　filed　teeth。　He's　a　frigging　savage。〃
　〃No；　he　isn't。　He's　a　Broadbent。〃
　〃Are　you　nuts？　You　think　that　Indian　with　earlobes　dragging　on　the　ground　is　a　Broadbent？　Get　out；　Jimmy；　what've　you　been　smoking？〃
　〃He　looks　just　like　them。〃
　〃You　ever　met　them？〃
　〃I　met　two　of　the　sons。　I'm　telling　you；　he's　another　one　of　the　old　man's　sons。〃
　Willson　stared　at　him；　astonished。
　〃The　man　had　a　reputation　in　that　way。　The　other　sons　got　the　art；　he　got　the　house　and　a　shitload　of　money。　Simple。〃
　〃An　Indian　son　of　Broadbent？〃
　〃Sure。　I　bet　the　old　man　boned　some　woman　in　Central　America　on　one　of　his　expeditions。〃
　Willson　sat　back　in　his　chair；　deeply　impressed。　〃You're　gonna　make　detective　lieutenant　someday；　you　know　that；　Jimmy？〃
　Martinez　nodded　modestly。　〃I　know。〃
　



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