《The Chinese Bell Murders(铜钟断案传奇)》

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      附录1   《The Chinese Bell Murders》英文原版封面

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      对应于原著文字：

      洪参军不禁犹豫起来：“老爷，此刻已过半夜，你劳顿折腾了整整一日；不如先回府邸好好睡一觉，明日我们再来细细复审这桩案子。”
　　狄公摇了摇头。
　　“洪亮，你适才的叙述已露出抵牾不合之处。来，斟一盅香茶，慢慢坐下将此案的详情本末细说一遍。”
      洪参军执拗不过，只得在书案上找出了那份案卷细看了一遍，乃开言道：“濮阳城西南隅有一条半月街，街口上开着爿肉铺，掌柜的名叫肖福汉。
     “本月十七日，也就是十天之前，肖福汉泪流满面跑来衙门报案，说是他的女儿纯玉被人掐死在闺房内。

      原图有蜡烛，对应于“已过半夜”；
      有一茶壶两茶杯，对应于“斟一盅香茶”。

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       原图解析：
       桌案上摊开的写满字迹的案卷卷轴，正是半月街 Pure Jade 相关奸杀案的案情记录，旁边摆放着砚台、笔架、备用卷宗，完全还原了狄公办公的陈设细节。
       窗边两支燃着的红烛、窗外露出的河上帆船，对应了正文里二人秉烛夜谈、梳理浦阳当地市井线索的深夜场景。
       狄公抬手比划、洪参军手抚胡须凝神思索的神态，完美复刻了正文里狄公向洪都头复盘案情疏漏、推演嫌疑人动线的对话瞬间。

       此页局部英文原文字：
       ……to read out in a monotone of Candidate Wang's kneeling before. You came and mortification. Invisible office of a man of unblemished. There I sit every day on the side of Half Moon Street combing her hair in that she should be been fortunate if I and waited till after 11 steps.
       Then I would go-between with an even Pure Jade. It is the customary and home to meet Pure Jade from engaging her that understand that my old have guided this by my own: I am on I persuaded her just once. Late her window and aware which, if indeed hidden by the Commune I burn higher exacted more than might be not I persuaded Pure……

       这段内容处于全书第一二章的关键节点：
       狄公初到浦阳任县令，正着手梳理当地积案，二人正在讨论半月街的奸杀疑案，复盘此前办案过程里的疏漏，商议接下来如何乔装暗访、排查相关线索，为后续彻查普慈寺隐情、破解铜钟下的尸骨案埋下伏笔。

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      插图是此文本第四章，原书没有标题，标题“濮阳衙狄公缕析理头绪  半月街乔泰演习蹈窗扉”连同全书标题为笔者匆匆拟就，请坛友继续斧正。

      插图对应之原著文字：

      狄公拍了一下惊堂木，喝令将王仙穹带上堂来。两名衙役一声答应，立即将王秀才挟上了公堂，按倒在光光的青石板地上。
      狄公见王仙穹虽广颡丰颊，眉清目秀，却脸色灰白，神情滞呆，胸脯干瘪，背微微有点驼。一眼便知是个寒窗下苦读的书生。
      狄公还注意到他的左颊上有好几条伤痕。

      跪在地板上正是疑凶王秀才。两名衙役在帮助狄公处理疑凶，洪参军在侧面，默默协助狄公。

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      原插图左近英文原文字：
      ……The constables led Candidate Wang in. Dee gave him a sharp look. He was of medium height, clad in the long blue robe of the literati. He carried himself well, but his lean, bowed shoulders of a man who is a scholar. Evidently he passed most of his life indoors.
     He had a pleasant intelligent face, but his mouth was weak. His left cheek showed badly-healed scratches. He knelt in front of the desk. ……

      插图里的所有视觉元素都和正文情节一一对应：

      案桌后端坐的两人，左侧是身着官服、手持案卷的狄公，右侧是身着便服、神情凝重的洪亮，二人正对着跪在堂下的王秀才问话。
      案桌上摆放着写满供词的案卷、毛笔与签筒，完全还原了公堂审案的陈设细节。
      堂下站着的两名差役手持刑杖，正等候狄公发落，跪在最右侧的白衣人正是被指控奸杀少女的王秀才:
      中等身材，身着读书人的青色长袍，举止得体，只是身形清瘦，肩膀微塌，是常年闭门苦读的书生模样。他生得一副和善聪慧的面相，唯独嘴角线条软弱无力，左颊上留着几道愈合不久的抓痕。

      插图中连王秀才“左颊上有好几条伤痕”都清晰可见。
      由于受辱女子反抗也可能用指甲抓伤疑凶，因此王秀才“左颊上有好几条伤痕”成为嫌疑证据，但书中透露其实是喝醉酒后摔倒被荆棘所伤。

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      附录4  《The Chinese Bell Murders(铜钟断案传奇)》第九章插图

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       如果光看第九章的标题“第九章 肆无忌惮 普慈寺金锭赠刺史  暗通款曲 鄄城县粉头酬同年”，很容易误认为狄公是旧派官吏，狄公收下了普慈寺住持所赠金锭，又用金锭到鄄城县买了两个粉头，按照带回。
       插图对应于原著原文字：

       不一晌尹总管便领了两名袅袅娉娉，披红着绿的年轻女子上席来叩见狄公、鲁县令。
　　狄公见两名女子生得俊俏十分，脸上的胭脂虽甚粗劣，但眉目间却透出水灵灵的秀稚之气。狄公问她们的姓氏、年龄、籍贯，两个女子低下了头，紫涨了面皮，一一对答，口齿也甚是伶俐。狄公心中很是满意。
　　原来那两名女子，一个唤黄杏，一个唤碧桃，年纪均是二十一岁……
      狄公微有醉意，拉着鲁县令的衣袖道：“多谢老弟费神。”一面去袖中取出两锭金元宝和一锭银元宝递给鲁县令。“这两锭黄的算是买金，那一锭白的酬谢老弟。还烦老弟与黄杏、碧桃治点行装，明日一早随我车轿回濮阳。”

       插图的两位女子，正是黄杏和碧桃，案前最左为狄公，中间为鄄城县的鲁县令（狄公下属官员）。

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      插图页左近的英文原文字：
      ……Magistrate Lo led Judge Dee back to the private room, ordered servants to bring in new dishes, and filled his goblet with wine.
      "Elder brother," he said, "I find your company most stimulating. I am eagerly looking forward to a similar experience!"
       After a short while the door-curtain tinkled and four girls entered. They wore garish robes and were heavily made up. Two of them were quite young and not bad-looking, despite their gaudy appearance, but the faces of the other two, who were older, showed the ravages of their unfamiliar life.
       Judge Dee, however, seemed very pleased. Seeing that the girls, ill at ease in such distinguished company, were hesitating, he left his seat and politely asked their names. The two younger ones were called Apricot and Willow, the others Peacock and Peony. Judge Dee continued to talk to them kindly, but they remained standing there at a loss as to what to say or do.
       Judge Dee persuaded them to taste the dishes. Magistrate Lo showed them how to pour the wine. Gradually the girls became more at ease and began to look around their unaccustomed surroundings.
       Of course, none of them could sing or dance, for they were unlettered. But Magistrate Lo dipped his finger in the gravy and amused the girls by drawing the characters for their names on the table.
       After the girls had each drunk a cup of wine and eaten a few choice morsels, Judge Dee whispered something in his friend's ear. Magistrate Lo nodded and dismissed the steward. He gave him some instructions and the steward at once departed. ……

       其实细心的读者已能发现狄公的玄机，其中有文字暗示：

       鲁县令笑道：“这些小之事有何难哉？不知狄大人心喜欢的是哪一类女子。——略解风情，玲珑剔透的小家碧玉，抑还是窈窕风流，色艺双绝的烟花行首。”
　　狄公笑着摇了摇头。
　　“此两类均不要，但有胆大心细，情既温柔，性又泼辣的两名粉头便足矣。”

       狄公要求“胆大心细，情既温柔，性又泼辣的两名粉头”正符合卧底的身份。

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       这完全不是一个古代的旧官吏，也不是忠臣、清官的固有设计，其实是武侠小说的“侠官吏”。
       其所作所为，违反古代官场惯例，狄公利用合理身份“行侠除奸”。

      [1]安排卧底：狄公借“收受贿赂买两名女子”的反常举动掩人耳目，用普慈寺和尚送来的赃银买下黄杏和碧桃，全程对外隐瞒二人来历，连蒲阳本地的佛门耳目都没察觉异常。
     （后面记述狄公连正妻都隐瞒了，管家还以为是狄公收偏室）
      [2]避开熟脸：二人是外地女子，从未在蒲阳公开露面，普慈寺里作恶的淫僧完全不认识她们，不会提前起疑心，能毫无破绽地以进寺上香祈嗣的名义混入寺中。

      [3]关键取证：她们按狄公的安排，假意留宿在寺中设下暗门的香阁里，趁淫僧施暴时用朱砂在所有作恶僧人的光头上做下标记，拿到了能将二十名正犯精准锁定的铁证，直接坐实了这群和尚的罪行。
      [4]从良善举:二人完成取证后，狄公立刻亲率衙役包围普慈寺，凭着她们指认的带朱砂标记的僧人，一举将所有涉案淫僧全部抓获，彻底捣毁了这个作恶已久的淫僧团伙。事后狄公兑现承诺，为二人毁契从良，还从查抄的寺产中拨出田地银钱作为嫁妆，让她们各自觅得良人完婚。