摩比神探之西貢生死戀-24

老太太說完故事後，已經午夜了。然而，沒有人感到疲憊，連蒂芬尼都精神抖擻地坐在那。

「真是悲慘的故事呀，外婆！」阿桃衝上前去擁抱老太太說。「我都不知道你經歷過這麼痛苦的遭遇。對不起我之前沒辦法諒解你對美國人的偏見，現在我知道原因了！」

「看來我們得儘早解決這個案件。」傑佛瑞說。「根據您的故事，阿雄的怨靈是27年前被封印在罈子裡的，這罈子一直都在你身邊嗎？」

「是的，它從未離開過我的住所，不管是在紐約還是西貢，」老太太答道。

「這麼多年都沒有發生什麼事，直到一個月前嗎？」孝恩問道。「那表示一個月前有人將封印解除了。只是，問題是誰？」

經過了一番詢問，神探們終於找出是誰了。事實上，是女僕阿花一個月前在打掃地下室時不慎將罈子打翻，使得符咒脫落。

「阿花，你怎麼不早說？」阿蘭生氣地用越語說。「我們就不用繞這麼一大圈了！」

「太太，我很抱歉！」女僕說。「我不敢說，因為怕你們會開除我！」

Playmobil Detectives: Saigon Love Story-24

 After grandmother Mai had finished her story, it was already past midnight. Nevertheless, no one felt sleepy at all, even Tiffany, who pretended to be constantly yawning was actually wide awake. A long agonising silence lingered in the air, where no one knew what to say. 

"That was such a tragic story, grandmother!" exclaimed Thao as she dashed to hug her grandmother. "I never knew you've gone through such....such painful experiences. I am sorry I couldn't understand your grudge against westerners, now I can see clearly your reasons."

"Sorry to interrupt," said Jeffrey, frowning. "But in order to solve the mystery, we need to get back to business. According to your story, Hung's ghost was properly sealed in the cremation urn 27 years ago; and the urn has never left your possession since then."

"No, it has always been in my house, whether in New York or Saigon," answered grandmother Mai. 

"And nothing strange happened all this time until about a month ago?" interrogated Shaun pensively. After grandmother Mai replied in the negative, Shaun concluded, "That means someone must have broken the seal about a month ago and released the spirit. But the question is: who?"

After some more interrogation, the detectives finally discovered this person. In fact, it was the maid who accidentally knocked over the urn when she was cleaning the basement a month before, causing the seal to be detached from the urn. 

"Why didn't you tell us before, Hoa?" scolded Lan furiously in Vietnamese. "You could've saved the detectives so much time and work!"

"I'm so sorry, madam," answered the maid. "I dare not speak the truth in fear of being fired."

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摩比神探之西貢生死戀-23

阿梅懇求道士不要消滅阿雄的怨靈。

「怨靈的意圖絕非善意，」道士答道。「倘若放任讓其自由，你的家人必將受到更多傷害。」

「我不相信！」阿梅說。「阿雄生前是這麼善良的人，他連殺一隻螞蟻都不忍心，我不相信他會故意來傷害我的家人！」

「看來，您對亡靈的瞭解不多，」道士答道。「無論此人生品行前如何，當他因某種怨恨無法升天時，他就變成了我們俗稱的怨靈。怨靈不會保留他在世時的個性，它一心只想著復仇，直到執念被化解為止。亡靈和人類是不同的。亡靈唯有一個信念，就是達成他生前未能完成的願望。他們不管如何達成，久而久之，他們會漸漸忘記生前的記憶，留下來的就只剩怨恨而已。」

「那我該怎麼辦？」阿梅開始哭了起來。「我已經害死阿雄一次了，我不想要再害死他第二次。」

「倒不是沒有解決的辦法，」道士看阿梅可憐後說。「我會試圖將怨靈封印在骨灰罈裡，而不是消滅它。然而，你得答應我：無論如何，絕對不能把他放出來。一但解除封印，惡靈便會比之前更加強大，必然釀造成災禍。不只你，還有你周遭所有的人都會受到連累。你能答應我嗎？」

「我答應！」阿梅毫不猶豫地答道。「只要知道他還一直陪伴著我就夠了。」

Playmobil Detectives: Saigon Love Story-23

 Mai begged the priest to not destroy the evil spirit. 

"The spirit's intentions are by no means benign," answered the Taoist priest. "If you continue to let it roam freely, it will most definitely cause more harm to the family."

"I don't believe you," retorted Mai. "Hung was such a kind and generous person before his death, he could not even bear to kill an ant. I do not believe that he would intentionally attempt to cause harm to anyone, let alone my family."

"It seems like you do not have a very deep understanding of ghosts, mademoiselle," replied the priest. "No matter how kind the person was before his death, if his spirit was unable to rest in peace for whatever reason, it will start to become demonized and subsequently lose all its humane characteristics which used to belong to the living person, until its hatred has been dissolved. Spirits are not the same as people. They only have one purpose - and that is to achieve what they want to achieve. It would not care how they achieve it or whom they harm in the process. They would lose all the good memories, and all that remains would be their hatred."

"Then, what shall I do?" questioned Mai, as she began to cry piteously. "I have already killed Hung once, I don't want to kill him again."

"Very well, there is one method," responded the priest, who took pity on the poor girl. "I will try to seal the spirit in this cremation urn instead of destroying it forever. However, you must promise me this: whatever you do, never ever try to let it out. Once released from this seal, the spirit will mutate to become much more powerful than it had been before, and it would be most certainly cause a catastrophe. Not just to you, but to everyone around you. Will you give me your promise?"

"Yes, I promise," said Mai unhesitatingly. "It is enough to know that he is with me all the time."

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摩比神探之西貢生死戀-22

阿梅搬回去和父母住後，詭異的事情就開始接二連三地發生在他們住的公寓裡。首先是阿梅的爸爸在樓梯上跌倒，跌斷了腿。

Playmobil Detectives: Saigon Love Story-22

After Mai moved back to live with her parents, strange things began to occur in the apartment. Firstly, Mai's father fell down the stairs and injured his leg. 

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摩比神探之西貢生死戀-21

鮑伯將阿雄的屍體埋在後院後，信守承諾地回到屋裡『跟阿梅算帳』。完全無視阿梅懷有身孕的狀態，鮑伯兇殘地抓著她的頭髮，將她強行拖回地窖裡的籠子關了起來。

「我警告過你了！」鮑伯奸笑道。「如果你一直學不會怎麼做一個好太太，我們就會回到我們度蜜月的時候的場景。你記得這間可愛的小房間嗎？看來它會幫你回憶起我們剛結婚時度過的甜蜜時光。哈哈哈哈！」鮑伯吐了一口痰在地上後，便用力地將地窖的門關上。然而，現在的阿梅和以往不一樣。她決定不再哭著求饒。她的眼神中閃爍著一種前所未見的堅定信念。

在阿梅臨盆的前一天早晨，鮑伯出去工作前把她放了出來。鮑伯出門後幾小時，阿梅聽到了門鈴聲。自從上次抓到阿梅和阿雄暗通款曲後，懷疑心強的鮑伯就會時不時地回家突襲檢查；所以，阿梅以為又是鮑伯回來了。然而，當她前去開門後，竟驚見一名警察站在門口。

「妳是鮑伯・夏摩藤的配偶嗎？」警察出示警徽後問道。

「是的，我是。」阿梅疑惑地答道。

「我是來宣布一件很不幸的事，」警察說。「你的丈夫今早在工地發生了意外。根據目擊者的證詞，一根長長的鋼骨結構被風吹起，不偏不倚地刺穿了妳丈夫的心臟。因為死因非常離奇，所以現在警方正在介入調查中。身為死者的遺孀，我們需要你協助調查。我們這裡有特別派了一名越語翻譯員，所以不用擔心你聽不懂。」

翻譯員將員警的話翻譯成越文後，阿梅隱約感覺到是阿雄的冤魂回來復仇了。

Playmobil Detectives: Saigon Love Story-21

 After Bob had buried Hung's body in his backyard, he kept his promise and came back into the house to 'deal with' Mai. Without taking heed of Mai's status of being pregnant, Bob savagely grabbed her hair and mercilessly pushed her into the dark, humid dungeon where she had spent most of her days after their marriage. 

"I warned ya before!" hissed Bob sinisterly. "If ye don't behave like how a good wife should behave, you and me are gonna end up like in the old days during our honeymoon. Remember this sweet little room where you've spent in? Looks like we need to relive our honeymoon times again. Ahahahah!" Bob slammed the door of the dungeon shut and spat on the ground before he climbed up the ladder back to the living room. Nonetheless, this time, Mai did not cry and beg like she used to. Furthermore, there was a tinge of determination in her eyes which had not hitherto been present. 

The morning before Mai was due to give birth, she was let out of the dungeon before Bob drove to work. A few hours after Bob's departure and after Mai had finished her lunch, the doorbell suddenly rang. Presuming that it was Bob, who had begun the practice of returning home suddenly at expected times to check in on Mai ever since he caught Hung and Mai redhanded, Mai quickly rushed to answer the door, but only to discover that it was a police officer. 

"Are you Mrs Summerton, Bob Summerton's wife?" enquired the police officer after holding out his police badge. 

"Yes, yes, I am," answered Mai as she looked searchingly at the police. 

"I am here to inform you some sad news," responded the police officer. "Unfortunately, your husband has been killed on the construction site this morning. According to witnesses, a heavy metal rod used for the construction of pillars of a skyscraper was hurled up by a quote unquote mysterious gust of wind, and pierced through the heart of Bob Summerton, your husband. As the cause of his death appeared to be quite extraordinary, the police is currently investigating the case. As his wife, we would require you to aid us in our inspection by answering some questions. We have here a Vietnamese translator, so don't worry if you don't understand everything that I've said." 

After the translator has translated the officer's words, Mai instantly sensed that it was the ghost of Hung who had come back for revenge.  

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阿梅與阿雄重逢的一個月後，有天，兩人正在計畫著逃跑路線時，大門突然被打開了。兩人太專注了，居然絲毫沒有注意到鮑伯的腳步聲。

「你們這是在幹嘛？好大的膽子，你這個賤人居然背著我在這裡跟郵差暗通款曲！」鮑伯看著阿梅與阿雄坐在餐桌旁後辱罵道。

「鮑伯，不是⋯⋯我⋯⋯」阿梅試圖解釋，可是因為她的英語能力不足，根本什麼都說不出來。

鮑伯火冒三丈地緊握拳頭，衝向阿雄。阿梅看見大事不妙，便挺身而出，擋在阿雄前面。鮑伯不顧阿身懷六甲，粗暴地將她推開，使她抱著肚子倒在了地上。

「你竟敢推她！」阿雄用越語大喊道，便衝向阿梅。

Playmobil Detectives: Saigon Love Story-20

One day, about a month after Mai and Hung's reunion, the couple were planning their escape when the front door was suddenly opened. In fact, they were too immersed in their conversation that they did not notice the heavy footsteps of Bob returning home. 

"What's this? God dammit! How dare you flirt with the mailman in MY house, you *@#%ing slut!" bellowed Bob after perceiving Mai and Hung sitting around the table as he pointed an accusing finger at the terrified Mai. 

"Bob, no, I.....he...." In vain, Mai tried to explain her situation. Nevertheless, due to her incompetency in English and her fear of Bob, she was unable to express her thoughts clearly.

In his fury, Bob clenched his fists and advanced towards Hung. Instinctively, Mai stood in front of her husband to protect Hung. Nevertheless, Bob pushed away Mai violently, causing her to fall to the floor whilst clutching her baby bump. 

"How dare you push her!" exclaimed Hung furiously in Vietnamese as he tried to rush towards Mai. 

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阿梅移民到美國半年後，一個陽光明媚的早晨，阿梅的丈夫去工地做工了，阿梅則是在家裡面打掃。這時，鮑伯已經容許阿梅早上一個人自由地在家裡走動，雖然她的護照還是被鎖在櫃子裡。櫃子的鑰匙則是安全地放在鮑伯的口袋裡。這時的阿梅已經懷孕七個月，行動開始變得不方便。突然，門鈴響了。阿梅以為是丈夫提前回家，趕緊放下手邊的工作，前去開門。阿梅開門後驚見一個郵差；然而，他不是普通的郵差。事實上，他是阿雄！阿梅看到阿雄後傻住了，簡直不敢相信自己的眼睛。阿雄先開口說話。

Playmobil Detectives: Saigon Love Story-19

It was a sunny morning six months after Mai's arrival in the States. By then, Mai had gained her freedom of roaming around the house at day whilst her husband Bob was away at work at the construction site, despite the fact that her passport and travel documents were still securely locked up in Bob's bedside drawer, the key of which was placed in his pocket all the time. Seven months into her pregnancy, Mai had difficulty moving around the house, but was still busily employed with cleaning and other household chores. 

Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Quickly putting down the mop, Mai dashed to open the door. As she opened the door, Mai was astonished to discover that it was a postman. Nevertheless, standing outside her door was no ordinary postman. In fact, it was Hung! Mai was so shocked that she was completely speechless. It was Hung who ventured to speak first.

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鮑伯一手抓著阿梅的頭髮，另一手掀開了地板門，然後強行拖著阿梅走下梯子，來到了地窖。地窖的一個角落有著一個很大的籠子。鮑伯將阿梅推進籠子裡，並迅速地拿出鑰匙將籠子的門上了鎖。阿梅趕緊衝上前，一邊啜泣，一邊用著破英文懇求丈夫放她出來：「對不起，對不起！」

「XX的，在你懂得怎麼做一個好妻子之前不准出來，聽到沒？」鮑伯說畢便轉身爬上梯子，關上地板門，留阿梅一個人在漆黑中。突然，阿梅聽到身後有老鼠吱吱喳喳的叫聲。

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Playmobil Detectives: Saigon Love Story-18

 Opening the trapdoor with one hand and pulling Mai's hair with the other, Bob descended the ladder into the cellar whilst dragging Mai behind him and they arrived at a cell with a metal door and a lock. Before Mai could come to her senses, Bob pushed her into the cell and locked the metal door behind her. 

After falling on the cold, stone floor of the cellar, Mai quickly got up and dashed to the metal door. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry," she said as she sobbed violently, using her eyes to beg her husband to let her out. 

"That'll teach ya how to be a good wife, dammit!" sneered Bob as he ascended the ladder and closed the trapdoor behind him, leaving Mai in complete darkness. Suddenly, she heard the scurrying feet of rats behind her.

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阿梅看到鮑伯臉上掛著邪惡的笑容，並緩緩逼近自己後，下意識地往後退了幾步。突然，鮑伯撲到阿梅身上，並一把抓起了她烏黑的頭髮。這時，阿梅才意識到鮑伯的意圖，並奮力抗爭。然而，柔弱的阿梅完全不是強壯的鮑伯的對手，順利讓他得成了。結束後，鮑伯留下坐在在地上啜泣的阿梅，並拿起了車鑰匙。

「哼，我去麥當勞吃漢堡都比這個女的煮得好吃！」鮑伯用力地將大門踢開說。「XX的，亞洲人不是都應該很會燒菜嗎？」

Playmobil Detectives: Saigon Love Story-17

 Petrified, Mai backed up but Bob continued to advance towards her with that sinister smile on his sunburnt face whilst saying things that Mai could not understand. Without warning, Bob pranced on Mai and grabbed her hair. Suddenly, Mai understood what Bob wanted and tried to resist. Nevertheless, due to Bob's occupation as a construction worker, he was relatively strong for his age, so Mai was unable to push him away. After he was done, Bob left Mai on the floor sobbing uncontrollably whilst he grabbed his car keys from the dining table. 

"Better get some burgers at McDonald's than eating this woman's cooking," mumbled Bob as he kicked the door open angrily. "I thought Asians are supposed to be good at cooking, dammit."

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「這是我們的臥室。」鮑伯帶著阿梅走上樓梯，抵達了二樓。二樓的空間比一樓還窄，房間放了雙人床後就幾乎不剩什麼空間了。

「你看～這是我之前的妻子用的梳妝台。現在是你的了！喜歡嗎？」鮑伯指著一個被白蟻蛀得坑坑洞洞的梳妝台，並用著深不可測的表情問道。阿梅雖然聽不懂鮑伯說的英語，卻可以用肢體語言猜出他大概在說些什麼。阿梅勉強的露出微笑，卻難掩她在眼裡打轉的淚水。

Playmobil Detectives: Saigon Love Story-16

 "This will be our bedroom," said Bob Summerton as Mai followed him up the narrow flight of squeaky, wooden stairs, dragging her cumbersome suitcase behind. The small bedroom on the second floor of the house could barely fit a double bed.

"Look! This is the dressing table my late wife used to use. Now it's all yours. Do you like it?" asked Bob with the unfathomable smile still on his face whilst pointing to a dilapidated, termite-bitten dressing table squeezed into the far end of the room. 

Without any knowledge of the English language, Mai was unable to understand what Bob was saying, but could just about guess their meaning by observing closely his body language and gestures. In reply to his query, Mai put on her forced smile and nodded, trying to stop her tears from trickling down her cheek.

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婚禮結束後，阿梅和鮑伯便趕到火車站，準備搭火車前往鮑伯的家～德拉威爾州。阿梅的父母及弟弟也陪同一起前往火車站。火車進站時，阿梅強顏歡笑的和家人道別。阿梅的弟弟阿成先開始哭了起來，她爸爸也將頭撇到另一邊去，偷偷擦拭著眼淚。就連阿梅嚴厲的媽媽都強忍著淚水，對阿梅叮囑道：「別忘了要當一個溫順的好妻子！」

整個旅途，阿梅都沒有掉一滴眼淚。在火車震耳欲聾的鳴笛聲中，阿梅心想：「為了我的孩子，我必須堅強。」阿梅回憶著過去，絲毫沒有注意到黃昏已悄悄逼近。

Playmobil Detectives: Saigon Love Story-15

 Shortly after their wedding, the newly wedded couple arrived at the train station to take the train to Delaware, where the latter lived. Mai's parents and her little brother Thanh also accompanied them to the station. When their train arrived, Mai wore a forced smile on her face and waved goodbye to her parents. First, her brother started sobbing, then her father also looked away to hide his tears. Even Mai's stern mother nearly broke down in sorrow, but she forced back her tears and shouted amidst the crowd. "Don't forget to be a submissive, obedient wife!" 

During the whole journey, Mai did not let a single drop of tear trickle down her face. "I have to stay strong for my child," Mai thought to herself as the whistle of the train's steam engine drowned the voices of other passengers on the train, signaling their departure. Fixating on the rolling hills and mountainside outside the window, Mai was so immersed in her own thoughts of home and the bygone days, which seemed so far away, such that she did not notice the blood red sun slowly setting in the far horizon, casting long, dark shadows over the trees and mountains. 

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阿梅發現自己懷孕了的隔天，她母親一大早就把她叫醒了。

「阿梅，趕緊給我起床洗漱！」阿梅的媽媽說。「今天，我們要帶你去見夏摩藤先生，就是你未來的丈夫。妳得給我好好梳妝打扮，記得要展現自己最美的一面。」

阿梅之前計畫要盡可能的拖延他與未來丈夫的見面日。然而，當她發現自己懷孕後，反而想要盡快結婚，這樣才不會被父母發現。

「如果我媽發現我懷上了阿雄的孩子，一定會叫我把孩子拿掉的！」阿梅心想。「我得盡我所能來保護我的小孩，就算是嫁給一個陌生人，我都願意。」

於是，阿梅穿上她最美的洋裝，並化了濃妝來掩飾自己因徹夜哭泣而形成的紅腫雙眼及淚痕。在城裡的咖啡廳，阿梅終於和未來的丈夫見面了。夏摩藤先生是一個半禿頭的中年男子，他的年齡甚至比阿梅的爸爸還略大幾歲。他從事工地工人的職業，曾經結過一次婚，但沒有子女。

「你好啊！我叫鮑伯。你叫什麼名字？」夏摩藤先生和阿梅握手時問道。

「我叫阿梅。你好嗎？」阿梅用著她會唯一會的一句英語答道。

「我很好！阿梅，你好漂亮啊！」夏摩騰先生讚美的。

「您瞧～他們簡直是天生一對的！」仲介在一旁和阿梅的父母說，兩人也點頭表示贊同。

Playmobil Detectives: Saigon Love Story-14

The following morning after Mai discovered that she was pregnant, her mother woke her up really early. 

"Mai, wake up and get dressed," said Mai's mother in her usual commanding tone. "Today, you are meeting Mr Summerton, the gentleman whom you will marry. Put on your best dress. Don't forget that you need to make a good first impression." 

Mai's original plan was to postpone this meeting to as late as possible so that she could have more time to recover mentally from the loss of Hung. Nonetheless, now that she had discovered her own pregnancy, she was instead eager to marry Mr Summerton as soon as possible, before her parents find out. 

"If mother finds out that I'm pregnant with Hung's child, she would definitely force me to get rid of the baby," thought Mai to herself. "I must do all I can to protect our baby, even if it means sacrificing myself to marry someone whom I dislike, as it is the only piece of remnant that symbolizes our love."

Therefore, Mai acted like a good, obedient child and obeyed her mother's words. She put on her best dress, which was her eighteenth birthday present her father had given her, and put on some makeup in order to hide her swollen eyes and tear marks from all the crying from the previous night. In a café in the Bronx, Mai and her parents met Mr Summerton, who was a middle-aged balding man several years older than Mai's father. He was a construction worker who had been married once already with no children. 

"Hello, my name's Bob. What's your name?" enquired Mr Summerton as he shook Mai's hand. 

"My name is Mai. How are you?" said Mai in English, the only phrase she knew in the language. 

"I'm great, thanks. Nice to meet you Mai! You look beautiful!" smiled Mr Summerton warmly. 

"Seems like they're destined for each other," whispered the broker to Mai's parents, who nodded in agreement. 

Playmobil Custom Figures: Jul22-1-The Count of Monte Cristo 摩比人偶改造：22.7-1-基度山恩仇記

 

Playmobil Custom Figures 2017 摩比人偶改造

摩比神探之西貢生死戀-13

得知了阿雄的死訊後，阿梅整個人都精神崩潰了。她將自己鎖在房間裡一天一夜後，終於做出了決定。

「既然阿雄已經不在了，我更沒有理由待在這座悲情城市了。」阿梅擦乾眼淚後心想。「我得做好我做女兒的義務，就是聽從父母的安排。我必須做一個好姊姊，把弟弟的將來放在第一位。」

於是，阿梅同意她父母的安排，嫁給一個美國的工地工人～夏摩藤先生，如此一來，他們全家便能搬到美國，順利重新展開新的生活。

經過了兩次轉機（一次在台北，一次在洛杉磯），他們終於抵達了紐約市。走出機場航廈時，映入眼簾的場景是紐約絢麗的天際線。阿梅目瞪口呆地遠眺著摩天大樓林立的市中心，其中最為顯眼的高樓是帝國大廈，以及當時尚在興建中的世貿雙子星。這些場景對阿梅來說非常新鮮，讓她暫時不再那麼消沈，對未來也開始抱著些許希望。然而，阿梅對此心情感到愧疚，心裡想著：「要是阿雄跟我一起在這就好了。」

Playmobil Detectives: Saigon Love Story-13

 After learning about Hung's death, Mai was absolutely devastated. After locking herself in her room for a day, she finally came to a conclusion. 

"Now that Hung is no longer here, I have no more reason to stay in this sad city," thought Mai to herself as her tears started to dry up. "Instead, I should perform the duties of a good daughter and obey my parents' words. I should be a good elder sister and put my little brother's future first before my own." 

Therefore, Mai agreed to follow her parents' arrangements for her and marry Mr. Summerton, an American construction worker, so that their family can move to America and start a brand new life there. 

After a long haul flight consisting of two transits in Taipei and Los Angeles, they finally arrived at the airport in New York city exactly two months after Vinh's visit. As they left the airport's terminal, Mai stared in awe at New York's glamorous skyline consisting of numerous modern and symbolic skyscrapers, including the Empire State Building, as well as the World Trade Center twin towers that were still under construction at the time. The unprecedented experience was so special to Mai such that she gradually began to feel less depressed and more hopeful towards her future. Nevertheless, Mai felt extremely guilty about her emotions and quietly thought to herself: "I wish Hung is here with me."

Playmobil Custom 3019: Princess Palace Extension 摩比皇宮改造：兩棟3019合併

摩比神探之西貢生死戀-12

阿梅不顧父母的反對，每個週末都偷偷與阿雄碰面。經過多次約會後，兩人都堅信，他們的愛情絕對不是如同阿梅的爸爸說的『鬼迷心竅』。每天，阿梅的爸爸都會讀報紙，發現越共的勢力一天比一天強盛，並且更加確信美國最終會戰敗。

Playmobil Detectives: Saigon Love Story-12

Despite her parents' strong opposition, Mai had been secretly meeting up with Hung every week since that argument. After some time, they both confirmed that their love for each other was absolutely earnest and definitely not merely "a childish fancy" as Mai's father called it.

Everyday, Mai's father would read the newspaper, which only confirmed his earlier conjectures that the Americans seemed to be losing and the situation continued to exacerbate as the Viet Cong became ever more threatening by the day.

Playmobil Custom Figures: Jun22-Legend of the White Snake 摩比人偶改造：22.6-白蛇傳

 

摩比神探之西貢生死戀-11

阿梅興高采烈地回家後，發現父母在家裡等著她。

「母親，我有一件事要告訴您。」阿梅將菜籃放在地上後說。

「我們也有事要同你說。」阿梅的媽媽說。「聽好了，是很重要的事。」

「我們打算全家移民美國。」阿梅的爸爸接著說。「這裡的情況一天比一天糟糕，看來越共遲早會贏得戰爭並奪得政權。」

阿梅聽完後，震驚到不知道要說什麼。

「可⋯⋯可是為何如此突然呢？那我們這裡的房子，還有爺爺奶奶怎麼辦呢？」阿梅回覆道。

「我們的房子暫時空著沒關係。」阿梅的爸爸說。「我們三人先移民，等到拿到居留權後，再接妳爺爺奶奶過去。」

「可是，我們要怎麼拿到居留權呢？」阿梅問道。

「我們打算安排妳嫁給一個美國人，這樣我和你父親透過妳就可以拿到居留權。」阿梅的媽媽說。「我們剛剛跟仲介談過了。仲介是我娘家那邊的人，他人很好，很樂意幫助我們。」

Playmobil Detectives: Saigon Love Story-11

 After Mai finished with her shopping, she returned home with a cheerful spirit. Her parents were at home to wait for her return. 

"Mother, I have something to tell you," said Mai as she placed her basket on the floor and took off her conical hat. 

"Well, we also have something to tell you, my girl," replied Mai's mother. "Listen carefully, as it is very important."

"Mai, we will be immigrating to America soon as a family," said Mai's father. "The situation here is getting worse by the day and it seems like the Viet Cong will win the war sooner or later."

Mai was so shocked to hear the news that she didn't know what to respond.

"But...but why so sudden?" Only after a few minutes did everything begin to sink in and only then did Mai venture to speak. "How about our house here, and my grandparents?"

"We can leave our house unoccupied for the time being," answered Mai's father. "We will move to America first, and when we have obtained citizenship, we will bring your grandparents over with us."

"But...how do we get citizenship there?" enquired Mai, who was devastated as she immediately thought of Hung. 

"We plan to let you marry an American man, so our family can gain citizenship through your marriage," responded Mai's mother. "We have just communicated with a broker, who is a relative of my mother, and he has very kindly agreed to help us."

摩比神探之西貢生死戀-10

他們一行人從地下室上來後，赫然發現老太太就坐在客廳的維多利亞沙發上，用著嚴厲的眼神看著他們。

「外⋯⋯外婆！我⋯⋯我還以為您去睡覺了呢！」阿桃支支吾吾地說。

「看來，必須揭開這個我原本決定要帶進墳墓的秘密，才能幫助你們破案。」老太太嘆氣道。「好吧！你們坐好，聽我娓娓道來，就當作是床邊故事吧！這是一個富裕商人的女兒愛上貧窮的工地工人的愛情故事。」

大家趕緊去餐廳搬了幾張椅子近來，並圍著老太太，仔細聆聽。

Playmobil Detectives: Saigon Love Story-10

After the group of friends ascended from the basement into the living room, they were extremely astonished to discover grandmother Mai sitting on the Victorian coach, with her arms crossed and a stern expression on her wrinkled face.

"Grandmother! I...I thought you've...gone to bed already!" exclaimed Thao, without concealing her fear of her grandmother. 

"I have heard of your plan and have pretended to go to bed early," responded grandmother Mai. "Do not try to deceive me as I know everything that is going on in this house."

"I...I'm really sorry," apologized Thao. "I didn't want to deceive you, I just don't wanna make you angry."

"It seems like without revealing my secret, which I have hitherto been determined to take with me to my very grave, would make the continuation of your investigations quite impossible," said the elderly lady. "Okay, please take a seat if you would like to hear me out. I will tell you a bedtime story: The story of a wealthy merchant's daughter who fell in love with a poor construction worker."

The group of friends each grabbed a chair from the adjoining dining room and gathered around the old lady to listen to what she had to say regarding the mysterious pendant necklace and the cremation pot, which they discovered in the basement.

Playmobil Spies: Meteor Garden 摩比嬌娃之流星花園

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Part 2:

摩比神探之西貢生死戀-9

在石階梯的盡頭是一扇有著生鏽鐵栓的木門。打開門後，映入眼簾的場景是一間燈光昏暗的房間。蒂芬尼在暗中不慎撞到了一旁的石牆。

Playmobil Detectives: Saigon Love Story-9

After reaching the end of the flight of stone steps, they arrived at a wooden door, engraved in a stone wall, with a rusty bolt lock. 

After opening the door, the group entered a poorly illuminated room. Despite the fact that, by then, their eyes were already quite accustomed to the darkness, they still struggled to see clearly. In the darkness, Tiffany bumped into the cold, stone wall.

"Ouch!" Tiffany screamed. 

Playmobil Custom Figures: May22-Japanese Heian Princess 摩比人偶改造：22.5-日本平安時代公主

 

Playmobil Custom Figures 2018 摩比人偶改造

摩比神探之西貢生死戀-8

他們猛然回頭一望，發現女僕阿花就在身後偷窺著大家。

「阿桃，你可以幫我們翻譯嗎？我們想問問女僕一些事兒。」孝恩說。

阿桃不耐煩地叫了女僕的名字：「阿花，妳過來！」

「請問你最近有在這間房子裡遇到什麼不尋常的事兒嗎？」孝恩問道。

「白天時一切都正常，」女僕阿花答道，並經由阿桃翻譯給大家聽。「可是，晚上就不同了。每晚，我都做有關戰爭的惡夢。當我晚上想起來上廁所時，都無法動彈。好像有人把我壓在床上。」

「這是何時開始的？是如同老太太說的，大約一個月前嗎？」傑佛瑞問道。

「我⋯⋯我不清楚！」阿花低著頭說。孝恩一看就知道女僕有所隱瞞。

「請你一定要說出真相，」孝恩說。「如果妳有所隱瞞，只會讓我們更難解決案件！」

「我⋯⋯我不敢說出真話。我怕我會被責罰！」女僕看著老太太說。

「別擔心，我們不會責怪你的！」阿桃說。「我們只想知道真相。」

「是的，事情大約是在一個月前開始發生的。」女僕猶豫了一下後說。

「你為什麼覺得說出實情會被責罰呢？你是不是知道這些事情的起因？」布萊問道。

「其實，這都是我的錯！有天，我在地下室打掃時，不小心打翻了一個白色罈子。」阿花解釋道。「自從那件事情後，詭異的事情就接二連三的發生。」

Playmobil Detectives: Saigon Love Story-8

They quickly turned around only to catch a glimpse of Hoa, the maid, again. 

"Could you please translate for us, Thao? We need to ask the maid something," said Shaun.

Thao called Hoa's name impatiently, and the maid appeared in front of them, with a crooked smile on her face. 

"Did you encounter anything unusual in this house for the past few weeks?" interrogated Shaun. 

"Everything seemed normal at day," replied Hoa as her eyes looked searchingly at everyone, which was translated into English by Thao. "But things get scary at night. Every night, I have terrible nightmares of wars. And at night when I need to use the toilet, I could not get up. I felt like someone was pressing me down on my bed." Shaun and Jeffrey exchanged glances.

"When did all this start to happen? Is it about a month ago, as stated by Mrs. Mai?" enquired Jeffrey.

"I don't know," responded Hoa quickly whilst looking straight down at her bare feet. Shaun immediately sensed that Hoa was not revealing the entire truth. 

"Ms. Hoa, please speak the truth," said Shaun. "If you lie, you'll only make our job more difficult."

"I....I dare not speak the truth, as I may get into trouble," said Hoa as she glanced at Thao.

"Don't worry, we won't reproach you," promised Thao. "We just want to know the truth, that's all!"

"Yes, it was about a month ago that these strange encounters started to occur," proceeded Hoa hesitantly. 

"Why did you think you'd get in trouble for saying the truth? Do you know about the origin of these mysteries?" interrogated Blythe.

"It....it must've been my fault. I was cleaning the basement that day when I accidentally knocked over a pot," elucidated Hoa. "I must've affected the feng shui of this house or something, because from then on, these strange things have never ceased to occur."

摩比神探之西貢生死戀-7

抵達胡志明市的隔天一早，阿桃便開著車帶著大家去觀光。經過了一天的觀光行程，大夥兒在天黑前回到阿桃家吃晚餐。他們一回到那間別墅，便發現又開始刮起了詭異的強風，天空瞬間變得烏雲密佈。

「今天天氣真奇怪！」孝恩若有所思的說。「今天早上還晴空萬里的，怎麼瞬間就要下暴風雨的感覺了呢？」

「我跟你說過N次了，這不是暴風雨，是普通的雨！這裡的雨季就是這樣，雨都是毫無預警的說來就來。」阿桃不耐煩地說。

「這就怪了！」傑佛瑞說。「我手機上顯示只有30%的降雨機率，怎麼會下雨呢？」

「因為胡志明市的面積很大，比倫敦還大好幾倍，所以各個地區都不太一樣，很難準確的預測！」阿桃答道。「咱們趕緊進屋吧！就快下雨了！」

果不其然，他們進屋沒多久、準備享用晚餐時，便聽到雨滴重重地打在窗戶玻璃的聲音。

「你們真幸運！」阿桃說。「我外婆今天罕見地親自下廚，特別為大家準備了一桌的傳統越式料理。」

「這是為我昨天無理的舉止道歉，」阿梅婆婆說。「因為某些誤會，我失去了理智。來～別客氣，儘管吃！」

「哇！看起來好好吃喔！」傑佛瑞讚美道。

「這世上沒有什麼比阿嬤親手做的料理更好吃的了！」布萊想到了自己遠在台灣的外婆後，有感而發地說。這次，連蒂芬尼都不敢抱怨了！

Playmobil Detectives: Saigon Love Story-7

The following morning, Thao drove the friends down town to have a city tour.  After a long day of city touring, the group of friends returned to Thao's home just in time for dinner. As they entered the garden of the isolated manor, strong gusts of wind started to blow in their direction just like the day before. Covering the slowly sinking sun in the distant horizon, clouds started to gather in around them.

"This is such strange weather," remarked Shaun pensively. "It was such a bright sunny day this morning, and now it feels like there's going to be a thunderstorm."

"I told you before, this isn't a thunderstorm, it's just normal rain during the rainy season," responded Thao impatiently.

"That's odd," answered Jeffrey. "On my phone, it says that the city is sunny with only 30% chance of rain. How come it's about to rain here."

"That's because Ho Chi Minh city is very large, about the size of London. So, often it rains in certain districts but not others," responded Thao. "Let's hurry inside, it looks like it'll rain anytime."

Thao was right again. The moment they sat down at the dinner table, which was filled with traditional Vietnamese delicacies, rain started to pelter down. 

"You guys are in luck," said Thao. "Grandmother has decided to cook today, which is a very rare occasion."

"This is to say sorry for being so rude yesterday," said grandmother Mai. "I lost my mind after some trivial misunderstanding and couldn't keep my prejudices to myself. Don't be shy! Eat as much as you can! There's plenty of food."

"Wow! This looks so delicious," admired Jeffrey. 

"There's nothing better than grandma's homemade dishes," said Blythe as she observed the old lady's expression. Even Tiffany dared not complain this time.

 

Playmobil Detectives: Taipei Love Story 摩比神探之台北愛情故事

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Episode 2:

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摩比神探之西貢生死戀-6

阿桃領著布萊和蒂芬尼爬上樓梯，他們的房間在頂樓。映入眼簾的是一間摩登的臥室，裡面放著雙人床、衣櫥及鏡子，地上的地毯也與窗簾同一色調。房間的牆壁都塗成了淡藍色，有著一種彷彿置身海邊一般清涼的感覺。蒂芬尼看到床後立刻跳了上去。

「你們好好休息吧！」阿桃說。「如果需要什麼，我在樓下。」

「這房間好漂亮喔！」布萊讚美道。「真謝謝你讓我們住在這⋯⋯」布萊轉頭才發現阿桃早已轉身離去了。

「蒂芬尼姊姊，看來阿桃已經視妳為情敵了。」布萊說。

「誰理她呀？我有自信小傑一定會選擇我的！」蒂芬尼答道。

Playmobil Detectives: Saigon Love Story-6

 Thao motioned for Tiffany and Blythe to follow her up the stairs as she showed them their room, which was situated on the topmost floor of the house. As they entered their room, what came rolling into view was a comfortable, modernly furnished room with a double bed, wardrobe and mirrors. The color of the little rug on the floor perfectly matched the color of the curtains. The walls of the room was painted in an elegantly light blue color that gave the air of being at the beach. Tiffany leapt onto the bed the moment she perceived it. 

"I’ll let you unpack your things and get prepared for bed," said Thao. "If you need anything, I’ll be downstairs."

"This room is lovely, Thao," answered Blythe, glancing around the room. "Thanks so much for your hospitality, it’s great….." As Blythe turned around, she perceived that Thao has already left the room, without saying goodbye.

"Looks like you've got yourself a love rival, Tiffany," said Blythe.

"Who gives a damn about that crazy Cow?" responded Tiffany. "I'm certain ma Jeffie would choose me over her any day!" 

Playmobil Custom Figures: Apr22-Roman Holiday 摩比人偶改造：22.4-羅馬假期

 

Playmobil 5177 Bank Extension 摩比建築物改造：5177銀行擴建