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艾哈迈的夜晚。黑洞洞的街市，闷闷的脚步声。
                                                                                                                                                                一队满载货物的拖车沿著艾哈迈中心地带七拐八扭的巷道自北向南而行。艾哈迈几扇主城门都各有两重哨卡，向过往商旅征收过路费用。
                                                                                                                                                                好笑的是，由于守门卫兵的贪心等级有所不同，各个城门实际征收的税金并不一样。商人们为了省钱，时常选择不对应的内外城门出入。
                                                                                                                                                                比如由东北门进外城区，再绕到南区的内城入口进入市集。城管部队的防线也有几个缺口。
                                                                                                                                                                例如，艾哈迈的北城区，格雷堡与外城墙之间有一片独立的住宅区，地位最高的一些大贵族府邸都设在此处。北门固然不准商队通行，但同时，也是宪兵纠察队的禁区。
                                                                                                                                                                只要买通了门卫，趁夜进城，就能省下许多开销。然而，一方面城里宪兵纠察队人数众多，另一方面对偷偷入城的商人处罚极为严厉，敢于犯险的商人非常少，绝大部分都交钱了事，反正利润丰厚，税重也不致亏本。
                                                                                                                                                                今天这支小型车队已是月内唯一的例外了。辕马的蹄子都用粗布包里著，商人们一边赶车，一边疑神疑鬼的东张西望。
                                                                                                                                                                “好安静的晚上。”一个赶车人说，被自己的声音吓了一哆嗦。“宪兵们都回去睡觉了吧？”“那是。
                                                                                                                                                                眼看要下雨了嘛。你闻闻，已经有雨味儿了。”“真的。”
                                                                                                                                                                “别说话！”一个较为神经质的人抢白道。“有什么关系”还没来得及回嘴，一只粗糙有力的手

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