貝殼 倪匡 . Sea Shell , Wesley Nee

貝殼
倪匡

貝殼是倪匡筆下科幻小說衛斯理系列之一。故事講述一個富商甘願變成一隻海螺。此書的一些主要角色也出現在另一本小說《未來身份》及《移魂怪物》裏。
根據作者在序中提及，這篇小說的主題，是想表現出：一個人如果失去了自己，那麼在他身上的一切名利也是虛空的，而再多的名利加起來都不如自己。
本故事亦曾經被改編成廣播劇。

故事大綱

衛斯理的朋友小郭受了富商萬良生之妻何豔容所託，要求他阻止萬良生在他的遊艇「快樂號」與電影名星紅蘭幽會。可是，紅蘭事實上臨時失了約，只得萬良生駕走遊艇。而小郭只發現了無人的遊艇停在一個荒島附近，而不見萬良生本人。小郭在遊艇旁邊的荒島上的沙灘，發現一枚奇形怪狀的貝殼裹在繡著「快樂號」標誌的毛巾中。然而，經過警方三日三夜日夜不停的搜索，依然未能找到萬良生。
七天之後，衛斯理與小郭討論這件事件，但沒有甚麼特別收穫。而正當警方宣佈放棄繼續搜尋，何豔容上門找衛斯理，希望他能幫忙找回萬良生。於是衛斯理便約小郭一起乘搭「快樂號」往該荒島。到了碼頭，他們卻從船員口中得知船上「鬧鬼」——他們聽到萬良生在唱歌，但衛斯理和小郭不以為意。
衛斯理和小郭上船後，衛斯理發現那枚貝殼其實是一枚活的螺。而他們到達島上搜尋沒有收穫後，出現意見分歧，衛斯理認為還可追查，小郭則同意警方的結論，因此小郭退出調查。回程時，衛斯理無意中也竟然聽到萬良生在唱歌。
翌日，衛斯理再獨自到荒島調查，遇到兩個陌生人，他們卻認錯他是萬良生，但衛斯理與萬良生實在有明顯的差異。其後他們的說話引起衛斯理懷疑，便打算將他們交給警方，卻被他們在海中逃脫。由於他們逃脫的方向正進行海軍演習，傑克上校便認為只是兩個海軍人員向衛斯理開玩笑。
衛斯理回家與白素商量後，他們兩人再登上「快樂號」往該荒島調查。在船上，白素發現那枚螺是細腰肩棘螺，是一種深水螺，很難在海灘拾到，懷疑海水曾有變化，於是他們決定潛水調查。他們使用海底推進器潛水半小時後，在一個深水岩洞外找到三枚細腰肩棘螺，便潛入洞內調查，發現奇怪地不斷有巨大的氣泡冒出來。然而他們走出洞外，竟然發現暫時放下來的推進器不見了，只好浮上水面等待救援。
一小時後，衛斯理和白素被一艘遊艇發現救起，發現船主正是那兩位陌生人。他們又再一次認錯衛斯理是萬良生。正當衛斯理想抓着他們時，他們卻跳海逃走。衛斯理和白素在船內發現他們的推進器，以及有兩個人的身體。衛斯理和白素便駕着遊艇回到荒島，竟發現「快樂號」出現了萬良生及那兩個陌生人，但上了「快樂號」卻找不到萬良生。此時，那兩個陌生人返回自己的遊艇極速逃走，衛斯理和白素則駕着從後追趕，最後衛斯理成功上了那隻遊艇。
在遊艇上，那兩個陌生人告訴衛斯理，萬良生變了另一種生活方式，因為他覺得沒有自己，所以便在他們的協助下變成了一枚螺。正當衛斯理想追問時，卻被他們拋下海中，被「快樂號」上的白素救起，而那兩個陌生人則不知所蹤。


Seashells
Wesley.

The story is about a wealthy businessman willing to become a conch. Some of the key role of the book also appears in another novel "future status" and "soul monster shift" Lane. According to the authors mentioned in the preface, this novel's subject, want to show are: a person if they lose their own, then in his possession all the fame and fortune is void, and no amount of fame and wealth do not add up to such as their own. Once the story has been adapted into radio plays. [Edit] Story outline Note: The following contains descriptions of works of the circumstances of paragraphs, may reduce the interest to appreciate the original. Wesley's Friend Kuo Wanliang by a wealthy businessman's wife Yan Rong-sheng entrusted, asking him to stop him at Wanliang Health yacht "No. Happiness" and the movie stars Hung Lan tryst. However, Hong-Lan in fact temporary loss of about only Wanliang Health yacht driven off. And Kuo only unmanned yacht was found parked in a nearby desert island, and no I Wanliang Health. Kuo in the yacht next to the beach on a desert island and found a strangely shaped shell wrapped in embroidered "Happiness No." signs in the towel. However, after three days and three nights police search around the clock and still failed to find Wanliang Health. After seven days, Wesley Kuo to discuss this matter with the case, but nothing special harvest. Just announced it was abandoning the police continue to search door-to-door looking for Wesley Yan-rong, I hope he could help find Wanliang Health.

So Wesley Kuo together, then it has to take "No. Happiness" to the desert island. To the terminal, they learned from the crew on board the mouth "haunted" - they heard Wanliang born to sing, but Wesley and Kuo did not seem to mind the idea. Wesley and Kuo board, the Wesleyanshells is found a live snail. Their search did not arrive on the island post-harvest, there differences of opinion, Wesley also consider tracing, Kuo agreed to the conclusions of the police, so quit investigate Kuo. Return when Wesley was also heard inadvertently Wanliang born to sing. The next day, Wesley and then left alone to investigate a desert island, confronted by two strangers, they admit he is Wanliang Health, but Wesley and Health Wanliang really have obvious differences. Subsequently caused Wesley speak their doubts, they intend to hand them over to the police, but they escaped in the sea. The direction of escape because they are conducting naval maneuvers, Captain Jack will consider only two naval officers joked to Wesley. Wesley go home with streptavidin discuss later, they re-boarded "No. Happiness" to investigate the island. On board, streptavidin found那枚Lo Lo spines are slender waist to shoulder, is a Sham Shui Po Lo, it is difficult to found on the beach, there have been doubts about the sea change, so they decided to investigate diving. Their use of the seabed dive propulsion Half an hour later, at a deep water outside the cave to find three shoulder spines slender waist Lo, we investigate into the cave and found that, strangely enough, continue to have enormous bubbles coming out. However, they go outside, even to put aside to find the propeller gone, floating on the sea surface have to wait for rescue. One hour later, Wesley and streptavidin were rescued a yacht found, the owner is found that the two strangers. Wesley once again admit that they are Wanliang Health. While Wesley grabbed them think, they jump into the sea to escape. Streptavidin at Wesleyan and found their boat propeller, as well as the person has two bodies. Wesley and streptavidin yacht then drove back to a desert island, he found that "No. Happiness" appeared Wanliang Health and the two strangers, but on the "No. Happiness" can not find Wanliang Health. At this point, the two strangers to return to their yacht speed to escape, Wesley and streptavidin were driving from behind to catch up, and finally Wesley success only on the yacht. On the boat, then two strangers told Wesley, Wanliang change another way of life, because he feels does not have its own, so it is said in the help they turned into a snail. Want to ask when Wesley legitimate, but they dropped onto the sea, was "No. Happiness" on the streptavidin rescued, and that two strangers were missing.