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克里斯反手持劍,像射標槍那樣用力投射而出。41Please respect copyright.PENANA8ZwGDTqiaQ
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他射飛刀的技術不怎麼樣,但這次運氣似乎不錯。41Please respect copyright.PENANAysTLtZkidf
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遠處一人慘叫一聲倒下,那劍擦過他的腿釘入地面,讓他踉蹌倒地。克里斯順著他們留下的繩索溜下草地,拔足狂追。41Please respect copyright.PENANAgyrZGvDSD8
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一人原本努力地試圖拯救倒地不起的夥伴,可一看見身後追來的男人,頓時慌得轉身就逃。41Please respect copyright.PENANABuNnOn7zMC
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克里斯很快追上他,他抄起自己釘在地上的劍,幾大步趕上黑衣人身側,躍起一腳後踢,那男人奔跑間猝不及防,被這當胸一腳踢得往後跌飛出去。41Please respect copyright.PENANA2kNYzUJcNo
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然而克里斯沒再理他,繼續追趕前方的匪徒。41Please respect copyright.PENANAUzbMoMm7Zf
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察覺趕來的威脅,有兩個人停下腳步,轉身抽劍面對克里斯。這兩人都比他身材高大、壯碩許多,看架式就知道不是外行人。41Please respect copyright.PENANA6S9Uegm6eG
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克里斯沒停下腳步,藉著速度一劍往前猛刺出,一人舉劍格擋,但被克里斯往前衝的勢子逼退幾步。克里斯一劍接著一劍,施展他得意的突刺,迅速且凌厲地逼退對手。41Please respect copyright.PENANAKPP4wfgVkq
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另一人立刻拔劍衝上前想來助陣,可克里斯卻突然迴身一肘重重擊向衝來的那人,他機警地往後退,想待克里斯這一擊失利,重整旗鼓再追擊。41Please respect copyright.PENANAvdYO61S0wL
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但克里斯這一招並非臨時起意。他故技重施,再次單腳轉身,劍從脅下刺出,追擊往後退避的男人。41Please respect copyright.PENANAk0etmfUZ1w
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對方被這迅捷的連續追擊逼退幾步,待他回過神來,以為會面臨更加險厲的攻勢,誰知克里斯根本不理會他們。41Please respect copyright.PENANA4bi335n3bs
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逼退嘍囉後,他絲毫不放鬆地繼續往前追。41Please respect copyright.PENANALqVnjBtqpB
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克里斯清楚在這裡和小人物纏鬥一點意義也沒有,這群人明顯以跑在最前頭、披著短斗篷的身影為首,抓住那傢伙才是最重要的。41Please respect copyright.PENANA4boRJ6iBe5
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又一人前來阻截他的腳步,對方也是劍術高手,兩人一時間打得難分難解。41Please respect copyright.PENANAbbTTBygmFh
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那劍客腳步小且靈敏,節節逼近克里斯,克里斯舉劍還擊,劍身從側面拍開對手的,順著手肘上挑,直刺脖頸要害。41Please respect copyright.PENANAalXuUGQOJ0
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男人以最小的幅度避了開去,右腳一跨再次逼近克里斯,克里斯順勢側身,然腳退到一半突然頓止,左手肘往前撞去,直擊對方右肩。41Please respect copyright.PENANAakEffNVzvt
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他若得手本可以令對手棄劍。可劍客經驗豐富,憑直覺避過了這危險。41Please respect copyright.PENANAKlwW1UcQrm
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就在這時,先前被克里斯甩掉的一人追了過來,加入戰局。41Please respect copyright.PENANA6rT3KqbOjh
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他向克里斯刺的劍雖被輕易擋下,可那名劍客已趁機上前,面對兩人圍攻,克里斯一時左支右絀。41Please respect copyright.PENANAv47RGH3sto
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突然一聲槍響,克里斯左手邊那男人慘叫一聲倒地,捂著右肩指間滲出鮮血。41Please respect copyright.PENANANcE7L0VaXC
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在場幾人全都一怔,克里斯最快回過神,一手抓住面前劍客的手反扭,就要將他的劍奪下。41Please respect copyright.PENANA1GwFw30Am9
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戰鬥本能瞬間凌駕於驚訝之上,劍客當機立斷鬆手棄劍,左手卻猛然往克里斯左肩伸去,隨即右臂往前一扯。41Please respect copyright.PENANAcszphbGz8b
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克里斯早料到對方會來這一招,他沒和對手硬碰,順勢前踏,身體壓低、右手丟下劍從那人腰下鑽過,腳一跨上半身一使力,左手再扣住對方肩膀,一下把人扳倒在地後,隨即轉身追向已趁機跑出一段距離的兩人。41Please respect copyright.PENANASp4aGSLTzL
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跌倒的那人從地上爬起來,抓了劍就想再阻止克里斯,可兩道槍聲響起,一槍擊中他膝間,一槍打在肩胛。那人哀嚎著倒地。41Please respect copyright.PENANA3bNuAAp3vx
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克里斯多福毫不理會身後發生的事,他專注地追趕眼前僅剩的兩人。41Please respect copyright.PENANARzvC73vEu3
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突然一人停下,轉身一腳朝他踹來。41Please respect copyright.PENANAxwNOr4O2jj
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克里斯連忙舉臂擋在面前,豈料衝擊並未發生,正要放下手臂時,迎面一把粉塵朝他灑了過來,他被嗆了一口,難受地咳嗽,眼睛也刺得直流淚。41Please respect copyright.PENANAkqHQVCJyEK
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又是三道槍聲響起。41Please respect copyright.PENANAkPNk8PjUU4
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他聽見一道悶哼,顧不了眼睛無法視物,忙往聲音傳來的方向追,衝進煙霧裡。41Please respect copyright.PENANAVnUAzOcVzy
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他伸出手胡亂一揮,碰到了個東西就死命抓住。他聽見一聲咒罵,接著是一到布帛撕裂聲。41Please respect copyright.PENANADOmdMVBuIl
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前方拉扯的重量忽然消失,克里斯猛地往後跌,大喘著氣坐在地上,煙霧緩緩散去,他看清了手上抓著的只是隻黑色的外套袖子,氣餒地將它丟在地上。41Please respect copyright.PENANAPOckQfyv4V
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「克里斯!」身後熟悉的聲音接近,克里斯回頭,眼睛仍在流淚,但從矇矓間他認出那是卡萊爾。41Please respect copyright.PENANAkmF0AIcYpS
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「他們跑了!」克里斯挫敗地大吼。「該死的!」41Please respect copyright.PENANAaunIuRwLLr
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「我看到了。」卡萊爾聳聳肩,走到他面前聞聞空氣,「嗯,癢粉。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAdtzJQufAPu
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「什麼?」克里斯邊用袖子擦拭眼淚和不斷打噴嚏的鼻子,口齒不清的問。41Please respect copyright.PENANAiovLiyf6Zu
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「一種能讓人流淚打噴嚏的粉末,通常是我們惡作劇拿來用的。」卡萊爾回答,在他面前的草地上來回走動,突然彎腰撿起什麼。41Please respect copyright.PENANAgvP4coqyah
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「那是什麼?」克里斯問。41Please respect copyright.PENANAZHFnHQw6CS
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「一張小紙片。」卡萊爾說,看著那上面簡陋的圖案蹙起了眉,「這是什麼東西,豎豎橫橫的?」41Please respect copyright.PENANAHwtpALy9r5
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「讓我看看。」克里斯說著就要伸出手,可途如其來的一連串噴嚏又讓他彎下了腰。41Please respect copyright.PENANApMhttXiDUm
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「我想還是等等吧。」少年說。過去攙著男人往回走。41Please respect copyright.PENANA7QRN0rH8gE
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「這些傢伙到底來幹什麼的?」待咳嗽稍緩,克里斯才又開口,「希望答案能從他們留下的黨羽口中知道。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAsCoSRthG3M
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「……我想可能有點難。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAcQGrrhU4UR
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「為什麼?」41Please respect copyright.PENANAt8h0pQNIPq
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「因為他們全都死了。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAMqGob3R9LL
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突如其來的聲音讓克里斯停下腳步,「你說什麼,奧斯頓?」41Please respect copyright.PENANAeG8yEFxWb5
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但奧斯頓沒回答他弟弟的問題,他穿著睡袍站在那,手裡拿著一把長槍,站在他身後的僕人還抱著三把,他意外地瞪著克里斯狼狽的臉。41Please respect copyright.PENANA3fObEsruEK
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「你還真是……嗯,精彩萬分,我的弟弟。」奧斯頓謹慎地選擇他的措辭。41Please respect copyright.PENANAmYEJY631OH
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「這不是重點!」克里斯說,但卡萊爾明顯看到他氣紅了臉。41Please respect copyright.PENANAOsNSDLaI84
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「他說的對。」少年第一次開口幫奧斯頓說話,「那些傢伙全都死了,服毒自殺,我們來不及阻止,他們都是死士。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAmOLBMHzCEw
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「死士?什麼事情會讓這樣的人闖進我們家?」41Please respect copyright.PENANAYhxEM4PpVr
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「哦,我相信這就是接下來要查清楚的。」奧斯頓聳肩,把手上的槍交給僕人。41Please respect copyright.PENANAhYzIRlcfXT
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他們回到宅邸,克里斯不願休息,幾人便到二樓的沙龍去。41Please respect copyright.PENANAA57JR3kp0k
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其他人也被這場深夜裡的打鬥驚醒,不過老侯爵命令大家不准驚慌,因此沒有人出來看熱鬧。他讓查爾斯處理一切,自己則絲毫不過問。41Please respect copyright.PENANANN8WmRnbJE
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卡萊爾對此總覺得奇怪,老侯爵的表現太過平靜了要不是他對所發生的一切毫不關心,就是他其實對此並不意外。41Please respect copyright.PENANADV7fanluTZ
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「死的那幾個人有一個是家裡的僕人。」奧斯頓說。這時,查爾斯拿來一盆熱水讓克里斯擦去臉上殘餘的粉末,它已經開始令人發癢。41Please respect copyright.PENANAWXeGz9PZ0L
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「那傢伙才來不到兩個月,沒有窗戶或其他地方的鑰匙。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAs0EkkHzSIp
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克里斯用牛奶漱了幾次口,才終於讓咳嗽停下來。「這解釋了他們為什麼有內應,卻還是得用打草驚蛇的辦法行動。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAa6n140V5qr
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說完,他起身檢查僕人搬進來的一具屍體。41Please respect copyright.PENANAsRDINYL8Fx
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那是和他對打過的那名劍客的屍體。那人身材和他差不多,穿著的衣服是很普通也很便宜的料子,相對於克里斯從另一人身上扯下來的外套袖子相距甚遠。41Please respect copyright.PENANAj9Y4Zp6q9Q
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那人的臉有很明顯的高額頭和長鼻粱,眼睛是北方少見的深棕色。克里斯確定他有阿爾巴的血統。41Please respect copyright.PENANAVc5cNksHEa
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「阿爾巴人。」他站起身,揮手讓查爾斯把屍體抬下去。41Please respect copyright.PENANAY3U46plPLE
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「你不能這麼果斷,克雷,誰說看到深色捲髮和深色眼睛就是阿爾巴來的。」奧斯頓說。41Please respect copyright.PENANAdjbb1X6bNm
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「我看過的阿爾巴人比你見過的多,奧斯頓。那傢伙有明顯的特徵。」克里斯瞪了他哥哥一眼。41Please respect copyright.PENANALWef0eZ0kJ
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「但不管是從哪裡來的,他跑進這裡幹麼?」奧斯頓環視四周,在看到被火燒得漆黑一片的地毯和報銷了的掛氈,視線停了一秒又轉開,「我們家這些東西又沒什麼好偷的。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAl62PyhxKcN
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「這個?」卡萊爾拿出紙片搖了搖。41Please respect copyright.PENANAd5GerczjTW
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克里斯走過去接過,往紙上瞥了一眼,「這是簡圖。」41Please respect copyright.PENANALpiJc05lwE
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「什麼的簡圖?」41Please respect copyright.PENANAV2zkP2D6h3
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「建築簡圖。」克里斯回答,伸手指著那些橫線和豎線,「一道橫加一道豎代表一棟建築,尖頂用三角形表示,斜頂用兩條斜線,這能在最短的時間裡畫出目標地點……」41Please respect copyright.PENANAJma4BuVLaS
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說到這裡,克里斯頓了下,看看奧斯頓。41Please respect copyright.PENANAlF0YjX4uzi
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男人一臉無聊地坐在那裡,顯然沒興趣知道他們在講什麼。41Please respect copyright.PENANAa45JMXKbZu
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「……是間諜常用的暗號。」克里斯回頭,低聲在卡萊爾耳邊說完。41Please respect copyright.PENANACC5ODftMNY
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少年點點頭。41Please respect copyright.PENANAvmsPh4pIJb
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這時奧斯頓打了個呵欠。41Please respect copyright.PENANAW9O1PCiDhm
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「你為什麼不回去睡,奧斯頓。」克里斯高聲提議。41Please respect copyright.PENANABRZUKtx2a9
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男人攤攤手,「我想確定你們這邊不需要我的幫助了。」41Please respect copyright.PENANADXKBIqvN17
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「我們不……」克里斯剛想開口,但一見奧斯頓朝他眨眼,他頓了頓,深吸口氣。41Please respect copyright.PENANAoiT2ZQ28L1
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「謝謝你剛才的協助,大哥。」他說,扯出一個轉瞬即逝的笑容,「我想我們應該可以自己來,感謝你的熱心,奧斯頓,祝你有個好夢。」41Please respect copyright.PENANApoD8tXX12i
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奧斯頓乾脆地站起來,「好吧,既然你都這麼說了,我親愛的小弟,祝你有個美好的夜晚。」說著,他踏著愉悅的步伐離去。41Please respect copyright.PENANAKv54tiv7rA
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卡萊爾看克里斯明顯鬆一口氣的樣子,不由得輕笑,「你們兄弟真有趣。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAhUCuBRyZUw
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克里斯回答他的是狠狠一瞪。41Please respect copyright.PENANAlYJLUCLaPM
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「別談他了。」他揉揉額頭,把紙條還給卡萊爾。「我們有更麻煩的事得煩心。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAQPPGazHlp1
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「比如說阿爾巴的間諜來這裡幹什麼。」卡萊爾說。41Please respect copyright.PENANALaK9Et89xk
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克里斯沉吟一陣,「只有一個理由,和我們一樣。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAe0PG4vJVh2
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「──為了王璽。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAFeHqeg0LHm
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見男人點頭,卡萊爾又低下頭來看手裡的紙張,「但這究竟是什麼,也不像你家這裡的地型。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAS73RarhpOZ
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「是用炭筆畫上去的……」卡萊爾摸了摸線條,手指立刻沾上了黑色粉末,「而且很新。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAOrbRnJYdYd
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「那這很有可能就是他們的目的。」克里斯瞇起眼,「再給我看一下。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAd8NyIf3TBf
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卡萊爾依言遞過紙條,在男人仔細檢視的同時,也努力回憶一開始他看到那群人潛入這房間的景象。41Please respect copyright.PENANAOnmSwXbac2
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「他們是有目的的潛入這裡,他們要找的東西一開始就在這個房間裡。」少年站起來,繞著房間走。41Please respect copyright.PENANAXx5eIkNfo0
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最後,他停在被火焰燒灼後的地毯前,抬頭往上看。41Please respect copyright.PENANAikrNyktIhJ
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牆上原本遮蔽畫作用的簾幕被拉起,巨幅畫作中,金髮、意氣風發的國王帶著傲然神色直視前方。41Please respect copyright.PENANABHprASXHWf
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「這就是他們的目標。」卡萊爾低聲說:「他們甚至打算目的達成後毀了這幅畫。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAtGe9ro7u3s
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「又是它。」在朗費羅樞機主教已焚毀的大宅裡,也是這幅畫。41Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9Agd9GQsX
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克里斯走到它面前。「你到底有什麼祕密……」他喃喃自語,審視的目光由上到下,緩緩掃過每一寸畫面。41Please respect copyright.PENANAr6zpCDXweZ
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最後,他的視線停在那三枚金幣上。41Please respect copyright.PENANAsXMZMRIBsp
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這不對。41Please respect copyright.PENANAGGIReMDSlL
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有兩枚金幣躺在桌面上,但一枚是立的。41Please respect copyright.PENANA6yqylzvN2r
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克里斯突然一陣心跳加速。41Please respect copyright.PENANAgHrkqnuJaA
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他蹲下來,仔細看那枚金幣──這幅畫以精細著稱,任何細節都唯妙唯肖,就連這些等大的金幣上的花紋都完整呈現。41Please respect copyright.PENANA3F8AXJRzr0
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非常完整。41Please respect copyright.PENANAv50xAcFqUW
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這不是占卜用金幣上的花紋──41Please respect copyright.PENANAzo2SlLq6pM
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這是城市一景!41Please respect copyright.PENANApep4TGtuHC
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他立刻把那張紙條拿到眼前對照。41Please respect copyright.PENANA8j274UuguE
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同樣的建築數、同樣的高度與比例……還有最中間的高塔……41Please respect copyright.PENANAovTFWLJGSh
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在蘭登,全英倫只有蘭登有這樣的高塔……41Please respect copyright.PENANAhxe7UWyzaS
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高塔、敵人目的,蘭登,畫在金幣裡的提示……41Please respect copyright.PENANAHUBdr27gi3
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「這就是他們的目的……」克里斯低語,突然又大叫起來,「這就是他們要隱藏的真相!」41Please respect copyright.PENANAd8I0gdbg4S
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「什麼真相?」卡萊爾被他突如其來的激動嚇了一跳。41Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8g203V01n
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克里斯轉過頭來,灰色眼睛熠熠生輝。41Please respect copyright.PENANADjFKE0t941
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「榮耀。」他說:「這祕密將被藏在榮耀裡、藏在黃金之下──被他們藏起來的就是王璽!」41Please respect copyright.PENANAkuJTP5jnd1
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「榮耀──」他看著畫像道:「受賜愛德華王在位期間唯三幅肖像,在當時被認為是對三家族的忠誠所賜予的最大榮耀,即便現在,這肖像也是無價之寶。這就對了,王璽是在雙花戰爭中丟失的!但實際上沒有丟失,而是被藏起來了!他們把藏王璽的地點暗示藏在榮耀裡,當初受賜肖像的三家族──一個是我的家族,還有兩個……」41Please respect copyright.PENANAGLmnSfzIdH
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卡萊爾接著道:「菲茲傑拉德和蘭開夏。」41Please respect copyright.PENANASZenQGsujc
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是的,這樣的解釋就合理起來了。41Please respect copyright.PENANAMVJVQBY5xp
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手札裡提到的另外兩個人,很有可能就是菲茲傑拉德公爵和蘭開夏公爵。41Please respect copyright.PENANAY2R4flIuPQ
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雙花戰爭起因是愛德華王的兒子年紀尚幼,因此在國王逝世時,改由皇堂弟亞瑟代理王位,但當亞瑟王過世,王位並沒有合理地交還王子愛德華二世,而由亞瑟之子亨利即位。41Please respect copyright.PENANAzS5C61tBUG
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亨利二世及位時,愛德華二世之子愛德蒙為了取回王位而發動雙花戰爭,從此英倫南北分裂,阿爾巴以亨利二世為王,脫離英倫獨立;而愛德蒙則在蘭登即位為王,以英倫正統自居。41Please respect copyright.PENANAgi0iub5gZu
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而在那場戰爭中消失的有兩樣東西,一樣就是國王的王璽。41Please respect copyright.PENANAhj0DuLmuDi
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「但在黃金之下的意思是什麼?」卡萊爾問:「如果只是指金幣總覺得有點牽強,而且……愛迪生曾說,王權在黃金之上。」41Please respect copyright.PENANA8WH01Ehre7
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「我想這是指同樣的東西。」克里斯回答。「在雙花戰爭中失去的寶物不只王璽,還有另一樣東西失蹤了。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAPn3m0iZh7E
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「什麼?」41Please respect copyright.PENANAocBR6znAso
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「愛德華王的寶藏。」41Please respect copyright.PENANA5dYFCa0oaG
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「寶藏?」卡萊爾皺眉。「這傳說我也聽過,但……那只是個傳說不是嗎?」41Please respect copyright.PENANA0S7dshmreI
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「傳說總有來由。」克里斯繞著房間來回踱步,他邊走邊說:「我們曾實際核對過王室財產。當年愛德華王南北爭戰,掠奪來了不少財物,可為什麼現在的英倫王室窮得連養支軍隊都得靠走私奴隸?」41Please respect copyright.PENANAGgaS3T2w0X
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「雙花戰爭曾令王室分裂,而且花了大把金幣,加上查理國王不斷掀起戰爭?」卡萊爾提出反證。41Please respect copyright.PENANAwNI9vZrJcb
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「那是事實,但王室財政捉襟見肘不是雙花戰爭後才發生的事,早在亞瑟王時期就已經入不敷出了。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAP5kRoIJ9jt
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「你是指……真的有大筆財富流落在外?」41Please respect copyright.PENANAcLLpD5yHR8
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克里斯點頭,再望向畫中的君王。41Please respect copyright.PENANAckSpihJlng
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「當時就一直有人流傳,愛德華王不信任他的堂弟亞瑟,為了替自己的兒子留下財富,他藏下一大筆寶藏,囑咐近臣藏起。」他說:「有人懷疑我家的祖先是其中一個知情者,為此他們曾在亞瑟王時期遭受質問,但後來不了了之,我的家族記錄裡有記載這件事。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAyZ9MYDPfMn
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「那麼……真的有嗎?」卡萊爾問出口時,覺得有些忐忑。41Please respect copyright.PENANA9XiJjSVivC
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克里斯深深看著他,「看來也許有,但我恐怕不是知情的那一個。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAImsfBwnDMq
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在多年前,他還為女王效命時也曾動過寶藏的主意,那麼一大筆財富可以解決很多事情。41Please respect copyright.PENANAzyd6IRInqY
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但無論他怎麼翻找家族記錄,就是沒找到相關的線索。不料線索竟在現在浮出水面……41Please respect copyright.PENANATK1TnDkAGT
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「不過有一件事倒可以證實。」克里斯篤定地注視著金髮少年,「寶藏真的存在,而王璽應該也在同一個地方。」41Please respect copyright.PENANAxBDPNoRJNn
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卡萊爾點點頭,「看來我們要回蘭登一趟了。」ns216.73.216.175da2