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2154年12月12日,晚上七點,政治中心A區642Please respect copyright.PENANAfIcenEp6js
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十三個小時的飛行時間。從私人飛機走下來時,李晴煬感到十分疲憊,決定回家後第一件事先睡覺,這樣也不會有時差的問題,真是一舉兩得。642Please respect copyright.PENANAdEUfyrAi2Z
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他看了看周遭。打從下私人飛機開始,六名身穿黑西裝、戴著墨鏡、好像從電影裡走出來的保鑣便隨侍在側。偏偏現在是晚上,六名保鑣都穿黑色,完全融入了背景中。他覺得有點好笑,終於有「我是小少爺」的感覺。642Please respect copyright.PENANAQire4XyUtx
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走了一段路,眼前出現一台黑色的轎車。轎車旁站著一名黑色燕尾服的男人,但他的年紀比保鑣們年輕,只有二十幾歲,黑色頭髮梳了上去,露出稜角分明的臉部輪廓。642Please respect copyright.PENANAf4FLlxQR8u
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「恭候多時,晴煬少爺。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAdsIpDwiuHI
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一見到他,男子鄭重鞠躬。李晴煬在心裡慶幸,好險李博洋當時幫自己準備了像樣的衣服,否則到時站在這裡、被稱之為「少爺」的人,會穿著一件醜陋的睡衣。642Please respect copyright.PENANAzvxvc3wBhv
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不過,李晴煬不是很懂他哥哥的品味。襯衫配短褲、披風配膝上襪、蝴蝶結配長靴。當他是在COSPLAY嗎?而且現在是十二月,李晴煬好冷,尤其是那兩條細細的腿,冷風吹過時都忍不住打顫。642Please respect copyright.PENANAAowcRxoMXx
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「請少爺上車。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAUFKGbaJCPE
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車門自動開啟。李晴煬趕緊鑽進去,車裡的暖氣讓他舒服許多,身子也放鬆下來,開始打量這台車子。642Please respect copyright.PENANAjKq2fw8g7f
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二十二世紀後,路上幾乎見不到汽油車,都是電動車,而且全是無人駕駛,使得車內空間非常大。這台車的座位是兩排面對面的沙發,李晴煬坐在面向前方的那一排,燕尾服男坐在他對面,那些保鑣則上了其他台車,繼續護衛的工作。642Please respect copyright.PENANAEC84rDFdfu
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「車程要多久?」車門關上後,李晴煬問坐在他對面的燕尾服男。642Please respect copyright.PENANAQy29rb5GyP
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「走特殊通道的話,約莫三十分鐘。」燕尾服男回答。642Please respect copyright.PENANAK2vecDxWeY
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「特殊通道?」642Please respect copyright.PENANArzZWOiMXzw
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「十大家族專用的公路。」燕尾服男耐心解釋:「在A區,使用通道的不外乎謝氏、聯合政府官員,還有我們。」642Please respect copyright.PENANA99UkfNkEvR
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「這樣啊。」李晴煬換問:「走一般的道路呢?」642Please respect copyright.PENANAYAdvVRAVPZ
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燕尾服男露出驚訝的表情。李晴煬眨了眨眼,「怎麼了?」642Please respect copyright.PENANA2lR9qimGGZ
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「不……抱歉,剛才有些出神了,還請少爺見諒。」燕尾服男說:「沒有塞車的話,一個小時左右。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAgXFOSQAJIE
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「那就走一般道路吧。」李晴煬告訴燕尾服男:「反正是晚上,車不多。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAhlkpscU0wd
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「是。」642Please respect copyright.PENANA8zNtHMGkP9
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燕尾服男聽命,替自動駕駛車設定目的地時,也順便改了行車路線。車子開始移動,保鑣的車行駛在他們四周,將他們保護得十分徹底。642Please respect copyright.PENANAJaxjNgdRuH
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李晴煬看向窗外。為什麼不走特殊道路,李晴煬也說不出原因。他很累,卻不想那麼早回家,彷彿回家就得面對不開心的事,想盡可能拖延時間。642Please respect copyright.PENANAJnMrNUv8kS
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「少爺。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAwIjEJRmRQR
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燕尾服男突然叫了他一聲。李晴煬把頭轉回來,「嗯?」642Please respect copyright.PENANA7Wad7TOGpy
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「您肚子會餓嗎?」燕尾服男問。642Please respect copyright.PENANA5EAEhnU0Mb
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「還好,剛剛在飛機上有吃。」642Please respect copyright.PENANArJtrREExhF
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「那,要不要喝點什麼?」642Please respect copyright.PENANAenAR4r8hbG
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「也不用,給我能打發時間的東西吧。」李晴煬隨口說:「書之類的。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAURAYnm0AXG
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「是。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAddfyRx4wxA
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燕尾服男聽命,他不知道按了什麼按鈕,下一秒,椅子下方的抽屜緩緩打開。燕尾服男從裡面拿出幾本書,問李晴煬:「少爺想看哪一本?」642Please respect copyright.PENANASxt7Ongeqj
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「嗯……X的!那是什麼東西!?」642Please respect copyright.PENANABhUuz4dXek
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李晴煬整個人都醒了。顧爾兩手各拿一本AV女優雜誌,還一本正經的模樣,嚇得李晴煬差點從車窗跳出去。642Please respect copyright.PENANAJwm6SHKVt4
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「啊,屬下忘記少爺您失憶了,十分抱歉。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAVHuqL358K6
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看到李晴煬的反應,燕尾服男也十分錯愕,解釋:「因為少爺以前都在車上看這個。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAK9w5L2T9JV
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李晴煬在心裡罵了聲髒話。為什麼十一歲的小鬼會喜歡看AV女優雜誌,而且這個小鬼還是自己!媽呀,他好不想承認自己是李晴煬!642Please respect copyright.PENANA77qm2zFhHt
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他趕緊叫燕尾服男把東西放回原位,同時李晴煬問:「你知道我失憶?」642Please respect copyright.PENANApkRrdQAMcY
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「是,剛才本家的人有通知我。」642Please respect copyright.PENANALZonxF8eG2
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李博洋說出去的。李晴煬在心裡得出這個結論。642Please respect copyright.PENANAa7XSVQmnzb
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「介紹一下你自己。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAAIhbtpWdJ7
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李晴煬打量著燕尾服男,發現他長得挺順眼的,至少比他那個哥哥順眼,「正如你所說,我失憶了,誰也不認得。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAETRvo9IwZH
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「是,也和少爺說聲抱歉,屬下忘記主動介紹。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAoP27OBNdeP
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燕尾服男將戴有白手套的右手放在胸前,朝李晴煬行了個禮。642Please respect copyright.PENANA8EK2gzVhS8
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「屬下名顧爾,今年二十五,是晴煬少爺的貼身執事。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAGcuWvr0oi1
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「貼身執事?」642Please respect copyright.PENANA4Lr2ulqZlI
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「是的,這是屬下服侍少爺的第五年,承蒙少爺照顧了。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAZPD5ol2MIQ
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對顧爾產生興趣的李晴煬眨了眨眼,再問:「你在我們家工作幾年了?」642Please respect copyright.PENANAgUdsiYOmlQ
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「嗯……屬下十歲進入李門,起初只是打雜小弟,後來承蒙老爺提拔,五年前成為了您的貼身執事。總計十五年左右。」642Please respect copyright.PENANA9xKDNVz0ex
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十五年。李晴煬心想。或許能從顧爾這裡問到很多事。642Please respect copyright.PENANAg2vidqnBVL
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「你對李門了解多少?」李晴煬問。642Please respect copyright.PENANAji70Z3jF0p
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「得看少爺想知道什麼。」顧爾微笑。642Please respect copyright.PENANAnmokX0s5TX
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「從家族事業說起吧。」李晴煬說:「十大家族之所以被稱為十大家族,估計是掌握、壟斷了某種生意吧?」642Please respect copyright.PENANAAq0AdUhlnY
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「確實如此。十大家族幾乎壟斷了二十二世紀的各大產業,不過,李門的家族事業,稱之為『產業』有些不恰當。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAiAPfwdJqnp
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不等李晴煬開口,顧爾就反問:「晴煬少爺還記得聯合政府嗎?」642Please respect copyright.PENANAeDgk1tT8pr
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「我是失憶,不是失智。」李晴煬不高興地說。642Please respect copyright.PENANA5rPcMoPEKV
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「抱歉,屬下說錯話了。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAOMMOLDwTWb
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顧爾連忙道歉。李晴煬揮了揮手,表示不在意。642Please respect copyright.PENANAaWXLRbzs4M
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「各區每五年會選出一名區域代表進入聯合政府執政。這些區域代表的候選人,幾乎都出自李門。」顧爾告訴李晴煬:「簡單來說,就是政治世家。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAztI4apBSgN
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「候選人都是我們家的?」李晴煬皺眉,「那有什麼好選的?」642Please respect copyright.PENANAcgpGsJi9LJ
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「嗯……或許這正是聯合政府沒有實權的原因。只有姓李的才能被提名為候選人,說穿了,選舉只是形式。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAYrDrBR4bF1
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李晴煬覺得不可思議,但仔細想想,這是高宇維的時代,民主早被二十一世紀的民族國家玩壞,會出現這種制度也不意外。642Please respect copyright.PENANAA6Pl41kS5F
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「不過,在李門,選舉是整個家族最重要的大事。」顧爾說:「這牽扯到自己在家族中的地位。如果當選為A區的代表,還能成為整個家族的領導人。」642Please respect copyright.PENANArZujSKyw6b
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「就是你剛才提到的『老爺』?」642Please respect copyright.PENANAYz77Tva5F8
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「沒錯。李門現在的領導人、現任的A區代表──李昂老爺。」642Please respect copyright.PENANACf29IAuMK7
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李昂。李晴煬眨了眨眼,隱約對這名字有印象。642Please respect copyright.PENANA7384wwFqGB
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「李昂老爺,以輩分來說,是晴煬少爺的伯父。」642Please respect copyright.PENANASPVzlyWUqr
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「伯父?」李晴煬反問:「我爸的哥哥?」642Please respect copyright.PENANA2SSxV7IvLx
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「沒錯。李昂老爺現年五十五歲,未婚,也沒有子嗣。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAQImPd7Ued1
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「我爸呢?他叫什麼名字?」642Please respect copyright.PENANAxAgbMAUPCK
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「二爺名李康,他……」642Please respect copyright.PENANAhgyf4dui9y
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顧爾話只說一半。李晴煬覺得奇怪,追問:「怎麼?幹嘛不說話?」642Please respect copyright.PENANAnSCDac9Oq3
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「……少爺,您不記得了嗎?」642Please respect copyright.PENANAEMtz6dKujk
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顧爾一副難以啟齒的樣子,但李晴煬叫他說,他就沒辦法違背命令。642Please respect copyright.PENANAZY6PwbjjNE
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「二爺他,十年前就過世了。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAaliTtcKeDH
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「……!?」642Please respect copyright.PENANA36c0pRJ5fo
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聽到顧爾的話,李晴煬的眼睛張大了一圈。642Please respect copyright.PENANALNTRyFbFos
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「二爺年輕時得了腦炎,那之後,他的精神狀況就不太穩定。發作時,沒辦法準確判斷物體的大小與距離,常常頭痛,甚至會胡言亂語,說自己的身體變大或變小,之類的。」642Please respect copyright.PENANASGakJt4J1Z
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顧爾語帶落寞地告訴李晴煬:642Please respect copyright.PENANAv5VVQNKAET
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「十年前,您的母親病逝後,二爺的精神狀況更加不穩,幾天後被女僕發現自盡於寢室。那時的少爺非常小,博洋少爺也在那之後出家,少爺是由三爺扶養長大的。」642Please respect copyright.PENANA55QIVMZDcp
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父母雙亡的設定來得太突然。李晴煬不記得他們,沒有悲傷的感覺,只是心情非常複雜,沒想到「李晴煬」有這樣的故事。642Please respect copyright.PENANA9TGVv38ZEx
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──你所謂的『家』已經不屬於我。我的人生只屬於宇維少爺。現在是,未來也是。642Please respect copyright.PENANApHidNDsSUi
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他想起李博洋說這話時的眼神和表情。當年的李晴煬剛出生,就算沒失憶,也對父母沒多大的印象;但李博洋不同,他當時六歲,失去雙親一定讓他打擊很大,所以才選擇逃避一切、遁入空門。642Please respect copyright.PENANAedDCgiNMsN
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兄弟倆昨天不歡而散。自己明明什麼也不記得,還對李博洋說了過分的話。雖然對哥哥沒好感,李晴煬還是感到過意不去。642Please respect copyright.PENANAcZoTYNQ19M
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「少爺,您還好嗎?」642Please respect copyright.PENANAUhdjNZipGH
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發現自己的臉色很糟,顧爾連忙道歉:「抱歉,屬下說了多餘的話。」642Please respect copyright.PENANA1OYxdPfCe7
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「不,我沒事,謝謝你告訴我。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAUBzKVSDhZZ
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聽到李晴煬說「謝謝」,顧爾露出很震驚的表情,但只有一下下。642Please respect copyright.PENANAqF1cV6GjHH
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車子駛上另一條高速公路。李晴煬收起私人情緒,繼續問顧爾:「你剛提到『三爺』,我爸還有一個弟弟?」642Please respect copyright.PENANAKrSh7n0Y7F
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「是的。以輩分來說,三爺是您的叔叔。」顧爾老實回答。642Please respect copyright.PENANAUIS9NfUOPy
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「叫什麼名字?」642Please respect copyright.PENANAbOciGHy1w3
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「李央。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAmWl718v14d
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李晴煬愣了愣。他們家人的名字,似乎都會押韻。642Please respect copyright.PENANAnCIPNzUJ87
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「少爺和三爺的感情很好,與其說叔姪,兩位的關係更像……朋友。」642Please respect copyright.PENANA5BCVIFzRfD
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說到朋友兩字,顧爾的表情有些奇怪,但只有一瞬間。642Please respect copyright.PENANAIPFR6rl9qt
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「聽到您平安無事,三爺非常高興。他原本有很多競選行程,一聽到您回來,就把行程全部取消,說要在家陪您。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAua4xYJGrfV
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「競選行程?」李晴煬聽到關鍵字。642Please respect copyright.PENANAjTLkhoeKGq
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「是的,三爺在這次的選舉中,要挑戰老爺蟬聯四屆A區代表的紀錄。」642Please respect copyright.PENANA7qcv2NlroT
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親兄弟競爭嗎?李晴煬在心裡冷笑,大人的世界真的很無聊。642Please respect copyright.PENANAFPrJ61Gbbt
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「什麼時候選?」642Please respect copyright.PENANAuJnJUcJl3b
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「明年的三月十一日。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAeL1Vf8qdIy
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「三月?」李晴煬算了算,「三個月後?」642Please respect copyright.PENANA1aKInzCR99
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「是的,現在的選情很緊張,老爺和三爺一刻也不敢鬆懈。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAYfdaUJgWyS
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「……。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAt5TYLSjgnU
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李晴煬不在乎選舉,而是這個時間點,他和李博洋的打賭也是三個月。642Please respect copyright.PENANA5rmVwzBB4j
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是巧合嗎?李晴煬不知道這兩者間有什麼關聯,但三個月絕對不是李博洋亂喊的,一定藏有他不知道的事。642Please respect copyright.PENANAo827yDxIJ3
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「少爺,我們到了。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAoGjUtOiF4g
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車子不知不覺抵達目的地。李晴煬原本以為家是一座西式洋房,或中式的大宅院,事實卻是以上皆非。下車後的他當場愣在原地,脖子抬得非常高,自己竟然看不到這棟建築物的頂部。642Please respect copyright.PENANA9dYYUsTubr
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「歡迎回來,少爺。」642Please respect copyright.PENANA543MCjpas7
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顧爾把手放在胸前,作了一個非常完美的九十度鞠躬。他的左手腕掛著一支金色的手錶,和這座建築物的外觀有幾分相似。642Please respect copyright.PENANAJzlr9BqEiz
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「您沒看錯,這座建築名『十一塔』,世世代代的李門子弟皆居住於此。」642Please respect copyright.PENANArdtUfmCtDg
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出現在李晴煬眼前的,是一座西式鐘塔,目測有一百多層。塔的正面有一個非常大的時鐘,時鐘是二十四小時制,上面都是羅馬數字,長針與短針好像鍍了一層金箔,閃閃發亮的。要是顧爾沒說,李晴煬還以為是觀光勝地。642Please respect copyright.PENANAAU44YhBu5z
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「這裡是絕對講究時間的地方。」642Please respect copyright.PENANAwRsdmWC7Hr
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顧爾直起身。冷颼颼的風吹亂他的頭髮,幾縷瀏海垂了下來,看起來年輕許多,總算有二十五歲的模樣。642Please respect copyright.PENANAWIpIvN06PU
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「我們的一言一舉,都被時間控制著。」