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一被白色空間傳送回來,李晴煬就看到李博洋坐在床上,一邊抱著自己用黑色汙泥做的分身,一邊發出噁心的叫聲,聽得李晴煬很不舒服,怒問顧爾:「發生什麼事了?」703Please respect copyright.PENANA57gCqlfdPU
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顧爾也一臉無奈,「如您所見,博洋少爺一看到您的分身,就變這樣了。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAaMEi1KADRO
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「啊啊!好可愛,太可愛了!」703Please respect copyright.PENANAKQLDMYbenC
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李博洋拼命用臉去蹭,「這麼可愛的弟弟竟然有兩個,我是全世界最幸福的……啊啊!穿學生制服的弟──弟!」703Please respect copyright.PENANAFQGIVQO8yJ
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李博洋最後兩個字是尖叫。李晴煬額上爆出煩躁的青筋,他看向另一個自己──只是個泥娃娃,沒有反抗。李晴煬命令它:「打下去。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAukluQ0ateu
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「……?」703Please respect copyright.PENANADtFgGKNXSz
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「對這傢伙不需要忍讓!」李晴煬命令:「打爆他!」703Please respect copyright.PENANAb8gc3K2FV6
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分身點頭、握拳,賞給李博洋一記下勾拳。703Please respect copyright.PENANAvyFR9Cz2yG
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「啊嗯!」703Please respect copyright.PENANAXaX67WTAYf
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李博洋被打的叫聲也好噁心。李晴煬罵了聲髒話,再命令分身:「繼續打!打到他死!」703Please respect copyright.PENANAfRaOU1pOIo
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分身又點頭,開始對李博洋拳打腳踢。李博洋發出一連串的「啊!」、「嗯!」、「哈嘶!」,被揍了整整五分鐘,才發出一聲滿足的嘆息,抓住分身的手腕、折到後背,將它的動作扣死。703Please respect copyright.PENANAAvXmei33im
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「弟弟真棒!哥哥好開心喔!」李博洋滿臉瘀青地說:「既然能弄出分身,能做一個送我嗎?這樣就有人每天陪我睡覺!」703Please respect copyright.PENANAOEtmYY31Yd
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「拒絕!」李晴煬怒吼:「本少爺不是情趣娃娃生產工產!少噁了!」703Please respect copyright.PENANAxUZIdRhdO6
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說完,李晴煬立刻收回分身。它只是李晴煬不在時,用來瞞過謝氏耳目的替身;如今本尊回來,分身的任務也結束了。703Please respect copyright.PENANA0ihxLQanE5
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「嗚,真可惜,哥哥想再玩一陣子的說。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAVVeQMr6tcv
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玩耍時間結束,李博洋把脖子上的佛珠繞成兩圈、掛到脖子。703Please respect copyright.PENANAVgrc3To2p3
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「成果如何?謝綠答應了嗎?」李博洋問。703Please respect copyright.PENANAeDXcDNmUzs
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「沒有,跟預料中一樣。」李晴煬拿了件外衣披在身上,「貓死了嗎?」703Please respect copyright.PENANAoR3VQ5uGuO
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「死了,阿彌陀佛。」李博煬一臉難過,「希望他下輩子能投胎成人,不要再接近十大家族。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAzLRdL8n7bM
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「說的好聽,明明是你叫謝喬這麼做的。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAa4j8Dgv1RN
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聽到李晴煬的反諷,李博洋沒有否認,只是用手指戳自己,露出無害的微笑。703Please respect copyright.PENANAftiE1KbZub
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「剛剛傳來好消息喔。」李博洋轉移話題:「謝喬的手被謝綠砍斷了,人在希波克拉底的A區總醫院,暫時不會回沉璧園。」703Please respect copyright.PENANADvFL1Ue1Id
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「沒死?」李晴煬挑眉,一臉可惜地說:「謝綠沒殺他?」703Please respect copyright.PENANAX2eOusesyb
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「差一點,但被謝照顏阻止。弒親在謝氏是死罪,謝照顏不會允許自己的繼承人做這種事。」李博洋喝了口顧爾準備的紅茶,「但把手砍掉,罪責估計也不輕。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAkIysfWfrvB
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「廢話,十大家族的私刑都很重。」李晴煬回應。703Please respect copyright.PENANA3aQbfgSQxW
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「那就怪了。」李博洋歪頭,「謝喬的手被砍,謝綠只被罰禁足,謝照顏也偏心得太明顯。作為一家之主,這種獎懲標準實在不恰當,傳出去也不好聽,很不像謝照顏會做的事……」703Please respect copyright.PENANAJdcj2Ab6v3
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「除非,」李晴煬坐到椅子上,翹著腳,「他有本事將一切合理化,把攻擊謝喬歸類為『正當行為』?」703Please respect copyright.PENANAByba4cpWB2
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「那也太壞了吧。」703Please respect copyright.PENANA1DFVtEuVan
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李博洋微笑。作為哥哥,能和弟弟一起討論工作,是件很開心的事,聲音也比平常有精神。703Please respect copyright.PENANAspHoSq2lCY
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李博洋推測:「說不定,謝照顏指的『解決謝喬』,不只是把他殺死,還要我們利用謝喬製造『機會』,激起謝綠的危機意識。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAS2L0Ryr1fy
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不愧是李博洋,想事情的角度很特別。和哥哥討論,比自己一人思考有效率得多,更容易得出結論,李晴煬覺得很不錯。703Please respect copyright.PENANA5EnsR8EkOJ
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李博洋說:「他是父親,敵人是他兒子。論立場,就算他真的抓到謝喬的小辮子,也不方便拿來用;但把小辮子交給謝綠,就不會有這個問題。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAdtqc7f2d4D
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「他打算透過謝綠這個代理人,解決修昔底得陷阱。」李晴煬進一步思考:「謝喬現在住院,謝照顏下一個要對付的人,恐怕是……」703Please respect copyright.PENANAOsAHUzkFNw
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李晴煬不說,李博洋也不說,兩人心裡都有了答案。703Please respect copyright.PENANARqpiGWODFr
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「看來,過陣子有好戲看囉!」李博洋拍手,「我們也能趁機休息,真棒!把謝氏的食物叫一輪來吃吧!」703Please respect copyright.PENANAGHRh4R0BkD
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「你也太鬆懈了!這是宇維少爺託付的大任務,我們沒時間玩樂!」李晴煬罵道。703Please respect copyright.PENANArYrlgneeZO
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「能放鬆的時候就要放鬆,誰知道明天會不會就死了?」李博洋躺到床上,拍拍旁邊的位子,「弟弟,我們來聊天吧!哥哥有好多事想問你!」703Please respect copyright.PENANA1gZxiHodl3
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謝氏是李晴煬加入神與畜後、負責的最大案子,想立功的心情不難猜想,時時保持緊繃;相較之下,李博洋立不立功已經沒差,他在神與畜有一定地位,也習慣出任務的緊張感,懂得把握休息時間。703Please respect copyright.PENANAnKkTECfkso
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「我贊同博洋少爺的話。」一直保持沉默的顧爾突然開口:「該休息就要休息,否則少爺,您又要頭痛了。」703Please respect copyright.PENANABFE0RKhAKi
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「嘖,好啦。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAdStsvCzciJ
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多了李博洋看住謝喬,李晴煬今天才有心力去找謝綠。哥哥的存在確實讓他輕鬆許多,看在這個份上,李晴煬只是警告一句「不准碰我」,便乖乖坐到李博洋旁邊,問:「你要聊什麼?」703Please respect copyright.PENANAfGhgg3y2Sk
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李博洋露出幸福的表情,「這個嘛……」並從衣服拿出一本東西,「我想問你──這麼酷的筆記本,你是在哪找到的呀?」703Please respect copyright.PENANAtXfRyQjlEa
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爺爺的筆記本!李晴煬瞪大眼睛,氣得大罵:「王八蛋,你偷翻我的東西!還給我!」說完,伸手就要搶。703Please respect copyright.PENANAczlvqPn0V7
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「顧爾,你能先離開嗎?我要和弟弟單獨聊聊。」李博洋邊閃躲李晴煬的手,邊說。703Please respect copyright.PENANAmC0C9NjYJU
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「是,我先退下了。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAh39P9TqAhk
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身分有差,顧爾沒有半句廢話、乖乖告退;確認人離開,李博洋看著為了搶回筆記本、爬到自己身上的李晴煬,笑著說:「別緊張,你先回答我:這在哪裡找到的?」703Please respect copyright.PENANAlscODQd6rN
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「十一塔第100層,我也是誤打誤撞找到的!」李晴煬趴在李博洋的胸膛上,「還給我!」703Please respect copyright.PENANAhACwJLBHRX
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「為什麼要拿出來?」李博洋無視李晴煬最後一句,「不放回去,爺爺在天之靈會生氣喔。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAklgDRARnEI
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「因為我很在意!上面寫著意義不明的字,又有密碼鎖著……總之你先還我!」703Please respect copyright.PENANANMLdMMjnax
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「弟弟。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAYnxFiNGAq5
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下一秒,李博洋把手垂到床邊、鬆手,筆記本掉到地上。703Please respect copyright.PENANAvDHq9KXVYE
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「混帳!你幹嘛……!」703Please respect copyright.PENANArgViwjstoY
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李晴煬正想去撿,下一秒,兩手手腕都被李博洋握住。他這時才發現兩人的姿勢有多怪──兩手被抓住,整個人趴在哥哥身上,距離近到連鼻尖都碰到對方下巴。他正打算掙脫,李博洋就開口:703Please respect copyright.PENANAmRRM85Ducr
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「老實告訴我,」703Please respect copyright.PENANAN6BCDE8b04
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「你是不是,在調查第一代的事?」703Please respect copyright.PENANA2kDBL0PNRE
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李晴煬很後悔沒拔耳機,如果有,他就能知道該死的哥哥在打什麼該死的算盤。他反嗆:「是又怎樣!」703Please respect copyright.PENANA7FuHLrvofO
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李晴煬對李博洋的口氣很不爽。他又沒做錯事,為什麼要用威脅小孩的口吻跟他說話?憑什麼!703Please respect copyright.PENANAnQcAi6bkHL
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「從尼可拉斯加入開始。懷特的血統、史密斯的計畫、葛蕾斯姊死而復生、紅鶴偷走你的天賦,還有艾莉絲姊,每件事都和第一代有關。」李晴煬細數上半年的種種,「只要和第一代扯上關係,我就像笨蛋一樣、什麼都聽不懂,才想去弄清楚,加上……!」703Please respect copyright.PENANABtn8pQZ6vQ
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李晴煬把拉攏白絃的點子說給李博洋聽,「宇維少爺覺得這方法可行,我就要去做。調查獅鷲,就必須調查第一代,我是在授權範圍內行事!」703Please respect copyright.PENANAs3iS6H0l6J
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看著李晴煬的眼神,李博洋陷入沉默,並放開李晴煬的手,讓他拉開兩人的距離。703Please respect copyright.PENANAc7eSHTYS1w
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「弟弟放心,哥哥不是要責備你。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAjygVVELXWc
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十秒後,李博洋尷尬一笑,告訴他:「不瞞你說,我其實也在偷偷調查,嘿嘿。」703Please respect copyright.PENANARCpiT3xR6i
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李晴煬先是震驚,然後是憤怒。該死,剛才幹嘛把氣氛搞的那麼可怕!他以為自己要被肅清了。703Please respect copyright.PENANAM9gyJxK5tL
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「你也在調查?」李晴煬挑眉,「不是騙我的吧?」703Please respect copyright.PENANA12lxXFYbge
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「出家人不打誑語,也能坦白告訴你──大嫂的死是分水嶺。我以前對這些事不感興趣,現在不一樣了。」703Please respect copyright.PENANA0VZ40aPn6V
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李晴煬側身,看著躺在旁邊的李博洋,「因為MIO嗎?」703Please respect copyright.PENANATmGxH4zjl8
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「沒錯,我很在意赫密士說的話。」李博洋說:「你不在的這段時間,我試著問赫密士和葛蕾斯第一代的事,毫不意外──不是被忽視,就是被轉移話題。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAyj5wN9sWSF
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「我這裡也是,不如我們來交換情報。」703Please respect copyright.PENANA1kXX6YKXTX
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說完,李晴煬告訴李博洋這段日子,他所發現的資訊。703Please respect copyright.PENANA1Sii6FWt4s
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「第一代水果塔是神與畜的祖先,以艾莉絲為首,建立現今以十大家族為首的艾莉絲體系」──這是他倆都知道的事實,但白絃為什麼殺死一堆人,李晴煬和李博洋試著拼湊線索,卻沒有頭緒。703Please respect copyright.PENANALS0HybslDK
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「原來如此,獅鷲人就在沉璧園,謝照顏曾隸屬於艾莉絲體系……」703Please respect copyright.PENANAr31zkvf8nb
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聽完李晴煬對白絃的描述,及謝照顏對李晴煬說過的話,李博洋陷入沉思。703Please respect copyright.PENANAU6DhRWEZ8Z
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「以下是我的推測。」李晴煬說出自己的想法:「原本的第一代水果塔很和平,但到了後期,艾莉絲姊因為某些原因、陷入瘋狂,害死了夥伴。看不下去的獅鷲終於出手,殺死一大票人,艾莉絲姊才清醒過來。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAJ9l3dpVJpT
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李晴煬繼續說:「那個被害死的夥伴,因為某些原因沒死,變成今天的蜘蛛,也就是紅鶴;因為被害死的人是自己的弟弟,獅鷲才這麼做。」703Please respect copyright.PENANApb93eCLg4f
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「前半段的推論可以,後面關於獅鷲的不對。」李博洋糾正弟弟:「如果獅鷲會為紅鶴疏離所有人,就不會放任現在的紅鶴不管。她不在乎紅鶴,讓她叛變的原因另有其它,而且,你說你在夢裡看到,獅鷲和紅鶴的姓不一樣?」703Please respect copyright.PENANA0eyTP5kHL6
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「對。」李晴煬不得不承認自己推論錯誤,「獅鷲的本名叫『白絃』,紅鶴的本名叫『羅笙』。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAJT7IXxY3BM
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兩人又陷入沉默。一分鐘後,李博洋突然叫他:「哪,弟弟。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAnnAkuw6d4u
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「你沒有想過一個問題──」李博洋翻身,面對李晴煬,「為什麼艾莉絲要退下來,把位置給宇維少爺?」703Please respect copyright.PENANAB74NMcsSvA
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李晴煬睜大眼睛,「啊?」703Please respect copyright.PENANAGchpfYzusQ
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「我沒有貶低宇維少爺的意思,只是,打從知道宇維少爺是艾莉絲底下的『瘋帽』,我就一直在想──她為什麼要從那個位子退下來?為什麼是宇維少爺?還活著的第一代水果塔,現在又在哪裡?」703Please respect copyright.PENANA8AmJTImScs
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李博洋的口氣很平靜。703Please respect copyright.PENANA4ldgtYUVpC
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「獅鷲愛過艾莉絲,我想,她最後的行動不是為了自己──她是為了艾莉絲,才殺死大家的。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1PfN5JW67
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李晴煬不懂,「為她發動叛亂?這是什麼邏輯?」703Please respect copyright.PENANAUh0vfB9Qat
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「我們不是生在那個時代,不好做判斷,但能確定──獅鷲的叛亂是分水嶺。」李博洋說:「那之後,艾莉絲把位子讓給宇維少爺、第一代水果塔各奔東西、十大家族出現……如果找到獅鷲那塊拼圖,就能把前後的故事拼湊起來。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAh6reJZYz3K
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李晴煬接續:「以故事為出發點、說服獅鷲,讓她對付紅鶴?」703Please respect copyright.PENANAvgM2JRgL6Y
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李博洋點頭,「這只是一部份,還有很多很多……」並嘆氣,「爺爺殺了MIO的母親……如果這是真的,會變成我和MIO一輩子的心結。我想弄清楚來龍去脈,至少我能代替爺爺……跟MIO說對不起。」703Please respect copyright.PENANA6jr92Zt6fS
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從表情和口氣,李晴煬知道,李博洋是真心喜歡那個女孩,他很珍惜這段關係,把MIO的喜怒哀樂當成自己的責任。這讓李晴煬想起白絃說的──能互相共鳴的對象。703Please respect copyright.PENANAJofm1xOKRx
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「總之,只能想辦法問人,或找出筆記本的密碼。」李博洋伸了伸懶腰,「不過,密碼會是什麼?不會是爺爺的生日吧?」703Please respect copyright.PENANA1FLeD1nn7C
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「就算是,我們也不知道幾月幾號。」703Please respect copyright.PENANArtnmfxir1a
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李晴煬突然想到自己的耳機,「我的耳機,似乎也是爺爺的東西。」703Please respect copyright.PENANA47hm0uPPE4
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「你的耳機?」李博洋眨了眨眼,「我身上,也有爺爺生前的東西。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAautCWjTMAd
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「是什麼?」703Please respect copyright.PENANADiBFpbuce3
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「眼鏡。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAxgTWk8fkW8
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李博洋拿出盒子,打開,他平常戴的那副眼鏡在裡面。703Please respect copyright.PENANAFoV9NRhiyH
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「里奧大哥說過。」李博洋回想:「眼鏡和耳機,爺爺交代過宇維少爺,要讓他的繼承人戴著。」703Please respect copyright.PENANAIYgRUPLKTn
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「為什麼?」李晴煬問。703Please respect copyright.PENANAPQyoLHusiB
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「原因我聽不懂。」李博洋重複原話:「『我才能找到他們。』」