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隔天一早,謝喬便把昨晚遇鬼的事告訴父親謝照顏,唯獨沒說李晴煬當時也在場。謝照顏半信半疑,但沉璧園出現危險分子是事實,他把這差事交給謝喬,一方面測試謝喬的能力,另一方面,如果真是謝環,他想看謝喬是否真能狠下心、再讓弟弟死一次。525Please respect copyright.PENANAMCgsgXc2Xi
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商討家務事,兩個兒子都會在場,謝賢人也在旁邊。他提不了有建設性的意見,只是晃悠晃悠地站在一邊,在謝喬眼裡就像傻瓜,但父親仍堅持嫡長子必須出席,單從這點,就能知道謝照顏對謝賢的重視,這讓謝喬非常不滿。525Please respect copyright.PENANAWi4X2EwdQ7
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「哪,阿喬。」525Please respect copyright.PENANA4aeTIny54w
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商討完畢,準備回自己宅院時,走在謝喬旁邊的謝賢突然開口:「你說小環死時,旁邊有一隻貓的屍體,是嗎?」525Please respect copyright.PENANAmOwMcieVph
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「是。」謝喬語氣平穩,盡量不表現出不耐煩的心情,「怎麼了嗎?」525Please respect copyright.PENANAJfVZLsYdAB
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「會有這麼巧的事嗎?」謝賢低頭思考,「小綠也有養貓。」525Please respect copyright.PENANAKEPt3Pus0S
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「養貓就養貓,不能說是巧合吧?」雖然這麼說,但謝喬不知道謝綠有養貓,他很久沒拜訪謝綠,也很久沒和妹妹說話。525Please respect copyright.PENANAKB065mf7N6
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「是沒錯,但那隻貓……」謝賢抬頭,「小綠說,那隻貓是小環離開謝氏前、託付給她照顧的,原本的主人是小環。」525Please respect copyright.PENANAUb4Zr3l616
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「……!?」謝喬回想,「是橘色的、名字叫『格格』嗎?」525Please respect copyright.PENANAF9afyso8Nr
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「嗯,還有點胖。」謝賢終於進入重點:「雖然怪力亂神,但有沒有可能,小環的鬼魂跟那隻貓有關?」525Please respect copyright.PENANA9oWY9uGFu5
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「不,這也太……!」謝喬話說到一半打住,因為昨天的厲鬼除了叫哥哥,還會喵喵叫。525Please respect copyright.PENANAKTuIOsJhGT
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「我知道很瞎,反正沒頭緒,你要不要調查看看?」謝賢開朗一笑,彷彿事情與自己無關。525Please respect copyright.PENANAq7X1Qpb7fm
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「我知道了,謝謝大哥的建議,我會參考。」525Please respect copyright.PENANAXvMLKhYdlu
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瞧不起歸瞧不起,但謝賢說的是事實,他只能死馬當活馬醫。到了岔路,謝喬才和謝賢道別,往自己的宅院走去。謝喬原本要去書房,卻在前院遇到顧爾。525Please respect copyright.PENANA3aNMp5PRka
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「啊,二公子。」525Please respect copyright.PENANA8hxV9gecmD
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顧爾看起來很慌張,遇到謝喬便問:「二公子,您剛從謝老爺那兒回來嗎?謝老爺怎麼突然要找少爺?」525Please respect copyright.PENANAOrKdLuR1yd
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「什麼!?」525Please respect copyright.PENANAsxljpH9r8t
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謝喬滿頭問號和驚嘆號。顧爾讀懂他的表情,接著解釋:「剛剛幽蘭小姐突然過來,說老爺有事找少爺,便把人接走了。」525Please respect copyright.PENANAQtZPR7dcv3
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「幽蘭……!?」525Please respect copyright.PENANAnbGYZ5HdGp
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用他的人、把他的客人接走,沒有事先告知。謝喬內心怒不可遏,加上母親前幾天的話,他對父親的尊敬已逐步削減,對權力的渴望超越了孝心。525Please respect copyright.PENANAW4xBy1qC1D
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「我去看看,顧爾先生稍坐一下,我馬上回來。」525Please respect copyright.PENANA1N5dBkAf6r
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說完,謝喬轉身,又沿著剛才的路回去。525Please respect copyright.PENANAIJ4tAyI1PQ
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坦白說,他不知道該怎麼辦,因為他沒有膽子和父親理論。就算謝照顏要搶幽蘭、要對李晴煬不利,謝喬也不敢反駁,所以他需要謝綠、需要饕餮的力量,可是,如果動謝環的貓,他又怕謝綠翻臉……!525Please respect copyright.PENANAADCkxIbg28
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謝喬快瘋了。525Please respect copyright.PENANARnsuHBfzFU
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為什麼有權力的人,都不用付出代價?525Please respect copyright.PENANAQSj9p22wZB
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為什麼要背負代價的,都是沒有權力的人?525Please respect copyright.PENANA3NwerzwChj
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胡思亂想的同時,謝喬回到謝照顏的宅院。才剛穿過迴廊,一名熟悉的身影出現在謝喬面前。幽蘭擋在謝喬要走的石橋前,兩側的池子襯托出她的清新;凋謝的荷花,也與幽蘭冰冷的表情相呼應。525Please respect copyright.PENANAipgc5Gld1e
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謝喬停下腳步,兩人的雙眼凝視彼此。幽蘭散發濃濃的警告意味、不讓謝喬過去,至於背後命令的人是誰,謝喬不用想也知道。525Please respect copyright.PENANALjgJ7Y83cr
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「妳在這裡做什麼?」525Please respect copyright.PENANArSGyiuhvNN
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謝喬這話不是斥責,相反地,他的聲音聽起來很難過。對面的幽蘭垂下眼簾,回答:「道別。」525Please respect copyright.PENANAzdseqs4ya2
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「和誰?」525Please respect copyright.PENANAUKTTlrvXKK
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「你。」525Please respect copyright.PENANA3Wbh33Z5qX
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幽蘭不帶感情地說:「從今天起,我負責服侍老爺。」525Please respect copyright.PENANAJVREolAHdR
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2157年9月4日,早上八點,政治中心A區,沉璧園525Please respect copyright.PENANAs3hZ75F6B4
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「我就知道。」525Please respect copyright.PENANAAduW1C2x7t
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「知道什麼?」525Please respect copyright.PENANAtyX2scGI01
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「知道被你找來,絕對沒好事。」525Please respect copyright.PENANAGcCIInxO3y
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池邊的樓閣,最上層,李晴煬跪在地上,謝照顏的劍抵在他脖子邊。李晴煬不知道謝照顏怎麼發現他的身份,但他是和高宇維對立多年的謝氏家主,李晴煬不意外。525Please respect copyright.PENANAr2h0fnHOaV
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「所以,」李晴煬看著站在面前、神色凜然的老人,「你怎麼知道的?」525Please respect copyright.PENANAyBvtA5C044
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謝照顏冷哼,「會問這種問題,高宇維對你的信任也不過如此。」525Please respect copyright.PENANADwj2M7pGFe
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李晴煬轉了轉眼珠,不知道兩者的關係在哪。525Please respect copyright.PENANAOMkr013Z6H
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「可以把它拿開嗎?」李晴煬輕輕推脖子邊的劍,「我知道你不會現在殺我。」525Please respect copyright.PENANAxxcAtniG0e
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「何以見得?」525Please respect copyright.PENANAuC7ZqG1iJr
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「如果你想要我死,」李晴煬微笑,「讓你二兒子在食物下毒、夜深人靜捅我一刀,都比把我叫來你這裡省時省力;而且,我如果死在謝喬的宅院,責任歸屬在他,不在你,你大可跟宇維少爺說是意外。」525Please respect copyright.PENANAnn9AokpFh6
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「……。」525Please respect copyright.PENANAvWwVrBvRNT
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「你沒有告訴謝喬我的身份,有兩個可能:第一,你覺得沒有必要,因為你現在不打算殺我;第二,你不信任他,覺得可以利用我,把他逼入更糟的局面。」525Please respect copyright.PENANAm85FKsulpt
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李晴煬瞇眼,「我猜都有吧?謝老爺。新崛起的勢力日益壯大、威脅到既有的統治霸主,這個家正在面臨修昔底德陷阱,你的主要敵人早就不是宇維少爺。『利用次要敵人剷除主要敵人』──就這點而言,你們父子倆還真像。」525Please respect copyright.PENANAqrYFhRuFwI
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謝照顏滿意一笑,李晴煬知道自己說對了。525Please respect copyright.PENANA2q6Rx1NHmJ
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「坐下吧,仲翔的後裔。」525Please respect copyright.PENANAXxpibWQQAS
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謝照顏把劍收回。作為敵人,李晴煬有那個資格;作為合作對象,李晴煬的聰明讓他滿意。525Please respect copyright.PENANAiU4LqeY9Nz
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李晴煬起身,謝照顏在幫自己泡茶。連自己的兒子都能當成敵人,這個老頭絕非等閒之輩。525Please respect copyright.PENANAnVzYVnvT1V
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「謝喬一跟我說你會戴助聽器,我就在懷疑。」謝照顏把茶杯放到李晴煬面前,「那副耳機,是李仲翔生前的東西。」525Please respect copyright.PENANAx3ifNtXLDj
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李晴煬眨了眨眼,「你見過我爺爺?」525Please respect copyright.PENANAjjM2H16Zm4
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謝照顏冷笑,「豈止見過,我年輕時,也是艾莉絲的手下。」525Please respect copyright.PENANA9VsKVpK7fR
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這話真的嚇到李晴煬。謝照顏,反高派大本營──謝氏的家主,竟然曾經隸屬於艾莉絲?從來沒有人提過。525Please respect copyright.PENANA5IozczlC26
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「『沒有水果塔能力,實力卻被認可』的,我是繼紅鶴後的第二個。論實力,紅鶴才有被列為『第一代水果塔』的資格,我並沒有。」525Please respect copyright.PENANAzYOvRGaQHT
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謝照顏喝了口茶。眼前就坐著見過第一代、又知道全部實情的人,李晴煬想問謝照顏以前的事,但氣氛不適合,兩人的立場也不適合,只好靜觀其變。525Please respect copyright.PENANAiDPWpN7ET5
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「那,」李晴煬挑眉,「你不殺我,因為我是故人的孫子?不可能吧。」525Please respect copyright.PENANAkqyCBjIOkh
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「哈。」謝照顏被李晴煬的玩笑逗樂,「不殺你,我有我的理由,你先回答我──」525Please respect copyright.PENANAYKEIXgHYKF
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「砰!」一聲,謝照顏把茶杯放下來,「高宇維派你來的目的,是不是小綠?」525Please respect copyright.PENANAtZjGdO4d5U
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「沒錯。」李晴煬大方承認:「宇維少爺想讓她加入神與畜。」525Please respect copyright.PENANA2YoHtNd43u
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「他認真的嗎?」謝照顏皺眉,「這是他本人的意思?」525Please respect copyright.PENANAQJNIqCTDOt
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「是。」525Please respect copyright.PENANArt0zdJ19cg
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李晴煬覺得這問題很奇怪,加入就加入,還有分認不認真?但謝照顏沉默很久,好像高宇維「希望謝綠加入」,是一件奇怪的事。525Please respect copyright.PENANA9oJnvRl91G
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「……我明白了。」525Please respect copyright.PENANA1wLAyWdZws
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謝照顏閉上眼睛,再睜開來,「我不會讓它發生。李晴煬,你現在是我的人質。在我的沉璧園,我隨時都能殺你。」525Please respect copyright.PENANAGQIUl1Fy6v
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「我相信。」李晴煬微笑,「挾持我的目的是什麼?」525Please respect copyright.PENANA1Bsp4AKFuG
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「解決掉謝喬,這是第一個。」525Please respect copyright.PENANAqSdTMnJ81e
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謝照顏瞪著李晴煬,「第二個,你做不到,我要和你的負責人談談。」525Please respect copyright.PENANACpd31Jv64m
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「負責人?」525Please respect copyright.PENANAcV5f75JY0R
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「沒錯。」525Please respect copyright.PENANAMc6E6Fv6it
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謝照顏陰險一笑,「打給高宇維,我知道你有戒指。」