2154年12月13日,下午兩點,十一塔,花園(室內)719Please respect copyright.PENANAK1MCAsB3Na
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「小叔,選舉的事沒關係嗎?」719Please respect copyright.PENANAulxUKbLXAW
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下午時間,李央邀李晴煬一同到花園散步。現在是冬天,室外花園雖有漂亮的雪景,卻非常冷,所以他們去四季如春的溫室花園。這裡齊花綻放,尤其是白色的玫瑰,花語是「純純的愛」,也是李門的象徵物。719Please respect copyright.PENANA1IEqaMdNvm
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「沒事,我的競選團隊很優秀。我不在,反而不會給他們找麻煩,說不定還能提早下班呢。」李央一派輕鬆地說。719Please respect copyright.PENANApXlNooeH6P
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光幾小時的相處,李晴煬就知道為什麼他倆的感情這麼好。李央有一顆年輕的心,人非常風趣,雙眼閃爍著睿智的光芒,非常親切,一點都不像政治人物。719Please respect copyright.PENANAH41IdCgA0R
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「倒是你。失去了記憶,感覺應該很不安吧?」719Please respect copyright.PENANALujD204aRk
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面對李央的關心,李晴煬兩手插在口袋,無所謂地聳肩,「還好。」他回答:「所有事情都很新鮮,短時間內不會無聊。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAZnoe8WQAgs
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「哈哈。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAmPhHyoa2iu
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聽到他的回答,李央輕輕笑了幾聲。他笑的時候,臉頰會出現兩個酒窩,配上那排白皙整齊的牙齒,畫面還真好看,吸住了李晴煬的視線。719Please respect copyright.PENANA5WF3UzhweB
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「正向思考是好事。」李央摸摸他的頭,「但記得,不要太勉強自己。你雖然聰明,終究還是小孩,不要什麼都一個人撐著。」719Please respect copyright.PENANA9mk71igrD9
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「……嗯。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAUVwFLeQUld
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李央手掌的溫度從頭頂上傳來。雖然什麼都不記得,但跟小叔在一起、被他關心,這讓李晴煬很高興。719Please respect copyright.PENANAXoidjtZEjb
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「話說回來,小叔。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAChVCT7v29M
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李晴煬想起上一個關心他的人。他問李央:「你知道哥哥的事嗎?」719Please respect copyright.PENANAjJzDYQoRfk
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「博洋?當然知道。」李央頓了頓,「但稱不上了解。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAdw3YW0Wg0U
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「沒關係,任何資訊都可以。」李晴煬說:「我想知道他是什麼樣的人。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAo9dcLLWcUX
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「嗯……」719Please respect copyright.PENANAFePLuZEKtz
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李央突然露出苦惱的表情。李晴煬問:「怎麼?不方便說嗎?」719Please respect copyright.PENANA4vYigi5ruI
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「不,不是不方便。」李央苦笑,「這很複雜,我在想要怎麼說。」719Please respect copyright.PENANA2xJnNAqZrt
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這讓李晴煬更好奇了。李博洋到底有什麼故事,能讓小叔想這麼久?719Please respect copyright.PENANAgj8ZZmU3xm
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「關於博洋,要從高宇維開始解釋;關於高宇維,又要從十大家族說起。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAIz2ER1E1v0
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一片葉子掉到李晴煬頭上,李央幫他把葉子撥掉,兩人的距離很近。719Please respect copyright.PENANAJ4Jna36jgf
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「晴煬,你還記得十大家族的事嗎?」李央問他。719Please respect copyright.PENANABoexMfNHHf
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「能忘的都忘了。」李晴煬無奈承認。719Please respect copyright.PENANAJWCPQcnRWw
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「也是,畢竟十大家族佔據你記憶的很大部分,理所當然會忘記。」719Please respect copyright.PENANACKAN67XljE
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李央深吸一口氣,再緩緩吐出來。看來對小叔而言,這不是一個愉快的話題。719Please respect copyright.PENANA6Uo2LPy6Gv
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「高宇維、謝氏、李門、薩拉凱爾教、Platinum、史密斯馬戲團、雷蒙一家、希波克拉底一脈、夏家。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAcEvhlhkf0k
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李央念了一串很像咒語的東西。719Please respect copyright.PENANAekEr0aL40E
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「這是根據影響力大小的排名。十大家族壟斷二十二世紀的各大產業,至於各自壟斷什麼,網路都搜尋得到,我就不一一贅述,就針對高宇維來說明。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAmXu9Tx1F3I
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李央問他:「晴煬,你對高宇維了解多少?」719Please respect copyright.PENANAHOe04yXGkg
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「很神秘、權力很大、底下有個神與畜。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAyIbtGf8R8V
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「嗯,跟不知道沒什麼區別。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAv4b3uIfwEK
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李晴煬一臉不高興。李央笑著揮手,示意李晴煬不要在意剛才的玩笑。719Please respect copyright.PENANAahzRxDSoJg
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「就像你說的,高宇維很神祕,我們連他是不是真的叫高宇維都不知道。因此,與其說人名,『高宇維』代表的是一個體系(system)。」719Please respect copyright.PENANA63uISLQ3lN
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「體系?」719Please respect copyright.PENANAQpfFKFj23O
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「沒錯。它和我們不同,這個『體系』是由不同姓氏的人們組成。」李央告訴他:「你剛提到的『神與畜』,是那個體系最重要的部分;至於博洋,他是神與畜的一員,隸屬於高宇維的體系。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAPgEUTff62F
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「所以,他已經不屬於李門了?」李晴煬問。719Please respect copyright.PENANAkdcbu0UU8F
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「不,正好相反。」李央苦笑,「博洋在李門有非常高的地位。算起來,我的地位還比博洋低呢。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAan2ulFYfTu
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李晴煬十分震驚。按照常理,小叔在李門一人之下、萬人之上,地位只比他的大伯低。李博洋明明是晚輩,地位竟然比李央高。李晴煬忍不住問:「為什麼?」719Please respect copyright.PENANABuUtSsc8xp
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「嗯……有點尷尬。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAy4R59QfqYz
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兩人停留在一片白玫瑰園。李央的手撫摸著白玫瑰的花瓣,似乎很熟練。719Please respect copyright.PENANAos6RKSnTkO
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「晴煬,有聽過『一山不容二虎』這句話嗎?」719Please respect copyright.PENANAZekb5pGLLm
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「嗯。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAe2aYisoW9J
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「一座山連兩隻老虎都容不下,何況是十隻。十大家族分裂得非常嚴重,大致能分為『親高』與『反高』兩個陣營──親高派以高宇維為尊,反高派想推翻他。」719Please respect copyright.PENANA42BuVBH55B
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李晴煬綜合前面的對話,導出結論:「因為我們家是親高派,哥哥在家裡的地位才比小叔高,是嗎?」719Please respect copyright.PENANAT9fz8W4a8j
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「不愧是晴煬,舉一反三得好快。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAKLQ8Fuam3L
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李央點頭,「沒錯,李門打從成立,就以『高宇維的走狗』自居,也因為我們什麼都聽高宇維,聯合政府才成為高宇維的囊中物。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAtdkSex0bYe
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「高宇維的走狗」?聽到這名字,李晴煬差點跌倒。怎麼有人以成為他人的狗為傲?是他太年輕、不懂上一代的人在想什麼嗎?真是荒謬。719Please respect copyright.PENANAeo4CK2alLa
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「其他家族的立場呢?」他問李央。719Please respect copyright.PENANAWv8ooopZ4b
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「雷蒙、夏和我們一樣,都是親高;謝氏、薩拉凱爾、Platinum是反高,但他們並不團結;史密斯與希波克拉底是投機份子,哪邊得勢就往哪倒,沒有固定立場。」李央解釋:「反高派勢力雖大,高宇維卻不受影響,因為他的體系更加強大,無法撼動。」719Please respect copyright.PENANADXOSFtwePG
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李晴煬不意外。實際見過MIO和他哥哥,就能理解高宇維為什麼這麼強,關鍵就是「天賦」。719Please respect copyright.PENANAW3wp6KR9c1
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「我想改變現狀。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAVMiJqzlm7f
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李央的話讓李晴煬回神。他的視線突然移向遠方,好像在看什麼遠大的目標,任重道遠。719Please respect copyright.PENANA66fZhAfu3p
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「李門不能一直這樣下去。」李央說:「我們需要改變。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7KnusgB5C
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「小叔,你的意思……」719Please respect copyright.PENANAqfwMgv2WHB
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李晴煬看向四周,確定附近都沒人,才問:「我們要加入反高派?」719Please respect copyright.PENANAe6FEkb6c3i
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「沒錯,我受夠這種仰人鼻息的生活,不能讓高宇維繼續獨裁下去。我這次參選,並不是想取代大哥,是想把李門導往正確的方向。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAs9Edl7hmxH
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李央的視線,好像準備推翻秦朝的陳勝與吳廣,胸懷大志。719Please respect copyright.PENANAQP3rQxxgow
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「……。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAKR9ofECajH
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被邀請加入神與畜,李晴煬原本在考慮要不要告訴小叔,看來是不行了。719Please respect copyright.PENANAhxvlAs6g7B
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「抱歉啊,晴煬。我情緒一來,就忍不住說了這麼多。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAKGgfLLFnGM
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意識到自己剛才說了一堆,李央有點不好意思,但李晴煬沒有笑他,反而說:「不會的。」也道歉:「我才是,什麼忙也幫不上。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAsOdyRPCDez
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「哈哈!晴煬,你真的變好多,我都快不認識你了!」719Please respect copyright.PENANAWNdVKmV3rH
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李央再一次摸他的頭。綜合早上幫顧爾求情的事,李晴煬越來越好奇以前的自己是什麼樣,「你們一直說,到底是變了多少?」719Please respect copyright.PENANAMMKHFGCIFx
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「你去問顧爾吧,相信他感觸最深。」719Please respect copyright.PENANA57FlTrvbrZ
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口袋突然震動一下,李央瞄了一眼手機,「抱歉,晴煬,優秀的競選團隊出了狀況,我得先離開,沒辦法陪你了。」719Please respect copyright.PENANA1nlSmjcUcd
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「小叔去忙吧,我一個人就行。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAREQIftRpfY
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「……。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAxLwcakB1uC
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李央似乎很捨不得。他看著姪子,手正準備舉起來、摸李晴煬的臉;李晴煬沒意識到不對勁,反而想起什麼開口,剛好打斷李央的動作。719Please respect copyright.PENANA0FxE2aNp4T
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「小叔,你討厭看書嗎?」719Please respect copyright.PENANAb8i1h5Xcbr
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非常莫名其妙的問題,李晴煬知道很突兀,但他找不到適當的時機;如今小叔要離開,只好死馬當活馬醫,先問再說。719Please respect copyright.PENANA8XnJnFqt0K
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「書?」719Please respect copyright.PENANA40RWu8x4fr
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「對,看書。」李晴煬說:「紙本的那一種。」719Please respect copyright.PENANAz8Pk5HC1Vv
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「不會啊,我喜歡看書,尤其是政治哲學。」李央歪頭,「怎麼突然問這個?」719Please respect copyright.PENANAQ3VqPwuL2g
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「呃……」李晴煬想起那兩本AV女優雜誌,「我車上沒有像樣的書,想跟你借一本。」719Please respect copyright.PENANApdLSHGWc2E
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「當然可以,哪天來我房間挑吧。」719Please respect copyright.PENANA0fLe9tx1Yh
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幸好小叔沒有起疑心。他們互相道別,李晴煬目送他的背影離開,直到李央離開溫室,才鬆了口氣。719Please respect copyright.PENANAm1EgAwt8Yw
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「沙沙沙──沙沙沙──」719Please respect copyright.PENANAry8kyMrNoy
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李央的「聲音」是翻書。719Please respect copyright.PENANAN4GEdjjS0O
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他以為會得到和顧爾類似的答案,事實卻相反。李晴煬嘆了口氣,搞不懂自己,也搞不懂他的天賦。