2163年9月24日,下午一點,政治中心A區,桃花林395Please respect copyright.PENANA0mLOS3x3mZ
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仙境大樓最近在施工。395Please respect copyright.PENANAuObGTkFZpa
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新加入的成員、神與畜第十三幹部──赫菲斯托斯(Hephaestus),本名羅俊,來自Platinum的機械神童。因不願交出A級機器人的技術,羅俊被Platinum追殺,最後摔倒在農業I區的懸崖,被尼可拉斯撿回神與畜。395Please respect copyright.PENANAeCqLGHueYB
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據尼可拉斯的說法,羅俊的雙腿全廢,血液含有蜘蛛糖,現場沒發現他的A級機器人。經過休養及赫密士的「治療」,羅俊終於恢復精神,給自己做了對義肢,正式加入神與畜。395Please respect copyright.PENANA7ukkNVXngV
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羅俊表示,他可以將仙境大樓徹底改造,不只避免外人入侵,還能做出媲美Platinum的後台終端。高宇維接受提議,也讓小約翰──賴梓綾加入工程行列。無論羅俊需要什麼,賴梓綾的身體都能長出來,非常方便。395Please respect copyright.PENANA5hqO6E3jiV
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「宇維少爺。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAodhP9u94Or
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「宇維少爺,下午一點,您該起來了。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAd5mGUvaeJk
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施工期間沒地方住,里奧提議全員搬去高宇維家。拜損友所賜,高宇維原先安靜的生活,因此多了一堆聲音。395Please respect copyright.PENANAkCytxMQj7I
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「派翠克,不要吵我。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAUdxBu7V20h
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高宇維縮回棉被,有氣無力地哀號:「我好睏……」395Please respect copyright.PENANA2ojPh2YcOr
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「里奧大哥說了,您只能睡十二個小時。」派翠克掀開棉被,「快起來吧,我幫您換衣服。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAPDTJ1kC4Mu
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說著,高宇維被派翠克抓起來。雖然被強制叫醒很不開心,但他只有一隻手,一個人換衣服很不方便,像這樣有人幫忙,其實挺好的。395Please respect copyright.PENANAW5iZlUTVkw
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平常在家,高宇維不會戴他的帽子,也沒有披風,只有白色的襯衫和吊帶短褲。派翠克陪他下樓,尼可拉斯坐在一樓的大沙發,看超困難的醫學書。395Please respect copyright.PENANAvohEuSXnYT
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「宇維少爺。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAEEGseebuM9
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對象是高宇維,尼可拉斯當然不會罵人,禮貌的聲音說:「牛奶我幫您熱好了。記得,剛睡醒不要喝紅茶,會傷胃。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAYnJRFnLkGZ
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「……嗯。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAQUusEbZRY7
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回答完,高宇維發現沙發的顏色不太對,問尼可拉斯:「怎麼變成黑色?」395Please respect copyright.PENANAcq84sYcofz
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「昨天江云格打翻赫密士的可樂,趁您睡覺時換新的。」尼可拉斯環顧四週,「宇維少爺,不是我要說──您這裡很像醫院,跟李博洋的白色空間沒兩樣。」395Please respect copyright.PENANArFdX63T9E4
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高宇維的家只有兩層,每層都超過百坪,無論牆壁、天花板、地板、家具……都是白色。一個將近五十坪的超大客廳,放眼望去全是白的,毫無生活氣息。395Please respect copyright.PENANAqT8G1LIIvz
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「MIO覺得這裡太白,一大早和博洋去傢俱店,說要給您買裝飾。」派翠克用不確定的聲音問:「您不會生氣吧?宇維少爺。」395Please respect copyright.PENANALanbrXnUz9
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高宇維搖頭,「打掃乾淨就好,我無所謂。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAWZfo1Kt7R4
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說著,高宇維走去廚房,一邊喝尼克拉斯的熱牛奶,一邊檢查他的庫存。395Please respect copyright.PENANAQJqe6dD9Ff
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紅茶還有,配茶的餅乾沒了。他回想,好像是上禮拜……不,上個月……他忘了,很久以前就被他吃完,高宇維一次又一次倒回餅乾罐的時間。餅乾一直有,味道卻一樣,久了像在嚼蠟。395Please respect copyright.PENANAQlkEWvpmql
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「啊,宇維少爺!」395Please respect copyright.PENANAKmkKXyKBgT
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此時,謝綠剛好來廚房,看見高宇維坐在白色的吧檯椅上,用白色的杯子喝白色的牛奶。395Please respect copyright.PENANAkNZVwBfy0F
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「宇維少爺,您是要泡茶嗎?」395Please respect copyright.PENANArzSiYTyvhD
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高宇維點頭。395Please respect copyright.PENANAddXOGhgz0V
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「今天早上,大家一起做了餅乾喔。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAaBlhCzowIU
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謝綠微笑,打開另一個白色櫃子,透明的玻璃罐裝滿剛出爐的手工餅乾。謝綠拿一片給他嚐嚐,高宇維的生活終於有別的味道。395Please respect copyright.PENANAx2FjZAgDOA
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「宇維少爺,我幫您泡紅茶吧。」謝綠提議。395Please respect copyright.PENANAw3m6MF93wG
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「妳會泡嗎?」高宇維有點擔心。395Please respect copyright.PENANANEJHUik8t0
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「呃,和綠茶差不多?」395Please respect copyright.PENANAz393fDCyL7
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「……我教妳,妳來幫我。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAo7lsDtwhR2
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說著,一個指令一個動作。裝多少水、溫度幾度、泡幾分鐘……高宇維一步一步教,謝綠也一點一點學。當謝綠認真觀察茶葉,高宇維凝視她的側臉,竟然看到出神。395Please respect copyright.PENANA7OjFRfQNWH
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──好像。395Please respect copyright.PENANA22erpQmxZZ
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真的,太像了。395Please respect copyright.PENANAtAJCNsYECE
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令人懷念,也令人不安。395Please respect copyright.PENANAwmvXuo8JZ8
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「宇維少爺?」395Please respect copyright.PENANAi0jb4Owh6Y
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發現高宇維在發呆,謝綠揮了揮手,「還沒睡醒嗎?」395Please respect copyright.PENANASJpHQElUnB
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「……嗯,或許吧。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAAobsuLOxQL
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高宇維停止亂想,轉移話題問:「晴煬呢?」395Please respect copyright.PENANA9xm1tf10v5
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「又去墓園了。」謝綠表示:「他最近一直去,我覺得很奇怪。」395Please respect copyright.PENANADPkwdDVKRi
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兩年前,黑教堂的事件結束,李晴煬變得異常安靜,常把自己關在房間,外出也只去A區的墓園,理由是「想跟小叔說話」。395Please respect copyright.PENANAKE4nk12uH4
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跟謝綠吵架、拿吹風機嚇江云格、和尼可拉斯鬥嘴、毆打李博洋……以前會做的事,李晴煬這兩年都沒有做。雖然外表相同,但謝綠總感覺,李晴煬變成了「另一個人」。395Please respect copyright.PENANA2Se2Pjc6vt
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「宇維少爺,這是被吞噬的前兆嗎?」395Please respect copyright.PENANAotB31Sw8x6
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犧牲李晴煬、喚醒李仲翔,在神與畜已經不是秘密,李晴煬本人也知道。謝綠反對歸反對,人還是留在神與畜,因為她絕不回謝氏。395Please respect copyright.PENANAQJeqh0wpcH
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「……我不知道。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAhIxmtBiO6f
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秘密不再是秘密,這些人還願意留在自己身邊,高宇維其實很高興。他終於學會和部下相處,君臣關係不再疏遠。395Please respect copyright.PENANASbE5e5F9Rk
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「水果塔這東西,本來就存在很多未知,就像我的能力。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAOibpCZpxiP
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高宇維看向自己的手──一條空空的袖子,用他平平的聲音說:「有時要代價、有時又不用,我現在也摸不清『時間』的標準,只能靠經驗累積。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAvTems6IPJL
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「真正了解水果塔的,只有羅琳娜吧。」謝綠感慨地說。395Please respect copyright.PENANAR9CNILiNrQ
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「也許是。」高宇維想了想,「……也可能不是。」395Please respect copyright.PENANA9XbZYQDUL9
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「咦?」395Please respect copyright.PENANA88rUEHEmly
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「夏家的人造人實驗,最初是白絃提議的;Platinum也在研究水果塔,權限只對金允道和白石墨開放。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAyDnELzWtMc
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高宇維看著泡好的紅茶,美麗的磚紅色,成品他很滿意。395Please respect copyright.PENANA7O1sO88F4e
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「阿道夫教授的實驗報告,明確表示水果塔存在許多未知。」高宇維推測:「因為害怕『未知』影響『現狀』,白絃才沒有停止研究。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAMGrjluLRNo
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「『現狀』?」謝綠覺得這個詞很怪,「什麼現狀?」395Please respect copyright.PENANAuCyDKlQdfe
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「仙境。」高宇維回答:「白絃最擔心她的仙境。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAK4hR6tn107
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「……?」395Please respect copyright.PENANAmQFqBhIroF
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「有機會再解釋,這很複雜。」高宇維嘆氣,「總之,我和白絃自以為掌控晴煬,事實卻相反;晴煬究竟發生什麼,只有他自己知道。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAxO9rsoQcyJ
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泡好紅茶,高宇維打算去外面。屋外有一張──又是白色的──長桌,高宇維喜歡在那裡喝茶、耗上一整天。謝綠正要幫忙端東西,江云格突然跑來廚房,表情很著急。395Please respect copyright.PENANAfjjSlu1lRa
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「宇維少爺。」江云格向他報告:「赫密士他們回來了。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAAdGGGorD6S
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高宇維歪頭,「回來就回來,怎麼慌張成這樣?」395Please respect copyright.PENANASOkXjEPErd
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「因為……!」395Please respect copyright.PENANAQLPM0YpaM1
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江云格還沒說,屋外傳來陌生的聲音,似乎是一個女孩在哀號:395Please respect copyright.PENANAmq38iYQPBS
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「放開我……啊啊!好痛!好痛啊!!」395Please respect copyright.PENANAt8OyLCRFex
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高宇維看向窗外。桃花林裡,尼可拉斯將一名少女的手抓在後方。少女死命掙扎,邊喊邊罵:395Please respect copyright.PENANAxGHt68Jim4
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「臭流氓!誰准你這樣對本小姐,給我放手!」395Please respect copyright.PENANAmQQ0QQnXTl
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「吵死了。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAoRy3Wk5oE7
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尼可拉斯一手抓人,一手還抽著菸。他問一旁的里奧:「這小鬼是誰?」395Please respect copyright.PENANAHoFXDu9INj
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里奧聳肩,指了指赫密士,「你自己問他。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAnMEsPq8Pxr
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「……。」395Please respect copyright.PENANASZ0sCe2p6G
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赫密士的表情很難看。雖然他平常臉色就不好,但今天除了不爽,還有擔憂、慌張、不知所措……非常複雜。高宇維走出來時,赫密士竟然露出求救的眼神,看著高宇維。395Please respect copyright.PENANAvkaRs2BJkJ
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「唔!好痛,放手啦!!」395Please respect copyright.PENANAZuvQlv0upe
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少女的表情不假,尼可拉斯真的抓很大力。高宇維命令將人放開,尼可拉斯這才鬆手。少女直起身子,抬頭看他們。395Please respect copyright.PENANArAgZ8ZV4sz
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「妳……!」395Please respect copyright.PENANANWe8jpXK6s
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謝綠嚇了一跳,因為少女的眼睛是紫色,和白絃一模一樣。395Please respect copyright.PENANAyOkevO4iFT
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「終於找到你了,高宇維!」395Please respect copyright.PENANAbA5KxUedrb
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少女的頭髮是明亮的棕色,紫色的絲帶綁著雙馬尾,一身華麗的、羅莉塔風格的白色洋裝,洋裝上有可愛的裝飾品,都是紫色的水母。她撐著白色的花邊陽傘,紫色的鞋跟有Platinum的飛行器,整個人飄浮在空中,五官和白絃很像。395Please respect copyright.PENANAztweuHXKvy
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「白欣濛?」395Please respect copyright.PENANA26QLH1TIq6
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高宇維認得她,忍不住挑眉,「Platinum的公主,怎麼不在陪審團?」395Please respect copyright.PENANAUwZZCF2xut
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「你以為我想來嗎!?真是的,地表的天氣是怎麼回事……溫度和濕度都不及格,一直流汗煩死了……!」395Please respect copyright.PENANAxDGaH276y4
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名叫白欣濛的少女一直抱怨。同是十大家族出生,派翠克聽過她的名字,不可置信地說:395Please respect copyright.PENANA3iNlTyNCGg
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「白欣濛……Platinum司令的女兒?」395Please respect copyright.PENANAipTdqsPUsF
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聽到派翠克的話,尼可拉斯覺得奇怪,「Platinum兄弟都沒結婚,哪來的女兒?」395Please respect copyright.PENANAiENaKAVmhN
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「具體我不清楚,但『Platinum的司令有對雙胞胎女兒』,我曾聽家人提過。」派翠克解釋:「聽說姊妹倆在陪審團長大,沒有來過地表,給人不食人間煙火的印象,外界都稱她們公主。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAQszmvw165p
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白欣濛的打扮,確實很符合「公主」的人設;但她為什麼出現在這,還對高宇維說「找到你了!」,案情似乎不單純。395Please respect copyright.PENANAkNUWo8VAwM
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「我和哥哥回來的路上,赫密士突然聯絡我們,問我們人在哪。」395Please respect copyright.PENANABsyzPYgy74
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葛蕾絲知道大家很困惑,連忙解釋:「我們碰面時,白欣濛已經在赫密士旁邊。她說自己前幾天從陪審團逃出來,Platinum出事了。」395Please respect copyright.PENANA70s5MsfuLf
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「豈止出事!爸爸他們根本瘋了!」395Please respect copyright.PENANAQ18rtBX84L
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白欣濛大叫,用告狀的口氣說:「他們和蜘蛛合作,還抓了白絃,要把她關於水果塔的記憶刪掉!」395Please respect copyright.PENANAiSwHjf6krL
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「……!」高宇維瞪大眼睛,「什麼?」395Please respect copyright.PENANAYf3aRztbJN
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「聽不懂嗎!?他們想讓白絃『忘記』,藉此消滅羅琳娜!」395Please respect copyright.PENANAxNerJVjJAH
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白欣濛說:「她如果就這麼忘記,世上就不存在能跟郭凝羽抗衡的人,到時候你……好痛!」395Please respect copyright.PENANAC8IE4mdahQ
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這次不是尼可拉斯,而是里奧。他竟然揪住白欣濛的頭髮,兩眼矇上一層陰影,用恐怖又冰冷的聲音警告:395Please respect copyright.PENANAW1W2EDww7c
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「管好妳的嘴。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAC4hRXptCOu
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「誰准妳說那個名字?」395Please respect copyright.PENANAEzTpMmHjiB
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「……!」395Please respect copyright.PENANAj1Wqd1urSh
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白欣濛僵在原地,聲音都不敢發出來。高宇維走上前,用拐杖敲了敲里奧的手。395Please respect copyright.PENANAlskFExNG8V
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「好了好了。」395Please respect copyright.PENANADFmJEfpEUb
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高宇維一說,里奧才把人放開。白欣濛躲到赫密士身後,赫密士沒有反應,表情也沒變。395Please respect copyright.PENANAGfZSs4hocO
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「如果真是這樣,事情就麻煩了。」395Please respect copyright.PENANA3z2kpJ10SF
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高宇維意外冷靜。比起白絃,他想先釐清一件事。395Please respect copyright.PENANAz6pJf6CCJP
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「你和她為什麼認識?」395Please respect copyright.PENANADDQmst23LO
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高宇維問赫密士:「你不是討厭Platinum?」395Please respect copyright.PENANAEBL1NnKxg8
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「……。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAniGhlHzceV
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白欣濛想幫忙回答,赫密士卻攔住她,並將白欣濛拉到背後,獨自面對高宇維。395Please respect copyright.PENANA2wknMc3Dce
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「……因為允希。」395Please respect copyright.PENANADmkERhQpOh
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赫密士終於說話。高宇維瞇眼,口氣像在確認。395Please respect copyright.PENANAboxv2t2SPI
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「金允希,她的雙胞胎姊姊?」395Please respect copyright.PENANAyZU72spgYH
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「……嗯。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAkJiVDbTcgE
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赫密士抬頭。仔細想,這好像是他第一次,跟高宇維提這方面的事。395Please respect copyright.PENANAXKEoZGcILD
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「我們正在交往。」395Please respect copyright.PENANA6HF7JNS8vn
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「允希是我女友。」395Please respect copyright.PENANA6UUXZav6W0