2161年2月21日,下午六點,商業中心B區,卡洛爾大廈487Please respect copyright.PENANAy7CSA5kG00
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夏家是為艾莉絲而設。雖名夏家,實際上,這個「家族」只有一人,具體位置也出乎預料,夏家和仙境大樓竟在同個城市,還是整座城市最高、最著名的卡洛爾大廈。487Please respect copyright.PENANAAp6P69hcut
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卡洛爾大廈地上42層,地下5層,是典型的超級豪宅,房價高的嚇死人。外界一致認為,卡洛爾大廈住的,不外乎商業大亨、有權有勢的有錢人,但尼可拉斯告訴他們:整棟卡洛爾大廈只有一個住戶,就是艾莉絲。487Please respect copyright.PENANAsR9kY6Dcuw
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「還真的,一個人都沒有。」487Please respect copyright.PENANA1H0pEOiWsy
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卡洛爾大廈的一樓──水晶門廳,別說工作人員,連警衛型機器人都沒有。眼尖的謝綠發現,門廳到處是Platinum的攝影機,這種攝影機很麻煩,要是被判定為「不該出現」的人,攝影機會變成槍,直接射殺。487Please respect copyright.PENANAHzZdCIWo0X
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「以艾莉絲的身分,這樣的警衛系統會不會太少?」487Please respect copyright.PENANAY3gonV5FeZ
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謝綠提出她的疑問。Platinum的攝影機雖然厲害,足以對付一般入侵者,但如果對象是蜘蛛,單靠攝影機一定防不住。487Please respect copyright.PENANAUXOOQCcHx2
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「艾莉絲殺不死。她的生死,取決於創造她的羅琳娜。」487Please respect copyright.PENANA0DKOGPFNn6
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李晴煬看向四周。這個門廳很漂亮,超過三萬顆水晶,色澤純淨,全是高檔貨,桌椅也是手工訂製。他猜,卡洛爾大廈的設計、裝潢出自高宇維,科技相關的電子設備、系統來自Platinum。487Please respect copyright.PENANAo3ERF42oWD
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「這棟大樓,是宇維少爺和獅鷲的共同傑作。」李晴煬推測:「不只表達對艾莉絲的尊敬,也是為了監視她。」487Please respect copyright.PENANA7gOwPiUjK8
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確實。江云格心想。他們從大門進來、需要身分驗證,這很正常;但大門內側有同樣的設備,出去也需要身分驗證。卡洛爾大樓的結構,與其說「防止外人進來」,更像「防止裡面的人出去」。487Please respect copyright.PENANAwuEFjGY3Vz
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「憑身分地位,他們不會囚禁艾莉絲,艾莉絲可以自由進出大樓。」李晴煬瞇眼,「但艾莉絲在大樓內做什麼,他們不會放著不管。」487Please respect copyright.PENANAMCuFzFP8q5
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「如果是這樣,」謝綠意識到:「我們今天過來,不就被宇維少爺發現了?」487Please respect copyright.PENANA0y5JLUn1J8
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「不一定。別忘了,宇維少爺和獅鷲現在,因為《羅琳娜條約》立場不同。我們四個來夏家,Platinum那邊,或許不想讓宇維少爺知道。」李晴煬聳肩,「這只是猜測。卡洛爾大樓的系統,是『Platinum會給宇維少爺看』,還是『宇維少爺本來就看得到』,我們不得而知。」487Please respect copyright.PENANAn7MQyI2T2a
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「我覺得是前者。」江云格也提出他的猜想:「如果宇維少爺有權限,打從一開始,我們的身分驗證就不會過,根本進不來。」487Please respect copyright.PENANATl01fG6PhS
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「沒被發現當然好。」謝綠嘆氣,「要是被宇維少爺發現,也只能乖乖賠罪。」487Please respect copyright.PENANAXPXp8LOwQ9
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「把尼可拉斯和我哥,全部供出來就好。」李晴煬邪惡一笑,「要死一起死。」487Please respect copyright.PENANAwEASR76HSe
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說完,四人進入電梯,輸入艾莉絲所在的38層。電梯門開啟,四人才剛來到走廊,38層唯一的房門打開,一雙漆黑的眼珠出現在他們面前。因為是陌生人,賴梓綾很緊張,躲到李晴煬身後。487Please respect copyright.PENANA1N6F8oao7T
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「好久不見,艾莉絲姊。」487Please respect copyright.PENANACkOLMPBNJr
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李晴煬露出天使般的微笑。在場四人,只有他見過艾莉絲,謝綠、江云格和賴梓綾都是第一次。傳說中的「艾莉絲」沒有高宇維古怪,沒有白絃耀眼,猶如一顆漆黑的寶石。487Please respect copyright.PENANALcpqr9C8Lx
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「……。」487Please respect copyright.PENANAZPwHhr8AIw
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艾莉絲完全沒變。近一米七的身高、及肩的黑色短髮、又大又圓的漆黑眼珠、沒有笑意的嘴角……唯一不同的是穿著。冬天的她一身黑,黑色的上衣和褲子,給人的感覺更加神秘。487Please respect copyright.PENANAEMzCY2VdyN
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「你終於來了。」487Please respect copyright.PENANAZe6fxpBPTE
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四人的出現,艾莉絲不只不意外,講的第一句話也很奇怪。487Please respect copyright.PENANAWTQLJdfYd0
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「你們先進來。」艾莉絲跟他們說:「我的房間沒有攝影機。」487Please respect copyright.PENANAnH6FsfAORk
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說完,艾莉絲沒有關門,自己先走進房間。李晴煬四人入內,那是一個198坪的空間,有大堂、客廳、廚房、寢室、書房、客房、浴室,優雅開闊,環景視野,其中一側是超大落地窗,城市的繁華與靜謐盡收眼底,還有河廊環繞,隨光影流轉,每一刻的景色都獨一無二。487Please respect copyright.PENANAwyADy4pwKo
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他們四人坐在客廳。環顧四週,亮到會發光的地板、動輒數百萬的家具、手工製的高級地毯、奢華的水晶吊燈……同樣是高宇維設計,相較之下,仙境大樓簡直是貧民窟。487Please respect copyright.PENANALxkikAylzN
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「漂亮是漂亮,不過……」487Please respect copyright.PENANAgr8v6ep5E6
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趁艾莉絲去泡茶,江云格觀察著一切。他用眼睛看、用耳朵聽、用鼻子聞,只有一個結論:「跟樣品屋一樣,沒有生活氣息。」487Please respect copyright.PENANApqkbrpxBhz
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每個家具、飾品,都像被固定在一個位置,乾淨整齊得不可思議。李晴煬同意這個說法,表示:「艾莉絲沒有生命,住的地方當然,不會有活人的氣息。」487Please respect copyright.PENANAuLMhNaDWeW
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說完,艾莉絲端了茶來,是一壺水果茶,有草莓和覆盆子的香味。487Please respect copyright.PENANA1rVYplpumG
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「艾莉絲……大人?」487Please respect copyright.PENANAZpL4VfzT0K
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考量對方的地位,謝綠覺得直呼艾莉絲的名字,似乎不妥當,但她想不到更好的稱呼。487Please respect copyright.PENANAwuGIWVK3kt
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「不要加『大人』。艾莉絲就是艾莉絲,不用稱謂。」487Please respect copyright.PENANAWyyLQwvyP1
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艾莉絲一邊倒茶,一邊問謝綠此行的目的。當謝綠說出「羅琳娜」,艾莉絲冷冰冰的臉,難得閃過詫異的表情,但只有一下下。487Please respect copyright.PENANAA7vQpX56Aw
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「原來如此,你們查到這麼深了。」487Please respect copyright.PENANAv12KUkoH3O
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艾莉絲沒有喝茶,她自己有一杯冰拿鐵,玻璃杯呈現漂亮的漸層,看起來像藝術品。487Please respect copyright.PENANAWRtN8ZkU7B
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「羅琳娜的事,告訴你們無妨,在那之前──」艾莉絲轉頭,看向李晴煬,「我認為,先處理你的事,比較妥當。」487Please respect copyright.PENANAuD95va2EyX
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「……。」487Please respect copyright.PENANA9hiS0ZL6f6
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李晴煬沒有回話,只是默默喝著水果茶。他為什麼用這副外表來,艾莉絲心裡有底,直接問:「你想問李康的事,是嗎?」487Please respect copyright.PENANAQdqfXc6hbT
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「是。」487Please respect copyright.PENANAiV3zQpsP1i
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李晴煬放下茶杯,想起多年前,他用槍指著李央,那個下雪的日子。487Please respect copyright.PENANAng0y5t5MaU
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「小叔死前跟我說過。」李晴煬回憶:「他和我爸、我大伯,都是從夏家出來的人造人,是真的嗎?」487Please respect copyright.PENANAFyTF4IHROX
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「……!?」487Please respect copyright.PENANA6nYaLmCeU1
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聽到「人造人」三字,謝綠和江云格都瞪大眼睛。李晴煬相信,這件事連李博洋、MIO,甚至尼可拉斯和派翠克都不知道。487Please respect copyright.PENANAGxydJSjGjc
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「他們是用同一個人的DNA、做出來的人造生命。我猜那個DNA,就是我爺爺李仲翔,是吧?」487Please respect copyright.PENANATRA80wPBZd
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艾莉絲毫不避諱,漆黑的眼珠沒有波瀾,乾脆地回答:「是。」487Please respect copyright.PENANANwsSLn5HPV
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「那,艾莉絲姊。」487Please respect copyright.PENANA0UHcd7Spr1
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李晴煬翹起一隻腳。以前,李晴煬給人的感覺是囂張、人渣,如今變回這副模樣,反倒多了幾分優雅,以及傲慢。487Please respect copyright.PENANAOvCkywCbWD
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「檯面上的第二代,有誰是人造人?」李晴煬問艾莉絲。487Please respect copyright.PENANAmogp3tCS1i
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「李昂、李康、李央──」艾莉絲看向賴梓綾,「賴霜原、賴冰河、賴雪檸。比較有名的,是這六個。」487Please respect copyright.PENANA15742otj5N
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「為什麼!?」487Please respect copyright.PENANANgsEWZkNCW
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謝綠相當震驚。她問艾莉絲:「為什麼有人造人?你們到底做了什麼?」487Please respect copyright.PENANAhV3rpHgSXz
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「『確保水果塔傳承』,只是這樣。」487Please respect copyright.PENANAt6KYTEI0sz
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艾莉絲喝著拿鐵,用沒有感情的聲音說:487Please respect copyright.PENANAXZpkDTqiYS
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「『紅心傑克』李仲翔、『睡鼠』小約翰、『三月兔』尤里烏斯,三人死時沒有子嗣。為了避免水果塔失傳,獅鷲……不,羅琳娜和瘋帽達成協議,透過DNA複製技術,做出合適的繼承者,由我負責執行。」487Please respect copyright.PENANAW7o4vMKEsg
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好像在報告實驗結果,艾莉絲不覺得哪裡異常,口氣非常平淡。487Please respect copyright.PENANA4lV3lzZvG1
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「『紅心傑克』的成品是李康,『睡鼠』的成品是賴冰河。『三月兔』的實驗沒有成功,但他現在有繼承人,實驗沒必要進行,已經終止了。」487Please respect copyright.PENANAzObDQCOagM
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言下之意,除了李康和賴冰河,其他人都是「順便的」。李央生前對艾莉絲體系反感、畏懼紅心傑克,原因正是出自於此。487Please respect copyright.PENANAbCz3UtyckE
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一切都是被安排好的。487Please respect copyright.PENANA5W2hufSKNi
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他們的誕生,就是一場安排。487Please respect copyright.PENANAZvuIcQ26nx
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「我爸他,很久以前就死了,但他留了東西給我。」487Please respect copyright.PENANAP1aIfdso3x
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李晴煬冷笑,從懷中拿出那封信。487Please respect copyright.PENANAkW90TYHjtv
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「很神奇吧?我根本沒見過他,但我的人生會發生什麼,我爸都知道,因為小叔對我做的事,就是我爸對他做的事。」487Please respect copyright.PENANAYrUhZ9KJAJ
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對於父親,李晴煬心裡,始終燃著說不出的憤怒。他氣的不是李康將李央,從被害者變成加害者;而是李康死後,李央還在尋找哥哥的蹤跡,最後找到李晴煬身上,把他當成替代品。487Please respect copyright.PENANAA9kyaUQNL0
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──憑什麼?487Please respect copyright.PENANAJo2b1uv8gY
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他那個父親,到底憑什麼?487Please respect copyright.PENANAFM5XeqLwZ0
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為什麼自己會輸給他?487Please respect copyright.PENANAQYszcfGNIz
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李晴煬不明白。487Please respect copyright.PENANAyDqNeFXIh8
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「艾莉絲姊,我想知道更多,關於我爸的事。」487Please respect copyright.PENANAnjNqrqR8B8
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李晴煬問艾莉絲,語氣不慍不火。487Please respect copyright.PENANAGOU1AUXaWv
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「他有一半的人生,都是在夏家度過。艾莉絲姊,妳有頭緒嗎?」487Please respect copyright.PENANAth1S1aS2F6
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「……。」487Please respect copyright.PENANA6XLjdPdyxD
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艾莉絲沒有回應,而是問李晴煬:「你準備好了嗎?」487Please respect copyright.PENANA1zcBDc6M3O
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「準備什麼?」487Please respect copyright.PENANAstxSCanhHZ
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「見他。」487Please respect copyright.PENANAUnp7XRlI6Z
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兩個字,言簡意賅。487Please respect copyright.PENANA4DPg8DqRWr
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「除了信,他還有東西要給你。」艾莉絲起身,再問一次:「你準備好了嗎?」487Please respect copyright.PENANA8RmGFm0D6P
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「……。」487Please respect copyright.PENANAfRA2BKUnsN
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「好的話,來書房找我。」487Please respect copyright.PENANAgLRJO8BPQg
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說完,艾莉絲走向一扇門,離開客廳。她的書房較空,只有嵌在牆上的書櫃,和一張放有電腦的書桌,中間區域沒有家具。她從抽屜深處,拿出一個由珠寶、水晶、刺繡做成的胸針,外型是一隻鬼臉天蛾。487Please respect copyright.PENANAN3ecEx24oA
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「『他來了』。」487Please respect copyright.PENANAdxmirF2zoE
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對著胸針,艾莉絲說了一句,並將鬼臉天蛾放在書房的地上,下一秒──她的書房變成一片草原,開滿白色與黃色的小花,猶如身在連綿的山丘,牆壁變成藍色的天空,遠方還有紅色的風車。明明沒有風,風車卻在轉動,異常地規律。487Please respect copyright.PENANAaxChfvBfL1
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「……!」487Please respect copyright.PENANApeqp3ZJNGN
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李晴煬來到書房,令他訝異的不只景色,還有人──一個人坐在畫布前,一手拿著畫筆,一手拿著調色盤。李晴煬還沒出聲,那個人緩緩轉頭,對著他笑。487Please respect copyright.PENANAhluOYD9gIl
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一模一樣。487Please respect copyright.PENANAaIwYYSGRdu
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除了髮色,五官、身形,都和李晴煬一模一樣。487Please respect copyright.PENANAMMqQsGTWpU
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「初次見面。」487Please respect copyright.PENANAxsglP0jvCZ
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金色的頭髮、紅色的眼睛,他微微一笑──好漂亮。明明五官一樣,卻比李晴煬更漂亮。487Please respect copyright.PENANAFNW28chY9r
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「晴煬,」487Please respect copyright.PENANAeJtzPLM9is
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「我親愛的、第二個兒子。」487Please respect copyright.PENANA0eYmP9q1Ml