Vos被困到唔知時間,可能已經過咗幾日、幾個星期、甚至幾個月。天花板嘅燈從始至終都未熄過。食物,就算有,都唔會定時送嚟。機械人全天候監視住,只要一熟睡,就電醒佢。
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Vos唔係第一次被折磨。以前佢可以靠原力集中喺自己思想上面,從而減少肉體上嘅痛楚。之不過,以前折磨過佢嘅,一係唔熟悉原力,又或者只係想喺佢身上得到某啲情報。
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Dooku兩樣都唔係。
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伯爵失驚無神就會嚟,靜靜咁企埋一面睇住佢被機械人吊起用刑。有時,佢一行入監倉,就用原力電佢,電到佢無力再叫,無力再掙扎為止。
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每一次Vos都會嘗試逼Dooku開口,想睇下佢心入面盤算緊啲咩。個伯爵咁鍾意吹水,可能會講漏嘴,例如呢座基地嘅情報,又或者軍隊嘅部署。
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可惜,Vos無一次成功。喺Dooku眼入面,Vos只係一隻畀佢玩樂嘅動物。Vos知道,單靠佢嘅訓練,無論係靠光定暗都好......佢知道佢下場會真係會變成咁,只係差遲早嘅。
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所以呢一刻,當Vos聽到Dooku嘅腳步聲混雜喺飄忽嘅火花下,佢並無寄望。不過佢唔會放棄。
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呢一幕可能已經重演咗十次、千次,Vos再一次顎高頭。又一股電流刺痛佢,佢忍住唔叫。Dooku同平時一樣,笑笑口企喺度,就好似爺爺望住細路仔喺度玩泥沙。
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嚟到第千次、或者第十次,Vos沙啞嘅喉嚨問:「點解你唔殺咗我?一了百了。」
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「話我知,」Dooku問,「你諗住同Asajj Ventress拍檔會有咩著數?」
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一路咁口硬,突然間就問呢樣?Vos覺得好出奇,反而令到痛楚好似暫時消失。睇住佢反應嘅機械人,疑惑咁扭大電流一格。Vos咬緊牙關,仍洩出一聲嘶叫。
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「擺到明......」佢每一個字都吐出痛苦。「我......係派......嚟消滅你。」
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Dooku摸摸下巴。「絕地議會都好心急想我死呀吓。居然搵個外人,都唔靠佢哋班咁把炮嘅絕地武士。武士團無咗我,真係咁唔掂?」
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Vos用盡全身嘅力,望實Dooku對眼。佢勉強笑咗下:「你睇真啲,Dooku。每一場仗,共和國都係嬴緊。」
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「你講嘅的確錯唔曬,但係唔好扯開話題,」佢搖一搖手指。「我唔係問緊你場仗,我講緊Ventress。」
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Vos即時提高警覺。佢被捉之後,受咗幾多苦,多到佢都唔肯定當陣時發生咗咩事。係Ventress專登抌低佢?定係佢哋迫走咗佢?佢對嗰一晚嘅印象越嚟越模糊......
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「Ventress又唔係開善堂,」Dooku繼續。「佢唔會無啦啦走嚟幫你,除非你可以畀到啲著數佢。」
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「起碼佢好憎你,」Vos答。
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「咁當然,」Dooku講,「但係佢從來都唔會同啲佢控制唔到嘅人合作。」
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Vos突然有少少反胃。佢諗起之前Ventress刺殺Dooku嘅事。佢帶住嘅,係兩個姊妹;另一次,係佢親手培育出嚟,佢眼中嘅完美刺客。
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咁佢有無有意無意想改變我?
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Quinlan,要小心,Kenobi之前咁提醒過佢。Ventress佢好識得控制人。只要為咗自己,佢諗都唔諗就會利用你嘅信任。
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「事實係,」Vos扮到好有自信咁講,「你無我咁了解佢。」
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Dooku戚起一邊懷疑嘅眉頭,突然在意佢嘅說話。「你啱,」Dooku停咗停,「可能我真係唔了解佢。咁睇嚟你真係好了解佢。你兩個仲,行得好埋?」
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Vos無答佢。
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Dooku行近一步。「我感受到你嘅恐懼,Vos。」
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Vos捉實呢個機會。佢可以控制恐懼,將佢轉化為憤怒,憤怒再化為憎恨,憎恨令佢強大。「你錯啦,」Vos講。「我先唔會驚你!」
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「我知,我知你唔驚我。不過,你係驚緊。」
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Vos嘗試改變念頭,集中喺佢眼前呢個招積嘅仆街身上。但係佢太過攰、太過弱,痛楚一直將佢僅餘嘅力量引去恐懼嘅深淵。
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「你嘅思想出賣咗你,」Dooku繼續講。無可否認,Vos都知道係事實。「Ventress教過你用原力嘅黑暗面。咁就解釋曬成件事。」
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「你錯啦。我先唔使佢教!」
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Dooku搖下頭,嘆咗啖氣。「你講大話對自己都無好處。係你自己話,你有個好老師。你唔記得啦?」
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再痛都要忍,唔可以畀Dooku知道,佢,真係唔記得。仲有啲咩佢已經唔記得咗?
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「我離開絕地,係因為我嘅力量已經超越佢哋,」Dooku講。「我睇得出,我同你之間有唔少共通點。」
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咁難聽嘅說話又激起Vos:「我同你無忽似,你呢個二五仔!」
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「咁你呢?」Dooku一向淡定語氣突然一鞭劃破。「你自細喺陵廟大,但係你而家醉心於黑暗面之中。好快,你就唔會再逃避現實。你會明白我唔係咩『二五仔』,而係一個有遠見嘅人!恐懼引致憤怒,憤怒帶出憎恨,憎恨最於化為痛苦。」
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伯爵同機械人點點頭。Vos被藍色嘅火花電到全身抽搐。
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「絕地唔會教你我所學到嘅嘢:點樣堅持落去,點樣跨越痛苦,得到無窮無盡嘅力量!」
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Dooku點點頭。電擊停咗。Vos塊面飆曬冷汗,心跳得好快,身體好似仲感受到電流通過嘅痛楚咁。
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「唔使怕,徒弟仔。Ventress開咗個頭,我會幫佢完成埋個尾。」
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Dooku不屑咁向機械人揮一揮手。Vos知道下一輪折磨即將要開始。Dooku轉身離開。
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尖叫錯落腳步,送走遠去嘅伯爵。
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Akar-Deshu跟住Obi-Wan Kenobi行去會議廳。佢靜靜咁跟住Kenobi,Kenobi唞咗啖大氣。
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「Desh,」佢細細聲咁講,「你知我唔可以透露任何有關Vos大師嘅事或者佢任務嘅內容。」
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「我知,Kenobi大師,」Desh同樣靜靜雞講。「你唔講我都feel到有啲嘢唔對路。」
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Kenobi望一望呢位醒過頭嘅年輕絕地。「有時我真係希望有啲絕地對原力唔係咁敏感。係,我都聽到自己啱啱講咗乜。」
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「你問我幾多次都係咁講,」Desh答。「如果有啲咩我可以幫到手嘅,我一定幫。」
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「Desh,你太著緊Vos喇,」Kenobi提醒佢。
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「大家咁話,大師。你無得唔認,Vos最叻就係要人心掛掛。」
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「直頭頂心杉咁煩,」Kenobi自言自語。無論如何,佢搭一搭Desh膊頭,憂心忡忡咁笑一笑,就行入會議廳。
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Yoda、Windu、Ki-Adi-Mundi、Saesee Tiin同Plo Koon都喺度。所有人都望住Kenobi,佢向Yoda大師鞠咗個躬。
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Yoda原本充滿希望嘅表情,眨眼變得傷心,耳仔都耷咗落嚟。「Vos大師嘅消息,仲未收到?」
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「未,」Kenobi講。「無收到嚟自佢嘅任何信息,亦都聽唔到啲咩有關佢嘅傳聞,就好似人間蒸發咗咁。同之前講嘅咁,我一直都照約定嘅時間地點等佢。」
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「或者Ventress已經發現咗佢嘅身份,」Plo Koon提議。「然後嬲得滯殺咗佢。」
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「我覺得唔係,」Kenobi答。「如果係咁,Ventress肯定會確保佢嘅不滿送到嚟議會面前。」當然Kenobi無講到,Ventress或許會用咩殘忍嘅手法對付呃佢嘅人。
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「Asajj Ventress始終係Sith,」Ki-Adi-Mundi表示。
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「曾經,係Sith,」Kenobi糾正,再一次詫異自己竟然會幫Ventress講說話。
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「要討論嘅話,先要確定一個人有無可能只係『曾經』係Sith,」Windu指出。「佢有能力迷惑Vos大師,帶佢去行一條不歸路。如果係咁,我哋要面對嘅,就多一個失控嘅絕地。」
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「係有可能,」Kenobi同意。「但係前提係,在坐咁多位都覺得Vos係一個咁容易被操縱嘅人?Vos係呢度大,唔通咁容易就可以放棄佢畢生所學習到,所保護嘅?」
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「誘惑,禁忌係,」Yoda補充。
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「毫無根據嘅猜測唔係明智嘅做法,」Keboni講。
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「我哋連佢係生抑或死都未知,」Windu帶住堅定嘅眼神咁講。
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「可能係佢計劃嘅一部分。」
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「可能,」Windu繼續質問。「又或者佢已經死咗。我哋唔知。重點係,我哋應該知,Kenobi,我哋應該知。」
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Ventress企喺Mos Eisley酒吧門口,畀雙眼適應一下Tatooine室內外極大嘅光差。如果唔係無得揀,佢真係完全唔想嚟呢度。
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對上一次嚟,好似已經係幾世之前嘅事咁。年不足歲,重遊舊地。曾經,當佢無咗族人;今次,佢失去Vos。曾經,佢漫無目的、過得一日得一日;今次,Ventress只有一個明確嘅目標。
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佢望一望周圍,見到一個綠色皮膚、著住黃色夾乸衣嘅蜥蝪人。隔籬係另一個熟人:一個紫色皮膚、橙色孖辮嘅女人。唔使問,佢都肯定喺度。
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Ventress下定決心,行埋去佢哋度。Bossk𥄫到佢行緊埋嚟,塊面即刻黑咗黑,挨近牆同一個人講咗幾句嘢。Ventress都估唔到原來蜥蝪人都識黑面。然後,兩個Twi'lek姐姐就喺包廂行咗出嚟,經過Ventress仲要怒睥佢。
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「喂!」一把Ventress熟悉嘅小朋友聲音。「我唔會找數㗎!」
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Bossk翹埋手,望住Ventress行埋嚟。Ventress完全無心機理佢,掂行掂過。Bossk無癮咁舉起雙手,一副唔關我事嘅樣。Ventress就直接坐落Boba Fett面前。
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Boba見到佢嚇咗嚇,然後就開始串佢:「呀乜水,你都幾夠薑行入嚟。」
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Ventress無視挑釁,挨前細細聲,好真誠咁講:「我要你幫手。」
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Boba心諗自己係唔係聽錯。跟住,佢兜隻手喺耳仔邊,作狀問:「咩話?」
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Ventress忍住唔出手。「你聽到我講咩。」
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Babo忍唔住笑:「我諗我真係聽得唔係咁清楚,你可唔可以講多次啫?」
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唔知點解,Ventress嬲唔出。佢只係覺得好攰、好攰,呢種絕望嘅感覺而家就要趕走——即刻,唔可以畀佢佔據自己。佢用冷靜嘅聲線講多次:「我要你幫我手。」
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Boba又笑,擰曬大頭:「你唔係以為Quarzite單嘢之後,我仲會睬你呀?」同佢預計嘅一樣,Boba無忘記到佢係點樣被原力搞到差啲窒息,被人綁手綁腳塞入個貨櫃入面。就算Ventress最後有留返低大家應得嗰份錢都係咁話。
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Boba一臉嫌棄咁,企起身諗住走。Ventress一手推佢坐返低。「請坐,」Ventress一隻手指篤住Boba話。
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「點解我要聽你講?」
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「因為我要你幫手。」
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喺包廂出面睇水嘅Latts Razzi同Bossk你眼望我眼。Latts難以置信咁搖搖頭。
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「同埋,」Ventress對住佢哋全部人咁講。「我會出返人工畀你同你班伙記。」
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一講到錢,全部人即刻豎起耳仔。雖然Boba都仲係唔信Ventress,但係都願意聽下佢出到咩價:「當我肯理你喇,你都知我哋收得唔平。」
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「我有錢。」
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Boba皺起眉頭。「你知我哋之間嘅事,用錢都未必解決到。」佢一杯乾咗佢,用衫袖抺嘴。
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「十萬,成事之後我畀十萬你,點睇?」
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Latts隻眼碌到茶杯咁大,Bossk興奮到咬緊牙關,Boba直視Ventress。
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「唔得,無廿萬你唔好同我講。」
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Ventress低估咗眼前呢個𡃁仔嘅自尊,一時意氣嘅代價越嚟越大。
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「廿五萬。」
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Boba聽到之後,O嘴O咗成三秒。Latts同Bossk互對望一下,然後同時行前。
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「我哋接,」Bossk講。
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「 𦧲飯應呀!」Latts接住講。
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Boba睥住佢兩個:「都未知要做咩!」
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Latts反駁佢:「廿五萬喎!話之佢啦。」
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Boba望一下Ventress,再望一下佢班伙記,最後,攤大手板算數。「做囉,」佢成個人瀡落梳化。「嗱,我唔去㗎。你哋玩得開心啲。」Boba一臉不屑望住呢班貪錢怪。
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「唔得,」Ventress照直講。「全隊人都要去。」佢逐隻手指數,「Bossk、Latts、Highsigner、Embo,仲有你:Boba Fett。」
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Boba用尖銳嘅目光望實Ventress,一句嘢都無講。然後,佢挨後問:「搞咩?」
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Ventress照佢事先諗好嘅對白咁講:「救一個人,喺Serenno。人到手就走,到時你就可以坐定定數錢。」
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Boba諗完又講:「你知道嗰度地形係點?條路點行,邊度入,邊度出,邊度守?」
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「直頭屋企咁熟,」Ventress唔眨眼咁答。
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Boba突然將個杯啪落張枱,挨到去Ventress面前。「無可能咁簡單,你肯定有啲嘢無講。你唔好諗住呃到我。」
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Ventress好清楚Boba脾性,好易捉到佢路。「凡事都有變數,任何有經驗嘅賞金獵人都好清楚。」佢刻意揀用咩字眼,火喉恰到好處,以Boba咁要面嘅性格肯定會落答。果然,佢一手拎起佢個頭盔,已經講夠。
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「今日之內畀曬全數先,如果唔係就當無件事。」
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Ventress顎高個頭,一早估到佢會咁講。筆數幾乎用盡佢咁多個月以嚟做賞金獵人賺埋賺埋嘅錢。不過只要佢哋可以救到Vos出嚟,救到Vos離開嗰個地獄、離開Dooku嘅折磨,就夠。
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Latts同Bossk就好似小朋友收到禮物咁。「正呀!」Bossk開心到連條脷都伸埋出嚟。Latts笑到見牙唔見眼,老友鬼鬼咁敲敲Bossk心口。
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Boba個樣就好似被人食咗隻車。「叫Highsinger同Embo準備好出發。一個鐘之後傾點夾。」佢哋點點頭,幾乎彈住走。Boba望住佢哋走,然後轉身望返住Ventress。
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「事先聲明,」Ventress顎高頭,見到Boba拎住枝槍指住佢塊面。呢樣係佢估唔到嘅。「我知你肯定唔知幾時會背叛我哋。佢哋未必知,但係呃我唔到。」
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Ventress無出聲,只係望住佢,尖銳嘅眼神隱藏住內心嘅驚訝。
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「仲有,」Boba繼續。「我已經唔係嗰個喺Quarzite畀你玩嘅細路。你試下再出賣我嘅,你一定無運行。」
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佢用手指轉兩下枝槍,然後就收返埋落槍套,戴好頭盔就離開。
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