
目測八旬,白髮,髮線靠後露出半個光頭,眉毛長得像簷篷,昏花的雙眼成『八』字,和藹可親的臉相簡直就是壽星公。486Please respect copyright.PENANAdDwgFHgdFR
486Please respect copyright.PENANAHeP55m8MFt
老翁居於寶苑,閒時在商場中庭下象棋,累了便到附近茶餐廳休息吃飯,回復精神又到原位下棋。寶苑商場中庭種著一棵大樹,寶苑的老人們習慣在樹蔭下聚集,主角老翁亦不例外。陽光穿過天窗曬到老翁時,光頭閃閃生輝,像神仙下凡。486Please respect copyright.PENANAJ57RK2r1ok
486Please respect copyright.PENANA5Uu6JiDy2A
老翁棋藝了得,多年來未嘗一敗,於區内鮮有名氣,甚至吸引到其他地區的棋士拜訪切磋。寶苑的居民漸漸為他冠上『棋王』的美名。486Please respect copyright.PENANAj1qCer6P1L
486Please respect copyright.PENANAFzRePLXBa2
棋王喪妻多年,育有兩女,女兒長大後移居外國,餘下棋王一人獨居。據聞棋王少時便居於寶苑,當年未有寶苑商場,棋王已常於大樹樹蔭下棋。486Please respect copyright.PENANABctmB5zRzR
486Please respect copyright.PENANAUMhpGyPPjs
棋王有一怪習慣,下棋必定要當紅方。中國象棋紅先黑後,難道必勝法則就藏於此?每次問及問題,棋王也只是笑而不語。雖然怪習令人費解,但棋王實力超群,慕名而來的人亦甘願當黑方與棋王對弈。486Please respect copyright.PENANAjXQQFBA5Bk
486Please respect copyright.PENANAYa55pidNae
社交媒體發達,不久,棋王之名衝出社區。有電視台為棋王製作節目,更請來象棋冠軍向棋王下戰書。486Please respect copyright.PENANA9p2MJZknK9
486Please respect copyright.PENANAci9eFsSq6n
大戰當日,寶苑商場人山人海,個個都想一睹棋王和冠軍的風采。棋盤面前,一邊是西裝筆挻,油頭粉面的年輕冠軍,另一邊是短褲白T,腳踢人字拖的老翁棋王。
紅方棋王 對 黑方冠軍——開局!486Please respect copyright.PENANAttYrJRutif
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紅先黑後,輸了不臭。486Please respect copyright.PENANA3KeKxz3Oyj
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然後棋王便輸了。486Please respect copyright.PENANAPWDjqzQiMS
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總共就十分鐘,也稱不上有多精彩,現場氣氛完全燃燒之前便結束了,令人失望的反高潮。輸了棋局,棋王臉上的笑容絲毫未變,冠軍亦風度翩翩的與其握手,識英雄重英雄的場景為人津津樂道。486Please respect copyright.PENANAyINhJFarbc
486Please respect copyright.PENANAjQg2n6KoL5
日子過去,熱潮平息,棋王繼續在樹蔭下棋,又回到日常的時光。不同的是,每隔一段日子,都有一名青年拜訪棋王,他就是那名高手冠軍,閒時便抽空前來與棋王對奕。486Please respect copyright.PENANA2Kvl1fzU6b
486Please respect copyright.PENANA42tz6Sa2qp
二人成為朋友,冠軍問道:「老先生與我下棋總是有所保留,為何不肯全力以赴?」486Please respect copyright.PENANA8eVaxhpMoj
486Please respect copyright.PENANA7pP3a5qkkO
棋王笑言:「我只是以象棋為興趣的老人,棋藝再高也不可能比得上職業選手,何況是站立於頂尖的冠軍呢?」486Please respect copyright.PENANABUx62LSbWv
486Please respect copyright.PENANAkXaVpUqTrq
冠軍不信棋王,覺得他深藏不露,便死纏爛打,誓要迫棋王出手。棋王心軟了,便與其約好,在下個星期三的午夜,寶苑商場大樹下他會與人相約下棋,冠軍可以在遠處旁觀。486Please respect copyright.PENANAIpd0jNjpN8
486Please respect copyright.PENANA5OhhaY4wVO
雖然不明就理,但冠軍求知心切,便答應了棋王的條件接受邀約。到當晚,冠軍藏身於傷殘厠所成功繞過保安巡查。寶苑商場烏燈黑火,唯有中庭有月光灑落。他挨著二樓欄桿俯視,只見棋王獨身一人坐於平時的位置,面前擺好棋盤,靜待對手現身。486Please respect copyright.PENANA0Ji56R3Scc
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待過十五分鐘,棋王的對手遲遲未到,也許是爽約了吧。冠軍望向棋王,事情在不知不覺間發生了。486Please respect copyright.PENANAV3HSGgGEig
486Please respect copyright.PENANAAy7oaJWwHL
棋王手執黑方棋子,俯身向前,眉頭深鎖。是光影做成的錯覺嗎?紅方棋子仿佛自己移動。冠軍專注於眼前的不可思議,感覺到棋王正在苦惱,不斷思考,緊張得忘記了呼吸。486Please respect copyright.PENANAsEhfHmu1rF
棋局變化,勢均力敵,旗鼓相當,棋逢敵手。486Please respect copyright.PENANA0A5dxkAV0t
時間轉到六十年前,寶苑,大樹下兵戎相見。
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黑方是寶苑小霸王無賴四,對戰紅方不敗的王崇二。一邊愁雲慘霧,另一邊風平浪靜,不懂象棋也能看出,現在是紅方王崇二佔優勢。486Please respect copyright.PENANAby5iv0nfZD
486Please respect copyright.PENANAQYh15V2szB
王崇二巧妙誘敵,使兩枚炮置於敵方將軍同一線,『重炮』——象棋的殺招之一,用別的棋子阻擋也會立刻被炮棋吃掉,換言之,將軍無棋。
圍觀的群眾認定紅方已經勝利,感嘆聲此起彼落,如同恭賀士兵凱旋的喇叭。然而,對手無賴四卻陰森一笑,這不是落敗者的表情……486Please respect copyright.PENANA9A8SYdtwVY
486Please respect copyright.PENANAYigqGZvtho
雄軀一抖,執住兩角,掀翻棋盤!486Please respect copyright.PENANAbKt2X9X6Lk
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戰場天崩地裂,無人生還。486Please respect copyright.PENANAr1iDTAL8lL
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「「又來了!!!」」486Please respect copyright.PENANAWePzw5N4Np
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群眾齊聲聲討,王崇二臉如死灰,無賴四表情得瑟。486Please respect copyright.PENANAMGf3LoHIQJ
486Please respect copyright.PENANAXmsRITrZiI
「我沒有輸!只是不小心手滑了!我沒有輸!」這就是無賴四,形勢不利便耍無賴,在家中排第四,因而得名。486Please respect copyright.PENANAa1hkmWUT8l
486Please respect copyright.PENANA0GReprZktg
寶苑鮮有名氣的無賴四,常於大樹下徘徊,遇見象棋新手或實力比自己弱的人,便全力以赴蹍壓對方為樂;遇著棋藝強横的對手,陷入劣勢便立刻搗亂棋盤,叫嚷著『手滑了』和『我沒輸』。當然,人們對其行徑嗤之以鼻,漸漸便沒有人肯跟他下棋對奕。486Please respect copyright.PENANANkySz8N7PS
486Please respect copyright.PENANArQDP5zhmV6
一天,棋盤旁迎來一張新面孔,落落長髮,晶瑩大眼,帶著古典美的漂亮女孩。吸引人的不只是姿色,棋藝亦很有一手,一個上午已經連贏三局。486Please respect copyright.PENANAqD1QXRrmLZ
486Please respect copyright.PENANAwBzydsIbxu
無賴四先是從旁觀戰,覺得對方實力於自己之下,便大膽發起挑戰。群眾見女孩初來甫到,便提醒關於無賴四的惡名。女孩性格大方,表示沒關係,接受無賴四的挑戰。486Please respect copyright.PENANAK0lyrZiFUT
486Please respect copyright.PENANAcfJHDy4B0W
旁觀者,不得𪘲牙聳䚗,群眾安靜地看著二人對奕。
紅方女孩 對 黑方無賴四——開局!486Please respect copyright.PENANAYvICBEUrfe
戰場風起雲湧,初期黑方佔優,勝券在握的無賴四得意地笑著。紅方女孩沉著應對,勝利的天平悄悄逆轉,這下輪到女孩笑逐顏開。486Please respect copyright.PENANARZ4s6ERxLr
486Please respect copyright.PENANAds34xJUmNS
無賴四咬牙切齒,他低估了女孩的實力,自知落敗是時間問題。於是,重施故技,手握棋盤兩角——但是女孩出手壓制雙臂!
「我就知道你有這種打算!」486Please respect copyright.PENANAUmaC1sGB7o
486Please respect copyright.PENANAhYRQS1us0P
「可惡!你的手勁也太大了吧!」486Please respect copyright.PENANAe2sLeRplu7
486Please respect copyright.PENANAW1rjlI77EW
「無賴四果然名不虛傳,我不會讓你得逞的!」486Please respect copyright.PENANApMJSsCnCFq
486Please respect copyright.PENANAjIJwTSFGfL
「之前的棋局是在裝弱!你是衝著我而來的!?」486Please respect copyright.PENANA0mgVeK6TpG
486Please respect copyright.PENANAglrlFRA3SR
「真聰明!這招引蛇出洞不錯吧!」486Please respect copyright.PENANAdmDtkOuBsi
486Please respect copyright.PENANAIrdoQoliKG
「放手別碰我!女孩子要有點羞恥心!」486Please respect copyright.PENANA0qyWtkWbhO
486Please respect copyright.PENANAh2kKytyzc2
「我只是個過路人,但你是住在這兒的,落人口實需要害羞的是你!」486Please respect copyright.PENANAuB207WsdnA
486Please respect copyright.PENANAIkaEcI8dkD
「我知道了!我會好好的下棋!快放開我!」486Please respect copyright.PENANAcmwEUZKbsn
486Please respect copyright.PENANAFnfBpHfn5V
鬧劇告一段落,棋局繼續,戰況沒有戲劇性發展,黑方的無賴四終於落敗,太多人期待他吃癟了,大樹下掌聲如雷貫耳。486Please respect copyright.PENANATyyWXSMnv2
486Please respect copyright.PENANANd1su5UE06
深深不忿的無賴四居然直斥女孩作弊,真是毫無競技精神。群眾當然齊聲數落無賴四,然而,誰也沒想到,他膽敢向女孩動粗!486Please respect copyright.PENANAU8InizyV7g
486Please respect copyright.PENANA2f8g0p4HwQ
他撲上前提住女孩衣領,從中居然抖出一部智能電話……?螢幕顯示著象棋App,女孩真的有作弊!486Please respect copyright.PENANAXuE3vYw90z
486Please respect copyright.PENANAoINaldXzxm
風向瞬間逆轉,女孩遭到群眾聲討,尤其是早前落敗的喊得更加大聲。女孩只能夾著尾巴逃走,最後更不忘惡狠狠的向無賴四瞪眼。486Please respect copyright.PENANApYHCtd7kIi
時間過了數年,人大了,思想成熟,無賴四不再無賴。他持續鑽研棋藝,技術日益精湛,成為寶苑的長勝將軍。
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後來,他參加社區比賽,與其他地方的棋士對奕,以全勝之姿步入八強,實力貨真價實有目共睹。486Please respect copyright.PENANA62f6b21cbM
486Please respect copyright.PENANA6gSypqzTKU
然後,難說是有幸還是不幸,八強比賽場上,無賴四重遇作弊女孩,她也認出他了,像嗅到臭蟲一樣臉容扭曲。486Please respect copyright.PENANAkFdpOjjYRi
486Please respect copyright.PENANAD9WCR2VOxi
無賴四臉色亦不比對方好看,數年前的醜態依然猶有餘悸。他又想,諒她不敢作弊吧,在正式比賽被拆穿作弊,以後都會被封殺禁賽。486Please respect copyright.PENANA2eHiJrZMZg
486Please respect copyright.PENANAxPp2CoTX3P
紅方作弊女孩 對 黑方無賴四——開局!486Please respect copyright.PENANAp5yWMtQUPa
486Please respect copyright.PENANA9pgWNKQvcg
無賴四穩定發揮,不久便吃了紅方一炮一傌,到中盤時更把兩枚俥棋都吃掉。而黑方本身只被吃掉一卒一馬,換言之是無賴四佔上風。486Please respect copyright.PENANAj6tEwZlt7G
486Please respect copyright.PENANAQiDU8V2ddm
狀態大勇,但無賴四心中卻沒有太大的優悅感。他感覺對方根本心不在焉,下手失誤連連。486Please respect copyright.PENANAYO0tjnOEvk
作弊女孩一籌莫展,扶住額頭沉思,不,是在遮掩氾起淚光的眼睛……486Please respect copyright.PENANAnqhu3TQ5Tx
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雖然——但是,無賴四不打算放水,他的目標是冠軍獎金一萬元,對大學生來說是不菲的横財,他沒有拱手相讓的道理。486Please respect copyright.PENANAP78FzMDwN9
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他抓住兩角,掀翻棋盤!486Please respect copyright.PENANAKXKByRL2Yv
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「不小心手滑了!」486Please respect copyright.PENANA3xxjLPZc5X
結果,無賴四被大會取消資格,作弊女孩晉級四強後戰敗,大家都說是被無賴四嚇到才表現失準,批評及炮火都集中到他身上。486Please respect copyright.PENANAzTAATb5mm0
486Please respect copyright.PENANAdh5AQwQRDL
一段日子過去,無賴四回到在樹蔭下棋的日常。作弊女孩前來拜訪,果不其然,無人記得這名數年前作弊的過路人,反倒是無賴四又要再次背負無賴的污名。486Please respect copyright.PENANAXx5wevbPFb
486Please respect copyright.PENANAb1UnZIU1jK
「為甚麼要掀翻棋盤?你明明可以贏的。」她劈頭就問。486Please respect copyright.PENANACtoegMk0Lq
486Please respect copyright.PENANAus0s3JI3p0
「總覺得,你帶著非贏不可的理由。我只是個以下棋為樂的普通人,就當是為你讓路吧。」486Please respect copyright.PENANAjyQMphrawl
486Please respect copyright.PENANAWZLJUhnnTb
兩人深入交談,得知作弊女孩出身棋藝世家,父親更是頂尖冠軍,自少便被栽培要當職業棋士,令作弊女孩肩負著沉重壓力。
於賽場上必須交出亮眼成績,與無賴四的對奕被他壓倒性的實力迫急了才會情緒失控。因為無賴四被取消資格,她得以擠身四強,也算是對嚴父有所交代。於是,特意前來跟他道謝。486Please respect copyright.PENANAyVkXX024Ys
486Please respect copyright.PENANAHgOOYDSHor
無賴四感到稀奇,他熱愛象棋,也喜歡勝利,所以才無所不用其極地取勝。而眼前的女孩,渴求勝利甚至不惜作弊,卻不是為了滿足自己,而是滿足他人。486Please respect copyright.PENANAfizlFBsX8u
486Please respect copyright.PENANAthUfDnPg3O
「擺好棋盤,我教你下棋。」486Please respect copyright.PENANAbH8VtRFIZZ
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日過,月過,年過。
無數次的對奕後,由勝負一面倒,漸漸並駕齊驅,甚至共諧連理。作弊女孩憑藉棋藝及姿容,成為明星級女棋手,棋盤上所向披靡。486Please respect copyright.PENANAZeruRmLJ5P
486Please respect copyright.PENANAMxgEv6yua5
至於無賴四,他成為作弊女孩背後的無名導師,卻從不站於鎂光燈下,亦不參加任何公開比賽。因為,光是扶持作弊女孩,便傾注了全副心力。幫助妻子抵達頂端,是他人生中下過最大的一盤棋。486Please respect copyright.PENANAUY23q6CoL4
486Please respect copyright.PENANANynC9fO6j5
女孩在人生盛開得最絢爛的時候,卻因為過勞而生出毛病了。486Please respect copyright.PENANAGQTAcJ7QDr
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「你已經到達頂鋒,我覺得應該停下來。」486Please respect copyright.PENANAUBEXlQN1II
486Please respect copyright.PENANAINrCTcmFvp
「停步不前就是輸,我必須一直取得勝利。」486Please respect copyright.PENANAW0peZzd1tm
486Please respect copyright.PENANAB45kvPYpbN
作弊女孩的身體終於被壓跨,但兩人的爭執一直鬧到病床上也未有共識。於是,二人決定用象棋來解決紛爭。486Please respect copyright.PENANAIRTNfh8wGG
486Please respect copyright.PENANAvPZUt7y55s
紅方妻子 對 黑方丈夫,開局!486Please respect copyright.PENANAN3g4PqJLj9
486Please respect copyright.PENANA3RxG8b0yQC
結果,選擇停滯的無賴四被作弊女孩超越了。女孩贏來的,是在人生最後的時刻盡情發光發亮;而無賴四,則輸掉了珍愛的『將軍』。486Please respect copyright.PENANAOP6Axlgrgq
486Please respect copyright.PENANASyDLC3Wwtu
傷心,是當然的。除此之外,無賴四感覺到的是——『解放』。他又回到樹蔭下,享受棋局獲勝帶來的優悅感。486Please respect copyright.PENANAngtmQ6RTiJ
不同的是,他從此不再與紅方對奕。486Please respect copyright.PENANAMk9LhKFiWz
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時間回到六十年後,月下對奕,棋盤迎來終局。486Please respect copyright.PENANA0w6vYG2Yv4
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棋王雖然臉色凝重,身上卻散發著一種由心而發的喜悅。486Please respect copyright.PENANAuUm9ALJTtg
486Please respect copyright.PENANAYi4vZhPYlP
冠軍當下明白了,為何棋王平時一副漫不經心的態度,因為,值得傾注心力的對手已經不在人世。486Please respect copyright.PENANAOmseil3TTM
486Please respect copyright.PENANAryfYZsF09U
戰場上,兵臨城下,勝負就要分出高低。486Please respect copyright.PENANAUxYgtOQjq6
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棋王手執棋子,行下冠軍料想不到的一步——486Please respect copyright.PENANAsrkflsLEGb
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抓住兩角,掀翻棋盤!