龙纹身的女孩

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“yes,hedestad.thisphotographwastakenatabout1:00intheafternoon.i’vebeentryingtofindyouforsoetienow,andithasn’tbeenasipletask.”

“youseeanoldphotographofeandthenactuallytrackedown.ican’tiaginehowyoudidit.”

blokvistputthephotographfrothecarparkonthetable.

“iwasabletofindyouthankstothispicture,whichwastakenalittlelaterintheday.”heexplainedhow,viathenorsj?carpentryshop,hehadfoundburan,whointurnhadledhitohenningforsaninnorsj?vallen.

“youusthaveagoodreasonforthislongsearch.”

“ido.thisgirlstandingclosetoyouinthisphotographiscalledharriet.thatdayshedisappeared,andshewasneverseenorheardofagain.thegeneralassuptionisthatshefellpreytoaurderer.canishowyousoeorephotographs?”

hetookouthisiandexplainedthecircustanceswhiletheputerbootedup.thenheplayedhertheseriesofiagesshowinghowharriet’sfacialexpressionchanged.

“itwaswheniwentthroughtheseoldiagesthatifoundyou,standingwithacaerarightbehindharriet,andyouseetobetakingapictureinthedirectionofwhateveritisshe’slookingat,whatevercausedhertoreactinthatway.iknowthatthisisareallylongshot,butthereasoni’vebeenlookingforyouistoaskyouifbyanyiracleyoustillhavethepicturesfrothatday.”

hewaspreparedformildredberggrentodisisstheideaandtellhithatthephotographshadlongsincevanished.insteadshelookedathiwithherclearblueeyesandsaid,asifitweretheostnaturalthingintheworld,thatofcourseshestillhadheroldhoneyoonpictures.

shewenttoanotherrooandcaebackafterseveralinuteswithaboxinwhichshehadstoredaquantityofpicturesinvariousalbus.ittookawhiletofindthehoneyoonones.shehadtakenthreephotographsinhedestad.onewasblurryandshowedtheainstreet.anothershowedherhusbandatthetie.thethirdshowedtheclownsintheparade.

blokvisteagerlyleanedforward.hecouldseeafigureontheothersideofthestreetbehindaclown.butthephotographtoldhiabsolutelynothing.

chapter20

tuesday,july1–wednesday,july2

thefirstthingblokvistdidtheorninghereturnedtohedestadwastogotofrode’shousetoaskaboutvanger’scondition.helearnedtohisdelightthattheoldanhadiprovedquiteabitduringthepastweek.hewasweakstill,andfragile,butnowhecouldsitupinbed.hisconditionwasnolongerregardedascritical.

“thankgod,”hesaid.“irealisedthatiactuallylikehi.”

frodesaid:“iknowthat.andhenriklikesyoutoo.hoasnorrland?”

“suessfulyetunsatisfying.i’llexplainalittlelater.rightnowihaveaquestion.”

“goahead.”

“whatrealisticallywillhappentoyourinterestinmillenniuifhenrikdies?”

“nothingatall.martinwilltakehisplaceontheboard.”

“isthereanyrisk,hypotheticallyspeaking,thatmartinightcreateproblesformillenniuifidon’tputa. comtotheinvestigationofharriet’sdisappearance?”

frodegavehiasharplook.

“what’shappened?”

“nothing,actually.”mikaeltoldhiabouttheconversationhehadhadwithmartinvangeronmidsuereve.“wheniwasinnorsj?erikatoldethatmartinhadcalledherandsaidthathethoughtiwasveryuchneededbackattheoffice.”

“iunderstand.myguessisthatceciliawasafterhi.butidon’tthinkthatmartinwouldputpressureonyoulikethatonhisown.he’suchtoosavvy.andreeber,i’alsoontheboardofthelittlesubsidiaryweforedwhenweboughtintomillenniu.”

“butwhatifaticklishsituationcaeup—hoouldyouactthen?”

“contractsexisttobehonoured.iworkforhenrik.henrikandihavebeenfriendsforforty-fiveyears,andweareinpleteagreeentinsuchatters.ifhenrikshoulddieitisinpointoffacti—notmartin—whowouldinherithenrik’sshareinthesubsidiary.wehaveacontractinwhichwehaveundertakentobackmillenniuforthreeyears.shouldmartinwishtostartanyischief—whichidon’tbelievehewill—thentheoreticallyhecouldputthebrakesonasallnuberofnewadvertisers.”

“thelifebloodofmillenniu’sexistence.”

“yes,butlookatitthisway—worryingaboutsuchtriviaisawasteoftie.martinispresentlyfightingforhisindustrialsurvivalandworkingfourteenhoursaday.hedoesn’thavetieforanythingelse.”

“mayiask—iknowit’snoneofybusiness—whatisthegeneralconditionofthecorporation?”

frodelookedgrave.

“wehaveprobles.”

“yes,evenaonfinancialreporterlikeyselfcanseethat.iean,howseriousisit?”

“offtherecord?”

“betweenus.”

“we’velosttwolargeordersintheelectronicsindustryinthepastfeeeksandareabouttobeejectedfrotherussianarket.insepteberwe’regoingtohavetolayoff1,600eployeesin?rebroandtrollh?ttan.notuchofarewardtogiv. comeoplewho’veworkedforthepanyforanyyears.eachtieweshutdownafactory,confidenceinthepanyisfurtherunderined.”

“martinisunderpressure.”

“he’spullingtheloadofanoxandwalkingoneggshells.”

blokvistwentbacktohiscottageandcalledberger.shewasnotattheoffice,sohespoketomal.

“here’sthedeal:erikacalledwheniwasinnorsj?.martinvangerhasbeenafterherandhas,howshalliputit,encouragedhe. comroposethatistarttotakeoneditorialresponsibility.”

“ithinkyoushouldtoo,”malsaid.

“iknowthat.butthethingis,ihaveacontractwithhenrikvangerthatican’tbreak,andmartinisactingonbehalfofsoeoneupherewhowantseto. comwhatiadoingandleavetown.sohisproposalaountstoanattepttogetridofe.”

“isee.”

“sayhitoerikaandtellheri’llebacktostockholwheni’finishedhere.notbefore.”

“iunderstand.you’restarkravingad,ofcourse,buti’llgivehertheessage.”

“christer.soethingisgoingonuphere,andihavenointentionofbackingout.”

blokvistknockedonmartinvanger’sdoor.evahasselopeneditandgreetedhiwarly.

“hi.ismartinhoe?”

asifinreplytothequestion,martinvangercaewalkingoutwithabriefcaseinhishand.hekissedevaonthecheekandsaidhellotomikael.

“i’onywaytotheoffice.doyouwanttotalktoe?”

“wecandoitlaterifyou’reinahurry.”

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