Chapter 30

           SecuritywardenClaudeGrouardsimmeredwithrageashestoodoverhisprostratecaptiveinfrontoftheMonaLisa.ThisbastardkilledJacquesSaunière!Saunièrehadbeenlikeawell-lovedfathertoGrouardandhissecurityteam.

           GrouardwantednothingmorethantopullthetriggerandburyabulletinRobertLangdon’sback.Asseniorwarden,Grouardwasoneofthefewguardswhoactuallycarriedaloadedweapon.Heremindedhimself,however,thatkillingLangdonwouldbeagenerousfatecomparedtothemiseryabouttobecommunicatedbyBezuFacheandtheFrenchprisonsystem.

           Grouardyankedhiswalkie-talkieoffhisbeltandattemptedtoradioforbackup.Allheheardwasstatic.Theadditionalelectronicsecurityinthischamberalwayswroughthavocwiththeguards’communications.Ihavetomovetothedoorway.StillaiminghisweaponatLangdon,Grouardbeganbackingslowlytowardtheentrance.Onhisthirdstep,hespiedsomethingthatmadehimstopshort.

           Whatthehellisthat!

           Aninexplicablemiragewasmaterializingnearthecenteroftheroom.Asilhouette.Therewassomeoneelseintheroom?Awomanwasmovingthroughthedarkness,walkingbrisklytowardthefarleftwall.Infrontofher,apurplishbeamoflightswungbackandforthacrossthefloor,asifsheweresearchingforsomethingwithacoloredflashlight.

           «Quiestlà?»Grouarddemanded,feelinghisadrenalinespikeforasecondtimeinthelastthirtyseconds.Hesuddenlydidn’tknowwheretoaimhisgunorwhatdirectiontomove.

           «PTS,»thewomanrepliedcalmly,stillscanningthefloorwithherlight.

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