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Chapter 49

           Threemoremurders?Thecoincidentalnumberhithimharderthanthefactthathewastheprimesuspect.Itseemedtoounlikelytobeacoincidence.Thethreesénéchaux?Langdon’seyesdroppedtotherosewoodbox.Ifthesénéchauxweremurdered,Saunièrehadnooptions.Hehadtotransferthekeystonetosomeone.

           «ThepolicecansortthatoutwhenIturnyouin,»Vernetsaid.«Ihavegottenmybankinvolvedtoofaralready.»

           SophieglaredatVernet.«Youobviouslyhavenointentionofturningusin.Youwouldhavedrivenusbacktothebank.Andinsteadyoubringusouthereandholdusatgunpoint?»

           «Yourgrandfatherhiredmeforonereasontokeephispossessionsbothsafeandprivate.Whateverthisboxcontains,Ihavenointentionoflettingitbecomeapieceofcatalogedevidenceinapoliceinvestigation.Mr.Langdon,bringmethebox.»Sophieshookherhead.«Don’tdoit.»Agunshotroared,andabullettoreintothewallabovehim.Thereverberationshookthebackofthetruckasaspentshellclinkedontothecargofloor.

           Shit!Langdonfroze.

           Vernetspokemoreconfidentlynow.«Mr.Langdon,pickupthebox.»Langdonliftedthebox.»Nowbringitovertome.»Vernetwastakingdeadaim,standingonthegroundbehindtherearbumper,hisgunoutstretchedintothecargoholdnow.

           Boxinhand,Langdonmovedacrosstheholdtowardtheopendoor.

           I’vegottodosomething!Langdonthought.I’mabouttohandoverthePriorykeystone!AsLangdonmovedtowardthedoorway,hispositionofhighergroundbecamemorepronounced,andhebeganwonderingifhecouldsomehowuseittohisadvantage.

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