Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 25

           Thiscrimecouldbeanything—maybeevenanotherCERNemployeewhofoundoutaboutMr.Vetra’sbreakthroughandthoughttheprojectwastoodangeroustocontinue."

           Kohlerlookedstunned."Youthinkthisisacrimeofconscience,Mr.Langdon?Absurd.WhoeverkilledLeonardowantedonething—theantimatterspecimen.Andnodoubttheyhaveplansforit."

           "Youmeanterrorism."

           "Plainly."

           "ButtheIlluminatiwerenotterrorists."

           "TellthattoLeonardoVetra."

           Langdonfeltapangoftruthinthestatement.LeonardoVetrahadindeedbeenbrandedwiththeIlluminatisymbol.Wherehaditcomefrom?Thesacredbrandseemedtoodifficultahoaxforsomeonetryingtocoverhistracksbycastingsuspicionelsewhere.Therehadtobeanotherexplanation.

           Again,Langdonforcedhimselftoconsidertheimplausible.IftheIlluminatiwerestillactive,andiftheystoletheantimatter,whatwouldbetheirintention?Whatwouldbetheirtarget?Theanswerfurnishedbyhisbrainwasinstantaneous.Langdondismisseditjustasfast.True,theIlluminatihadanobviousenemy,butawide-scaleterroristattackagainstthatenemywasinconceivable.Itwasentirelyoutofcharacter.Yes,theIlluminatihadkilledpeople,butindividuals,carefullyconscriptedtargets.Massdestructionwassomehowheavy-handed.Langdonpaused.Thenagain,hethought,therewouldbearathermajesticeloquencetoit—antimatter,theultimatescientificachievement,beingusedtovaporize—

           Herefusedtoacceptthepreposterousthought."Thereis,"hesaidsuddenly,"alogicalexplanationotherthanterrorism."

           Kohlerstared,obviouslywaiting.

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