Chapter 56

           

           ThefourunmarkedAlphaRomeo155T-SparksroareddownViadeiCoronarilikefighterjetsoffarunway.ThevehiclescarriedtwelveplainclothedSwissGuardsarmedwithCherchi-Pardinisemiautomatics,local-radiusnervegascanisters,andlong-rangestunguns.Thethreesharpshooterscarriedlaser-sightedrifles.

           Sittinginthepassengerseatoftheleadcar,OlivettiturnedbackwardtowardLangdonandVittoria.Hiseyeswerefilledwithrage."Youassuredmeasoundexplanation,andthisiswhatIget?"

           Langdonfeltcrampedinthesmallcar."Iunderstandyour—"

           "No,youdon’tunderstand!"Olivettineverraisedhisvoice,buthisintensitytripled."IhavejustremovedadozenofmybestmenfromVaticanCityontheeveofconclave.AndIhavedonethistostakeoutthePantheonbasedonthetestimonyofsomeAmericanIhavenevermetwhohasjustinterpretedafour-hundred-year-oldpoem.Ihavealsojustleftthesearchforthisantimatterweaponinthehandsofsecondaryofficers."

           LangdonresistedtheurgetopullFolio5fromhispocketandwaveitinOlivetti’sface."AllIknowisthattheinformationwefoundreferstoRaphael’stomb,andRaphael’stombisinsidethePantheon."

           Theofficerbehindthewheelnodded."He’sright,commander.MywifeandI—"

           "Drive,"Olivettisnapped.HeturnedbacktoLangdon."Howcouldakilleraccomplishanassassinationinsuchacrowdedplaceandescapeunseen?"

           "Idon’tknow,"Langdonsaid."ButtheIlluminatiareobviouslyhighlyresourceful.They’vebrokenintobothCERNandVaticanCity.It’sonlybyluckthatweknowwherethefirstkillzoneis.

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