Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 112

           Andyet,hewonderedhowmuchCERNhadreallybeendamaged.CriticismfromthechurchwasnothingnewforCERN.Infact,themoreLangdonthoughtaboutit,themorehewonderedifthiscrisismightactuallybenefitCERN.Ifpublicitywerethegame,thenantimatterwasthejackpotwinnertonight.Theentireplanetwastalkingaboutit.

           "YouknowwhatpromoterP.T.Barnumsaid,"Langdoncalledoverhisshoulder."’Idon’tcarewhatyousayaboutme,justspellmynameright!’Ibetpeoplearealreadysecretlylininguptolicenseantimattertechnology.Andaftertheyseeitstruepoweratmidnighttonight…"

           "Illogical,"Vittoriasaid."Publicizingscientificbreakthroughsisnotaboutshowingdestructivepower!Thisisterribleforantimatter,trustme!"

           Langdon’storchwasfadingnow."Thenmaybeit’sallmuchsimplerthanthat.MaybeKohlergambledthattheVaticanwouldkeeptheantimatterasecret—refusingtoempowertheIlluminatibyconfirmingtheweapon’sexistence.KohlerexpectedtheVaticantobetheirusualtight-lippedselvesaboutthethreat,butthecamerlegnochangedtherules."

           Vittoriawassilentastheydasheddownthetunnel.

           SuddenlythescenariowasmakingmoresensetoLangdon."Yes!Kohlernevercountedonthecamerlegno’sreaction.ThecamerlegnobroketheVaticantraditionofsecrecyandwentpublicaboutthecrisis.Hewasdeadhonest.HeputtheantimatteronTV,forGod’ssake.Itwasabrilliantresponse,andKohlerneverexpectedit.AndtheironyofthewholethingisthattheIlluminatiattackbackfired.Itinadvertentlyproducedanewchurchleaderinthecamerlegno.

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