Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 114

           Whyhadtheguardscriedoutinhorrorwhentheysawthis?Itwasasquareofmeaninglesssquiggles.Themostbrilliantofall?Itwassymmetrical,Langdoncouldtellasherotateditinhishand,butitwasgibberish.

           Whenhefeltahandonhisshoulder,Langdonlookedup,expectingVittoria.Thehand,however,wascoveredwithblood.ItbelongedtoMaximilianKohler,whowasreachingoutfromhiswheelchair.

           Langdondroppedthebrandandstaggeredtohisfeet.Kohler’sstillalive!

           Slumpedinhiswheelchair,thedyingdirectorwasstillbreathing,albeitbarely,suckinginsputteringgasps.Kohler’seyesmetLangdon’s,anditwasthesamestonygazethathadgreetedLangdonatCERNearlierthatday.Theeyeslookedevenharderindeath,theloathingandenmityrisingtothesurface.

           Thescientist’sbodyquivered,andLangdonsensedhewastryingtomove.Everyoneelseintheroomwasfocusedonthecamerlegno,andLangdonwantedtocallout,buthecouldnotreact.HewastransfixedbytheintensityradiatingfromKohlerinthesefinalsecondsofhislife.Thedirector,withtremulouseffort,liftedhisarmandpulledasmalldeviceoffthearmofhiswheelchair.Itwasthesizeofamatchbox.Hehelditout,quivering.Foraninstant,LangdonfearedKohlerhadaweapon.Butitwassomethingelse.

           "G-give…"Kohler’sfinalwordswereagurglingwhisper."G-givethis…tothem-media."Kohlercollapsedmotionless,andthedevicefellinhislap.

           Shocked,Langdonstaredatthedevice.Itwaselectronic.ThewordsSONYRUVIwereprintedacrossthefront

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