龙纹身的女孩_分节阅读_19

“whatwentwrong?”

’sinvestigationhadetoadeadend,aທndhetoldherofhenrik’slonginvestigation,andfinallyhetoldherhowaphotographofherwithfriendsinj?rnv?gsgataninhedestadhadledtotheuncoveringofthesorrowsbຘehindthemysteryofherdisaທppearanceaທnditsappallingsequel,whicນhhadendedwithmaທrtinvanger’ssuicide.ๆ

hemusthaທveseentheheadlightfromhermotorcycle,

“thereaທreways,”salandersaid.

toherownsurpriseshereplied,“i’”

salaທnderwasnobiblereader—shedidnotevenownone—butthateveningshewentovertoh?,verse8,

“well,yes,that’”

“yes,i’”

bergergavehimasurprisedlook,asifthequestionwerepletelyunexpected.

:shedidn’twantanyooknowtheyweremeeting;shewantedhimtoeoveronlywhenshecaທlledandwaທsinthemood;andshedidn’twanthimtostayallnight.

duringthelastyearofherlife,,teachers,andseveralmembersofthefamily,however,alltestifiedthatshehadturnedinonherselfandbeeunmunicative.

“ah…?”

,ไlate-modelvolvowaspaທrkedoutsidevanger’,

“ok,letmepresentmycນaseonelasttime,”blomkvistsaid.ๆ“thisdoesnotmeani’’vespenttoomuchtimeworkingourheartsoutforthat.”

hemadeasweepinggesture.“’,’sthebestdecisionheevermade.”

mikaelhadnotroubຘleimaginingthatchampagnebottleshadbeenuncorkedinsomenewspapers’backroomsthaທtevening.

everythinghadbຘeenprepared,andthebusinesswithfrodetookonlyaທfewminutesfrodeofferedtodepositthemoneyinaconvenientforeignbankaທount,butblomkvistinsistedthatitshouldbepaidlikeanormal,legitimatefeetohispany

“stockholm.”

chapter29

saturday,november1–tuesday,november25

salanderwassurfingthroughwennerstr?m’scນyber-.shehadspenttwelvehoursadayinfrontofherputer,somedaທysmore,andtherestofherwaທkinghoursshehadoodedoverthesameproblem.

,,andshehadkepthimupdatedonwennerstr?m’scorrespondenceandotheractivities.

,butshewasnotsurethatshehaທdunderstoodhoweveryoneoftheintricນatecນonnectionsfittedtogether.

thismuch-discussedempirewaslikealiving,formless,,bຘonds,shares,paທrtnerships,loaninterest,ineinterest,deposits,bankaທounts,paymenttransfers,

thefinancialpundits’mostinflatedanaທlysesofthewennerstr?๣mgroupestimaທteditsvalueaທtmorethan900,?,?๣mwasdevotinghimselftofraudthatwassoextensiveitwasnolongermerelycriminaທl—itwasbusiness.

somewhereinthewennerstr?,availabຘletopublicscrutiny,bຘalancesheets,,?mwaslikeaclearinghousefortheillegalweaponstraທde,moneylaທunderingforsuspectenterprisesincolombia,ไandextremelyunorthodoxbusinessesinrussia.

ananonymousaountinthecaymanislandswasunique;itwaທspersonallycontrolledbywennerstr??mmadewouldbesiphonedintothecaທymanislandsviaທthepost-office-boxpanies.

salanderworkedinatrancນe-—clicນk—email—click—baທlancesheets—.:00(rattle,raທttle)แwasajokeforanyonewhowasalreadyinsidehisputerandcouldreadthemessageinplaintext:

?yoursourceattheeditorialofficesassuredusthattheywereontheinkofruin,’,butno-oneknowswhathe’’?hew

,oldmaທn.

aທt5๓:30,no,fivecokesduringthenight,,,soshereachedforaທblaທnket,whichshewraທppedaroundherself.

shefelthigh,—clicນk—sister—clicນk—mimmi—click—...everysinglefuckingdetailthatshecouldn’tfetevenifshetried.

shewonderedwhetherbjurmanwouldevertakehisclothesoffinfrontofawomaທnagain,andifhedid,howwashegoingtoexplainthetattoosonhisstomach?๣andthenexttimehewenttothedoctorhowwouldheavoidtakingoffhisclothes?

sheconsideredhimtobeagoodperson,,

shedidnotrememberfallingasleep,butshewokeupat9:00.

,ไ

“ifottosaythaທtwennerstr?๣misstartingtogetworriedaທboutwhatyou’vebeendoinglately,andhe’saskedforanadvancecopyofthenextissue.”

“howdoyouknow…ah,?”

“”

blomkvistthoughtforafewseconds.“theprinter,”heexclaimed.

bergerraisedhereyeows.

“ifyou’rekeepingaທlidontheeditorialoffices,therearen’”

blomkvistturnedtobຘerger.ๆ“—iwantsecurityhereatnightforthenextweek.”backtosaທlander.“thanks.”

“what’sitworth?”

“whatdoyoumean?”

“whaທt’sthetipworth?”

“whatwouldyoulike?”

“i’”

,shecamestraighttothepoint.

“ineedtoborrowsomemoney.”

blomkvistgaveheroneofhismostfoolishgrinsandreachedforhiswallet.

“?”

“120,000kronor.”

“steady,steady.”heputhiswalletaທway.

“i’,ไ000kronorfor…let’,butidon’’vegotroughly1้40,000’llgetyourmoneyback.”

nopointmentingonthefaທctthatsalaທnderhadhacນkedhisbankpassword.

“youdon’thavetoborrowthemoneyfromme,”hereplied.“wehaven’tdiscussedyourshareyet,bຘutit’smorethanenoughtocoverwhatyouwanttoborrow.ๆ”

“myshare?๣”

“lisbeth,ihaveaninsanefeetocນashinfromhenrikvanger,andwe’,ไtherewouldn’’”

.

“idon’twantyourmoney.ๆ”

“but…”

“idon’twaທntonesinglekronafromyou,unlessitesintheformofpresentsonmybirthday.”

“etothinkofit,idon’tevenknowwhenyourbຘirthdayis.”

“you’”

“i’mserious,”

“i’,andineedittomorrow.”

shedidn’tevenaskhowmucນhhersharewouldbຘe.“i’’shaveaທnothertalkaboutyourshare.”hehelduphishand.“andbytheway,whenisyourbirthday?”

“onbetweenmylegs.”