“InthefutureIgoingtohavecontroloveryourlife.Whenyouleastexpectit,whenyoureinbedasleepprobably,Igoingtoappearinthebedroowiththisinyhand.”Sheheldupthetaser.“Illbecheckinguponyou.IfIeverfindoutyouhavebeenwithagirgainanditdoesntatterifsheshereofherownfreewillifIeverfindyouwithanywoanatall”Sanderadethethroatslittingotionagain.
“IfIshoulddieifIshouldfallvictitoanaidentandberunoverbyacarorsoethingthencopiesofthevideowilutoaticallybepostedtothenewspapers.PlusareportinwhichIdescribewhatitsliketohaveyouasaguardian.
“Oneorething.”Sheleanedforwardagainsothatherfacewasonlyacoupleofinchesfrohis.“IfyouevertoucheagainIwillkillyou.Andthatsaproise.”
Bjuranabsolutelybelievedher.Therewasnotavestigeofbluffinhereyes.
“KeepitinindthatIcrazy,wontyou”
Henodded.
Shegavehiathoughtfullook.“IdontthinkyouandIaregoingtobegoodfriends,”Sandersaid.“RightnowyourelyingtherecongratutingyourselfthatIdienoughtoletyoulive.Youthinkyouhavecontroleventhoughyoureyprisoner,sinceyouthinktheonlythingIcandoifIdontkillyouistoletyougo.Soyourefullofhopethatyoucansoehowrecoveryourpowerovererightaway.AIright”
Heshookhishead.Hewasbeginningtofeelveryillindeed.
“Youregoingtogetapresentfroesoyoullwaysreeberouragreeent.”
Shegavehiacrookedsileandclibedontothebedandkneltbetweenhislegs.Bjuranhadnoideawhatsheintendedtodo,buthefeltasuddenterror.
Thenhesawtheneedleinherhand.
Hefloppedhisheadbackandforthandtriedtotwisthisbodyawayuntilsheputakneeonhiscrotchandpresseddowninwaing.
“LieratherstillbecausethisisthefirsttieIveusedthisequipent.”
Sheworkedsteadilyfortwohours.Whenshewasfinishedhehadpedwhipering.Heseeedtobealostinastateofapathy.
Shegotdownfrothebed,cockedherheadtooneside,andregardedherhandiworkwithacriticaleye.Herartistictalentswereliited.Theletterslookedatbestipressionistic.Shehadusedredandblueink.Theessagewaswrittenincapsoverfivelinesthatcoveredhisbelly,frohisnipplestojustabovehisgenitals:IAMASADISTICPIG,APERVERT,ANDARAPIST.
Shegathereduptheneedlesandpcedtheinkcartridgesinherrucksack.Thenshewenttothebathrooandwashed.Shefeltalotbetterwhenshecaebackinthebedroo.
“Goodnight,”shesaid.
Sheunlockedoneofthehandcuffsandputthekeyonhisstoachbeforesheleft.ShetookherDVDandhisbundleofkeyswithher.
Itwasastheysharedacigarettesoetieafteridnightthathetoldhertheycouldnotseeeachotherforawhile.Ceciliatuedherfacetohiinsurprise.
“Whatdoyouean”
Helookedashaed.“OnMondayIhavetogrisonforuptothreeonths.”
Nootherexpnationwasnecessary.Ceciliayinsilenceforalongtie.Shefeltlikecrying.
DraganAranskywassuspiciouswhenSanderknockedathisdooronMondayafteoon.HehadseennosignofhersincehecalledofftheinvestigationoftheWennerstraffairinearlyJanuary,andeverytiehetriedtoreachhersheeitherdidnotanswerorhungupsayingshewasbusy.
“Haveyougotajobfore”sheaskedwithoutanygreeting.
“Hi.Greattoseeyou.Ithoughtyoudiedorsoething.”
“TherewerethingsIhadtostraightenout.”
“Youoftenseetohavethingstostraightenout.”
“Thistieitwasurgent.Ibacknow.Haveyougotajobfore”
Aranskyshookhishead.“Sorry.Notattheoent.”
Sanderlookedathically.Afterawhilehestartedtalking.
“Lisbeth,youknowIlikeyouandIliketogiveyoujobs.ButyouvebeengonefortwoonthsandIvehadtonsofjobs.Youresiplynotreliable.Ivehaayotherpeopletocoverforyou,andrightnowIactuallydonthaveathing.”
“Couldyoutuupthevolue”
“What”
“Ontheradio.”
theagazineMillenniu.ThenewsthatveteranindustrialistHenrikVangerwillbepartownerandwillhaveaseatontheboardofdirectorsofMillenniuesthesaedaythattheforerCEOandpublisherMikaelBlokvistbeginsservinghisthreeonthsentenceforthelibelofbusinessanHansErikWennerstr.MillenniuseditorinchiefErikaBergerannouncedatapressconferencethatBlokvistwillresuehisroleaspublisherwhenhissentenceispleted.
“Well,isntthatsoething,”SandersaidsoquietlythatAranskyonlysawherlipsove.Shestoodupandheadedforthedoor.
“Wait.Whereareyougoing”
“Hoe.Iwanttochecksoestuff.Callewhenyouvegotsoething.”
ThenewsthatMillenniuhadacquiredrerceentsintheforofHenrikVangerwasaconsiderablybiggereventthanLisbethSanderhadexpected.Aftonbdetseveningeditionwasalreadyout,withastoryfrotheTTwireservicesuingupVangerscareerandstatingthatitwasthefirsttieinalosttwentyyearsthattheoldindustriagnatehadadeapublicappearance.ThenewsthathewasbeingpartownerofMillenniuwasviewedasjustasiprobableasPeterWallenbergorErikPenserpoppingupaspartownersofETCorsponsorsofOrdfrontagazine.
Thestorywassobigthatthe7:30editionofRapportranitasitsthirdleadandgaveitathreeinuteslot.ErikaBergerwasinterviewedataconferencetableinMillenniusoffice.AllofasuddentheWennerstraffairwasnewsagain.
“Weadeaseriousistakestyearwhichresultedintheagazinebeingprosecutedforlibel.Thisissoethingweregretandwewillbefollowingupthisstoryatasuitableoasion.”
“Whatdoyoueanbyfollowingupthestory”thereportersaid.
“Ieanthatwewilleventuallybetellingourversionofevents,whichwehavenotdohusfar.”
“Youcouldhavedohatatthetrial.”
“Wechosenottodoso.Butourinvestigativejoualiswillcontinueasbefore.”
“Doesthateanyoureholdingtothestorythatproptedtheindictent”
“Ihavenothingoretosayonthatsubject.”
“YousackedMikaelBlokvistaftertheverdictwasdelivered.”
“Thatisinaurate.Readourpressrelease.Heneededabreak.HellbebackasCEOandpublisherter船说