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asthenegativereportscaein,itbecaeincreasinglylikelythatharrietvangerhadfallenvictitosoesortofisfortune.thistheoryendedupdoinatingtheinvestigativeworkofthefollowingdays.
thebigsearchpartytwodaysafterherdisappearancewasapparently,asfarasblokvistcouldtell,carriedouteffectively.policeandfirefighterswhohadexperiencewithsiilaroperationshadanisedthesearch.hedebyislanddidhavesoepartsthatwerealostinaessible,butitwasneverthelessasallarea,andtheislandwassearchedwithafine-toothbinoneday.apoliceboatandtwovolunteerpetterssonboatsdidwhattheycouldtosearchthewatersaroundtheisland.
onthefollowingdaythesearchwascontinuedwithdecreasedanpower.patrolsweresentouttoakeasecondsweepoftheparticularlyruggedterrain,aswellasanareaknownas“thefortress”—anow-abandonedbunkersystethatwasbuiltduringthesecondworldwar.thatdaytheyalsosearchedcubbyholes,wells,vegetablecellars,outhouses,andatticsinthevillage.
acertainfrustrationcouldbereadintheofficialnoteswhenthesearchwascalledoffonthethirddayafterthegirl’sdisappearance.morellwas,ofcourse,notyetawareofit,butatthatoenthehadactuallyreachedasfarintheinvestigationashewouldeverget.hewaspuzzledandstruggledtoidentifythenaturalnextsteporanyplacewherethesearchoughttobepursued.harrietvangerseeedtohavedissolvedintothinair,andhenrikvanger’syearsoftorenthadbegun.
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monday,january6–wednesday,january8
blokvistkeptreadinguntilthesallhoursanddidnotgetupuntillateonepiphanyday.anavyblue,late-odelvolvowasparkedoutsidevanger’shouse.evenashereachedforthedoorhandle,thedoorwasopenedbyaanonhiswayout.theyalostcollided.theanseeedtobeinahurry.
“yes？canihelpyou？”
“i’heretoseehenrikvanger,”blokvistsaid.
thean’seyesbrightened.hesiledandstuckouthishand.“youustbemikaelblokvist,theonewho’sgoingtohelphenrikwiththefailychronicle,right？”
theyshookhands.vangerhadapparentlybegunspreadingblokvist’scoverstory.theanwasoverweight—theresult,nodoubt,oftooanyyearsofnegotiatinginofficesandconferenceroos—butblokvistnoticedatoncethelikeness,thesiilaritybetweenhisfaceandharrietvanger’s.
“i’martinvanger,”theansaid.“weletohedestad.”
“thankyou.”
“isawyouontvawhileago.”
“everybodyseestohaveseeneontv.”
“wennerstr？is…notverypopularinthishouse.”
“henrikentionedthat.i’waitingtoheartherestofthestory.”
“hetoldeafewdaysagothathe’dhiredyou.”martinvangerlaughed.“hesaiditwasprobablybecauseofwennerstr？thatyoutookthejobuphere.”
blokvisthesitatedbeforedecidingtotellthetruth.“thatwasoneiportantreason.buttobehonest,ineededtogetawayfrostockhol,andhedestadcroppedupattherightoent.atleastithinkso.ican’tpretendthatthecourtcaseneverhappened.andanyway,i’goingtohavetog. rison.”
martinvangernodded,suddenlyserious.“canyouappeal？”
“itwon’tdoanygood.”
vangerglancedathiswatch.
“ihavetobeinstockholtonight,soiusthurryaway.i’llbebackinafewdays.eoverandhavedinner.i’dreallyliketohearwhatactuallywentonduringthattrial.henrikisupstairs.gorightin.”
vangerwassittingonasofainhisofficewherehehadthehedestadcourier,dagensindustri,svenskadagbladet,andbothnationaleveningpapersonthecoffeetable.
“iranintomartinoutside.”
“rushingofftosavetheepire,”vangersaid.“coffee？”
“yes,please.”blokvistsatdown,wonderingwhyvangerlookedsoaused.
“you’reentionedinthepaper.”
vangershovedacrossoneoftheeveningpapers,openatapagewiththeheadline“mediashortcircuit.”thearticlewaswrittenbyacolunistwhohadpreviouslyworkedformonopolyfinancialmagazine,akinganaeforhiselfasonewhocheerfullyridiculedeveryonewhofeltpassionateaboutanyissueorwhostucktheirneckout.feinists,antiracists,andenvironentalactivistscouldallreckononreceivingtheirshare.thewriterwasnotknownforespousingasingleconvictionofhisown.now,severalweeksafterthetrialinthewennerstr？affair,hewasbringinghisfiretobearonmikaelblokvist,whohedescribedasapleteidiot.erikabergerwasportrayedasaninpetentediabibo:
aruouriscirculatingthatmillenniuisonthevergeofcollapseinspiteofthefactthattheeditorinchiefisafeinistwhowearsini-skirtsandpoutsherlipsontv.forseveralyearstheagazinehassurvivedontheiagethathasbeensuessfullyarketedbytheeditors—youngreporterswhoundertakeinvestigativejournalisandexposethescoundrelsofthebusinessworld.thisadvertisingtrickayworkwithyounganarchistswhowanttohearjustsuchaessage,butitdoesn’twashinthedistrictcourt.askalleblokvistrecentlyfoundout.
blokvistswitchedonhisobileandcheckedtoseeifhehadanycallsfroberger.therewerenoessages.vangerwaitedwithoutsayinganything.blokvistrealisedthattheoldanwasallowinghitobreakthesilence.
“he’saoron,”blokvistsaid.
vangerlaughed,buthesaid:“thataybe.buthe’snottheonewhowassentencedbythecourt.”
“that’strue.andheneverwillbe.heneversaysanythingoriginal；healwaysjustjupsonthebandwagonandcaststhefinalstoneintheostdaagingtershecangetawaywith.”
“i’vehadanyeneiesovertheyears.ifthere’sohingi’velearned,it’sneverengageinafightyou’resuretolose.ontheotherhand,neverletanyonewhohasinsultedyougetawaywithit.bideyourtieandstrikebackwhenyou’reinapositionofstrength—evenifyounolongerneedtostrikeback.”
“thankyouforyourwis
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