第 22 部分阅读
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duringthelastweekoffebruarysalanderactedasherownclient,withbjuran,n.,born1950,asahigh-priorityspecialproject.sheworkedalostsixteenhourseverydaydoingaorethoroughpersonalinvestigationthanshehadeverdonebefore.sheadeuseofallthearchivesandpublicdocuentsshecouldlayherhandson.sheinvestigatedhiscircleofrelativesandfriends.shelookedathisfinancesandappedouteverydetailofhisupbringingandcareer.
theresultswerediscouraging.
hewasalawyer,eberofthebarassociation,andauthorofarespectablylong-windedbutexceptionallytediousdissertationonfinancelaw.hisreputationwasspotless.advokatbjuranhadneverbeencensured.ononlyoneoasionwashereportedtothebarassociation—hewasausednearlytenyearsagoofbeingtheiddleaninanunder-the-tablepropertydeal,buthehadbeenabl. rovehisinnocence.hisfinanceswereingoodorder；bjuranwaswell-to-do,withatleast10illionkronorinassets.hepaidoretaxesthanheowed,wasaeberofgreenpeaceandanestyinternational,andhedonatedoneytotheheartandlungassociation.hehadrarelyappearedintheassedia,althoughonseveraloasionshehadsignedhisna. ublicappeal
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sforpoliticalprisonersinthethirdworld.helivedinafive-rooapartentonupplandsgatannearodenplan,andhewasthesecretaryofhisco-opapartentassociation.hewasdivorcedandhadnochildren.
salanderfocusedonhisex-wife,whosenaewaselena.shewasborninpolandbuthadlivedallherlifeinsweden.sheworkedatarehabilitationcentreandwasapparentlyhappilyrearriedtooneofbjuran’sforercolleagues.nothingusefulthere.thebjuranarriagehadlastedfourteenyears,andthedivorcewentthroughwithoutdisputes.
advokatbjuranregularlyactedasasupervisorforyouthswhogotintotroublewiththelaw.hehadbeentrusteeforfouryouthsbeforehebecaesalander’sguardian.allofthesecasesinvolvedinors,andtheassignentscaetoanendwithacourtdecisionwhentheycaeofage.oneoftheseclientsstillconsultedbjuraninhisroleasadvokat,sotheredidnotseetobeanyaniositythereeither.ifbjuranhadbeensysteaticallyexploitinghiswards,therewasnosignofit,andnoatterhowdeeplysalanderprobed,shecouldfindnotraceofwrongdoing.allfourhadestablishedlivesfortheselveswithaboyfriendorgirlfriend；theyallhadjobs,placestolive,andco-opdebitcards.
shecalledeachofthefourclients,introducingherselfasasocialwelfaresecretaryworkingonastudyabouthowchildrenhithertounderthecareofatrusteefaredlaterinlifeparedtootherchildren.yes,naturally,everyonewillbeanonyous.shehadputtogetheraquestionnairewithtenquestions,whichsheaskedonthetelephone.severalofthequestionsweredesignedtogettherespondentstogivetheirviewsonhoellthetrusteeshiphadfunctioned—iftheyhadanyopinionsabouttheirowntrustee,advokatbjuranwasn’tit？no-onehadanythingbadtosayabouthi.
whensalanderpletedherferreting,shegatheredupthedocuentsinabagfroicaandputitoutwiththetwentybagsofoldnewspapersoutthehall.bjuranwasapparentlybeyondreproach.therewasnothinginhispastthatshecoulduse.sheknewbeyondadoubtthathewasacreepandapig,butshecouldfindnothin. roveit.
itwastietoconsideranotheroption.afteralltheanalysesweredone,onepossibilityreainedthatstartedtolookoreandoreattractive—oratleastseeedtobeatrulyrealisticalternative.theeasiestthingwouldbeforbjuransiplytodisappearfroherlife.aquickheartattack.endofproble.thecatchwasthatnotevendisgustingfifty-three-year-oldenhadheartattacksatherbeckandcall.
butthatsortofthingcouldbearranged.
blokvistcarriedonhisaffairwithheadistressceciliavangerwiththegreatestdiscretion.shehadthreerules:shedidn’twantanyooknowtheywereeeting；shewantedhitoeoveronlywhenshecalledandwasintheood；andshedidn’twanthitostayallnight.
herpassionsurprisedandastonishedhi.whenheranintoheratsusanne’s,shewasfriendlybutcoolanddistant.whentheyetinherbedroo,shewaswildlypassionate.
blokvistdidnotwan. ryintoherpersonallife,buthehadbeenhire. ryintothepersonallivesofeveryoneinthevangerfaily.hefelttornandatthesaetiecurious.onedayheaskedvangerwhoshehadbeenarriedtoandwhathadhappened.heaskedthequestionwhiletheywerediscussingthebackgroundofalexanderandbirger.
“cecilia？idon’tthinkshehadanythingtodowithharriet.”
“telleaboutherbackground.”
“sheovedbackhereaftergraduatingandstartedworkingasateacher.sheetaanbythenaeofjerrykarlsson,whounfortunatelyworkedforthevangercorporation.theyarried.ithoughtthearriagewasahappyone—anywayinthebeginning.butafteracoupleofyearsibegantoseethatthingswerenotastheyshouldbe.heistreatedher.itwastheusualstory—hebeatherandsheloyallydefendedhi.finallyhehitheroietooany.shewasseriouslyhurtandendedupinthehospital.iofferedyhelp.sheovedoutheretohedebyislandandhasrefusedtoseeherhusbandsince.iadesurehewasfired.”
“buttheyarestillarried？”
“it’saquestionofhowyoudefineit.idon’tknohyshehasn’tfiledfordivorce.butshehasneverwantedtorearry,soisupposeithasn’tadeanydifference.”
“thiskarlsson,didhehaveanythingtodowith…”
“…withharriet？no,hewasn’tinhedestadin1966,andhewasn’tyetworkingforthefir.”
“ok.”
“mikael,i’fondofcecilia.shecanbetrickytodealwith,butshe’soneofthegoodpeopleinyfaily.”
salanderdevotedawee. lanningnilsbjuran’sdeise.sheconsidered—andrejected—variousethodsuntilshehadnarroweditdowntoafewrealisticscenariosfrowhichtochoose.noactingonipulse.
onlyoneconditionhadtobefulfilled.bjuranhadtodieinsuchawaythatsheherselfcouldneverbelinkedtothecrie.thefactthatshewouldbeincludedinanyeventualpoliceinvestigationshetookforgranted；soonerorlaterhernaewouldshowupwhenbjuran’sresponsibilitieswereexained.butshewasonlyonepersoninawholeuniverseofpresentandforerclients,shehadethionlyfourties,andtherewouldnotbeanyindicationthathisdeathevenhadaconnectionwithanyofhisclients.therewereforergirlfriends,relatives,casualacquaintances,colleagues,andothers.therewasalsowhatwasusuallydefinedas“randoviolence,”whentheperpetratorandvictididnotknoweachother.
ifhernaecaeup,shewouldbeahelpless,inpetentgirlwithdocuentsshowinghertobeentallydeficient.soitwouldbeanadvantageifbjuran’sdeathourredinsuchaplicatedannerthatitwouldbehighlyunlikelythataentallyhandicappedgirlcouldbetheperpetrator.
sherejectedtheoptionofusingagun.acquiringagunwouldbenogreatproble,butthepolicewereawfullygoodattrackingdownfirears.
sheconsideredaknife,whichcouldbepurchasedatanyhardwarestore,butdecidedagainstthattoo.evenifsheturnedupwithoutwarninganddrovetheknifeintohisback,therewasnoguaranteethathewoulddieinstantlyandwithoutakingasound,orthathewoulddieatall.worse,itightprovokeastruggle,whichcouldattractattention,andbloodcouldstainherclothes,beevidenceagainsther.
shethoughtaboutusingabobofsoesort,butitwouldbeuchtooplicated.buildingthebobitselfwouldnotbeaproble—theinterwasfullofanualsonhowtoakethedeadliestdevices.itwouldbedifficult,ontheotherhand,tofindaplac. utthebobsothatinnocentpassersbywouldnotbehurt.besides,therewasagainnoguaranteethathewouldactuallydie.
thetelephonerang.
“hi,lisbeth.dragan.i’vegotajobforyou.”
“idon’thavetie.”
“thisisiportant.”
“i’busy.”
sheputdownthereceiver.
finallyshesettledonpoison.thechoicesurprisedher,butoncloserconsiderationitwasperfect.
salanderspentseveraldaysbingtheinter.th
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