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theoodturnedcheerful.blokvistwonderedhowhewouldhavefeltifhewereoneofthesittinglisteningtoallthis.dubious？mostlikely.butapparentlyhestillhadsoe“trustcapital”aongmillenniu’ssallgroupofeployees.hehelduphishand.
“ifthisisgoingtowork,it’siportantthatwennerstr？believesthatmillenniuisonthevergeofcollapsebecauseidon’twanthitostartsoesortofretaliationorindeedgetridoftheevidencewhichweeantoexpose.sowe’regoingtostartwritingascriptthatyou’llfollowduringtheingonths.firstofall,it’siportantthatnothingwediscussheretodayiswrittendownorisreferredtoineails.wedon’tknowtowhatifanyextentdahlanhasbeendiggingaroundinourputers,andi’vebeeawarethatit’salaringlysipletoreadcoworkers’privateeail.so—we’regoingtodothisorally.ifyoufeeltheneedtoairanything,goandseechristerathoe.verydiscreetly.”
blokvistwrote“noeail”onthewhiteboard.
“second,iwantyoutostartsquabblingaongyourselves,plainingaboutewhendahlanisaround.don’texaggerate.justgiveyournaturalbitchyselvesfullrein.christer,iwantyouanderikatohaveaseriousdisagreeenteyouriaginationandbesecretiveaboutthecause.”
hewrote“startbitching”onthewhiteboard.
“third,whenerikaeshoe,herjobwillbetoseetoitthatjannedahlanthinksouragreeentwiththevangercorporation—whichisinfactgivingusitsfullsupport—hasfallenthroughbecausehenrikvangerisseriouslyillandmartinvangerdiedinacarcrash.”
hewrotetheword“disration.”
“buttheagreeentreallyissolid？”nilssonsaid.
“believee,”blokvistsaid,“thevangercorporationwillgotogreatlengthstoensurethatmillenniusurvives.inafeeeks,let’ssayattheendofaugust,erikawillcallaeetingtowarnyouaboutlayoffs.youallknowthatit’sasca,andthattheonlyonewho’sgoingtobeleavingisdahlan.butstarttalkingaboutlookingfornewjobsandsaywhatalousyreferenceitistohavemillenniuonyourc.v.”
“andyoureallythinkthatthisgaewillendupsavingmillenniu？”magnussonsaid.
“iknowitwill.andsonny,iwantyo. uttogetherafakereporteachonthshowingfallingadvertisingsalesandshowingthatthenuberofsubscribershasalsodropped.”
“thissoundsfun,”nilssonsaid.“shouldwekeepitinternalhereintheoffice,orshouldweleakittootherediatoo？”
“keepitinternal.ifthestoryshowsupanywhere,we’llknohoputitthere.inaveryfewonths,ifanyoneasksusaboutit,we’llbeabletotellthe:you’vebeenlisteningtobaselessruours,andwe’veneverconsideredclosingmillenniudown.thebestthingthatcouldhappenisfordahlantogooutandtipofftheotherassedia.ifyou’reabletogivedahlanatipaboutaplausiblebutfundaentallyidioticstory,souchthebetter.”
theyspentanhourconcoctingascriptanddividingupthevariousroles.
aftertheeetingblokvisthadcoffeewithmalatjavaonhorngatspuckeln.
“christer,it’sreallyiportantthatyoupickuperikaattheairportandfillherin.youhavetoconvincehe. layalongwiththegae.ifiknowher,she’llwanttoconfrontdahlaninstantly—butthatcan’thappen.idon’twantwennerstr？tohearanykindofbuzzandthenanagetoburytheevidence.”
“willdo.”
“andseetoitthaterikastaysawayfrohereailuntilsheinstallsthepgpencryptionprograeandlearnshowtouseit.it’sprettylikelythatthroughdahlan,wennerstr？isabletoreadeverythingweeailtoeachother.iwantyouandeveryoneelseintheeditorialofficestoinstallpgp.doitinanaturalway.getthenaeofaputerconsultanttocontactandhavehieovertoinspecttheworkandalltheputersintheoffice.lethiinstallthesoftwareasifitwereaperfectlynaturalpartoftheservice.”
“i’lldoybest.butmikael—whatareyouworkingon？”
“wennerstr？.”
“whatexactly？”
“forthetiebeing,thathastoreainysecret.”
mallookedunfortable.“i’vealwaystrustedyou,mikael.doesthiseanthatyoudon’ttruste？”
blokvistlaughed.
“ofcourseitrustyou.butrightnowi’involvedinratherseriouscriinalactivitiesthatcouldgetetwoyearsinprison.it’sthenatureofyresearchthat’salittledubious…i’playingwiththesaeunderhandethodsaswennerstr？uses.idon’twantyouorerikaoranyoneelseatmillenniutobeinvolvedinanyway.”
“you’reakingeawfullynervous.”
“staycool,christer,andtellerikathatthestoryisgoingtobeabigone.reallybig.”
“erikawillinsistonknowingwhatyou’reworkingon…”
mikaelthoughtforasecond.thenhesiled.
“tellherthatsheadeitverycleartoeinthespringwhenshesignedacontractwithhenrikvangerbehindybackthati’nowjustanordinaryortalfreelancerwhonolongersitsontheboardandhasnoinfluenceonmillenniupolicy.whicheansthatinolongerhaveanyobligationtokeepherred.butiproisethatifshebehavesherself,i’llgiveherfir. tiononthestory.”
“she’sgoingtogothroughtheroof,”malsaidcheerfully.
blokvistknewthathehadnotbeenentirelyhonestwithmal.hewasdeliberatelyavoidingberger.theostnaturalthingwouldhavebeentocontactheratonceandtellherabouttherationinhispossession.buthedidnotwanttotalktoher.adozentieshehadstoodwithhisobileinhishand,startingtocallher.eachtiehechangedhisind.
heknehattheproblewas.hecouldnotlookherintheeyes.
thecover-upinwhichhehadparticipatedinhedestadwasunfivablefroaprofessionalpointofview.hehadnoideahowhecouldexplainittoherwithoutlying,andiftherewasohinghehadneverthoughtofdoing,itwaslyingtoerikaberger.
aboveall,hedidnothavetheenergytodealwiththatprobleatthesaetieashewastacklingwennerstr？.soheputoffseeingher,turnedoffhisobile,andavoidedtalkingtoher.butheknewthatthereprievecouldonlybeteporary.
rightaftertheeditorialeeting,mikaelovedouttohiscabininsandhan；hehadn’tbeenthereinoverayear.hisbaggageincludedtwoboxesofprintoutsandthecdsthatsalanderhadgivenhi.hestockeduponfood,lockedthedoor,openedhisi,andstartedwriting.eachdayhetookashortwalk,boughtthenewspapers,andshoppedforgroceries.theguestarinawasstillfilledwithyachts,andyoungpeoplewhohadborrowedtheirfather’sboatwereusuallysittinginthedivers’bar,drinkingtheselvessilly.blokvistscarcelytookinhissurroundings.hesatinfrontofhisputeroreorlessfrotheoentheopenedhiseyesuntilhefellintobedatnight,exhausted.
encryptedeailfroeditorinchie. ublisheronleaveofabsence:mikael.iwanttoknohat’sgoingon—goodgrief,i’veebackfroholidaytototalchaos.thenewsaboutjannedahlanandthisdoublegaeyou’veeupwith.martinvangerdead.harrietvangeralive.what’sgoingoninhedeby？whereareyou？isthereastory？whydon’tyouansweryourobile？/e.
p.s.iunderstoodtheinsinuationthatchristerrelayedwithsuchglee.you’regoingtohavetoeatyourwords.areyouseriouslycrosswithe？
p.p.s.iatrustingyouforthetiebeing,butyouaregoingtohavetogiveproof—youreeber,thestuffthatstandsupincourt—onj.d.
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hiricky.no,forgod’ssake,i’notcross.fiveefornotkeepingyouupdated,butthepastfewonthsofylifehavebee. sy-turvy.i’lltellyoueverythingwhenweseeeachother,butnotbyeail.i’atsandhan.thereisastory,butthestoryisnotharrietvanger.i’goingtobegluedtoyputerhereforawhile.thenit’llbeover.truste.hugsandkisses.m.
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sandhan？i’ingtoseeyouiediately.
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notrightnow.waitacoupleofweeks,atleastuntili’vegotthestoryanised.besides,i’expectingpany.
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inthatcase,ofcoursei’llstayaway.butihavetoknohat’sgoingon.henrikvangerhasbeeceoagain,andhedoesn’tanswerycalls.ifthedealwithvangerisoff,iabsolutelyneedtoknow.ricky
p.s.whoisshe？
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firstofall:noquestionofhenrikpullingout.butheisstillworkingonlyashortday,andi’guessingthatthechaosaftermartin’sdeathandharriet’sresurrectionistakingitstollonhisstrength.
second:millenniuwillsurvive.i’workingontheostiportantreportofourlives,andwhenwepublishit,it’sgoingtosinkwennerstr？onceandforall.
third:mylifeisupanddownrightnow,butasforyouandeandmillenniu—nothinghaschanged.truste.kisses/mikael.
p.s.i’llintroduceyouassoonasanopportunitypresentsitself.
whensalanderwentouttosandhanshefoundanunshavenandhollow-eyedblokvist,whogaveheraquickhugandaskedhertoakesoecoffeeandwaitwhilehefinishedwhathewaswriting.
salanderlookedaroundhiscabinanddecidedalostatoncethatshelikedit.itwasrightnexttoajetty,withthewaterthreepacesfrothedoor.itwasonlyfifteenbyeighteenfeetbutithadsuchahighceilingthattherewasspaceforasleepingloft.shecouldstandupstraightthere,just.blokvistwouldhavetostoop.thebedwaswideenoughforbothofthe.
thecabinhadonelargewindowfacingthewater,rightnexttothefrontdoor.thatwaswherehiskitchentablestood,doublingashisdesk.onthewallnearthedeskwasashelfwithacdplayerandabigcollectionofelvisandhardrock,whichwasnotsalander’sfirstchoice.
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