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科莱和他手下的特工人员拔出枪,从雷。提彬先生的房子前门蜂拥而入。他们成扇形状散开,开始在底楼所有房间里逐一进行排查。在客厅里的地板上,他们发现了一颗子弹留下的洞眼,一小摊血迹,一条模样古怪带钩刺的皮带,还有一卷部分被用过的电缆线,显然这里曾有过搏斗的迹象。然而眼下,整栋楼房似乎已空无一人。

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科莱正打算派手下到地下室以及屋后面的空地里去搜查,这时,他听到楼上有声音。

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"他们在楼上!"

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科莱带着手下迅速跳上宽阔的楼梯,朝声音传来的方向奔去,他们从这座豪宅的一个房间转移到另一个房间,以确保不漏过任何藏在暗处的床位以及光线黯淡的走廊。声音似乎是从一条特别长的走廊尽头的最后一个房间里传来的。特工们沿着走廊步步紧逼,并封锁了所有的通道。

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他们靠近了最后的那个卧室,科莱看到房门洞开着。声音戛然而止,取而代之的是沉闷单调的类似马达的轰鸣声。

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科莱举起随身携带的武器,向他手下示意,然后蹑手蹑脚地走到门槛边。在那里,他发现了电灯开关,便"啪"的一声将灯打开了。旋即他和紧跟其后的部下风一般地冲进房里。他大声地喊着,并用枪瞄准……然而他们发现,房子里面什么东西也没有。

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这间空荡荡的客房,给人一种极质朴的印象。

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类似汽车马达的轰鸣声,不断地从床边墙上的一块黑色电板中传了出来。科莱曾在这宅邸的某些地方见过。这些东西,大概是一些用于内部通信联络的系统装置。他急奔过去。电板上大约有十多个带标签的按钮,上面写着:书房……厨房……洗衣房……地下室……

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见鬼,我到底是在哪里听到汽车的声音呢?

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……主人卧室……太阳房……谷仓……家庭图书馆……

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对了,是在谷仓!科莱在楼下耽搁了数秒,便顺势拖了他的部下,往后门奔去。他的手下则穿过了后面的草坪,屏住呼吸,来到了一间历经多年风雨的灰头土脸的谷仓前。科莱他们人还没进去,就听到了微弱的汽车马达声。他拔出枪,冲了进去,并拉亮了灯。

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谷仓右面是一个初级作坊--里面有割草机、机动车工具,还有些园艺专用设备。附近的墙上挂着一块让人觉得很是眼熟的内部通信系统电板。电板上的一个按钮被震落下来,并发出微弱的电波信号。第二号客房。

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科莱突然转身,火气腾地窜了上来。原来那些人是在利用内部通信系统装置骗我们上楼啊!科莱又搜查了谷仓的另一边,并发现了一排长长的马厩。然而里面却没有一匹马。

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很明显,马厩的主人更偏爱使用另一种马力。他把所有的马厩房都改造成令人印象深刻的汽车展览室。其收藏的数目也蔚为大观:一辆法拉利牌的轿车,一辆古朴的罗尔斯。罗伊思小汽车,一辆老古董的阿斯顿。马丁牌双人小赛车,还有一辆过时的保时捷356.

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然而位于最末端的那个马厩却是空的。

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科莱跑过去,看到地上沾有油迹。他们不可能是从这院子里跑走的吧!为了防止这种情况发生,他已经派了两辆巡逻车将车道和大门堵住了。

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"阁下,你看!"一位侦探指着长长的一排马厩说。

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谷仓的后门洞开着,他们从那里可以看到一道黑手乎的泥泞的山坡,山坡上崎岖不平的田地一直延伸到谷仓后面苍茫的黑夜尽头。科莱跑到门边,想看看外面到底有些什么,然而他只看到远处一片树林投下的模糊的暗影,并没有看到什么汽车的头灯。在这个林木茂盛的山谷里,也许横七竖八布满了数十条在地图上根本找不到的道路和狩猎的小径许已经陷在附近的某个地方了。这种豪华赛车,对付这种地形可就不中用了。

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"嘿,头儿,你看!"那侦探指了指附近一块挂了几把钥匙的小栓板。钥匙上方的标签上写了一些很熟悉的名字:戴姆勒……罗尔斯。罗伊思……阿斯顿。马丁……保时捷……

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但最后的栓子里却是空的。

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科莱读了空栓上面的标签,马上明白自己碰上了麻烦。

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Sophie Neveu, despite working in law enforcement, had never found herself at gunpoint untiltonight. Almost inconceivably, the gun into which she was now staring was clutched in the palehand of an enormous albino with long white hair. He looked at her with red eyes that radiated afrightening, disembodied quality. Dressed in a wool robe with a rope tie, he resembled a medievalcleric. Sophie could not imagine who he was, and yet she was feeling a sudden newfound respectfor Teabing’s suspicions that the Church was behind this.

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"You know what I have come for," the monk said, his voice hollow.

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Sophie and Teabing were seated on the divan, arms raised as their attacker had commanded.

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Langdon lay groaning on the floor. The monk’s eyes fell immediately to the keystone on Teabing’slap.

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Teabing’s tone was defiant. "You will not be able to open it.""My Teacher is very wise," the monk replied, inching closer, the gun shifting between Teabing andSophie.

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Sophie wondered where Teabing’s manservant was. Didn’t he hear Robert fall?

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"Who is your teacher?" Teabing asked. "Perhaps we can make a financial arrangement.""The Grail is priceless." He moved closer.

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"You’re bleeding," Teabing noted calmly, nodding to the monk’s right ankle where a trickle ofblood had run down his leg. "And you’re limping.""As do you," the monk replied, motioning to the metal crutches propped beside Teabing. "Now,hand me the keystone.""You know of the keystone?" Teabing said, sounding surprised.

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"Never mind what I know. Stand up slowly, and give it to me.""Standing is difficult for me.""Precisely. I would prefer nobody attempt any quick moves."Teabing slipped his right hand through one of his crutches and grasped the keystone in his left.

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Lurching to his feet, he stood erect, palming the heavy cylinder in his left hand, and leaningunsteadily on his crutch with his right.

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The monk closed to within a few feet, keeping the gun aimed directly at Teabing’s head. Sophiewatched, feeling helpless as the monk reached out to take the cylinder.

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"You will not succeed," Teabing said. "Only the worthy can unlock this stone."God alone judges the worthy, Silas thought.

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"It’s quite heavy," the man on crutches said, his arm wavering now. "If you don’t take it soon, I’mafraid I shall drop it!" He swayed perilously.

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Silas stepped quickly forward to take the stone, and as he did, the man on crutches lost his balance.

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The crutch slid out from under him, and he began to topple sideways to his right. No! Silas lungedto save the stone, lowering his weapon in the process. But the keystone was moving away fromhim now. As the man fell to his right, his left hand swung backward, and the cylinder tumbled fromhis palm onto the couch. At the same instant, the metal crutch that had been sliding out from underthe man seemed to accelerate, cutting a wide arc through the air toward Silas’s leg.

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Splinters of pain tore up Silas’s body as the crutch made perfect contact with his cilice, crushing thebarbs into his already raw flesh. Buckling, Silas crumpled to his knees, causing the belt to cutdeeper still. The pistol discharged with a deafening roar, the bullet burying itself harmlessly in thefloorboards as Silas fell. Before he could raise the gun and fire again, the woman’s foot caught himsquare beneath the jaw.

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At the bottom of the driveway, Collet heard the gunshot. The muffled pop sent panic through hisveins. With Fache on the way, Collet had already relinquished any hopes of claiming personalcredit for finding Langdon tonight. But Collet would be damned if Fache’s ego landed him in frontof a Ministerial Review Board for negligent police procedure.

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A weapon was discharged inside a private home! And you waited at the bottom of the driveway?

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Collet knew the opportunity for a stealth approach had long since passed. He also knew if he stoodidly by for another second, his entire career would be history by morning. Eyeing the estate’s irongate, he made his decision.

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"Tie on, and pull it down."In the distant recesses of his groggy mind, Robert Langdon had heard the gunshot. He’d also hearda scream of pain. His own? A jackhammer was boring a hole into the back of his cranium.

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Somewhere nearby, people were talking.

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"Where the devil were you?" Teabing was yelling.

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The manservant hurried in. "What happened? Oh my God! Who is that? I’ll call the police!""Bloody hell! Don’t call the police. Make yourself useful and get us something with which torestrain this monster.""And some ice!" Sophie called after him.

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Langdon drifted out again. More voices. Movement. Now he was seated on the divan. Sophie washolding an ice pack to his head. His skull ached. As Langdon’s vision finally began to clear, hefound himself staring at a body on the floor. Am I hallucinating? The massive body of an albinomonk lay bound and gagged with duct tape. His chin was split open, and the robe over his rightthigh was soaked with blood. He too appeared to be just now coming to.

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Langdon turned to Sophie. "Who is that? What... happened?"Teabing hobbled over. "You were rescued by a knight brandishing an Excalibur made by AcmeOrthopedic."Huh? Langdon tried to sit up.

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Sophie’s touch was shaken but tender. "Just give yourself a minute, Robert.""I fear," Teabing said, "that I’ve just demonstrated for your lady friend the unfortunate benefit ofmy condition. It seems everyone underestimates you."From his seat on the divan, Langdon gazed down at the monk and tried to imagine what hadhappened.

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"He was wearing a cilice," Teabing explained.

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"A what?"Teabing pointed to a bloody strip of barbed leather that lay on the floor. "A Discipline belt. Hewore it on his thigh. I took careful aim."Langdon rubbed his head. He knew of Discipline belts. "But how... did you know?"Teabing grinned. "Christianity is my field of study, Robert, and there are certain sects who weartheir hearts on their sleeves." He pointed his crutch at the blood soaking through the monk’s cloak.

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"As it were.""Opus Dei," Langdon whispered, recalling recent media coverage of several prominent Bostonbusinessmen who were members of Opus Dei. Apprehensive coworkers had falsely and publiclyaccused the men of wearing Discipline belts beneath their three-piece suits. In fact, the three mendid no such thing. Like many members of Opus Dei, these businessmen were at the"supernumerary" stage and practiced no corporal mortification at all. They were devout Catholics,caring fathers to their children, and deeply dedicated members of the community. Not surprisingly,the media spotlighted their spiritual commitment only briefly before moving on to the shock valueof the sect’s more stringent "numerary" members... members like the monk now lying on the floorbefore Langdon.

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Teabing was looking closely at the bloody belt. "But why would Opus Dei be trying to find theHoly Grail?"Langdon was too groggy to consider it.

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"Robert," Sophie said, walking to the wooden box. "What’s this?" She was holding the small Roseinlay he had removed from the lid.

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"It covered an engraving on the box. I think the text might tell us how to open the keystone."Before Sophie and Teabing could respond, a sea of blue police lights and sirens erupted at thebottom of the hill and began snaking up the half-mile driveway.

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Teabing frowned. "My friends, it seems we have a decision to make. And we’d better make it fast."

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