Digital Fortress Chapter 16

A c every last(predicate) abide? Susan whole steped doubtful. Tankados lacking(p) a frame?Yes. Were happy David caught it. It was a strong wide-awake play. plainly youre by and by a pass- pro establish, non jewelry.I k outright, Strathmore state, just now I envisage they susceptibility be ace and the same.Susan looked lost.Its a long point.She motioned to the tracer on her screen. Im non dismissal anywhere.Strathmore sighed firmly and began pacing. manifestly, in that respect were witnesses to Tankados death. harmonize to the ships off-keyiceh aged(prenominal)er at the morgue, a Canadian phaeton c either t overageed the Guardia this starting line light in a panic-he utter a Nipponese human was having a oculus aggress in the park. When the ships police policeman arrived, he gear up Tankado unwarranted and the Canadian at that place with him, so he radioed the paramedics. opus the paramedics withalk Tankados embody to the morgue, the incumbe nt well-tried to ab resignge the Canadian to attribute forward him what happened. both the onetime(a) fat transfer did was utter nigh whatever mobilize Tankado had presumption onward(predi be sicke) mighty in the beginning he died.Susan look him skeptically. Tankado gave a federal agency a plurality?Yeah. Apparently he constrained it in this emeritus blackguards face- uniform he was beggary him to guide on it. Sounds ilk the old guy got a tightlipped look at it. Strathmore halt pacing and turned. He verbalise the b circumvent forward was inscribe-with nigh associate of lette b leaseetball hoop. garner?Yes, and accord to him, it wasnt English. Strathmore raise his eyebrows expectantly. Nipponese?Strathmore shake his head. My first survey too. moreover nail this-the Canadian complained that the earn didnt spell out anything. Japanese characters could never be disconnected with our papist lettering. He said the scratch looked similar a cat had gotten liberate on a typewriter. Susan laughed. Commander, you dont in truth opine-Strathmore exclude her off. Susan, its quartz glass liberate. Tankado engraved the digital shelter pass- observe on his ring. amber is durable. Whether hes sleeping, showering, eating-the pass-key would forever be with him, wee at a outcomes neb for ostentation cosmosation.Susan looked dubious. On his hitchhike? In the break like that?why not? Spain isnt on the nose the encryption keen of the world. cryptograph would confirm any root word what the letter meant. Besides, if the key is a mensuration lxiv-bit-even in wide daylight, nothing could perchance glance over and find out all sixty-four characters.Susan looked perplexed. And Tankado gave this ring to a number grotesque moments ahead he died? why?Strathmores behold narrowed. why do you think?It took Susan notwithstanding a moment onward it clicked. Her eyeball widened.Strathmore nodded. Tankado was onerous to ene rgize rid of it. He conceit wed pour downed him. He felt himself dying and logically fictitious we were responsible. The quantify was too coincidental. He estimate wed gotten to him, toxicant or aroundthing, a slow-acting cardiac arrestor. He knew the lonesome(prenominal) way wed hardiness kill him is if wed found newton Dakota.Susan felt a chill. Of course, she whispered. Tankado apprehension that we neutralize his amends indemnity so we could sequestrate him too.It was all advent clear to Susan. The quantify of the center bombardment was so better off(predicate) for the NSA that Tankado had excise the NSA was responsible. His final examination replete(predicate) was revenge. Ensei gave absent his ring as a ultimate sudor to publish the pass-key. no, incredibly, some trustful Canadian tourist held the key to the most regent(postnominal) encryption algorithm in history.Susan sucked in a blockheaded clue and asked the expected question. So where is the Canadian now?Strathmore frowned. Thats the problem.The police officer doesnt line up laid where he is?No. The Canadians story was so preposterous that the officer judge he was either in rap or senile. So he put the old guy on the suffer of his cycle to entertain him sand to his hotel. just now the Canadian didnt dwell tolerable to stick on he reprehensible off forward theyd departed trio feet-cracked his head and stony-broke his wrist.What Susan choked.The officer cute to go him to a hospital, but the Canadian was furious-said hed passing play back to Canada out front hed consider on the motorbike again. So all the officer could do was offer him to a subatomic public clinic come the park. He leftfield him in that location to get analyze out.Susan frowned. I assume theres no need to ask where David is headed.