Not surprising，Collet thought. Fache needs this arrest desperately. Recently the Board of Ministers and the media had become more openly critical of Fache's aggressive tactics， his clashes with powerful foreign embassies，and his gross overbudgeting on new technologies. Tonight，a high-tech， high-profile arrest of an American would go a long way to silence Fache's critics，helping him secure the job a few more years until he could retire with the lucrative
pension. God knows he needs the pension，Collet thought. Fache's zeal for technology had hurt him both professionally and personally. Fache was rumored to have invested his entire savings in the technology craze a few years back and lost his shirt. And Fache is a man who wears only the finest shirts.Tonight，there was still plenty of time. Sophie Neveu's odd interruption，though unfortunate，had been only a minor wrinkle. She was gone now，and Fache still had cards to play. He had yet to inform Langdon that his name had been scrawled on the floor by the victim. P.S. Find Robert Langdon. The American's reaction to that little bit of evidence would be telling indeed.
"Captain？" one of the DCPJ agents now called from across the office. "I think you better take this call." He was holding out a telephone receiver，looking concerned.
"Who is it？" Fache said.
The agent frowned. "It's the director of our Cryptology Department."
"And？"
"It's about Sophie Neveu，sir. Something is not quite right."
Arrest 逮捕
Pension 退休金
Zeal 熱情
也難怪，科萊心裡想。法希太需要拘捕這個傢伙了。最近部長們和媒體越來越公開批判法希太過分的策略、與大國使館的衝突以及在新技術的投入大大超過預算等。今夜，他將利用高科技準確地逮捕一位美國人。這將會讓那些批判他的人閉嘴，也有助於他在退休前穩坐自己的位置，以便退休時可以拿到不菲的退休金。老天爺知道，他需要這份退休金，科萊想。法希對高技術的狂熱使他在職業上和自身上都受到了很大的傷害。謠傳在幾年前的技術熱中，法希把自己所有的積蓄都投了進去，結果血本無歸。但法希是最要面子、最不認輸的人。
今夜還有足夠的時間。索菲。奈芙的莫名其妙的干擾，雖然算倒黴，但只是一個小波折，很快就過去了。她現在已經走了。法希還有牌出。他會告訴蘭登他的名字被寫在受害者身旁的地板上。
附言：找到羅伯特蘭登。那美國人對這個小小證據的反應將會說明一切。
"局長。"一箇中央司法警察從辦公室裡喊道。"我想你還是接一下這個電話。"他正拿著聽筒，顯得非常不安。
"誰打的？"法希問。
那警察皺了一下眉。"是我們密碼破譯部主任。"
"說了什麼？"
"是關於索菲奈芙的，長官，好像出了點問題。"
