Mord efter mord: kapitel 18 Murder after murder: chapter 18

Hun så det hele i et kort øjeblik. |"saw"|||||| Asger var død. Han havde fået et slag i tindingen. ||||blow||the temple He had been struck in the temple. Blodet var løbet ned og havde farvet hans skulder helt rød. The blood||||||stained||shoulder|| The blood had run down and had completely colored his shoulder red. Men det kunne ikke passe. But it couldn't be true. Hvordan kunne en gammel, erfaren og klog opdager som Asger blive over-rumplet? ||||experienced||wise|discoverer|||||outsmarted How could an old, experienced, and wise detective like Asger be overwhelmed? Hun forstod det ikke. She did not understand it.

Morderen måtte være i nærheden. The murderer must be nearby. Lynhurtigt greb hun ud efter Asgers bælte for at få fat i hans pistol. "Lightning fast"|grabbed||||Asger's|belt||||hold of||| In a flash, she reached for Asger's belt to grab his gun. Men den var væk. But it was gone.

Kun én kunne have taget den. Only one could have taken it. Morderen. The murderer.

Han måtte være i huset. He must be in the house.

I et spring var Iben ude ved væggen. ||leap||||by|the wall In a leap, Iben was out by the wall. Nu kunne han da i det mindste ikke komme bag på hende. ||||||at least||||| Now at least he couldn't catch her off guard. Hun var parat til at kæmpe for sit liv. ||ready|||||| She was prepared to fight for her life.

En skikkelse trådte frem bag døren. in|A figure emerged|stepped||| A figure stepped forward from behind the door.

Nu vidste Iben, hvorfor morderen kunne komme tæt på sine ofre. ||||||||||victims Now Iben knew why the killer could get close to his victims. Morderen stod roligt over for hende og smilede bredt. ||||||||broadly Der Mörder stand ihr ruhig gegenüber und lächelte breit. The killer stood calmly in front of her and smiled broadly. Et smukt smil i et smukt kvinde-ansigt. |||||||face A beautiful smile in a beautiful woman's face. Hvis kvinden ikke havde holdt en pistol i hånden, ville Iben have smilet igen. |||||||||"would have"|||smiled| If the woman hadn't been holding a gun, Iben would have smiled again.

Og dog. And yet. Det ville hun måske ikke. Vielleicht würde sie es nicht. Maybe she wouldn't. Hun havde aldrig brudt sig om kællingen. |||cared for|||the old hag Sie hatte die Schlampe nie gemocht. She had never given up on the pet.

Jakobs veninde. Jakob's girlfriend.

"Dig?" "You?" sagde Iben. said Iben.

"Ja, mig," svarede kvinden og kom et skridt nærmere. |||||||step closer| "Yes, me," replied the woman and stepped a little closer. Iben stivnede. |Iben froze. Iben stiffened. Nu var stemmen dyb. Now the voice was deep. Slet ikke en lys kvinde-stemme. Not at all a bright woman’s voice.

"På den anden side er jeg måske ikke helt mig selv," fortsatte kvinden, eller hvad hun nu var. „Andererseits bin ich vielleicht nicht ganz ich selbst“, fuhr die Frau fort, oder was auch immer sie war. "On the other hand, I might not be quite myself," the woman continued, or whatever she was. "Bliv stående helt stille." "Stay"|standing still|| "Stay completely still."

Kvinden trak håret af. |pulled|| The woman pulled her hair out. Eller rettere sagt en paryk. Or rather|"more precisely"|"to be precise"||a wig Or rather a wig. Et nydeligt kort hår med skilning i venstre side kom til syne. |neat||||parting||||||into view A neat short hair parted on the left side came into view. Han var ikke engang lyshåret. he|||even| He wasn't even blond. Han sagde: He said:

"Vend dig langsomt om og læg dig ned på maven." Turn||||||||| "Turn around slowly and lie down on your stomach." Iben rørte sig ikke ud af pletten. |moved|||||the spot Iben didn't move an inch.

"Ja, jeg har aldrig skudt nogen før. |I|||"shot"|| “Yeah, I've never shot anyone before. Du kan godt få lov at blive den første. |can|||permission|||| You may well be allowed to be the first. Jeg skyder nok ikke så godt som dig, men på denne afstand vil jeg helt sikkert ramme. |shoot||||||||||distance|||||hit the target I probably don't shoot as well as you do, but at this distance I will definitely hit. Et skud i maven dør du ikke af lige med det samme. a|A shot||||you|||||| A shot in the stomach won't kill you right away. Men det vil nok være ubehageligt. |||probably||uncomfortable But it will probably be uncomfortable. Har du lyst til at prøve?" Would you like to try?” Hvad skulle hun gøre? |should|| What was she supposed to do? Iben så sig desperat rundt i stuen. |"saw"||desperately|around||the living room Iben looked around the living room in desperation. Men der var ingen udvej. ||||way out But there was no way out. Morderen ville helt sikkert skyde, hvis hun ikke adlød. ||||||||obeyed The killer would surely shoot if she disobeyed. Hun lagde sig ned på maven. |lay down|||| She lay down on her stomach.

"Det var godt. "That was good. Tag hænderne om på ryggen. Put your hands on your back. Stille og roligt." Quiet and calm.

Hurtigt satte morderen sig oven på hende. ||||on top of|| Quickly, the murderer sat on top of her. Han bandt en strip rundt om hendes hænder. |tied||strip|||| He tied a strip around her hands.

"Sådan. Nu er du vist temmelig ufarlig." |||probably|"fairly"|harmless Now you seem quite harmless.

Før han vendte hende om på ryggen, bandt han også hendes ankler. ||turned|||||tied||||ankles Before he turned her over onto her back, he also tied her ankles.

Han rejste sig op og så længe på hende. He got up and looked at her for a long time. Så smilede han hånligt. |||mockingly Then he smiled mockingly.

"Nu ligger du jo rigtigt godt." "Now you are lying quite well."

Han sparkede hende hårdt i siden. |kicked||||in the side He kicked her hard in the side. Iben bed tænderne sammen for ikke at stønne af smerte. |clenched||||||groan||pain Iben clenched her teeth to avoid groaning in pain.

"Hvad var det nu, du sagde?" "What was it you said?" spurgte han, og denne gang var det hoften, han sparkede til. |||||||the hip||kicked| he asked, and this time it was the hip he kicked. "Jeg var en sølle kujon, der kun kunne overfalde små uskyldige piger. |||miserable|coward||||"attack"|small|innocent| “I was a petty coward who could only assault little innocent girls. Ha! Hvad så med den døde tyksak der og dig?" |||||fatso||| What about that dead tyke there and you?"

Han sparkede hende så hårdt i siden, at hun et kort øjeblik mistede vejret. ||||||||||||lost|her breath He kicked her in the side so hard that she briefly lost her breath. Det sortnede for øjnene. |went black|| It blackened before the eyes.

"Næ, nej. "Nay"| “No, no. Ikke noget med at besvime. ||||faint Nothing to do with passing out. Du skal få lov at være i live og ved bevidsthed mange timer endnu. ||||||||||consciousness||| You must be allowed to be alive and conscious for many more hours. Men du kommer til at ønske, du var død." But you're going to wish you were dead.

Han lo. |laughed He laughed.

"Når jeg er færdig med dig, så tror jeg, at jeg vil holde ||||||||||||hold When I'm done with you, I think I will hold

en god lang pause. a good long break. Måske tage på ferie. Maybe take a vacation. Men først skal jeg lige nyde de næste par pressemøder. but|||||enjoy||||press meetings But first I need to enjoy the next few press meetings. Hvem tror du, der mangler? Who do you think is missing? Kan du nævne navnene på et par stykker fra rejse-holdet, som ikke vil være med til næste pressemøde? ||mention|the names||||pieces|||||||||||press conference Können Sie einige Namen aus dem Reiseteam nennen, die bei der nächsten Pressekonferenz nicht dabei sein werden? Can you mention the names of a few from the travel team who will not be at the next press conference? Skal jeg hjælpe dig? Should I help you? Asger, måske. Asger, maybe. Se på ham. Look at him. Ligner han en, der vil gå til møde? Looks like||||||| Does he look like someone who wants to go to a meeting? Nej vel? No right? Ingen Asger." No Asger."

Han grinede og sparkede til den stol, hvor Asger sad. |laughed|||||||| He laughed and kicked the chair where Asger was sitting. Så sagde han: Then he said:

"På den anden side - han har jo aldrig været glad for pressen." "On the other hand - he has never liked the press."

Så vendte han sig igen mod Iben og så ondskabsfuldt på hende. |turned||||||||maliciously|| Then he turned again to Iben and looked at her maliciously. Han kneb øjnene sammen. |squinted|| He squinted his eyes.

"Kender du en, som starter med i?" do you know|||||| "Do you know someone whose name starts with i?" fortsatte han. he continued. "Nå, det gør du. "Well, you do that. Ja, hun vil heller ikke være med. |she||||| Yes, she doesn't want to participate either. Og ved du hvorfor? And do you know why? Ja. Yes. Det er rigtigt. That's right. Hun er død. Nu er det slut med at fortælle alle mulige løgne-historier om mig. |||||||||lies||| Now it's over with telling all kinds of false stories about me. Tror du, det er sjovt at blive kaldt impotent, når hele Danmark lytter? Do you think it's funny to be called impotent when all of Denmark is listening? Du skal få lov at æde de ord i dig igen. you|||||eat||||| Es muss dir erlaubt sein, diese Worte wieder in dir zu essen. You must be allowed to eat those words inside you again. Bare vent." Just wait."

Hun fik igen et spark i siden. ||||kick|| She got kicked in the side again.

"Ja, jeg beklager de lidt primitive spark. |||||primitive|kicks "Yes, I apologize for the somewhat primitive kicks. Det plejer jeg ikke. |I usually don't|| I usually don't do that. Men du har gjort mig rigtig godt sur." But you really made me angry.

"Hvem fanden er du?" Who the hell are you? stønnede Iben. groaned| Iben moaned.

"Åh, du synes, vi skal præsenteres først. |||||be introduced| “Oh, you think we should be introduced first. Jamen, det kan vi da godt. Well, we can do that. Du kommer ikke til at sladre. |||to||gossip You will not gossip. Jeg er Hasse van Rigge. ||Hasse|| I am Hasse van Rigge. Min familie kommer fra Holland." ||||the Netherlands My family comes from the Netherlands."

"Og hvad laver Hasse van Rigge, når han ikke lige slår uskyldige kvinder ihjel?" |||||||||||innocent|| "And what does Hasse van Rigge do when he's not killing innocent women?"

"Ja, det er lidt af et problem. Yes, it is a bit of a problem. Men lad os sige, at jeg lever af familie-formuen - min mors families formue." |||||||||family fortune|||family's|family fortune But let's say that I live off the family fortune - my mother's family's fortune. "Men hvorfor går en bøsse eller trans-vestit rundt og slår kvinder ihjel? ||||gay man|||transvestite|"around"|||| But why does a gay man or a transvestite go around killing women? Det har jeg da aldrig hørt om..." Længere kom Iben ikke. |||||||further||| I've never heard of that..." Iben didn't get any further. Hun så dårligt foden, før den ramte hende i hovedet. |||the foot|before||||| Sie sah den Fuß kaum, bevor er ihren Kopf traf. She barely saw the foot before it hit her in the head. Det var, som om nogen slukkede lyset. |||||turned off| It was as if someone turned off the light.