Chapter 12 Chapter Eleven

"Evil?" Kohler wiped his mouth and moved uncomfortably. "Is this a symbol of a cult organization?" Langdon walked up and down the cold room to warm himself up. "The Illuminati are evil, but not evil in the modern sense." Langdon went on to explain why people would regard the members of the Illuminati as evil devils. In fact, the members of the Illuminati in history had received good education. .The rumors of their animal sacrifices and witchcraft were nothing more than lies fabricated by the Church to slander them.Over time, some later anti-Church groups tried to imitate the practice of the Illuminati, and they did not know the truth, and those rituals were actually held.This is how modern demonism emerged.

Kohler interrupted him a little impatiently. "It's all about Chen Zhima's rotten millet. I want to know why this symbol appears here?" Langdon took a deep breath and continued, "This symbol was originally a sacred symbol of the Illuminati. In the sixteenth century, an unknown Illuminati artist made it into a symmetrical shape as a gift for those who love symmetry. Galileo. The Illuminati Brotherhood hid the symbol, claiming that the day it would show up would be the moment the Brotherhood had accumulated enough energy to make a comeback to achieve their ultimate goal."

Kohler looked a little uneasy. "So the symbol on Wittler's chest means that the Brotherhood of the Illuminati has begun to reappear?" Langdon frowned and said, "That's impossible. I still haven't finished a chapter on the history of the Illuminati." Kohler said eagerly, "Tell me!" Langdon rubbed his hands, and he went through the hundreds of materials related to the Illuminati that he had read or written in his mind. "The Illuminati are survivors," he explained. "When they fled Rome, they scoured Europe to find a safe place to rebuild their organization. They were taken over by another secret organization—a group of wealthy stonemasons from Bavaria." Formed fraternity house."

Kohler was shocked: "Masonic?" Langdon nodded, not at all surprised by Khloe's reaction.Freemasons currently have more than five million members all over the world, half of them in the United States and one million in Europe. "Freemasonry is definitely not an evil organization." Kohler said suspiciously. "Absolutely not. The Freemasons got into trouble because of their own benevolence. After they housed the fleeing scientists in the eighteenth century, they invisibly became the shelter of the Illuminati. The Illuminati continued to grow and grow within the Freemasons, and Gradually usurped the important positions of the Freemasonry. They secretly rebuilt the Brotherhood of the Illuminati within the Freemasonry, forming a secret organization hidden deep inside the secret organization. Then, the Illuminati used the Freemasonry's worldwide network Expand your influence."

Langdon took a breath and continued: "Elimination of Catholicism is the main program of the Illuminati. They believe that the superstitious dogma spread by the church is harmful to human beings, and worry that if the church continues to promote false myths as absolute facts, the development of science will be hindered." , and human beings are bound to become ignorant and involved in meaningless holy wars." "Just like what we see today." Langdon frowned. Khloe was right.Jihad still dominates the headlines of every newspaper.My God is better than your God.True believers always seem to have a close connection with some high profile figure.

"Go on," Kohler said. Langdon thought for a while and then said: "As the power of the Illuminati grew stronger in Europe, they began to set their sights on the young country of the United States. Many leaders of the American government, such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, etc. Is a member of Freemasons. They are devout Christians, unaware that the Illuminati have firmly controlled the Freemasons. The Illuminati use their infiltration of Freemasons to establish banks, universities and businesses to raise funds for the ultimate goal "Langdon paused for a moment and continued, "Their ultimate goal is to unify the world—to establish a new world order."

Kohler listened intently. "A new world order," Langdon repeated, "a new world order based on scientific enlightenment. They call it 'Luciferianism.' The church thinks it means demons, but the Illuminati insist It is believed that in Latin, Lucifer means the bringer of light or the one who initiates." Kohler sighed, his tone suddenly serious. "Mr. Langdon, sit down and talk." Langdon hesitated and sat down on a chair covered in thin frost. Kohler moved the wheelchair and leaned towards Langdon.He said: "I dare not say that I understand everything you just said, but I want to tell you that Leonardo Wittler is one of the most talented scientists in our European Nuclear Center and also my friend. I need your help finding the Illuminati."

Langdon didn't know how to answer. "Find the Illuminati?" He was joking! "Sir, I'm afraid this is absolutely impossible!" Kohler frowned and said, "What do you mean? You won't..." "Mr. Kohler," Langdon leaned towards Kohler, not knowing how to make him understand what he was going to say next, "the story is not over yet. Despite the superficial evidence, this symbol can never be left by the Illuminati down. For more than half a century, no one has been able to prove the existence of the Illuminati. Most scholars believe that the Illuminati disappeared many years ago."

After listening to Langdon's words, Kohler didn't say a word, his eyes stared at the white mist, his expression was dazed, and he seemed to be angry. "Why do you say that this organization no longer exists? Their name is clearly branded on Wittler's body!" Langdon kept asking himself that question all morning.The appearance of the Illuminati called words is indeed shocking.The semioticians of the world would be baffled by this.However, London academics knew that the reappearance of the Illuminati markings did not tell much. "The presence of a symbol," Langdon said, "does not at all prove the presence of its creator."

"Then what does the appearance of this mark mean?" "When certain organizations like the Illuminati disappear, their symbols will remain and be adopted by some other organizations. This is called 'transfer' in semiotics, and this phenomenon is very common. For example: Nazi symbols from India, the Christian cross from Egypt, and…” "This morning," Kohler questioned, "when I entered the word 'Illuminati' on the computer, I found thousands of new related information. Obviously, many people believe that this organization is still active." "They're the guys who like to make a fuss about nothing," Langdon replied.He has always had an aversion to conspiracy theories in pop culture today.The media is keen to publish stories that foreshadow future disasters.Those who call themselves "cult experts" continue to make up stories to promote the millennium as the end of the world for profit.Some people are fabricating that the Illuminati are still alive and well, and they are establishing their New World Order.Recently, the New York Times has also published reports of the bizarre relationship between famous people such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the Duke of Kent, Peter Sellers, Irving Berlin, Prince Philip, Louis Armstrong, etc. And many modern entrepreneurs and banking magnates etc.

Pointing to Wittler's body, Kohler said angrily, "From the evidence, I think those who made up the story may be true." "I realized how the Illuminati's mark appeared," Langdon said as gently as possible, "The most likely explanation at present is that an organization has controlled the Illuminati's mark and used it to achieve its own goals .” "What purpose? What can this murder case prove?" Kohler asked. Good question, Langdon thought.It was also hard for him to imagine who could rediscover the Illuminati mark four hundred years later. "What I can tell you is that even if the Illuminati are still active, I'm actually pretty sure they can't still be, and they had nothing to do with Leonardo Wittler's death." "Never mind?" "Yes, it has nothing to do with it. The Illuminati may hold the belief of destroying Christianity, but they will exert influence through political and economic means, not through terrorist activities. Furthermore, the Illuminati have strict rules when determining who is the enemy." moral standards. They have the highest respect for those who do scientific research. They cannot murder a fellow scientist like Leonardo Wittler." Kohler's eyes became stern, and he said, "Maybe I forgot to tell you that Leonardo Witterer is by no means an ordinary scientist." Langdon said as calmly as possible, "Mr. Kohler, I believe that Leonardo Wittler was outstanding in many ways, but the fact remains—" Kohler didn't say anything, he turned the wheelchair and quickly left the living room, drifting away along the corridor, raising a swirling mist. For God's sake, Langdon sighed.He followed, and Kohler was already waiting for him at the door of a small room at the end of the corridor. "This is Leonardo Witterer's study," said Kohler, moving toward a trap door. "After you have visited the study, perhaps you will change your mind." With the sound, Kohler opened the door. Langdon took a closer look at the study, and suddenly felt creepy.My goodness!he said to himself.

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