YUNYUE VS FENGHUANG (VII)

LUO YAN walked toward the dining car, his hand held by his "mother." Just ahead of them were the two women from their cabin, who had introduced themselves as Mrs. Thompson and Miss Thompson—a mother and daughter. They said that they were travelling to Vienna to meet Mrs. Thompson's sister.

From their conversation, it seemed like the train would be arriving there tomorrow at noon. But with the murder that was about to happen tonight, he wondered if they would still be able to arrive there in time.

The real question was whether the train would stop or continue because of the murder. On a real train, of course, it would have to stop—police would board, and passengers would be forced to disembark. But here, inside the game, that outcome would defeat the purpose of the match. Something was bound to happen to ensure this train kept moving.