Murder Takes the Shinkansan - Prologue + 1

Prologue

Note: anything in brackets is spoken in Japanese and translated to English, for example if somebody says “(hello)” they are saying “Kon’nichiwa” the Japanese word for hello/ good afternoon.

Note 2: Dates are based on Japanese date, times presented are for the land Dan is in, for example when the place in Everleason, the time is based on the time in Everleason, and if the place is in Japan, the time is based on the time in Japan.

On board the Shinkansen, heading northward, just after Sendai, Japan, 7:00 pm, June 24th, 2006

Ezume was riding in the third carriage on the train. This carriage was particularly empty, it seemed like he was the only one here.

Ezume noticed movement in the corner of his eyes.

“(Oh, you’re here.)” He stated in a clear Japanese accent, his voice was light, but not a happy one, he knew who the person he saw was, it was someone who he recently lost trust for.