Chapter 42: Chance Encounter in the Dining Car

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As expected.

A quarter of an hour after Detective Swift had left, the door to the compartment was knocked upon once again.

However, unlike the previous two searches, this time, there were only two young soldiers standing in front of Ronald.

The two glanced around the dimly lit room.

Ronald, whose face could not be made out, sat upright in the corner of the compartment, with the silvery white starlight spilling through the window and casting a radiant glow before him.

At just a first glance, a vague sense of pressure lingered in one's heart.

The two soldiers looked at each other, and the taller one stepped forward:

"Is this... Mr. Ronald?"

Ronald nodded:

"Yes, it's me."

Seeing that the man before them had acknowledged his identity, the soldier continued in a polite tone:

"Excuse the trouble."

"Mr. Swift would like you to come with us."

Meanwhile, the shorter of the two soldiers added:

"By the way, do you plan to get off at Greenwich?"