I didn’t want to run right behind them just in case it was a false alarm, but I walked as fast as I could. If I lost sight of either of them, there’s no telling what evidence they might dispose of.

As we exited the car, there was a lady sitting against the wall across from the bathroom. She sat there trembling in tears, with her hands shaking in front of her face. The editors were the first to look inside the bathroom. The color from Artyom’s face washed away as he trembled to the floor and scurried back to the wall next to the lady. They held each other and cried in each other’s arms.

Artyom might be the slickest guy I have ever met. His form with scurrying backwards was amazing. Not to mention the scream. It really set fear into my heart. Then the cuddle technique, not even a moment of hesitation and they were both buried in each other shoulder. As he lifted his head to look at the bathroom again, there was a very long line of snot stretching out from the girl’s shoulder and getting into her hair.

Wait, that’s right. I still hadn’t seen what Artyom was so terrified of. I really need to focus. As a approached I could see Boipelo frozen at the door, eyes wide and his mouth dropped open. Walking next to him, there was Bruno on the floor. There was no life in his eyes, only a lifeless expression of blood running down the side of his mouth. There was still some color in his skin, which meant that this would be the best time to collect evidence from his fresh, dead corpse.

Reaching into my pocket, I pulled out my badge and flipped it open. “This place is now a crime scene. Everyone step from the body. I will consider anything you do near this bathroom tampering with evidence.” I said, showing everyone my badge. When Boipelo glanced at my badge, he seemed to be more terrified than when he saw his dead boss.

Standing near the other entrance was a man with a concession cart. He was probably a regular worker and not an operative. “Special agent Morningstar, how would you like us to help?”

“Please take everyone to the next car over,” I said, pointing to the car I came from. “I will need to question them later. Tell the rest of your staff no. Is allowed to come in between this section of the train”

The worker nodded and ushered everyone into the next cabin. With no one being able to come walk past this section of the train, I was down to only two operatives in the first half of the train. It would have to do because I needed to limit the moments of the killer moderator.

Tapping the right corner of my glasses, I powered them on. Working with some engineers back at the agency, we could create this prototype of crime solving smart glasses. The name is a work in progress.

Before I started examining the body, I received a call from Kalina. “Tom, I heard from the other operatives you found the body.”

“Yeah, I was just about to examine the body.” I said, kneeling down next to Bruno’s cadaver.

“Excellent. I have spoken at the train station. That train will drop off all the passengers and they are going to switch trains at the next location. However, you will need to find the Killer Moderator and arrest him before the next stop. There is another train coming that will let people off. If you aren’t able to find the moderator, he will get away in the crowd.”

Feeling the pressure, I nodded instinctively and said, “I’ll catch him no matter what.”

“That’s what I like to here. I am on route to the station now alongside a fleet of officers. We will. Be there in 3 minutes. According to the station, that train will arrive in 5 minutes. Good luck Tom, and let’s stop this monster.” Kalina said, ending the call.