Hiroshi took the train to talk with Masaharu Watanabe at the National Tax Agency. The train gave him time to think, the best place for it. With the virus dominating daily life, every train ran at half capacity, about where they should be. Everyone on the train was masked or double-masked, and the open windows let a cool stream of fresh air into the car.
Hiroshi reset his cellphone for both strong vibration and loud ring. He didn’t want to miss any incoming calls. The girls, if they were going to be moved, would probably be moved during the day. The police were ready to act instantaneously if a sighting came in, and Hiroshi had to be ready to get to wherever they turned up.
Were the daughters reason enough to come back to Japan? Why would Patrick do that in person? Was he taking them back
