Bakerlon Main Story: Clouds of Suspicion
Overview
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Script
Corridor of the Luxury Suites
Discuss with NXX members about the suspicious things that Yann Kahn said.
You: Hmm... but something feels off.
You: Yeah, there was something off about his whole demeanor.
Luke: What's on your mind?
You: I just think what Yann Kahn said... was done deliberately.
Vyn: A person's behavior can be covered by seemingly normal logic, but his emotional state and the tone of his voice cannot be faked.
Vyn: His tone and expression were abnormal, which means he was not telling us the truth.
Marius: Well, at least he gave us some clues to work with.
Artem: But that alone... is not evidence enough to warrant further investigation.
Luke: Yeah, it still feels like we're missing crucial information...
You: Speaking of which, I remember something that doesn't feel right to me!
You: Yann Kahn's reasoning...
You: He was worried that when the injection points on Mark's feet were discovered, people would point the finger at him, so he chose to hide it.
You: But who else, besides the people around him, could have injected a drug into Mark's vein undetected and with ease?
Marius: It's hard to come up with another person on this train other than Yann Kahn.
Luke: If I had to say it, someone who came in contact with Mark, or... anyone who even got close to Mark is a suspect.
Luke: Currently, the biggest suspect is Yann Kahn.
You: Actually, I have another question. If we're working on the theory that Mark's cause of death was digoxin poisoning...
You: Then... what's with the injection points on the back of his foot?
Marius: Could someone have injected him with more drugs as insurance, just in case he didn't die?
Vyn: Yes, that might be a possibility.
Vyn: Drugs such as digoxin, which are normally used to treat conditions, require large doses at once to reach lethal levels.
Vyn: It is near impossible to get the victim to ingest a lot of tablets, so...
Vyn: I believe the killer could have added a combination of drugs, pushing the concentration of drugs in the victim's blood to a toxic dose.
Vyn: Quinidine, for example, has that effect.
Artem: A lethal combination of drugs? Hmm... that is certainly worthy of investigating.
Marius: There's also Dennis. We need to figure out how the killer got him to take phenobarbital. These are the questions that require answers.
Marius: Well, with so many people on this train, it won't be easy to check...
Before Marius can finish his thought, a faint sound "leaks" out from the utility room.
???: ...S-Stay back!
???: D-Didn't I already...
You: That voice... Dr. Ronson!?
You exchange a quick look with the rest of the group, and everyone nods.
Staff Storage
It seems you heard Dr. Ronson's voice. Check out what's happening in the storage room.
Dr. Ronson: Why did she appear... It's too evil! Too evil!
Dr. Ronson: That damn woman... making things difficult for us even after disappearing!
In the utility room, Ronson mutters restlessly as Emmy stands beside him, still looking nervous.
Emmy Muller: Dr. Ronson, I... I think you're exhausted, so...
Dr. Ronson: What do you know!?
Dr. Ronson: I can't be wrong! It must be her! Maybe she's back...
Ronson stops abruptly in the middle of his sentence as if he had just remembered something.
Dr. Ronson: Anyway, keep that to yourself, got it? Otherwise...
Emmy Muller: Ahh? But...
Dr. Ronson: No buts, or else...
You: Sorry, we already heard it.
Dr. Ronson: Wha...!
Ronson pauses for a moment, and only then does he see you and the others standing at the entrance.
He frowns while adjusting his clothes, pretending to act normal.
Marius: Weren't you resting in the dining carriage, Dr. Ronson? What are you doing here?
Marius: Are you also here... to help with the investigation?
Dr. Ronson: No, I just remembered something about work and wanted a quiet place to instruct Emmy.
Dr. Ronson: The train ride is long and boring. Proper communication helps activate brain cells.
Vyn: And that brought you to the place where Dennis died. What a coincidence, Doctor.
Dr. Ronson: Hmph, I can't waste time talking to you.
Dr. Ronson: I still have data to analyze. Let's go, Emmy.
Ronson completely ignores you and the others and heads to the door.
Artem: Sorry, we still have questions for Emmy. Dr. Ronson, we hope you understand.
Ronson does not answer, but the tight corners of his mouth betray his feelings.
Emmy Muller: S-Sure, I'll cooperate with the investigation.
Hearing Emmy say that, Ronson snorts coldly.
Dr. Ronson: Emmy, remember to come back early. You have a lot of work to do.
Dr. Ronson: Oh, and don't forget. As a scientist, "confidentiality" is an essential professional quality.
Emmy Muller: I...
Ronson leaves the utility room without looking back or waiting for Emmy to respond.
Staff Storage
Ask Emmy about what happened while Dr. Ronson isn't here.
Emmy Muller: My apologies. Please don't mind Dr. Ronson. He's been a little upset.
Luke: We didn't say anything. You, on the other hand...
Luke: What happened just now?
Emmy Muller: Uh...
Emmy hesitates, not responding immediately.
Artem: Worried about a breach of confidence?
Artem: I can assure you, anything you say will not be revealed to a third party.
You: Yeah, "confidentiality" is a professional requirement for attorneys.
Vyn: I am a psychiatrist, and confidentiality is part of the job description.
Luke: I'm the same, except I'm a detective, but I've always had a good reputation.
Luke: As for that man...
Marius: Huh? What are you guys talking about? Why can't I hear anything?
Marius: I have a feeling that I probably won't hear anything for a while.
Emmy Muller: ...
Perhaps amused by everyone's reassurance, Emmy visibly relaxes.
Emmy Muller: Just as Dr. Ronson said, he saw a transparent shadow in the place where Dennis died.
Emmy Muller: It... was the shadow of a woman.
You: !!!
Luke: A female shadow? Is it the shadow that appeared in the night mist before?
Emmy Muller: I'm not sure...
Emmy scratches his head in frustration.
Emmy Muller: To be honest, I accompanied Dr. Ronson into the utility room, but I... didn't see anything.
Emmy Muller: Dr. Ronson insisted that he saw someone in the corner, someone that he knew in the past. Then he asked if I saw anything...
Emmy Muller: I'm wondering if he was overly anxious due to what happened today.
Artem: Someone that he knew?
You: (A female shadow of someone he knew...)
You: Did Dr. Ronson say who the shadow was?
Emmy Muller: Yeah... I think he said it was... Hill? Yeah, Hill!
You: !!!
Hill. That name again.
Marius: Hill again!?
Emmy Muller: Do you guys know her?
You: No, we've heard that name from other people.
You: She... used to be a researcher for Kahn Corporation, right?
Emmy Muller: Yes, Dr. Hill worked at the same research institute as us.
Emmy Muller: Dr. Ronson worked with her for a brief time, completing research for a complicated project.
Luke: Hill worked with Dr. Ronson?
Emmy Muller: Yeah... If I recall correctly, I think it was "The Magnetic Field of Ore and its Effect on Biological Genes" or something...
Emmy Muller: At the time, I had only joined the research institute and didn't know anything... So I didn't have any contact with them.
Emmy Muller: Later...
Emmy hesitates for a moment, biting his lips.
Emmy Muller: Later, when I qualified to help in the research group, Dr. Hill was gone.
Vyn: What does that mean?
Emmy Muller: Dr. Ronson said she left the research institute and went abroad for further study.
Emmy Muller: What's strange is Dr. Hill left so abruptly without saying a word, so...
Emmy Muller: It seemed to me as if she had disappeared into thin air.
You: So Dr. Ronson told you that Hill left Kahn Corporation on her own accord?
Emmy Muller: Yeah, that's right.
You: That makes things even stranger. Why would Dr. Ronson be afraid of seeing a colleague who left the company?
Emmy Muller: That... I don't know.
Emmy Muller: Dr. Ronson rarely talks about the past in front of the assistants.
Emmy Muller: Especially about Dr. Hill, including all her research data. It was never mentioned again.
Luke: Even the research results...?
Emmy Muller: But...
Emmy smacks his head, as if recalling something.
Emmy Muller: I heard Dr. Ronson and Mr. Yann Kahn mention Dr. Hill when they met up earlier.
Artem: Do you remember what they said?
Emmy Muller: Sorry... After her name came up, they kicked me out of the carriage, so I didn't hear their conversation.
You: (Miss Schneider also said Hill disappeared mysteriously...)
You: (Moreover, Dr. Ronson and Kahn Corporation keep a tight lid on anything related to Ms. Hill.)
You: (The clues match up... but the so-called disappearance...)
After all, disappearance is not a good word.
Not only does it mean that her whereabouts is unknown, it can also sometimes mean "death."
You: (I hope that I'm overthinking it...)
Emmy Muller: Everyone, it's getting late. I need to get back if you don't have any more questions for me.
Emmy Muller: Dr. Ronson has been a little grumpy lately. If I keep him waiting for too long, I might get scolded again.
You: Okay, thank you.
Vyn: Sorry, if I may ask, has Dr. Ronson always been this grumpy?
Emmy Muller: No, he was always nice to me and the other assistants.
Emmy Muller: But lately, he's been grumpy for some reason.
Emmy Muller: The pressure of the research project might be getting to him, plus... everything that's happened.
Vyn: I see...
Emmy nods politely to everyone, then leaves quickly.
You: Everyone, let's return to our room.
Although Emmy didn't say much, there were bits and pieces of information in what he said.
Marius: Well, it's time to sort our clues.
Discuss with NXX members about the current information. Perhaps you might uncover something.
Marius: Everyone, let's begin.
Perhaps to keep the mood from getting too heavy...
Upon entering the room, Marius folds his arms and leans against the table with his trademark smile.
Marius: Now, let's begin with Marius...
Vyn: I believe the three deaths on the Mobius are related.
Marius: ...Hey, don't cut in line!
Vyn glances at him, ignoring him.
You: (These two...)
But this brief interaction seems to ease the tense atmosphere for Artem and Luke.
You: After Mark and Dennis were killed, a red paper poppy was placed beside their bodies.
You: That suggests that someone wants us to link the two events together.
You: As for Ernst, I'm not certain his death was part of the mastermind's plan...
You: The only connection so far is that he was from Kahn Corporation, so I think Dr. Richter has the right idea.
You: We can investigate the three murders as one.
Luke: Moreover, I think they might be connected to the subject of my investigation - Sheila Hill.
Marius: Let me think... Mark clearly yelled out "Hill" before he died.
Marius: Dr. Ronson also claimed to have seen Hill's shadow in the utility room where Dennis died.
You: And then there's Dennis.
You: According to Susan, Dennis got into an argument with Ernst a year ago, which was when he started drinking.
You: And Hill also disappeared from Kahn Corporation's research lab a year ago...
You: Do you think any of this...
Artem: Although it is unclear whether his change in behavior had anything to do with Ms. Hill...
Artem: Both appear to be an odd coincidence, so we can't rule out the possibility.
Marius: Hill has become an unavoidable topic.
Marius: It feels like the woman's disappearance is at the center of this mystery.
Marius: But how did she disappear, and why?
Luke: I kinda understand why my client wanted me to board this train...
Luke: Perhaps the mysterious client wanted me to investigate this matter?
Vyn: Perhaps. After all... when the stage is set, there must be an audience, no?
Luke: Are you sure I'm here to help, and not crash the party?
You seem to catch on to keywords in their discussion.
Hill, shadow.
You: Everyone...
You: I think... we've also seen Hill's shadow.
Marius: When was that?
You: Just earlier in the exhibition room... Don't you remember? That...
Vyn: Over there!
You: What... is that?
When you ask that question, your mouth feels stiff.
Vyn: A person!? N-No, not a person...
Artem: It's a shadow.
Or rather, the shadow of a woman.
Marius: Are you saying that figure back then... was Hill's shadow that Dr. Ronson saw?
You: Yeah, didn't you guys find that shadow odd?
You: She felt completely different from the ghosts that drifted in the night fog, almost like she was a separate entity... even...
You: Even to the point that I felt like she was something real.
Vyn: I feel the same way.
Vyn: The shadow also appeared at night, but was quite different from those phenomena caused by the strange changes in the magnetic field.
Vyn: She seemed more like a living person with emotions to me.
Marius: A living shadow? This is getting weirder and weirder.
Marius: Is it possible that someone is playing a trick on us?
Artem: We may find out... if we get the chance to see it again.
You: Yes...
A life that was once vibrant disappears before your eyes without warning, leaving behind a constant stream of confusion.
Strange shadows, hidden in the mist, are terrifying.
It's as if a hidden spider is spinning an invisible web, turning the whole train into a prison.
You: I think whether it's a paranormal phenomenon or a human... Since it exists, it may appear once more.
Marius: Then we just have to wait, maybe until nighttime...
Vyn: Everything will be unveiled then.
Artem: [Player], look out the window.
You look out the window at Artem's behest.
Twilight is closing in, and night is just around the corner.
