Chapter Four: The Last Train Without Passengers

on August 16, don't let the last train enter Qingshan Tunnel. There are no passengers aboard.” The Qingshan Line had been closed for four years. Once Linjiang's oldest tram route, it now kept only one maintenance car, which carried repair crews every Wednesday night. August 16 was a Wednesday. Xu Zhen had driven that line before dying of a heart attack three years ago. But he was not the predicted victim. Shen Yan found the duty roster in the maintenance system. The driver scheduled seven days from now was Xu Cheng—Xu Zhen's younger brother. When they reached the Qingshan depot, Xu Cheng was oiling the wheels. At the sound of his brother's name, he threw his wrench to the floor.