Bullet Train (Assassins #2)

by Kōtarō Isaka

Though I did hear about a small body that was found at the port in Sendai. The body couldn’t be identified.’ ‘I wonder if it was that kid.’

‘Well, if the stories I heard are true, then your schoolkid might be dead but no one’ll ever find the body.’ ‘What does that mean?’ ‘Those old-time professionals, when they get serious, they can be pretty extreme.’

‘I think maybe our job didn’t come from Minegishi, but from the Hornets.’