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Original Title	急行十三時間
Author	甲賀 三郎
Genre	Detective & Mystery
Author Type	Male Author
Summary	A young student, entangled in a clever scheme to "liberate" funds from his friend's miserly father, embarks on a high-stakes journey. Entrusted with a substantial 10,000 yen, his mission to Osaka is immediately jeopardized by a chilling letter: a real extortion group knows his secret and demands the money. Desperate, he hires a private detective, but the thirteen-hour express quickly transforms into a nerve-wracking ordeal. Two peculiar men in the seats before him whisper unsettling crime stories, their conversation eerily close to his own predicament. Every glance, every casual remark, every shared peanut fuels his growing paranoia. With a fortune in his pocket and danger seemingly lurking in every shadow, the student must discern friend from foe amidst a deepening web of deception. What began as a clever ruse rapidly spirals into a desperate struggle for survival, where nothing—and no one—is quite what it seems. Can he protect the money and himself before the journey's end?