You're lying on the beach in Hawaii and enjoy drinking coconut juice. As being a extrme famous detective, such relaxing holiday is rare for you. It is such relieve and carefree when you think about the your boss' face turned red while you asking for leave. Suddendly, your phone is ringing. The call is from your assistant. Then, you have a feeling that your holiday is going to be an end.
[[Answer the phone]]
[[ignore the phone]]
"Oooooo, boss", a familiar sound appears. It is your assistant Darren.
"Don't be bashful! I'm still on vacation!" I respond impatinently.
[[assistant want me to come back]]"Just come back......boss, we have a new case."
"Come on, I'm not the only detective in the bureau". I really want to hang up.
鈥淏ut they don't answer my phone call......oooo, if you don't come back to work, I'm going to be fired!" Darren's voice is crying, which makes my heart melt. You know you're going to make compromise.
[[agree to come back]]
How could be possible to not answer the phone call? You're frowning but you still answering the phone.
[[next]]
You refuse to answer the phone call but it keep ringing. In the end, you answer it reluctantly.
[[next]]
"Fine, I'll go back. But you need to book my plane ticket."
鈥淥h, I already booked one for you^^!"
Ahahahah, goodbye, beautiful beach and beautiful ocean! Bye, my vacation!
[[go to the crime scene]] I just get off the plane and I rush to the crime scene. During the flight, I skim the information about the victim, which sent from my assistant.
[[click here to check the information about the victim]]Name: Ana
Age: 28
Profession: assistant of the famous singer Sehun
Description: Friendly and sociable, no bad habits
Family numbers: parents, younger sister
From the report given by Darren, Ana has no crimial record. She is very clean. But how did she die?
All I can do is to go to the crime scene and find out.
[[get to the crime scene]]I arrive at the crime scene as soon as possible. When I see the body, I was a little shocked. The body lying there quietly, neatly dressed, like she is sleeping.
鈥淎re there any wounds on victim's body?"
Darren shake his head, whispers in your ears:"She don't have heart."
"Don't have a heart?"
I walk toward the dead body and take off her clothes. There is a big cavity in the center of sternum. What happened? Did this just a simply a case about selling organs?
I'm getting more and more curious. When I check the other parts of the body, I find that except the missing of heart, there's no any sign indicate the victim has been abused. This is really wired......
"Darren, I need you to inform the autopsy because I need the information about the death time of the victim and whether there's any fingerprints on the body." I frown. "Yes, boss". "I also need all the victim's file." "Ok."
[[midnight]]I'm checking the victim's file which sent by Darren.
Name: Sehun
Age: 24
Profession: famous singer
I look over his file. Nothing essential. He seems pretty mysterious.
Name: Simon
Age:30
Profession: Sehun's assistant, coworker of Ann
Description: cautious, captious
What is your first feeling towards Simon?
[[He is very suspicious]]
[[Nothing special]]Simon and Ann are in the same work position, which means their relationship is pretty competitive. But what kind of conflicts makes people emerges the idea of killing others?
You shake your head, and try to stop over-thinking. I start to review other profile.
[[get more information about victim's sister Annie]]Simon and Ann are in the same work position, which means their relationship is pretty competitive. But what kind of conflicts makes people emerges the idea of killing others?
You shake your head, and try to stop over-thinking. I start to review other profile.
[[get more information about victim's sister Annie]] Name: Annie
Age:20
Profession: just graduate from university
Description: fan of Sehun
Well? Older sister is younger one's idol's assistant? Is this just a coincidence or the whole thing is on purpose?
Victim's parents traveled abroad a week ago, and this crime just happened...... At this time, many thoughts just comes into your head. I feel that I enter a perplexing maze. Tonight is sleepless.
[[the next day]]Sleeplessly, I go to company early in the morning. While waiting for Darren, I organize the information I got so far. Also, I need to get the search warrant and the right to interrogate from the police.
"Hi, Penny! Good to see you!" I raise my head and find my boss Brandon is infront of me. Yes, my boss! I roll my eyes......
"What's wrong, my detective? You seem like you are tired after the vacation!" He is gloat over the fact that I need to go back to work.
"Get out of my face! right now!"
"Ok, ok." He left.
Emm, what is that smell? When I turne around, I find my favourite breakfast in my desk. I know it must be Brandon. I gaze at his receding figure and feel a little bit sorry for my attitude towards him.
"Hi, boss!" Darren comes and he seems very suprised to see me here. Why? All I do is just come to work earlier.
"Morning. Would you like to have some of these with me?" I point to the breakfast on my desk.
"No, thank you. By the way, I received the report from autopsy."
I could hardly wait to open it.
[[view the report]]
[[ignore it]]There is no finger prints or any trace of violence except a needle in her arm. And the death time is on 27th between 6:00 and 8:00 PM.
What is your opinion about this report?
[[this is a premeditated crime]]
[[the murderer is too cunning]]After the visting of the crime scene, I beleive there's no useful information on that report.
"We have no time! Quickly!"
[[arrive at Annie's house]] Today is 30th, which means that the victim remains disappearance three days ago. Did Annie get the information about her older sister's disappearance?
"Darren, we need to talk to victim's families."
"But boss......" Darren hesitates.
"What's wrong?"
"But why don't you finish your breakfast first?"
I stunn for a moment because I almost forget the breakfast on my desk.
"It's ok. I'm not hungry anymore." Look at those cooled food, I don't have appetite any more. "Let's go!" I pick up my bag and leave the office without a look back. After say goodbye to Brandon, Darren follow up. Noticing I didn't eat breakfast, Brandon smiles wryly. "Still, you didn't forgive me......"
[[arrive at Annie's house]]Today is 30th, which means that the victim remains disappearance three days ago. Did Annie get the information about her older sister's disappearance?
[[arrive at Annie's house]] "Hi, you must be Annie- the younger sister of Ann."
I look at this young girl; She is just a freshman and seems that she is unhappy to get up so early. Is she the killer?
"Oh, yes. But Ann is not here." Annie says impatiently. She tries to close the door.
"I'm a detective. This is the search warrant of your house. Hope you can cooperate with our works." I show her my credential and enter the house.
It is a very lovely house with three bedrooms and one living room.
"Detective? Search warrant? I don't understand." Annie stand by the door; she is confused. "Your sister Ann got murdered on 27th. Her body was found yesterday. We're really sorry for your lost." Slowly. I observe Annie's facial expressions while I tell her this tragedy. She is panic for awhile and then she overwhelmes with sadness. I think Annie's behavior is
[[very suspicious]]
[[just normal reaction]]Why Annie panic for awhile? What does she hide?
鈥淎nnie, what did you do on 27th?
"I was at school" Her hands inadvertently pull the clothes. "You stayed at school for whole day?" "Yes, I just entered the university so there are many errands I need to do. "Did you go home in that day" "No, I live in campus. I only go home during festival."
I record every words Annie said. "Now I need to search this house."
[[search the room]]Why Annie panic for awhile? What does she hide?
I record every words Annie said. "Now I need to search this house."
[[search the room]] Where do you want to search first?
[[living room]]
[[Annie's room]](Two notes: paper products and fragile products锛�
Which part of the living room you would like to search first?
[[the tea table]]
[[the family photo]](Notes: 4 clues. drawer)
[[open the drawer]]
[[check the book shelf]]
[[check the bed]]
[[behind the curtains]]There are some chipped glass on the tea table. There's a Certificate of adoption behind the family photo. Ann was adopted 26 years ago. There's a dairy inside the drawer. The dairy has a code. What is the code of this dairy?
[[4.20]]
[[4.12]]
[[5.7]]The code is wrong. You cannot open the dairy and miss a very important clue.
The code is wrong. You cannot open the dairy and miss a very important clue.
Correct code!
I open the dairy.
Why Ann is always the smater one? She can do anything......
I flipped through several pages.
This dairy contains the envy and jealousy towards Ann. In the end, the feeling becomes uetterly detest.
[[find the key of this dairy]]
There are some psychology books and detective stories.
"Annie, which major do you study?" I ask her casually. "Media." Why should a person who study the media read these type of books?I notice there's only one bed in the bedroom. How can they arrange the room? I ask Annie and understand one of them need to make a bed on the floor by the game of Rock Scissors Paper.
Nothing useful!There's a notebook with lock behind the curtains.
Nothing useful!I believe the dairy's key is located:
[[behind the photo album]]
[[behind the curtains]]
[[on the book shelf]]Correct!
There is a dairy behind, which belongs to the victim. Every page expresses the victim's love towards Sehun. I watch the posters of Sehun which are all over the wall.
"Annie, whose posters are these?" "They are mine" She responses.
"Dose your sister also Sehun's fan?" "No, she is just his assistant and she promise to give me this position after I graduate from university." I don't answer, but I already have a conclusion.
You need to search Simon's and Sehun's house. Which one should you first begin the research?
[[Simon's]]
[[Sehun's]]You are wrong. You are wrong."Simon, what did you do on 27th?" Simon crossed his leg and seriously think about. "On 27th, Ann left very early and there are some work about Sehun that need me to finished so I worked until 17:30." "And after your went back to home, you didn't go out?" "Yes, I stayed at home." He replies.
Seems like I can't get more information from him, so I decide to collect more evidence.
"I need to search your room." "Sure thing,"
[[Simon's bedroom]]As a famous idol, Sehun shouldn't live in such simple house. Because of his special job, he cannot show up so I have no idea about his whereabouts.
[[Sehun's bedroom]]A single male's bedroom is always messy but Simon's room is quite tidy. I notice the bed sheet and the pillowsheet just been changed. And there are some female hair on the rug. For a single young man, it is normal for them to bring feamle to his house, but would this female is the victim Ann?
I collect the hair carefully.
[[Simon's study room]]There is a laptop on the desk. I open a file inside the laptop and surprisingly find out the file records Simon's love towards Ann. What do you think?
[[They are lovers]]
[[Simon has a crush on Ann]]I find Simon collect all the newspapers in his bookshelf but the 26th newspaper is missing. I ask Darren to help me check the 26th newspaper.
[[Simon's bathroom]]I find Simon collect all the newspapers in his bookshelf but the 26th newspaper is missing. I ask Darren to help me check the 26th newspaper.
[[Simon's bathroom]]Inside the drawer, I find a pink tooth brush. It is really weird to find a man owns a tooth brush that has this color. I really want to search further, but it's time to leave.
[[think about the evidence]]You find a medical notes which belongs to sehun in one of his clothes' pocket.
鈥淭he patient was born with congenital heart defects......"
If the information of Sehun got heart disease got exposed to the media, it will defintely arouses fan's restless. But on the other hand, I think the reason Sehun hide his health condition is understandable because idols also have secrets that they don't like to share with others. However, their occupation don't require them to have any secrets.
I notice a picture on the bedside table. It contains two smiling boys. Who are they? If one of them is Sehun, what about another one?
[[Sehun's secret room]]This room isn't that concealed because I eassily find this room. What caught me attention is this room is the only room been locked. I can't find the key anywhere.
Because of the limited time, my investigation has to stop.
[[think about the evidence]]After today's investigation, I am exhausted. This case makes me feel at a loss. Somewhere, I feel there is a invisible hand is manipulating everything. Tonight is also a sleepless night. Think about the evidence I collect today, I beleive the killer is one of them.
Annie's motivation for the crime is she find Ann's secret that she is obsessed with Sehun, then she commited impulse crime. But she is a girl so she is unlikely to commite a cirme in that way.
Simon's motivation for the crime is the love towards the victim. If he is in relationship with the victim, so for some reasons, he might commited impulse cirme. But what if they are not lovers?
Sehun seems has no motivation to commite this crime. But I have a feeling that he has some unusual connection with this crime.
My phone is ringing.
[[a brief interlude]]
"Hello, who's there?"
"Penny, it's me, Brandon." Hearing his deep, husky voice, I think my heart is pumping.
"Any instruction you have, boss?"
"Nothing, you need some rest." When I am going to refuse to take his suggestion, he said:"Don't lie to me, I know you enough."
"So what?
When I try to get some sleeps, the phone rings.
"Hello, who's there?"
"Penny, it's me, Brandon." Hearing his deep, husky voice, I think my heart is pumping.
"Any instruction you have, boss?"
"Nothing, you need some rest." When I am going to refuse to take his suggestion, he said:"Don't lie to me, I know you enough."
"Why do you care about me? You are not qualified. And who are you? Boss? Coworker? Or ex boyfriend?" I respond with a sneer.
"Is that really hard to forgive me?"
I remain silence for a long while, then I hang up the phone. I am afarid to fall in love with him again.
Because of Brandon's phone call, I have no inspiration to keep thinking about the crime. After texting Darren to inform him that I need to interrogate the suspects seprately, I decide to take some sleep.