Blizzardous Threads of Red Main Story 3-2: The Third Mystery
Overview
- Stage Cost: None
- First Clear Rewards:
Astral Memory x50
- Note - During its initial limited run, this stage's first clear reward was:
Holly Stationery x300
Guide
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Script
Villa Garden
The clues that Tony provided deserve further consideration. Go someplace to discuss the clues.
You: I didn't expect Dr. Lee to be connected with the Zeng family...
Luke: Most of the other people had business interests with the Zeng family. What about Dr. Lee?
Marius: Is there a possibility... that he was hired as a family doctor and needed to provide medical services on a regular basis?
Vyn: I do not think that is likely.
Vyn: As the chief physician of Yuchen Town Central Hospital, he is probably swamped at work...
Vyn: In my opinion, he probably does not have the spare time to work as a family doctor with his normal workload...
Artem: That is to say, Dr. Lee likely visits Blizzard Villa regularly every month for another reason...
Vyn: I have an idea of what that reason may be.
Vyn: Do you remember the pathology reports we found?
Vyn: Those reports cannot be completed without the guidance of a professional doctor.
You: You mean it's possible that Dr. Lee helped...
A terrible conjecture begins to surface, but just then, a cry for help breaks your train of thought...
???: Brother, where did you go!? Don't scare me!
You: What happened?
Luke: Let's go see what happened!
A helpless cry suddenly comes from the courtyard. Go check it out.
Ashley Zhang: Have any of you seen my brother?
Marius: Sam Zhang is gone!?
You: Calm down. He shouldn't have left the villa.
The blizzard has only gotten worse, and the landscape has been overtaken by snow.
No one would choose to forcibly leave the mountain in this weather condition.
Ashley Zhang: But I've looked everywhere. No one has seen him.
Ashley Zhang: After what happened earlier, those people wouldn't talk to us or even let my brother eat in the dining hall...
Ashley Zhang: My brother is in poor health, and he lost his insulin pen! There are many things that he can't eat!
Ashley Zhang: I just brought him something to eat... but he wasn't in his room. I looked around for a long time, but couldn't find him!
Ashley Zhang: I asked them if they had seen my brother. They laughed and said that he must be on the run. That's going overboard!
Ashley Zhang complains about the other guests. From her words, you can sense her helplessness and hesitation.
What was supposed to be an interesting auction has turned into a disaster.
Artem: Don't worry, we'll help you look for him.
Ashley Zhang: Really?
You: Do you have any idea where your brother might be?
Ashley Zhang: I don't know. He didn't say anything either.
Ashley Zhang: My brother has always been like this. He doesn't want me to worry, so he doesn't tell me about many things...
Vyn: When a man is wronged, he will try to prove himself innocent.
Vyn: He might have gone to investigate something by himself.
Luke: Is there something about the Zeng family that Sam Zhang would want to confirm himself?
Marius: I don't know if he's innocent, but you mentioned something he cared about... Is it that vase?
You: ...The family heirloom that Sam Zhang mentioned!?
Marius: Did you look in Mevis Zeng's study?
Ashley Zhang: No, I was afraid to go there because of what happened.
You: Let's go to the study first. We can ask the butler to help us if we still can't find him...
Luke: Yeah, I agree!
Villa Study
Sam Zhang is gone. Help Ashley Zhang find the missing Sam.
Marius: How can this be...
Luke: We... were too late.
Artem: ...
Vyn: ...
You: I'm sorry, Ashley.
Ashley Zhang: *sobs*... Brother!
The girl's desperate cries ring out in the cold study, alerting others of her endless grievances and pain...
Sam Zhang is dead, collapsed in front of the security door that falls out of place.
There was a struggle, judging by how his body looks. The invisible pain is terrifying.
Winters: Oh, my God. What... What's going on here!
The butler, who has already been through too much, cries out almost nervously at the sound of trouble.
His cries draw the other guests to the room.
Frederick Yang: Oh no. Yikes. This is the third one...
Shantel Pan: Will we all die here?
Mr. Qian: Who... Who did it!?
Shantel Pan: I-I don't want to die, I don't want to die!
Sam Zhang's death is like a bomb detonating the already crumbling mountain.
No longer a matter of soothing people's emotions, you can only try to calm everyone and find a solution as soon as possible.
You: Everyone, please calm down. Until we get to the bottom of this, unwarranted suspicion will only allow the killer to win.
Shantel Pan: What's the point in keeping calm!?
Mr. Qian: Exactly! Who can save us? who can catch the killer? Can you guys do it?
You: I... I can.
Luke: No, we can.
Marius: Yeah, Miss. Don't just ignore our existence.
Vyn: There is no truth in this world that cannot be uncovered. It is up to us to find them.
Artem: I promise you all, we will find the truth.
Somehow, they all stand beside you, each voice like a solid shield wrapped tightly around you.
NXX is a collective, and indestructible team.
You: Yes! We can do it!
Your words persuade the guests to leave the study to wait for the results.
Even Ashley Zhang, accompanied by the butler, temporarily leaves the room.
At this moment, you and the team are the only ones in the room, except for Dr. Lee, who has stayed behind to examine Sam Zhang.
Vyn: Dr. Lee, sorry for the trouble again.
Dr. Lee: ...
Vyn: Dr. Lee?
Dr. Lee: Oh, y-yes.
Compared to the previous two times, Dr. Lee appears to be more flustered.
He seems so afraid of looking at Sam Zhang's body directly as if he is running away from something.
It isn't until Vyn's reminder that he comes to his senses and starts the examination.
You: (Can what Tony said be true? Dr. Lee has a connection with the Zeng family...)
You: (So he knew Sam Zhang, who also had a connection with the Zeng family...)
You: (No, if Sam Zhang was just an acquaintance, then why was his expression so unnatural?)
As you ponder the question, Vyn's examination results come out.
It's much faster than the previous examinations.
Vyn: Sam Zhang's face was pale and his lips were blue. I conclude that he probably died from oxygen deprivation.
You: Oxygen deprivation?
You: I remember Ashley Zhang said her brother had asthma... Was it some sort of acute asthma?
Vyn: It is possible, but there has to be a trigger for an acute asthma attack...
Vyn: But we still do not know what triggered his asthma.
Artem: Sam Zhang's recent mood swings may have caused him to forget to take his medication.
Marius: Or... was he exposed to something that triggered his asthma?
Vyn: These conjectures are all valid, but under the current conditions, we cannot do any further examinations...
Vyn: So, there is no way of verifying those conjectures.
Luke: Well, that means we can only speculate from these conjectures.
You: Speculation... Sam Zhang was in the study when the accident happened. That means the study... is a key location?
Luke: Why don't we take a closer look at the study? Maybe we'll find something useful.
Vyn: Yes, I will check the examination results with Dr. Lee while you guys investigate.
Vyn: If you find anything, wait for me to return before discussing it.
Marius: All right.
Artem: I have no objections.
You: Okay, let's start investigating!
Check the items in the study and see if there is any clue that has been overlooked.
You: Luke, do you see... a mark on the door?
Luke: Let me see...
Luke walks over to your side, carefully inspecting the security door.
Luke: Yeah... There seems to be a fingerprint here. I'll lift it...
You: You even brought a fingerprint kit?
Luke: Of course, it's a must-have for detectives.
Luke: Got it! Next, we just have to find the owner of this fingerprint...
You: Wait, is that powder on the handle and keyhole of the security door?
Luke: Huh? Not just the keyhole, but the gap between the security door as well...
Luke: [Player], stand back a little. This powder looks suspicious. Let me test the composition with my device first.
You: Okay. Luke, be careful.
Luke: Don't worry.
Luke takes out a small portable device from his pocket. Then, he takes a small amount of powder...
After a few minutes, the device flashes green.
Luke: The results are out.
You: What is it?
Luke: It's pollen, probably from cedar.
Luke: Cedar plants produce a lot of pollen when they bloom in the spring, which can trigger allergic reactions.
You: But it's winter now... And why is there pollen in the gaps and the handles of the door?
Luke: It can only mean one thing. Someone deliberately put pollen in the crevices, waiting for someone to touch it.
Luke: If someone with an allergy comes in close contact with it, it can easily trigger a reaction.
You: That means Sam Zhang was...
Luke: It looks like it was premeditated.
Artem: This is...
You: Mr. Wing, what is it?
Artem: Take a look at this.
With gloves on, Artem bends down to pick up a long-handled metal object on the floor and shows it to you.
You: A pair of pliers? No, a screwdriver?
Artem: If I'm correct, it's some sort of special lock picker.
Artem: Someone was trying to use it to pry open something in the study.
You: Could it belong to Sam Zhang? He was the only one in the study.
Artem: What was Sam Zhang trying to pry open in the study?
You: Maybe he thought that his family heirloom was hidden somewhere in the study...
You: So, he brought along tools to try to find it?
Artem: Yes, that might be a possibility.
You: Eh, the bottle on the ground...
Marius: This is an inhaler for people with asthma. I've seen it used before.
You: Sam Zhang's?
Marius: I think so. People with asthma usually carry an inhaler with them.
You: Yeah, but it seems to be broken. There's a nick at the mouth of the bottle...
Marius: With how clean the nick is, it was probably tampered with.
You: Someone tampered with Sam Zhang's inhaler...
Marius: Yes, it was his last chance to survive when he had an acute asthma attack.
You: ...
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