Blizzardous Threads of Red Main Story 4-4: Silent Snow
Overview
- I didn't do anything wrong. I did what I did for justice!
- Stage Cost: None
- First Clear Rewards:
Astral Memory x50
- Attribute:
Logic - Recommended Power: 23961
- Note - During its initial limited run, this stage's first clear reward was:
Holly Stationery x300
Guide
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Script
Hidden Laboratory
After a few attempts, we finally open the security door. Find out the final truth inside the door now.
Behind the heavy security door is a dark enclosed room.
The smell of iodine overwhelms you the moment you step inside, making you feel like you've just walked into a hospital.
In the dark, a man stands what looks like an operating table. You can't stop the chill that runs down your spine.
???: Distinguished guests, this isn't a place where you should be.
There is an electronic sound, followed by the sound of something being locked.
In the darkness, a cold light shines from an operating table in the distance, barely visible for you to see.
You: !!!
On the operating table, Dr. Lee and Mr. Ji are next to each other, bound together by black restraints.
Their right sleeves are rolled up high, and an infusion line is running from their elbow veins to the operating table...
You: What have you done!?
???: Nothing. I just... wanted to give them a taste of their research over the years.
You: You're giving them the new drug, T?
The alarm bells ring in your heart, and you subconsciously want to confirm Dr. Lee and Mr. Ji's safety.
Marius: Miss, don't get too close.
Marius steps forward to stop you.
Then, the others close in, looking cautiously ahead.
???: Heh... I was so close.
???: Don't worry, distinguished guests. If only you had been half an hour late... How great it would be.
In the cold light, the gentle expression of the butler fades from his face.
He stands there, staring quietly at you like a dormant rat.
Vyn: Butler Winters, no... should I call you Mevis Zeng? Or better yet... Wilde?
???: ...
Clapping resounds through the silent room.
The man, who didn't look old, takes a few steps closer.
As you look straight into his eyes, you realize where the strange sense of dissonance in your first encounter came from.
Because there was a weariness in his eyes that didn't match his outer appearance...
Wilde: Hehehe... It's been so many years since anyone has called me by that name.
Wilde: I see you've figured it all out. I'm glad to see that putting all those reports in the collection room didn't go to waste.
You: !!!
Wilde confirms that all your conjectures were true, but there is no joy in your heart for solving that riddle.
Marius: Did you deliberately guide us into finding out your identity?
Wilde: I invited so many people here: folklore professors, tabloid reporters, and famous attorneys...
Wilde: But you were the only ones who figured it out.
Wilde: Unfortunately, you are all a little smarter than I thought. It would have been perfect if you were half an hour late.
Artem: I see. You didn't hire me for your so-called legal aid work.
Artem: You just wanted us to witness the end of the Zeng family.
Wilde: The great attorney from Stellis... Your mind just works faster than most.
Wilde: Yes, that's what I wanted.
Wilde: When I am done with the filthy vermin of this villa, I will let you reveal all its secrets to the world.
Wilde: I want the Zeng family and everyone associated with them to be hatred and shunned by society!
In Wilde's voice, a long-concealed hatred gushes out like a river.
You are speechless.
Artem: Everything that happened at this villa cannot be put to an end by your willful revenge.
Artem: Even if you think what you've done can make up for the decades of pain...
Artem: What about the people who have suffered like you? How will they get over their sadness and grievances?
Wilde: Hehe... What does that have to do with me?
Wilde interrupts Artem with a chilling laugh.
Wilde: Oh great attorney, you don't need to condescend me.
Wilde: Why should I care about anyone else? Everything I've endured over the years... Did anyone care!?
Wilde: Where was the law when my sister was kidnapped?
Wilde: Where was the sense of justice when so many people were secretly transported by the Zeng family!?
You: ...
Wilde's roars echo through the dark room.
Wilde: I was just playing around that day... I wanted to hide and scare her, but... she encountered Nolan Zeng first.
Wilde: I watched her being taken away from a distance. I was so scared that I continued to hide...
As the roaring dies down, helplessness and confusion surfaces from the sea of hatred.
Vyn: How did you infiltrate the Zeng family?
Vyn speaks with perfect timing, deliberately inducing Wilde to recall more memories.
At this moment, you see Luke and Marius glance at each other, both taking a step forward.
Wilde: I hid in the mountains for days, starving and cold. I thought I was going to die...
Wilde: My life was saved when a hiker found me in the snow.
Wilde: But back then, my brain was so frozen that I couldn't even remember who I was.
Wilde: And just like that, I was sent to the orphanage, where I drifted in and out of consciousness for a few days.
Wilde: Until... that day, when Nolan Zeng came to the orphanage and picked me... Oh, that was fate.
No matter how cautious a person is, there will always be a moment of nostalgia in their eyes when recalling the past.
Luke quietly takes another step. In the dark room, Wilde doesn't notice any movements.
One more step and they might be able to restrain Wilde!
You try to keep Wilde talking about his past.
You: So you were sent to the orphanage after getting amnesia, then you got chosen by Nolan Zeng and brought back to the villa?
You: And then, how did you remember?
Wilde: Hahaha, it was fate! Fate made me remember!
Wilde: I looked at his face and I remembered.
Wilde: It was him. He's the one who killed my sister...
Wilde: It was them. They caused my sister to suffer and die in pain. I will never let him go!
Wilde: Nolan Zeng, Elijah Yin, Sam Zhang... Dr. Lee, and Mr. Ji. They all deserved to die!!
Wilde: The heavens helped me exact my revenge! I did what I did for justice!
His story sounds completely crazy, but he seems to take pleasure and pride in it.
You: (Uh oh, he seems to be too worked up!)
(Debate)
Marius: For justice? What a grand statement.
Marius: How can it be "justice" when you hurt innocent people?
Wilde: Innocent? Who's innocent? Not a single one of them is innocent!
Luke: What about... "Mevis Zeng"? The "Mevis Zeng" we saw was an imposter, right?
Luke: He followed your orders, but you put him on a death list to carry out your plan.
Luke: How is that not hurting the innocent?
Wilde: So what?
Wilde: I paid that man's family enough money in exchange for his life. What's wrong with that?
Wilde: The ends justify the means... I learned it all from Nolan Zeng!
Wilde said such a statement so lightly, as if he was purchasing a box of fruits from a supermarket.
In his mind, everything in the world can be used as pawns to ensure the success of the plan.
We are what he calls witnesses, and "Mevis Zeng" was just another sacrificial pawn.
The pain of the past has turned into violence, unconsciously dragging Wilde into the abyss...
You: ...
While Wilde was talking about his past, Luke, Marius, and Artem had all taken advantageous positions.
After signaling to each other, Vyn speaks again.
Vyn: Enough is enough... Do not you find your reasons ridiculous?
Vyn: Your so-called revenge is just another atrocity wrapped in the guise of justice!
Vyn added a hint of mockery and taunting to his tone. His words were like sharp knives piercing Wilde.
Wilde: Enough, you don't understand anything!
Wilde: I have fulfilled my purpose. Their lives are in my hands... And you, you hypocrites...
Wilde: I don't need you to be my witnesses!
The man, successfully enraged, raises his hands in the air, signaling that he was about to kill the two unresponsive men.
A cold light flashes as a chill permeates across the gloomy room.
It's a knife! He's been holding a knife all this time!
You: He's got a knife.
Before you can finish, Luke chops Wilde on the wrist.
Everything happens almost instantaneously.
It was the moment that you have all been planning for a while.
Wilde: Ugh!!
The cold blade is knocked out of Wilde's hand as he cried out.
Artem steps forward and locks Wilde's other wrist to restrain his body.
Marius: Don't move.
Marius ties Wilde's hands with a tightwire.
Marius: Luke, the tightwire you gave me works like a charm.
Luke: Of course, I modified it myself. Ordinary people won't be able to break free.
Wilde: Let me go, let me go!
Wilde struggles with all his might, but it's impossible to break those restraints by himself.
In the end, Vyn stuffs a handkerchief in his mouth to prevent him from biting his tongue.
Everything... has finally come to an end.
You guys were able to subdue Wilde an hour ago.
Vyn inspects the unconscious Dr. Lee and Mr. Ji and confirms that they are not in danger.
You guys then tell the rest of the people in the villa to move them to the wing while Wilde is kept under strict control.
The truth seems to have come to light, but...
You find it hard to imagine the darkness that buried the truth...
You: ...
Marius: What's wrong, Miss? Still thinking about what happened?
You: No, I don't dare think about it...
Luke: It's all in the past now.
Artem: [Player], do you want me to take a break with you?
You: No need. Don't worry, everyone. I'm not over it yet, but I'll be fine.
Vyn: Do not repress your feelings. You can tell us anything.
You: Yeah, I'm fine, Dr. Richter.
You: I'm just worried about how we're going to get in touch with the outside world.
Your words divert their attention to the more pressing issue at hand.
Marius: Oh right, we don't know how he was able to cut off the signal in the entire villa.
Marius: For now, this nightmare won't truly be over until we find a way to restore communications.
Luke: Yeah... This is the only place we have yet to investigate in the villa.
Luke: Why don't we check out this secret room? Maybe we'll find something?
Vyn: That is one way to do it.
Artem: There's no time to lose. Let's look around!
Summary
Character(s)
Debate Details
- Enemy Name: Wilde
- Turn Limit: 15 turns
Wave 1
Logic
Intuition
Empathy
Wave 2
Logic
Empathy
Intuition
Wave 3
Logic
Player Counterarguments
These phrases are triggered when a player uses a card. The phrase depends on the attribute of the card selected.
No one can decide what's evil except law.
Your suffering is not an excuse for your evil deeds!
If your sister knew what you did, it would hurt her deeply!
You can change. It is not too late.
What you have done is no different from them. You are turning yourself into them.
What you are seeking is far from true justice!
The guilty and innocent should be determined by the courts, not you!
