🔍 Ghostly Tales
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Quest Ghostly Tales
Crime scene Bianjing Deceased's Room, Hangzhou Outside the Shi Estate, Bianjing Jia Sheng's Room
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A middle-aged merchant died in his own home, but there are rumors that he was killed by a vengeful ghost Go and see what happened.
✅ Answers
Each question has several slots with 2 statements each. The correct one is in bold and the decoy is struck through below it. Card positions can change in game, so match by the text, not the position.
Q1 Organize the sequence of events
- Slot 1After marrying his first wife, Shi Deyuan had no children and adopted Shi JunjieAfter Shi Deyuan's marriage, his first wife gave birth to a son named Shi Junjie
- Slot 2Shi Deyuan kept a mistress outside for nearly twenty yearsShi Deyuan took nearly twenty concubines in his estate
- Slot 3Shi Junjie went overseas for businessShi Junjie died in a foreign land while trading
- Slot 4Shi Deyuan's first wife was murderedShi Deyuan's first wife passed away from a sudden illness
- Slot 5Jia Xuan successfully gave birth to a son after marrying into the Shi EstateAfter Jia Xuan successfully gave birth to a son, she married into the Shi Estate
- Slot 6Shi Deyuan was poisoned to deathShi Deyuan passed away from a sudden illness
🧾 Evidence 7
Scar on the NeckThere are marks on Jia Xuan's neck from being strangled, and she had applied ointment for treating bruises afterward.
Found at Bianjing Deceased's Room, Hangzhou Outside the Shi Estate ⚠️
PrescriptionA prescription issued by the medical hall detailing the dosage of various herbs for Shi Deyuan's rheumatism.
Found at Bianjing Deceased's Room, Hangzhou Outside the Shi Estate ⚠️
Lady's AttireA carefully crafted piece of women's clothing, though a bit worn, carelessly rolled up and stuffed into the cabinet.
Found at Bianjing Jia Sheng's Room, Hangzhou Outside the Shi Estate ⚠️
OintmentAn ointment for treating bruises and injuries, placed in a hard-to-find location.
Found at Bianjing Jia Sheng's Room, Hangzhou Outside the Shi Estate ⚠️
Footprints on the WindowsillNumerous old footprints of a woman are left on the windowsill of Jia Sheng's room.
Found at Bianjing Jia Sheng's Room, Hangzhou Outside the Shi Estate ⚠️
Red and White RemainsBoth the basin and towel in Jia Sheng's room bear traces of red and white paint.
Found at Bianjing Jia Sheng's Room, Hangzhou Outside the Shi Estate ⚠️
FirestoneFlammable material that emits a blue-green cold light when ignited.
Found at Bianjing Jia Sheng's Room, Hangzhou Outside the Shi Estate ⚠️
🗣️ Testimonies 21
Bold words are the clues the game highlights.
The deceased's face was twisted and limbs contorted, possibly due to a sudden illness or poisoning.
Shi Deyuan's ex-wife passed away in this room a year ago, and yesterday was the anniversary of her death.
Deeply in love with his first wife, Shi Deyuan had no desire to remarry after her passing. However, Jia Xuan's striking resemblance to his late wife made him reconsider.
Last night, Shi Deyuan suddenly became possessed and attempted to strangle Jia Xuan.
Jia Xuan and her brother Jia Sheng have been close since childhood. After Jia Xuan married into the Shi Estate, Jia Sheng also moved in and took on the role of steward.
Jia Sheng hid alone outside the deceased's room and witnessed the terrifying sight of Shi Deyuan convulsing before his death. Later, Jia Xuan arrived with the household servants.
Shi Deyuan always traveled to the dry and rainless north for business.
The family servant, Ah-Zheng, witnessed the true form of the female ghost last night, whose figure and appearance matched the deceased's late wife, eerie and terrifying.
The female ghost vanished soon after discovering Ah-Zheng. Shortly after, Jia Xuan came running to call the servants for help, and upon arrival, they found the deceased had already passed away.
The posture of Shi Deyuan's body is very similar to that of his first wife's body a year ago, both twisted and grim.
Shi Deyuan and his late wife had no biological children, only an adopted son.
The relationship between Jia Xuan and Jia Sheng seems closer than that of ordinary siblings, which appears somewhat improper by the standards of propriety.
Yesterday was the anniversary of the old lady's death, yet Shi Deyuan showed no signs of mourning.
Jia Sheng particularly likes Jia Xuan's child. Although they met for the first time last night, he still accompanied them for at least 4 hours.
As a business partner traveling with Shi Deyuan, Gu Shenxing has never seen any signs of the latter suffering from rheumatism.
Due to the fact that they were not blood-related, Shi Deyuan showed a great deal of coldness toward his adopted son, Shi Junjie.
In the past twenty years, Shi Deyuan has privately kept many concubines across various places, solely to have his own offspring. Jia Xuan was one of them.
Jia Xuan, having become pregnant and with the death of Shi Deyuan's first wife, was naturally wed into the Shi Estate and delivered a child two months ago.
A year ago, Zhou Yun prescribed a rheumatism ointment for Shi Deyuan when he came for a consultation. Since then, Shi Deyuan has not visited the clinic again.
The Prescription given to Shi Deyuan contained the herb Strychnine. This herb is highly toxic. Ingestion by mistake causes headaches, convulsions, spasms, and ultimately death by suffocation.
The women's clothing found in Jia Sheng's room was exactly the set most frequently worn by Shi Deyuan's late wife.
👥 People involved
- Shen KuhongHead Constable
- Jia XuanWife of the Deceased
- Jia ShengJia Xuan's Brother(Same spot and same look as Wei Sheng)
- Ah-ZhengYoung Male Servant
- Ah-MeiMiddle-aged Maid
- Gu ShenxingFriend of the Deceased
- Zhou YunClinic Pharmacist
- Wei Sheng(Same spot and same look as Jia Sheng)
🎁 Reward
Meteoric Iron
Ornate Jade (Bound)
Windstorm Token💡 The game also gives Banknote. The amount depends on your level, so it is not listed.