[Vote] The Masked Diviner - Detective Game

🧙‍ Soothsayer, the diviner, have you ever prophesied your own fate 🧙‍

📕Story Background

The Masked Diviner, a mysterious figure who rose to fame through the TV show Your Past and Future, was found murdered one fateful night. The cause of death was poison—someone had laced the coffee he was drinking. True to his enigmatic persona, the soothsayer was sipping his coffee while wearing his signature mask when he met his untimely end. The gold chest at the crime scene had been ransacked.

Little is known about the Masked Diviner’s private life. His face, his history, and even his true identity remain shrouded in mystery.

The investigation quickly identified three suspects, each with a potential motive:

Yoko，The soothsayer’s concubine. Yoko knew he was having an affair with another woman and was reportedly furious about his nightly escapades. Her jealousy and anger made her a prime suspect.

Ryuichi，The soothsayer’s younger brother. Ryuichi was resentful that his brother had borrowed a significant amount of money and failed to repay it.

Yamamura，A visitor to the fortune-telling center on the day of the murder. Though his connection to the soothsayer was unclear, his presence raised questions about his potential involvement.

None of the suspects had an alibi during the estimated time of death, leaving the crime shrouded in uncertainty. Each had motive, opportunity, and a lack of witnesses to corroborate their whereabouts.

Who do you think poisoned the Masked Diviner? Analyze the clues and uncover the truth behind this mysterious murder.

(This story is absolutely fictional. Any inconsistencies with common sense work for the plot)

🔍Known Clues

1. The murderer was in the middle of three suspects.
2. The soothsayer was poisoned while having coffee with the visitor, with his mask on.

🕵️‍Questions and Discussions for YOU

1. WHO is the murderer? HOW can you tell?
2. The year 2025 is approaching, what impressed you most in the past year? What are your plans for 2025 in terms of life, studies, work, etc.? (Open-ended)

🎉Participation Rewards

The FIRST user to successfully deduce the identity of the "culprit" and their motive in the comment, will receive a reward of 2,000 GT points! Other participants will earn 200-500 GT points based on the completeness of their submissions. 💰

📅Submission Deadline

January 3, 2025

Reminder: This is the submission deadline if you want to claim the reward with your vote, but after this date the vote will still remain open for a period of time, so please feel free to participate at any time if you want to test your skills, detectives!

----- Previous answer (Leave On a Christmas Morning) -------

The murderer is A Mr. McCann.

Mr. Townsend was strangled to death, Charlie the painter did not have the props to do the crime can be the first to rule out, and Mrs. Carden, although she had wool on her hands but was too old and frail to be capable of strangling an adult male. The murderer was Mr. McCann, and the prop was the leash he had on his dog.

Link to the post: [Vote] Leave On a Christmas Morning - Detective Game – Gtarcade Discussion Forum Official Forum

We will be rewarding 200 GT points to all players who voted correctly, and additional points to some outstanding responses.

Congratulations and enjoy your juicy GT points reward!!!

🎁 Additional Reward Rule

We greatly appreciate everyone's willingness and time to participate in our new community discussion event, the Detective Game.

While there is only one "correct" answer we've prepared, we will reward anyone who comes up with a genuine deduction process and actively engages in this event with a random amount of EXTRA GT Points based on the quality of their answer.

We will carefully review and select the best comments, so don't worry detectives, join in and earn your points!

Note: We have now reclassified the Detective Game back under the Votes category to enhance event navigation and streamline the reward claim process using the VOTE function. (Please note that this change is not permanent and may be subject to future adjustments)