[Vote] Boastful Words, Stolen Goods - Detective Game (2-week edition)

💡 Attention - A Reminder of Extended Event Duration💡

Due to the upcoming public holiday, the duration of the current volume of the detective game will be extended to two weeks.

The new submission deadline is February 7, 2025 (Friday after next).

To make up for the extended duration, rewards will be doubled! Participants in the voting will receive 2x vote points, and those who submit answers with a thoughtful deduction process will earn 2x bonus points as well.

The extension only applies to this single event, and after this we'll back to our normal weekly routine :>

Thank you for your understanding and support. Wishing you all a prosperous and joyful start to the New Year of 2025!

👇Let's then dive into the game, shall we 👇

🎒 Oh really? You've got something to boast? Don't cry when you find it missing 🎒

📕Story Background

The new semester had just begun, and the students were eager to reconnect after the break. They gathered outside the classroom, chatting animatedly. The topic of conversation quickly turned to their vacation purchases.

“I bought the latest cell phone,” boasted Jones. “There are only 30 of them in the entire country!”

“That’s nothing,” John retorted smugly. “My fancy multi-function watch is the last one of its kind!”

Mary joined in, flashing her necklace. “You both are bragging about gadgets that’ll become outdated soon. But my 999 pure gold necklace? It’s timeless and the most valuable talisman anyone could have!”

Nearby, Richard, a classmate preparing to transfer to another school, listened enviously. At the same time, Tom, an elderly man on crutches who liked to stroll around the school, passed by with his young granddaughter, Julie. They couldn’t help but overhear the conversation.

The bell rang, cutting the boasting short, and the students hurried into the classroom. Once seated, the teacher, Catherine, took attendance and confirmed everyone was present. With roll call done, the chatter resumed, with Jones, John, and Mary proudly flaunting their prized possessions.

(Names of five suspects were underlined)

When it was time for gym class, Catherine led the students to the playground. Many left their book bags in the classroom, some containing valuables. Midway to the playground, Catherine suddenly realized she’d forgotten her keys in the classroom. She rushed back to retrieve them.

Moments later, Catherine returned in a panic. “I just saw someone swiftly jumped over the fence near the classroom!” she exclaimed. “I tried to chase them, but they got away very fast. The classroom looked disturbed, so we need to go back and check. Hurry!!!”

The students hurried back to find a chaotic scene: book bags from the first to the sixth rows were scattered on the floor. Upon checking, they discovered that most valuables from those rows were untouched, except for two items. Jones’ high-end cell phone and John’s rare multi-function watch were missing.

Mary sighed in relief. “Good thing I sit in the first seat of the seventh row! The thief must not have had time to reach my seat, or my gold necklace could’ve been next!”

Who do you think the thief is? Analyze the details and clues to uncover the culprit behind this classroom caper!

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

🔍Known Clues

1. The suspects are locked in among five people: Student Mary, elderly man Tom, teacher Catherine, student Richard, and young granddaughter Julie.
2. The thief came for the three valuable goods they boasted.
3. The schoolbags from the first row to the sixth row all fell on the floor.

🕵️‍Questions and Discussions for YOU

1. WHO is the culprit? HOW can you tell? WHAT were the crucial clues to determine?
2. Is there a vacation in your life that still stands out to you? Share with us what happened to you on that vacation! What's your next travel destination? Share it with us! (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. 💰

(For this special 2-week game, the rewards will be double accordingly)

📅Submission Deadline

February 7, 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 (Student Apartment: A Night of Deception) -------

The murderer is Bill.

Glenn heard a noise at the back door, proving that Sonny did return home before the murder and tripped over the cord. Thus, the yanked cord would again prove that Sonny was telling the truth. However, since Sonny fell and yanked the cord, the place where Bill working on his car, should have been suddenly plunged into darkness, but Bill didn't mention to Henry that his lights suddenly went out, and that's because at that moment he was creeping up the stairs and killing Harry, and the lights went out without him even realizing it.

Link to the post: [Vote] Student Apartment: A Night of Deception - 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)