[Vote] One Stop Too Many - Detective Game

🚢 Alright our stout chef, you know you've exposed yourself by the routine 🚢

📕Story Background

Interpol was hot on the trail of the infamous thief Harry. One day, intelligence reported that Harry was driving toward the harbor, allegedly to meet a contact aboard the ship Eastern Enigma. Inspector Gall ordered a full surveillance operation targeting the ship and the surrounding docks.

After several days of observation, Gall gathered the following intelligence:

• The ship had 1 owner, 5 sailors, and 1 chef on board.
• Every morning at 9:00 a.m., the shipowner Galen would walk the deck for fresh air before returning below.
• At 10:00 a.m., a short, stout chef exited the ship and followed the same bicycle route every day:
•   A bakery - A spice wholesaler - A butcher shop - A restaurant - A newsstand

At each stop, he made short visits.

Meanwhile, the five sailors worked aboard the ship in the mornings, went into town in the afternoons, and returned drunk by evening—singing nonsense songs as they stumbled aboard, a routine that never changed.

After careful consideration, Inspector Gall arrested the ship’s chef. Under questioning, the chef eventually confessed: he had been meeting with Harry every day in one of the stores.

Where and which shop did the chef and Harry meet everyday? How did Inspector Gall figure it out?

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

🔍Known Clues

1. The chef’s daily route included five stops, but all for a small crew of just seven people.
2. The pattern of visits remained consistent, and seemed too consistent for actual shopping needs.

🕵️‍Questions and Discussions for YOU

1. WHERE and WHICH shop did the chef and Harry meet everyday? HOW did Inspector Gall figure it out?
2. Have you ever imagined what the life of a sailor is like? Are you interested in this type of job and do you think it's a good one? Please share your views. (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

June 27, 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 (The Vanishing Step) -------

Correct Answer: He stood on a block of thing that vanished afterwards

The man used dry ice as his stepping stool. He placed a block of dry ice inside the cardboard box, which was solid enough to support his weight. After tying the noose, he stood on the ice and hanged himself. Over time, the dry ice sublimated directly into carbon dioxide gas, leaving no water behind and no trace of the platform. The fan helped ventilate the gas, preventing build-up.

This clever setup created the illusion of a murder—deceiving even the police. But the absence of water under the box gave away the truth: it was dry ice, not murder.

Link to the post: https://forum.gtarcade.com/topic/240509

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

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