Going Back Infinitely

Open discussion question (no points, extra rewards for high-quality messages) Topic 1: The wound stabbed in Inagaki Noriko's abdomen was not deep, but it was stabbed (forensic medical records). Why didn't the murderer just stab her to death instead of shooting her first? Do you think this has something to do with her background (working as a bartender, having an affair with the store manager, receiving threatening letters)? Topic 2: The surveillance cameras were turned off a few days before the crime. Who do you think locked it up? Why? Topic 3: If you were also a "spectator", standing in that room, what detail would you notice first? High-quality comments will be awarded the title of "Eight Prince Eyewitness" and have the opportunity to be named in the author's comment in the next chapter. --- Easter egg puzzle in this chapter (hidden interaction) The case file mentioned: "There is about 5.26 Million yen in cash in the safe, which has not been taken away." But in Japan in 1995, 5.26 Million yen was a huge sum of money. What do you think is the most incredible thing about the murderer not taking the money? · Tip: There is no time limit after the murderer committed the crime (he stayed at the scene for enough time), and the vault has been pried open. Reward: The reader who answers the most reasonable guess will be awarded the title of "Money Ignorant" after the end of Case 2, and will receive an advance clue to the next case.

Open discussion question (no points, extra rewards for high-quality messages) Topic 1: Inagaki Noriko was promoted to night shift manager after one month of working and knew the password to the vault. Do you think she relied on her ability, connections, or was she being used? Topic 2: If the hair ball had not pushed the fibers and cloth to the police, would these physical evidences have been discovered? Why? Topic 3: Maeda Hiromi was bribed to be a mole ("Stay after the store is closed, the money will arrive"), but she was also killed. Do you think she knew she would be silenced? High-quality comments will be awarded the title of "Live Re-enactor" and have the opportunity to be named in the next chapter's author's talk. --- Easter egg puzzle in this chapter (hidden interaction) The forensics department found a mobile phone among the belongings of Noriko Inagaki. What key clues do you think are most likely to be left on the phone? · Tip: Inagaki had contact with a man who was "rich and drove a nice car"; had an affair with the store manager; had received threatening letters during his lifetime. Reward: The person who guesses correctly (or the one who comes closest) will be awarded the title of "Call Record Cracker" after the end of Case 2, and will receive an additional 1 point.

Open discussion question (no points, extra rewards for high-quality messages) Topic 1: Furball dragged the bloody cloth from the sewer to the back door of the supermarket alone, without anyone's help in the process. Why do you think it does this? What does it want to convey to whom? Topic 2: The police concluded the case as "internal conspirator + robbery and murder", but Shen Shi knew that the truth was much more than that. If you were the leader of the task force, which overlooked clues would you reinvestigate? Topic 3: "Kanto Products, Tanaka" and the unlicensed white van were not traced in this chapter. Do you think these clues will come up again in subsequent cases? Why? High-quality comments will be awarded the title of "Hachioji's last wish" and have the opportunity to be named in the author's story of the next case. --- Easter egg puzzle in this chapter (hidden interaction) The unlicensed white van that Maoqiu found in the open space had a circular dent on the right side of the rear bumper. Shen Shi felt that the depression was "at the same position as the depression in the van in the Dushanzi case, on the right side and in the same circle." Is this a coincidence or the same car? · Tip: The Dushanzi case occurred in October 1996 (Case 1), and the Hachioji case occurred in July 1995 (Case 2). The chronological order is that the Hachioji case comes first, followed by the Dushanzi case. If the two cases are related, it means that criminal gangs commit crimes across regions and time. Reward: The reader who proposes the most reasonable explanation will be awarded the title of "Cross-Case Liaison" after the end of Case 2, and will receive an additional 2 points. --- Case 2 overall review interactive (long-term effective) Case 2 has been completed, what are your thoughts on the following issues? 1. Who do you think is the real murderer (or the mastermind behind this case)? Tanaka of "Kanto Products"? Store manager? Or the man in the black baseball cap? 2. Maeda Kanmei was only 16 years old. She became a mole because of money. Do you think she deserves sympathy? Why? 3. Shen Shi was unable to interact throughout Case 2 and could only watch. Do you prefer this "spectator" mode or the "role-playing" mode in Case 1? Why? Among all the comments, the top 3 with the highest number of likes will be awarded the title of "Best Readers of Case 2" and can participate in the "Special Murderer Guessing Channel" for the next case.

I don't want to write anymore, it's boring and there's no one around

Open discussion question (no points, extra rewards for high-quality messages) Topic 1: Do you think Wang Changrui's body will eventually be found? If so, under what circumstances will it be discovered? Topic 2: The fur ball put the fragments of the car key under the pile of cotton, and then rolled them around on the table. Do you think it's "playing", or is it doing some kind of "purification" ritual that we don't know about? Topic 3: Shen Shi wrote at the end of the report that "the truth will not disappear, it will just be suppressed." In what form might this sentence appear again in subsequent plots? (For example, physical evidence from other cases, lines of a certain character, etc.) High-quality comments will be awarded the title of "Truth Seeker" and have the opportunity to be named in the author's talk about the next case. --- Case 1 overall review easter egg (hidden interaction) Case 1 has been completed, what are your thoughts on the following issues? 1. Who do you think the "boss behind the scenes" is most likely to be? (Open your imagination) · Tip: Liu Jian dare not tell, can coordinate false evidence, influence prisons, and has the resources of a car repair shop. 2. If you could give Shen Shi a "plug-in" ability (other than hair ball), what would you give him? Why? 3. What is your favorite scene in Case 1? (Confrontation at the sand and gravel factory? Stitches in the hospital? Visiting prisoner Liu Jian? Key memory flashback?) Among all the comments, the top 3 with the highest number of likes will be awarded the title of "Best Readers of Case 1" and can participate in the "Special Channel for Murderer Guessing" in the next case.