The Crimson Shade
Puzzle
The artisanal boutique 'Vermilion' is famous for a red lipstick that never fades, allegedly made by crushing rare, unblemished rosebuds imported from the East. Customers rave about the color's vitality, joking that it looks 'alive.' I was hired to replace the rotting floorboards in their basement workshop, and I found it unsettling that for a shop dealing in flowers, the soil beneath the foundation smells intensely of copper and is packed with white chips instead of roots.
Detective Hints
- Q1: What is the true source of the 'copper' smell in the soil?
- Q2: What are the 'white chips' mixed into the earth?
- Q3: What is the secret ingredient of the 'Vermilion' lipstick?
Key Characters
The Man in Overalls
R
Narrator / Witness
"The smell... it's stuck in my nose. Like sucking on a pen..."
The Boutique Owner
SSR
Antagonist / Killer
"Beauty is pain, my dear. But for my customers? It is simp..."
The Pale Girl
SR
Victim / Clue
"It's cold down here... deeper than the roots go. Have you..."
The Loyal Customer
N
Bystander
"Isn't it divine? It stays on all day! Even when I eat, ev..."
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6 evidence slots
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