It was 3:00 PM, when they arrived in the tunnels. Officers who had been closer had arrived before them, but all they had done was secure the scene. Inside the alcove, just as He Xiao Yi had predicted, they found charred mannequins dressed in ragged clothes.
Linlin tapped one. "They are fake bodies indeed."
"Fire is his real objective." Liwu said slowly. She looked around, eyes searching the bamboo sticks that were resting against the walls. They had been positioned strategically.
With gloved hands, she examined the bamboo, and accidentally triggered another misfortune when she tripped over the foot of a mannequin.
[+100 points: sudden trip and fall. Would you like to use the points to detect a clue?]
"Yes."
