Old Foreman's Treasure

Confront the tailor and find the thief

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You've made a clear deduction, and now it's time to prove it. Follow Hook, and don't let the criminal run away.
You're not sure if the tailor is the thief, but one cannot waver in the search for the truth.

Great Mine

(Talk to the Tailor)

Hook: Hook figured it out, you're the one who stole daddy's detector!

Tailor: Wrong.

Hook: Wrong? Why? Explain yourself!

Tailor: Brains.

Tailor: Use your brains.

Hook: She's pretty stubborn about denying it... Should we think it over again?

Suppose the tailor is lying...

Hook: If she's lying, then that makes her the thief! But then, what the cook and merchant said would contradict each other...

Hook: (Trailblazer), what actually happened here!?

...The culprit might be somebody else.

I had it wrong...

Hook: What! Can I even count on you?

Hook: Forget it, let's keep looking for the culprit!

(Immediately after conversation with the Tailor)

Hook: Let's go look around where daddy kept the detector. Maybe we can find some clues there.

Confront the merchant and find the thief

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You've made a clear deduction, and now it's time to prove it. Follow Hook, and don't let the criminal run away.
You're not sure if the merchant is the thief, but one cannot waver in the search for the truth.

Great Mine

(Talk to the Merchant)

Hook: Hook figured it out, you're the one who stole daddy's detector!

Merchant: You gotta be kidding me... You thought about it for that long, and came up with this conclusion?

Hook: Ah? You mean... we got it wrong?

Merchant: I gave you the answer, and you still couldn't crack the case, detective? Why don't you just go home!

You don't have to be so mean.

Merchant: I already told you, it was the cook! Even if you asked me a hundred times, my answer would still be the cook!

You're just trying to trick us.

Merchant: Huh!? Is it that hard for you to admit you were wrong? Have you ever heard of something called "logic"?

Hook: Just you wait. I'll find evidence, and then you'll be begging me for mercy!

Merchant: Fine, go ahead and look!

Is it really not you?

Merchant: Of course it's not me!

Hook: Hey, you're not questioning yourself, are you? Let's look for evidence and let him beg me for mercy!

Merchant: Pff, right. I'd beg you for mercy. Go ahead, you'll understand once you find the truth.

I was wrong, my apologies.

Merchant: I wouldn't lie to you, it was the cook. The cook did it, the cook!

Hook: Hmm... Let's go look around and see if there are any more clues.

(Immediately after conversation with the Merchant)

Hook: Let's go look around where daddy kept the detector. Maybe we can find some clues there.

Confront the helper and find the thief

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You've made a clear deduction, and now it's time to prove it. Follow Hook, and don't let the criminal run away.
You're not sure if the helper is the thief, but one cannot waver in the search for the truth.

Great Mine

(Talk to the Helper)

Hook: Hook figured it out, you're the one who stole daddy's detector!

Helper: Wha— What? You have the wrong person. I didn't steal anything! Waaaah... I knew you'd suspect me. I shouldn't have returned to the shelter at that time. if only I hadn't returned to the shelter...

If you want to cry, go cry to Wildfire.

Helper: I really didn't do it, I don't know anything!

Helper: You... you just think I‘m a pushover. That's why you're treating me like this! Wah...

What did you take from the tent?

Helper: T—Tent? I've never even been close to Mr. Fersman's tent...

This isn't personal, it's just deductive reasoning.

Helper: W—Well... you deduced wrong! What kind of reasoning are you even using!?

Helper: I beg you, I never even stole pocket money from my parents as a kid. Don't wrong an innocent person...

Hook: Hmm... Maybe he really isn't the thief. Hook doesn't think he's lying...

Are you questioning my reasoning?

My deduction might be a little flawed...

Hook: Just think about it! Swetta said that only the real thief would lie to us.

Hook: If the thief really is the helper, then what he and the merchant said would both be wrong!

My mistake...

Why haven't I noticed you being this smart before?

Hook: Hmph! Adults are all so unreliable! Let's go look for more clues.

(Immediately after conversation with the Helper)

Hook: Let's go look around where daddy kept the detector. Maybe we can find some clues there.

Investigate the scene where the vein detector went missing

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Although it doesn't go well, there are still clues related to the culprit at the scene. You're certain to find something if you look around.
There are many ways to find the truth... but for you, taking the long way is a shortcut.

Great Mine

(Optional: Investigate shelves)

The pickaxe used by Fersman. He's supposed to be retired, but to make a living, Fersaman would still work in the mines with the vagrants.

(Investigate tent)

This is the tent that Fersman temporarily borrowed in the shelter. It looks like it has been rummaged and a packaging label has fallen on the ground.

Hook: This is the label from a supply box... I know where those boxes are!

Hook: That way, let's go take a look!

Find the packages using the information on the label

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The clumsy culprit left the packaging label when they stole the vein detector. Hook knows where these packages are.
You feel that you're getting closer to the culprit... You would have gone to the scene of the crime in the beginning had you known about this.

Great Mine

(Investigate wooden supply crate on the left, next to the open dumpster)

An empty supply crate from the shelter. Judging by its label, it was used to store emergency tents.

(Investigate wooden supply crate on the right, parallel to the aforementioned crates)

The supply crate from the shelter. transported here after a long journey. Barely recognizable, some text is printed on the box: Rivet Town.

(Investigate wooden supply crate on the right, near the stacked building materials)

A supply crate from the shelter. It's wet, as if it has been salvaged from the underground river. Judging by its label, it was used to store emergency food.

(Investigate wooden supply crate on the left, near the red trash can)

Hook: The label must've been on this box! Wait a minute... What's that smell?

Hook: *sniff* It smells like condiments! Mmm, this smells like salt-grilled olm...

What does this have to do with the culprit?

Hook: Not too many people smell like this...

I'm hungry.

Hook: There won't be any eating until we find the culprit!

Hook: I think the thief took daddy's treasure... and I think that this damaged probe is from the detector!

Hook: Has daddy's treasure been sold already?

Hook: Where could the thief have gone? Hmm... think, Hook, think...

Probably trying to sell off the spoils.

They probably haven't left the Great Mine yet.

Perhaps they are off punishing themselves for their crime...

Hook: Oh yeah! I saw Mr. Sampo on the way to the mine when I came here... Could he be involved in this?

It definitely has something to do with him!

Mentioning that name sooner would've saved us a lot of time.

I'm sure Sampo is innocent!

...Heh, who could ever say that confidently.

Hook: Follow Hook, Mr. Sampo should be that way!

Step Description

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You've made a clear deduction, and now it's time to prove it. Follow Hook, and don't let the criminal run away.
You're not sure if your deduction is correct, but one cannot waver in the search for the truth.

Great Mine