The Killer in the Rice/Transcript

Yunnan Province, China...

Carmen Martinez: , I still can't believe Warren Goodfellow was working for SOMBRA all along!

Carmen: How does SOMBRA do it, ? How come we never see them coming until the very end?

Chief Ripley: The details of Warren Goodfellow's involvement with SOMBRA remain sketchy. But the letter  found has led us here to Yunnan.

Carmen: That's another thing I don't understand, Chief! Yunnan is a remote agricultural province of China. What could SOMBRA possibly want here?

Chief Ripley: That's what we need to find out! All we know is that Warren met his contact, the so-called Head Hunter here.

Chief Ripley: Make no mistake, : SOMBRA's already a step ahead of us, again! Smoking them out of their Chinese hideout is our first task!

Chief Ripley: I'm sending you on a reconnaissance mission! Start with the rice fields. I'm counting on you to come back with fresh leads,  !

Chapter 1
Investigate Rice Field.

Carmen Martinez: , that boy's dead! Someone's slashed his throat!

Carmen: I know we're here because of SOMBRA, so finding a dead body doesn't surprise me... but a dead teenager? Is SOMBRA killing rice farmers now?

Carmen: Or is this murder just a local tragedy that will throw us off SOMBRA's trail again? I don't know what to think, !

Carmen: You're right, let's get back to basics. Any good clues at the crime scene?

Carmen: That rice farmer's basket won't take long to search through! And if we're lucky, those torn pieces are something that belonged to the victim.

Carmen: That postcard must've been the victim's, it was right next to the body. But it looks old, the writing's almost faded.

Carmen: Hey, well spotted! The postcard's addressed to one Guo Han! At least now we know our victim's name! Let's recover the writing, it'll tell us more about him!

Examine Faded Postcard.

Carmen: , the text on the victim's postcard says: "Be a good boy. We'll never forget you. Mom and Dad."

Carmen: I agree, , this message sounds like a farewell... You think that's why the boy kept the card?

Carmen: You're right: since you also revealed the address on the postcard, we can go to the victim's house. Let's go!

Investigate Victim's House.

Carmen: So, according to the address on the victim's postcard, this is where he lived.

Carmen: I hope we won't be mistaken for burglars, . Quick, what did you find?

Carmen: An intricately carved wooden box? You're right, it's just the place to hide a secret. But you'll have to work out how to open it first!

Carmen: And that framed picture is a great find! That boy looks like our victim, only younger.

Carmen: There's a woman with the victim in the picture, too! You're right, we should run her face in the database!

Examine Puzzle Box.

Carmen: , I didn't know you were so skilled at Chinese puzzle boxes! What did you find in it, a bracelet?

Carmen: You're right, there's the victim's name on it!

Carmen: And there's another word written on the bracelet, too: "Mei." Hmm, that could be anything, a person, a place, an organization...

Carmen: You're right, Elliot will know where to look for an answer. Let's give the bracelet to him!

Examine Old Picture.

Carmen: , the database turned up a hit for the woman in the picture you found in the victim's house. It's the victim's aunt!

Carmen: We don't know anything about the victim's family yet. I agree, we should talk to Aunty Hua!

Ask Aunty Hua about the victim's family.

Hua: Dead, you say? My poor boy!

Hua: As if this family hadn't suffered enough already!

Carmen: We're very sorry to bring bad news... but we need you to tell us about Han's life. Where are his parents?

Hua:  , Han's parents moved to Beijing when Han was only a baby. Many adults move away, as there is no work here in the village.

Hua: They left the baby with me, and I've raised him the best I could. Poor boy, all he had from his parents is an old postcard.

Hua: Han was such a good boy,  <Name>, I don't know who'd have wanted to hurt him!

Hua: At least his parents will never know they lost their child, <Rank> <Name>! But my heart is broken!

(After talking to Aunty Hua)

Carmen: <Name>, Han's childhood is sadly common in rural China. Many adults leave to find work in cities... Can you imagine how these children grow up, without parents?

Carmen: I agree, <Name>, if life was hard before, at least kids didn't die murdered in a rice field. We must find out what's going on!

Examine Farmer's Basket.

Carmen: I wonder how that walking stick ended up in that basket, <Name>! Do you think it had something to do with the mur-

(Sen approaches the agents from behind.)

Sen: Hey, are you talking about my cane? Give it back!

Carmen: Eeeek! What the... Who are you?!

Sen: My name is Sen. The villagers call me Blind Sen. I live in the woods. I want my cane back!

Carmen: Well Mr Sen, considering your cane was at our crime scene, <Rank> <Name> will need to have a word with you.

Ask Blind Sen how his cane ended up on the crime scene.

Carmen: So your name is Mr Sen, and you live around here. What were you doing in the rice fields?

Sen: I was looking for my cane, <Rank> <Name>!

Sen: Thank you! I knew my cane would be here. I'm blind, but I have a sixth sense for these things.

Carmen: A sixth sense? Mr Sen, we're investigating the death of a local boy. Did you know Guo Han?

Sen: Guo Han! Something macabre happened to him! The shadows took him!

Carmen: That's one way to put it. Guo Han was murdered. I take it you didn't see... I mean, you didn't notice anything suspicious around the rice fields, Mr Sen?

Sen: The shadows! The shadows will descend upon the village, <Rank> <Name>! Only you can stop it!

Carmen: <Name>, I think we're done here. Be careful on your way home, Mr Sen.

Examine Torn Pieces.

Carmen: <Name>, those torn pieces you found near the victim were the shreds of a bamboo hat!

Carmen: Rice farmers wear hats like this, <Name>. Which means it could be our victim's! We'd better send it to Lars!