Murders on the Yangtze River: Chapter 3 Walkthrough

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The Haunted Furnace takes Shen and Afu to the Hanyang Iron Works, where a worker’s death has been written off as suicide. No other chapter has as many optional achievements, and most of them are tied to things you can walk straight past.

Chapter 3: The Haunted Furnace Walkthrough

Section 1: Peculiar Suicide

After entering the iron works, walk back to the riverside once for Dream of Industry. On the second floor, pull the molten steel outlet shutter lever five times for Outlet Shutter Inspector.

Crime scene on the second floor: examine the ladle, the missing railing left of the shutter, the white powder below it and the scorch marks right of the shutter.

  • Knowledge Crown Block: in the furnace charging area at the back, examine the large machine on the left.
  • Knowledge Slag (easy to miss): examine the slag pile next to Ladle No. 2 and the second floor scene, then examine Ladle No. 1.
  • Historical fact Bessemer Converter: ask Deputy Administrator Lee about “the ironworks operation”.

Meeting Wen Ko-hsin in the office unlocks Shine upon Arrival.

Section 2: The Cause of the Incident

  • Suicide note inquiry: press “The last words of Ting Tafeng, …” and present the Office desk.
  • “Point out the place that contradicts the signature”: ignore the text and point to the folds in the letter.
  • Metalcasters’ inquiry: press “I noticed the outlet shutter …” and present the Outlet shutter lever.
  • “Point out the reason why it was impossible …”: point to the basin in the center.
  • “By using this piece of evidence …”: present the Ladle.
  • “The reason why you would not be able to see …”: choose “There exists absolute blind spot” three times for Inner Voice, then answer Suspect moved with the ladle.
  • “I believe the suspect could have hidden here-“: point to the passageway on the far right.
  • “The disappearance of the railing …”: present the Grayish white powder.

Section 3: Secret of the Shrine

For The Shrine’s Secret, examine every part of the shrine. Front: candle, incense, statue and the carvings on top. Back: top shelf, the black mark on the middle shelf, the HNO bottle, the two bottles on the right and the chemicals on the bottom shelf.

  • In the backyard, look at Wen Ko-hsin’s photos and point to the blueprints on the wall.
  • Conversation with ???: present Supervisor Ho’s testimony.

Mixing the Luminol Reagent

At the laboratory table, add each reagent to the beaker in the numbered order. Making three mistakes on purpose first gives Chemistry Challenge.

  1. 0.2 g luminol: put the 0.2 weight on the right pan, then luminol on the left pan.
  2. 6 g NaOH: put the 5 g and 1 g weights on the right pan, then NaOH on the left pan.
  3. 90 mL H2O: fill the 120 mL tube, then pour it into the 30 mL tube.
  4. 40 mL H2O2: fill the 120 mL tube, then pour it into the 30 mL and 50 mL tubes.
  • Talking with Old Li, “He spent the whole night on the second floor …”: present the Crane hook.
  • Open the conveyor door after talking to Old Li and ride the elevator down and back up for The Elevator.
  • Back in the office, examine the map on the wall, then the board of name badges, both bloodstains on the floor, the maps, the shrine and the steel rail on the left shelf.

Section 4: Irremovable Traces

  • “Point out the hiding spot …”: point to the Iron heap.
  • “Considering this piece of evidence, I believe that Old Li …”: a guilty Old Li would not need to hide, so present the Discarded uniform.
  • “It appears that Shen has come to a conclusion…”: present Ho Hsu-heng.
  • “That would not be so difficult …”: present the Crane hook.

Debate

  • “This is a fallacy of inference”: This is misinterpretation.
  • “No evidence to prove that a murder actually occurred”: The bloodstains in the office.
  • “No proof that these traces were created last night”: Switched out blueprints.

Section 5: Glimmer in the Dark

  • “The murder weapon …”: present the Silver coins.
  • “This piece of evidence will explain …”: present the Office photo.
  • “Point out the murder weapon”: point to the bag of coins on the desk.
  • Reviewing the murderer’s plan: the reagent reacts to blood or rust. Press “Once this was accomplished, he hid …” (or “When Old Li went to check on the explosion …”) and present the Blood detecting reagent.

The case closes with The Haunted Furnace.

Endings in Chapter 3

  • #10 Unresolved End: run out of health on the blind spot question.
  • #11 Reputation Ruined: accuse the wrong person until your health runs out.
  • #12 Old Li Wrongly Accused: run out of health while proving Old Li’s innocence.
  • #13 Deceived by Slander: lose the debate.

Accusing Shen at “It appears that Shen has come to a conclusion” is part 3 of 8 for The Detective’s Sacrifice. The reagent steps are also in the puzzle solutions guide.

Next chapter: Chapter 4: Mystic Ship in the Mist. Back to the Murders on the Yangtze River walkthrough.