The Emperor's Jade Cricket Box has been stolen!

Solonoid · October 25, 2019, 04:52:03 PM

Crack the Case!

THE RULES

Your object is to uncover the truth behind the scenario below.

You may ask the Game Master any yes or no question, and I will reply with one of the following:
Yes
No
Yes and No
Irrelevant
I don't know

The game ends when a player can answer, in a single post, the following questions:
What happened?
Who did it?
How did they do it?
Why did they do it?

An investigation was conducted, and there are only two men in The Forbidden City who could have taken it; both work at the palace, both claimed innocence.

The Emperor turned to his Magician in this time of need, asking him to use his powers to find which is guilty. The Magician brought the Emperor and the servants to the outer walls of the palace.

"Cut a stalk of bamboo exactly forty inches tall, and plant them side by side here." he instructed them.

They servants obeyed, one man planted his stalk on the left, the other on the right.

"My Emperor, do you find the two stalks to be identical?"

The Emperor saw that the stalks were exactly the same length.

"In the morning, we shall return to here. The stalk planted by the innocent man will not change, but the stalk planted by the guilty man will grow an inch before sunrise."

The four returned at morning, and saw that the stalk on the right was exactly one inch taller than it's counterpart on the left.

What happened?

DAS B00T x2 · October 25, 2019, 06:27:08 PM

the guilty dude raised the other dude's stalk to try and frame him
I'll take my upboats now

Solonoid · October 25, 2019, 06:39:51 PM

Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on October 25, 2019, 06:27:08 PM

the guilty dude raised the other dude's stalk to try and frame him
I'll take my upboats now

no

Coomer · October 25, 2019, 07:08:55 PM

It was the Magician

big dog · October 26, 2019, 05:17:12 AM

did both stalks grow

Solonoid · October 26, 2019, 04:31:35 PM

Quote from: Ingy on October 25, 2019, 07:08:55 PM

It was the Magician

no

Coomer · October 26, 2019, 09:36:34 PM

The sun reached the bamboo on the right first giving it that inch of morning wood

🍁 Aria 🔮 · October 27, 2019, 08:00:58 AM

It was the palace panda, who ate an inch of the one on the left.

Solonoid · October 28, 2019, 12:38:32 AM

Quote from: Ingy on October 26, 2019, 09:36:34 PM

The sun reached the bamboo on the right first giving it that inch of morning wood

Quote from: Fedorekd on October 26, 2019, 05:17:12 AM

did both stalks grow

Quote from: Aria on October 27, 2019, 08:00:58 AM

It was the palace panda, who ate an inch of the one on the left.

No, none of these things happened.

guys, instead of trying to guess what happened, try asking me questions like what Fedorekd asked

Coomer · October 28, 2019, 12:42:09 AM

Why are you such a massive twat

Solonoid · October 28, 2019, 12:46:15 AM

Quote from: Ingy on October 28, 2019, 12:42:09 AM

Why are you such a massive twat

No it's gotta be yes or no

Solonoid · October 28, 2019, 12:47:58 AM

also because fuck you

Coomer · October 28, 2019, 10:09:54 PM

Actually I kinda want to solve this

Coomer · October 28, 2019, 10:10:28 PM

Does the magician have ulterior motives?

MarKhan · October 29, 2019, 01:11:53 AM

More important question: does the magician have a big dick?

Solonoid · October 30, 2019, 04:00:35 AM

Quote from: Ingy on October 28, 2019, 10:10:28 PM

Does the magician have ulterior motives?

No, the Magician is a loyal servant of the Emperor

Solonoid · October 30, 2019, 04:01:12 AM

Quote from: MarKhan on October 29, 2019, 01:11:53 AM

More important question: does the magician have a big dick?

duh he's a fuckin wizard

big dog · October 30, 2019, 05:34:15 AM

is the servant on the right actually the guilty one and the stalk grew just as the magician said and nothing nefarious actually happened overnight

Solonoid · October 31, 2019, 07:15:57 PM

Quote from: Fedorekd on October 30, 2019, 05:34:15 AM

is the servant on the right actually the guilty one and the stalk grew just as the magician said and nothing nefarious actually happened overnight

No, sorry I should've said in the OP, assume this scenario follows the rules of the real world

Coomer · October 31, 2019, 10:38:48 PM

Did one of the men actually take it?
Are they working together?
Do either of the men have enemies?

Solonoid · November 01, 2019, 12:53:10 AM

Quote from: Ingy on October 31, 2019, 10:38:48 PM

Did one of the men actually take it?
Are they working together?
Do either of the men have enemies?

yes, one of the two is the thief

no, they aren't working together and whether they have enemies is not relevant

Solonoid · November 01, 2019, 01:04:52 AM

Hint: one of the stalks is no longer forty inches

MarKhan · November 01, 2019, 01:26:16 AM

Quote from: Solonoid on October 30, 2019, 04:01:12 AM

Quote from: MarKhan on October 29, 2019, 01:11:53 AM
More important question: does the magician have a big dick?
duh he's a fuckin wizard

Are you a wizard too by any chance?

Coomer · November 01, 2019, 02:11:18 AM

Quote from: Solonoid on November 01, 2019, 01:04:52 AM

Hint: one of the stalks is no longer forty inches

What does this even mean? You already said one of them grew an inch

Is the man whose stalk grew actually guilty?
If not did the guilty guy mes with it?

Zonda · November 01, 2019, 02:23:35 AM

were any of the stalks altered by somebody overnight?

Solonoid · November 01, 2019, 03:50:07 PM

Quote from: Ingy on November 01, 2019, 02:11:18 AM

Quote from: Solonoid on November 01, 2019, 01:04:52 AM
Hint: one of the stalks is no longer forty inches

What does this even mean? You already said one of them grew an inch

Is the man whose stalk grew actually guilty?
If not did the guilty guy mes with it?

1. I never said that
2. See the above answer
3. No, the guilty man did not tamper with the innocent man's stalk

Solonoid · November 01, 2019, 03:50:26 PM

Quote from: put ur hands up 4 detroit on November 01, 2019, 02:23:35 AM

were any of the stalks altered by somebody overnight?

yes

Coomer · November 01, 2019, 04:30:32 PM

Quote

1. I never said that

Quote from: Solonoid on October 25, 2019, 04:52:03 PM

The four returned at morning, and saw that the stalk on the right was exactly one inch taller than it's counterpart on the left.

Quote

2. See the above answer

This doesn't answer the wuestion

big dog · November 01, 2019, 04:50:19 PM

Is the guilty man actually the one who planted the left stalk.

Zonda · November 01, 2019, 06:11:15 PM

Did the thief alter a stalk, or send somebody to alter it for them?