THE TELL
Arc 4: Self-Devouring Relay

Open Case File · S1-ARC4-FUMI

Venting Complete

Haeyang Port has a cargo handling yard where freight is unloaded and reloaded, and within it a fumigation zone where insects are killed with poison gas. In that zone, Bae Seung-won, assigned as a container-opening inspection witness to open containers and remove cargo during the night shift, was found collapsed inside an import cargo container and died after transport. Cause of death was acute poisoning from inhaling residual fumigation gas remaining inside the container. That morning he had said he would report the books of the labor placement office that had put him on site to the authorities, and that very night he was assigned to witness the opening of that particular container. The door already bore a placard reading "Venting Complete," indicating residual measurement had been finished; he flipped the placard with his hand to confirm it, then walked in of his own accord. The fumigation zone was operating normally at that hour. Interrogate the five people entangled in this death and determine whose hand hung that placard without verification.

Scene

operating Haeyang Port cargo handling yard fumigation and container-opening zone · early winter fog-shrouded night

5 suspects

  • Shim Yu-ranShim Yu-rancontainer inspection and transport record officerMid-30s. Few words, no gaps in records. Does not raise troublesome topics first, but when asked directly, states what she saw that day in order.
  • Yang Seon-haYang Seon-halabor office port division grievance and safety report officerEarly 40s. Low voice, short sentences. Answers questions about reception and response procedures starting with form names, but speech noticeably slows when asked for her own judgment.
  • Lee Tae-kyeongLee Tae-kyeongcargo handling yard forklift and cargo handling driverMid-40s. Loud voice, fast speech. At the part about people constantly decreasing so he goes between two storage buildings alone at night, the resentment he'd been suppressing bursts out as is, and he says several times at this rate the entire night shift will disappear. Clearly separates cargo his forklift touched from cargo it didn't.
  • Moon Sang-junMoon Sang-junfumigation zone opening crewLate 30s. Short speech, doesn't hold eye contact long. Answers questions about sequence and time clearly, but when job talk brushes by, speech ends blur. Only the statement that he followed the sequence he was assigned in order is repeated clearly.
  • An Du-hyeongAn Du-hyeongfumigation and quarantine contractor directorMid-50s. Strong intonation, fast answers. Cuts first with 'that's not our responsibility' before hearing questions to the end, and repeatedly draws where his company's construction scope extends.

Exhibits

  • Labor Office Assignment and Work Ledger Inspection Copy

    An inspection copy of the ledger organizing work days and wage payment details for personnel assigned by that labor placement office to various sites. Bae Seung-won's name also has work days and receipt signatures filled in without gaps, and on the surface no defect is visible in the documents.

  • Opening Placard Ledger and Residual Measuring Device Record

    In that container storage area's opening placard ledger, one "Venting Complete" placard attachment is recorded at the time just before Bae Seung-won entered the container. In the same zone's portable residual measuring device record, not a single measurement remains for that time period.

  • Other Container Storage Area Night Cargo Work Log

    During the same time period, loading work putting export cargo into another container storage area was scheduled, and work start and end time records remain.

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Field Guide

One question = one turn. Examine the clues, shake statements with confrontations, question everyone, then accuse — there is no undo.

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Venting Complete · THE TELL Mystery Game