The Real Killer
Case File 01 · Setting & Character Dossier
Case 01 · Pylon 2 — Rainy Danwol City & the Five Suspects
Case 01: Pylon 2 opens The Real Killer in Danwol City, a rain-soaked coastal town pinning its future on a brand-new sea cable car line. Carrying the press pass and notebook of Danwol Daily city desk reporter Yoon Ji-woo, you step into a quiet Friday morning that quickly spirals into a race against an approaching opening ceremony and a newsroom copy deadline.
This dossier introduces the surface premise, key reporting locations across Danwol City, and the public roles and initial alibis of all five suspects—with zero culprit spoilers, zero solving clues, and direct access to play the complete first case free in your web browser.
The Premise — A Late-Night Voicemail & a Quarry Floor Discovery
Returning to the Danwol Daily newsroom on Friday morning after days away on assignment, you find a single voicemail blinking on your desk phone. Left late on Wednesday night, the message comes from Moon Tae-seop, a veteran safety inspector assigned to the Danwol Sea Cable construction project. Promising to hand over project paperwork in person, the inspector never made that meeting—and at dawn on Friday, Moon Tae-seop is found dead on the rocky floor of the abandoned quarry.
Detectives at Danwol Police Station move briskly toward closing the death as an unremarkable fall with no clear sign of foul play. Yet across town, City Hall officials are quietly sitting on an anonymous threat letter: during the weekend opening ceremony, the very first passenger gondola is warned to plunge into the sea as it passes Pylon 2, the support tower standing out on Sol Island.
Why did the safety inspector reach out to a local reporter on Wednesday night, and whose footsteps crossed the rainy quarry road before dawn? With limited hours left before deadline, only careful legwork across town can separate coincidence from cover-up.
Key Reporting Locations Across Danwol City
Danwol City blends weathered harbor alleys with concrete tour-bus lots and gleaming new cable car stations. Armed with a notebook and press pass, you travel back and forth between neighborhoods as leads open up.
At the Danwol Daily newsroom, archive, and darkroom, you review notes and file chapter deductions with your desk. Down by the water sit the pier boarding house where Moon Tae-seop rented a room, the Lighthouse Tearoom, and the cruise pier where the tour boat Danwol docks. Up along the mountain slope lie the abandoned quarry floor and guard hut, the construction road gate booth, the spring kiosk, the lower station control room and opening prep room, and the upper station site office. Back downtown, City Hall's tourism office, Haeoreum Motel, and the police detective squad round out a tightly connected map where everybody knows somebody.
Public Profiles of the Five Primary Suspects
Five figures tied closely to the sea cable car project and local coastal interests emerge at the center of the case. Each offers a calm surface explanation for Wednesday night, even as local talk around Danwol hints at unspoken pressures. Every time you begin a fresh game, one of these five is the real culprit.
Yeom Jae-gon — Site Chief, Haedam Construction
"I slept early in my motel room."
Field head for Haedam Construction, the main contractor building the sea cable car line. Tasked with keeping construction on schedule ahead of the opening ceremony, Yeom stays at Haeoreum Motel, where whispers claim paperwork is adjusted behind closed doors every night. Yeom states that on Wednesday night the motel room lights went out early for sleep.
Kang So-yeon — Operations Lead, Danwol Sea Cable
"No gondola moved at all that night."
Operations team leader responsible for machinery checks, cabin dispatch, and the lower station control room at Danwol Sea Cable. Nobody knows the drive system and operating console better, and rumors circulate that a cabin was run alone at night prior to opening. Kang states that while staffing the control room on Wednesday night, not a single gondola moved.
Ha Myung-soo — Tourism Manager, Danwol City Hall
"I was home taking calls all night."
Division manager at Danwol City Hall overseeing the flagship tourism project and its public opening ceremony. With municipal prestige riding on an uninterrupted launch, word around town says Ha's office pointed suspicion toward an outsider before police even finished looking. Ha maintains that Wednesday night was spent entirely at home answering calls from the secretariat.
Oh Se-chang — Head of the Inspection Team
"I watched TV at home, then slept."
Chief supervisor leading the independent safety inspection team—and direct superior to the late Moon Tae-seop. Despite holding responsibility for impartial safety sign-offs, local talk says Oh regularly shares late-night drinks with construction personnel. Oh states that Wednesday evening was spent watching television in inspection staff housing before turning in early.
Pyo Man-gil — Owner of the Cruise Boat Danwol
"I mended nets on the boat all night."
Longtime owner and captain of the harbor tour boat Danwol, intimately familiar with the waters around Sol Island and the coastal piers. With the overhead cable car poised to draw sightseers away from harbor cruises, talk at the docks claims Pyo's vessel slips out without running lights on Wednesday nights. Pyo insists Wednesday night was spent aboard at the pier mending nets alongside a deckhand.
Supporting Witnesses & Five Distinct Culprit Runs
Surrounding the five primary suspects is a vivid local cast: Detective Namgoong Hyuk at Danwol Police Station, boarding-house landlady Maeng Jung-ran, gate guards, tearoom regulars, taxi dispatchers, and site staff whose small observations piece together Wednesday night's true sequence.
Because the real culprit changes across playthroughs, finishing Case 01 once is only the first angle on Danwol City. Open Case 01 in your browser right now to step into the newsroom and start questioning.