Echoes of Ash

Run a detective agency, investigate Anomalous cases, and uncover the truth behind your mentor's death. After the death of operative Ash Gray, all she left Lin Mo was a scorched ring and a single message: Ash to ashes. To uncover the true cause of Ash's death, Lin Mo leaves the secret organization "Vesper" and travels to her hometown, Collins City, to reopen the Ash Detective Agency she founded. In this seemingly peaceful metropolis, unrest simmers beneath the surface. As Lin Mo takes on a series of cases, he gradually uncovers the truth buried deep within the city. Government elites and underground radical factions struggle for power, while tensions between the Anomalous and ordinary humans continue to escalate. Ash's death seems to be connected to it all. ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 【 GAMEPLAY 】 ◆ Case Investigation Examine crime scenes, collect evidence, interrogate witnesses, and synthesize Deductions. Reconstruct each case from chaotic information and identify the real culprit in the final Closing Argument. ◆ Rebuttal Suspects and witnesses will put forward flawed deductions. Present key Deductions to Rebut their claims, dismantle lies and false solutions, and close in on the real answer. ◆ Anomalous Investigation Use "Echoes" on key items to perceive the memory fragments attached to them. These fragments, unobtainable through ordinary investigation, may be the key to cracking the case. ◆ Agency Management Dispatch your partners on assignments to acquire funds and intel. As the agency expands, so do your resources and connections, unlocking new investigative abilities and more complex cases. ◆ Ash's Echoes Memory chapters unlocked between main cases. Enter the memories of Lin Mo and Ash's past missions. Through stealth, evidence gathering, and puzzle-solving, piece together the story she left behind and uncover clues for the current main storyline. ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 【 CHARACTERS 】 Lin Mo A former top operative of "Vesper" and the current director of the Ash Detective Agency. Reticent, calm, and highly efficient, he possesses two Anomalous Abilities: "Precognition" and "Echoes." As a gene-editing survivor, he cannot be detected by Anomalous detection systems. Investigating Ash's death is his sole reason for coming to Collins City. Ash Gray The founder of the Ash Detective Agency and Lin Mo's mentor. A former Vesper operative, she seemed to be tracking down a larger conspiracy. The cause of her death remains a mystery, intricately tied to the three major factions of Collins City and marking the starting point of all investigations. Fang Jin A rebellious girl who grew up on Gray Street. Tough as weeds and with fire in her heart, she has long searched for the truth of her origins and harbors deep resentment toward the elites. Anomalous Ability: Telekinesis. Louis Xavier Heir to the Xavier Consortium and a playboy who wants no part in family affairs, yet trouble always finds him. Anomalous Ability: Falcon's Eye, granting him extraordinary vision and the ability to see through obstacles. ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 【 COLLINS CITY 】 A modern metropolis of the 2030s, marked by extreme wealth disparity. The Crown District is the domain of the elites, Red Brick District is home to ordinary citizens, and Gray Street is a haven for gangs and lower-class Anomalous. Approximately 6% of the global population possesses Anomalous Abilities. Genetic testing makes it difficult for the Anomalous to hide their identities, and high-security areas are commonly equipped with genetic scanning systems. In this city, power, money, violence, and Anomalous Abilities have long been deeply intertwined. ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Even in ashes, an ember remains.