High Kick of Death

"*A Muay Thai boxing champion found dead in the ring! Can you dodge the killer's move and deliver the final blow to the face?*"
– Case Teaser

*High Kick of Death'* is a case featured in Criminal Case Third Line: World Dominant, appearing as the 31th case of the game. It is the first case set in Southeast Asia and Oceania.

## Plot

During opening sequence of Southeast Asia and Oceania, the young scientist is chased by the unseen monster and tries to hide in the cabin. The scientist, Sarah Powes (portrayed by Lydia Hearst), attempt to find the way to call the police about the deadly Veronavirus outbreaks before the monster destroy the phone. Sarah screams and runs away like a scared child, but the monster caught her and injected her with too much virus, leaving her on the edge of death. After that, the Silence Slayer arrived and said "Scream and die silence...", successfully making Sarah screams in horror before he stabbed her off-screen.

Month later, after arriving in Bangkok, Chief Fowler said that the president had assigned them there to protect the Southeast Asia and Oceania from dangerous man-made virus outbreaks spreading across the Southeast Asia. Anabel and the player then went to boxing ring stadium upon receiving Mary-Elizabeth McPhee's report of a body there, and then collected the body of Muay Thai boxer Somsak Metharom.

The five people were labelled as suspects: Mary-Elizabeth McPhee (country singer), Chatri Ounsamai (Thai chef), Mayura Metharom (victim's wife), Troy Savage (relief worker), and Ethan Sutherland (victim's coach).

While searching for investigations, Anabel and the player went to the garden and found the ID card of the scientist Sarah Powes, who's murdered by unknown killer. Soon, after they found out about the deadly virus, the killer jumps in front of them, wanting to attack them. The player managed to throw the gas bomb on him and the two escaped.

Mid-investigation, Taraji deduced that Somsak was killed on the Boats Market at Nonthaburi. Later, Anabel accidentally fell into the floodwaters after standing on an unstable plank. The team then found enough evidence to arrest Thai chef Chatri Ounsamai for the murder.

Upon admitting to the murder, Chatri explained that he had caught Somsak putting laxatives into his tom yum goong as a prank. Angry at Somsak for sabotaging his business, Chatri chased him out with a tonfa. Upon arriving on the floating market, he swung his tonfa at his abdomen, dealing a fatal blow. Not meaning to kill Somsak, Chatri then tied him in the boxing ring, hoping that his sins will bring him as a loser. Judge Palamo sentenced Chatri to 8 years in prison.

During Hell Or High Water (1/6), Mary-Elizabeth informed Kevin and the player of the presence of the dangerous virus in her villa. After having a sterilize set up, Kevin, Barry, and the player went to the garden to obtain a sample of dangerous virus. Per Barry, the virus would only spread through sneezing, coughing, or transmitting the infection to a healthy person by touching and that was a man-made virus created by the mad scientist known as The Sloth after using the Tenshou Bats for evil experiments. Barry and the player then talked to Rosamund Davis regarding the discovery, who said that the deadly virus called "Veronavirus or (VRN-23)" and that they were very afraid of it.

Meanwhile, Anabel and the player talked to Roy Moulinex regarding the satellite project. He said that when he saw a light streaking across the sky, he rushed to its landing site to film it, but he could not see the satellite as scientists and SoftCircle authorities were already closing the area off. He then directed the team to the floating markets for audio recordings of some interviews from that night. The team found a cassette tape, which (per Abel Davis) proved that the object under the dome was not a satellite.

They then talked to ronin Kazama Seiji, who said that he had hidden proof regarding Seven Deadly Sins's activities near the floating markets in exchange for better prison conditions. The team then went to the market and found a pile of blueprints, which (per Rosamund) proved that The Seven Deadly Sins was hiding an amulet in order to have exclusive access to it. After reconvening, the team take a flight to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to continue the investigation into Seven Deadly Sins and SoftCircle in secret and to learn more about the man-made deadly virus.

## Suspects

**Mary-Elizabeth McPhee**
Australian Country Singer
 **Blood** | A+

**Suspect's Profile**

* The suspect eats Thai curry.
* The suspect has the freckles.

**Chatri Ounsamai**
Thai Chef
 **Blood** | A-

**Suspect's Profile**

* The suspect takes vitamin C.
* The suspect plays snooker.
* The suspect eats Thai curry.
* The suspect has the freckles.
* The suspect has black hair.

**Mayura Metharom**
Victim's Wife
 **Blood** | O

**Suspect's Profile**

* The suspect takes vitamin C.
* The suspect plays snooker.
* The suspect eats Thai curry.
* The suspect has black hair.

**Troy Savage**
Relief Worker
 **Blood** | B-

**Suspect's Profile**

* The suspect takes vitamin C.
* The suspect plays snooker.
* The suspect has black hair.

**Ethan Sutherland**
Victim's Coach
 **Blood** | AB-

**Suspect's Profile**

* The suspect takes vitamin C.
* The suspect plays snooker.
* The suspect eats Thai curry.
* The suspect has the freckles.

## Quasi-suspect(s)

**Roy Moulinex**
Reporter
 **Blood** | A+

**Liang Cheng-Davis**
Historian
 **Blood** | A-

**Kazama Seiji**
Former SoftCircle Agent
 **Blood** | O-

**Rosamund Davis**
Historian
 **Blood** | B-

## Killer's Profile

* The killer takes vitamin C.
* The killer plays snooker.
* The killer eats Thai curry.
* The killer has the freckles.
* The killer has black hair.

## Trivia

* The entire cases in Southeast Asia and Oceania were heavily inspired by the 2019-2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic spreading across the entire world. But the fictional virus is the work of fan fiction and should be done for the fan work.