Burnout Syndrome

"*From jungle to murder, something is shocked under the fortress! Can you charge up the electrical shock on the killer?*"
– Case Teaser

**Burnout Syndrome** is a case featured in Criminal Case Third Line: World Dominant, appearing as the 37th case of the game. It is the first case set in Africa.

## Plot

During opening sequence of Africa, on the geological camp of Yoruba tribesmen at SoftCircle's Glutton Project fortress in Nigeria, the mysterious masked killer, known as Silence Slayer, sneaked inside the fortress and approached at the ancient language which is newly discovered the lost heritage of the African tribes. The Glutton, the director of SoftCircle Project, then tells it to spread the Veronavirus across African since The Sloth is in prison. Smirked evilly, Silence Slayer breaks the vial contain of man-made virus and start spreading across Africa. As The Glutton laughs madly, a scream of a person was heard as the sound of electric shock takes the life of the innocent soul.....forever.

Three days after Glenda and Ernest infiltrated SoftCircle's fortress, she called Anabel and the player about a murder in Toamasina. With a warrant to start the investigation, the Bureau traveled to Madagascar and collected the electrocuted body of CCN manager Luna Decker from one of its platforms.

The five people were labelled as suspects: Yulia Chadov (SoftCircle CEO), Ernest Newhouse (Undercover as SoftCircle Agent), Nofy Toto (fortress architect), Brian Faneva (fortress security officer), and Taylor Thompson (fortress' top scientist).

While searching for investigations, Anabel and the player were found the card belongs to Luna Decker. All of sudden, Anabel screams in terror when the lemurs takes the police badge and ruin it. The player uses the fruits to lure the lemurs to eat them. After that, Stephanie told Anabel to be more brave since she has fear of lemurs.

Mid-investigation, the Bureau added Ernest Newhouse as a suspect in the investigation. Later, security officer Brian Faneva told them he would be their security detail for the remainder of the investigation. Shortly after, Brian forced them to retreat to Toamasina port for a security drill. Finally, the team collected enough evidence to apprehend fortress architect Nofy Toto for the murder.

After admitting to the murder, Nofy told the team that Luna Decker was going to falsely report him to CEO Yuila Chadov for not taking good enough care of the fortress, causing him to be fired and Luna to be put in charge of the whole Africa. Not wanting to be banished from his fortress, Nofy had electrocuted Luna with a stun gun. Judge Palamo sentenced Nofy to 30 years in prison.

During Reap What One Sows (1/6), with their warrant allowing for one more sweep of Toamasina, Kevin and the player checked the port and found a plaque of Yuila and another man celebrating the fortress's opening. Taraji identified the man as scientist Keith Mahaleo, who was interred in the Toamasina Psychiatric Hospital. They talked to the fortress therapist, Dr Klarissa De Beer, who told the team to ask Keith himself about what led him to be interred. After taking Keith's lemur-figured lamp per Dr De Beer's advice, they talked to Keith, who was paranoid of Yuila tracking him down and hurting him.

Meanwhile, Ernest told Anabel and the player to take a sample of the Veronavirus (which was the source of the radiation from under the fortress) for analysis. They then took samples from a radiation gauge in the platform, which (per Hao) confirmed that the radiation was extraterrestrial in nature and may even have curative properties for Veronavirus. They then went to Dr Taylor Thompson, Anabel's illegitimate mother, to talk about the radiation, but she refused to answer any questions because she never see her children anymore after divorce from unwilling husband and constantly abused Anabel's brother, Carl.

After all the events, Anabel and the player talked to Yuila about their findings, but Yuila simply told them that all their operations were perfectly legal. Later, Glenda contacted the Bureau and said that she was in Soweto, South Africa. But she heard Ernest screams at her to run away for her life after someone breaks into the room she was in, only for her to hang up. The team then flight to Soweto to ensure Glenda and Ernest's safety.

## Suspects

**Yulia Chadov**
SoftCircle CEO
 **Blood** | A-

**Suspect's Profile**

* The suspect knows mechanism.
* The suspect has pollen allergy.
* The suspect eats mango pickles.
* The suspect has a skin burns.

**Ernest Newhouse**
Undercover as SoftCircle Agent
 **Blood** | B+

**Suspect's Profile**

* The suspect knows mechanism.
* The suspect wears the cyan shirt.

**Nofy Toto**
Fortress Architect
 **Blood** | A-

**Suspect's Profile**

* The suspect knows mechanism.
* The suspect has pollen allergy.
* The suspect eats mango pickles.
* The suspect wears the cyan shirt.
* The suspect has a skin burns.

**Brian Faneva**
Fortress Security Officer
 **Blood** | O-

**Suspect's Profile**

* The suspect knows mechanism.
* The suspect has pollen allergy.
* The suspect eats mango pickles.
* The suspect wears the cyan shirt.

**Taylor Thompson**
Top Scientist
 **Blood** | AB+

**Suspect's Profile**

* The suspect has pollen allergy.
* The suspect has a skin burns.

## Quasi-suspect(s)

**Klarissa De Beer**
Therapist
 **Blood** | B+

**Keith Mahaleo**
Former Fortress Scientist
 **Blood** | B-

## Killer's Profile

* The killer knows mechanism.
* The killer has pollen allergy.
* The killer eats mango pickles.
* The killer wears the cyan shirt.
* The killer has a skin burns.