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- How To Escape The Prison Cell
- What Is The Number For The Secret Door?
- What Is The Building Layout?
As you head into chapter five of The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story, The Prison of Devices, the gameplay changes up a little from what you're used to. You start with Yoshino bound to a chair and you have to find a way to get her out.
Instead of the standard Incident Phase, Reasoning Phase, and Solution Phase, you'll find yourself switching between Investigation and Reasoning modes as you attempt to escape and save Josui in the process. Here's what you need to know.
Warning – there are spoilers ahead!
Towards the end of this chapter, there will be occasions where you are asked questions. If we have not listed the answers here, it is because they do not matter and have no impact, so feel free to pick whichever you like.
How To Escape The Prison Cell
Examine Yoshino's wrists bound with ropes, then examine the rope tied around her body.
Press the button to switch from Investigation to Reasoning mode.
How To Get Out Of These Restraints
| Position In Relation To Red Mystery Tile | Clue |
|---|---|
| Bottom Right | Nailed-down chair |
Return to Investigation mode and interact with Yoshino's lap, then examine her bound wrists, before choosing to shake loose the nails holding down the chair.
After the short cutscene, examine the mat on the floor in front of Yoshino, then click the clue marker.
Back out from the close-up view and look to Yoshino's left, you can examine the lantern stand to zoom in and get another clue.
After Yoshino moves the stand, examine the pot on your left to get a clue, then afterward, turn to your right and examine the washstand for yet another clue.
Next, look above the washstand and examine the two masks for two more clues.
Change to Reasoning mode to start creating some more hypotheses.
How To Use The Lantern Stand?
| Position In Relation To Red Mystery Tile | Clue |
|---|---|
| Top Right | Break something |
| Bottom Right | Pull something over |
What To Break With The Lantern Stand?
| Position In Relation To Red Mystery Tile | Clue |
|---|---|
| Directly Below | Earthenware pot |
| Bottom Left | Okina noh mask |
| Top Left | Okame noh mask |
What To Pull Over With The Lantern Stand?
| Position In Relation To Red Mystery Tile | Clue |
|---|---|
| Bottom Right | Washstand |
Return to Investigation mode and examine the Lantern Stand. Choose to break the Okame noh mask, then select to use the washstand basin to pull the fragments over.
If you choose either of the other two options, you will get a message explaining it didn't work and you can simply choose to pick another option.
Look slightly to your left and up to examine the bars, then look further left to examine the book on top of the table to get a clue.
Next, to the left of the table is a set of drawers. Look at the bottom of the drawers for another clue, before examining the book on top of the drawers for yet another.
Turn left again and examine the stack of books for two more clues. Turn left further to examine the book on top of the boxes in the corner for a clue, before finally examining the square on the wall to the right of the boxes for a scene.
Next, examine the floor beneath the boxes to uncover the secret door.
Examine the secret door and follow Josui's instructions of inputting the numbers, before examining the speaking hole again for two more clues.
Examine the secret door again to grab two more clues, before looking above the door to see along the top of this wall are the animal symbols Josui mentioned. You can examine all three points, though two will give you the same response.
Turn left and look at the next wall — there are more animal symbols here to examine, but they give the same notes as the previous ones.
Go into Reasoning mode.
Clues To Solve The Secret Door Puzzle
| Position In Relation To Red Mystery Tile | Clue |
|---|---|
| Bottom Right | Five animal symbols |
| Top Right Of Last Clue | Secret door and wall symbols in Josui's cell |
Clues To The Secret Door's Numbered Wheels
| Position In Relation To Red Mystery Tile | Clue |
|---|---|
| Bottom Left | Myth recounted in the note |
| Top Left | Five positions |
The Five Spirits Of Heaven And Earth
| Position In Relation To Red Mystery Tile | Clue |
|---|---|
| Bottom Right | Cloud-like symbol on the secret door |
| Top Right Of Last Clue | Animal symbols on the wall |
Return to Investigation mode and examine the secret door.
Choose 'The myth is a clue to the numbered wheels'.
What Is The Number For The Secret Door?
The combination for the secret door is as follows:
| 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 |
Examine the secret passageway door for an optional observation, before looking right and examining the candle on top of the drawers.
Next, examine the bottom of the drawers to find some matches and Yoshino will check out the secret passageway.
Examine the secret passageway door for a note, then examine the passageway to check out the vents. Examine all six vents.
In your cell, turn to face the door and examine the look to get more clues. Turn left and examine the pot on the floor, then look at the broom for a clue.
Next, check out the papers on the table to the left of the pot for another clue. Turn to your left and examine the bottom of the drawers, then check out the fan.
Turn around so you are facing the wall with the sound vent, and examine the books to the right of it to get a new clue.
What Is The Building Layout?
Go into Reasoning Mode and arrange the vents, cells, and room as shown.
| Building Layout | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Symbol (Storage Room) | Yoshino's Cell | |||||
| First Vent | ||||||
| Maid Symbol (Servant's Room) | Fish and Knife Symbol (Kitchen) | Phonograph and Key Symbol (Eizan's Room) | Bookshelf Symbol (Study) | Flowers Symbol (Saeita's Room) | Josui's Cell | |
| Sixth Vent | Fourth Vent | Fifth Vent | Third Vent | Second Vent | ||
Interact with the secret passageway door and confirm the passage leads to the storehouse.
Next, interact with the secret passageway and select 'Eizan's room window'.
Interact with the passageway again and select 'Send smoke to the kitchen'.
Examine Yoshino's drawing of the building layout on the table for a clue, then go into Reasoning mode.
Clues For Saving Josui
| Position In Relation To Red Mystery Tile | Clue |
|---|---|
| Bottom Right | Animal symbols near the vents |
The Animal Symbols Near The Vents
| Position In Relation To Red Mystery Tile | Clue |
|---|---|
| Top Right | Secret passage |
Vents Connected To Rooms With Secret Passages
| Position In Relation To Red Mystery Tile | Clue |
|---|---|
| Top Left | First vent |
| Bottom Left of Above Clue | Second vent |
Proof That Vent Symbols Represent Other Cells
| Position In Relation To Red Mystery Tile | Clue |
|---|---|
| Top Left | Yoshino's cell |
| Bottom Left of Above Clue | Tiger's den |
Symbols In Cells Other Than Yoshino's Cell
| Position In Relation To Red Mystery Tile | Clue |
|---|---|
| Top Right | Diagonally opposite cell |
Which Vent's Room Is Connected To The Opposite Cell?
| Position In Relation To Red Mystery Tile | Clue |
|---|---|
| Top Right | Sixth vent |
The Secret Passage In The Opposite Cell
| Position In Relation To Red Mystery Tile | Clue |
|---|---|
| Directly Above | Servants' room |
Return to Investigation mode and after the automatic conversation with Josui, interact with the wall to the left of the speaking hole.
Choose 'Look for the key'.
Next, select 'Eizan's room'.
Interact with the wall to the right of the speaking hole and choose 'Eizan's room window'.
Next, select 'Servants' room'.
Interact with the speaking hole and choose 'Send smoke to the study'. Now you can watch the scene playout for the rest of the chapter!
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