Tricky Story Level 38 -- Story 2

Difficulty

Intermediate to Difficult (Reverse Prank and Frame-Up Trap)

Time Limit

60 seconds

Level Theme

Frame Riley by putting things in her bag

Level Overview

Welcome to Tricky Story Story 2 Level 38! This level comes to a high-end luxury dress custom shop. Claire and her two vicious followers (trio in lower right corner) are plotting the final crazy counterattack - by stuffing expensive luxury goods from the store into Riley's bag to publicly frame her for theft (frame Riley by putting things in her bag). Riley's best friend Maddie is sitting on the left round stool resting, while Riley's brown backpack is placed next to her. This level's core mechanism is action counter mode (0/9). You need to assist these ill-intentioned bad girls by using iron hammers, display case jewelry, mannequin accessories, and even paintings on the wall in the scene to successfully complete 9 frame-up item placements or prerequisite unlocking operations. Each successfully hidden item will add "+1" to the progress bar. This guide will clarify all frame-up logic to help you steadily push the progress bar to 9/9 to meet plot needs!

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

1. Pick Up Black Iron Hammer on Marble Floor (Progress 1/9): Observe next to the green turtle back bamboo potted plant in the lower left corner. A black-handled iron hammer is lying quietly on the floor. Click and hold this iron hammer to put it into the active tool tray. Progress bar successfully adds 1.
2. Use Iron Hammer to Smash Bulletproof Glass Display Case on Right (Progress 2/9): Drag the just-obtained iron hammer to the fully enclosed glass jewelry display case on the independent high platform on the right. Hit it twice continuously to completely smash the glass and eliminate physical obstacles.
3. Stuff High-Luxury Diamond Ring from Display Case into Riley's Backpack (Progress 3/9): Take out the sparkling high-luxury diamond ring/crown from the smashed display case. Drag it across half the room and precisely throw it into Riley's brown backpack on the blue round stool on the left.
4. Remove Gemstone Pendant from Central Mannequin's Neck (Progress 4/9): Notice the long-haired mannequin in the center wearing a golden haute couture long dress. She is wearing a heavy gemstone necklace around her neck. Click and hold this necklace to untie it and also drag it to throw into Riley's brown backpack.
5. Take Down Golden Lucky Cat on High Shelf (Progress 5/9): Above the door in the back hung with striped curtains, there is a wooden high shelf with a golden lucky cat ornament on it. Click the lucky cat with your finger and pull it down, then also stuff it into Riley's backpack.
6. Remove Miniature Crown from Maltese Dog Pet Portrait Frame on Wall (Progress 6/9): Move your view to the white-haired Maltese dog pet portrait hanging on the right wall. Look carefully at the miniature crown worn on the little dog's head in the frame. Click and remove this miniature small crown and hide it in the backpack.
7. Extract Golden Key Hidden at Edge of Lower Left Potted Plant Soil (Progress 7/9): Observe the bottom of the red flower pot in the far lower left corner. A golden spare key chain is hanging in the shadow at the junction of green leaves and potted plant. Pull it out with your finger and move it directly into Riley's bag to push progress to 7/9.
8. Pull Out High-End Brooch from Left Dress Hanger (Progress 8/9): Click the golden clothes hanger on the left full of purple and pink haute couture dresses. Find a shining large brooch/ribbon accessory in the fold corner of the clothes pile. Remove it and throw it into the backpack.
9. Put Claire's Own Luxury Earrings in to Complete Kill (Progress 9/9): Finally (progress bar reaches 8/9), click Claire herself in red top and jeans on the right. Claire will reluctantly remove the luxury earrings worn on her own ears as the ultimate frame-up iron evidence and throw them into the backpack. Progress bar instantly fills to 9/9. The three bad girls look at each other and show sinister smiles. Successfully set up the trap for perfect clearance!

Pro Tips

• Seamless connection quick pickup: Directly use two fingers to operate simultaneously in the first second of opening: left hand picks up iron hammer on ground (Step 1), right hand clicks left furniture clothes hanger (Step 8). This two-finger parallel operation can save 5 seconds.
• Strictly follow "break window then frame" logic: You must first use iron hammer to smash glass display case (Step 2). Only then will the system unlock the Hitbox of the diamond ring inside. If you directly click the diamond ring inside at 0/9 progress, the character will be unable to take it because of hitting the glass layer.

Common Mistakes

• Mistakenly throwing smashed diamond ring to girl with glasses sitting on round stool: The girl sitting on the round stool is Riley's innocent best friend (Maddie). If you mistakenly stuff expensive luxury goods (Step 3) into her arms, it will cause target judgment error and failure.
• Only clicking lucky cat at high place without pulling down: The golden lucky cat (Step 5) hanging on the high shelf is hung very firmly. If you just simply "Tap" in place, it will not fall. You must execute the downward pulling action.
• Forcibly clicking Claire in lower right corner before clearing display case: The game has strict plot advancement hard coding. You must stuff all 8 precious jewelry and accessories from the store into the bag before Claire will cruelly remove her own earrings (Step 9) for finishing. Frantically clicking her in advance has no feedback.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is the progress bar stuck at 8/9 and still not clearing after I stuffed all the jewelry in?

This means you missed the final Claire interaction. Please strictly follow the steps above. After hiding the store's golden cat, necklace, diamond ring, etc., click Claire herself again (Step 9). Let her hand over her own earrings as the last piece of the puzzle. Only then will the whole level's clearance animation be smoothly triggered.

Will the "119" stars in upper right corner be consumed in this level?

No. That represents the total perfect gold star assets you have accumulated in the entire Hidden Heiress main line so far. It proves your extremely strong hardcore puzzle strength all the way. It does not change the hard judgment rule of this high-luxury custom shop frame-up 9-point counter.