Run: 2026-07-09-01KX40FQ5TQQX85885DNJCXG3G

At midnight, Inspector Vale found the mayor's body beneath the clocktower, smiling faintly despite the knife lodged neatly between ribs. Rain polished cobblestones outside, while twelve guests waited silently in the ballroom, each holding an untouched glass of champagne. The victim's pocket contained a silver key, a torn photograph, and a note reading, “Ask who heard bells.” Vale examined the wound, then glanced upward, noticing the clock hands pointed stubbornly toward eleven minutes past midnight.