Tricky Story Level 186 – Catch Claire in a Lie

Overview

Stuck on this challenge? This walkthrough breaks down every step so you can move on quickly.

Your objective: Help Maddie record proof of Claire's lies.

Welcome to Tricky Story Story 2 Level 36! Maddie (girl in beige dress with glasses on the right) is lurking behind the campus flower box bushes, trying to record iron evidence of Claire lying with her accomplices. However, dense vines and various campus debris block her sight. The magnified view window in the upper left corner shows she "can't see anything (I still can't see anything.)". This level's core mechanism is action counter mode (0/9). You must link the flower gardener on the left, tools on the ground, and secrets hidden in the flower wall within the 60-second time limit to continuously clear 9 sight obstacles and obtain key recording files. Each correct clearing operation will add "+1" to the progress bar. Collect 9 points to assist Maddie in successfully recording evidence!

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

Here's the complete solution. Follow these 9 steps in order — each one is a concrete action you take on screen.

1. Hand Long-Handle Large Scissors on Ground to Gardener (Progress 1/9): Observe the lower left corner. Gray-haired gardener uncle is bowing his head. Click and hold the large garden shears leaning upside down next to the trash can and drag them into the gardener uncle's hands.
2. Cut First Batch of Vines Blocking Sight (Progress 2/9): After the uncle gets the scissors, click the dense flower wall vines to Maddie's left. The gardener will walk forward to cut some branches. The green leaves in the upper left micro view window will recede partially.
3. Extract Red Short-Handle Axe Standing Next to Trash Can (Progress 3/9): Click the red-handled axe inserted to the right of the silver trash can and take it to the center of the ground. Use the axe to chop open the thick tree trunk obstacle under the vines.
4. Use Yellow Hammer to Smash Open Hidden Wooden Fence (Progress 4/9): Click the yellow-handled iron hammer at Maddie's feet. Drag it to the wooden fence behind the notice board exposed behind the flower wall and smash it twice to demolish it.
5. Start Lawn Mower on Ground to Clear Lower Weeds (Progress 5/9): Click the pull rope of the red and black portable lawn mower lying on the ground. Swipe twice continuously to start the engine. The lawn mower will automatically sweep and shave the blocking dead corners under the flower wall. Progress bar successfully adds 1.
6. Click to Search Maddie's Own White Large Backpack (Progress 6/9): Click the white student backpack standing to the right of the trash can. Pull open the zipper and take out a telescopic hiking pole specially used to push aside flowers and grass from inside. Click to equip it.
7. Push Aside Purple and Red Small Flowers in Upper Left of Flower Wall (Progress 7/9): Notice the micro focus view window in the upper left corner still has one red flower and two purple flowers remaining. Use your hand to swipe these small flowers in the micro view window to pull them out by the roots or move them away.
8. Tear Down "Photography Club" Poster on Electric Pole (Progress 8/9): Move your view to the upper right corner. A blue "PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB" poster with a DSLR camera pattern is posted on the electric pole. Press and hold and swipe down to tear the whole thing off to prevent reflection refraction.
9. Click Maddie's Lit Phone to Start Recording (Progress 9/9): When the flower wall is completely cleared and the upper left view window clearly reveals the picture of Claire confronting the maid (progress bar reaches 8/9), click the smartphone screen Maddie is holding high (start recording). Progress bar fills to 9/9. Iron evidence audio successfully locks into cloud storage. Counterattack prologue opens for perfect clearance!

Pro Tips

Use these tips to make things easier — they cover the common traps and fastest route through.

• Multi-finger parallel interaction secret: Giving scissors to gardener (Step 1) and picking up hammer on ground (Step 4) are completely parallel to each other. You can use left and right hands with two fingers to drag tools simultaneously on the screen, which can save 8 seconds.
• Micro view window linkage logic: The flowers in the upper left magnified box (Step 7) are the final dead corner of this level. You must prioritize completing garden demolition from Steps 1 to 5. Only then will the micro box refresh interactive purple and red small flowers. Never blindly click the magnified box at opening.

Still Stuck?

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