00:00Detectives Tim and Anderson had just been handed the most cryptic mission of their careers.
00:06No one at the agency could even tell them where they were heading.
00:10All they got was a coded message and a map with only continent names labeled.
00:14Look closely at the map, their handlers said.
00:19Add a direction to one of these continents and you will get the name of the country where
00:22you are going.
00:24Can you help them to figure it out?
00:36It didn't take them long to crack it.
00:39The direction was South and the continent was Africa.
00:43Because adding South to Africa gave them South Africa.
00:48Bingo!
00:49Now they are definitely sure where they are supposed to go.
00:54Their next set of instructions would come from an informant during the flight so they
00:58boarded and spotted three men sitting next to them.
01:02Can you tell which one is their guy?
01:09Look, this man is holding a suitcase marked with a small emblem from the detective agency.
01:20Which, by the way, is the same emblem Tim and Anderson have on their suitcases.
01:27This is definitely the informant.
01:30They walk over and he discreetly handed them a slip of paper before slipping back into
01:35their seats.
01:38The note was supposed to contain the name of their main suspect but they quickly realized
01:43that it was also encoded.
01:46Thankfully, Tim remembered an old trick from their agency.
01:50Each vowel matched up with a number.
01:53That means the letter A corresponds to the number 1.
01:56The letter E is 2, I is 3, O is 4, and U is 5.
02:04Now it is time to crack the criminal's name.
02:18The name is spelled out as Niko Nacho.
02:21Of all names, Niko Nacho, Anderson chuckled, but they knew better than to underestimate
02:27him.
02:28Niko was notorious in the underworld for his crafty disguises and dangerous alliances.
02:36When they touched down in South Africa, they found out that Niko ran a restaurant as his
02:42cover.
02:43A taxi driver agreed to take them there, but only if they guessed which of the taxis belonged
02:48to him.
02:49Then he handed him this encoded message.
02:52Can you tell which taxi the detectives should choose among these three?
03:08These strange symbols are mirrored numbers.
03:11If we cut the upside down triangle, we get the number 7.
03:15Cut the 8 and we get the number 3.
03:19Do the same with this weird heart-shaped symbol and it becomes number 2.
03:24So the correct taxi is the one that has the number 7-3-2-7 on the license plate.
03:34Tim and Anderson finally arrive at their destination, but there are three restaurants on this street,
03:40and each one has really bizarre names.
03:43The restaurant signs read OKAN, ADSAP, and SILRAG.
03:48Can you guess which one belongs to Niko's criminal network?
04:02A quick flip of the words told them everything they needed to know.
04:06Reading it backwards, SILRAG turns into GARLIC, ADSAP is PASTA, and OKAN spells NACHO.
04:17Wow, just like Niko's last name!
04:20Yep, this is definitely the place!
04:25They walked into the shady restaurant, but to be honest, it looked pretty ordinary.
04:30So they asked the manager to check the security camera footage from the night before, after
04:35the place closed.
04:38The manager looked nervous, but she agreed.
04:41Then she showed them the footage from two different cameras that captured the empty
04:44restaurant from different angles.
04:47Then suddenly Tim shouted,
04:49Wait!
04:50Pause here!
04:51Play it again!
04:53Can you figure out why he decided to rewind the footage?
05:07Both cameras had the same timestamp, but one showed the pinata hanging from the ceiling
05:12moving,
05:13and in the other one, the pinata didn't move at all.
05:17A possible explanation is that the criminals erased some footage, so the video looks like
05:22it's paused.
05:24And look over there!
05:25In this footage, they can see a sketchy door.
05:30Something is definitely up with that.
05:32Maybe they wanted to hide who went in there?
05:37Tim and Anderson get inside that door and spot a staircase leading to the basement.
05:43Heading down, the stairs seem to stretch endlessly.
05:47When they reach the bottom, they were confronted by a chilling sight.
05:51Three cages, each containing a captive surrounded by dangerous animals.
05:56So the two of them got a message on their phones that said,
05:59You can save only one.
06:01There is no time to save them all.
06:04In the first cage, a person stood stock still as crocodiles swam beneath, their beady eyes
06:10watching, waiting.
06:13In the second, tigers paced and growled, tense and ready to pounce.
06:18In the third, a network of snakes slithered around the feet of the captive, coiling and
06:23hissing.
06:24Tim and Anderson had to think fast.
06:27Who will they save first?
06:39Let's see.
06:41Crocodiles are not as aggressive unless provoked.
06:45The snakes are likely venomous, but as long as the person stayed calm, they'd have a little time.
06:51The tigers though?
06:52They were actively circling, clearly hostile, and seconds away from attacking.
06:58They had to make a call, and fast.
07:02In a split second, they went for the person surrounded by tigers, pulling them free just
07:06as one of the tigers roared.
07:09But they got the person out in time.
07:11Phew!
07:12Sorry, but the other victims will have to wait a bit longer to be rescued, because when
07:19they looked back, the detectives saw a hooded suspect sneaking out of the basement.
07:25Tim and Anderson took off running after him.
07:28They chased him hard, until the suspect reached a dead end.
07:32The detectives shouted, stop right there!
07:35But then they realized they were actually the ones who were in danger.
07:39But how?
07:50Take a look at the floor.
07:52There are only two detectives, but there are four shadows on the ground.
07:56That means there are two people right behind them.
08:01Tim and Anderson froze in fear, but they didn't have time to think.
08:05Suddenly, a group of tough guys surrounded them.
08:08You think you can just come in here and mess with Niko's operation?
08:13One of them asked.
08:15Then he said that Niko Nacho would see them, but only if they could solve a riddle to prove
08:20their worth.
08:22He handed them a note that said, I belong to the month of December, and not to any other
08:27month.
08:28I am not a holiday.
08:30What am I?
08:41What the criminals didn't know was that Tim was a pro at riddles.
08:45He immediately realized the answer was the letter D, since no other month has that letter.
08:53They finally made it to Niko Nacho's mansion, but their problems were far from over.
08:58There was a really angry dog at the door growling at them.
09:02The detectives knew they were in deep trouble.
09:05Anderson thought out loud, what should we do?
09:08Run for it, raise our hands, or grab a bottle of water?
09:13Now tell us in the comments.
09:14What would you do?
09:16Got any advice for them?
09:28Running or raising their hands could freak the dog out even more, making things way more
09:32dangerous.
09:33The smart move is to grab the water bottle and throw it far away so the dog goes after
09:39it, giving them a chance to sneak into the house.
09:44And that is exactly what they do.
09:46As soon as they step into the main room, Tim and Anderson take in the decor, glance at
09:51each other, and realize something feels really off.
09:55What did they notice?
10:07See that picture on the wall?
10:09That is not Niko Nacho.
10:11That guy is the informant.
10:13Yep, the one who was on the plane with them.
10:16But wait, that makes zero sense.
10:18Can someone please tell them what is going on?
10:21Suddenly, a bunch of their fellow detectives burst into the room, clapping and congratulating
10:27them.
10:28This time, they weren't after Niko Nacho.
10:32Turns out, Tim and Anderson's super secret mission was actually a huge prank by the detective
10:37agency.
10:38Because they were celebrating their 100th case.
10:42They wanted to mark the occasion with some special puzzles, riddles, and, of course,
10:46a bunch of very professional actors.
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