Don't pretend, everyone knows you're the villain!

When Lu Tiannan came down the stairs, he saw several people searching for information separately on the first floor.

The woman of the house remained standing at the door and did not come inside.

"Dude, you really don't want to cooperate with us? There's strength in numbers." The man with long, flowing hair still wanted to try to win over Lu Tiannan, since he seemed quite experienced.

Lu Tiannan looked thoughtfully at the other three who had ignored him the whole time, "Cooperation... Can you guys cook?"

Upon hearing that there was hope, the man relaxed a little and immediately said, "Yes, Ya Ya and I are both good cooks."

"It would be a pleasure to cooperate, Lu Tiannan." Lu Tiannan raised his hand to shake hands with the man with long, flowing hair.

As a result, a man with a cold and sharp look stepped forward and intercepted him.

They won't even let me touch them.

Noticing the other party's considerable strength, Lu Tiannan's smile deepened.

Is she hostile towards him because her boyfriend talks to her too much?

Stingy guy.

"Han Yuting." His tone was unfriendly.

Lu Tiannan smiled amicably upon hearing this, "Please take care of me."

The man with long, flowing hair quickly introduced himself: "My name is Yan Yu."

The taller, more mature-looking girl is named Liu Ya, while the slightly shorter one with a gentler, more feminine style is named Yan Qing.

Since they knew each other and were going to cooperate, Yan Yu got straight to the point, "Brother Lu, did you find any clues when you came downstairs?"

Han Yuting was not pleased with how Yan Yu addressed Lu Tiannan.

His face was very dark.

"Here." Lu Tiannan handed the examination report to Yan Yu.

Yan Yu hurriedly took the document and carefully read the contents, then took a deep breath.

Yan Yu, not entirely sure, pulled Han Yuting over to look.

"Yuting, the lady of the house just told us to add peanut powder, right?"

Han Yuting frowned as well. "Yes, we need to add it."

"My suggestion is that those of you who can cook stay in the kitchen and cook, and the rest of you come upstairs with me to search carefully," Lu Tiannan said in a lazy tone.

"I'll stay and cook. I'm not good at finding clues," Liu Ya immediately agreed upon hearing Lu Tiannan's suggestion.

Yan Yu quickly followed up, saying, "I'll assist Ya Ya."

So, Lu Tiannan, Han Yuting, and Yan Qing were the ones who prepared to go upstairs to look for clues.

Just as Lu Tiannan was about to go upstairs, Liu Ya asked, "Should we add peanut powder or not?"

Lu Tiannan stopped but did not turn around.

"I don't know your specific skill level, but as someone who's been there, I'd like to remind you of something. You can't completely trust or completely disregard what NPCs say. Each NPC in a dungeon plays a different role, and you need clues to determine whether they are good or evil, but don't rely on clues absolutely."

Lu Tiannan let out a malicious laugh as he said this.

"If you want to kill the male head of the household, feel free to add peanut powder to the dishes. The premise is that you are sure the female head of the household is a good person."

When Lu Tiannan first entered the second level of the dungeon, he encountered eight people. Of the nine players, only two survived.

The NPCs' morality cannot be judged by simple clues; their oversight of the plot twist led to heavy casualties among the entire group.

Lu Tiannan, who was usually at ease, was unusually serious during that instance, and only emerged after severely injuring and killing the berserk NPC.

After thinking for a moment, Yan Yu said to them, "You go upstairs and look for clues first. We know what to do."

Seeing the group go upstairs, Liu Ya looked at Yan Yu and asked, "Why did you team up with that Lu Tiannan? He doesn't seem like the kind of person who has a sense of teamwork."

Yan Yu shook his head at Liu Ya, walked to the kitchen, and whispered, "He dared to go into the second floor alone, so he's definitely not simple. At least it's not his first time going into the second floor, so his experience is the key to breaking this deadlock for us."

Liu Ya remained silent. Yan Yu was the backbone of their team, and his words carried great weight.

Yan Yu was washing vegetables on the side, while Liu Ya was looking at the specific seasonings and ingredients.

While chopping vegetables, Yan Yuchao instructed Liu Ya, "Don't add the peanut powder yet. We'll discuss it after they find the clues."

“I know. I dare say that if we encounter danger... that Lu Tiannan will definitely not continue to cooperate with us.”

Liu Ya spoke with such certainty that Yan Yu was stunned for a moment before chuckling softly.

"Ya Ya, some things don't need to be said too clearly. We all have our own needs, and he has no reason to risk his life for us."

The two people downstairs were busy preparing dinner.

The three people upstairs each went to a room to search.

Lu Tiannan chose the study directly, while Han Yuting, showing a sense of priority for ladies, let Yan Qing choose first, leaving Han Yuting with the SM activity room.

Han Yuting went in without saying a word, his expressionless demeanor quite surprising Lu Tiannan.

So Lu Tiannan turned his head and asked Yan Qing in a cheeky whisper, "Does he play these games too?"

Yan Qing shook her head frantically and hurried into the master bedroom to look for clues.

Lu Tiannan hummed a little tune as he walked towards the study, where a bookshelf contained a wide range of books.

Astronomy, geography, natural sciences, history, and humanities. In short, it's a vast and disorganized field, and it's hard to say how many subjects the male homeowner actually mastered.

I rummaged through all the drawers and other things.

As Lu Tiannan walked around the room, a sound from the floor made him stop.

If you crouch down and take a closer look, you'll find that this section of the floor is different from the others, and it's located right next to the office chair.

The master of the house's secret...

Lu Tiannan took out a dagger engraved with spider patterns and pried open the floorboards through the cracks.

It is a diary.

A diary filled with dense writing.

The first part mostly describes how she fell in love with and met Ellie, which was very sweet.

Even after they got married and had their own little family, they were still full of joy.

Even when Ellie suggested trying SM, the male homeowner, though not understanding, still chose to respect and cooperate.

The husband even converted the activity room into a SM equipment room for his wife.

Lu Tiannan chuckled softly, "It's Ai Li who likes SM. But it's also Ai Li who wants to kill..."

Starting from a certain page, the male homeowner's emotions began to change.

"My wife, Ellie, has completely gone mad. How could she become addicted to this?! This is not the mindset of a normal person! No one likes being forced to be an abuser!!"

As for what happened, the male protagonist Paul didn't write it down.

"This is too extreme. She forced me to suffocate her during sex and even wanted me to kill her. Wasn't the pain enough? She was forcing me to commit a crime!"

“I don’t want to go home! I’ve had enough of this violent eroticism. How did such a gentle girl become like this? Who can save me? Help her kick this addiction… I really can’t bear to hurt her anymore, I can’t do it.”

Paul's handwriting revealed his extremism and disgust: "I'm going crazy! If this continues, she'll die at my hands, I'll kill her with my own hands, she forced me to! Run... I can't stay any longer. I need to find a good reason."

In his later diary entries, Paul wrote only a few words at long intervals, always finding various excuses to go away for extended periods, while his wife seemed to have reverted to her old ways.