Seeing the black lines appear on Winnie’s head, Bai Lian realized that things weren’t as he had thought.

    “If I could, I’d like you to feel what it’s like to be swallowed by a snake!” Winnie’s voice was low.

    “A snake’s body temperature is too low. If I were to be swallowed, I’d prefer it to be by you,” Bai Lian replied, looking at her.

    Winnie made up her mind. She wouldn’t speak another word to this guy. Otherwise, she might really die from anger. No, she had already died once. More accurately, she might go insane from rage.

    Seeing that Winnie wasn’t responding, Bai Lian shook his head. Her combat ability was just too weak.

    Holding the music box in his hands, he examined it carefully. And indeed, he noticed something unusual.

    At the bottom of the box, a few lines were engraved in small print.

    “Sophia, your plot will not succeed!”

    “Sir, Madam, I will definitely save you!”

    “She’s too strong, with my strength I can’t defeat her. Someone, please help me...”

    “Sir, I’m sorry...”

    Just a few lines, but they contained a lot of information. It seemed that the butler, David, also knew that the master and mistress were imprisoned. He wanted to intervene, but couldn’t defeat Sophia.

    “Who is Sophia?” Bai Lian asked Winnie.

    Hearing this name, Winnie was slightly taken aback, then calmly replied, “That’s my mother’s name.”

    The nanny?

    It seemed the truth was finally coming to light.

    “So, the nanny is the real mastermind behind all this?” Bai Lian looked at Winnie curiously. “The person you mentioned earlier, isn’t she your mother?”

    Winnie quietly replied, “Mhm.” Clearly, she didn’t want to talk much about her mother.

    Bai Lian didn’t press further.

    “Alright, alright. It seems our task now is just to find out where the master and mistress are.”

    After inspecting the room once more, Bai Lian found no other clues.

    He said a few words to Winnie and headed for the door.

    “So, where is David’s room?” he asked, standing in the hallway and looking at the remaining doors.

    Winnie shook her head. “David’s room isn’t here. It’s separate, in the building next to the staff dormitory.”

    “A separate building?”

    Bai Lian was surprised.

    He suddenly understood why David was so loyal. With such treatment, it was hard not to be loyal.

    ...

    After a while, Bai Lian and Winnie arrived near the staff dormitory. There stood a small, separate cottage. This was the butler David’s house.

    Bai Lian immediately lost all desire to knock on the door.

    Seeing his reaction, Winnie crossed her arms, and a slight smile appeared on her lips. “What, scared?”

    “Of course not.”

    Bai Lian shook his head, thoughtfully, saying, “It’s just that I suddenly feel like the master and mistress might not be worth saving after all.”

    【Hahaha, the host is scared, he’s scared!】

    【What, don’t you get it? It’s not fear, it’s a moral decision!】

    【Don’t be afraid, host. It’s just David! As a player, you need to know when to approach men!】

    【You’re right, you really nailed the joke about ‘men.’】

    ...

    Actually, you don’t always need to knock on a door.

    Sometimes it opens on its own.

    While Bai Lian and Winnie were arguing, the door suddenly opened.

    Out came Butler David, dressed in a tailcoat and white gloves, looking very composed.

    “What are you two doing here?”

    “Is there something I can help you with?”

    Seeing Bai Lian and Winnie standing at his door, David asked two questions.

    His gaze at Bai Lian was one of surprise.

    If memory served, this handsome guy was one of the players, right?

    If he’s a player, he should be following the rules.

    It’s not work hours.

    Shouldn’t he be in the staff dormitory? How did he end up at my door?

    Moreover, why is Winnie, despite being an anomaly, not attacking him but standing with Bai Lian?

    And they clearly get along well?

    He looked at David.

    Bai Lian really couldn’t imagine how such a normal-looking person could do such disgusting things.

    No, maybe it was precisely because he always looked so serious.

    When he found out, the contrast was just staggering.

    “Mr. David, you also don’t want to... uh, we’d like to talk to you.”