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Second-generation Zhao, on the other hand, looked perfectly normal. After saying that, he continued searching for evidence elsewhere, wearing a cheerful expression that said, I did great. The boss will definitely praise me. His retreating figure looked remarkably like Basketball Qiao. Who knew how he had caught it from him?

Zhen Liu began searching Second-generation Zhao's room for evidence. In this setting, the rich second-generation heir lived in a suite, which was probably the largest master bedroom in the entire villa. Honestly, it was rather strange that the victim, Ying De, had not chosen this bedroom, which would have so clearly demonstrated how different his status was now.

Like Basketball Qiao, Second-generation Zhao had brought a huge amount of personal belongings with him despite only staying at the villa for two days. Zhen Liu saw the game console Second-generation Zhao had mentioned before; the controller and console were still connected to the television.

In Zhen Liu's world, such machines had long since become antiques. He did not really know how to operate them.

In the end, Lawyer Jin helped him open the game records. According to what was displayed, the console had indeed been in use around dawn. Second-generation Zhao did not seem to have lied about that.

Compared with the disorderly mess of Basketball Qiao's room, Second-generation Zhao's room was meticulously organized and exceptionally refined. Every casually placed item was a luxury good. Luxury goods for the poor were everyday necessities for the rich. The game had truly nailed the details, as though someone called Second-generation Zhao had genuinely existed in this world.

His hobbies and every little part of his life had been completely recreated before their eyes.

Zhen Liu also found the phone Second-generation Zhao had accidentally left behind. It was password-protected and could not be opened for the time being. All he could see was the lock screen: a family portrait of three, presumably a childhood photo of Second-generation Zhao with his parents.

Everyone in the photo was smiling happily. However, Zhen Liu could not help feeling that Second-generation Zhao did not look particularly similar to either of his parents.

And using a family portrait as his phone wallpaper was rather... old-fashioned. At least, it was not something someone his age—living such a decadent life—would do. No matter how much a young person cherished their family, would they really want to use a family photo as their phone background? If someone told Zhen Liu the phone actually belonged to Second-generation Zhao's father, he would have believed it.

After they finished searching the occupied rooms on the second floor, they found a large entertainment and media room beside the stairs.

Soundproofing materials, lavish décor, and every form of entertainment equipment imaginable filled the room: game consoles, a pool table, and even an indoor golf simulator. Zhen Liu found dark bloodstains on one of the golf clubs. This was very likely the source of the blunt-force trauma to the victim's head.

The entertainment room was a public area and happened to be at the edge of the floor. Anyone could have come here, taken something away without alerting the other guests on the second floor, and then quietly returned it.

Doctor Zhen and Professor Lu lived on the third floor, along with an unused guest room.

Whether Lawyer Jin wanted to repeat his old trick or had simply given up entirely, after going upstairs, he once again proactively asked the two beside him, "Do you need me to wait while each of you goes in and tidies up first?"

Zhen Liu answered by directly pulling open the door to his room at the very end of the hall. "Suit yourselves."

Zhen Liu's openness made Lawyer Jin glance at him. The only reason Zhen Liu dared to do this was that the murder method for his role was not easy to guess. If he had been afraid of being discovered, he would have joined Second-generation Zhao and Basketball Qiao when they teamed up earlier.

Even if they really discovered some clues, Zhen Liu felt that would be more advantageous to him. Since everyone had made a move, if he appeared too innocent, he would definitely attract even more suspicion. He might as well expose himself from the start.

Professor Lu showed a certain degree of displeasure at others entering his room. It was not because he feared an evidence search, but because that was simply his character's personality. He had strong boundaries and disliked others invading his private space. Thus, before they went in to search for evidence, Professor Lu entered his room first and tidied it up.

Following their earlier agreement, Lawyer Jin looked through Doctor Zhen's room in front of Doctor Zhen, then searched Professor Lu's room in front of Professor Lu. After that, he could not wait to suggest splitting up.

Professor Lu looked quite pleased, but what he said to Zhen Liu was, "It seems Lawyer Jin doesn't like either of us very much."

Zhen Liu neither agreed nor disagreed. Still, he had to admit that after Lawyer Jin left, he felt relieved. He did not know why. He had not felt anything in particular when teaming up with Professor Lu, but once Lawyer Jin was added to the mix, everything felt awkward. It was just like during the holidays, when too many strangers suddenly crowded into the house and left one feeling at a loss.

Lawyer Jin headed straight for the attic, while Zhen Liu and Professor Lu went to another empty guest bedroom on the second floor.

Professor Lu even reminded Zhen Liu, "Aren't you going to stay behind and clean up your own room first?"

Doctor Zhen had a cleanliness obsession. There was no way this character could tolerate people constantly coming and going through his room.

For a moment, Zhen Liu could not tell whether this came from Professor Lu's concern for Doctor Zhen in the game or from the player portraying Professor Lu reminding him not to go too OOC. Still, Zhen Liu had his own interpretation of the character. "Someone will definitely go in later anyway. There's no point tidying it up. I won't be staying there again."

Doctor Zhen had already made up his mind not to sleep that night. Once this unpleasant affair ended tomorrow, he would go home and conduct a thorough cleaning.

Only after arriving at the empty guest bedroom did Zhen Liu realize that Second-generation Zhao and Basketball Qiao had been extremely restrained when searching his and Professor Lu's rooms. At least they had maintained an appearance of tidiness. The unoccupied guest room, however, had suffered terribly, as though bandits had swept through it. Even the heavy Simmons mattress had been flipped up.

The two could only struggle to find somewhere to stand. Professor Lu once again said, "Do you need me to help you tidy up the room first, then you can start searching for evidence?"

[It's definitely love!]

[Wow, he's so considerate? When will my boyfriend learn from him?]

[This relationship came rather suddenly, but... I'm in!]