```
But even so, Nathan was not willing to give up; he continued trying to persuade Xiao Yi.
"Fine, considering you helped me kill that old pervert Hannibal and fooled that woman Maria, which does show some capability, I'll think about how to speak to you again."
"Killed?" Xiao Yi's expression darkened, "I've been wanting to ask since earlier, you said that you caused the Professor's real death. What exactly do you mean by that?"
"Oh, speaking of which, I haven't explained things clearly to you yet." Nathan seemed to have thought of something clever, and suddenly burst into a proud laugh.
Since Xiao Yi didn't buy the abnormality excuse, Nathan decided to take a different angle to persuade him; after all, his goal was to get Xiao Yi's assistance in escaping the Western-style mansion.
Since Xiao Yi currently thought Nathan wanted to run away from home and therefore refused to help, Nathan would just play along with Xiao Yi's thinking.
"I'll start from the beginning so you won't get confused or misunderstand."
Nathan cleared his throat and explained:
"I've said before, I spent ten nightmarish years here, and I've thought about escaping every moment. But there's an enormous force here that I can't escape from easily. To escape, I'd have to deal with that old pervert and that woman first. Fortunately, these two were exactly the ones tormenting me, which suited my intentions.
So after years of investigation, I finally found a poison that could kill this family, and after much effort, I managed to get my hands on it. But in this mansion, one could be watched at any time, so, to be cautious, I disguised the poison as seasoning and placed it in the kitchen."
When they heard Nathan's words, everyone was startled!
"Holy shit! So this is the real cause of Professor Hannibal's death! And here I thought Brother Xiao Yi actually created a biochemical weapon with his bare hands and poisoned him."
"I always thought that the bare-handed creation of a biochemical weapon to kill the undying abnormality was too far-fetched. This is much more reasonable."
"But, the fact that Brother Xiao Yi accidentally added that poison and made Hannibal eat it... Such coincidences do exist in this world!"
With this revelation, everyone finally understood the true cause of Hannibal's death, but Nathan's next words shocked them even more.
Nathan said, "I originally planned... well, now I should say it was yesterday, anyway I intended to carry out the plan today, letting them poison the food themselves, then eat it, guaranteeing their deaths. But unexpectedly, you arrived and disrupted my plan!
The two of them would always put on a hospitable facade and surely would have let you eat the food first. If you had died from the poison, they would have become alert, which is why I deliberately provoked them to reveal their true nature, in order to scare you away and let the dinner continue, but in the end, I still failed."
These words unraveled the true story behind the plot that unfolded at the start of the instance.
This truth left everyone in shock.
"Deliberate provocation? Holy shit! So that's what happened!"
"The poison in the food could actually kill the undying abnormality! That indeed can't be eaten."
"Holy shit! It fits! It all fits!"
"So you're saying, if the Chosen One had been scared off, or if we weren't in a hurry and entered after they finished dinner, this highest difficulty instance might have been easily cleared!"
"But no one from any Country did so, because they all knew this was an abnormality instance. You couldn't flee even if you were frightened! Who would have thought this! It's too counterintuitive."
"...Actually, Brother Xiao Yi didn't realize this was an abnormality instance."
"Can Brother Xiao Yi even be reasoned with using common sense... hold on, but Xiao Yi ate the poisoned food and nothing happened to him at all?"
"It must have something to do with his Talent."
At that moment, Nathan spoke again:
"But, just when I thought all had failed, something completely unexpected happened. For some reason, the poison had no effect on you. Thanks to that, they didn't suspect anything, and what's more, you ended up feeding that poison to the old pervert! Ha ha!
I came after hearing the gunshot, and when I saw the situation in the kitchen, I instantly understood everything. Not only that, you managed to survive the woman's hand and even gained her trust, which is really impressive. That's why I came to seek your help."
Listening to Nathan's words, everyone was able to piece together what had happened; it all connected.
They couldn't help but reflect that while the process was a bit messy, the conditions for the plot to develop to this point were quite strict; perhaps Xiao Yi was the only one who could have done it.
"After observing, I've determined that I truly need your help," Nathan once again pleaded with Xiao Yi, "Help me escape this Western-style mansion."
At this point, everyone felt that Nathan was a trustworthy ally.
But whether Xiao Yi thought the same, that was yet to be known.
"...You're saying, the seasoning I added was the real cause of the Professor's death?" Xiao Yi couldn't help but laugh, "How is that possible? I checked the names of those seasonings, they're all legitimate, not poison."
"..."
Nathan's expected outcome still happened. His mouth twitching, he said, "Tsk! Didn't I say I switched them out?"
"Just because you switched them out, it's definitely poison?" Xiao Yi retorted, "I ate it too. Do you see anything wrong with me?"
"This..." Nathan was at a loss for words, he indeed didn't know why Xiao Yi was unaffected.
"Not able to say anything now, huh? Even if you're going through a rebellious phase, even if you don't like your parents, you can't just say you're going to poison them to death."
Xiao Yi shook his head and sighed in resignation.
Of course, he wouldn't just easily believe what Nathan had said.
He had not even begun his real deduction yet; there was no way a criminal would just come out and confess!
Moreover, disregarding that, Xiao Yi didn't think Nathan was the real killer.
After all, if there really was poison in the food as Nathan claimed, could Xiao Yi still be standing here, alive and well?
As far as Nathan was concerned, Xiao Yi figured he was probably just a reckless youngster trying to rebel against his parents, so he concocted something he believed was poison in an attempt to kill his own dad.
Kids are foolish, playing at patricide.
The poison he obtained was probably fake; after all, how could a child get his hands on a real toxin?
Xiao Yi considered his IQ no worse than a child's, and if he couldn't do it, how could Nathan?
In conclusion, Xiao Yi did not believe Nathan was the murderer; he merely thought he was.
From this, Xiao Yi even began to suspect that the real murderer had intended to use Nathan to administer the poison but had changed their mind to frame Xiao Yi upon his arrival.
After all, Xiao Yi was an outsider and would easily be suspected.
Xiao Yi was contemplating his deduction, finding his logic flawless! He couldn't help feeling a bit proud.
```