Qin Shuman looked at Qiu Tu and asked softly, "I remember you said last night that among Yin Caimei's personal belongings, there was a forbidden book?"
Qiu Tu nodded. "Yes. It's called 'Brave New World.'"
Qin Shuman's gaze deepened slightly. "Have you already read that book?"
Qiu Tu thought back and said uncertainly, "I probably only flipped through seven or eight pages and skimmed them. I didn't read it closely."
Qin Shuman frowned slightly. "Though we can't be one hundred percent certain, it is indeed a fairly reasonable guess that the anti-government organization imprinted a curse onto a forbidden book, had its members carry and read it, and then used it to silence them whenever necessary."
Qiu Tu said, "So you also suspect that book might be the vessel for Grievance Entanglement?"
"Then have I already been affected?"
Resting her chin on her hand, Qin Shuman slowly recalled what she knew. "I don't know much about the effects of the Curse Printing Press either."
"I only heard some rumors while training at the Shelter."
"So I can't be sure how serious the effects would be from reading only a few pages, or whether there's any danger to your life."
At that, Qin Shuman seemed to make up her mind. She said to Qiu Tu, "Rather than standing here making guesses, I think we should verify it directly."
As she spoke, Qin Shuman did not even wait for Qiu Tu to react before canceling the Mist Index Book's effect and using it on him again.
Qin Shuman was clearly worried about Qiu Tu, and she moved with incredible speed. Before Qiu Tu even had time to refuse, he felt a mysterious force appear from nowhere and descend upon him.
Qiu Tu's expression shifted several times. In the end, he chose to