Jiu Xu, who was beside me, was the first to speak up, but instead of calling out about the female ghost, he asked what I had seen.
It was obvious that neither he nor Qin Shu had seen what I had.
I turned and saw the female ghost walking toward Chen Yihan. Halfway there, she suddenly turned and went up to the second floor.
Chen Yihan's gaze shifted, too. I quickly realized he wasn't looking at the female ghost herself, but at her feet. More precisely, he was looking at her footprints.
In an instant, I remembered what had happened at the subway station.
When Chen Yihan had encountered the rapist's ghost at the subway station, he'd acted in much the same way. He could see clues at the scene of a ghost's crime.
Then what was the female ghost I could see supposed to be?
Before I could think it through, the female ghost had already reached the second floor, and Chen Yihan followed her up.
I hurried after them.
Qin Shu and Jiu Xu naturally followed close behind me.
The police and gym staff streamed upstairs as well.
On the second floor, I saw Chen Yihan head straight for a door in the corner.
A sign on it read "Staff Office."
The door was locked.
One of the gym staff quickly stepped forward to unlock it. Once the door was open, he moved aside.
Chen Yihan went in.
I could move more freely, so I went straight through the wall and entered the office.
Someone was slumped over a desk, looking as though they were taking a nap.
Chen Yihan called over the investigators, put on a pair of gloves, and only then checked the person's pulse.
The person was lying face down with both hands buried between