"What did you find?" Ouyang Huanbin looked more tense than anyone else. After all, so far he was the only one who had seen a ghost and lived.
Jiang Cheng pointed to a spot on the map. "According to the markings, there should be eight bookshelves in this area, all holding books related to this town. But right now, we can only see seven."
"One of the bookshelves disappeared?" Bai Xiaojie asked, confused.
Liu Hui shook her head and looked at the bookshelf in front of them, worry flashing in her eyes. "Of course it didn't disappear. We just can't see it for now. It's been hidden."
That helped everyone understand. Thinking of what Ouyang Huanbin had said, the bookshelf he'd seen was the one that had been hidden.
And to see the hidden bookshelf, they had to look through the gaps between the books.
"Where were you standing before?" Miao Qing asked Ouyang Huanbin. He'd also realized that the hidden bookshelf must contain an important clue.
A secret about the town, or perhaps even the strange manor.
"R-right here." Ouyang Huanbin led them to where he'd been standing. A little below eye level was a gap where a book had been pulled out, and another book lay carelessly tossed to one side.
Ouyang Huanbin explained that he'd pulled out that book, then accidentally seen the woman and tossed it aside.
Pointing to the gap between two books on the shelf, he said that was where he'd looked through and seen the woman behind the bookshelf.
"Try again," Miao Qing urged. "See if you can still see the bookshelf across from us."
Ouyang Huanbin's face changed. "No. I'm not doing it. Whoever wants to look can do it themselves." His refusal sounded firm, but it was clear he was genuinely