According to Mr. Cui...
By the time the police arrived at the village, the villagers were fleeing.
But they weren't running out of the village. They were running home, where some hanged themselves, some slit their wrists, and others smashed their heads against the walls.
They were so determined to die that no one could stop them.
As a result, nearly a third of them died that night, all by suicide.
Those who remained were out of their minds, as though they were possessed.
"Later, an official asked me to go and see what exactly was going on."
Mr. Cui gave Seventh Master a meaningful look. "A few friends and I went to the scene and discovered that wronged souls had latched onto those villagers. Seventh Master, about this..."
Seventh Master declared solemnly, "I swear on my integrity that it had nothing to do with me."
It really had nothing to do with him.
Because I was the one who had released those wronged souls...
They were just avenging themselves and settling their grievances. Perfectly reasonable...
"Who-who could have done such a thing?"
I slapped the table. "What if innocent people got hurt? This is outrageous!"
Mr. Cui smiled. "There really weren't any innocent people in that village. Know why there weren't any children there? Because they'd sent their children to the city. Most of the young people were in the city too. They were afraid that if their crimes came to light one day, the younger generation would be implicated."
Seventh Master sighed. "They all had younger family members and children of their own, yet they still chose to hurt other people's children. How will these people be dealt with?"
Mr. Cui said that almost all of them would face punishment, but there was nothing they could do about