"Tell us what exactly happened here. And what happened to you."
Fu Wenli swept his gaze over the group.
The fishermen instinctively tugged at their clothes, trying to hide the abnormalities on their bodies.
"If you don't talk, you'll end up like them too," Fu Wenzi said.
After treating the few people with wounds, Fu Wenzi spoke.
"What's the point of hiding it? What good will that do? If you tell us, there might still be a way to fix this."
He knew perfectly well that all these people had been contaminated.
The few whose contamination was less severe might still be saved.
Qin Yan came over then, holding Lingti.
Several children not much older than her were trembling, especially the one the anomalous fish-man had lunged at. The child looked scared witless.
She took out a handful of candy, walked over, and offered it to them.
"Have some candy. Don't be scared."
"My uncles are super strong. They can protect you."
Holding the candy, the children clung to their parents and began to sob.
What had happened today had truly frightened them.
"It's all the Tiesheng Family's fault!"
After the crying, someone finally spoke, hatred seeping through their hoarse voice.
They were out of options now. Things had already come to this, so what could they do besides tell the truth?
The village chief sighed and said hoarsely, "The Tiesheng Family held a wedding for their son half a month ago. They caught an enormous fish in the sea. It was strange and very ugly. It looked like an anglerfish, but it had four legs and was much bigger than a normal anglerfish.
"Someone warned them not to eat a fish they couldn't identify, but they wouldn't listen. None of them could bear to waste all that meat. Then...