After traveling for two hours in the forest, they eventually reached the village. Allen and Lin Xue were greatly welcomed by the village chief after learning that they were the adventurers who took the quest.
He explained to them everything he knew about the mark on the faces of the victims, the details of the families of victims, and the timings of their deaths.
Village chief Lian Zhong further told them that the people of the village believe that it is a work of a demon, although he opinions that it might be the work of the 'Crushing giants' gang who usually controls all the markets in the surrounding villages. He then lamented that the Prefects (police) don't even try to investigate the gang.
Lin Xue furrowed her brows in displeasure upon hearing that. She asked, "What kind of backing this gang has?"
Lian Zhong bitterly smiled as he answered, "The lord of this Qing Province, Qing Chun."
