Indeed, many people in the village had come by, but they were all there to drop off items, and no one actually went in to see the village chief.
"Auntie Zhao, if you're not scared, then go ahead," said the Niu Family, "after all, Dongdong is inside."
Auntie Zhao went to the back room, followed by both the Niu Family and the Ma Family, but upon seeing the coffin by the door, she was so frightened that she stood frozen in place. After a while, she gathered herself and continued forward.
However, Auntie Zhao hadn't even reached the door when the village chief's room door creaked open.
Auntie Zhao, who was already nervous about going in, was so startled by the noise that she immediately took a step back. She thought it must have been Wu Dongdong opening the door, but when she looked again, it was the village chief.