Zhao Yuan had asked the right person. The old village chief knew a lot about the situation in Xiaqiao Village.
He sighed and began to explain. "It started ten days ago. The first victim was a child from the village. He was playing with his friends when he suddenly collapsed, convulsing and foaming at the mouth. They sent him to the town's health clinic, where they said it was epilepsy. While he was being treated, his parents also fell ill, one after the other. One of them had symptoms similar to the child's, but the other went into a violent frenzy, attacking people and destroying property. I heard that person showed incredible strength at the time—two or three people couldn't hold him down. In the end, it took a team of doctors and the police, who rushed over after being notified, to get him under control."
