"Son! My dear boy, weren't you playing basketball? How come you are here?" This elderly couple clutched the jersey tightly in their hands, weeping loudly, overcome with extreme pain.

Having not found their son's remains, they had clung to a sliver of hope, but now they were completely shattered.

They had prepared themselves for the worst, yet they hadn't anticipated it to be this dreadful, not even being able to see their son's whole body; it was truly a human tragedy.

Seeing the couple so heartbroken, to prevent them from dying of grief, Lin Yifan comforted, "Old folks, don't be too sad; the departed have left, and they can no longer return."

"No! My son is not dead, this is fake, all of it is fake!" The couple still wept loudly, their sorrow driving them to question everything they saw.

At that moment, aside from offering solace, it seemed there was nothing more Lin Yifan could do.

Other townsfolk came to comfort the couple, while some took out their cellphones, turned on the flashlights, and searched for their relatives.

In the eerily dark and terrifying cave, they had to stick together, because only by sticking together could they overcome the fear of scattered remains everywhere.

Having seen the tragic scene, they feared their missing relatives had also fallen victim to the Mountain God, so their moods were extremely tense, afraid to witness what they didn't want to see.

Soon, another elderly couple collapsed on the ground, wailing loudly.

They had found a purse containing their daughter's ID card, wallet, cellphone, and other items, confirming beyond doubt that it was the purse their daughter often carried.

"Daughter! Your death is so unjust! Why are you here? Weren't you going to a class reunion?" The devastated couple didn't know who had brought their daughter here.

Now, they were utterly convinced that the Mountain God was a devil.

Thinking about how they had devoutly worshiped the Mountain God all these years, they couldn't help but spit blood. This was the biggest joke in the world, bar none.

Worshipping the killer of their own daughter as a deity; if this wasn't the biggest joke in the world, what was?

Now, from the bottom of their hearts, they were grateful to Lin Yifan for awakening them from their slumber, helping them see the true face of the Mountain God.

Gradually, more people also found the clothes and belongings their missing relatives had worn.

Only then did they feel a heart-wrenching pain, hating everything they had done for the Mountain God before.

Watching human remains being claimed one by one, Mother Lin felt very conflicted. Just days ago, she had self-righteously scolded her own son, and now it seemed so ridiculous.

Believing in a god but not in her own son was the biggest joke as a mother; fortunately, Lin Yifan hadn't blamed her, otherwise she wouldn't know how to mend their mother-son relationship.

"Son, I was wrong about you, I'm sorry!" Mother Lin sincerely apologized, fully awakened.

"It's alright, you too were deeply deceived by the Mountain God, I don't blame you," Lin Yifan responded comfortingly.

The cave echoed with various wails; all townsfolk who found their relatives' remains suddenly realized the truth, continually cursing the Mountain God.

The enraged villagers then decided to move their relatives' remains and recovered belongings out of the cave, to show the townsfolk outside the real face of the Mountain God.

So, they began to take action.

Lin Yifan also stepped in to help them, contributing his strength to awaken the entire town.

Seeing one human corpse after another being moved out of the cave, and witnessing relatives holding the old, decayed keepsakes and being deeply pained, all the townspeople present were greatly shocked, never expecting everything to be so real.

Those relatives and friends standing on the hillside, on the road, and in the trees who were watching also recognized some of the well-preserved clothes, proving these indeed belonged to their missing relatives or friends.

Thus, word spread from one to ten, ten to a hundred, a hundred to a thousand, and more and more people believed that the Mountain God was indeed an evil demon.

"So everything was true! The young man from the Lin Family village didn't deceive us."

"It seems we were misled by the older generation, especially that Town Chief Chen and those old cadres. If it weren't for their continuous praise and worship of the Guardian God for safety, we wouldn't have been deceived so deeply."

"Right! Town Chief Chen is simply an old bastard, he brainwashed everyone in our town. We must demand an explanation from him!"

"You scoundrel, Town Chief Chen, what can you possibly say now?"

"We now command you to immediately give us an explanation in front of everyone!"

Faced with the reality and the questioning from the townspeople, that group of old cadres standing with the Guardian God could no longer defend themselves.

However, those with stubborn opinions never falter; because they were involved in the case, complicit with the Guardian God, and harming the villagers.

These people were none other than the Town Chief, Director Zheng, and Zheng's gang.

Thus, Town Chief Chen, with a thick skin, responded: "My fellow villagers, please wake up and be rational. Don't be blinded by what you see right now. This is all that foul kid's trick! Do not fall for it! The Guardian God is our Qingshi Town's protector, it would not harm us!"

However, this response not only failed to garner support, it further enraged all the townspeople, especially the relatives of the missing people who were crying bitterly at the cave entrance.

"You scoundrel, Town Chief, even now, you are still spreading lies, thinking all of us in the town are fools? Do you believe we should drown you in a pig's cage?" the relatives of the missing people harshly criticized, their anger reaching a peak.

Faced with such overwhelming evidence, the town chief still had the audacity to defend the evil Guardian God, which was chilling to the bone.

Yet, as angry as they were, Town Chief Chen was even angrier.

So Town Chief Chen pointed at them, threateningly asked, "What did you say? Dare to say that again?"

He too was enraged. As the dignified leader of the town, it was unforgivable for these despicable villagers to insult him this way.

"What's wrong with calling you a scoundrel? If you are so capable, kill all of us! If you are so capable, let your Guardian God kill all of us! Let's see if you have the ability to do that," the relatives of the missing at the cave entrance retorted, fearless.

"You..." Town Chief Chen was also driven mad, and immediately loudly commanded Director Zheng beside him: "Director Zheng, quickly arrest all these villagers insulting the government officials, and lock them up to receive the punishment they deserve."

This time, Director Zheng did not hesitate at all and immediately sent his men to arrest the grieving relatives of the missing at the cave entrance.

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