However, Xiao Yao was puzzled by the fact that many people became ill simply due to bacterial infections, and human skin serves as a protective layer. Once someone is injured and the wound is large enough, it may lead to an infection, which, if not treated promptly, could endanger their life.
But these people had their faces peeled off, leaving such a large area without the protection of skin, yet they hadn't died from infection—they were still alive.
Why was that? Could it be that after peeling off their skin, some kind of antibacterial medication was used to prevent them from dying of bacterial infections?
Xiao Yao was also unclear about something else—since these individuals had impersonated the others, why not just kill the victims to silence them? Why keep them alive?
