They Figured It Out
At the start, the residents of this neighborhood had no idea where the bad smell was coming from. Back then, they thought that the best course of action was to simply ignore the problem. There was a good chance that it would go away soon enough. However, it did not happen to them. They did not wish to blame each other, so the situation just got worse. In the end, everyone reached the conclusion that the odor was coming from a certain abandoned house. They knew they had to do something about it.
The Neighbors Were Confused
While all of them thought that the house had been abandoned, they would see people entering and leaving the house every now and then. They had no idea how these people could come so close to the source of the stench without fainting! How did they even stand the terrible odor up close and personal? They could barely stand it from their own houses.