Volume Dragon: Start by obtaining the Infinity Gems

Chapter 236 The Foursome Splits

The next night, something big happened in the small town of Hawkins.

Sheriff Jim received a radio call at the Hawkins Police Station claiming that the body of Will Byers, a sophomore who had been missing for several days, had been found.

"Damn it!"

Sheriff Jim was a tall and strong white man. When he hung up the phone, he accidentally used too much force and even smashed the plastic phone into several cracks.

He scratched his hair hard, not knowing how to explain to the child's mother.

As soon as he picked up his coat and prepared to go to the scene, Joyce Byers, Will's mother, rushed to the police station in a panic.

"Jim, what they said is not true! Will is not dead yet, believe me, I just contacted Will!"

Joyce's hair looked messy, as if she hadn't washed it for several days. Her face, which should have had some charm, was ruined by deep dark circles under her eyes. She grabbed Jim's police uniform tightly, trying to persuade him.

Jim sighed. He knew that many people would not accept the reality when facing the death of their loved ones. But Joyce was too much.

These days, she has been saying that her Will was trying to contact her, but when Jim arrived at her house, he found that she said Will was contacting her through some light bulb, which was totally incomprehensible.

He grabbed Joyce's shoulders tightly, and the thin touch made him stunned. Once upon a time, when they were young, he also loved Joyce. At that time, Joyce had a beautiful girl like a flower.

It was just that their friendship was shallow and they missed each other. Jim hadn't paid attention to Joyce for many years, but now he found that her back was broken by the torture of life.

So, the harsh words that were supposed to come out of his mouth became gentle: "Calm down, Joyce. Let's go to the quarry together. I believe you."

Will's body was found in the pool of water in the quarry. Joyce regained her composure and although she still claimed that Will was still alive, she followed Jim to the quarry.

When they arrived at the outskirts of the quarry, it was already surrounded by journalists and ambulances. Even Mike and his four companions came nearby.

"Is this what you said, Will is still alive?! You are a liar!" The black teenager Lucas yelled at Eleven angrily.

They followed No. 11 around in the forest for a whole day, and finally found that No. brought them to Will's house, pointed at Will's house and said that Will was inside.

They no longer believed it by then. If Will was really in the room, how could he make Joyce so anxious?

Will's home was not far from the quarry, and at that time a large number of ambulances and police cars happened to be passing by them. They realized something was wrong and immediately rode their bicycles here.

But all I heard was the adults saying that Will's body had been found.

Number Eleven became a little anxious. Although they had only been together for a few days, the warmth given to her by her peers was something she had never experienced in her life.

So she hurriedly explained: "No, that, no, Will."

Her explanation was not believed. Even Mike, who had the deepest affection for her, looked at her with disappointment and said, "That's enough. Are you going to lie to us again?"

"Will is. Already dead! I don't have a friend like you!"

When No. 11 heard what Mike said, she felt a pain in her heart and turned around and ran away crying.

She just knew that how could anyone really like someone like her?
Not to mention the mixed feelings Mike had when he saw Eleven running away. Joyce felt her legs go weak. Even though she was convinced that Will was still alive, even though she knew everything he said was true. When Will's body was pulled out of the water, her heart still felt as cold as if it had sunk to the bottom of the sea.

Is everything she has experienced these days real?
First she received a phone call and heard Will's voice on the other end. Then the light bulbs in the house kept flickering, as if trying to communicate with her.

These details have always made her believe that Will is still alive.

But when she saw Will's body, she couldn't help crying.

"No no. That's not Will."

Medical staff in an ambulance nearby had already surrounded the body, preparing to take photos and record the body before taking the body to the hospital morgue by ambulance.

But before they could act, a team of detectives in trench coats and suits stopped them.

"We were sent by the State Police, and the case will now be taken over by the Indiana State Police Headquarters."

A man in a windbreaker showed his ID, then sent someone to carry the body away without question.

Jim was confused as to why the state police would intervene in such a small case.

But his position was not high enough, and although he was annoyed that the State Police Department did not take their Hawkins Police Department seriously, he could do nothing about it.

Joyce had already lost her mind at this time and didn't pay any attention to what was happening in front of her.

The summer rain fell from the sky, the ambulance and reporters left, leaving only Joyce sitting on the ground and Jim who was silently accompanying her.

Jim looked at the deep pool at night and sighed. Just as he was about to persuade Joyce to go back, he heard footsteps behind him.

He turned his head and saw a tall figure in a black windbreaker standing in the rain. A large black umbrella covered the other person's face, with only wisps of dazzling silver hair hanging from the umbrella.

Jim was a little surprised and a little wary. After all, this was the place where the body was found. The sudden appearance of a mysterious man made the detective immediately want to ask: "Who are you? What are you doing here so late?"

You know, many murderers will return to the scene a second time to admire the results of their crimes!
Although it is not certain whether Will was murdered, as a detective, he cannot miss any clues.

The man under the umbrella chuckled, "Joyce Byers?"

The man's voice was a whisper in the smoke. When Joyce heard the voice, her stunned back suddenly moved. She turned around to look at the other person, and then fell silent again.

Seeing that the other party ignored him, Jim frowned and said, "I'm asking you a question! If you don't answer, I will take you back to the police station as a suspect!"

The man continued to speak in a hazy tone, "Want to find Will?"

His words made Joyce's head snap back, and even Jim looked at him with sharp eyes.

"What...what did you say? You know where my Will is, right? Will is not dead yet, right? I know... I know that the body is not Will's!" Joyce stood up anxiously, looking at the man, as if she wanted to grasp the last straw of life.

But Jim was different. His left hand had already reached for the police gun at his waist.

What nonsense is this damn guy pretending to be a ghost talking about here!
(End of this chapter)