Becoming Stronger After Death: I Keep Seeking Death in the World of the Universe.

Chapter 427 The Missing Xu Wang and Xiao Shiyi
"What's going on? Why are you all gathered here?"

Chief Jim stepped forward with a frown.

Upon seeing Jim arrive, the group of men gathered at the bar entrance parted to make way, revealing the scene inside.

Jim was immediately startled when he saw it.

A vibrant red expanse!
Blood was everywhere!

A man who looked unfamiliar lay motionless on the ground, his eyes closed and his face pale.

A tablecloth was also covered on him.

It appears to be used to cover up the wound.

It was now soaked in blood.

Oh no! Someone's dead!
Jim's head exploded!

He originally came here just to resolve a minor dispute.

I was hoping to finish quickly so I could go back and continue searching for Will, the missing little boy.

Never thought.

The missing person case hasn't been solved yet, and here comes a fresh corpse that's been thrown at him unexpectedly!
Is this still the peaceful and tranquil Hawkins?

Jim felt like he was back in the familiar big city!
"Make way! Make way! Everyone make way! Don't disturb the scene!"

Shouting, Jim rushed forward, taking three steps at a time, and quickly knelt down beside the body. He then waved to the surrounding crowd to move back a bit!
"Who found the body first? Where is Sandy Sloan? Where is she?"

As Jim spoke, he took out gloves and put them on, preparing to conduct a preliminary examination of the body.

It's daytime now.

The statements obtained from so many onlookers are also very important for determining the nature of the case later.

Especially Sandy Sloan.

As the person who filed the report, she had a direct conflict with the stranger in front of her.

He can be considered the prime suspect.

We need to find out more about her situation.

Jim was already putting on gloves as he spoke loudly to the crowd around him.

According to procedure, regardless of the condition of the body, he must now check the body's vital signs and then call for reinforcements as soon as possible.

But the strange atmosphere among the surrounding crowd made Jim, who was about to take action, realize that something was wrong.

After turning his head to look around and making sure he could see their expressions, he did so.

Jim asked, puzzled, "What?"

At this moment, an old man finally stepped forward and said, "He is not dead, he is still alive."

"not dead?!"

Jim was shocked. "The person is like this, and has lost so much blood. You're telling me they're not dead?"
He quickly turned around and lifted the tablecloth off the person on the ground.

They discovered that the man really didn't have any wounds, and his chest was even rising and falling as he breathed.

Jim quickly listened to his heartbeat and then felt his carotid artery.

Then a curse rang out: "Fuck! He's not dead after all!"

Although he swore, Jim was greatly relieved after confirming that no one was dead.

Jim stood up from the ground and turned to the owner of the Paradise Bar next door: "Did you call an ambulance?"

The bar owner nodded: "We've called!"

"No! Don't call an ambulance! Send them back immediately!"

They seemed to be frightened by the keyword "ambulance".

The man, who had been unconscious, suddenly sat up!
His face was filled with terror.

Jim paid no attention to the other onlookers.

Seeing the blood-covered man wake up, she turned to him and asked, "What happened to you? Why did you faint here?"

The man glanced at Jim.

Hearing this, he looked down at his blood-covered body and trembled, saying, "I'm afraid of blood!"

After saying that, his eyes rolled back and he fainted again.

Great, now Jim has figured out why this person is lying here.

"It was Mrs. Sloan who splashed pig's blood on him."

At this point, the bar owner spoke up again, explaining the situation on the ground.

Jim turned to the bar owner: "Sandy Sloan? What happened?"

The bar owner led Jim to an old Ford parked outside the bar.

The trunk of this old Ford has been opened.

There was a sheepdog's carcass inside.

However, the dog's head had completely disappeared.

The torso still bears marks from being run over by wheels.

Jim knew at a glance that this was definitely the dog Sloan had reported missing.

The bar owner glanced at the dog's body and said, "This is what happened."

About 10 minutes ago.

Mrs. Sloan suddenly arrived with her men and pried open the guy's trunk.

Upon discovering the ginger's body, they immediately called out the guys who were drinking at the bar.

After he came out, Sloan splashed a bucket of pig's blood on the guy.

After he collapsed, Sloan and her people ran away, and this is what happened at the scene.

After saying that, the bar owner shrugged helplessly.

How did Sloan know the ginger was in this person's car?

Jim frowned and reached out to touch the severed neck of the German Shepherd.

The break is very smooth.

It looked like it had been cut off by a chainsaw in a slaughterhouse.

It didn't even damage the collar next to it.

The name "Ginger" is still clearly visible on the collar.

This wound alone is very strange.

If Xu Wang's information is correct, the man who faints at the sight of blood would not have had the means to disfigure the dog's body like that.

Jim hadn't forgotten what Xu Wang had said to him back in school.

Then he reached out and pressed on the dog's belly.

The bones were all shattered.

This must have been run over by a car wheel.

"What's going on here?"

After Jim finished his initial examination of the dog's body, he couldn't help but complain.

Jim took off his gloves, picked up the walkie-talkie, and said, "Flo, contact the animal clinic. There's a body here that needs their help to preserve, and also to conduct an autopsy."

Then I contacted Sloan; I needed her to come to the police station to cooperate with the investigation.

Flo's voice came through the walkie-talkie quickly: "Okay."

Jim was just about to hang the walkie-talkie back up.

Flo's voice came through again: "Director, Benny just asked me for your current location. He said he might have information about Will Byers' disappearance."

Jim was a little surprised to hear this, but it was a good thing, so he replied, "Okay, I understand."

Hawkins is, after all, a town.

Soon after, an ambulance from Hawkins Hospital arrived.

They put the unconscious man into the car.

Jim then pulled out his driver's license from the old Ford.

I only found out then that the driver who brought Xu Wang to Hawkins last night was named Jack.

This is a very common name.

It appears to be a fairly clear case.

If the investigation is thorough, it turns out that Jack really did kill Ginger.

If Sloan doesn't pursue criminal charges, it can be handled as a civil tort dispute.

The key question remains: did Jack intentionally kill Ginger?

Take, for example, that head that was neatly severed.

If it really was Jack who did it.

This is a criminal offense of animal cruelty.

Jim will have to report this to animal control to push for an investigation.

The case is very clear, but the trouble is also very real.

Everything depends on Jack waking up and the further autopsy report on Ginger's body.

Jack must now be treated as a criminal suspect.

After the unconscious Jack was put into an ambulance.

Benny also sped off in his pickup truck to the bar.

They parked the car haphazardly to the side of the road.

He spotted Jim in the crowd immediately and ran over to him: "Jim, I have something to tell you."

Jim glanced at Benny and said directly, "Let's get in the car and talk." Then he said to the owner of Paradise Bar, "When the people from the animal clinic arrive later, could you please point them to the location of Ginger's carcass?"

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

The bar owner patted his chest, showing his kind heart.

Watching Jim and Benny get into the ambulance and leave.

The bar owner then turned to a regular customer next to him and said with a smile, "Our Hawkins is starting to feel like a big city, hey! It's quite exciting."

A regular customer rolled his eyes: "You come here every day, do you want to?"

The bar owner quickly waved his hand in refusal: "Then forget it, it's better to keep it simple."

Inside the ambulances traveling along the road, sirens blaring.

Jim first took out handcuffs and cuffed one of Jack's hands to the wheeled stretcher.

Then he looked at Benny sitting opposite him.

As for the other paramedics in the ambulance, they've already started messing with Jack.

Physical examination and vital sign monitoring are necessary.

We only learned from Jim that the patient might be fainting at the sight of blood, and that further confirmation was needed.

After placing Jack in a side-lying position on the stretcher.

The doctor then put an oxygen mask on Jack to combat brain hypoxia caused by vagal nerve excitation.

The medical staff here are busy.

Benny, sitting on the other side, seemed to already hear the sound of money slipping away.

After being discharged from the military, he opened a burger shop in Hawkins, so it's understandable that he's somewhat sensitive about this.

Hawkins Hospital rarely sends out an ambulance more than once a year.

After all, at this price, those in the know understand.

Hopefully, Jack won't faint again from the hospital bills after he wakes up.

At this point, Jim spoke to Benny: "You said you have leads on Will?"

"Yes."

Jim drew Benny's attention back to his old comrade-in-arms across from him.

However, there were still some things he wanted to say but couldn't, things he couldn't express.

Seeing Benny's expression, Jim was a little annoyed: "Why are you still so long-winded after you've been discharged from the army? Just say it directly."

Benny then looked at the two medical staff members beside him: "Wouldn't it be bad if they heard?"

Jim didn't care at all: "What's wrong with it? What's wrong with hearing this?"

Benny, however, firmly stated, "We really can't let them hear that."

Listen to what Benny said.

The two doctors, who were initially uninterested, now cast curious glances at each other.

The more Benny didn't want to talk about it, the more they wanted to hear it.

Jim was getting impatient, and he raised his voice slightly: "Will has been missing for almost 12 hours, which is really dangerous. We have to find him quickly."

If you have any leads, please tell me.

Since Jim had said that, Benny sighed; there was nothing else he could do.

He's right, finding Will is more important right now.

Benny then looked at Jim across from him with a serious expression: "Don't be afraid of what I'm about to say."

Upon hearing this opening, Jim immediately thought of many unpleasant things. He narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "I'm a policeman, I'm definitely not afraid. Please continue."

Benny recalled what he had just seen and heard at school, still somewhat incredulous, and said in a very serious tone, "Will may have been kidnapped by a monster from the Upside Down!"

"hiss--!"

Upon hearing this, Jim immediately leaned back tactically.

The look in his eyes as he gazed at his old comrade-in-arms, Benny, instantly took on a somewhat indescribable quality.

The two doctors next to him also gasped in surprise.

I think Jack should get off the stretcher and let Benny lie on it.

Jim looked at Benny with a strange expression and tentatively asked, "Who is the monster?"

"Demogorgon!"

Benny clapped his hands, a little excited, and said, "It's humanoid, very tall, and its head can open like a flower. It's very dangerous."

Jim looked at Benny with some concern, but still followed up by asking, "You've seen him before?"

Benny shook his head: "No, not really. But I think I've seen the kid who stayed at my house, and the little girl with the buzz cut, before."

You might not believe it, but they are all superhumans!

"Pfft!"

"Hahaha……"

As soon as Benny said this, the two doctors standing next to him couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Hey! That's too much! I'm serious!"

Hearing the laughter, Benny turned and glared at the two doctors with displeasure.

Upon being glared at by Benny, the two doctors immediately lowered their heads and pretended to be busy.

Seeing this, Benny turned his gaze back to Jim, only to find a pair of worried eyes.

Jim sighed, leaned forward, patted Benny on the shoulder, and comforted him, "Benny, right now, you should spend less time playing games at the arcade."

Benny was instantly speechless: "..."

The matter is too bizarre.

Jim Bengan wouldn't listen to him.

Let Benny say whatever he wants about the experiments at Hawkins National Laboratory.

Little Eleven was abused.

Xu Wang could hold the bullet between his fingers.

Jim didn't believe any of it, thinking Benny was just talking nonsense.

The two doctors next to him couldn't stop laughing.

For a moment, the ambulance was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Even Jack, who was unconscious on the bed, burst out laughing!

Jack, who should have been unconscious, smiled.

The ambulance fell silent instantly.

All eyes were on him.

It seemed to sense the gazes of the crowd.

Jack rolled over and pulled down his oxygen mask: "Did I disturb you?"

Jim immediately said, "No, it's good that you're awake. Let's talk about the dog in your trunk."

As for the information Benny might have mentioned about Will...

Jim didn't believe it at all, taking it all as his old friend talking nonsense.

The police chief at Hawkins wanted to take a statement from Jack.

But a doctor standing nearby interrupted, saying earnestly, "Chief Hopper, could you wait a moment? The patient has just woken up; he hit his head earlier."

For safety reasons, please allow us to perform an examination on him first.

It won't take too long.

Upon hearing this, Jim frowned, but ultimately nodded: "Alright, hurry up."

The doctor replied, "No problem."

The ambulance arrived at the hospital quickly and stopped.

Jack was rushed to the hospital.

Jim tried to follow, but was stopped.

Benny was still standing beside Jim, even talking incessantly, trying to persuade him.

After all, Benny believed there was a high probability that Will would be captured and taken to the Upside Down.

We cannot let this lead slip by.

After trying to persuade him for a while without success, Benny looked at Jim seriously and said, "If Xu Wang could show you superpowers, would you believe me?"

Seeing that Benny was so insistent, Jim simply said, "Okay! Carl and Phil are at school now, I'll have them go check on them."

But Benny, I want you to understand that we are currently facing a severe shortage of police manpower!
We can't let you do whatever you want.

After saying that, Jim took the walkie-talkie and spoke to two other police officers inside the school.

Let them go find Xu Wang and Xiao Shiyi.

These two individuals have very distinctive features; they can definitely be found as long as they are still in school.

As a result, after a period of time...

The Black police officer, Carl, relayed a message: "Boss, we didn't find the two kids you mentioned. Nobody saw them leave school either."

They seem to have disappeared too!

At the same time, the door to the adjacent ward was suddenly pushed open!

A doctor rushed out in a panic and looked at Jim anxiously, saying, "Hopper! Something's wrong! That patient! He's suddenly disappeared!"

He disappeared in the blink of an eye!

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