Chapter 49: The Plan
Hopper's gaze was serious.
A priest, a child with messy clothes, a dense forest rarely visited in the evening.
The news he saw not long ago surfaced in his mind.
He didn't expect that a new face really came to Hawkins.
And precisely at the time of Will's disappearance.
"Check the surroundings, see if there are any accomplices." Hopper whispered to Bob.
The latter also looked surprised and immediately took a colleague to leave.
"Who are you, and who is this child?" Hopper then looked at the priest.
"Relax."
William looked at him, knowing that the chief must have misunderstood.
So he said: "I received a commission to investigate Will's disappearance here. This child is a participant in the nearby laboratory."
William naturally couldn't call out her name.
That would only arouse the other party's vigilance more.
Therefore, he mentioned Will, intending to ease the atmosphere.
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Hopper immediately unlocked the safety on his pistol.
It matched! This priest was related to Will!
Nearby laboratory? Hopper almost wanted to laugh after hearing it.
He had lived in Hawkins for more than ten years and never heard of such a place in the town.
The atmosphere seemed a bit tense.
"Don't shoot, we're on the same side!"
At this time, Joyce ran out of the dense forest.
Just now William suddenly quickened his pace, and she couldn't keep up for a moment.
Fortunately, she found the direction thanks to the flashlights of the officers.
Bob and the others also rushed back.
"Joyce?" Hopper looked at her in confusion.
After listening to the story, the chief still didn't put down his gun.
He even suspected that Joyce was also bewitched.
Will trapped in another world? Monsters and exorcism?
This was too incredible.
"Which organization do you belong to? Where are the children kidnapped before?" Hopper scrutinized the priest opposite.
"I think we'd better leave here first."
William looked in one direction.
He sensed something approaching, likely the previous Demodogs.
"Don't try any tricks; cuff him." Hopper signaled Bob.
The latter immediately took out a pair of handcuffs.
"Sorry."
William spoke suddenly, then pulled Bob to his side.
The latter resisted with all his might, but found that his body couldn't move at all.
"Hey!"
Hopper immediately approached a few steps.
"I advise you not to do anything stupid."
But William ignored him and said to Joyce aside.
"Distribute the crucifixes in the bag to the detectives."
Joyce nodded immediately and handed the items to the officers one by one.
"Be careful not to be bewitched by this priest!"
Hopper threw the crucifix on the ground.
"Even if a monster appears in front of me today, you can't escape!"
William shrugged upon seeing this:
"Chief, you don't believe I can exorcise demons, but are afraid that this crucifix will bewitch you?"
Hopper was speechless for a moment.
He really didn't believe it; throwing away the crucifix was just because he didn't want to fall into the other party's rhythm.
"That is your freedom."
William spoke again.
"But I have another suggestion—squat down immediately, right now!"
Hopper was confused upon hearing this, but he keenly sensed something pouncing, so he chose to obey William's order.
In the next moment.
A bloody mouth appeared above Hopper. If he was still standing at this moment, his head would be gone.
Seeing the face of that thing clearly, Hopper gasped.
Hawkins would never have such an animal!
But it wasn't over yet.
Roars suddenly sounded in the dense forest, and many pairs of scarlet eyes appeared beside the trees.
"What... kind of monster is this?"
The officers' voices trembled a little.
Hopper pulled the trigger, accurately hitting the Demodog in front of him.
Although the bullet penetrated the latter's body, it had no effect on the other party's movement.
This action also angered other Demodogs.
The latter pounced on everyone present.
But unexpectedly, the bloody scene didn't appear.
When those Demodogs pounced in front of everyone, they were repelled by a pure force.
Everyone raised their hands and saw the crucifixes in their palms emitting a faint white light.
They understood that this thing saved them.
Bob swallowed upon seeing this.
Previously, he was still struggling in William's hands.
But at this moment, he hugged the latter's arm tightly, looking like he didn't want to leave.
Hopper also looked surprised; what happened before his eyes exceeded his cognition.
But he didn't hesitate, immediately picked up the crucifix from the ground.
And instructed the officers to gather together, back to back.
At this time, William turned his head to look at Eleven: "Can you solve it?"
The latter nodded upon hearing this and immediately raised her right hand.
The Demodogs suddenly couldn't move, and then their flesh and bones contracted inward.
In just a moment, they turned into a pool of flesh and blood.
This scene made the officers present widen their eyes.
They stared at William and Eleven as if looking at monsters.
Although sensing that the Demodogs had no breath.
But William still instructed Joyce to take out holy water to ensure these monsters were completely dead.
At this time, Hopper also walked over; he had put away his pistol.
"I think I should thank you."
After the experience just now, he was sure that this priest wasn't a bad person.
While cleaning up the battlefield, Joyce and Hopper exchanged information fully.
And the latter finally realized that they had done a lot of useless work before.
At the same time, William also learned from Eleven that she couldn't sense the Upside Down not long ago.
It seemed some force isolated her.
But she mentioned that the gate to the Upside Down had been opened, right under the laboratory.
"Looks like we have to go there." William thought.
At this time, Hopper also walked over: "What is your plan?"
Although today's encounter made him unable to accept it for a while, Hopper was a seasoned police officer.
He understood that the priest in front of him had extraordinary power, and to deal with that kind of monster, he had to rely on the other party.
"I do have some plans." William rubbed his chin and said.
"I can mobilize all police forces to follow your command." Hopper looked serious.
William raised an eyebrow upon seeing this.
Worthy of being the combat ceiling of the original work; this ability to grasp the situation was incomparable to ordinary people.
"That would be great."
...
An hour later.
In the name of the sheriff, Hopper declared a state of emergency in Hawkins.
All residents must stay at home and be ready with weapons at all times.
At the same time, dozens of barrels of gasoline were placed in the police station lobby.
This was brought by Bob and others from various parts of the town according to William's instructions.
The latter also gathered everyone together.
"As far as I know, the laboratory is equipped with live ammunition, so we can't attack by force."
William arranged his plan.
First, how to enter the laboratory and control the person in charge inside.
"Be sure to destroy the electronic lock of the door to ensure that we can escape physically at any time."
"Secondly, if you encounter guards, please leave them to Eleven; no need to confront them head-on."
William said as he handed a lunch box to Hopper.
And instructed him to make sure Eleven replenished energy in time after using her ability.
Hopper opened the lunch box.
Inside was a piece of pan-fried pork liver, and the other compartment contained some red fruits.
This was a blood-supplementing set meal specially prepared by William!
To take care of the taste, he also asked Joyce to add many seasonings to the pork liver.
As for the fruits next to it, they were naturally the holy product of blood supplementation—red dates (jujubes).
In Hawkins, this stuff was harder to get than arms.
"Finally, if you see the person in charge, please restrict his movement immediately to prevent him from activating some emergency defense devices."
Hearing William's plan, the officers looked a bit strange.
This seemed... not like something a decent person would do.
Instead, it sounded more like... a thief.
William naturally didn't know what they were thinking.
Seeing everything was ready, he announced immediately: "Let's go."
So, in the dark night.
Several police cars quietly drove toward the laboratory.
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