The Puppeteer Part 3

The Puppeteer - Unexpected discovery

He went closer but the barking won't stop so he stomp the door with his fist "Hey!"

The barking and slamming gets louder but William is a brave man and always dominant. He swung the rusty door open and when a dog launch itself towards him, he gave it a good kick sending it flying, hitting to the wall, the dog wheeze and run away the other two dogs who witnessed it tailing the poor dog as well.

Why was the dogs left unsupervised? He knew this gangs priorities their dogs as much as they does with the horses. He saw some bowls and all of them are empty. The dogs must be starving, they doesn't even put a fight with William.

That's when he saw someone sitting on a chair facing the other way. He walk up to him.

"Hey! It's me William! Came down here to take my belongings back. Where the fuck is everyone?" He started. But there was no reply. He frowned deeper and approach slowly, the moment when he was close enough he pat him by the shoulder "aren't ya listening?" Instead of a reply or a jerk, the figure fell down the chair immediately, William paused. Is he drunk and passed out? But he did knew that man could be dead, but to confirm it he shift the body's position by his feet. And when the figure rolled to lay on his back, his face was revealed. It was not a pleasurable sight

There was a hole on his neck, one shot, it must have killed him immediately. William does not realized the blood earlier because it was dark. Night has fallen..

He slipped his hand into his pocket, and slowly slide out a gun he took with him. Firmly holding it. "James" he called out once then he slowly walk through the door where the corpses was facing when it was sitting earlier. It was darker inside. He knew there was no lights at this part. Usually they will use candles and such

..should have bring my goddamn torchlight..

It was dark and very quiet no matter where he turn and direct his gun to. He stepped on something and he heard some movements. He was about to shoot to realize it was a rat running further inside the area. He heard it squeaks and hissed.

..Rat? How long has this happened?..

There was probably no one here anymore if there was some rats around

He almost forgot about what he stepped on to. And when he remove his feet and took out his lighter, and when he light it up, he froze. Clearly it was a body. But he need to figure out who it was. He crouch closer checking the face and it was no other than one of his pal. The clear pale blue eyes, wide opened..

..James..

..what the hell..

..the hell happened here..

He know James must have passed for quite  some time because his body was hard.

Whoever have done this must not be here anymore. He kept his gun and quickly get up. Slowly reaching another room where the rat has went into with his lighter in his grasps. He could hear some buzzing. And rats scattering around squeaking, chattering as he reach further inside. Something smells bad, but it was familiar to him. He could guess what awaits him. And this time, he could hear his own heartbeats.

The dim red orange-ish light from the small lighter revealed two man. One sitting on a chair but face on the table with his hand hanging through the air. The other one he just saw the legs hanging. And when he raise his lighter  higher..

..Fucking God.. Bill..

He saw Bill.. hanged by the hook on the ceiling. A rope on his neck.. he must have hanged himself.. but why?

William know how these group got some fuck up shit going through their life, but what drove him so far to hang himself? Or did someone done this to him? Surely they got enemies but why now? What's with all the bodies? Why here?