With the arrival of dawn, sunlight seeped into the small forest. The darkness of the night was finally gone.
The three of us stood silently in front of Joseph's corpse.
"Let's go," Suzie said softly. "You've already tried your best. It's time to look after ourselves."
I nodded. "Henry, let's get him down. I don't think it's a good idea to keep him on the tree."
After Henry and I removed Joseph's corpse from the tree, we covered him with some dry twigs. When we looked up, the red rope had already disappeared.
Once the three of us were done, we walked away together.
"What do we do now? He's dead. Should we call the cops?" Henry asked.
"Is there any signal on your phone?" I casually asked.
Henry retrieved his phone. "Yes! Should I call the cops right away?"
"I think we shouldn't for
