Chapter 602 Stanley's Clues
Soon, the administrator led Violet and Calvin to the location where Stanley had jumped into the river.
Violet looked down, the river below was swift, and the rocks towered, it was scary to look at. If one wasn't careful, one could smash on the rocks and fall into serious injury.
Violet didn't know if Stanley had smashed on a rock at that time, but with such a swift river, it was dangerous enough.
"Mommy, could Daddy have been choking and drowning at that time?" Calvin asked as he took Violet's hand.
Violet shook her head, "I don't know either."
Calvin lowered his eyes and didn't ask any more questions.
Violet turned her head to look at the administrator, "Come on, keep taking me down this river."
"Yes, Mrs. Murphy." The administrator nodded.
Several people made their way to the river downstream.
As Violet walked, she observed the surroundings, trying to see if there were any clues.
"Has it rained in the past few days?" Violet asked.
The administrator shook his head, "No, there have been cloudy days for a while, but no rain."
"Mommy, what are you asking that for?" Calvin was curious.
Violet pursed her red lips, "I was just thinking that if Stanley had gone up from the river at that time, then maybe there would be some kind of trace left on the shore, as long as it didn't rain, that trace should be able to stay for some time, but it's just my guess, I don't know if it's true or not."
"Give it a try." Fraser said, "It's true that we hadn't thought of this before, but it is possible, because both sides of the river are muddy If Mr. Murphy had gone ashore at that moment, with his wet shoes, he would soon have left footprints on the muddy ground."
"Right." The administrator hammered his palms, "Then Mrs. Murphy, I'll send someone along both sides of the river looking for signs."
"Okay." Violet nodded her head.
Fraser went to help as well, and Violet led Calvin on down the road.
Near the end of the river, they heard Fraser's shout from the other side of the river, "Mrs. Murphy, I found something!"
Fraser waved his hand excitedly.
Violet's heart beat fast.
Calvin grabbed her hand, "Mommy, is Uncle Fraser saying that traces of Daddy were found?"
"I suppose so." Violet's voice trembled as she replied, unable to hide her excitement.
Fraser rowed a small boat to Violet and Calvin.
"Mrs. Murphy, Calvin, come up, I'll take you there." Fraser said.
Violet hastily responded, then carried Calvin to the boat.
A minute later, the three crossed the wide river to the other side.
The administrator and the others were waiting for Violet.
When Violet came over, the administrator pointed to a pile of grass that had fallen to the ground below and said, "Mrs. Murphy, I suspect that this grass is what Mr. Murphy crushed at that time. Look at the grasses next to it, they are all upright on them without a single problem, just this piece of grass is limp, obviously something crushed them into this state at that time, that's why these grasses are in this condition."
"Stanley!" Violet's hands trembled with excitement, and her eyes burst with hope.
Fraser said, "That's right, we suspect it is Mr. Murphy, because from the area where this grass was overwhelmed, it exactly matches the width of a person's body size, maybe Mr. Murphy was in this place at that time and tried to get to the shore, but due to lack of strength, he collapsed in this place."
"But you didn't find Stanley back here, where did Stanley go?" Violet bit her lip.
She already had a suspicion in her mind that Stanley might have been taken away.
She just didn't know if it was Ivan, or someone else.Content is property of NôvelDrama.Org.
When Ivan was here at the beginning, wanting to kill Stanley, then since Stanley jumped into the river, he would send someone to wait by the river and take Stanley away.
If that was the case, would it be possible that Stanley fell into his hands?
Violet couldn't help but shiver with worry, but she also had some comfort in her heart, that is, she was already sure that Stanley was still alive.
"Mr. Murphy may have been taken away." Just as Violet was thinking, Fraser spoke up.
His answer was the same as she had thought.
Violet bit her lip, "I'm worried right now that the ones who took Stanley are Ivan and Ivy."
Fraser shook his head, "I don't think so."
"Why are you sure?" Violet's eyes lit up and she looked at him eagerly.
Calvin also asked, "Yeah, Uncle Fraser, why are you sure that Daddy wasn't taken away by Ivan and Ivy?"
"Because of this car tire mark." Fraser said, pointing to a tire print about a few meters away.
Violet looked over, "That is a tricycle?"
"Yeah." Fraser nodded, "Just now I checked that this tire mark is new, that is, left behind in the last few days, and based on the marks and width of this tire, this is an ordinary agricultural tricycle, specially responsible for helping people collect some agricultural products. Ivan and Ivy won't drive such a tricycle, so I suspect that Mr. Murphy should have been rescued by this tricycle owner."
Hearing this, Violet cried out with joy, "So, if we find this tricycle owner, we can find Stanley, right?"
"Yes, but there are too many of these tricycles, and it is not very easy to find." Fraser sighed.
The administrator, however, suddenly said, "Since it's a farm tricycle, the tricycle owner should be an ordinary farmer, and the tricycle can't go into the city or drive too far, so maybe Mr. Murphy is in some farmer's family in this nearby area."
"But the last time we have asked the farmer's families in the neighborhood." Fraser frowned.
Violet narrowed her eyes, "Then increase the scope of your search, especially the nearest hospital, that person saved Stanley will most likely send Stanley to the hospital."
Speaking of which, she suddenly realized a very important point.
Is it possible that Stanley has, by any chance, not woken up yet?
If he had woken up, he would have contacted the administrator, but they have not heard from him for so many days.
So Stanley, in all likelihood, did not wake up.
And it's been so long since the day of the accident and he still hasn't woken up, so she can imagine how serious his condition is now.
Violet's two hands clenched tightly, and she felt unease.
"Stanley, you must be okay!" She murmured out, her voice full of begging.
Next to them, Fraser and the administrator had already discussed and split into two teams to find Stanley.
One team went to the farmer's house, and one team went to all the hospitals and clinics for miles around.
As for Violet, she took Calvin back home first.
After all, the wound on her belly hadn't recovered yet, so she couldn't walk too far and had to go back waiting for news.
She waited until the evening, and Fraser came excitedly, "Mrs. Murphy, we found it."
Violet was eating dinner, when she heard this, she hurriedly stood up and stared at him in surprise, "You found Stanley?" Calvin happily clenched his two small hands.
Yet Fraser shook his head, "No, haven't found Mr. Murphy yet, but found a lead on him."
Violet's eyes dimmed at once, and there was a somewhat disappointed expression on her face.
Soon, though, she regained her composure, took a deep breath, asking, "Where is it?"
She was indeed lost when she didn't find Stanley.
But finding a clue to Stanley's whereabouts made her feel slightly better inside.
Fraser took a sip of water and rested his breath before replying, "Mr. Murphy was indeed saved, by a young woman."☐☐☐☐☐