Chapter 509
To anyone else, this area might seem like nothing more than a chaotic tness. But for a tracking expert like Stanley, every footprint told a story, and every leat revealed a different scenario.
After inspecting the area, Stanley pointed in a specific direction. “Mrs. Russell, if my deductions are correct, the couple you mentioned likely ran that way. One of the footprints is heavier than the other, and the two sets are close together. It’s clearly a man and a woman.”
However, that direction was different from the route they were following.
Felicia paused for a moment. “You continue forward. I’ll go check it out. No need to wait for me.”
“Mrs. Russell?” Stanley immediately stepped in front of her. “It’s too dangerous for you to leave the team alone! We can’t let you take such a risk!” Felicia shook her head. “You keep going. I’ll catch up later.”
Stanley tried to stop her, but Felicia dodged him and disappeared into the forest.
Her figure moved swiftly through the trees, and with the thickening fog, her silhouette quickly vanished from sight.
Stanley was beyond frustrated. He tried to chase after her, but another subordinate held him back. “Stanley, finding Mr. Russell is our priority. We need to move quickly!”
“But Mrs. Russell..” Stanley protested.
“Don’t worry. Haven’t you noticed? Mrs. Russell isn’t the fragile woman we thought she was. She’s no less capable than any of us,” the subordinate reassured him.
Everyone had witnessed it firsthand.
Before entering the rainforest, they had all assumed Felicia would be a burden and had braced themselves for delays because of her. Yet throughout the journey, whether trekking long distances, climbing mountains, or racing against time, Felicia hadn’t uttered a single complaint.
She never mentioned being tired or in pain, and she never fell behind. And there was also her remarkable medical skills.
Before reaching this point, one of the team members had been bitten by an unidentified yet venomous insect. Half of his body became paralyzed instantly. Felicia treated him with a few acupuncture needles and crushed a couple of leaves she had found nearby to apply as medicine. In no time man could move again, and the pain was significantly reduced.
It was nothing short of miraculous.
The subordinate added, “Once we find Mr. Russell, we can go back and look for Mrs. Russell if she hasn’t returned by then.”
Stanley sighed and had no choice but to agree.
As the fog grew thicker, the team stopped wasting time and quickened their pace toward their destination.
Felicia navigated through the dense log, occasionally spotting marks on trees that seemed to have been left by her parents.
Following these signs made tracking them much easier.
As the fog around her thickened, Felicia put on her gas mask and quickened her steps. She only knew from Sebastian that her parents had gone missing. But she didn’t know how many days it had been since they disappeared.
But she knew her parents had gone bankrupt. They had no money and no influence. Even if Sebastian wanted to organize a search, he likely lacked the
resources to do so.
Her parents would surely die if she didn’t act now.
Felicia’s emotions were a mess.
She hated and resented her parents. The trauma from her two lives was something she could never fully heal from or forget.
But when faced with the thought of watching them die, her feet moved faster than her mind could decide.
Felicia chuckled bitterly. She must have done something wrong to have to endure them for two lifetimes.
