Return of the Crowned Heiress Chapter 508
Return of the Crowned Heiress
Stanley turned to Felicia. âAny ideas, Mrs. Russell?â
Felicia took a sip from her water bottle calmly. âDidnât you bring signal flares? Letâs rest here ar
Wandering around aimlessly might take forever.
and
fire one. Weâll see if we get
we get any response.â
âGot it.â Stanley grinned and nodded.
The sixâperson team stopped to eat and drink to regain their strength. Stanley set off a red signal flare. The red smoke spiraled upward, spreading through the dense rainforest.
If someone had been observing from above, they would have seen bright red smoke emerging from the vast sea of deep green trees.
But there was no response.
Stanley then used a satellite phone to contact the other teams. The nine helicopters that had arrived had split into several teams, each searching along different routes. But, like them, none had made any progress.
Felicia finished her snack, dusted her hands off, and stood. âSpeaking of which, the Carrell familyâs team shouldâve reached their destination by now, right? We werenât far from them when we landed. Maybe we can catch up. Letâs go.â
âRight!â Stanley nodded. âExactly. Mr. Russell must be near there. Letâs move!â
Everyone packed up their gear and was about to set off when the walkieâtalkie in Stanleyâs hand suddenly emitted a burst of static.
âWhatâs going on?â Stanley inspected the walkieâtalkie. He tapped it a few times. Was it broken?
But soon,
the other walkieâtalkies started emitting the same static noise.
Feliciaâs pocket also contained a walkieâtalkie for emergencies in case the team p
got separated. Now, it, too, was buzzing with static.
One of the subordinates checked the rest of their electronic equipment, including the trackers, and shouted, âWeâre experiencing interfere devices have stopped working!â
Unexpectedly, Stanley relaxed. âThat makes sense. Mr. Russell must have lost contact because of this. Letâs pick up the pace and try to reach the destination before sunset!â
Felicia had no objections and led the group forward.
After another three hours, the footprints on the ground suddenly became chaotic. Up ahead, a large swamp appeared, and beyond it lay countless snakes chopped into pieces.
Stanley surveyed the area. âLooks like there was a snake swarm here. The teams that passed through probably got scattered at this point.â
Another subordinate picked up a dead snake and examined it closely. âTheyâre all venomous. We need to stay alert moving forward.â
âUnderstood.â Stanley crouched down to examine the footprints. One of his skills was his exceptional tracking ability, earning him the title of tracking
expert.
After a short investigation, he concluded, âThe Carrell family went this way. Letâs follow their trail.â
The rest of the team prepared to move, but Felicia remained standing still, her gaze fixed on the dead snakes around her.
âs wrong, Mrs. Russe// Stary asked.
Felicia pointed at the chaotic footprints on the ground. âCan you identify if any of these belong to a couple? Even if they encountered the snake swarm, they wouldâve stuck close together, so their footprints should be side by side.â
Stanleyâs strong point was his decisiveness. He didnât question who Felicia was looking for and immediately began analyzing the chaotic trail for any signs that might fit her description