Chapter 1635

Only the supporting pillars of the structure remained standing. John was worried about Caprice wandering in there. What if one of these columns collapsed just as the child was passing by?

He suddenly came to a stop.

Caprice was leading him by his hand and stopped as well. She turned back to her father with a confused expression.

John spoke softly, “It’s not safe, we can’t get closer, let’s just stand here and watch from a distance.”

Caprice was slightly disappointed to hear this, but she was a very well-mannered child and did as she was told.

Still, her childlike curiosity had to be sated somehow. She did not want to stay here and watch.

She had John take her for a lap around the burned house where they could continue surveying the structure from different angles.

She curiously observed the structure as they walked.

John was very patient and followed her on the walk. He wondered what spurred the child’s curiosity. The house was rather large, so it took them some time to wrap around the house.

Eventually, they reached the back of the house.

John had not investigated this area yet, so he cast a vigilant look around him in hopes of finding some new clues.

While he was looking elsewhere, Caprice suddenly sunk into the ground. Fortunately, she was still leading. John by his hand.

as she fell.

this and quickly clenched tightly onto Caprice’s hand and tugged as hard as he could,

large pit where Caprice was standing was revealed.

covered by stacks of burned

a somewhat

John’s eyes widened.

here?” Caprice gazed down at the pit

An underground hole?

quickly turned around and located where Jason was and called out urgently, “Jason, tell those police officers to get over here

He turned and ran deep into the woods where the officers were last sighted.

the burned leaves and branches blockading the underground

soon revealed that the underground hole led

policemen were astonished

the massive grin on John’s face, he was especially ecstatic about the discovery.

“Daddy, why is there a

“Someone dug

dig a

to escape

Caprice was speechless.

entered the

next to the entrance, holding Caprice in his arms so she

remaining officers waited patiently for their colleagues to provide an update.

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