"That's it over there," James Chip nodded. "Good thing Jane Sampson isn't too foolish."
James Chip had someone throw the bead back to its place, and then everyone followed the trail of beads to pursue them.
Less than ten minutes later, they discovered the traces of Jane Sampson and the murderer.
Jane Sampson must have been deliberately walking slowly, so she was being dragged forward by the murderer, holding a half-remaining bead in one of her palms.
The cries of Jane Sampson were audible to James Chip and his group, sounding scared and tremulous.
"Don't follow too closely, we might get detected," James Chip whispered to the people by his side.
The three of them hid behind dense bushes, peeping through the gaps to observe the people ahead.
Just as James Chip felt they had a safe distance and was about to continue following, he suddenly saw Jane Sampson stealthily throw something from her hand, causing a slight rustling sound from the bushes.