Patrick had been urging the driver to hurry up from behind.
When he arrived at the scene, he saw Melissa confronting Jane. He didn’t dare let Melissa notice him.
Although his intentions were good, Patrick wasn’t a professional and had no hiding skills.
He simply wanted to rush up secretly and rescue the children. But as Patrick wasn’t trained and lacked hiding techniques, when he charged forward, Melissa had already spotted him.
“Ah…”
Melissa directly let go of the children in her hands, and Patrick’s heart ached as he watched both children fall into the water.
Even Jane was paralyzed with fear, but both of them knew what choice to make.
If they didn’t search for their children now, it was highly likely that the longer the children stayed in the water, the greater the chance of their demise.
*Splash…*
Without any hesitation, Patrick stood by the riverbank and jumped in.
At the moment Patrick jumped, Melissa stood there in shock.
“Hehehe… Then let’s all die.”
Melissa had always been preoccupied with threats. Since she had accidentally let the two children fall into the river just now, she knew she was done for. So, she made up her mind and jumped into the river as well.
As she jumped, she wondered why things had ended up this way. If she had been afraid of the river water just a moment ago, now, as she descended, her mind had become calm.
She didn’t really want to die now. Melissa regretted her actions and only wanted to drop into the river, swim away, and escape from this situation. Perhaps even Patrick and Jane wouldn’t be able to find her.
But the short distance across the river had already changed Melissa’s mind.
This was the so-called will to survive. Yet, she had thrown the two children into the river.
Jane watched as Patrick and Melissa both jumped into the river, and her heart sank into despair.
She cried out loudly, “Quick, someone help me! Please, save Patrick and my children!”
Jane’s desperate cries were filled with anguish and unwillingness.
For Jane, she could only place her hope in this plea, not daring to expect any other means.
Helplessly, Jane watched as the children were thrown into the river and Patrick jumped in.
It was as if her only two hopes had been shattered in an instant.
All she could do now was hope that Patrick would come back.
But she needed assistance. April and the others had already arrived in the distance.
“Hurry and help me and my children. Melissa threw them into the river, and Patrick jumped in to save them.”
“I beg you, as long as you can help me, no matter what conditions you propose, I will agree, even if it means giving my life in exchange.”
As soon as they heard Jane’s words, all the law enforcement personnel immediately sprang into action.
“Don’t worry, saving lives is our responsibility. We won’t ask for any rewards. We’ll go search for your children right away.”
“While we work, we hope you can provide us with a detailed account of what happened earlier, so we can have more clues.”
The law enforcement officers had already instructed others to search for the children. Now, only two people remained, hoping to gather more clues from Jane’s account.
Jane had just been talking without any coherence earlier.
“My… my children, and Patrick…”
Jane’s tears started flowing again, and April quickly comforted her, trying to stabilize her emotions.
“Don’t worry, people are already taking care of this. Even if you’re anxious, it won’t help. It’s better to provide more clues.”
As the law enforcement officers spoke, Jane intermittently explained what had happened.
“So, you’re saying Melissa was holding your children, and you saw her throw them into the river?”
Upon hearing this, Jane’s tears fell once again, and she nodded.
After asking for some more details, the law enforcement officers looked at Jane to see if she had anything to add.
“Nothing, nothing at all. I just want my children.”
Jane repeated these two sentences over and over again, and the law enforcement officers knew they couldn’t leave her alone at this moment.
“I suggest you stay here with someone. I will go arrange other search tasks and report the situation and gather more personnel.”
The law enforcement officers went to busy themselves with these matters.
Now, April was afraid that something might happen to Jane in this state, so she stayed by her side.
“Don’t worry, Melissa won’t be able to escape like this, and the children will be fine.”
“The law enforcement officers arrived in time, so all you need to do is stabilize yourself and avoid overthinking.”
In her heart, April wanted to say something, but she held back, knowing it was not the right time.
If Jane hadn’t shaken off the law enforcement officers and kept them by her side, perhaps this scene wouldn’t have happened today.
But saying that now would only make Jane blame herself even more, and it wouldn’t help the situation.
Even the law enforcement officers were just trying to clarify the facts and offer comfort to Jane.
So, April could only hope for a miracle, knowing that this situation could only rely on a miracle. When an adult falls into the river, they may have the ability to save themselves and survive, but when two children fall into the water, most people can imagine the outcome.
April comforted Jane and led her back to the car, not wanting her to keep standing by the river, witnessing all of this.
Although Jane followed April’s advice and returned to the car, she refused to leave and insisted on waiting here for news.
“Jane, have something to eat. It’s been a few hours already. If you don’t eat, how can you hold on?”
Several hours had passed without any news or clues. Now, April knew she had to convince Jane to rest for a while.