"Our people found traces of burnt white phosphorus in the vent of the warehouse." The captain said.
Both Violet’s and Stanley's faces changed.
Only Jessie was confused, "What is white phosphorus?"
"It's a chemical solid. It burns when exposed to wind." Violet pursed her red lips and explained briefly.
Stanley squinted his eyes and added, "But ordinary people can't get this kind of thing."
The captain nodded, "Yes, so you guys think about where this thing came from."
After speaking, he turned and left, and continued to direct the team to clean up the scene.
"Someone must have put it deliberately in order to burn our cloth!" Jessie was so furious. Her eyes were bloodshot because of anger.
Violet was non-committal to Jessie’s words. She pressed her red lips tightly and said, "The person acted on our cloth twice. It should be that person who incited the cloth factory not to give us the cloth last time. Jessie, didn’t you say to send some undercovers? Are there any results?"
"Let me ask. I just forgot about it because of George's accident these days."
With that said, Jessie took the phone and walked to the side to make a call, leaving Violet and Stanley to stand there, silently.
After a while, Violet took a deep breath, broke the silence first, raised her head, and looked at the man indifferently, "Mr. Murphy, you can go back first."
"Are you driving me away?" Stanley frowned.
Violet shook her head, "I am not driving you away. But you have nothing to do with this matter, so there is no need to stay here."
Seeing her cold and deserted look, Stanley felt a little unhappy. Just when he was about to say something, the phone rang in his pocket rang.
He had to temporarily stop, and took out the phone. After looking at the screen, he put the phone to his ear. His tone was a bit impatient, "What's the matter?"
"Mr. Murphy, when Miss Ellis was undergoing an examination just now, she fainted suddenly."
"What?" Stanley's face suddenly tightened, "How could Ivy faint?"
Violet moved her ears. Listening to the unconcealed worry in his voice, she felt a little sad. But she didn't show it on her face. She lowered her head slightly and looked at the ground, as if she didn't care about his words at all.
"I don't know the specifics. Dr. Baxter is looking for the reason. Mr. Murphy, would you like to come over?" Fraser looked at the situation in the ward anxiously through the glass on the door and asked for instructions.
"I see. I'll come right away." Stanley hung up the phone blankly.
Violet raised her head, "Something goes wrong with Miss Ellis, right?"
Stanley nodded.
"Then you can go there quickly." Violet said.
Stanley stared at her, "Do you want me to go there so much?"
Violet was taken aback for a moment, not knowing what he meant to express. So she nodded.
Stanley's thin lips pressed in a straight line. The aura all over his body was a little tense, as if he was a little unhappy.
After a while, he put the phone in his pocket and turned around.
Violet looked at his back and tightened her palms, "Mr. Murphy, take care of Miss Ellis from now on. Don't make her sad."
Stanley paused, then turned his head fiercely, wanting to ask her what this meant. But he saw her walking towards Jessie.
At the same time, the phone in Stanley's pocket vibrated again.
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