Chapter 603: The Only Organic Fertilizer
Upon hearing this statement, Ivy, Bluey, and Florence all felt uneasy.
"So, Miss Quiet's family has never visited in the past five years?" Bluey asked.
"No, they only came when their daughter got married, and they haven't been back since. After all, the journey is too far, it takes three days and three nights by train."
"They haven't even made a phone call?" Bluey asked again.
Old Joe wiped away his tears. "They made one phone call last year, asking for help with renovating their house because they didn't have enough money. They were hoping Miss Quiet could lend them three to five thousand dollars. We were afraid they would find out about Miss Quiet's situation, so we said our son and daughter-in-law had gone to work, and we gave them our account number and sent them ten thousand dollars."
Ivy couldn't shake the feeling that something was not right. She placed her hand on Old Ross's chest and used the energy of the Magic Pearl to understand the whole story.
There were no lies. It was all true.
From Old Ross's memories, Ivy learned that the Oldie family had borrowed half of the ten thousand dollars they sent to Miss Quiet's family from their neighbor, Tom.
Although Ivy didn't know Tom, she couldn't help but feel that his overly enthusiastic help was somewhat abnormal.
"Where is the manure pit?" Ivy couldn't help but ask.
"You also need to fill the manure pit?" Old Joe panicked a little. "This is our only organic fertilizer..."
"No, I just want to take a look." Ivy said.
Old Ross, along with their son Billy, immediately led Ivy and the others to the manure pit.
When Ivy saw the location of the manure pit, she found it perplexing.
The location of the manure pit was quite inconvenient, behind the outhouse and thirty feet away from the path. If they weren't going to clean the manure, there would be no need to come all the way here.
Wasn't Miss Quiet cooking at home alone that day? How could she inexplicably fall into the manure pit?
The manure pit was far from Old Joe's fields, so when the accident happened, it was difficult for Old Joe and his family, who were digging for potatoes, to hear any cries for help from this side.
However, this location was close to the neighboring Baldwin family. If Miss Quiet had called for help, someone from the Baldwin family would have heard it immediately.
But whether it was from Old Joe's account or Old Ross's memories, they all pointed to the same result: in the evening, when it was dark, Tom's granddaughter, Branny, purposely came and told Old Joe's family that Miss Quiet had drowned in the manure pit.
This situation was too suspicious!
Ivy felt that this could very well be another case of murder.
No problem, as long as she could meet Tom or his granddaughter, she could place her hand on their chests and uncover the truth!
"Do the neighbors, the Baldwin family, have people living there now?"
Ivy asked.
Old Joe said sadly, "No, they moved away last year. Ah, what a good person he was. He often took care of our family, even the ten thousand dollars he gave to Miss Quiet, I had borrowed five thousand from Tom. At that time, I wanted to give him an IOU, but he refused. He even told me, 'Don't rush to pay it back...'"
That's even more suspicious!
Ivy was 100% sure that there was something fishy about Tom!
And his granddaughter must also know the truth about what happened to Miss Quiet.
Even if Tom's family moved away, it wouldn't change anything. She could still uncover the truth.
From Old Ross's memories, Ivy knew clearly that the Oldie family didn't hold a funeral for Miss Quiet to avoid suspicion. They didn't even cremate the body. Instead, they dug a hole in the field and buried the body after retrieving it from the cesspool.
And not long ago, the arm that was chopped off Old Joe was also buried in the field, right next to Miss Quiet's grave.
"Alright, I have cured your son, now go and dig out the severed arm!" Ivy told Old Joe.
Old Joe picked up a shovel and handed it to his son, Billy.
After being cured by Ivy, Billy realized the unforgivable mistake he had made. With a guilty heart, he took the shovel and went to the field to dig out the severed arm.
With each shovel, tears welled up in his eyes.
Soon, a stinking, rotten arm was unearthed.
The flesh had completely decayed, and countless maggots were wriggling inside the flesh.
Bluey and Florence saw this and almost vomited.
Ivy hurriedly asked the two of them to stand farther away while she bravely approached despite the intense discomfort.
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