Where do you think RC went and do you think he had a part in the murder? chapter 11

Hiram is horrified to learn that Emmett was brutally murdered and is convinced more than ever that R.C. has had a hand in this. Grampa is just as shocked as Hiram, if not more, but it is only because of the damage this crime could do to the community's reputation. We are not told where R/C has gone in this chapter.