Chapter 1754
The Secretly Rich Man
Chapter 1754
Looking at the large-bellied manâwho was staring at Gerald and his groupâ, Gerald already knew that he was trouble. More accurately, he felt that the fat man was a bandit and a plain bully in the village.
While Gerald wasnât too keen on getting into contact with him or his subordinates, he still put on a smile as he replied, âItâs just some food, but all of it has already been exchanged and taken by the villagers!â
Hearing that, the big-bellied man then raised his head before declaring, âListen here! Iâm called Fane and Iâm the boss of this village! Since youâve come to my village, you should hand us something as a welcome gift! Otherwise, itâll be hard for me to allow you to stay here!â
Upon hearing that, Gerald instantly knew that Fane was merely a gangster trying to blackmail them for money. While the threats would surely fool the more gullible people, Gerald was experienced with people like Fane. With that in mind, he wasnât about to allow Fane to take advantage of them.
Regardless, before Gerald could even reply, Faneâwho had his gaze fixed on Juno and Nori for a while nowârevealed a sinister smile before saying, âOho, those two beauties at the back look rather nice!â
Hearing that, Gerald instantly stepped in between him and the two girls before staring straight in the eye at Fane while saying, âSir, weâre merchants who are here to do business! Now that weâve sold all our goods, we should leave!â
Just as he signaled for Juno and Nori to begin leaving, Gerald heard as Fane angrily shouted, âStop right there! Did I say you could leave? I told you, if you wish to leave, you have to leave something behind! Otherwise, donât even dream of getting out of the village!â
When he heard that, Geraldâs expression instantly soured. Looking at Faneâwho was glaring all high and mightily at himâGerald was pretty sure that the fat man wasnât about to take him seriously anytime soon.
With that in mind, Gerald could only think, âHow absolutely shameless⦠To think that he so badly wants to stand against me! Well, thatâs just great! I wonât hesitate to deal with you too, then! Daring to even have ulterior motives against me⦠You truly are courting death!â
âThen, what exactly do you wish for me to leave behind?â asked Gerald in a casual tone.
Laughing out loud, Fane then declared, âYou can either hand over all your money or leave those two women behind!â scoffed Fane as he snorted while looking lustfully at Juno and Nori.
âAnd if Iâm reluctant to do either?â replied Gerald.
âYou mother*cker! Are you playing dumb now? If you want to be this defiant, Iâll just order my men to ruin you!â growled Fane.
Before Fane could say anything else, however, he quickly found himself flying backward!
Naturally, this was because Gerald had made a move.
Not only was Fane vulgar toward him, but he even had such ulterior motives on Juno and Nori! The combination of the two was definitely enough to warrant being taught a lesson by Gerald.
Regardless, after seeing their boss getting beaten up, Faneâs subordinates instantly rushed toward Gerald to avenge him.
Of course, Gerald simply countered their assaults with lightning-fast kicks without the slightest hesitation.
As all of them were promptly taken out in a single hit, Gerald couldnât help but feel that they were all idiots for even daring to look for trouble with him when they were so weak.
Ray and the others, on the other hand, simply watched the scene play out in silence. After all, they knew that nothing bad would happen to them with Gerald there.