Chapter 1897
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1897
After a slight pause, Gerald then looked at Tye before replying, ââ¦Fine. Regardless, if you wish to leave this place safely, I implore you to tell your subordinates to be more obedient. No more touching things at random! Trigger one more trap and weâll probably end up stuck in here forever!â
Knowing that he had made himself extremely clear this time, Gerald then turned around without saying another word. Whether or not Tye decided to listen was up to himâ¦
Momentarily staring at Geraldâs backâas the youth walked off to find another exitâ, Tye couldnât help but glare at the man who had caused all this. Had he not been so greedy, none of them would be trapped here!
The man himself quickly lowered his head to avert his gaze, not even daring to look Tye in the eyeâ¦
Huffing in response, Tye then looked at all his subordinates before declaring, âAlright, listen up! If any of you even dare to touch anything at random again, IâIl personally chop your hands off! Got that?â
With how stern Tyeâs command was, his subordinates knew he meant business, prompting each and every one of them to quickly nod in responseâ¦
While this was happening, Gerald, Rey, and Yann were already scouting ahead, hoping to find other passageways that they could use to leave the cave.
Unfortunately, even after looking around for quite a while, none of them were able to find another exit path! From the looks of it, this place seemed to be mostly sealed off from the world, save for the one exit that was now blockedâ¦
âNot to be a downer but⦠there doesnât seem to be any other exits hereâ¦â muttered Rey, clearly getting more and more anxious by the minute. âAs much as I hate to admit it, Reyâs right! We truly are trapped in here!â added Yann before sighing in frustration.
By this point, Yann was already starting to regret working with Tye to get here. Had he known that one of Tyeâs men would bring them so much trouble, there was no way in hell he wouldâve even considered Tyeâs assistance!
âWell, since no other paths exist, letâs take some time to think about the mechanism that caused the stone to seal the mouth of the cave in the first place! After all, thereâs no way the cave couldâve ended up this perfectly sealed by natural means!â replied Gerald in a calm tone.
âAgreed. After all, donât you find it strange that nobodyâs discovered this cave before despite the abundance of jades and jadeites in here? Honestly, the strangest part about all this is the fact that nobodyâs excavated this place yet!â said Ray with a slight frown.
Had this been any other cave, several people wouldâve already flocked here ages ago after finding out about all the precious stones in here. If that had happened, then this place would have surely been left barren by now!
Chuckling in response, Gerald then replied, âThe fact that the precious stones in here have largely remained untouched makes it obvious that thereâs something odd about this place.â
The second his sentence ended, the corner of Geraldâs eye suddenly noticed something disturbing.
Raising a brow, he began walking toward a spot where multiple jades and jadeites were growing⦠and upon closer inspection, it appeared that his eyes hadnât been playing tricks on him. There were hints of human bones inside the jades and jadeites!
Walking closer to see what Gerald was so interested in, Reyâs eyes instantly widened when he paid closer attention to the âprecious stonesâ Gerald was currently staring at.
âM-Mr. Crawford⦠Those⦠are human bones, rightâ¦?! Why are they enveloped by the jades and jadeites?!â exclaimed the rightfully shocked Rey.
âMy guess is that after being trapped here like us, this person eventually died. Once he was nothing but bones, all it took was a few years for the jades and jadeites to start growing on them!â replied Gerald, proposing his theory.
However, if Geraldâs theory was correct⦠then that definitely meant that they werenât the first group to get trapped in here. After all, that was the only plausible explanation for these bones being here!
Still, to think that the jades and jadeites here grew with the help of human bonesâ¦