Chapter 2022
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2022
After waiting for about two more days, Will couldnât take it anymore and rushed to report the situation to Darylâ¦
âOh? Terenzioâs disappeared, you say?â replied Darylâwho was in his hutâquite nonchalantly. The news itself wasnât all that surprising to him. After all, though he hadnât taught much to Gerald, the boy was still a Crawford by blood. In other words, Daryl didnât doubt Geraldâs natural talent.
Regardless, Will then clenched his fists as he replied, âThatâs right! Iâve been trying to contact him for a few days now to no avail⦠Iâm just worried that he fought with Gerald and ended up⦠Well⦠Iâm just worried that Geraldâs killed him!â
Will was naturally uneasy by this. After all, Daryl was already treating him as his own son and everyone on the island knew that he was to be Darylâs successor. With that in mind, he saw Geraldâwho was Darylâs grandsonâas a natural threat to his position, and the only way Will would be able to feel at ease would be by killing Geraldâ¦
Upon hearing that, Daryl simply chuckled, waving his hand as he said, âHeâs just a middle-ranking cultivator in the family, so itâs no big deal. I wouldnât be surprised if he really was dead, honestly. After all, if Gerald could turn Yanam upside down on his own, whatâs Terenzio to him?â
Gritting his teeth, Will then asked, âThen⦠what should we do now?â
âWeâll send some skillful men over to investigate. I need to know his current level of cultivation,â replied Daryl as he sipped more tea.
âUnderstood,â said Will, already expecting Daryl to say that. While he was rather reluctant to just sit there and let others do the job, he could only nod, knowing better than to go against Darylâs orders.
Will was pretty confident that he could easily kill Gerald. However, since Daryl wasnât allowing him to go to Gong Island immediately, all he could do was waitâ¦
Just as Will was about to leave, Daryl called out, âSpeaking of which, if he isnât acting alone, then get his allies away from him. While Iâm granting you permission to hurt them, his allies canât be killed, understand?â
âGot it, chief!â replied Will with a nodâ¦
Moving back to Gong Island, though the skies had been clear the past few days, the arrival of a ship seemed to bring along stormy weather with itâ¦
At the time, Gerald was still trying to find where Yearning Island was on the map. Just when he thought that he had truly met a brick wall, he noticed the presence of the fishing boat that had just docked at the pierâ¦
Upon seeing that, he immediately got to his feet. Tarek had previously told him that all the residents of this island were relatives of the Crawford family. Gerald had also been told that whenever a ship came to the island, it was most likely the main familyâon Yearning Islandâcoming over to get some supplies.
Come to think of it, it had only been four days since the ship last left. While the ship was definitely here earlier than scheduled, Gerald knew this was it since no other ships would ever dock here.
With that in mind, Gerald secretly headed to the docks without telling anyone else⦠While Gerald was now heading toward the ship, a few men from the ship were already rushing to Tarekâs house. Upon opening the door, they soon found Tarek sitting in his living roomâ¦
Seeing that, the two menâwho had chosen to enter the houseâthen crossed their arms before asking, âUnder Mr. Willâs orders, weâre here to investigate your third older brother, Tarek. Why hasnât Terenzio been replying to the main family?â
âWhat? I⦠How should I know?â replied Tarek, shaking his head as he thought about the incident that night.
Realizing that there was something off, the other man then asked, âHow could you not know? You, for one, should know that Terenzio is in charge of communication between Gong Island and us. Weâre also pretty sure that youâre the only person whoâs constantly been in contact with him. Are you seriously telling us that you have no idea where he is now?â