Chapter 2110
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2110
Watching as the two assassin groups continued pursuing Gerald and Fujiko on-screen, Ryugu couldnât help but wonder why the duo had suddenly chosen to deviate off the highway.
Due to all the research the Hanyus had done while planning their initial assassination of Fujiko, Ryugu knew for a fact that Fujiko was supposed to be heading to the location where the special forces competition was going to be held. After all, where else could they be going? With that in mind, why were they suddenly going off path�
Sitting at the back, Takeshi realized that he wasnât the only one who found this odd since shortly after, one of the subordinates who was on loudspeaker asked, âCould we have made a wrong guess as to where they were headed toâ¦?â
After a brief pause, Ryugu simply laughed coldly before replying, âI donât even care anymore! Just follow them till the end of hell!â
Who cared if they were heading to the special forces competition, some outing, or even someplace to pay respect to their ancestors? The location wasnât what mattered. No, what mattered was that Ryugu killed Gerald while he could!
Ryugu knew that it was going to be much more difficult to pull off the assassination once the duo returned to the Futaba manor, so this was the prime opportunity to get the job doneâ¦! This could very well be his only chance of rescuing Endo and Izumi as wellâ¦!
Whatever the case was, upon hearing Ryuguâs order, Takeshi cleared his throat before yelling, âDidnât you hear what the team leader said? Keep your eyes peeled and donât you dare lose sight of that SUV!
If you fail to do something simple like that, donât return to the family!â
âU-understood!â replied the subordinates who were still hot on Geraldâs heelsâ¦
Moving back to Gerald, once he was about six miles from the dead volcano, he made sure to slow down a little. After all, he couldnât kill them if they lost him.
As Gerald drove on, he couldnât help but ask, âSo⦠What kind of disputes did the Futabas have with the Hanyus in recent years?â
âIâm⦠not too sure about that, actually⦠After all, Iâve mostly spent my time in the military in the past few years⦠It certainly didnât help that during the rare occasions I returned home, dad refused to tell me a single thing regarding our familyâs affairs. However, I do remember him saying that our family had barely contacted the Hanyus ever since he became the patriarch⦠I, for one, see no reason why he would lie,â replied Fujiko as she shook her head, realizing just how out of touch she was with her familyâs affairs. It seemed that she had been too focused on surviving and fighting for honor in the military this entire timeâ¦
âI see⦠Do you think he refrained from saying anything due to some concerns of his?â asked Gerald who had witnessed other families doing the same things in the past. In the other familyâs situation, the party involved didnât detail the entire situation to him, which resulted in them facing even more trouble than necessaryâ¦
Regardless, Fujiko then shook her head while saying, âI donât think soâ¦â
Fujiko, for one, knew her fatherâs personality well. Takuya simply wasnât the kind of person who held grudges against other families. Even if a dispute came up, he would simply tolerate it for the sake of protecting everyoneâs interestâ¦
âI wonder about thatâ¦â muttered Gerald to himself.
While Gerald was well aware of the family feud between the Futabas and the Hanyus, he didnât believe that the Hanyus would just send assassins over to kill Fujiko without good reason. The problem was, he couldnât tell what their motive was. Still, he was sure the Hanyus had their reasons. After all, why else would they be so persistent in causing trouble for both him and Fujiko?
â⦠Though you say that, I donât really see my dad having any reason to be in conflict with the Hanyusâ¦â replied Fujiko who had heard Geraldâs mutter.
âWhile that may be true, you havenât put the rest of the Futabas into consideration. Who knows whether any of them have any conflicts or exchanges of interests with the Hanyus?â said Gerald with a wry smile.
Upon hearing that, Fujiko instantly frowned as she asked, â⦠Could you perhaps be referring to Grandpa Masura and Sukeâ¦?â
Though Fujiko hadnât been home for the longest, she was still aware enough about things like these.
The fact that Masura had told her father to step down from his post right in front of her that night certainly made him a prime suspect..