Chapter 2321
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2321
Once Gerald had left, Lucian couldnât help but mutter, âWhile itâs definitely possible to learn about the islandâs secrets if he manages to contact the auctionâs organizer, theyâre not a person he can just meet all willy-nilly!â
Lucian genuinely wanted to help Gerald out since not only had the boy promised to share the secrets of the Devotion Mirror, once he unlocked its secrets-with him, but Gerald was also willingly risking his life to save Lindsay! Even so, he had no idea how to even help. After all, it wasnât like he could talk to the organizer on Geraldâs behalf. Hell, he didnât even know anyone who had met up with the organizer in the past decade!
âDonât worry too much about it. There are just some things that we canât help with,â comforted Aiden when he saw how perplexed Lucian looked.
Sighing in response, Lucian replied, âI know⦠I just want to help him for onceâ¦â
Though Lucian was plagued with guilt, Gerald, on the contrary, was as cool as a cucumber in his room.
After all, he already knew how difficult this investigation was going to be. Understanding how immensely powerful the organizer was, Gerald had made up his mind that if he still failed to uncover the islandâs secrets after trying his best, then he would just give up. After all, cracking the code wouldnât do him any good if he ended up dead. Whatever the case was, Gerald figured that he should start by simply wandering around the island in hopes of finding potential clues.
Compared to when they had first arrived, many more food stalls had been set up by the time the trio headed out for dinner. With so many stalls, it was no surprise that many of them sold international cuisines from Weston, Japan, and even Meinberg, one of the smaller countries!
Eventually, however, they settled on a Weston stall and Lucian quickly ordered two Weston dishes.
Shortly after, Gerald who had sensed waves of essential qi around him couldnât help but whisper, âThereâs quite a number of cultivators around usâ¦â
âIndeed⦠After all, thereâs a five-year gap between each auction. It only makes sense for all the large families and cultivators from Asia and Southeast Asia to attend. While it may look lively now, things can get chaotic really quickly, and many bad things have happened here before. Some even take the chance to kill others during the event,â replied Lucian in a hushed tone as he slurped on his soup.
âHmm? Doesnât the organizer intervene?â asked Gerald with a slight frown.
âThe organizer doesnât bother with most things that happen here. As long as the auction is held and you donât do anything that will affect their interest, they wonât make a move. An example would be what happened some twenty years ago⦠It was my third time attending the auction back then, and I remember someone trying to steal one of the auction items. Unfortunately for him, he was quickly subdued by a group of men in black. He didnât even stand a fighting chance⦠Either way, nobodyâs dared to cause any trouble since then, though fights and revenge-seeking is still quite commonplace on this private island. After all, it isnât under the jurisdiction of any country, so murder has no consequencesâ¦â explained Lucian.
âI seeâ¦â said Gerald with a slight nod.
âWith all that said, letâs just try not to get into any trouble here. After all, we can never be too sure how strong one actually is hereâ¦â muttered Lucian as he got to his feet when he saw the food stall owner walking toward them with their dishes.
âDonât worry, Iâm just here to look around. Itâs not like I look for trouble for fun,â replied Gerald with a smile.