Ch. 1256..1260: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 1256-1260
Chapter 1256
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1256 While the Smiths had also met up with others to attempt to treat the illness, none of them had been able to produce any substantial results. It was around then when they came across the incredibly skillful Dr. Mabb and began asking for his help.
After several visits, those from the Smith family even got to know both of Jace’s apprentices a bit better. The man—who was around the age of thirty—went by the name of Walbridge Lumb. As for the other apprentice, she was a twenty-three-year-old-woman by the name of Brianna Zeigler.
Regardless, while it was true that Dr. Mabb had already made multiple visits before this, he hadn’t been able to discern what the issue was with her yet.
“…If there isn’t anything else, I’m going to go have a look at grandma first. Though all of you needn’t be too worried since her illness isn’t that major,” said Gerald rather confidently.
Upon hearing that, Walbridge’s expression immediately turned fierce, though he had already been hostile from the moment Brianna had said that Gerald could be a doctor as well.
‘Is this guy trying to steal our business or something? Though he’s younger than me, to think that he said that the illness wasn’t anything major when even the master hasn’t been able to identify her illness! The f*cking nerve of this guy!’
“It’d do you well not to be too arrogant, young man,” said Walbridge with a slight frown, clear dissatisfaction in his voice.
“He’s right, Gerald… I don’t mean to be rude, but I’ve never heard of you studying medicine before…” added Helen who truly didn’t have any intention of looking down on him. However, treating illnesses and saving lives was no trivial affair.
What more, she knew that Gerald was a student from the faculty of literature. Even if he was a rich heir, that didn’t automatically mean that he was a master in all other skills as well. While those from the Smith family were willing to believe in Gerald’s words, the risks involved were simply too high for them to rest easy.
Sensing that their hesitation was sound and they truly didn’t mean anything else, Gerald simply shook his head with a slightly bitter laugh. Truth be told, he had already mastered three religions and nine schools of thought. With that in mind, what was medical expertise to him?
Naturally, Gerald knew better than to blame Mrs. Smith and the others. After all, they knew little about what had happened to him in the past two years. For ordinary people, such a leap in ability would most definitely sound illogical.
Regardless, they saved the chit-chat for later and began walking toward the room where Serenity was in.
Upon entering the sickroom, Rita—who had been staying by her grandmother’s side this entire time— instantly turned around to see who had entered. Noticing that Gerald was also present, Rita flashed a smile at him before saying, “So you’re here too, Gerald! Regardless, my grandmother’s already woken up, Dr. Mabb!”
Hearing that, Serenity—who was still lying on the bed—called out in a weak voice, “Dr. Mabb… Dr. Lumb… Dr. Zeigler… And Gerald… I’m glad to have all of you here… Getting… straight to business, I’ve already been sick for two years now, Dr. Mabb… While it only attacks occasionally, every time it happens, it gets more and more serious… Despite me saying ‘occasionally’, it’s happening way more times than before…”
It was obvious that she hadn’t expected Gerald to want to cure her illness as well, which was why she was only looking at Jace as she explained her recent conditions to him.
“Each attack usually lasts for less than an hour. While I do wake up after that, after a short while, the attacks usually return for another four to five times before finally stopping. I’ll be frank and say that I can’t bear it anymore…!” added Serenity with a sigh.
“There’s no need to be so nervous, Madam Smith. My master’s been researching your illness this entire time. While it’s truly an odd illness, master’s finally managed to gain some results from his investigation efforts. We’ll have you look at it now! I assure you that master’s findings are much better compared to the nonsense some people who lack self-awareness are capable of spouting!” replied Walbridge with a smile as he took a peek at Gerald.
“Haha! I’m afraid that you won’t be able to find anything wrong with me if you’re doing my check-up now… I’ve already seen several other doctors, and none of them had been able to diagnose anything wrong with me until my headache struck!” said Serenity in a smile of resignation.
“…Oh! I… see. Right, right!” replied Walbridge slightly awkwardly as he took a step back.
“…Regardless, if you’ve truly found the solution to my illness, could you treat it immediately, Dr. Mabb? I really don’t wish to suffer so much anymore!” begged the old lady.
Jace himself simply remained silent.
Gerald, on the other hand, simply looked at the wall clock in the room before saying, “There’s no need to be impatient, grandma… Let’s just wait for an hour and five minutes to pass. Your attack should trigger then and I believe that Dr. Mabb will only be able to cure you when you’re suffering your headache!”
Chapter 1257
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1257
“…Oh? I don’t think I’ve mentioned when the next attack was going to be, have I? How’d you make such an accurate guess, Gerald?” asked Serenity, slightly shocked.
“I figured as much. After all, it’s now only an hour before noon. Since there’s going to be a rise in temperature, excess heat in the body is going to cause disruptions within your blood circulation and respiratory system, both of which contribute to causing migraines,” replied Gerald with a smile.
Hearing that, the old lady smiled before nodding approvingly at Gerald as she said, “I hadn’t expected you to know such things, Gerald!”
Upon seeing that, Walbridge—who had been standing at the side—simply sneered, feeling slightly annoyed.
Jace, however, turned to look at Gerald in surprise while thinking, ‘…Could this young man truly be proficient in medicine…?’
Just as Gerald had said, Serenity—who had been talking and laughing cheerily before this—suddenly portrayed an extremely pained expression on her face sometime around noon. Seconds after that, she began holding onto her head with both her hands, large droplets of sweat rolling profusely down her forehead.
“Please bear with the pain for now, Madam Smith. I’ll be performing acupuncture therapy on you right this instant,” said Jace as he stretched his hand out to check her pulse. Following that, he retrieved a needle bag from his medical kit before taking out a few silver needles.
With great precision, he then stabbed the needles into a few acupuncture points on her body, followed by points on her head and shoulders.
Seeing that, Gerald was slightly stunned.
‘So that’s why he had so much reputation within the military region… He truly is quite capable! Haha!’
As Jace continued performing the acupuncture, he asked, “Speaking of which, mister, are you aware of what kind of acupuncture therapy I’m using?”
“Is there even a need to ask him, master? How on earth would he even know?” said Walbridge coldly.
“Now, now, Gerald accurately predicted when the next attack would occur! With that in mind, it shows that Gerald is quite an insightful man!” replied Brianna as she smiled faintly at Gerald.
“What’s there not to know? It’s just Deadly Acupuncture Therapy,” said Gerald as he looked at the doctor with a smile.
Though Jace was slightly astonished to hear that Gerald knew of the technique, the fact that Gerald had used the word ‘just’ made him feel slightly angrier than he was surprised.
Putting on a haughty expression, Jace then said, “Humph. Not bad. It seems that you truly are insightful to a degree…”
Regardless, once Jace was done with his therapy, Serenity’s pain seemed to have eased quite a bit, judging from her expression.
“Haha! Master isn’t called the most skillful doctor from the military region for nothing! After researching the illness for so long, the results are finally here!” declared Walbridge as he heaved a sigh of relief. Seeing that Serenity was now looking much better, he turned to look smugly at Gerald.
“You flatter me,” replied Jace with a calm smile.
The second he said that, however, Serenity suddenly began trembling. In just a matter of seconds, her initial eased expression turned into roars of pain as she began holding onto her head again! She was now arguably suffering even more than before Jace’s treatment!
Seeing that, everyone in the room became stunned, especially Jace. Looking at his silver needles, he muttered to himself, “This… This isn’t supposed to happen! It’s impossible!”
Following that, he rushed toward Serenity to check her pulse. Her face pale by this point, the doctor could feel the old lady’s pulse beating at random intervals, even stopping for several seconds at a time before rapidly coming back to life. It was extremely weird, to say the least.
“Please, help her, Dr. Mabb!” cried out the other members of the Smith family as they anxiously ran over to him the second they saw how increasingly serious this attack was compared to the last.
Seeing Serenity’s skin go from pale to a purplish-green, Gavin’s anxiety peaked and he was now jumping in both anxiety and frustration.
Jace himself was currently in disarray. After all, he truly had no idea what to even do at this point.
Realizing how serious Serenity’s condition had grown, Gerald dashed toward her and immediately pulled out the silver needles from her body. Following that, he took six of the silver needles and stabbed them into acupuncture points located around her neck and shoulders.
Though Gerald could already tell what illness the old lady was suffering from much earlier, he wanted to see if Jace truly deserved all the reputation people gave him. If he was truly able to cure Serenity’s illness, then there was no need for him to step in and snatch that credit for him. However, now that all this had happened, Gerald had no choice but to make a move.
“…D-Divine Acupuncture Therapy…?” said Jace as his jaw dropped.
“Humph. Not bad. It seems that you truly are insightful to a degree…” uttered Gerald, using the same sentence Jace had used on him earlier.
After having a few more needles stabbed into her, Serenity’s expression soon returned to a relaxed one. With the migraine now gone, her face slowly returned to its initial rosiness.
“…Mom…? How do you feel…?” asked Gavin, his delight evident in his concerned tone. To think that Gerald had such capability!
Though Gavin and the others knew little about medicine, everyone—who had witnessed Gerald’s and Dr. Mabb’s acupuncture skills earlier—was sensible enough to tell that Gerald’s skills far exceeded the doctor’s.
“I’m feeling much better now…”
Chapter 1258
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1258
The old lady had a weak smile on her face as her breathing gradually returned stable.
As Serenity’s butler ran over to her to wipe her sweat away, Jace and Walbridge could only stand there, completely flabbergasted.
It was especially shocking to Jace since he hadn’t expected Gerald to actually know how to use Divine Acupuncture Therapy. After all, it was a skill that had died out, and Jace had even assumed that the technique had been lost forever. Now that he had witnessed it with his very own eyes, it was natural for him to feel completely stupefied.
Walbridge himself soon began seething with envy as he thought, ‘Not only am I a few years older than him, but I’ve also visited famous masters and learned the ins and outs of medicine from a young age! Even though I’m a professional who’s received standard training and education, to think that I actually know less than this b*stard! This… I can’t just accept this!’
His jealousy only continued to soar when he saw how happily Breanna was smiling while she looked at Gerald.
“This guy probably did all that by coincidence, master! There’s no way someone like him would have any real talent or capabilities!” sneered Walbridge.
Helen herself turned to look at Gerald before asking, “Where did you learn those medical skills, Gerald…?”
Hearing her question, Jace lifted his head to look at Gerald as well, curious of what he would answer.
“Let’s talk about this later. For now, just know that her illness isn’t anything too serious. I’ll be prescribing some medicine for her later, so make sure someone buys them for her! Once she
consumes the medicine for about a year, she’ll be entirely cured!” replied Gerald with a smile.
“Is that really so? Oh god, that’s wonderful!” shouted all the Smiths in delight.
“Hold on a moment, Mr. Crawford!” said Jace as he walked toward him.
After witnessing the Divine Acupuncture Therapy technique before his very own eyes, Jace was now starting to have great respect for Gerald.
“What is it, Dr. Mabb?” asked Gerald as he turned to look at the doctor.
“I hope you’ll forgive me for my initial imprudence! Also, if I may ask, from who did you learn the Divine Acupuncture Therapy technique from? Could you perhaps be acquainted with Mr. Sawyer Wytt…?” asked Jace.
“I have no idea who that is… Also, regarding who I learned it from, I’m afraid I can’t share that information with you!” replied Gerald rather casually.
Since Finnley’s identity was extremely mysterious, Gerald couldn’t just reveal it that simply.
“…I see! Well, if you weren’t already aware, that technique is a form of acupuncture therapy that died out years ago! Mr. Wytt was only able to learn three of that technique’s skills by chance. However, due to that, he was able to become a legend in the military region. Though I thought he was the only one remaining who knew how to use the technique, you appear to be even more proficient in the Divine Acupuncture Therapy technique than he is, despite the fact that you’re so young! Quite honestly, I’m finding all this rather hard to believe!” explained Jace, his disbelief evident in his tone.
“…So what you’re saying is that someone else knows about this technique as well?” asked Gerald, slightly shocked by what he had just learned.
The Divine Acupuncture Therapy technique was one of the things that Finnley had taught him, and according to Finnley at the time, the technique had died out ages ago everywhere else. Once Gerald learned the ins and outs of the technique, Gerald and Finnley were the only ones capable of using it. Not even Joshua was given the chance to learn about it.
Gerald had reason to trust Finnley’s words. After all, the old man had always made accurate statements, and he definitely wouldn’t joke or lie to Gerald about the technique being mostly extinct. Finnley had no reason to make himself seem superior in front of Gerald. He just wasn’t that kind of person.
With that said, was it truly possible that someone else knew of the technique?
“So, what I’m hearing is that Mr. Wytt knows of this technique as well? Are you certain about that?” asked Gerald slightly doubtfully.
“I am! His first three skills in acupuncture are similar to yours! Speaking of him, despite Mr. Wytt’s old age, he was truly lucky to have bumped into the person who had taught him the skills! From what I had been told, the person in question needed help at the time, and Mr. Wytt gave him a hand. As thanks, the person then taught Mr. Wytt the first three chapters of the acupuncture technique…”
Chapter 1259
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1259 “…Did you say that someone gave him the first three chapters? Do you have any idea who that person is?” asked Gerald in shock.
“I’ve never personally met him before either, Mr. Crawford. I only heard about it from Mr. Wytt. Regardless, according to Mr. Wytt, he had gotten acquainted with that mysterious person for quite some time. The person himself had come to the military region some time ago, and he apparently asked for Mr. Wytt’s help to place an object somewhere.”
“To show his appreciation, he offered to teach Mr. Wytt the first three chapters of the Divine Acupuncture Therapy technique. Even if the mysterious man hadn’t chosen that to be his token of appreciation, I believe that Mr. Wytt would’ve still helped him. After all, the mysterious man was clearly much more powerful than Mr. Wytt for him to respect him so much. Whoever the person was, he definitely wasn’t anyone young, that’s for sure. Regardless, no matter how much I racked my brain, I simply couldn’t figure out who Mr. Wytt would respect so much to the point of admiration!” explained Jace.
After hearing all that, Gerald felt his heartbeat quicken. He had a pretty good hunch who that mysterious person was.
‘…Could the mysterious person be Finnley? After all, he’s the only other person in the world who still knows that technique!’
“…When did all this take place? I need a rough estimate!”
“It was about eight months ago! Even though that isn’t too long an interval, Mr. Wytt’s medical skills have been near-perfect since then! Of course, you’re way more exceptional than even he is! It’s truly unbelievable!” replied Jace with a sigh.
‘Eight months ago? Was it truly Finnley, then?’
After teaching Gerald a plethora of skills for half a year, Finnley had received some sort of keepsake before leaving in a hurry. Since then, it had been about a year and a half since Gerald last contacted the old man. No matter how much Gerald tried to inquire about Finnley—after he got into trouble—he simply had no success. It was almost as though Finnley had just disappeared into thin air!
Even so, there was one thing that Gerald was sure of. It was that Finnley was extremely strong.
‘Hell, he’s definitely way stronger than even grandpa and Christopher! Back then, I wasn’t even able to come close to rivaling Finnley, even at my peak strength at the time. Should I be able to meet him again, however, I’ll be sure not to be so passive anymore…’
“…Speaking of which, if it isn’t too inconvenient, could you please introduce Mr. Wytt to me?” asked Gerald.
Whatever the case was, Gerald wanted to at least confirm for himself whether that mysterious person truly was Finnley or not, even though he already knew that his hunch was most probably correct.
“Not a problem! In fact, I think Mr. Wytt would love to meet you as well! Speaking of which, since you have expertise in medicine and I’m introducing Mr. Wytt to you, I wonder if you’d be willing to help me with something… See, I’ve been tasked with saving the lives of over a hundred children, and quite frankly, I have no idea where to even begin tackling the problem! Worry not, however, for curing them shouldn’t be as difficult as curing Madam Smith’s illness. I have to emphasize that this is more for the children than it is to benefit me, and if I have to, I’m willing to kneel before you!” said Jace as he instantly began kneeling.
However, he was promptly stopped by Gerald.
“Hold on. Over a hundred children? What even is going on?” asked Gerald, feeling bewildered.
At that moment, Helen suddenly said, “Could you perhaps be talking about the peculiar flu that suddenly emerged out of nowhere two days ago? From what I’ve heard, over a hundred children are currently in danger of losing their lives, and nobody’s been able to diagnose their illness yet!”
“That’s the one!” replied Jace quickly.
“What exactly are the symptoms?” asked Gerald.
While Gerald definitely didn’t label himself as a hero or even a kind person, he wasn’t agreeing to help just because Jace was introducing Mr. Wytt to him. No, it was because he now knew that over a hundred children were currently suffering from some unknown flu. Even worse was the fact that their lives could very well be in danger! Gerald was well aware that he wouldn’t ever forgive himself if he didn’t at least try to lend a hand in saving them.
Chapter 1260
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1260 Following that, Jace began describing the symptoms. By the time he was done, Gerald could feel his heart skip a beat.
‘…What? These… These symptoms… They’re definitely not symptoms of some kind of flu! These are the exact symptoms I had faced when I was suffering from the effects of Soul Eater! Symptoms that caused part of my blood and oxygen to be devoured! Rather than a disease, it’s an evil technique!’
Soul Eater was an evil technique that he had learned from the memories that had been implanted into him. He knew it quite well since he had been forced to use it a while back to escape. There just weren’t any other better alternatives at the time.
‘Still, why are there so many children suffering from the effects of Soul Eater out of the blue? Could someone else out there know about the technique…?’ Gerald thought to himself, perplexed.
However, he knew that now wasn’t the time to dwell on that. He should instead head over to the children first to see whether they truly were suffering from the effects of Soul Eater.
“…There isn’t any time to lose! I’ll go with you!” said Gerald quickly.
“That’s wonderful to hear, Mr. Crawford! You know, the dean and several others are having a research meeting at the moment. Let’s head there first to see if they’ve discovered any new symptoms! Once we’ve done that, I’ll lead you to the isolation rooms!” replied Jace.
Soon enough, Gerald arrived at the hospital with Jace and his two apprentices.
Upon entering the hospital’s lobby, several parents could already be seen crying there. Of course, any parent would cry if such an incident befell their child.
Walking past them, the four people then quickly made their way into the conference room.
Since Jace already had quite a prestigious status, nobody even questioned about the people he had brought along with him into the room. Instead, they simply chose to stand up and greet the doctor.
Gerald himself quickly seated himself before looking at what was being displayed on the big screen in front of the conference room.
‘In the past three days, over a hundred babies have been sent to us, and all of them are currently in danger of losing their lives. According to the records in the case book, all of the babies are experiencing both vomiting and different degrees of pulmonary infections. The latter has a real danger of causing extensive body organ failure. We still don’t fully grasp what the cause of all this is, but from the hospital’s investigation efforts, it’s safe to assume that the symptoms are caused by the invasion of a new kind of virus.’
The next thing that was displayed was the state of the babies who had gotten sick due to the ‘virus’.
After that, a beautiful—yet worried-looking—anchor woman’s face was shown on the screen, and she turned to look at the tall hospital building before her before saying, “The hospital has established an emergency rescue team consisting of several famous medical experts! We can only hope that they’ll be able to come up with some miraculous treatment that’ll help save the hundred over delicate lives that are still suffering now! We hope that you’ll pray for the full recovery of the children as well, dear audience!”
Following, that, Zane Lowe—the dean of Mayberry First Hospital—signaled for the screen to be turned off before saying, “I’m sure you’re all well aware of how serious the current condition that we’re facing is. If we fail to save the children, then this incident will surely end up becoming an ugly stain in the history of medicine. With so many great minds present today, failure to save the babies will also lead to a massive medical accident scandal! By then, the credibility of the hospital will be near non-existent!”
“Everyone here today is an expert in this field, many of whom have come from affiliated hospitals and even hospitals that aren’t related to us! I hope you all understand that in the face of danger, all of you bear the burden of the expectations from the government and also the people. Regardless, I’m not going to be spouting anymore nonsense. Let’s begin discussing how we’re going to save the lives of all these children. ”
“Until the results of the bacterial culture are out, we won’t even be able to come up with a solution. We need to suit the remedy to the case, you know? We can’t just randomly prescribe medicine for the illness when we aren’t even completely sure of what it is yet!” said a bespectacled middle-aged doctor in a bitter tone.
Many of the doctors present were feeling that it was deeply unfortunate that they had been transferred over to do such a terrible task.
While they were all well aware that succeeding in curing the children would most definitely bring them both profit and fame—even allowing them to gain the chance to enjoy massive publicity, praises, and rewards from their respective hospitals—they also knew that failure would lead to the ruin of any possible future prospects.
There were over a hundred children, and just thinking about the responsibility they needed to bear if they messed up sent shivers down their spines.
“…After checking their pulse, it seems that they’ve been inflicted with a pulmonary infection. While we’ve already tried using all sorts of antiviral medicine, no improvements have been noted,” said an old Chinese medicine practitioner next.
Silence ensued in the conference room for a while after that.
Everyone knew that there were now two options, one being Western medicine and the other being Chinese medicine.