Ch. 1781..1785: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 1781-1785
Chapter 1781
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1781
“Hehe, Rey, don’t forget that Ember Lord is no longer a human. He’s even creepier than a ghost. Do you think he will be scared hiding in this place?”
Gerald chuckled and reminded Rey.
When Rey heard him, he found that it somehow made sense.
“You can take a look, and I shall leave, then!”
The old man said to the three.
“Okay, old man. Thanks a lot for your help!”
Old Flint thanked the old man quickly.
“Don’t mention it!”
The old man responded by waving his hand.
After the old man had left, Gerald and the other two stood in front of the wooden cottage, staring at it blankly.
They didn’t know what to do. They couldn’t enter the cottage, nor did they know how to get into it.
“Gerald, Old Flint, what should we do now? Kick the door open?”
Rey looked at Gerald and Old Flint and asked.
“No, that’s nonsense. Trespassing is not right!”
Old Flint stopped Rey immediately.
Although Yamilet Faes was no longer alive, this cottage still belonged to her. So, they could not simply do what they wanted.
“Then, what should we do? We don’t have the key.”
Rey sighed helplessly.
“We’ll wait until nighttime and see if Ember Lord will make an appearance here!”
After a while, Gerald suggested.
And so, they just waited there just as Gerald had suggested.
The wait lasted for a few hours.
They waited until eight o’clock, but still, Ember Lord did not appear.
The whole surrounding fell into darkness and stillness.
Being in such a dark environment could really intensify the fear in one’s heart.
Apart from Gerald, Rey and Old Flint shrunk their necks and pulled their clothes tighter.
“Gerald, it’s been so long. It’s so dark already, do we still have to wait?”
Rey looked at Gerald and asked.
“Yeah. Gerald. Why don’t we get back into the car? It’s at least better than staying in the cold like this!”
Old Flint, who was beside them, quickly made a suggestion.
When Gerald heard this, he nodded in agreement.
Seeing Gerald agree, Old Flint and Rey instantly felt delighted.
After that, the three got up and were ready to leave.
Just then, a light shone from the woods.
As soon as the light came on, it caught Gerald and the two’s attention immediately. They were alerted and squatted down again immediately.
“You three?”
Then, they heard the voice of the old man from just now.
Hearing his voice made the three breathe a sigh of relief.
They had thought that it was someone else. Apparently, it was him.
Gerald and the two got out of the bushes right away.
“Old man, why are you still out wandering around at this late hour?”
Old Flint asked the old man doubtfully.
“I saw that you have been waiting here for so long. So, I came to check on you!”
The old man smiled and answered.
“We’re fine. We’re just waiting for someone here!”
Old Flint hurriedly explained to the old man as he did not want the old man to sense that something was wrong.
Chapter 1782
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1782
“Eh, it’s already so late! I’m sure the person you are waiting for will not come. Come, let’s go to my place and rest!”
The old man sighed and proposed to the three.
When Old Flint heard him, he turned around immediately and looked at Gerald, seeking his opinion.
Gerald saw his reaction and nodded subtly.
Since they had no other choice, for now, they could only rest at the old man’s place.
Besides, the sky was already very dark, and it was not safe. Who knew what would be lingering outside?
After the conversation, Gerald and the others followed the old man and left the wooden cottage.
The old man brought Gerald and the others to his house. Although it was not very old, it looked like it should have been rebuilt before.
“Old man, are you the only one left in the village?”
Once they were in the old man’s house, Old Flint asked curiously.
“Hehe!” The old man chuckled.
“Yes. The others have moved into the cities already. I’m the only one left here!”
After he chuckled, he answered.
“Then, why didn’t you move into the city? Isn’t it more comfortable living in the city?”
Old Flint continued to ask.
“Alas, I have no relatives or children. I don’t want to live in the city anyway. It’s good living here. I’m used to living here!” The old man spoke with a bitter smile.
They could hear the helplessness in the old man’s voice.
Having no family member at an old age was indeed pitiful.
Perhaps this was the destiny of this old man. He was destined to live in the mountains for his whole life. It was not bad for fallen leaves to return to their roots.
“Right, who are you waiting for actually?”
The old man asked Old Flint.
“Old man, did you know that Yamilet Faes has a grandson named Ember Lord?”
After a pause, Old Flint asked the old man.
Once the old man heard that, he was startled for a moment, and then he said, “Yes, I know him. Speaking about Ember Lord, he is indeed a good young lad. He was the one who spent money to help me rebuild my house. He used to be an obedient boy. Sometimes, he would stay here with his grandmother. Sometimes, he would come to my place to play with me. However, after his grandmother passed away, he has never come back!”
The old man sighed as he recounted his story.
“Oh? Old man, did you find anything strange lately? Or maybe something happened in the wooden cottage of Yamilet Faes?”
After that, Old Flint asked the old man.
Since the old man knew Ember Lord, the number Ember Lord had given them would not be that simple.
“I didn’t hear anything. I would pass by the wooden cottage every day when I go up and down the hill, but I’ve never heard any noise.”
The old man said to Old Flint.
“You guys are asking about it so much. What is happening here exactly? What has Ember Lord done?”
The old man asked in confusion.
“It’s nothing, old man. We’re his friends. It’s just that we couldn’t keep in touch with him lately, so we wanted to come here and check if he is here!”
Old Flint quickly made up an excuse to explain it to the old man.
“Oh, I see.”
After the old man heard his explanation, he didn’t suspect anything and simply nodded his head.
Gerald and the others sat in the house until late at night.
However, none of them fell asleep.
It wasn’t that they didn’t want to, but it was because they didn’t dare to.
If they fell asleep, nobody knew what would happen, much less if Ember Lord would appear.
Creak!
Suddenly, the door was opened.
After the sound of the door being opened was heard, the sound of the door being closed was heard immediately after.
Chapter 1783
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1783
The three quickly looked outside only to see that the old man had left the house alone, carrying a basket with him as he headed toward Yamilet Faes’ wooden cottage.
Seeing this, the three exchanged glances.
They found it rather strange that the old man would want to go out in the middle of the night carrying a basket. There had to be some secret unknown to people hidden behind it.
Soon after, Gerald and the two got out of the house and followed the old man quietly.
They followed the old man all the way to the wooden cottage. Then, they saw him take out a key from his pocket to unlock the door.
Once the door was unlocked, the old man surveyed his surroundings carefully. After making sure that no one was around, only then did he push the door open and walk in with reassurance.
Gerald and the two others also walked to the wooden cottage immediately and stood in front of it.
“Gerald, it looks like the old man must be hiding something from us. He actually has the key to this house!”
Rey whispered to Gerald.
Now, it could be seen that the old man was not as simple as he looked. He must have some kind of relationship with Ember Lord.
“Rey, Old Flint, you two should hide. I’ll go in and take a look first!”
Later, Gerald instructed Rey and Old Flint.
Hearing his words, Rey and Old Flint did not object, Instead, they nodded in agreement right away. Then, they quickly retreated to a bush nearby and hid in there.
As for Gerald, he went to the side of the wooden cottage and sat beside the wall. Then, he freed his soul from his body.
Of course Gerald would not enter the house directly. Otherwise, he would alert them and be discovered by the old man.
Once he had freed his soul, Gerald went into the wooden cottage and started searching up and down.
When he went upstairs, he could hear the old man’s voice. It sounded as though he was talking to someone.
Soon, after the old man finished talking, the voice of Ember Lord was heard.
Gerald knew it was him the moment he heard his voice. Ember Lord had indeed hidden in this place.
Gerald didn’t expect that this old man was hiding it so well and that he indeed had a relationship with Ember Lord.
“Ember Lord, those three who are looking for you must be looking for trouble with you, right?”
The old man asked.
Ember Lord sat on the chair and snorted.
“Hmph, those three want to catch me. It looks like they are smart enough to find this place!”
“It’s not that we are smart, but it was you who gave us the clue, Ember Lord!”
The moment Ember Lord finished talking, Gerald’s voice rang in the room. Then, Gerald appeared in front of Ember Lord and the old man.
“Gerald Crawford!”
At the sight of Gerald, Ember Lord was enraged.
He yelled angrily and charged toward Gerald, wanting to tear Gerald into pieces.
Gerald reacted quickly and kicked Ember Lord away.
Now, since Gerald was also a half-phantom, he was not afraid of Ember Lord at all. Everything had to come to an end today.
“Ember Lord, I am not going to let you escape again today!”
Gerald glared at Ember Lord and said.
Having said that, Gerald threw out the Soul Chain in his hand.
The Soul Chain flew toward Ember Lord and bound him tightly.
Of course, Ember Lord wasn’t that easy to deal with. He morphed into a black miasma and charged toward Gerald.
Gerald summoned his Astrabyss Sword swiftly and sent out a spirit blade toward Ember Lord.
When the old man saw this, he ran forward and threw himself in front of the black miasma, not wanting to let Gerald’s spirit blade hurt Ember Lord.
Swish!
The spirit blade passed through the body of the old man.
Chapter 1784
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1784
At the same time, the black miasma of Ember Lord wrapped around the old man.
Soon after, the black miasma absorbed the soul and energy of the old man, directly turning the old man into a dry corpse.
This surprised Ember Lord very much. He didn’t expect this would be the outcome. Moreover, he never expected that the old man would actually block the attack from Gerald for him.
“Ember Lord, you’ve killed another innocent person again!”
Gerald shouted at Ember Lord angrily.
Having said that, Gerald decided to use his forbidden technique to completely destroy Ember Lord.
At this moment, Ember Lord had totally lost consciousness. He stood there motionlessly, almost as if he had lost his soul.
“Thousand Sect Destruction Technique!”
Gerald shouted and threw the Astrabyss Sword in his hand directly at Ember Lord.
When the sword pierced into Ember Lord’s body, it immediately emitted a bright light and engulfed Ember Lord completely.
“Argh!”
Ember Lord shrieked.
The next second, Ember Lord was turned into ashes.
At last, Gerald had wiped out Ember Lord.
Finally, Gerald had avenged the villagers of Moonset Village.
When they heard the commotion in the wooden cottage, Old Flint rushed in with Rey and went straight to the second floor.
When they saw the dry corpse of the old man and a pile of ashes, they were extremely shocked.
“This… What is going on here?!”
They didn’t see Gerald anywhere.
After a few seconds, Gerald came from downstairs.
“Huh? Gerald, why did you come in from outside? Didn’t you come inside already?”
Old Flint stared at Gerald in surprise and asked.
“I’ve finished off Ember Lord!”
Gerald did not answer. Instead, he pointed to the pile of ashes and told Old Flint.
Old Flint looked at the pile of ashes with a surprised look on his face.
“Are you telling me that this is Ember Lord?!”
Old Flint asked again in disbelief.
Gerald nodded. Then, he turned around and left the house.
Old Flint and Rey exchanged glances, but they did not bother saying anything else. They just followed him out.
After leaving the wooden cottage, the three returned to their car.
Once they got into the car, they started the engine and left the village immediately.
At long last, Ember Lord was dead, and Gerald could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
“Old Flint, please send us home. You have been working very hard lately. This matter is finally considered settled!”
Sitting in the car, Gerald looked at Old Flint, who was driving, and said.
Old Flint nodded in agreement when he heard him.
Of course he knew what Gerald meant.
“Thank you, Gerald!”
Old Flint thanked Gerald as well.
If it wasn’t because of the clue Gerald had found, they wouldn’t have found this place at all, and they wouldn’t have been able to find Ember Lord and finish him.
Although Old Flint was someone from the Grand Council, he agreed with Gerald’s way of tackling this matter.
After all, Ember Lord deserved to die, and his death was not regrettable at all.
Chapter 1785
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1785
The next morning, as Gerald and Rey were still sleeping, the doorbell woke them up.
Rey walked out of the room to the door half asleep and opened it.
Once the door was opened, he saw a few men in uniforms standing outside. At the sight of the logo on their uniforms, he knew that they were from the Grand Council.
“Excuse me, are Mr. Gerald Crawford and Mr. Rey Leighton here?”
One of the inspectors entered the house and asked.
Rey nodded and replied, “I’m Rey. What is it?”
“Take him away!”
Once he heard Rey’s words, the inspector ordered his men, and immediately, two inspectors came forward and grabbed Rey’s arms, dragging him outside.
“Hey, what are you doing?!”
Rey shouted immediately.
The commotion woke Gerald, Juno, and Nori up.
They got out of their rooms quickly.
“Who are you?”
When Gerald came out, he looked at the people from the Grand Council in surprise and asked.
“You must be Mr. Gerald Crawford. We suspect that you are related to the death of Chief Lake, who is also known as Old Flint. So, we want to bring you back for an investigation now!”
As the inspector was talking, he took out an arrest warrant and showed it to Gerald.
“Wait. What did you say? Chief Lake is dead?!”
Gerald was stunned when he heard this.
This news was really too surprising to Gerald.
They had still been with Old Flint early this morning. How could he be dead now?! This was simply too bizarre.
“Mr. Crawford, I hope you will cooperate with us!”
The inspector was well aware of Gerald’s identity. So, he maintained a gentle tone when he was talking to Gerald.
“Alright. Please let us get dressed before going with you!”
Gerald had no problem with it and agreed to it right away.
Soon after, Gerald and Rey got changed and left with the inspectors of the Grand Council.
On the way to the Grand Council, Gerald remained silent in the car.
Old Flint’s death was completely unexpected. Gerald truly had no idea how he had died.
It seemed like there was something weird in regards to this.
Soon, Gerald and Rey were brought to the Grand Council and into separate interrogation rooms for questioning.
After a while, two inspectors pushed the door open and sat down.
“Mr. Crawford, can you tell me where you went with Chief Lake last night? What did you do there?”
One of the inspectors stared at Gerald and asked.
“We went to Ember Lord’s home last night,” Gerald told the inspector.
“What time did you come back?” asked the inspector.
“About two o’clock in the morning. It was Chief Lake who drove us home. After that, he left on his own,” Gerald replied seriously.
“Did you two stay in your house after that? Did you go out at all?” questioned the inspector.
Gerald frowned.
“I suggest that you do not waste your time on the two of us. Do you honestly think we would kill Chief Lake? Besides, there are CCTVs along the street where Chief Lake met with the accident. Why don’t you retrieve the footage and watch it?”
Gerald didn’t want to keep on answering the questions anymore, so he asked the inspector in return.
Hearing Gerald’s words, the inspector was speechless.
Indeed, what Gerald had just said did make sense.
In truth, they had brought Gerald and Rey back just to grasp the situation.
No evidence showed that it was Gerald and Rey who had killed Old Flint.
However, apart from the two of them, Old Flint had not had any contact with other people.