Ch. 1876..1880: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 1876-1880

Chapter 1876

Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1876

Now that there were no further distractions and they were mostly done with their meals anyway, it was high time to discuss things more seriously.

“Well, I’m thinking of starting a new office in a new place. If things work out, we’ll have our own established company that deals with psychic matters. That way, people will know where to find us if they have issues regarding such things,” replied Gerald.

After solving today’s mystery, Gerald had thought about how the Great Council only dealt with matters between humans up till this point. If he established a company that specialized in dealing with the paranormal, those seeking help would be able to get actual results instead of having clueless investigators.

What more, with the gates to the ghost world now open, more incidents like this would surely happen, which further prompted Gerald to give serious thought about the idea.

Either way, after listening to Gerald’s suggestion, the trio immediately nodded without the slightest hesitation.

“I think that’s an excellent idea, Gerald!” said Juno as she looked at him.

“I’m glad you think so. Speaking of which, Rey, Yrsa. Both of you will have to start your formal training soon! Juno and I will be training you separately, and once you’re ready, we’ll start sending you out to fight real battles. With that in mind, both of you had best mentally prepare yourselves!” declared Gerald.

Upon hearing that, the two disciples exchanged glances before nodding slightly.

Rey himself had a determined expression on his face as he replied, “Got it, brother Gerald! We won’t let you down!”

Truth be told, Rey had been waiting for this moment for quite a while now. After all, he was rather keen to learn about the many ways of properly dealing with ghosts.

While it was true that he ended up getting slightly frightened earlier—due to it being his first time properly seeing an evil spirit—he had to admit that the experience was a valuable one.

Regardless, as the four continued chatting as they finished their meals, loud crashing noises—that were quite close by—immediately caught their attention.

Turning to face the source of the sound, the group saw a rather intimidating-looking gang armed with wooden bats slowly making their way toward them. As they slowly made their way forward, the hooligans made sure to vandalize all the stalls around them with their bats!

Naturally, the scene instantly caused Gerald and his party members to frown. To think they would bump into such a situation while eating!

The stall owner herself was already packing her wares up, looking extremely anxious.

“Huh? Are you closing already? But we haven’t even finished eating yet!” asked Rey as he looked at the panicking stall owner.

“Look, just leave while you can! Don’t worry about paying! Consider it to be my treat!” replied the stall owner in a hasty tone as finished packing up and prepared to push her cart away.

“Who exactly are those people…? And why are you so terrified of them?” asked Gerald next.

While he obviously knew that they were gang members, he wanted more details about them.

Sighing in response, the stall owner quickly replied, “They’re from the Hoklux gang, and they run illegal protection rackets around here! I can’t say any more than that, so please, just let me and my daughter leave already!”

Just as she was about to continue pushing her cart away, an angry yell could be heard saying, “Stop her!”

Following that, several members of the gang quickly rushed forward to block her path.

Surrounded by the bat-wielding men, the stall owner and her daughter couldn’t even take another step further!

Chapter 1877

Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1877

Shortly after, a scar-faced man walked up to the woman before scoffing, “Planning on going somewhere, boss?”

“…Big Brother, we just run a small business…! We really don’t have any money to give you…!” replied the stall owner in a resigned tone.

“Cut the cr*p!” sneered the scarred man before slapping her right in the cheek!

Due to how hard he had hit her, the woman ended up staggering two steps back before having to lean against her cart to support herself…

“Mother!” yelled the woman’s daughter as she immediately ran over to her to help her up.

Following that, she glared at the scarred man before shouting, “You utter b*stard…! To think that you’d dare to hit a woman!”

“Hmm? This your daughter, boss? She’s quite a looker!” sneered the scarred man, a malicious smile on his face as he walked over to the stall owner’s daughter before yanking her over to his side!

“L-let go of me, you b*stard…! What are you planning to do?!” shouted the poor girl as she attempted to break herself free of his grip. Sadly, she was far too frail to even garner a response from him…

Regardless, upon seeing that he wasn’t planning on releasing her daughter, the now teary-eyed stall owner quickly pulled her daughter back!

Once the girl was behind her, the stall owner turned to face the scarred man before pleading, “Please, Big Brother…! Just leave her be…! I’ll give you the money…!”

Smiling even more sinisterly after hearing that, the scarred man then replied, “Hah! I don’t want your money anymore! Instead, why don’t you and your daughter just follow me and be my servants? I’ll make sure you have a comfortable life! How about it?”

It was evident that this despicable man preferred women over money, and he now had his eyes on both the stall owner and her daughter…

Understandably frightened after hearing that, the duo knew that they weren’t going to be able to avoid trouble tonight…

Not wanting her virgin daughter’s future to be destroyed by him, the stall owner eventually proposed, “…Big Brother, how about this… Leave my daughter be and I’ll willingly follow you…!”

“What? You dare bargain with me?! Since you’re that foolish, men! Get them!” yelled the scarred man in a rage. Since they dared to resist him—despite the fact that he had been ‘courteous’ enough to ask —, he was no longer against using force!

Whatever the case was, upon hearing his order, his underlings immediately rushed forward and began dragging both the stall owner and her daughter away!

While there were still people around, none of them dared to step in. After all, nobody wanted trouble with these hooligans…

All of a sudden, a masculine voice yelled out, “Stop right there!”

Surprised, everyone turned to look at the source of the voice… And standing there while pointing at the scarred man, was Rey!

Glaring at the youth, the scarred man then sneered, “Huh? Who the hell even are you? Look, just finish your meal and don’t be a busybody, kid!”

“I’d rather be a busybody than be a b*stard like you! To think there’d be a man on this planet who would dare bully two innocent women with his group of hooligans!” scoffed Rey.

At that moment, Gerald, Rey, and Juno could only stare wide-eyed at Rey. After all, none of them had expected him, of all people, to confront those gangsters…

 

Chapter 1878

Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1878

“You tired of living or something, kid? Are you seriously meddling in my affairs? Do you even know who I am?!” growled the scarred man as he continued glaring fiercely at Rey.

“Don’t know, don’t care! Regardless, let them go already or I’ll call the Great Council over!” retorted Rey before fishing his phone out in hopes of threatening the gangster.

Upon hearing that, the scarred man and his underlings instantly began laughing mockingly.

Once he was done laughing, the scarred man then jeered, “Do you honestly think they’ll come over when they know we’re involved! Go ahead and call them then! See what happens!”

Hearing that, Rey was slightly taken aback. To think that these hooligans weren’t afraid of the Great Council’s power!

Shaking his head, the scarred man then signaled for his men to go after Rey, prompting Rey to instinctually take a step back…

However, before he could take another, he suddenly felt a firm pat on his shoulder.

Turning around and seeing that it was Gerald, Rey then whispered, “…Brother Gerald…”

Simply pushing Rey back into his seat, Gerald then calmly replied, “Just relax and leave the rest to me!”

Understanding that everything was going to be fine now that Gerald was stepping in, Rey chose not to say another word.

Quite frankly, Gerald would’ve eventually stepped in even if Rey hadn’t. Still, Rey did simplify things for him. Now he could skip talking with those numbskulls in the first place and simply go straight to teaching them a well-deserved lesson.

With that, Gerald took a step forward… before vanishing into thin air!

As everyone’s eyes widened, wondering where he had gone to, their question was promptly answered when several of the scarred man’s underlings fell to the ground!

Staring at the youth—who was somehow already standing close to him—, the scarred man now realized how fearfully fast and powerful Gerald truly was.

Not wanting things to just end like this, the scarred man quickly snapped out of his shocked state before turning to look at his remaining subordinates and ordering, “D*mn it all! Attack!”

To his horror, before his remaining men could even react, Gerald had already taken all of them out! The only one left standing was the scarred man himself!

Realizing that he couldn’t even see Gerald’s afterimage before his men went down, the now terrified scarred hooligan knew that he stood no chance against this youth…

Feeling a breeze before him, the scarred man then quivered as he realized that Gerald was now staring him right in the eye…!

Sneering, Gerald then declared, “Get out of my sight! I never want to see you or your men here again! Ignore that and all of you can expect to receive one-way tickets to hell!”

Gulping as he immediately nodded in fear, the scarred man then quickly scurried away with his underlings like the pitiful rats they were…

With that dealt with, Gerald then walked over to the stall owner and her daughter before smiling as he said, “Everything’s alright now.”

“T-thank you… Thank you so much…!” cried out the relieved stall owner.

“Don’t worry about it. I’m only doing what’s right!” replied Gerald in a humble tone.

Still, to think that Rey would be faster than him when it came to seeking justice for others…

Gerald was thankfully around when all this happened, otherwise who knew what kind of trouble Rey would get into… While Rey’s righteousness was definitely applaudable, he was still a bit too weak to be taunting others…

 

Chapter 1879

Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1879

“Speaking of which, we’re not full yet, boss! With that said, why don’t you resume business?” said Gerald.

“Oh! Just give me a minute and I’ll make more for all of you to eat then!” replied the stall owner almost instantaneously, a wide smile on her face.

Since they had just saved her, it was only natural that she felt the need to repay their kindness with hospitality. With that, she quickly began setting up her stall again before getting to work… and not long after, a massive plate of food was served at Gerald’s table.

“I’m truly grateful for your help today, so all this is on me!” declared the stall owner.

Before Gerald or the girls could even reply, Rey was already saying, “You’re being way too polite, boss! It was only a small matter to us!”

Upon hearing that, the trio could help but stare at Rey with raised brows, thinking how shameless he was.

“Well, small or not, it was still a great help to us! Now eat up and do tell me if you need more!” replied the stall owner before happily returning to work.

Once she left, Juno couldn’t help but glare at Rey as she said, “Hey, don’t go acting so impulsively next time, Rey!”

Scratching the back of his head in response, the slightly embarrassed youth then chuckled sheepishly before replying, “I was just trying to help, Miss Zorn!”

“I get that, but you have to consider your own capabilities before picking a fight like that! Had Gerald not been present today, you’d surely have been beaten into a pulp!” retorted Juno.

Just about anyone would’ve stepped up to deal with those hooligans if they had the capability to. However, the fact that no one did meant that they all understood that they were never going to be able to take on those bat-wielding gangsters without getting into serious trouble.

Whatever the case was, Rey then grinned cheekily before replying, “I know, I know, I won’t do something like this again, Miss Zorn… I’ll just leave it to brother Gerald!”

Hearing his name, Gerald then cleared his throat before saying, “While it’s true that your righteous behavior deserves praise, even I implore you not to be so impulsive in future!”

Compliments aside, Gerald had to make sure to properly share how he felt about today’s events.

“Got it, brother Gerald! I’ll keep that in mind!” replied Rey as he nodded, completely understanding where Juno and Gerald were coming from.

Essentially, Gerald was telling him not to be overly righteous when the odds were stacked against him. After all, he was still nowhere near as strong as Gerald yet. Still, Rey couldn’t help but wonder how great it would be if he could deal with foes the way Gerald did…

Regardless, it was about half an hour later when the four finally finished their meal and began to leave.

Naturally, Gerald insisted on paying the stall owner, and in the end, she was forced to accept the payment. Gerald, for one, knew that life wasn’t easy for her and her daughter, so he would’ve paid her regardless of how much she objected.

Either way, upon returning home, the four then headed to their respective rooms to get well-deserved rest. After that busy day, all of them were rightfully exhausted… Well, most of them.

Gerald, for one, knew that he couldn’t just sit there and do nothing now that he knew that the scarred man and the Hoklux Gang existed. They were already causing trouble and fear to members of society, and they would surely get more and more daring in the future if something wasn’t done now.

With that in mind, Gerald laid down on his bed… and before long, his ghost form flew out before quickly heading toward the Hoklux Gang’s headquarters…

 

Chapter 1880

Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1880

Tonight, some people were simply fated to mysteriously disappear off the face of the planet…

Soon enough, Gerald found himself hovering over the Hoklux Gang’s headquarters…

As previously seen, the Hoklux Gang was a bunch of hooligans, and the head of the group was a vicious man known simply as Roger. From the rumors Gerald had managed to gather, he was frequently summoned to the Great Council for ‘coffee talks’.

Upon phasing through the headquarters’ ceiling, Gerald was immediately greeted by the sight of the scarred man kneeling before a seated person—whom Gerald assumed to be Roger—while saying, “I apologize, master…! We truly are useless for being defeated by others…!”

“That you all are! Rubbish! To think that all of you weren’t a match for a single man! You’ve truly embarrassed the Hoklux Gang this time!” retorted Roger as he glared at the scarred man.

Hearing that, the scarred man and his subordinates simply lowered their heads, not having the guts to even look up.

“Y-you don’t understand, master…! That person was so powerful we didn’t even have a chance to fight back…!” replied the scarred man.

“Excuses! Just admit that you’re weak already! What are you even here for if you’re that pathetic!” scoffed Roger with a snort, clearly unwilling to believe his subordinate. Of course, had Roger been at the scene while Gerald did the deed, he would’ve thought much differently.

“Regardless, our gang has lost face today because of this! We can only regain our pride by dealing with that person! To think he has the nerve to go against us… He must crave death! Go look for him immediately!” ordered Roger in a furious voice.

“R-right away, master…!” replied the scarred man in a respectful tone.

“There’s no need for that! I’m right here!” yelled an unfamiliar voice at that moment, causing Roger and his men to instantly feel astonished.

After realizing that they couldn’t even detect the source of the voice, Roger stood up before roaring, “Who the hell are you? Show yourself!”

However, the only response Roger got was a tight slap across his face! The slap itself was so hard that Roger found himself landing a good distance from where he had initially been standing!

Upon seeing that, everyone was rightfully dumbfounded. There was nobody even remotely close enough to Roger to cause him to be flung like that…!

As the horrified scarred man took a step back—unsure of what was even happening anymore—, a sudden gust of wind blew past him… and seconds later, he was prompted to hold onto his now bleeding neck as his eyes bulged from his skull!

Not even knowing how that gash had suddenly appeared on his neck, the scarred man soon flopped to the ground, dead…

Roger himself had just gotten to his feet again at that point, only to end up getting stunned again when he saw his dead subordinate.

Before he could even react, his eyes widened as blood suddenly began gushing out of his own neck! And just like that, the dying Roger dropped to his knees before splashing into his own puddle of blood…

Seeing how unusual their leaders’ deaths were, the subordinates instantly began screaming as they attempted to escape the scene…

Gerald himself—who was still invisible—simply glared at the two fresh corpses without the slightest remorse…