Ch. 2036..2040: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 2036-2040

Chapter 2036

Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2036 Just as Gerald prepared to exert more force once again, Arnold suddenly spoke up. “Wait!”

After having an internal battle for a moment, Arnold still decided to stop Gerald. He and Sawyer were actual brothers after all, and they had practiced together since they were young. He couldn’t bear to see Gerald snap both of his brother’s arms. Not only would he not able to be a member of cultivation sects, but he would also be incapacitated as well.

“Oh?” Gerald stopped moving to look at him.

“Arnold, we would definitely not end up well if you say it!” Sawyer suppressed the pain. Although they were considered close to Will Crawford due to following him for many years, they knew just how cruel could Will be.

“I can’t just stand and watch you get incapacitated just like that!” Arnold said through gritted teeth as he clenched his fist.

“Who sent you over? Was it Daryl Crawford or someone else from the Crawford family?” Gerald wasn’t bothered by anything else. He just wanted to know the situation on Yearning Island.

“It was Will Crawford,” Arnold took a deep breath and confessed.

“Who is Will Crawford?” It was the first time for Gerald to have heard this name.

‘Will was adopted by the master, and he would probably have been the heir to the head of the Crawford family. We’re his trusted subordinates and have followed him for nearly twenty years.” After saying Will’s name out loud, Arnold actually felt sort of relieved. “We have no beef against each other, and I’ve just heard his name for the first time in my life. Why would he want me dead? Or was it an order from

Daryl?” Gerald was interested in Will. Even though it was the first time he had gotten to know of this person, he got a strong sense of enmity from Will.

“No. The master didn’t issue this order, but Master had passed him the task to deal with you. The four men from before were all sent by Will, but it was unexpected that you would be so strong. Will was worried that once you get connected with Yearning Island, you would be a threatening existence to his status, so that’s why he secretly sent us to get rid of you.” Arnold shook his head.

“Me replacing his position?” Gerald was slightly taken aback.

Apparently, he hadn’t expected to hear this, and he started to laugh out loud after a moment.

He had only gotten to know the Crawfords after his parents had been kidnapped, and although Daryl was his own grandfather, they were merely blood-related. It wouldn’t be too much to call them strangers or even enemies. Gerald’s hatred had almost made him want to destroy the whole Crawford family entirely.

And now, Will was actually worrying about him snatching away his position as the family head’s heir.

This was the funniest thing he had ever heard in so many years.

“I’ve told you everything you wanted to know, so can you let us go now?” Arnold asked with his eyes fixed on Sawyer. Now that Sawyer’s wrists had just been broken, they might have a way to save him if they returned to Yearning Island immediately.

“One more thing.” Gerald waved him down. “Where is Yearning Island, and how do I get in there?” Gerald asked as he looked at him intently.

Gerald didn’t really have any hope for this, but these two were, after all, close to Will. They might know how to enter Yearning Island. If he could get the answer from them, he wouldn’t have to visit Japan and

seek out the Seadom tribe, and it would save a lot of trouble.

“I don’t know.” Arnold shook his head.

“You exited the Yearning Island and are about to return there now. How can you return if you don’t know?” Gerald sneered.

 

Chapter 2037

Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2037 “To tell you the truth, although we’re from Yearning Island, the way we leave and return is always strange. We have to report to Will in advance and travel according to the direction specified by him, and the directions are always different. Not long after reporting, we would be able to see the outline of Yearning Island, and we can then enter the island.”

“However, if we don’t report in, we will never be able to find Yearning Island even if we sailed across the sea forever.” Arnold shook his head. “Is that true?” Gerald’s sneer faded.

“We even told you about Will, why would we not tell you the exact address of Yearning Island if we knew?!” Arnold was afraid that Gerald wouldn’t believe them and continue to torture Sawyer, and his tone became anxious.

“Looks like it’s as we thought. Yearning Island is an island that floats around the sea surface. Unless there’s a special way, we would never be able to find it,” Master Ghost walked up to Gerald and spoke in a low voice. “Now, it seems that it wouldn’t be possible to get the answer from them. The only way is to find the Seadom tribe.”

Gerald breathed in deeply.

“Go back and tell Will Crawford for me that he should come to me himself if he wants to get rid of me. There’s no need for these petty assassinations. They won’t work on me.”

“Don’t worry. We will surely pass the message.” Hearing this from Gerald, the two immediately relaxed.

Without another word, Arnold helped Sawyer up, and they left the scene immediately, disappearing into the dark in the blink of an eye. Gerald got up and headed toward the door to check the situation outside before shutting the door after a while.

“Brother Gerald, are you really letting them off just like that?” Aiden spoke up in dissatisfaction.

“What else can we do? Kill them?” Gerald asked with a chuckle. “VIL kill them if I have the chance to in the future!” Aiden tightened his fist. He knew that Gerald couldn’t kill the two because his parents were still being held at Yearning Island, but he still felt bad about it.

“Alright, we’ll talk about this later on in the future. Go and pack your stuff, we’re leaving tomorrow.” Gerald waved him down. For now, he only wished to go to Japan and meet the Seadom tribe to find a way to reach Yearning Island. It wouldn’t be too late to discuss any other matters after they had successfully gotten onto Yearning Island.

“Leaving? Where are we going?” Aiden was confused.

“Japan,” Gerald replied casually and stuffed the half-box of untouched cigarettes into Aiden’s hand.

Before Aiden could ask for more details, Gerald had already entered his room. Aiden could only turn to Master Ghost. “What are we going to do in Japan? Are we not going to search for Yearning Island anymore?”

“You don’t have to ask more about this. Gerald must have his own reasons for doing this.” Master Ghost smiled and patted Aiden on his shoulders.

By the time Arnold and Sawyer returned to Yearning Island, the sky was bright

“Have you gotten rid of him?” Will was still smoking an imported cigar. After finding out that he had a chance to become the next head of the Crawford family, he had become puffed up with pride, even picturing himself as the Crawford family’s head already sometimes.

“No… we couldn’t…” Arnold shivered. He felt terrified as he recalled all the words he had said to Gerald on Gong Island.

‘What happened to your arm?” Will raised his head to find that Sawyer’s sleeve was covered in blood.

Chapter 2038

Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2038 “It seems that Gerald isn’t that weak. He actually caused you to make such a big sacrifice. But he shouldn’t be much of a threat to me anymore since he’s incapacitated even though not killed.”

“Brother Will, we didn’t manage to hurt Gerald Crawford. He’s too strong, and we weren’t his opponents,” Arnold cut Will off. “If we hadn’t used all our might to escape from Gong Island, we would’ve been killed there by him.”

“You weren’t Gerald’s opponents?!” Those words made the smile on Will’s face disappear, and his rage could be seen as he exerted tremendous force onto the cup he was holding.

Bang!

After a moment, the glass cup burst into pieces all over the floor.

“We had no idea Gerald would be that powerful. There’s a huge gap between our strengths and his,” Arnold trembled in fear, but he still continued to explain. “Scram,” Will breathed in deeply and spoke through trembling lips.

“Sawyer’s wrist was snapped and broken by him.” Arnold took a step back.

“I told you to get out!” Will got up in a fury and bellowed as he pointed toward the door. “From now onward, don’t appear before me, or else I will make you regret it!”

The two had never seen Will so enraged before, and thus, they didn’t dare to stay there any longer. They turned and left the room at lightning speed, fearing that they would be punished for not getting out of his sight in time.

“Gerald Crawford… now that my underlings can’t do anything to you, I’ll meet up with you myself!” Will continued to smoke the cigar and vowed with his eyes squinted.

As soon as he finished his sentence, he had a coat on, and he left immediately, heading toward the shore of Yearning Island.

The next day.

Upon waking up, Gerald led everyone to leave Gong Island by boat. Seeing Gerald leave, all the families on Gong Island immediately became relieved. They were afraid that Gerald would continue living there and bring about more trouble for them.

Standing on the deck, Gerald looked around the ocean’s surface. When Lindsay Lawrence and all the students of Sacrasolis Palace had arrived and stood before him, Gerald turned to look at them and said, “We will pause on the matter of searching for Yearning Island for now. Aiden, after stopping at Weston’s dock, you can accompany Ms. Lindsay back home, and the rest of you from Sacrasolis Palace should have some rest at home. I’ll come for your assistance once I have located Yearning Island.”

“Understood.”

All the students from Sacrasolis Palace nodded in unison, and they obeyed Gerald’s order completely, not questioning him when Gerald asked them to return first.

It was Aiden who didn’t move an inch.

“What about you, Aiden?” Gerald set his eyes on him.

“No problem. I’ll send Ms. Lindsay back.” Even though Aiden wanted to follow Gerald, he knew that he couldn’t leave Lindsay behind. He should send her back safely as he had been the one who had sent her out from the Lawrence family himself. If he didn’t, with the Lawrence family’s power and status in Weston, he wouldn’t be let off that easily.

“It’s settled, then. Go back and rest up. Everyone’s tired after this whole ordeal. I, Gerald Crawford, did witness everything you all did.” Gerald put on a small smile, and the boat continued to head toward Weston.

Meanwhile, Will had just reached Gong Island.

Filled with rage, Will went further into the island and grabbed someone from the clan on the island.

 

Chapter 2039

Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2039 “I’m asking you, where are Gerald Crawford and his people?!” Will Crawford wore a dark look. He had exited the island secretly with the sole intention of getting rid of Gerald once and for all. It would be a big problem if Daryl Crawford found out about this.

“Gerald? They’re staying at the two-story wooden house block not far from here.” The clansman knew Will and didn’t dare to say anything unnecessary.

Just as Will had let go of him and started walking toward the direction where the wooden house block was, the clansman continued, “But they left early this morning.”

“Left?” Will was dumbfounded, and his expression darkened.

“That’s right. They all left first thing in the morning.” The clansman was terrified and couldn’t move, but he still spoke the truth.

“I’m one step late!” Will bellowed in a low voice and hit his own thigh.

If Gerald hadn’t left today, he believed that his strength and power would make them all stay on Gong Island forever, but now that they had left, it was impossible to chase after them or reach them. It was not known how long it would be before they would return here, and maybe something unexpected would happen by then as well.

“There’s none of your business here anymore, scram!” Seeing how the clansman was still standing before him, Will waved him away impatiently. Standing on the same spot, Will observed the situation around Gong Island and became more furious as he thought about it more. Not killing Gerald this time would bring so much trouble after this, and he wouldn’t be able to stay as the heir of the family’s head as comfortably with zero worries.

Till then, if Gerald and Daryl decided to cease hostilities and return to being grandfather and grandson, Gerald being the heir of Crawford’s family head would be crushing Will’s status. Will might be excluded or even kicked out of the Crawford family.

Thinking of this, Will grew even more furious, and he decided that he had to kill Gerald no matter what way he had to use. He wouldn’t be able to rest for even a day as long as Gerald was still breathing.

Although he was angry, Will had no choice but to return and walk back to the shore.

After seven days.

Gerald’s boat stopped at the dock in Japan.

The students of Sacrapolis Palace had returned, and Aiden had escorted Lindsay Lawrence back to Weston.

Gerald and Master Ghost had left the dock intending to find a place to stay temporarily. The Seadom tribe was a tribe that had existed hundreds or thousands of years ago. They had all completely assimilated into Japan’s normal way of living, and they would never bring up their statuses that could affect their daily lives. Almost nobody knew of the existence of the Seadom tribe.

Staying at a hotel in a city by the sea in Japan, Gerald ordered some food and ate in the room with Master Ghost.

“Where would the Seadom tribe be?” Gerald asked right away as he ate.

“I don’t know about that either. The current Seadom tribe isn’t the same as the one thousands of years ago. It won’t be easy to find them. We have to start finding out bit by bit.” Master Ghost shook his head.

“No rush, then. We’ll take it slow.” Although Gerald was slightly disappointed, it was good enough that they had information on the Seadom tribe’s existence as it wasn’t easy to get.

“There’s something you need to take note of as well. Japan is not like Weston nor Yanam. You have to be careful in doing anything here and not trigger any conflicts. If you offend someone here, even if you found the Seadom tribe, they won’t admit their status to avoid troubles,” Master Ghost swallowed the food after reminding Gerald as the thought came up.

“I understand, I’ll be careful with that for sure.” Gerald waved him down with a smile. He knew how to determine the importance of a certain matter when he faced serious ones.

“Then, let’s eat. We should rest up for a few days after working for so long.” Master Ghost didn’t add anything else after seeing Gerald’s acknowledgment.

Chapter 2040

Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2040 After dinner, Gerald returned to his room for a rest while Master Ghost stayed in the living room.

Throughout the entire night, Gerald was still thinking about the situation with the Seadom tribe, and the name ‘Will Crawford’ crossed his mind too. Gerald wasn’t interested in a child whom his grandfather had adopted, and he didn’t even want to be some heir to Crawford’s family head at all.

However, it was obvious that Will had already taken him as an opponent.

Thinking of this, Gerald couldn’t help but shake his head and chuckle.

“Brother Gerald, are you in Japan?” His phone rang, and it turned out to be Aiden who had called him.

“Just arrived today. You’ve sent Ms. Lindsay back?” Gerald took a deep breath. Now that Aiden had returned to Weston, he didn’t want to release any of the negative emotions anymore.

“Hehe, open your curtains and look down, Brother Gerald!” Aiden chuckled over the phone.

“Curtain?” Gerald frowned a bit and got up from the bed to pull open the curtains of the hotel room. A familiar figure could be seen standing down there, and it was none other than Aiden Baker.

“You didn’t expect this, did you! We’re meeting again! Wait for me upstairs, I’ll go up immediately!” After this sentence, Aiden hung up the call and entered the hotel as he pulled his luggage behind him.

After a few minutes, someone rang the doorbell. “Have a cigarette, Brother Gerald!” Aiden invited himself into the room and tossed his luggage aside casually as he took out a box of Ricken’s and handed a cigarette to Gerald from the box.

“After escorting Ms. Lindsay back to the Lawrence family house, I received an order from the higher authority to participate in a war contest in Japan. Then, I remembered that you were here in Japan as

well, so I figured that I would be able to be of help. Therefore, I simply packed up some stuff and boarded the plane without even returning to the hostel.”

Aiden scratched his head bashfully, obviously overjoyed that he had gotten to stay with Gerald.

“Then, how did you know that I was here?” Gerald patted his shoulder with a smile.

“Of course Master Ghost told me about it! I specifically made a call to him asking where you were staying to surprise you!” Aiden continued.

“Okay. Now that you’re here, just stay here with us. I’ll tell you when I need your help, but don’t let it affect the order you got from your boss.” Gerald accepted his help.

Japan wasn’t like Yanam. There wasn’t really any cultivation activity here, and without the need to protect Lindsay, perhaps Aiden, as a member of the special forces, might indeed be of help to him.

“No rush! The war contest is half a month away, it’s still early!” Aiden grabbed the ashtray and placed it in front of Gerald.

“Go ahead and book a room for some rest. We can talk about other matters tomorrow.” Gerald patted his shoulder. “Alright!” Aiden nodded and left with his luggage.

Meanwhile, Will had not taken a break even after finding out that Gerald had left Gong Island.

He had accumulated his own network of connections ever since he had entered the Crawford family. The network had gradually expanded all over the world and covered not only Yearning Island. It was just that he didn’t usually have to leave Yearning Island, so he could order his underlings to do certain tasks for him when he had other matters to attend to.