Ch. 2051..2055: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 2051-2055
Chapter 2051
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2051 Nodding in response, Gerald then continued observing the woman who finally completed the check-in procedures shortly after.
Following the woman into the elevator, Gerald kept a close eye on her all the way up to the twelfth floor where she eventually stepped out. While he didn’t follow her out, Gerald had a feeling that knowing which floor she was staying on was as good a Start as any.
After all, Gerald knew better than to converse with her straight off the bat. If he really did end up frightening her, she would surely be unwilling to talk about the Seadom tribe no matter how much he asked…
Whatever the case was, Gerald then returned to his room…
Flopping onto the couch, Gerald then began smoking a cigarette as he pondered his next step.
Seeing that, Aiden—who hadn’t heard Gerald and Master Ghost’s conversation earlier since he was busy thinking about the conversation—was prompted to ask, “Where exactly did he-“
“Just leave him be for a while. We should focus on getting our own rest in the meantime,” replied Master Ghost as he cut Aiden’s question short and pushed him into his room. With that done, Master Ghost entered his own room, making sure to close the door behind him…
Gerald himself didn’t budge an inch, and he spent most of his time staring out the window while occasionally puffing on his cigarette…
It was quite a while later when Gerald finally crossed his legs. Honestly, he had expected to have much more trouble locating members of the Seadom tribe. That was pretty much his main worry from the moment he left the Japanese training grounds. To think that one of the tribe’s members would just show herself like that within a few hours!
What more, since she had that pendant, it seemed that she had a special rank within the Seadom tribe. With that in mind, Gerald knew that there was now a higher chance of him unlocking the secrets of Yearning Island…
As he thought about his parents and elder sister—who were still on Yearning Island—, Gerald’s heart began to ache, and it ached so much that Gerald ended up choking on some cigarette smoke…
It was sometime later when Gerald finally got to his feet again. Looking at the many cigarettes he had burnt through, Gerald then turned to look out the window as he reminisced about his childhood…
Daryl had always had a lasting impression on him, even in his earliest memories. Now that he was getting closer to his grandfather, that feeling was honestly getting overpowering. Still, to think that he still didn’t know what kind of person Daryl actually was.
Why did he have to kidnap his sister and parents? What was his true goal…?
After thinking about it for a while longer, Gerald eventually turned to look at the two other rooms and said, “…Hey, both of you… Come out for a while.”
Seconds later, Master Ghost and Aiden opened the doors to their rooms…
Clearly concerned, Aiden—who had been wondering about Gerald’s sudden silence and change in mood the entire time he was inside his room—was first to ask, “…Um… Why are you feeling down all
of a sudden…?”
“You see, back when we were in the lobby, Master Ghost saw a Japanese female special forces soldier wearing a special pendant that appeared to be native to the Seadom Tribe,” explained Gerald, figuring it was high time that Aiden knew…
Chapter 2052
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2052 “Huh? If that’s the case, what are we still waiting here for? Let’s go ask her about the Seadom tribe while we can! What’ll we do if she suddenly runs off?” asked Aiden in a slightly nervous tone.
“Calm yourself,” replied Gerald as he patted Aiden’s shoulder. He had already expected the boy to get anxious the second he heard about the news…
“What do you mean, ‘calm myself’? This may be our best shot of finding someone from the Seadom tribe! We can’t let her leave! If she does, what are we going to do? Extend our stay in Japan indefinitely?!” grumbled Aiden as he flopped onto the couch.
Watching as Aiden then lit one of his cigarettes and began puffing it, Gerald explained, “First off, since she’s in special forces, it’s evident that she’s here for the competition. With that in mind, she won’t be leaving anytime soon. Besides, the hotel has a record of her registration. Regardless, if we head there all willy-nilly, what makes you think we won’t end up scaring her? Forget calling for help from her tribesmen, she may even call the police.”
“Gerald’s right. I say we slowly get to know her first. That way, we can prevent a situation where she feels disgusted with us right off the bat. Regardless, we should only start asking about the Seadom tribe when we’re on friendlier terms. With any luck, we’ll finally be able to learn more about Yearning Island then…” added Master Ghost. “My thoughts exactly,” replied Gerald as he nodded in agreement.
“SO… We just wait here for now…?” muttered Aiden. Though he now got where they were coming from, he couldn’t help but feel that they were simply procrastinating.
Shrugging, Gerald then said, “We wait for an opportunity to present itself. If she really does leave before we get a chance to talk to her, we’ll just have to look for another way…”
“Now that would be a great pity…” replied Aiden with a sigh.
“If it happens, it happens…” replied Gerald with a bitter smile before starting to head downstairs alone…
Since they were going to be staying here for a while, Gerald made it a point to learn more about the area. While he didn’t have any Japanese enemies, that didn’t mean that his enemies wouldn’t pursue him all the way over here. Regardless, this wasn’t Weston, all he could do was rely on himself to do all this. What more, he couldn’t just do things casually like how he had done back in Yanam.
Whatever the case was, upon seeing that Gerald was leaving, Master Ghost and Aiden immediately wanted to follow. However, Gerald quickly rejected the idea.
After all, Master Ghost wasn’t capable of defending himself. With that in mind, he would only end up becoming someone Gerald had to protect if they bumped into any trouble. As for Aiden, he was here for that big competition, so Gerald didn’t want to involve him in his affairs. With his point made, the duo could only remain in their rooms as Gerald took the elevator downstairs, a cigarette in his mouth…
Night had already fallen by this point, and after staring at the endless stream of pedestrians for a while, Gerald found himself getting more relaxed as he came to terms with the situation.
While his sister and parents had been on Yearning Island for a while now, Gerald had a feeling that his grandfather hadn’t mistreated them too badly. After all, in the end, they were still blood-related with Daryl, so his grandfather probably wouldn’t kill them right off the bat. His hunch was further supported by some things his father had previously told him regarding his grandfather…
Either way, as he continued walking down the street, he began thinking about how he should get to know the woman from the Seadom tribe. After all, he was pretty sure that the term ‘Seadom tribe’ itself was a taboo among those from that tribe. But if that was the case, how was he going to ask her about it?
Just as Gerald was feeling a slight headache coming, he noticed a supermarket nearby. Figuring that he may as well get himself more cigarettes, Gerald then began walking toward the building… Only to suddenly stop in his tracks.
With the aid of his Herculean Primordial Spirit, Gerald was able to sense dangerous situations around him. Due to that, he could now sense a fight happening in the alley behind the hotel and the supermarket…!
Though he remained momentarily stunned, Gerald eventually snapped out of it and entered the supermarket…
Chapter 2053
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2053 In the end, this wasn’t Weston, and he wasn’t some superhero obligated to save the world. With that in mind, Gerald reminded himself that he didn’t need to meddle in their business and land himself in unnecessary trouble… Shortly after he had entered the supermarket, however, Gerald ended up freezing again. Thinking back, his Herculean Primordial Spirit would only react to dangerous fights between cultivators. With that in mind, this wasn’t a normal fight at all…!
Realizing that, Gerald then walked to the counter and said, “A pack of cigarettes. And make it snappy.”
After paying for his purchase, he then walked over to where the fight was happening. If there really were cultivators staying nearby, it would do him good to silently assess the situation, with emphasis on the ‘silently’. Until he knew who he was dealing with, Gerald preferred remaining hidden…
Whatever the case was, Gerald stuck close to the wall as he made his way down the small, dark alley between the supermarket and hotel. Contrary to the hotel’s luxurious-looking front, construction waste lay everywhere behind it.
Regardless, the more he inched his way to the back, the more motion—from the fight—he could feel. Still, now that he was much closer, he couldn’t help but feel that these people weren’t exactly cultivators. That, however, didn’t mean that they were weak.
Either way, once he got to a corner, Gerald slowly peeked out… and from where he stood, he was able to see a man and woman fighting amongst the construction waste. From what he could tell, the man had the upper hand, and the woman wasn’t going to be able to last much longer…
Still, since they weren’t cultivators, he didn’t feel the need to get himself involved in the fight. With that in mind, he lit another cigarette, prepared to return to his hotel after watching for a while longer…
Just as he was about to leave, however, he suddenly realized that the woman in battle looked awfully familiar… As Gerald pondered where he had met her before, her chest area was momentarily illuminated by moonlight, causing something hanging from her neck to glint… and the second he saw the pendant she was wearing, Gerald’s jaw instantly dropped. It was the woman from the Seadom tribe! Now that he knew who she was, he immediately tossed his cigarette away and dashed toward the scene!
He had already thought long and hard about how to approach her to no avail. With that in mind, now that this opportunity was presenting itself, he was definitely grabbing it.
Though he had been at least thirty feet away from the two at the start, it barely took him a second to intercept the man who was about to stab a dagger right into the woman’s chest!
The woman herself already had her eyes closed by that point, knowing full well that she didn’t have the strength to fight back anymore. However, instead of searing pain, she was instead greeted by the feeling of a massive gust of wind that stopped right before her…
Following a soft, ‘thud,’ the woman was prompted to open her eyes… and standing before her, was a man who had successfully deflected the attack!
Though she was confused, she snapped out of it when the man—that she had been fighting—frowned before growling, “Who the hell are you? Why are you meddling in our affairs?”
Ignoring him, Gerald simply spread his arms out before glancing at the woman and saying, “Stay behind me.”
Chapter 2054
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2054 By this point, Gerald was a hundred percent sure that the woman was someone from the Seadom tribe. With that in mind, he needed to protect her at all costs. While she had no idea why Gerald wanted to help her in the first place, she simply agreed and remained close to his back…
“Answer me! Why are you meddling in our affairs? Which family do you belong to? Are you even Japanese?” growled the man who was understandably annoyed since he was so close to finishing Futaba Fujiko off just now.
Continuing to ignore him, Gerald then turned to look at Fujiko before asking, “Do you want him dead?”
“Don’t kill him… Just get him to leave…” whispered Fujiko.
Nodding in response, Gerald then faced the man again… and with lighting speed, he punched him right in the chest! Unable to even react in time, the man was instantly sent flying a good thirty feet from where he initially stood!
After the cloud of dust finally settled, the man slowly got to his feet, clutching his injured chest as he stared fearfully at Gerald. He, for one, was no idiot, and he knew better than to fight someone so inhumanly strong. Forget failing to accomplish the mission his family had given him, there was a high chance he would end up dead if he continued to fight back!
With all that in mind, the man then speedily disappeared into the night…
Watching as the man left the scene, Gerald couldn’t help but smile. After all, he was pretty sure that he had now left a good first impression on her. With that in mind, all he needed to do now was to slowly get to know her better, and with any luck, he would soon be able to ask about the Seadom tribe… As he turned back to face her, he made sure to peek at her pendant to see if she truly was the person he
was looking for. Once he confirmed it, Gerald scratched his cheek before looking to the side and asking, “Um… Are you hurt…?”
“It’s just a few bruises. Nothing serious. Regardless, I don’t think we’ve met before… Why did you help me out of the blue?” asked Fujiko as she stared at Gerald.
“I just enjoy playing the white knight,” replied Gerald.
“I see. Thank… you…” said Fujiko in a soft tone as her body began to sway…
Luckily, Gerald caught her in time before she fell. After calling out to her a few times and getting no response, Gerald raised a slight brow as he placed his finger right under her nose… Thankfully, she was still breathing, and Gerald found himself heaving a sigh of relief…
Following that, Gerald then carried her back to the hotel…
While he knew which floor she was staying on, he hadn’t the slightest clue what her room number was. Since he couldn’t just bring her back to his room either, in the end, Gerald decided to simply book her a new room.
After placing her on the bed, Gerald couldn’t help but sigh. Like hell she had only suffered from minor bruises…
For her to faint like this, she must have taken quite a bit of damage. However, since there weren’t any bloodstains on her, he had a feeling that the injuries were internal… In order to confirm that, however, he first needed to undress her…
Chapter 2055
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2055 The second the thought crossed his mind, Gerald quickly ran to the washroom to splash his face with water.
While he didn’t really want to undress her, this was a life-or-death situation. It had taken forever for him to find a member of the Seadom tribe, and since she had that special pendant, Gerald had a feeling that she had quite the status in her family as well.
With that in mind, if she ended up dying, Gerald knew that the chances of him finding another member of the Seadom tribe—with her rank—would surely be close to zero…
After thinking about it, Gerald sighed as he tried to calm himself. This wasn’t the time to be thinking of such earthly desires. With that, he walked out of the bathroom and carefully began undressing her…
It was around two hours later when Gerald completely healed her internal injuries with his Herculean Primordial Spirit. With that done, he quickly draped her with a blanket before taking a cold shower to calm himself. Thankfully, it seemed to work.
Now that he was much calmer, Gerald sat on the couch and began smoking cigarette after cigarette as he waited for her to wake up…
It was a few hours later when Gerald suddenly heard shuffling sounds coming from the bed. Turning around, he saw that the undressed woman had finally woken up!
Immediately looking away, Gerald loudly explained, “B-before you say anything, you fainted back there… Just so you know, I’m proficient with medicine, and fearing that you could be fatally injured, I took the initiative to try healing you. Thankfully, I think I managed to heal most of your wounds… R- regardless, please put your clothes on first…”
Blushing in response, Fujiko—who knew he wasn’t lying since she was feeling much better now—then replied, “T-thank you…!”
Honestly, even if Gerald hadn’t said a thing, she wouldn’t have been mad. After all, he had saved her twice tonight… She now saw Gerald as her benefactor, and she honestly didn’t mind if he requested for her to be in a relationship with him…
Whatever the case was, upon realizing that his efforts hadn’t been misunderstood, Gerald was so glad that he quickly waved his hand before saying, “You’re very welcome.”
“Speaking of which, I still don’t know what your name is… Also, you’re not Japanese, right…? I may be wrong, but could you be from Weston…?” asked Fujiko as she stared at Gerald’s back. Unknowingly, she was already starting to develop feelings for him…
“Well, yes, I’m from Weston, and you can call me Gerald Crawford. I came to Japan to settle some affairs,” replied Gerald in a casual tone.
“I see… I go by Futaba Fujiko, and I’m part of Japan’s special forces. I’m here to participate in a special forces competition. Unfortunately, I somehow ended up getting sneak attacked by enemies of my family. Had you not stepped in, I would’ve surely died back there…” explained Fujiko as she shook her head.
Not even her family had been able to predict that their enemy would strike there and then. Honestly, she did think about taking out the enemy since they were both already there back then. In the end, however, she was defeated… Thankfully, Gerald saved her in the nick of time. Still, when she thought about how she could’ve died back there, Fujiko couldn’t help but shiver in fear… Then again, things could’ve gone much worse if the enemy had chosen to use her as a hostage instead to threaten her family…
“Don’t worry about it. I just so happened to be passing by, sol lent you a hand. I’m sure anyone would’ve done the same,” replied Gerald whose face was still reddened after seeing her undressed figure.
As Gerald continued suppressing his earthly desires, he heard Fujiko sigh before saying, “…Even if you say that, I still have to thank you for helping me today.” Upon hearing the familiar rustle of clothes —and gathering that she must finally be putting her clothes on—Gerald heaved a sigh of relief before replying, “Don’t worry about it… I’m just glad you’re all healed up now…”