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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 941

“Tyson!” cried out Lucy again as Whistler turned to look at Gerald.

“Are you acquainted with him, sir?” asked Whistler.

In response, Gerald immediately replied, “But of course I am! He may not be my biological brother, but I treat him as one!”

“…Huh? T-then, please save him, sir! Since you’re proficient with medicine, you have to save him!” wailed Lucy between sobs.

When he heard her request, Gerald recalled Lucy mentioning someone by the name of Tyson to him sometime back. To think that the Tyson she was waiting for turned out to be the exact same person he cared greatly for as well!

If Gerald had been aware that this was the case, he would’ve sent some of his people out to look for him ages ago. If only that had happened, then this turn of events could’ve very easily been avoided.

“Please give them some space, Lucy… Didn’t you hear that master treats Tyson like his real brother?” persuaded Yukie as she pulled Lucy aside.

Gerald himself immediately began checking Tyson’s wounds. As was expected, the man was severely injured. Should Tyson have been found a few hours later, even Finnley wouldn’t have been able to save him. Regardless, treatment couldn’t be delayed any longer.

“Quick! Carry him back to the manor!” ordered Gerald.

It was two hours later when one of Tyson’s fingers finally twitched. Following that, his eyelids fluttered slightly as the man slowly opened his eyes.

The first thing he saw was Lucy, the girl clutching onto his hand tightly.

“….Lu…cy…? Could I… be dreaming? Or am I already dead…?” said Tyson weakly.

“T-Tyson! You’re awake! N-no, this isn’t a dream! Master! Master cured you!” cried out Lucy, happy to see him awake again.

Hearing that, Tyson was slightly baffled.

“Master? Lucy, I’m well aware of the extent of injuries I sustained… As far as I’m aware, not even Master Jenkinson from the Salford Province would have been able to cure me. That was the reason why I chose to run all the way here just to meet you for one final time… Are you really sure that I’ll make a full recovery…?”

“Extremely sure, Tyson… After all, master is highly capable! Speaking of master… I was so excited upon seeing you awake that I almost forgot to inform master about it…” replied Lucy, tears of joy in her eyes.

After heading out to call the ‘master’, it was moments later when Tyson heard an extremely familiar voice asking, “Are you awake, Tyson?”

Tyson recognized that voice anywhere, and he instantly began trembling in shock as he turned to look at the owner of the voice.

“M-Mr. Crawford…?”

Tyson’s lips were twitching with both happiness and surprise as he immediately attempted to sit up.

“Don’t move too much. I just closed those wounds,” replied Gerald as he walked over to balance the weakened man.

Grabbing hold of Gerald’s hands tightly, Tyson then said, “T-there were so many rumors of you being dead… Yet… I’m so glad that you’re not… To think that I would be able to meet you again all the way out here, Mr. Crawford! How wonderful!”

As Tyson got teary-eyed from his excitement, Gerald simply smiled before saying, “I’m alive and well! They aren’t going to kill me that easily!”

Never had Gerald expected to bump into Tyson again, especially not in such foreign lands.

“He’s the master I was talking about, Tyson! He saved you!” said Lucy as she watched the two happy men.

“…What? Mr. Crawford? You were the one who healed me? When did you acquire such high medical proficiency?” asked Tyson, astonished by what he heard.

“It all happened over half a year ago… I’ll tell you all about what happened in the future… For now, let me do the asking. What exactly happened for you to end up in such a state? If we had found you any later, you’d be dead by now, you know? Also, where’s Drake?” questioned Gerald in return.

Hearing his brother’s name, Tyson’s face scrunched up slightly. He then began detailing everything that had happened to him and his brother throughout Gerald’s absence.

It all began on the night they had risked their lives to send Gerald away.

After achieving that, they returned to the Crawford family.

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However, by then, the Crawfords had begun fearing that the incident—of the Drake & Tyson duo rescuing Gerald—would be exposed sooner or later. As a result, they provided both the brothers some money and told them to leave the Crawford family.

The Drake & Tyson duo didn’t really have any issues with that, and while they had first planned to return to the mercenary base abroad, on their way there, they caught wind of the incident that had befallen both Gerald and Zack in Merry City that night.

Upon finding out that Gerald had gone missing, they immediately rushed over to the Salford Province to secretly investigate the incident. However, even after three months had passed, neither of them had been able to find any new leads.

As if that wasn’t enough, even the Schuyler family had begun noticing their activity. Knowing that, both of them knew that they didn’t have much of a choice but to halt their investigations for the time being. After some planning, they decided to leave the Salford Province and head to the Triangle District in Heavenly City.

Their plan was to build a base there, and with the remaining money the Crawfords had given them, they intended to form a few forces. Once they were prepared enough to return to the Salford Province, together with their forces, they would take revenge on the Schuyler family.

That was their plan anyway. Little did they know that they had severely underestimated those living in the Heavenly City.

In one of their many attempts to acquire more powerful and influential forces there through battle, the two brothers ended up getting defeated by a man called Sven Westmore, a great and powerful overlord in the Heavenly City.

While they managed to capture Drake, Tyson was able to make it out by the skin of his teeth.

From then onward, Tyson had to live in the shadows, making sure that he switched hiding spots every once in a while.

During that period, he came across a butler—by the name of Evan—flogging over ten girls. Disgusted and enraged by that, Tyson ended up killing Evan on the spot.

It was then when he got to know Lucy. During their few days together, the duo found themselves falling for each other to a point where Tyson even promised her that they would get married once he successfully rescued his brother.

Sadly, the mission was an absolute failure. Sven had easily defeated him, and just like the first time, Tyson barely managed to escape with his life intact. However, unlike back then, he was severely injured this time.

After being on the run for some time, he eventually made it to the mountains where he promptly fainted. All that led to the events of today.

“Sven?” asked Gerald with a frown.

Hearing that name, Whistler and his men shivered slightly before explaining, “Sven is indeed a powerful overlord in Heavenly City, sir. He’s well aware of his power and influence, so much so, in fact, that he even considers himself to be a villain! What more, he’s physically strong as well! It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that an already powerful man who’s trained for over ten years still wouldn’t be unable to defeat Sven. While it’s evident that Tyson and his brother are proficient with martial arts, it isn’t much of a surprise to us that both of them lost to him…”

“Is he really that powerful…?” replied Gerald.

Gerald’s doubt was understandable since he was well aware of the Drake & Tyson duo’s capabilities. Still, he had to admit that the fact that the strong and talented brothers were able to be cornered so badly was definitely a rare occurrence.

What more, Whistler—who was honestly not much weaker than the two brothers at this point—clearly appeared frightened of Sven.

“He is, sir! However, our lives belong to you! We aren’t afraid of death, so if you order us to fight him, we’ll do so willingly!” declared Whistler with resolution in his voice.

“He speaks for all of us, sir!” added the other men in unison.

Hearing that, Gerald simply raised a hand before stating, “If he’s as powerful as Whistler says he is, then we need to plan things out carefully first. Try gathering every bit of information about Sven’s current power and influence, Whistler. Your task begins immediately!”

While Gerald himself wasn’t afraid of Sven, he didn’t want his subordinates to die meaninglessly if Sven truly was as ruthless and powerful as they described him to be.

Regardless, the operation would still commence sooner or later. After all, Gerald had an unbreakable bond with the Drake and Tyson duo.

Since Drake was in trouble, Gerald didn’t mind risking his life to save him.

It was evening when the still weak Tyson slowly inched toward the yard. Once he was there, he turned to look at Gerald who was standing in the middle of the area, his arms behind his back.

“Mr. Crawford… Do bring me along when you head to Heavenly City…”

“Why did you get off the bed, Tyson…? Besides, I told you that I no longer go by Mr. Crawford,” replied Gerald with a smile.

“Understood, Mr. Crawfor- …Well, while we’re at it, since my brother and I have left the Crawford family, then we shouldn’t be called the Drake & Tyson duo anymore either. After all, it was the young lady who gave us that name. Instead, you can call me by my real name now, Tyson Jay,” replied Tyson with a slightly bitter smile.

Hearing that, Gerald nodded and patted him on the shoulder before saying, “I’ll be making a move in a few days. Worry not, for I’ll definitely get Tyson back safely. In the meantime, do get some rest. You need it.”

“But Mr. Crawfor-”

“There’s no need to persuade me. You’re not coming along, and that’s my final decision,” interrupted Gerald as he raised a hand before Tyson could even say anything.

As soon as his sentence ended, both of them saw Whistler jogging toward them.

“Sir! You’ve just received an invitation to attend a gathering tonight! The gathering itself was hosted by the five most powerful groups in Talgo Town! The person who sent the invitation card even stated that your attendance was a must!” sneered Whistler.

“A gathering that I must attend? Is that a threat? I do wonder if the dinner is just a cover to hide their malicious intent…” replied Gerald with a cold smile on his face.

“Humph! I’m well aware of what those five groups are thinking! They just want to assert their dominance since they know that we just made our base here! Once they achieve that, they’ll definitely start telling us to pay them some sort of insurance fee. They’re barely worth your time, sir! Just say the word and I’ll reject them immediately!”

“Oh, there’s no need to reject them. Since we’ll be heading to Heavenly City tomorrow, I’d rather not have to worry about them getting offended if I decline their invitation. They’ve already made so many preparations anyway so it would be rather disrespectful if I didn’t go. Tell the person who sent the invitation that we’ll be going tonight.”

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“I still don’t think that the shirt I got for you is suitable for the occasion, sir… Why don’t we stop the car and get you a new and better shirt? How about it?” asked Yukie with a smile.

She was currently sitting beside Gerald as their team of cars headed toward the gathering.

“I think it’s fine…” replied Gerald as he looked down at his shirt with a slightly bitter smile.

As the cars approached a commercial building, Gerald looked out the window. To his surprise, the first person he saw was a rather familiar-looking youth.

“Is there anything wrong, sir?” asked Yukie.

“If my eyes do not deceive me, that seems like an old classmate of mine… Or at least a person that resembles him a lot. Regardless, stop the cars here. I’m heading into that building,” ordered Gerald.

Hearing his command, all the cars under him immediately halted in the middle of the road.

Though this essentially blocked most of the main road, nobody dared to say anything about it. After all, whenever the people of Talgo Town saw a team of cars acting like they owned the place, they knew that a big shot—whom they most likely couldn’t afford to offend—was present.

As a result, the other drivers on the road simply opted to take detours.

Meanwhile, Gerald and Yukie entered the commercial building together.

The youth from before was choosing from an array of suits when he suddenly felt a firm pat on his shoulder. Shocked, he immediately turned to look at who had done the deed.

His shock, however, quickly turned from surprise to joy.

“F*ck! Is that really you, Gerald?”

is you, Harper!” said Gerald

idea you were still in one piece! After all, the last time I heard, you had gone missing! So you were in Heavenly City this

able to meet you here again after

here, Harper?” asked Gerald

place was infamously known for being chaotic. Aside from the locals, ordinary people from the outside would never come here for

business deals, I’m here on a business trip. Still, this place truly is as chaotic as they describe. Looking at the people walking down the streets, it wouldn’t be a stretch to say that nine out

hearing that, Gerald simply

heard from you in so long! Have you truly been

such close friends, it was natural for them

not long ago. Regarding the missing aspect…

well, it’s really no big deal to me, Gerald. After all, you’ve already enjoyed what you could

saying that, he patted Gerald on

each other. Because of that, Gerald then replied, “Regardless, here’s my contact number, Harper.

asked Harper as he looked at

immediately

situation once I get a chance

business. I need to buy a new suit too since I’m

leave, a female voice could be heard saying, “Hmm? Is that you, Mr. Sullivan?

who had called him, Harper found himself smiling as

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the two new faces as he looked

was shocked when he realized who the man and woman were. As it turned out, they were none other than Raquel and

a year ago, he remembered how Raquel had humiliated him when he was still working in the

Gerald?” exclaimed Raquel as she crossed her arms before

Quelch and Chairman Brown, Gerald? Haha! Chairman Brown’s in charge of a large company here!

Gerald with a subtle

Gerald? As if you’d ever be able to forget about me! After all, I was the one who paid you

took a brief glance

him before, she wasn’t always like this.

of misunderstanding between both of you, Chairman Quelch. After all, he’s a good friend of mine

whatever you’ve negotiated with my husband’s uncle will now officially be terminated, Mr. Sullivan! I’m sure you agree with the project’s cancellation too, don’t

“But of course!”

“Chairman Quelch, you…”

wanted to say something, Harper was left completely speechless. To think that all the

member entered

this instant! If

the car, it was instantly made clear to everyone foreign to the city that the people living here didn’t have the same sort of

if an argument took place, having fights was only the natural

well! What’s the big idea?” shouted Jefferson coldly in

what’s wrong? It’s blocked the road! Get out there and move it immediately else I’ll have it towed!” retorted

Raquel and especially not in front of Gerald and Harper, Jefferson replied,

whatever his name is!

member’s response momentarily stunned Raquel’s boyfriend. After a brief moment of awkward silence, he then said, “Fine! I’d like to see who

to Raquel’s hand as both

shouting, “Just so you know, I’ll be calling my uncle immediately as well! How

over to Gerald before saying, “Here, I’ve bought a shirt for

Harper before saying, “Not to worry, Harper. I’ll contact you in a few days, so just

then left together with

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both Raquel and Jefferson had arrived at the commercial

indeed parked his car appropriately by the side of the road. However, a team of cars

in the only lane that the team of cars didn’t block, in a way,

After all, it’s that team of cars that are blocking most of the road! Why should we be the only ones ordered to move our car?” shouted Raquel, unable to reconcile with the

to know how things work here. Listen, just move your car immediately. Don’t blame me if something happens, because I’m pretty sure your Boss Gram or whatever his name is won’t be able

people with great influence and power in Talgo Town are able to own and go around with this many cars…”

said the staff member

uncle will probably suffer terribly if we end up offending the

replied Raquel with a sigh before sticking her tongue out at

walked toward their car, she looked at the team of luxurious cars and couldn’t

was. After all, who wouldn’t want to be well-regarded and do as they pleased on the road? To have

certainly did. How domineering the person who

suits. They all looked equally imposing and their extraordinarily solemn expressions suggested that

working for some influential group in Talgo

I’ve honestly never seen such imposing subordinates belonging to any of the influential groups from both Talgo Town and even

they’re working for a new influential

me, but regardless, all

now gossiping as they continued sneaking glances at the bodyguards, stunned by their intimidating

men over to where Raquel and her boyfriend were standing. As a result, both of them were so terrified that they were paralyzed in place. Their fear was so great that they didn’t even consider driving away, even though they were standing right next to their

the group of bodyguards ended up ignoring them, choosing instead to stare at

gulped in relief, the

see where they were headed to, the leaders stopped right before a youth before shouting in unison, “The car is this way,

in front of

that? They called him sir! To think that we’d get to see a

there! He’s

other in astonishment, Raquel found herself dumbfounded

Gerald was

Let’s head off!” replied Gerald with a

Jefferson, Gerald made sure to glance

slowly loosed his grip

that he was such a powerful person with

her after a short while. He didn’t

group of cars immediately

one of them as she continued staring off into the distance, not even sure how to process everything she had just

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the gathering was already taking place in the largest hotel

of the five top influential groups in Talgo Town had brought along their subordinates, the manor was crowded with

was no surprise that

same time, a high stage was also being set up in the manor. Once everything was in place, a few seats were placed upon the high stage. That was where the leaders were going to

resourceful man, Diego! To think that you’d use the civil and military meeting to also portray how powerful we

out the same with the factory’s previous owner. After all, I heard that the Royal Dragon Group’s boss is a rather young man. Does he really

attend this time, given his young age. Quite frankly, I’d have respected him a bit more if he had chosen not to. Seeing that he’s agreed to come, however, I guess he’s just

few bosses who were talking about Gerald

praising, Diego Jey, was the most powerful and influential big shot in all of Talgo Town. He looked to be around the age of forty, and the two gold teeth in his mouth would glisten whenever

the Royal Dragon Group certainly needs to be addressed, I hope that all of you don’t forget that the main reason we’re all gathered here today is to discuss the rearranging and redistribution of influence among

every four years—was officially known as a ‘civil and military meeting’, the event itself wasn’t as grand as its name suggested.

was somewhat straightforward. Essentially,

pit their best subordinates to fight against each other. The winner

agreement, and once signed, none of them

groups had beaten

still much larger than Serene County. In fact, its size could easily be compared with a city in the

guard over the door shouted, “Mr. Crawford from the Royal Dragon Group has

to see what kind of person the big boss of

place. Though he only had about sixty bodyguards with him, the pressuring atmosphere

the other bosses’ subordinates feel chills run down

Gerald smiled faintly as he greeted, “A pleasure to

replied the bosses as they

them knew that Gerald wasn’t a person with an ordinary background from the moment they

saying, “I assume you’ve heard about the civil and military meeting that we’re hosting tonight, Chairman Crawford. Since the competition is about to

that the Royal Dragon Group was probably even weaker

to test the abilities of the Royal Dragon Group’s subordinates. After

While my subordinates certainly look the part, they’re all honestly pretty useless. How on earth would they be able to compare with

Chairman Crawford! You’re being way too humble! Who’s to say they won’t end up on top if they don’t compete

have to agree. Whistler, get the subordinates of these bosses to teach you and the others

well, sir! We’d love to learn them!”

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the other bosses’ expectations that those from the Royal Dragon Group wouldn’t back down from the competition. Quite honestly, Gerald and his men looked rather

the bat, it was only going to get more and more difficult for them to keep Gerald’s company in check

began and the participants were led to a large area that had been set up within the

had each naturally chosen their most powerful subordinates to take part in the competition. Gerald himself had sent Whistler

selected had all undergone personal special training with him. Due to that, their

With swift and precise attacks, Whistler’s men beat up the other group so vigorously that they never had the chance to even fight back before going

“…What?”

their eyelids twitching

the subordinates Gerald had with him were simply putting up fronts, pretending to be Special Forces. After all, the way they had presented themselves was somewhat similar to

the previous boss and Gerald had put on airs before the actual competition, Diego and

they know that no fronts had ever been put up. Gerald’s men

think that he would have such powerful subordinates… Claiming that he’ll be the one who will have the most say

territories being divided among six people now instead of five, things were definitely going to be a lot different compared to how the civil and military meetings usually

Gerald said nothing throughout the civil and military meeting, Diego and the

hadn’t made a single move throughout any of the battles. The other four of Gerald’s

silence filled the room. The silence was so overbearing that one would be able to hear

us, Chairman Jey. Thank you very much,” said Whistler as he walked

awkwardly as he said, “You’re welcome… Still, you and your men are incredibly powerful… My own men weren’t even

After all, the most powerful person here isn’t any of us, but rather, our master. We learned everything we know from him,” replied Whistler

is much stronger than any of you are? Then it seems that we’ve truly made

a smile was on Diego’s face as he said

all, Gerald’s men had completely defeated all five of Talgo Town’s most influential groups in front of everyone. Not only had they failed to acquire the Royal Dragon

you said earlier was true… The part where the winner gets to

that was true! With the competition results

despite his clear dissatisfaction. After all, he couldn’t just break his

Go remove the plaque bearing the names of all five of the influential groups involved in the Civil and Military Groups. From

other bosses barely said a word, they all

some of them resented the Royal Dragon Group for disrupting their affairs despite being outsiders, the others seemed

ones enjoying the current situation were the weaker groups who hoped that with Gerald’s involvement—which would definitely upset the original balance—they would be able to

a

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Gerald, and after a loud sneer,