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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?”

you, Harper!” said Gerald with a smile

time I heard, you had gone missing! So you were in Heavenly City this

be able to meet you here again after so

is indeed! Speaking of which, why did you come here, Harper?” asked

for being chaotic. Aside from the locals, ordinary people from the outside would

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 of every ten people

that,

heard from you in so long! Have you truly been staying here this entire time?

close friends, it was natural for them to mock each

deal! Also, no, I only arrived here not long ago. Regarding the missing aspect… Let’s just say

that, Harper sighed before saying, “I see… While I did hear about the incident of you separating from your family as well, it’s really no big deal to me, Gerald. After all, you’ve already enjoyed what you could a year ago. With

patted

Gerald then replied, “Regardless, here’s my contact number, Harper. Let’s meet up again in

Harper as he looked at Yukie with a smile after

cute face immediately became as red as

explain the entire situation once I get a chance to in future…” replied Gerald as he

now, I’ll leave you to your business. I need to buy a new suit

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

him, Harper found himself smiling as he replied, “Chairman Quelch! Chairman Brown! What

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Gerald nudged his head toward the two new faces as he looked

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

over half a year ago, he remembered how Raquel had humiliated him when he was still working

Is that really you, Gerald?” exclaimed Raquel as she

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

Gerald with a subtle

ever be able to forget about me! After all, I was the one who paid you your salary back when you

Gerald only took a brief glance at

Marven had told him before, she wasn’t always like this. However, her personality changed

of you, Chairman Quelch. After all, he’s a good friend of mine and I

uncle will now officially be terminated, Mr. Sullivan! I’m sure you agree with the project’s cancellation too, don’t you dear?” stated Raquel as she clung onto her boyfriend’s

“But of course!”

“Chairman Quelch, you…”

To think that all the effort he had spent there throughout the week was now gone, just

member entered

owns the car with the registration number of ***Province, drive it away, right this instant! If nobody moves it

member continued shouting for the owner of the car, it was instantly made clear to everyone foreign to the city that the people living here didn’t have

way things worked here, if an argument took place, having fights was only the

to park my car well! What’s the big

you mean what’s wrong? It’s blocked the road! Get out there and

of Gerald and

Grey or whatever his name is! Just drive

a brief moment of awkward silence,

wanting to be outdone, he then held on to Raquel’s hand as

I’ll be

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

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

then left

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Jefferson had arrived at the commercial building’s

had indeed parked his car appropriately by the side of the road. However, a team of cars seemed to have parked right in the middle

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

fault here! After all, it’s that team of cars that are blocking most of the road! Why should we be

you’re from out of town since you don’t seem 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 to take responsibility if things go south!” sneered

Talgo Town are

you understand that,” said the staff member before finally

uncle will probably suffer terribly if

a sigh before sticking her tongue out at the

the team of luxurious cars and

one who felt that way either. It was evident that all the pedestrians who were walking past the cars were feeling the same jealousy she was. After all, who wouldn’t want to be well-regarded and do as they pleased on the road? To have the power to park right

the person who owned all

that moment, all the cars’ doors were opened and out stepped several bodyguards donning black suits. They all looked equally imposing and their extraordinarily solemn expressions suggested that they were waiting for someone no less important than a

some influential group

never seen such imposing subordinates belonging to any of the influential groups from both Talgo Town and

new influential group that’s quickly rising up

regardless, all

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

standing. As a result, both of them were so terrified

of bodyguards ended up ignoring them, choosing instead

gulped in relief, the leaders of

see where they were headed to, the leaders stopped right before a youth before shouting in unison,

that, another subordinate—who was stationed in front of one of the cars—immediately opened the car’s

hear that? They called him sir! To think that we’d get

over there! He’s

other in astonishment, Raquel

have imagined that Gerald was the

head off!” replied Gerald with

and Jefferson, Gerald made sure

boyfriend slowly loosed his

was such a powerful person with so many

short while. He didn’t need to

as the group of cars immediately sped off, leaving Raquel behind with a

as she continued staring off into the distance, not even

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was already taking place in the largest hotel

influential groups in Talgo Town had brought along their

no surprise

everything was in place, a few seats were placed upon the high stage. That was

a wise and resourceful man, Diego! To think that you’d use the civil and military meeting to also portray how powerful we are to that newly founded Royal Dragon Group! Haha! It’s like

our main source of income, I wonder if things will turn out the same with the factory’s previous owner. After all, I heard that the Royal Dragon Group’s boss is a

I’d have respected him a bit

few bosses who were talking about Gerald immediately burst out

of Talgo Town. He looked to be around the age

and Gentleman! While the issue of 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 the five powerful groups in Talgo Town. Once we arrive at a consensus, I hope that what happened

was held once every four years—was officially known as a ‘civil and military meeting’, the event itself wasn’t as grand as its name suggested. In truth, it was simply a meeting for the five

straightforward. Essentially, whoever had more strength

measured through a competition where the five bosses would pit their best subordinates to fight against

the meeting was over, the five groups would then reach an agreement, and once signed, none of them were

few groups had beaten up others due to territory snatching attempts

In fact, its size could easily be compared with a city in the north of

that moment, the person standing guard over the door shouted, “Mr. Crawford from the Royal

see

his bodyguards entered the place. Though he only had about sixty bodyguards with

expressions alone made many of the other bosses’ subordinates feel chills run

high stage, Gerald smiled faintly as he greeted, “A pleasure to meet

replied the bosses as they

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

Crawford. Since the competition is about to start soon and

meaning was clear as day. He was simply saying that the Royal Dragon Group was probably even weaker compared to

also taunting Gerald since he wanted to test the abilities of the Royal Dragon Group’s subordinates. After all, the way both Gerald and his men presented themselves was definitely

would they be able to compare with any of yours?” replied Gerald with a bitter smile

Who’s to say they won’t end up on top if they don’t compete first?” said Diego

I guess I’ll have to agree. Whistler, get the subordinates of these bosses to teach you and the others about the rules of the competition later,” ordered Gerald with

love to learn them!” replied Whistler as he smiled in

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Group wouldn’t back down from the competition. Quite honestly, Gerald and his men looked rather confident

if they didn’t show how powerful they were right off the bat, it was only going to get more

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

chosen their most powerful subordinates to take part in the competition. Gerald himself had sent Whistler and a few of his other more capable men

him. Due to that,

and precise attacks, Whistler’s men beat up the other group so vigorously that they never had the

“…What?”

twitching as they watched the defeated

that 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 how

put on airs before the actual competition, Diego and the other bosses simply assumed that Gerald’s men

they know that no fronts had ever been put

profile… To think that he would have such powerful subordinates… Claiming that he’ll be the one who will have the most say when it comes to dividing the territories once the meeting is over doesn’t even sound all

people now instead of five, things were definitely going to be a lot different compared to how the civil and military meetings usually went. As if things weren’t looking grim enough for the five bosses, it seemed that

said nothing throughout the civil and military meeting, Diego and the other bosses got more and more restless every

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

awkward silence filled the room.

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

could only smile awkwardly as he said, “You’re welcome… Still, you and your men are

master. We learned everything we know from him,” replied Whistler as he looked

you are?

a smile was on Diego’s face as he

five of Talgo Town’s most influential groups in front of everyone. Not only had they

what you said earlier was true… The part where

then replied with a smile, “…But of course that was true! With the competition results now out, we’ll be discussing how we’ll divide the

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

of the influential groups involved in the Civil and Military Groups. From today onward, six names will be

said a word, they

disrupting their affairs despite being outsiders,

Gerald’s involvement—which would definitely

few subordinates returned with ladders to remove the plaque, a voice shouted, “There’s no need to go

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from Gerald, and after a loud sneer, he