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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1041

Upon saving Xavia after waking from his brief coma, Gerald had immediately ordered Welson and his men to rush over. Gerald also told him to utilize the Soul Palace’s skynet technique which was the fastest way for them to trap all the Moldells within their home once the fire started. Gerald wasn’t taking any chances of any of them leaving alive.

“While a few people have managed to slip through us, we can roughly estimate all of their current locations, young master,” reported Welson.

“Excellent. Be sure to hunt down every last one of them. I want them to experience what true despair feels like…” replied Gerald, his body drenched in fresh blood as he turned to look at the burning manor. Watching the flames, Gerald couldn’t help but curl his lips into a malicious smirk.

It was at that moment when Welson’s heart skipped a beat.

‘…Since the young master consumed the holy blood, he should, by right, be able to control his temperament with ease… So why do I still feel that something is off about the young master…? The aura he’s currently emitting feels… different from what he usually has… How terrifying!’

Welson’s train of thought was cut short by Xavia’s screams of fear that pierced the night sky as the inferno continued burning all night long…

Since winter had just ended in the Logan Province, the weather was freezing when morning finally came.

“Here, Mr. Yuvan… Have some water…” said Yash as he handed the severely injured Yuvan a bottle of water along with a sleeping bag.

The pale-faced Yuvan himself was now too weak to even argue.

Yuvan and his men had been on the run throughout the night. As if having all means of their communication being cut off wasn’t bad enough, there had been an incomprehensible lack of cars within the Logan Province that night as well. That was a problem for them since they had initially planned to hail a car in hopes of getting a ride away from this forsaken place.

Eventually, they finally came across an expensive-looking luxury car and the moment Yash saw it, he immediately attempted to stop it in its tracks.

They were in dire need of shelter, anyplace to take cover while awaiting the family head to return.

To everyone’s surprise, the person who stepped out of the car was Xavia!

“So it’s you, Miss Yorke! How wonderful! The second young master is severely injured so please hurry and take us someplace safe!” said Yash as he looked at the slightly pale woman.

“…I… I apologize, but that would be slightly inconvenient for me…” replied Xavia.

“…Come again?”

As Yash was left stupefied, the droning of several helicopters caught his attention. Looking up, over ten helicopters were hovering above them!

“There’s a restaurant not too far ahead… You may seek refuge there…” said Xavia as she secretly handed them some money before re-entering her car and immediately driving off to the restaurant without them.

“…So they’re just trying to torture us to death, huh? If I had earlier known about their plans, my dad and I would’ve definitely exterminated the Crawfords a long time ago…” growled Yuvan who was so pissed at this point that he ended up vomiting a bit of blood.

“Please refrain from talking too much, second young master… Let’s just head to the restaurant first… Your body is in dire need of nourishment… I’ll bandage your wounds as well once we’re there…” replied Yash.

Before long, all of them arrived at the restaurant Xavia had told them about.

Xavia herself—alongside several of her subordinates—were already inside by the time they entered. This time, however, she didn’t seem to even dare to speak with any of the Moldells anymore.

“Let’s have a quick meal while we can… Looking at the time, the family head should be reaching the Logan Province soon. After successfully enduring through all this pain, we’ll surely be saved!” said Yash as the other Moldells agreed and immediately began dining on whatever food they could get their hands on.

As they continued eating like their lives depended on it, the restaurant’s door swung open again sometime later.

When the Moldells saw the group of people who had just entered, several of them instantly began trembling. Some of them were so terrified that they didn’t even dare to swallow the food in their mouths.

“Please take a seat, young master…” said one of the subordinates from the group that had just entered.

After the subordinate pulled a chair out for him, Gerald took a seat as Xavia—who had been sitting close by—turned to look at him.

Though her eyes were teary, her lips remained sealed tight.

The Gerald sitting before her now was no longer the same person she used to know. After going through immense change, he now resembled a master. A filthy rich master who only knew how to do things cruelly.

It truly was ironic since back when she was still Gerald’s lover, she had often fantasized about Gerald getting rich one day. She had yearned for the day when he would suddenly gain near-endless wealth, enabling him to do whatever he pleased.

‘He’s no longer a humble and inferior loser… But… Though he’s turned out exactly as I’ve always wanted him to be… Why am I feeling more afraid than anything…?’

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Xavia continued remaining silent as she lowered her head, not even daring to say a word.

“While I admit that the Moldells have definitely crossed the line for some time now, was there truly a need to go so far in your retaliation, Mr. Crawford? Did you truly have to torture and humiliate us like this? You’ve done enough to us so please just let us off already…” negotiated Yash as he stood up.

Gerald, however, gave no response, choosing instead to simply fiddle around with a teapot.

“That’s it! I’m killing you if it’s the last thing I do!” shouted one of the Moldell’s men as he rushed toward Gerald, unwilling to go through any more mental suffering.

However, the man was promptly taken care of by one of Gerald’s own subordinates upon receiving Welson’s order.

“You know, from what I’ve been told, Kort has just arrived in the Logan Province… I’m sure it won’t be long before he rushes over…” said Gerald with a smile.

Upon hearing that, both Yuvan and Yash couldn’t help but feel slightly moved. At long last, the moment of hope they had been looking forward to was finally coming.

The family head was going to be here soon, and if anyone was to even come close to having a fighting chance against Gerald, it was Kort.

“If that’s the case, then you’ll definitely have to face the Moldell family’s grand second master who is also the master of our family, KortMoldell! After slaughtering so many of our family members, I do wonder how you’ll explain yourself…” replied Yash.

Yuvan himself had already grabbed onto Yash’s hand in his excitement. His reaction was to be expected since he had sworn to himself that he would make the Crawfords pay the price a hundredfold of what Gerald had made the Moldells suffer through.

“Eventually. Unfortunately, the rest of you won’t be able to witness that fight. Have you heard of ‘last meals’ that death row prisoners receive before getting executed? Well, I hope you’ve eaten to your heart’s content… With that out of the way, go ahead and end yourselves now. None of you are leaving this restaurant alive,” sneered Gerald coldly.

Hearing that, Yash felt his eyelids twitching intensely as Yuvan fell into complete despair.

All Yuvan needed was a bit more time… If time was on his side, his father would definitely arrive sooner or later to save him… Yet here Gerald was, ordering them to kill themselves!

Regret enveloped Yash as well. If only he hadn’t led his subordinates into Everdare Forest that day… None of this would have happened.

Regardless, since Gerald had allowed them to take their own lives, they weren’t against the idea. After all, they were well aware that death was the only answer to their current situation. At least they would still be able to go with what little dignity they still had…

Once the deeds were done, Gerald and his men simply walked out of the restaurant.

Before they could get far, Xavia rushed out before calling out, “Gerald!”

“What is it?”

“You… Could… you be planning to deal with the Long family now…?” asked Xavia as she began sobbing slightly.

In response, Gerald simply grunted before nodding.

“Please… I’m begging you-”

Before Xavia was even able to complete her sentence, she was interrupted by Gerald as he raised his hand before saying, “I’ve already ordered one of my men to purchase a large property for you within the Salford Province. You and your family should be able to lead a peaceful life there without too many worries for the next few generations. There’s no need for you to bother about the subsequent affairs.”

Walking over to her, he then gently wiped her tears away before adding, “In exchange for all that, I only ask that you live a good life. I, for one, am no longer able to live the lifestyle I once did…”

“With that, I bid you farewell!”

Having said that, Gerald then turned to walk away with his men.

Xavia wanted to call out to him. To tell him that she wanted to stay by his side.

However, after hearing how resolute Gerald was, she could only cover her mouth as she burst into tears while watching Gerald’s back slowly disappear into the distance.

Meanwhile, an extremely capable-looking team of men had just arrived at the entrance of the Moldell Manor’s burnt remains.

“No… No!” roared an old man, his voice filled with agony after witnessing the state of the manor. Clenching his fists tightly, the veins in his arms were immediately revealed as extreme murderous intent coursed through them.

“…Who did this…? Who?!” howled the man as he grabbed one of the survivors in his rage.

“I-It was Gerald Crawford! He was the one who ruined the Moldells! I-I was only able to escape the crisis since I jumped into the well!” cried out the terrified youth.

“…Gerald? ….How… How is that even possible?!”

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“I-It’s true! Gerald’s become truly horrifying!” cried out the youth, evidently scared to death.

“…That… That bstard! It’s only been a dmn year! How could he have accumulated that much power in such a short amount of time?! Regardless, the Crawford family will definitely pay a heavy price for this! Where’s Yuvan?!” roared Kort as he trembled in his immense anger.

“S-second master!” shouted a subordinate as he staggered over.

“I… I found them… I found the second young master’s and butler Moldell’s corpses!” announced the subordinate in between pants.

“What?!” yelled the pained Kort in such a loud voice that his shout could probably be heard reverberating across the entire Logan Province.

the main living room within the Crawford manor

to frown all of a sudden, he muttered, “…Could something have happened…? I’ve been feeling flustered a lot

you’ve accumulated ever since Gerald’s disappearance…” replied Yulia in a saddened tone as she walked over

then… If things had gone according to plan, then Gerald would’ve gotten married to Lyra

she looked at his grief-filled eyes, Yulia replied, “Speaking of Lyra… Hasn’t she been acting a bit strange ever since she returned from that event in the Salford Province about half a year ago? I remember Bea going with her back then, and she’s been acting equally as strange as Lyra has! From what I’ve seen, the two girls seem to enjoy being in each other’s company, frequently sharing secrets with each other

told me, Lyra would hide in her room to cry whenever she didn’t have any other tasks to do. It explained why her eyes were always so red whenever I saw her back

loves him dearly. Bea loves him a lot as a cousin as well. Because of that, it doesn’t really make any sense for both of them to suddenly change—albeit, for the better—after attending some

need to start theorizing…

ordered his servants to call both the girls

us?” asked Lyra with a smile once both of them stood before

Salford Province about half a year ago… Though it may feel strange that I’m asking now of all times, I’ve just been so busy with the investigation team that I haven’t had the time to properly ask

replied Lyra as she

against the other bidders. As a result, he was the rightful owner of the Ginseng King. However, Gerald had made Lyra and Bea promise not to

to resist the urge to double their search efforts for him once they found out that he was safe. Should any of the Moldells catch wind of that news, the Moldells would probably enter

up getting stolen!” replied Bea quickly, knowing full well

you happen to meet anyone else there?” asked Dylan with

replied Lyra as she

that moment, the butler approached the group before saying, “Pardon my intrusion, master, but Mr. Parker

hurry and invite them in then,” replied Dylan

secret assistance, the Crawfords hadn’t suffered too much suppression from Kort in the past year. Due to that, Dylan treated the man

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“Greetings, Mr. Moldell!”

Crawford, it’s been

some clues about the shipwreck incident in Northbay, Mr. Moldell?” asked Dylan rather

that hard work in the previous year, I’m proud

happily exchanged glances as Parker took a long map out

that was mapped was one that had achieved utopia. Though the mountains and rivers painted across the long map were

symbol of the

then?”

I managed to locate. Since it would be a hassle to bring such a large slab of stone around, I had an artist redraw the contents of the tablet onto this map. I’m sure all of you have noticed the symbol on the top left corner by now, and yes, it really is the symbol

Moldell… but doesn’t the map feel slightly incomplete…? It feels

in recreating the utopian-looking part of the map, we weren’t quite able to finish it since we couldn’t locate the parts of the stone tablet that had chipped off,” explained

pity… Still, while I’ve visited several famous places—that have mountainous areas and rivers—all across

while listening to their conversation. While the places on the map certainly felt utopian, the dense forests surrounding the area felt

spot on the map before saying, “…Um… Mom? Dad? And Mr. Moldell as well… Have

“…Hmm?”

everyone instantly focused their gazes on where she was pointing at, even after a brief moment, none of them seemed to be able to tell what she was hinting

you see it, dad? It appears to be a broken stone

could see, it was merely a white rock. Why was Lyra

took in a deep breath. How odd… While the image was slightly blurry, Lyra was confident that the picture portrayed a statue of a woman. After all, she would definitely be able to tell what a

was talking about. Both of

unique than ours! Who’s to say that she can’t see things that we

me, Mr. Moldell… I may have been mistaken…” replied Lyra as she shook

speaking of which, Chairman Crawford… There’s something I’d like to ask you

“Go on…”

the Moldell family, have you asked for any external help? I’d like you to answer as frankly as possible!”

all! You’re the only one I’ve hired!” replied Dylan as

curious… I wonder who that person could be then…” muttered Parker

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just asked, I’m assuming that something happened, Mr. Moldell?” replied Dylan after thinking about it for

League. It’s rather shameful to admit, but for the longest time, my team and I were unable to locate any relevant leads. The Sun League truly is extremely mysterious and powerful to be able to cover up most, if not all, of

mysterious person made his presence known… I say that since we’ve never personally met before… Regardless, from that moment on, he’s provided us with necessary hints on where to go next whenever we got truly stumped. His assistance led us to find the exact clues we needed to proceed. He’s the only reason how we were able to make so much progress in the past half-year. Due to his assisting nature, I assumed that you were the one who had sent him

first. Still, that person does indeed sound mysterious… Did he at least give you a name…?” replied Dylan, finding

knows what he looks like. However, call it a gut feeling from my experience over the years, but I believe that he’s an extremely powerful person. In fact, it wouldn’t be a stretch to say

never

we need the extra help. While I’d like to call myself a vigilant person, never have I been able to catch him in the act. Haha! To be more specific, he’s only

year ago when the man left the first set of coordinates near the head of his bed. After all, the person who had left the hint there definitely could’ve killed him in his sleep if he wanted to. Should that have happened, Parker wouldn’t even have known that

was currently racking his brains, wondering who could be helping

way, to summarize, since that person has been helping us in secret, then we can assume, at the very least, that he isn’t hostile toward the Crawford family. While we did manage to gather more clues on the Sun League, the more pressing issue now is where the area drawn on the map actually is. Since the mysterious person led us to it, I’m assuming

gather my family’s apprentices and subordinates after this. Since many of them are quite knowledgeable

be for

one of his subordinates to spread the order around and in almost no time at all, people working under the Crawfords from all

large viewing hall where he projected the map onto a massive screen,

had seen so much of the world, the results were barely satisfactory for Dylan. As it turned out, nobody

of how mystifying the place seemed that everyone there knew, at a glance, that they didn’t

commanded his subordinates and apprentices to look all

after announcing his order, a servant rushed into the large

asked Dylan with a

he’s currently leading them here! He’s also

mad?!” exclaimed Dylan as he turned to look

as he said, “Unless that old man has gained some information that could be used against the Crawfords, he wouldn’t do such a drastic thing… That’s just not his style of doing things. I propose that you let him in, Chairman

what are you doing? Why did you kill off so many of the

island—to relax

your business! I’m massacring the entire Crawford family today if it’s the last thing I do!” growled Kort as he turned to look at the two

to the manor as Winnie began chasing after him while muttering to herself, “Oh god, has Kort gone insane?! Something big

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“Sister…!”

out for her, Winnie’s figure was already a tiny speck as she swiftly continued following Kort

should go take a look as well…” muttered Yselle

she was utterly stunned by a black figure dashing past her extremely

as she frowned. Whatever it was, it could wait, and Yselle continued

moment later, the doors to the large hall within the Crawford Manor were swung open as a fearsome and old-sounding voice roared, “The entire Crawford family is to pay a bloody price today if it’s the last thing

loud that everyone could feel their ears

Parker took a step forward before asking, “What do you hope to achieve by doing all

today to settle a bloody grudge I have against the Crawfords!”

did so, however, Kort became slightly stunned when his eyes caught sight

Crawfords could wait for

come to settle a bloody grudge, but what has our family ever done to you

feigning ignorance, Dylan? As far as I’m concerned, I’ve given you sufficient respect in the past year… Never had it occurred to me that such a terrible disaster would happen just because I treated you mercifully… There were over three hundred people in the Moldell family within the Logan Province, Dylan… Now almost

ruined the Moldells living in the Logan Province?” asked Dylan, his eyes wide

himself felt his eyelids

not approve of the Moldells living in the Logan Province, a few of the Moldells were well aware that Kort himself had

To think that someone had actually managed to ruin the Moldells living in

were quite a number of powerful people in their family, right? Who could’ve taken down the entire family? What sort of power would one even need to have to pull off such a feat? Whoever it was, don’t you think that the Crawfords lack the capabilities to even

while the Crawfords may be filthy rich, they’re still just ordinary people. Don’t you think that there could’ve been a misunderstanding somewhere along the line? After all, the Crawfords clearly don’t

Dylan to hand over that rich heir of a son he has, then! Everything will surely be crystal clear once we’ve interrogated him! I don’t need to

Kill them all! Nobody leaves this room alive!”

in unison as they rushed toward

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intent from the Moldell subordinates—who were already starting to take action—Dylan felt

been extremely reluctant to have any forms of contact with secret societies unless he was absolutely forced to. After all, for all he knew, secret societies were usually both unruly

so in order to find out more about the Sun League.

remembered, at that moment, that his father had once told him that the Crawford family would always face the risk of

their end being slaughtered by the Moldell family’s people? The

that moment when a loud and rather wild-sounding voice shouted, “I’d like to see for myself who

loud that

been prepared to slaughter any Crawford they could get their hands on—immediately

like their heads were about to explode, and within seconds, most of them

frowned but he didn’t make

people donning black robes swiftly made their way into the

looked at them with doubtful eyes, he coldly shouted, “I’ve no idea which force you belong to. However, know that I’ve come here today to settle a bloody debt with the Crawford family. You better not meddle in

trivial person to be dealt with, after all,” said an

said that, the people donning black robes immediately knelt in

Kort as he furrowed his brows

meddling even after I’ve said that I have a bloody grudge to settle with the Crawfords,

a thing, Dylan, who had earlier been momentarily

the person currently walking toward him was his father who had disappeared for a few decades by now. After not

“…Grandpa?” said Jessica next.

and if anything, she was quite astonished

I correct, Dylan?” said Daryl as he stood before Jessica and gently held onto her hand, his face full of adoration for

Regardless, where have you been all these

all about it once I get rid of these scoundrels!” sneered Daryl as

you’ve finally decided to show yourself again today! I’ll slaughter you along with the rest of the Crawfords! That way, truly zero of the Crawfords will continue to

of us? I’m afraid that even Christopher Moldell wouldn’t talk so arrogantly before me!” said Daryl as

“…What did you say?”

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Kort and Parker were left momentarily

elder, correct? Still, I find it odd that he’s never mentioned a ‘Daryl’