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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1261

Even if any of them had personal opinions on the matter, none of them dared to speak a word. After all, while it was true that they would receive no shortage of awards and recognition should they succeed in saving the children, failure to save them would surely result in them being painted as a villain.

There was simply no way that any of them were going to willingly become a scapegoat.

“…Does nobody have anything to say at all…?” asked Zane, his tone rightfully urgent as he scanned through all the present doctors.

Of course, nobody dared to answer him, and they found themselves averting their gazes whenever he turned to look at any of them.

Seeing their reactions, Zane could only sigh. It seemed that his professional career was going to end soon…

However, just as he was thinking that all was lost, someone suddenly broke the silence by saying, “I have a few ideas.”

Upon hearing that someone was actually willing to make a suggestion, all the doctors in the room immediately turned to see who had spoken. The individual in question had been sitting quietly in the corner of the conference room this entire time. If he hadn’t spoken up, there was a high chance that everyone would’ve simply continued ignoring him.

Regardless, everyone was confused as to why he was the one who had spoken up. After all, everyone had been under the assumption that he was simply one of Dr. Mabb’s apprentices, drivers, or even secretaries.

“…Say, who even is he?”

“Isn’t he just one of Dr. Mabb’s apprentices…?”

“I don’t think so! From what I remember, Dr. Mabb only has two of them!”

While everyone was currently discussing among themselves as they looked at Gerald, Gerald himself paid them no attention. The important thing was that he had already witnessed all that had been shown on screen earlier.

With the addition of rapid organ failure to the list of symptoms, Gerald was already a hundred percent certain that the Soul Eater technique had been the cause of all this.

However, it was evident that the person who had used the technique on the babies had only roughly mastered it. In fact, it wouldn’t be a stretch that the person had been using it on the babies as practice!

After all, had the person achieved mastery over the Soul Eater technique like Gerald had, then the babies would have definitely been sucked dry before turning into ashes, just like what had happened to Hendrik and the others!

Gerald himself had only been able to master it that quickly since he had previously undergone training—to hasten learning processes—together with Finnley. It was how he had regained his strength after Queena sealed his inner strength.

Regardless, to think that someone would actually practice the vicious technique on babies… The thought of it alone caused an extremely ugly expression to form on Gerald’s face.

However, he wasn’t the only one angry. The truth was that all the doctors had been feeling slightly angry and contemptuous toward Gerald the moment he said he had an idea.

“Do you already have a solution to treating this strange illness, Mr. Crawford?” asked Jace in surprise as he instantly bowed respectfully at Gerald.

Seeing how respectfully Dr. Mabb was treating the young man, all of them could immediately tell that the young man wasn’t his driver. What on earth was going on here…?

Zane—being a bit more experienced than the rest—immediately sensed that something was up. Looking at Gerald, he then said, “Do you have something in mind, young man?”

“Indeed I do,” replied Gerald, ignoring all the stares from the other doctors. His priority was to save the lives of all those babies, and being looked at contemptuously was nothing new to him anyway.

Now that he had everyone’s attention, he casually said, “The truth is, this isn’t an illness at all. The babies are currently in such a state since someone had drained them of their oxyblood, resulting in their organs failing! Due to their organs being in such poor condition, the babies are currently susceptible to infections!”

The second Gerald’s sentence ended, an uproar immediately broke out! Truth be told, several of the doctors wanted to laugh, but they refrained since they were currently facing such a serious situation.

“Young man, I heard Dr. Mabb calling you Mr. Crawford, so let’s just go with that. Regardless, I wonder if you’ve been watching too many movies. Please refrain from spouting nonsense when you don’t even understand what is going on here! Someone drained the babies’ oxyblood? Are you suggesting that we have a vampire on the loose? What more, the babies are new-borns who’ve never left the NCIU! Actually, do you even know what NCIU stands for? Since you probably don’t, it stands for Neonatal Care Unit! As an extra trivia, the air inside it is completely isolated!”

“To think that I had initially thought that you would actually provide us with a viable suggestion. As it turns out, you know nothing at all! Imagine if news about this gets published to the public! Society would definitely fall into disarray! Who even is this guy, Dr. Mabb?” asked one of the doctors as he continued glaring at Gerald.

“Please, just settle down for a minute, everyone!”

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Jace quickly attempted to persuade the others to calm down before things escalated too quickly.

To be quite honest, even he had been surprised to hear Gerald say that someone had drained the babies of their oxyblood. It was a statement he hadn’t heard of before.

Even so, he had witnessed Gerald’s skills and abilities before, so Jace trusted that Gerald knew what he was doing.

“Hah! See, Dr. Mabb? I already told you that his feat earlier was just a coincidence! He’s not really capable at all! Being so young, what would he know? You’d think he was here to act in some movie after hearing his explanation!” muttered Walbridge unhappily.

Though he hadn’t said that in a particularly loud voice, everyone in the conference room could hear what he had just said.

It was obvious that Walbridge was jealous of Gerald. After all, he had seen the way Breanna—his long-time crush who was also his junior—looked at Gerald earlier. That was certainly the last straw for him!

Infuriated by him, Walbridge had had the constant urge to humiliate Gerald in public.

Upon hearing what his apprentice had to say, Jace’s expression instantly turned gloomy as he turned to look at Walbridge before saying, “Quiet, Walbridge! I believe there must be a reason for Mr. Crawford to have said all that! Let’s just see what else Mr. Crawford has to say first! What if his deduction is actually correct?”

Gerald himself now had a sour expression on his face. Anyone would feel dissatisfied after being criticized and humiliated in such a way.

“There are still many things all of you do not know about the world!” replied Gerald coldly.

“…If I may, is there a cure for all this, Mr. Crawford…?” asked Jace, choosing to believe in Gerald.

“There is. Acupuncture and medication can be used to condition their bodies. Even so, we have to act quickly. Once the babies’ organs completely fail, they won’t be able to be saved any longer!”

“Do you have any idea how hasty you’re being? You can’t just treat the lives of over a hundred children like jokes, Dr. Mabb! He’s just some young boy who barely has any experience! What would he know in this situation?!” shouted another doctor in rage.

“Do you have any better ideas, then?” asked Jace coldly in return.

“While I don’t, we still can’t take this situation so lightly! Also, giving medication to new-borns? What would happen if their condition worsens after taking the medication? You, of all people, should know that these babies can’t take much more! With that in mind, we shouldn’t be playing around with their health until we’re entirely sure we can help them!” reasoned another person who felt that allowing Gerald to treat the new-borns was no different from giving him permission to toy around with their health.

Zane himself was now looking at Gerald, wondering whether to trust in him or not. Though Gerald’s explanation sounded dubious at best, there was just something about the determination and clarity in Gerald’s eyes that gave others a strong sense of conviction.

Was Gerald really that sure of his answer?

After thinking for a bit, Zane made his decision. Since nobody else had any better ideas anyway, what choice did he have but to place in trust in Gerald?

“…Let him have a go,” said Zane.

“…Come again? You’re actually letting him try? Then who’s going to bear the responsibility if something goes awry?!”

“I am!” shouted Jace, Zane, and Gerald simultaneously.

Following that, all three of them couldn’t help but turn to look at each other.

“…Fine then! Since all three of you have agreed to take full responsibility over this incident, so be it!”

Since there were now fools willing to take responsibility over the matter, everyone no longer had anything to say. Gerald could try all he wanted to!

If it wasn’t obvious enough by now, these doctors frankly didn’t care whether the babies lived or died as long as they could protect their own interests!

“Are you sure you don’t want to reconsider this, Dr. Mabb? We really shouldn’t be acting so hastily! We’re placing over a hundred lives on the line here! It isn’t just a single Lady Smith anymore!” said Walbridge whose jealousy had spiked now that the dean was also on Gerald’s side. How was that even possible?

Walbridge honestly couldn’t believe that his master was still buying into Gerald’s nonsense. How could Dr. Mabb even be confused by such incoherent ramblings?

Much to Walbridge’s surprise, Jace immediately glared at him before declaring, “Walbridge, you… I was wrong about you…!”

Stunned, Walbridge then replied, “…What? I… I just don’t want your reputation to go down the drain, doctor! After all, you’re a genius doctor!”

“Never have I ever thought of myself as a genius doctor… That’s only a title my patients gave me. Walbridge, I’ll have you know that if my reputation was all I needed to save these patients, then I’d gladly throw all of it away! You’re a thirty-year-old man who’s already been studying medicine for so many years, Walbridge… How is your way of thinking still so wrong? If you continue going down this path, I’m afraid you’ll never be able to achieve a thing in the medical world!” said Jace as he sighed in disappointment.

His face now green with envy, Walbridge then shouted, “…W-whatever the case is, I still don’t believe that he’ll be able to cure the children!”

“And what if I’m able to?” asked Gerald as he stared coldly at Walbridge.

That guy had been coming at him this entire time and it was starting to annoy Gerald…

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“Hah! What do you even mean by that? Fine then. If you successfully cure the illness, then I’ll do anything you order me to!” scoffed Walbridge.

From how casually he had made that decision, it was evident that he thought that it was going to be impossible for Gerald to save all those babies who were already near death.

Hearing that, Gerald simply nodded before heading off to the isolation room together with Jace and the dean.

Only three people were allowed to enter this time, and Gerald had a change of clothes before setting foot into the isolation room with the duo from before.

By then, all the babies had already stopped crying, and the room was eerily silent. From a glance, Gerald could see that not only were their complexions dark, but their bodies all looked swollen. Even the babies’ lips appeared cracked.

Seeing those symptoms and how close those babies were to death, Gerald confirmed that it truly was the effects of the Soul Eater technique! From what he could guess from the damage done, the babies must have only experienced a third of the Soul Eater technique’s power.

His deduction explained why their bodies were all looking so swollen. It was due to all the water in their bodies being sapped right out. With barely any means to cool their internal organs down, high fevers were simply inevitable!

“…How utterly cruel…!” growled Gerald under his breath.

If Gerald truly wished to heal them, he knew that acupuncture alone wasn’t going to be sufficient. In order to ensure that there was going to be a smooth flow of oxyblood pellets within them in the future, Gerald had no choice but to use the Soul Eater technique to make up for their lost oxyblood.

However, he was also aware that the second he did that, his identity would surely be exposed since he hadn’t found the Zircobsite yet. Once that happened, Queena would definitely come running over to hunt him down. Should he get caught, he knew he wouldn’t even come close to rivaling her strength.

Gritting his teeth, Gerald reminded himself that even if that was going to be the case, it was still more important to save these lives. Since Gerald had already drained the oxyblood of several adults before this, he knew that he probably had enough to save all of them. As for revealing his location to Queena… He could still use the blood in the jade talisman to deal with that for at least another night.

Since Queena was at her most fragile now, she shouldn’t be as scary as she previously had been! With that in mind, Gerald immediately began taking action.

Standing before the baby closest to him, Gerald took a single silver needle and began rapidly—but lightly—pricking on multiple spots on the baby’s chest. The spots were by no means random, and all eighteen areas that he pricked were part of the heavenly meridian, the core meridian, and the prime meridian.

in between each prick, and Gerald’s movements were so fluid that it almost seemed like he was performing some kind of magic show. Zane himself—who had been standing

captivated the old doctor seemed to be over Gerald’s perfect needle

done, he quickly snuck his hand under the quilt and held onto the baby’s wrist. With the

over the baby! Now remove the clothes off

was it?” asked Zane, his eyes

on with

running off

been solemnly observing them through the isolation room’s glass window for a while now, though Gerald’s immense skill had

observer in slight dissatisfaction, though he had

supposedly lost to time! According to rumors, Sawyer Wytt is the only person proficient in handling up to three steps

No, that’s not right! As you’ve said, Sawyer is only proficient with three steps! But that kid there is capable

other old doctors—who recognized the technique—began clapping their hands in admiration as they continued staring wide-eyed, it was evident that

isn’t he? How could he possibly know how to use such a sophisticated acupuncture technique?” asked one of the

same as the one Gerald’s currently using! The needle itself is an inch long, and while performing a demonstration of the technique, he lifted and vented it three times before using the Phoenix Technique to remove the needle. The action itself provides nourishment from the body, and also removes any excess miasma and moisture from within. However, I heard that one requires inner strength

I say he’s probably just putting on a show. Whatever the case

the envious person he was, Walbridge was already chanting in his mind, ‘May those children not be healed

room. After all, he was fully preoccupied with the Divine Acupuncture Therapy technique. With each needle that went in and out—the now pale-faced—Gerald slowly found himself getting more and more exhausted, large beads of sweat dripping off his chin. It certainly didn’t help

his immense speed and precision. Due to that, it wasn’t long before

efforts, the babies Gerald had previously cured were already shown signs of recovery. No longer were their faces dark,

and their skin seemed to be returning to

“T-this…”

was so relieved and excited that he instantly

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joy. Their sheer delight had stemmed from the fact

clasping their hands together while heaving huge sighs of relief to calm their excitement.

the dead back to life!” cheered both

himself simply smiled

as the babies were healed, that meant that he

these atrocities in Mayberry City? And was that person stronger or weaker than him? Regardless, if he didn’t find them soon, that person could definitely begin

move anyway since he had already used his inner strength earlier. Even though he wasn’t sure whether Queena would be able to detect him—given that she was currently at her most vulnerable—Gerald knew that he still had to immediately

keen on approaching him. With that

and admiration from those who had

technique, some of the older doctors even began

look on his face—suddenly said, “Amazing, aren’t you?

leave immediately, upon hearing Walbridge’s words, he turned to face the arrogant man before replying

“…W-what?” said Walbridge, stunned.

I asked you to as long as I was able

you make the promise as well!” said

everyone was now looking at him, Walbridge puffed his chest up—in his attempt to look like an honorable

only look at him contemptuously before ordering, “Very well!

pardon…?” asked Walbridge,

you to fart! Do it at least a hundred times in front

was

Do you think I can just fart whenever I want

too difficult! Allow me to assist!” replied Gerald as he swiftly poked one

immediately after, a loud farting sound

against his will, his face was already pale from all the

their noses—Gerald took the opportunity to use the chaos

one final and extra-long fart before finally crying out, “I-I’m done! One hundred farts in

the old doctors wanted to attempt chasing him down, they quickly realized that it was probably going to be a futile effort. After all, they now realized that Gerald had planned

began speeding his car toward Mountain Top Villa. The evening sky was

the brakes, the car came to a screeching halt as Gerald’s eyelids twitched rapidly

old lady herself seemed to be burning some papers in hand by tossing them into a brazier of sorts. Whatever the case was, the

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took was a single glance for him

car before casually looking at her, Gerald shouted out, “It appears that it truly

expression instantly turned cold as he glared at her while saying,

a pity that you arrived so early… Otherwise, I could have continued draining more oxyblood from babies tonight in order to bring my training to the next

Had I not underestimated you at the time, you wouldn’t have been able to take the lives of so many members of the Holy Witchcraft! Regardless, I’m not allowing you to escape today! If you know what’s best for you, then just

woman was none other than Tiara, the leader of the Holy Witchcraft! Due to his strength and abilities being sealed back then, Tiara was able to kill his

as well back then to avenge Chester’s death, he simply couldn’t afford to

It appeared that the two were acquainted with each other. With that in mind, Gerald then asked in a rather surprised tone, “…The magnificent

something. You should very well be aware that there are three main religions and nine schools of thoughts, correct? Well, I’ll have you know that all three religions are already under the control of our magnificent lord! Due to that, we have religious

had a hunch that someone was poisoning all those babies to force me to reveal myself! To think that I was right! Either way, it appears that you’re

and the deity came from the same place. With that in mind, aside

the magnificent lord who had taught me how to use the Soul Eater technique! However, I’m not the only person she taught the technique to! Your little buddy’s mastered it as

are you waiting for, Chester? Bring

Gerald thought to himself,

Gerald found himself looking in that direction… The moment he saw a familiar-looking man—who was pushing a few other familiar-looking people out of the woods—Gerald’s eyes immediately

he appeared to

wrong. Not only was Chester emitting immense murderous intent, but

since I just had my strength sealed before confronting you! With that in mind, there’s no reason for me to be afraid of you now!” scoffed Gerald before

started turning translucent! Almost as though she had been nothing but an illusion, Tiara vanished

froze in place! That, however, was far from a voluntary action. It felt as though he was being held

strength and power! Gerald had first had experience with Tiara’s strength and abilities before, and he knew for a fact that

kill the members of the Holy Witchcraft?!” roared Tiara as she

second her fist collided with his chest, Gerald found himself being thrown backward! Thunderous sounds followed as Gerald’s body continued

Gerald’s body was no longer comparable to an ordinary human’s and he had just reactivated his inner strength, he was certain that Tiara’s inner

strength was now even stronger than his own! Even so, Gerald could sense that her inner strength was ‘really

in enough pain already, his limp body soon began falling to the ground! The immense pain of his back colliding with the ground felt so terrible that Gerald could feel acute

to give him the opportunity to relieve himself of the pain. Reappearing before Gerald again, the old woman

giant steel tongs, and when he turned to

need my revenge, Gerald. I need it more than anything else! I’m avenging all the lives you’ve taken from the Holy Witchcraft that day if it’s the last thing I do!” roared

by how strong Tiara had suddenly become! Unable

terribly wrong, and Gerald whole-heartedly agreed with it. After

earth had Queena done to

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blow on the now bloodied

your beloved brother, right? Go ahead and kill that brat who doesn’t know what’s best for himself! Worry not about the magnificent lord, for I’ll take full responsibility for everything that’s happened here!”

by this point that the Smiths’ pleas for mercy did little

was just talking to some random member of the Holy Witchcraft instead of her actual grandson… On second thought, ‘dog’ would be a better term to describe Chester’s relationship with Tiara now. A very obedient and vicious dog… He barely

command, the resurrected Chester instantly glowered with rage as he slowly began walking toward

Chester barely had any hesitation when he punched Gerald hard on the face! The punch itself made Gerald feel like he had just run

been amplified… What a

with a sinister laugh as the corners of her

the person you regarded as your younger brother beat you up like this… How does it feel to know that even a dog like Chester is more than enough to kill

brief moment to grin evilly, Tiara then returned to her indifferent

intent—Tiara then turned to look back at Gerald before saying, “Whatever the case is, since you’re going to die here anyway, I may as well have Chester deal the finishing blow! I hope you enjoy the experience of being killed by your very own brother! Chester! This here is the elder brother you love so much to the point of betraying

viciously slashing at Gerald’s arm! Gerald himself could feel his

Chester! Now chop off one of his

first time, however, Chester seemed to hesitate the second he heard the following order. Though the dagger was still in his hand, he was simply frozen in that position. It was almost as though there was some magical force preventing him from doing

voice seemed to emanate from within him, screaming, ‘No!

the hell are you doing, Chester? Snap out of that daze and slice his arm off

replied Chester as his entire

in a deep breath, Chester then

the bloodied youth couldn’t even attempt to dodge it even if he wanted to. Chester’s current strength was simply far too immense for Gerald to even begin resisting! With that in mind, there

he was aware of that, all Gerald could do was watch as the dagger—whose

he had only been a step away from

to be ended by Tiara before he could even manage to deal with Queena or find the woman

nothing more than a puppet to Tiara now, incapable of disobeying her orders… Whatever the case was, Gerald continued focusing on the rapidly descending dagger as his mind braced

memories began flooding his mind. It was almost as though his mind was

moments before a person died, their life would quite literally flash before their very eyes

the plethora of memories, Gerald suddenly saw

It was Mila.

among the living, how is she doing

of the holy water is happening soon too… Dad, mom, Jessica, grandpa, and Lyra… Could tonight truly be my final night…? Am

‘…’

can’t allow this to just happen! I have to continue living! I have to continue searching for her

where Chester’s arm or the dagger was, yet Gerald somehow managed to firmly grab hold of

now restrained and the dagger unmoving in his hand, Chester’s eyes grew even more vicious as

his wounds—suddenly clenched his teeth before shouting, “Have you already forgotten that you wished to atone for your sins, Chester?! Don’t let Tiara continue using

Chester seemed to

when the jade pendant Gerald had on him—that had been dyed red due to all his blood—suddenly began glowing

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with a blinding flash!

of Chester’s body! Slowly but surely, Chester began losing his strength and power. His vitality rapidly diminished as well, and by the time he stopped screaming, Chester was so weak that from just a single push from Gerald, he ended up falling to

Gerald as he

called out,

switched the golden light out for flashes of all seven colors of

really hadn’t expected you to be holding onto such a treasure,

that treasure, I’ll definitely be able to increase my training even further!” added Tiara as she

suddenly began coming from all directions. The next thing

think you’re worthy enough to get your hands on that treasure, old lady? Gerald

pale, and, putting it quite frankly, they looked like they had already been dead for a few days. Even

There were such strong masters with immense presences around this entire

the hell was even going on