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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.

like he was performing some kind

to look at Jace, he was surprised to see how captivated the old doctor

and held onto the baby’s wrist. With the Soul Eater technique, he

to properly cover the quilt over the baby! Now remove the clothes off the baby on Bed 2 and bring him to me!

it?” asked Zane, his eyes

on with the next

running

in surprise. He had been solemnly observing them through the isolation room’s glass window for a while now, though Gerald’s immense skill had clearly flabbergasted

he had to admit

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

he be Sawyer Wytt’s apprentice? No, that’s not right! As you’ve said, Sawyer is only proficient with three steps! But that kid there is capable of using up to eighteen! How terrifying!” exclaimed

the technique—began clapping their hands in admiration as they continued staring wide-eyed, it was evident that there were

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

needle that he used was exactly the same as the one Gerald’s currently using! The needle itself is an inch long, and while

him could ever possess inner strength? Trust me when I say he’s probably just putting

chanting in his mind, ‘May those children

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 that a lot

it wasn’t long before

recovery. No longer were their faces dark, and on the contrary, their complexions were slowly turning fairer and rosier, clear

bodies were already subsiding as well, and their skin seemed to be returning to

“T-this…”

relieved and excited that he instantly

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the fact that all of the babies

measure—both men found themselves clasping their hands together while heaving huge

bring the dead back to life!” cheered both

himself simply smiled

much to him. As long as the babies were healed, that meant that he had managed to successfully achieve

wandered to the next concern. Who was the person in charge of committing all these atrocities in Mayberry City? And was that person stronger or weaker than him? Regardless, if he didn’t find

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

Zircobsite stone, Queena probably wouldn’t be too keen

looks of excitement and admiration from those who had heard that Gerald

doctors even began kneeling before Gerald, hoping that he would take them under his

Walbridge—who had a cold look on his

to face the arrogant man

“…W-what?” said Walbridge, stunned.

distinctly remember you saying that you’d do whatever I asked you

of us heard you make the

him, Walbridge puffed his chest up—in his attempt to look like an honorable person—before saying, “Hah! I’ve always

look at him contemptuously before ordering, “Very well! I want you to

asked Walbridge,

you to fart! Do it at least a hundred

this point, everyone was

you think I can just fart whenever I want to…?” muttered

Allow me to assist!”

loud farting sound filled the corridor. Then

his will, his face was already pale from all the humiliation.

covered their noses—Gerald took the opportunity to use the chaos to make

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

Gerald was no longer there! Though some of 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

Mountain Top Villa.

eyes before widening them in shock. Stepping on the brakes, the car came to a screeching halt as Gerald’s eyelids twitched rapidly at the old

in hand by tossing them into a brazier

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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 is inevitable

his expression instantly turned cold as he glared at her while saying, “Regardless, were you the one who used the Soul Eater

from babies tonight in order to bring my training

time, you wouldn’t have been able to take the lives

it wasn’t already obvious, the old 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

then to avenge Chester’s death,

with each other. With that in mind, Gerald then asked in a rather surprised tone, “…The magnificent lord…? Are

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 disciples all over

I was right! Either way, it appears that you’re now Queena’s lackey as well! I’m assuming she was the one who taught the Soul Eater technique

the woman in white, and the deity came from the same place. With that in mind, aside from the deity, Queena should be the only other person proficient in the Soul Eater

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 well!” replied Tiara with a cold smile on her

for, Chester?

thought to himself, momentarily

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

to be holding

was undoubtedly Chester in the flesh, something was seriously wrong. Not only was Chester emitting immense murderous intent, but the expression he had on his face was unsettling, to

but I hope you realize that I was only weak back then 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

turning translucent! Almost as though she

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

abilities before, and he knew for

members of the Holy Witchcraft?!” roared Tiara as she suddenly reappeared right in front of him—without

found himself being thrown backward! Thunderous sounds followed as Gerald’s body continued colliding with several trees,

strength, he was certain that Tiara’s inner strength shouldn’t

could sense that

body—Gerald instantly vomited blood! As if he wasn’t 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 pain in several of his bones! It was no exaggeration when Gerald thought that his whole body was about to fall

Tiara wasn’t about to give him the opportunity to relieve himself of the pain. Reappearing before

he turned

do that. I need my revenge, Gerald. I need it more than anything else! I’m avenging all the lives you’ve taken from

become! Unable to even

and Gerald whole-heartedly agreed with it. After giving it some thought, Gerald realized that Tiara’s current

earth had Queena done

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him go…!” shouted the three kidnapped—and frightened—Smiths before Tiara could land another blow on the now bloodied Gerald. Rita, in particular, was shouting even louder than

to kill! With that in mind… Hey, Chester! That’s your beloved brother, right? Go ahead and kill that brat who doesn’t know what’s best

evident by this point that the Smiths’ pleas for mercy did little to impress Tiara. Instead, they seemed to further enrage

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

youth, Chester barely had any hesitation when he punched Gerald hard on the face! The punch itself made Gerald feel like he had just run into a glass door while running, and Gerald

had been amplified… What

sinister laugh as the corners

as your younger brother beat you up like this… How does it feel

evilly, Tiara then returned to her indifferent expression before tossing a dagger over to Chester’s

well have Chester deal the finishing blow! I hope you enjoy the experience of being killed by your very own brother! Chester! This here

viciously slashing at Gerald’s arm! Gerald himself could

Chester! Now chop off one

was still in his hand, he was simply frozen in that position. It was almost as though there was some magical

to emanate

are you doing, Chester? Snap out of that daze

replied Chester as his entire

Chester then

was simply far

that, all Gerald could do was watch as the dagger—whose tip was facing downward—got slowly raised to an

a step

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

blame since he was nothing more than a puppet to Tiara now, incapable of disobeying her orders… Whatever the case was, Gerald

all sorts of memories began flooding his mind. It was almost as though his mind was no longer bound

life would quite literally flash before their

of memories, Gerald suddenly saw a

It was Mila.

doing in life…? Is her life good? Miserable…? Is she being loved and doted on…? Or perhaps

soon too… Dad, mom, Jessica, grandpa, and Lyra… Could tonight truly be my final night…? Am

‘…’

just happen! I have to continue living! I have to continue searching for her till the day I can

body moved on instinct extremely rapidly! He hadn’t even been paying attention to where Chester’s

hand, Chester’s eyes grew even more

was still bleeding profusely from 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 you

Chester seemed

red due to all his blood—suddenly began glowing strangely…

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a blinding flash! Chester

as a black glow began seeping out 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

out Gerald as he held onto his

he called out, however, Chester

pendant suddenly switched the golden light out for flashes of all seven colors of the rainbow! Gerald was naturally surprised by all these changes. The jade pendant

you to be holding onto such a treasure, Gerald!” shouted

to increase my training even further!” added Tiara as she instantly began rushing toward Gerald with

she could get too close, however, several rustling sounds suddenly began coming from all directions. The next thing she knew, eight extremely fast

really think you’re worthy enough to get your hands on that treasure, old lady? Gerald is ours!” shouted

extremely pale, and, putting it quite frankly, they looked like they had already been dead for a few days. Even so, the one who shouted had an

each of them seemed to possess extremely strong skills, with none of them feeling like they were any weaker than Tiara. There were such strong masters with immense presences around this entire time? And to think that all of them would show themselves at the same time! Gerald could

hell was even going on