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Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1871

Nodding in response, Harold then hung up before stepping on the gas as they sped to the crime scene.

As Gerald had earlier told Rey, instead of being the perpetrator, Lord Van Tage was simply another victim. From what he could currently deduce, Lord Van Tage must have encountered something terrible with Fay which led to both of them being targeted and eventually killed…

While Gerald had successfully predicted that Lord Van Tage would end up dying next, he was unfortunately a bit too late to prevent his death…

Regardless, the trio soon arrived at Lord Van Tage’s home… The Elysian Labyrinth.

Since it was well known that this was Lord Van Tage’s home and he already had a cult following, it was no surprise that several people were already there, looking immensely shocked. After all, hovering right under one of the house’s beams, was Lord Van Tage’s lifeless body!

For a bit of backstory, after graduating from university, Lord Van Tage had dedicated his life to researching the field of psychology. While his rise to fame was simply by chance, once people started coming to him for consultations and tests, they never stopped seeking his help. And just like that, he became a celebrity on social media.

After getting so used to his presence, it truly was shocking to find out that Lord Van Tage would end up dying in his own home of all places…

Moving back to Gerald and his party, after approaching the crime scene, Harold turned to look at his subordinate—who had just walked up to the trio—before asking with a serious tone, “What’s the situation like?”

“Well, according to the witness’ descriptions, Lord Van Tage had simply been conducting another of his many consultations earlier when all of a sudden, he began floating! The witnesses could only stare in horror as he squeezed his own neck till he eventually died of strangulation!” reported the subordinate.

Harold was rightfully stunned after hearing that. To think that something that terrifying could happen in the real world…!

As for Gerald, he went ahead and stood right beneath the hovering corpse before looking around… Even so, he simply couldn’t see anything out of the ordinary.

“Find anything, brother Gerald…?” asked the confused Rey.

“…Well, for starters, this place is brimming with feminine aura, just like Fay’s place. In other words, I’m pretty sure the culprit is the same individual,” replied Gerald.

“I see… Still, don’t you find all this a bit too bizarre, brother Gerald…? Who in the right mind would strangle themselves to death…?” muttered the bewildered Rey.

Frowning slightly as he narrowed his eyes, Gerald then replied, “Not him, that’s for sure. I’ll be frank and say that from what I can gather, a ghost must have possessed him! How and why else would he strangle himself to death! Still, no ordinary ghost could’ve done this!”

Feeling a chill run down his spine, Rey then quickly held onto his neck before fearfully stuttering, “A-are you saying that that very ghost could be observing us at this moment…?”

“Negative. I can’t sense its presence,” comforted Gerald, prompting Rey to breathe a sigh of relief. Still, Rey couldn’t help but feel goosebumps all over when he thought about how ghosts could secretly be observing him at all times…

Shortly after, Harold walked over to the duo before asking, “Find anything out of the ordinary, Mr. Crawford?”

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“From what I’ve managed to gather up till this point, the killer was never a human, but instead, a grudgeful ghost!”

“…Come again? A grudgeful ghost? Are you absolutely sure, Mr. Crawford? This isn’t exactly a minor case,” replied Harold in a slightly doubtful tone.

Truth be told, Harold didn’t really believe in ghosts. However, with so many supernatural occurrences happening before his very eyes, what other choice did he have but to believe?

“Since you’ve hired me to solve the case, you’ll just have to trust me, Mr. Lee. Regardless, I promise you that I, Gerald Crawford, never lie about things like this! If you still refuse to believe me, however, then let’s not continue wasting each other’s time,” replied Gerald as he immediately turned around to leave.

If his judgment wasn’t going to be trusted, then he may as well just leave.

Quickly stopping Gerald from leaving, Harold then sighed before saying, “You misunderstand me, Mr. Crawford! I’m not doubting your capabilities at all! However, do keep in mind that this case is getting a bit out of hand now. I need something a little more… Convincing to calm everyone, if you know what I mean…”

“Mr. Lee, I assure you one hundred percent that ghosts are among us. Regardless, if I’m staying then let’s not waste any time arguing about their existence. The main focus now should be to capture the grudgeful ghost before it causes any more trouble!” declared Gerald in a serious tone.

“…Yes, yes… You’re absolutely right! Fine then, I place my trust in you, Mr. Crawford! With that said… What should we do next?” asked Harold.

“For now, I suggest that you and your men head back first while I remain here with my disciple. Call it a hunch, but I believe that the grudgeful ghost still has some unfinished business here. With that in mind, it will surely return tonight!” replied Gerald.

Upon hearing that, Harold simply agreed. Since he had chosen to trust Gerald, he believed that Gerald had a plan. Besides, Gerald was the expert in the supernatural here, so who was he to question his decisions?

With that, Harold and his men soon left the building…

By that point, the crowd from before had dispersed—since it wasn’t like there was anyone to give them advice anymore anyway—, and the Elysian Labyrinth was promptly cordoned off…

To pass the time, Gerald and Rey simply remained in their car outside the dead man’s home.

Once night came, Rey couldn’t help but ask, “…Are you really sure that we’ll see the ghost tonight, brother Gerald…?”

“Putting it simply, all ghosts instinctually feel the need to return to crime scenes involving them. Adding that to the fact that night is usually the most active time for ghosts, I’m pretty sure that the grudgeful ghost will make a return!” replied Gerald.

With how confident Gerald sounded, Rey was inclined to believe that Gerald must be right.

Seeing that Rey had asked, Gerald took his phone out to check the time… Apparently, it was already ten.

Nodding as he slid his phone back into his pocket, Gerald then said, “Alright, let’s make our move!”

Following that, the duo left the car before stealthily making their way to the Elysian Labyrinth’s entrance…

Just as Rey was about to open the door, however, Gerald suddenly called out in a hushed tone, “Hold it!”

As Rey turned around to look at Gerald, wondering what was wrong, he couldn’t help but furrow his brows as Gerald placed his hand on Rey’s forehead.

The truth was, Gerald was currently transmitting some power into Rey…

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“…What… exactly are you doing, brother Gerald…?” asked the confused Rey.

“I’m transferring some power into you so that you’ll be able to see ghosts like me from now on. However, be warned that these evil spirits can be much scarier and more vicious than you could ever imagine. With that in mind, I advise you to steel your will!” explained Gerald.

Since this was going to be Rey’s first time seeing a real evil spirit, Gerald knew that the experience could be quite unnerving. With that, he made sure to tell Rey to prepare himself in hopes that his disciple wouldn’t end up just wetting his pants and fainting on the spot…

“Got it, brother Gerald! I’ll be sure to keep myself in check!” replied Rey, determination in his eyes.

Nodding in response, Gerald then led the way into the Elysian Labyrinth…

Once inside, Gerald quickly summoned the Astrabyss Sword before saying, “Spirit Summoning Spell!”

Following that, he began changing an incantation of sorts to summon any nearby ghosts. Once the spell was successfully completed, any spirits lingering around would instantly be compelled to head to the Elysian Labyrinth…

This was also the reason why Gerald had emphasized so much on Rey steeling his spirit earlier. After all, neither of them knew what kinds of ghosts would show up.

Regardless, with the completion of the spell, Gerald and Rey then waited there in silence…

However, it wasn’t long before a chilling breeze blew on the back of Rey’s neck, causing shivers to run down his entire body!

“B-brother Gerald…” whimpered Rey.

Upon hearing that, Gerald instantly swung the Astrabyss Sword at the evil spirit that had manifested right behind Rey!

Rey himself quickly turned back to look at what Gerald was attacking… only to find his eyes widening in shock when he saw an evil spirit with a tiny face glaring at him! While the tiny face glowed a dark blue, the spirit’s eyes were a bloody red, making the evil spirit all the more terrifying to look at!

Realizing that Rey was so scared that he couldn’t even breathe right, Gerald quickly yanked his disciple to his back before yelling, “Stay behind me! I’ll deal with it!”

Now that Rey was in a safe position, Gerald leaped forward to strike at the spirit again!

hit that easily. Quickly morphing into a black

Gerald wasn’t about to give it that chance. Extending his arm,

Soul Chain was summoned and it quickly wrapped around the

the chain forcefully dragging the now angered and roaring spirit right before

going to be able to escape a cultivator’s grasp, evil spirit?” mocked Gerald

been captured, Rey—who had just calmed down—quickly walked over to Gerald’s side… only to feel his heart skip a beat once more when he saw how truly horrifying the

After all, this is just the first of many, and the more spirits you see, the less threatening they’ll eventually seem!” comforted Gerald, knowing

for the first time. While Rey was initially scared, he eventually became tough enough to handle this much, and

response, Rey then muttered, “Um… Brother

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Rey was looking at the evil spirit, Gerald then replied, “I’ll be exterminating it so that

Talisman out… and upon waving it before

it sounded, until eventually, it was reduced into nothing but ash… And just like that, Gerald had defeated the

spirits was no longer a

how easily Gerald had exorcised the evil spirit. To

talisman is truly incredible, brother Gerald!” exclaimed

think the Phangrottom Clan see it as a worthy

even the Phangrottom Clan treasured it, it was undoubtedly a powerful item… It certainly explained why people even risked their lives just to obtain

the issue had been dealt with, Gerald was prompted to say, “Alright, we’re done here!

the duo left the Elysian Labyrinth, and not too long after,

building was still brightly lit and the atmosphere there was as tense as ever… After all, Harold and his men had

subordinates—who had been stationed in front of the building to report the duo’s return—immediately ran toward Harold’s office before

Harold instantly got to his feet and rushed out of

Rey there, he quickly greeted them before asking with an expectant look

already exorcised the evil spirit,

a sigh of relief before nodding. By

we’ll be

Mr. Crawford!” replied Harold as he personally

only after the duo left

not to be rude, but the idea

natural for them to feel doubtful. After all, anyone would feel skeptical

ghosts truly did exist in the same plane as they did. Just because they couldn’t

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anyway, Gerald and Rey returned home to get Juno and Yrsa out

a local night market, the four found

“Wow! To think that there’d be

places like this before, so he pretty

here? How could you have spent all your years in this university without finding out about this place? Your

then scratched the back of his head in slight embarrassment before replying, “Still, that just shows that

himself, the trio simply rolled their eyes in response. None of them could win against Rey

stall’s owner walked over with a menu, a smile on her face as she said, “Welcome, welcome! There’s a discount on everything today, so make sure

then, brother Gerald! After all, I won’t be the

before grabbing the menu, Gerald simply shook

all, he had plenty of cash to spare, so treating his

by the time the food—that Rey ordered—arrived ten minutes later,

quite a bit, Rey! Can we even finish all this?” asked Juno as she

Zorn!” replied Rey as he patted his

to that, Juno simply shook her head, hoping that he meant what

four of

but laugh as he said, “Rey, the food’s not going anywhere! Why are you eating like you haven’t had a meal in a hundred years? Are you a hungry ghost

little before replying, “I can’t help it, brother Gerald! We haven’t eaten the entire

said, “You barely

in Gerald’s book. Essentially, he was saying that Rey wasn’t a pretentious person, and such people were very

while longer, Juno couldn’t help but ask, “Speaking of which… What’s

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they were mostly done with their meals anyway, it was high time to discuss things

we’ll have our own established company that deals with psychic matters. That way, people will know where to find us if they have issues

with matters between humans up till this point. If he established a company that specialized in dealing with the paranormal, those seeking help would be able to get

like this would surely happen, which further prompted Gerald to give serious

after listening to Gerald’s suggestion, the

idea, Gerald!” said

which, Rey, Yrsa. Both of you will have to start your formal training soon! Juno and I will be training you separately, and once you’re ready, we’ll start sending you out to fight real battles. With that in mind, both of you had

disciples exchanged

on his face as he

quite a while now. After all, he was rather keen to learn about the many ways of properly dealing

getting slightly frightened earlier—due to it being his first time properly seeing an evil spirit—he

their meals, loud crashing noises—that were quite close by—immediately

their way toward them. As they slowly made their way forward, the hooligans made sure

the scene instantly caused Gerald and his party members to frown. To think they would bump into such

packing her wares up,

already? But we haven’t even finished eating yet!” asked Rey as he looked

it to be my treat!” replied the stall owner

people…? And why are you

obviously knew that they were gang members, he wanted

from the Hoklux gang, and they run illegal protection rackets around here! I can’t say

to continue pushing her cart

the gang

the bat-wielding men, the stall owner and her daughter couldn’t even take another

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a scar-faced man walked up to the woman before

We really don’t have any money

man before slapping

her, the woman ended up staggering two

immediately ran over to her

she glared at the scarred man before shouting, “You utter b*stard…! To think

sneered the scarred man, a malicious smile on his face as he walked

of me, you b*stard…! What are you planning to do?!” shouted the poor girl as she attempted to break herself free of his grip. Sadly, she was far too frail to even garner

seeing that he wasn’t planning on releasing her daughter, the now teary-eyed stall

her, the stall owner turned to face the scarred man before pleading, “Please, Big Brother…! Just leave her be…!

anymore! Instead, why don’t you and your daughter just follow

women over money, and he

duo knew that they weren’t going to be able

him, the stall owner eventually proposed, “…Big Brother, how about this… Leave my daughter be

bargain with me?! Since you’re that foolish, men! Get them!” yelled the scarred man in a rage. Since they dared to resist him—despite the fact that he had

rushed forward and began

there were still people around, none of them dared to

a masculine voice yelled out, “Stop

everyone turned to look at the source of the voice… And standing there while pointing at the scarred man,

the hell even are you? Look, just finish your meal and don’t be a busybody,

there’d be a man on this planet who would dare bully two innocent women with his group of hooligans!” scoffed

wide-eyed at Rey. After all, none of them had expected him, of all people, to confront

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