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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?”

Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1872

“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!

to allow itself to get hit that

that chance. Extending his arm,

just like that, his Soul Chain was summoned and it quickly wrapped around

Gerald, resulting in the chain forcefully dragging the

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

had been captured, Rey—who had just calmed down—quickly walked over to Gerald’s side… only to feel his heart skip

bound it! Speaking of which, if you’re still feeling intimidated, don’t worry too much about it. After all, this is just the first of many, and the more spirits you see, the

this much, and that made Gerald feel rather satisfied. After all, he of all people knew that adapting to such horrifying spirits took time, so Gerald wasn’t about to force Rey to adapt to

Rey then muttered, “Um…

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evil spirit, Gerald then replied, “I’ll be exterminating it so

out… and upon waving it before the evil

it roared, the feebler it sounded, until eventually, it was reduced into

the Phangrottom Talisman, dealing with spirits

by how easily Gerald had exorcised the evil spirit. To think that the Phangrottom

incredible, brother Gerald!”

the Phangrottom Clan see it as a worthy treasure?”

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!

and not too long

was already midnight there, the entire building was still brightly lit and the atmosphere there was as tense as ever… After all, Harold and his men had anxiously been waiting for Gerald and

seeing Gerald and Rey step out, one of Harold’s subordinates—who had been stationed in front of the building to

Harold instantly got to his feet and rushed

with an expectant look on his face, “What’s the situation like, Mr.

at Harold, Gerald then calmly replied, “I’ve already exorcised the

Lee immediately heaved a sigh of relief before nodding. By this point, he fully believed in Gerald’s

if there’s nothing else, we’ll be taking our

help, Mr. Crawford!” replied Harold as he personally saw them off

after the duo left when Harold finally

been solved…? Just like that…? I mean, not to be rude, but the idea of ghosts existing…” muttered one of Harold’s subordinates now that Gerald

to feel doubtful. After all, anyone would feel

the harsh reality was that ghosts truly did exist in the same plane as they did. Just because

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Gerald and Rey returned home to get Juno and

found a nice stall and took

but exclaim, “Wow! To think that there’d

for one, had never come to places like this before, so he pretty much had no idea that locations like these

Didn’t you study here? How could you have spent all your years in this university without finding out about this place? Your university life was a complete waste!”

head in slight embarrassment before replying, “Still, that just

eyes in response. None of them could win against Rey when it came

face as she said, “Welcome, welcome! There’s a discount on everything today, so

Rey instantly exclaimed, “Really? Then I’m ordering lots then, brother Gerald! After all, I

as Rey then laughed before grabbing the menu, Gerald simply shook

he had plenty of cash to spare, so treating his party wasn’t really a big deal

was the case, by the time the food—that Rey ordered—arrived ten minutes later, the amount was staggering, to

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

replied Rey as he patted

simply shook her

all four of them began eating

going anywhere! Why are you eating like you haven’t had a meal in a hundred years? Are you a

Gerald with his cheeks still stuffed with food, Rey then chewed a little

shook his head, Gerald then said, “You barely care about your image

that to be an insult, it was a compliment in Gerald’s book. Essentially, he was

was, after eating a while longer, Juno couldn’t help but ask, “Speaking of which… What’s our next

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that there were no further distractions and they were mostly done with their meals anyway, it was high time to discuss things more

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

only dealt with matters between humans up till this point. If he established a company that specialized in dealing with the paranormal, those

the gates to the ghost world now open, more incidents like this would surely happen,

way, after listening to Gerald’s suggestion, the trio immediately nodded without the slightest

excellent idea, Gerald!” said Juno as she looked at

I will be training you separately,

that, the two disciples exchanged glances

as he replied,

while now. After all, he was rather keen to learn about the

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

four continued chatting as they finished their meals, loud

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

his party members to frown. To think they would

herself was already packing her

even finished eating yet!” asked Rey as he looked at the panicking

be my treat!” replied the stall owner in a hasty tone as finished

exactly are those people…? And why are you

knew that they were gang members, he wanted more

the Hoklux gang, and they run illegal protection rackets around here! I can’t say any more than that, so please, just let

continue pushing her cart away, an

the gang quickly rushed forward

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

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to the woman

Brother, we just run a small business…! We really don’t have any money to give you…!” replied

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he had hit her, the woman ended up staggering two

immediately ran over to her to help

before shouting, “You utter b*stard…! To

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

shouted the poor girl as she attempted to break herself free of his grip. Sadly, she was far too

on releasing her daughter, the now teary-eyed stall owner quickly

to face the scarred man before pleading, “Please, Big Brother…! Just leave her be…! I’ll

that, the scarred man then replied, “Hah! I don’t want your money anymore! Instead, why don’t you and your daughter just follow me and be my servants? I’ll make sure you have a comfortable life! How

preferred women over money, and he now had his eyes on both the stall owner

duo knew that they weren’t going to be

owner eventually proposed, “…Big Brother, how about this…

Get them!” yelled the scarred man in a rage. Since they dared to resist him—despite the fact that he had been ‘courteous’ enough to ask—,

upon hearing his order, his underlings immediately rushed forward and began dragging both the stall owner and

still people around, none of them dared to

sudden, a masculine voice yelled out,

of the voice… And standing there while pointing at the scarred man,

then sneered, “Huh? Who the hell even

there’d be a man on

Gerald, Rey, and Juno could only stare wide-eyed at Rey. After all, none of them had expected him, of all people, to

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