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Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2091

Not knowing how to even begin talking about what he had done, Gerald simply gave vague details.

Understanding that Gerald didn’t want to talk about it, Takuya then said, “… I see. Well, whatever you did, I’m fine with it as long as Kai doesn’t come looking for more trouble.”

“Glad to hear that. Speaking of which, I’d like to ask about Suke… What exactly is his relationship with the Futabas? And how long has it been since he had any contact with the family?” asked Gerald as he recalled last night’s incident.

“… Hmm? Where’s this coming from? Did he look for trouble with you yesterday?” asked Takuya as he instantly raised a brow. Though he wasn’t as powerful as the Kanagawas, he was still the head of the Futaba family. With that in mind, it was within his power to deal with troublemakers within the family.

“I have nothing against Suke. I’m just a little curious about him,” replied Gerald. Till he properly made a thorough investigation, Gerald wasn’t about to share his speculations and accidentally wreak havoc within the family.

“… I see. Well, Suke… isn’t exactly the nicest man around. It’s been three years since he’s left the family, and he’s never contacted me till recently. I’m not too sure if he’s been in contact with the other family members, though I do know that he respects Masura a lot. I’m afraid that’s all I know about him…” replied Takuya without mincing any words.

Scratching his chin, Gerald then said, “I see…”

After looking at Gerald for a while, Takuya couldn’t help but cross his arms before saying, “Whatever the case is, don’t take what they said yesterday to heart. They just want to snatch my post as the family head away. Even so, I won’t go down without a fight, even if those two cooperate!”

Smiling subtly, Gerald simply replied, “Got it.”

Meanwhile, Ryuuka who had just made it back to the Kanagawa manor immediately began searching for Kai. Why had Kai reacted that way during the call? Had he said something he shouldn’t have back when he was at the Futaba manor? Would his status in the family be threatened because of that?

Hoping that wasn’t the case, Ryuuka then yelled, “Kai? I’m back!”

Kai himself had just had a call with Ryugu and learned that Gerald would be assassinated soon. With that in mind, he was in a rather good mood.

Upon hearing Ryuuka’s shout, he turned to look at him before asking, “Hmm? What brings you here?”

“Well, you sounded rather dissatisfied when I called you earlier, so I was wondering if I had said something I shouldn’t have to the Futabas…” replied Ryuuka who couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw the smile on Kai’s face.

Waving his hand, Kai simply said, “It’s nothing. Regardless, make it known that no one from our family is allowed to meet or even contact the Futabas without my permission for the time being!”

“… But… I only went because the family head told me to…” replied Ryuuka in a slightly bitter tone.

“I don’t care. From now on, none of the Kanagawas are allowed to meet up with the Futabas! If dad asks about it, just tell him the order came from me! Do you understand?” retorted Kai as he glared at him.

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“G-got it…! ” replied Ryuuka as he immediately nodded, fearing that Kai would fly into a rage if he didn’t agree.

Whatever the case was, though Ryuuka was well aware that the family head had the final say in things like these, he also knew that the patriarch deeply adored Kai. With that in mind, if he ever chose to disobey Kai, Ryuuka knew that the family head wouldn’t step in to back him up. In fact, Ryuuka was pretty sure that the family head would simply kick him out of the family, just to please Kai!

“I’m glad you do. Now leave and resume work. Also, remember to notify me if there’s anything else,” said Kai in a slightly impatient tone as he gestured for Ryuuka to leave.

Kai, for one, knew better than to make a move when Gerald was still alive. After all, that b*stard could easily reveal all that had happened that night! With that in mind, though he eagerly wanted to get Fujiko back from the Futabas, Kai understood that his current best play was to have the Hanyu assassins finish Gerald off first. Once Gerald ‘mysteriously’ disappeared off the face of the planet, Kai would finally be able to do as he pleased without any repercussions…!

Regardless, upon hearing that, Ryuuka who already had beads of cold sweat rolling down his forehead quickly replied, “T-then if there’s nothing else, I’ll be taking my leave…”

“Just get out already!” grumbled Kai as Ryuuka bolted out of the room…

Once Ryuuka was no longer there, Kai’s eyes instantly went gloomy again. Clenching his fists, he knew that if word about what he had done that night got out to the police, Gerald would be first in line to expose all his misdoings. If things really did get to that point, then Kai would surely be doomed for good…! With that in mind, Kai couldn’t help but call Ryugu again…

The second Ryugu picked up, he immediately said, “Kai? How can I help you?”

“Let’s not beat around the bush. When do you plan on finishing Gerald off?” asked Kai who had gotten slightly nervous again after learning of what Ryuuka had earlier done at the Futaba manor. If Gerald had considered Ryuuka’s actions as a challenge, then he could easily expose Kai’s misdoings at any time he pleased!

“With all due respect, Kai, it’s just been a few days. Remember, Gerald’s not some run off the mill beggar that we can easily take out without any repercussions. He’s a guest of the Futabas! Besides, while I’m not sure what he did at your place, I’m sure Takuya will be much more protective over Gerald now. With that said, it isn’t exactly easy to kill him,” replied Ryugu in a slightly helpless tone. Still, he knew better than to be sassy with Kai, so he held his tongue.

“Do you think I care? Look, finish the job in a week. If Gerald hasn’t vanished off the face of the planet by then, you’d better start thinking about how you’ll explain the situation to the patriarch!” growled Kai before instantly hanging up.

With his phone still against his ear, Ryugu could only stare into the distance for a while. Seven days he said… Ryugu wondered if he would even be able to break into the Futaba manor by then… Even after he found a way to sneak in, he would still need to locate Gerald and do further planning for the assassination… A week was simply too short!

Still, he knew he couldn’t just disobey Kai’s orders. After all, Kai was the powerful and influential young master of the Kanagawa family, a family that was much more powerful than the Hanyus, at least in Japan…

As if that wasn’t troubling enough, he was already in hot water with Suijin since he had failed to locate the individual who had thwarted Saburo’s assassination attempt… If Kai reported his inability to Suijin as well, then he would really have to drop his position as the leader of the assassination team…!

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He was the leader of the assassination team for heaven’s sake! Second only to Sujin within the Hanyu family! Hell, throughout Japan, even most of the prestigious people and high ranking officials had to pay him some degree of respect! Everything used to go his way! How had he fallen so much in just half a month?!

“F*cking hell…! Where the hell do all these problems keep coming from?!” roared the angered Ryugu as he slammed his fist onto the mahogany table beside him, causing it to smash into a million pieces…!

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Upon hearing all that noise, a few of Ryugu’s men instantly burst through the door and asked, “Team leader! What’s wrong?!”

“… Everything’s fine. Regardless, call over all the leaders of the secondary assassination teams immediately. There’s something important I’d like to discuss with them. Also, tell them to bring along any clues they’ve found regarding the Futabas! ” ordered Ryugu as he shook his head with a sigh.

There was no way he was going to risk lowering his image by sharing his bad position with his subordinates. It was the reason why he had made sure to put up a leader like façade while ordering his men.

Whatever the case was, after exchanging glances with each other, his men then nodded before yelling, “Loud and clear!”

It was about ten minutes later when eight new faces could be seen gathered in Ryugu’s room. These men were the leaders of the secondary assassination teams, and they operated under the orders of Ryugu.

After looking at them for a while, Ryugu detailed them on Kai’s conditions. As he was doing so, however, he couldn’t help but notice that several of the leaders occasionally lowered their heads to whisper among themselves…

Annoyed that his subordinates were talking bad about him right in front of his face, Ryugu eventually growled, “If there’s anything you’d like to say, say it to my face!”

“… With all due respect, team leader, we’re only discussing the mission.”

“He’s right, team leader. Remember how Saburo failed to kill Fujiko back then? Don’t you think that the Futabas will be much more vigilant about us now…? With that in mind, there’s no way we would be able to assassinate him without being found out! “

“Indeed! Why don’t we wait till things deescalate a bit…? I suggest that we talk about this mission once more when things have calmed down!”

Not daring to whisper anymore, the group of men immediately revealed what they had been discussing. Still, though they each said it slightly differently, the contents of their conversation were more or less the same, that being the fact that they couldn’t just deal with the Futabas right off the bat after Saburo failed to assassinate Fujiko.

While it was true that the current Futabas weren’t as strong as they used to be, they were still considerably better off compared to other families. With that in mind, if the Hanyus launched another assassination mission so soon and the Futabas noticed, that family would surely be compelled to spread the news about their assassination attempt to the other families in Japan. If things got to that point, there was a high chance that the Hanyus would get taken out overnight!

operate in Japan for hundreds of years was because they mainly dealt with assassination attempts overseas. If word got out that they had attempted to assassinate a fellow Japanese citizen, any initial tolerance from the other Japanese families would surely be thrown out the window.

that in mind, the possibility of several families working together to take them down was very real. By that point, none of

put that into consideration before calling you over?!” growled

Aside from that, he only had half a month to locate the man who had thwarted Saburo’s assassination attempt… There really was

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decision, team leader…?” asked a few of

is, I called all of you over today to discuss how we should deal with Gerald. I remember some of you saying you had clues related to the Futabas.

said one of the men as he retrieved a hard disk from

and soon enough, all sorts of information began popping up on the screen. Essentially, it was a compilation of all that the Hanyus had learned about the Futabas in the span of

clicked on a file, instantly revealing a bird’s eye view of the Futaba manor after a slight flicker of the screen… Sensing that it was a bit too bright, one of the men quickly closed the room’s curtains, instantly

the manor, Ryugu then said, “This is where their guest room is, so I’m assuming Gerald is staying there. However, since he’s a distinguished guest of that family, it’s possible

be held indoors… However, won’t killing him be easier

Ryugu with a slight frown. Turning to look at one of the taller men in the group who was standing at the back, Ryugu then added, “… Suneo, I want you to send two trustworthy subordinates to keep a

clear, team leader!” declared Suneo as he took a

main focus now should be to take Gerald out and find the individual who had thwarted Saburo’s assassination plan! The truth is, the patriarch has already told me that if we fail to deal with these two missions, I’ll have to resign from my position as the leader of the assassination team. If that ends up happening, you team leaders will end up losing your posts as well! What more, you’ll also have to undergo the most severe

this was the first time they had seen Ryugu this worried and serious. Then again, putting Suijin’s threats into consideration,

simple, they knew they had to make haste.

had gotten his point across, he pointed at two men who had been standing close to the front before saying, “You two. Stay here. As for the rest,

for good reason. After all, not only were they capable men, but in terms of strength and martial arts skills, those two could easily make it into the family’s top five strongest

been given, so their record was

left, Endo took a step forward before asking, “What can we do for you,

response, Ryugu then gestured for the door and windows to be tightly shut. Once that was done, Ryugu pointed at the screen as he

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Since Takuya already knows that we tried to assassinate his daughter, he’ll surely have guards around Gerald

hearing that, Ryugu then turned to look at the other man before

I wanted to. If we really do plan on doing things outdoors, by the time our subordinates take out the Futaba bodyguards, I’m sure there will already be eyewitnesses. With how famous our family is, it isn’t a stretch

the first place. While it may be a bit difficult to pull it off, at the very least, we won’t be seen by outsiders. Regardless, I didn’t request for both of you to

just can’t help but worry if I leave the mission to the others,” said Ryugu as he

was simply far too short for there to be any room for error. If they failed to get rid of Gerald in their first attempt, there wouldn’t be a second one. By that

hearing that, Endo and Izumi exchanged glances clearly not expecting Ryugu to even suggest that before replying, “You want

that, Ryugu frowned slightly as he replied, “…

need both of us just to take out a single guest of the

weren’t even aware that their leaders had been assassinated until quite some time after Endo and Izumi had stealthily returned to Japan. All that had simply taken them

that Ryugu decided to order both of them to fulfill such a simple task. In their perspective, just ordering one of them should’ve sufficed, and that it was a waste of time and resources

the fact that Kai wants him dead so much, I have reason to believe that Gerald is quite capable. While I know that both of you are equally capable, we only have one shot at this. Once the Futabas are alerted that we’re after Gerald’s head, everything will

there isn’t anything else, we’ll start preparing

noticing you. If you get caught, kill them too. No evidence should be left behind!” replied Ryugu

he was starting to regret agreeing

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had intercepted Saburo’s attack! Oh, how he yearned to not have this extra weight on his back..! Truth

to investigate, thus lowering his chances of getting punished! Whatever the case was, getting rid of Gerald

this together, the mission will surely be a success! If luck is on our side, we

members at a time, and Ryugu knew that. With that in mind, Ryugu sighed ash e replied, “Let’s

was to get some rest without having to think about anything else for

and Izumi then bowed before Ryugu before

best men for the job. After all, the Futabas were already on high alert after finding

returned to his room in the Futaba manor before giving Aiden a call to learn about their situation in the past few days. After being updated by Aiden, Gerald told him to pass the phone to

Still, it wasn’t

special forces competition that was less than a week away. Of course, he wasn’t just doing that to meet up with Aiden and Master Ghost. Since Fujiko was still participating in the competition, Gerald figured that he may

the case was, upon hearing that,

resting, he couldn’t help but think about the sea

Gerald wasn’t all that anxious. After all, he had a gut

close to Fujiko, the sea map seemed to emit subtle bursts of heat… Whatever that heat was, it further confirmed that Fujiko’s special pendant was linked

few knocks could be heard at the door, followed by a voice calling out, “Are you there, Mr. Crawford? The patriarch has invited

nose. He would have to think about the sea map later. With that, he got off the bed and slipped

after, Gerald arrived at the dining room. As usual, he was having dinner with Takuya and his daughter,

for one, could clearly see that Takuya hadn’t smiled much ever since that meeting with the other Futabas. Though Takuya had claimed that it didn’t bother him, it was obvious that that was a lie. In the end, he was still

in a slightly embarrassed tone, “The… special forces competition is going to be held in less than a week, Mr. Crawford… With that in mind, if you head there to support your friend, please keep an eye out on Fujiko as well… I’m just worried that

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ever since Gerald showed up, he had constantly been protecting Fujiko. Despite receiving so much of Gerald’s help to the point where he even rescued his daughter from

didn’t really know anyone else who was reliable enough to protect his daughter

replying, “Don’t worry about it. Even if you hadn’t asked me to,

that the closer he got to the Futabas, the higher his chances of learning about

hearing that,

how hard his daughter was blushing, Takuya couldn’t help but say, “I do wonder whether there truly is something between you

Gerald immediately replied, “Please don’t overthink

her safe…” replied Takuya as he shook his head with a smile,

that, Gerald didn’t attempt to further explain himself. If Takuya continued misunderstanding him, so be it. He would simply clarify the misunderstanding after

way, after dinner, Gerald and Fujiko left the dining room together with the intent of talking about the special forces competition… It definitely

walking around the manor, Gerald couldn’t help but feel slightly awkward. After all, though there really wasn’t anything between them, Gerald couldn’t deny that their relationship

when he heard Fujiko sigh before saying, “I wonder if the Hanyus will continue trying to assassinate me now that I’m participating in

arts skills ever since she was a young girl. Though she eventually got to a point where she even gained the title of ‘Queen of Soldiers’, she recalled how weak she truly was against Saburo back when he

trained, she would always have an unfair disadvantage against a man’s

replied, “Don’t worry about them. I’ll be sure to protect

Gerald quickly found himself frowning. His Herculean Primordial Spirit had sprung to life, which meant that

behind him, the puzzled girl couldn’t help but ask, “… Um…

that the manor isn’t as safe as we’d like to imagine,” replied Gerald with

do you mean…?” asked Fujiko, confused as to what was happening. However, it didn’t take long for her to

“… Are you

seems to be the case,

this so that he can send out our men to

able to make it past her first step, she felt as

or invisible

room is. With that in mind, there’s a high chance that we’ll get attacked along the way. Just so you know, these people are stronger than the person who had attacked you that night. Besides, if you notify your dad about this, the entire manor will surely end up in chaos. After all, the family’s already in pretty poor condition, so if word about this gets out, things will only continue getting worse,” explained

of taking