Chapter 2360
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2360
Upon hearing that, one of Walter’s disciples immediately took a step forward.
Now terrified out of his mind, Finch—who could sense how serious these people were about murdering
him—immediately yelled, “W-wait…! ”
After gesturing for his disciple to stop, Walter then stared Finch straight in the eye before asking in a
calm, but stern tone, “Again, I ask. Who are you, and who has your back? Why didn’t you just return to
rest after today’s auction ended? Just so you know, my family’s the organizer of this auction! ”
Gulping in response, Finch nced at Gerald before sighing. He had no choice but to state the truth…
Shaking his head, Finch then exined, “I… I’m from the Crawford family… I came here to spy on
Gerald…”
“…Oh? You’re a Crawford? Do you know him, Gerald?” asked Walter as he turned to look at the boy.
Gerald himself already had his fists clenched as he narrowed his eyes at Finch while growling, “The
cultivating Crawford family, I presume?”
After seeing Finch nod, the confused Walter couldn’t help but ask, “…Hmm? What’s going on here? Is
he not your family member?”
Momentarily remaining silent, Gerald eventually turned to face Walter before cing his palm against
his fist as he requested, “…Before that, could you spare his life for now? Maybe keep him here in the
meantime…?”
“That’s certainly arrangeable,” replied Walter, prompting both Gerald and Finch to heave sighs of
relief…
After exiting the room, Walter—who could sense Gerald’s unease—signaled his disciples to leave them
be for now. Following that, Walter took a slow stroll on the shore —behind his home —together with
Gerald…
It was a brief silenceter when Walter turned to look at Gerald—who was very obviously upset—
before asking, “My friend, do you have any grudges against the cultivating Crawford family…?”
“…Well, there’s no point hiding all this anymore… You see, the cultivating Crawford family was
established by my grandfather…” muttered Gerald, not wanting to keep it a secret anymore.
Gerald, for one, knew that Walter wouldn’t suddenly decide to kill him since he still possessed the
Herculean Primordial Spirit. What more, Walter could very well end up helping him! However, should
that happen, then he would truly have no choice but to copte with Walter’s daughter…
Though he knew that, Finch’s sudden appearance had made Gerald’s mind more muddled than he’d
like to admit…
“…I see. Then… Isn’t that man part of your family?” asked the confused Walter.
“Far from it,” replied Gerald with a long sigh before starting to exin all about Daryl. In the process,
Gerald also admitted that he had only approached Mount Nimbus in the first ce to learn about its
secrets due to how simr it was—in terms of being able to disappear and reappear—to Yearning
Ind.
Throughout Gerald’s exnation, Walter kept nodding as his frown slowly deepened. To think that this
young man had been carrying such heavy responsibility in the past few years…
By the time Gerald was done, Walter slipped his hands into his pockets before saying, “…Now I know
the whole story… Yearning Ind, was it? I truly believe that that ind Coating atop the Northbay Sea
functions the same as this one, as in, there’s a giant forcefield around it, thus allowing it to be invisible
from the outside… With that said, I have reason to believe that your grandfather’s cultivation level is on
par with mine. Still, I’ve never heard of the cultivating Crawfords before, so I can’t help you information-
wise…”
“But… if you haven’t even heard of the cultivating Crawfords before, how did they get invited to the
auction…?” asked Gerald.
“Well, just because I haven’t heard about them doesn’t mean that the same applies to the rest of my
family. In case you weren’t aware, those on the ind are just a small part of my family. With that said, I
normally don’t care about the auction too much. I’m only here due to the fact that I was told that the
bearer of the Herculean Primordial Spirit was here,” exined Walter with a smile as he looked at the
vast ocean…
“I see…” replied Gerald as he nodded.
After lighting a cigarette and handing one to Gerald, Walter took a moment before saying.
Since Yearning Ind is most probably surrounded by a forcefield like Greendrake Ind, it won’t be
easy for you to get there… How’s this? I’ll inform my family’s elders to tell you all they know about the
cultivating Crawfords.”
“I appreciate it. Still, there’s one other thing that I can’t quite understand,” muttered Gerald as he held
onto his cigarette.
“That being?” asked Walter with a slightly raised brow.
“Well… since Yearning Ind was already able to vanish at will thousands of years ago, does that
mean that those from the Seadom tribe were cultivators…? Or perhaps they used some other method
to make the ind vanish…” muttered Gerald, a frown on his face.
“Unfortunately, I’m not too sure about that, ” replied Walter as he shook his head.
“Whatever the case is, my parents and sister are still being held hostage there… I won’t stop till I’ve
saved them…!” growled Gerald as he clenched his fists tightly.
“…Once you find the ind, tell me and I’ll lead some of my family’s seniors over to help you save your
family. How’s that sound?” asked Walter as he ced a hand on Gerald’s shoulder.
“While I appreciate the kind offer, I wish to save my loved ones with my own strength. Besides, I don’t
think it’s good to keep relying on others,” replied Gerald as he shook his head.
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Admiring Gerald’s determination, Walter nodded as he asked, “I see. Speaking of which, what do you
n to do with the man we caught?”
“If possible, keep him here for now… I think he’s just a regr member of the cultivating Crawfords.
With that said, another Crawford must have brought him here,” replied Gerald after taking in a deep
breath.
“…Oh? So you’re saying that the spy is working for another person who wishes to harm you?” deduced
Walter.
After watching Gerald nod in agreement, Walter then turned around as he said, “I see. Then I’ll make
sure to force everyst bit of information out of him, then. Also, as an elder, I have some advice for
you… Though it’s good to be kind, being too kind all the time could eventually spell trouble…”
Bowing toward Walter, Gerald simply replied, “I appreciate the advice, Uncle Zeman. I know what to
do.”
“Good to hear. Well, feel free to return to your room now. As promised, I’ll let Finch live for now. The
second I find someone attempting to look for that man, however, I’ll be sure to immediately inform you,”
said Walter as he tossed his cigarette butt into a stone pestle.
”Thank you, Uncle Zeman,” replied Gerald with a bow before turning to leave…