Ch. 766..770: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 766-770

Chapter 766

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 766 Though the picture itself was quite blurry, Gerald was certain that the person in it was Yunus Long.

After all, how couldn’t he recognize the person he had nearly fallen victim to?

“That’s him alright. After a little investigating, we found that he first arrived at the Salford Province a few days ago. While I understand that he has his reasons to take his revenge on you, I don’t quite get why he’d follow you all the way here just to do that!” replied Drake as he frowned.

Gerald’s immediate response, however, was to punch the wall beside him. Hard.

“I don’t care about him or even his motives. All I know is that Queta was innocent in this incident yet she nearly lost her life because of me! Drake, Tyson, I believe that Yunus hasn’t left the Salford Province yet. I need both of you to track him down and capture him for me! Regardless of the methods you use, make sure he doesn’t leave the Salford Province scot-free!” said Gerald angrily as looked at the unconscious Queta through the ward door’s window.

“Right away, Mr. Crawford!” said both of them simultaneously as they immediately got to work.

Meanwhile, in a rather well-hidden villa, Yunus was frantically packing his things up.

“Hurry up with the packing! We’ll be leaving using two separate routes!”

“Huh? Do we really need to leave in such a hurry? Shouldn’t we notify Mr. Schuyler first?” asked one of Yunus’s personal drivers.

“What else is there to say? If we wait here any longer we probably won’t be able to leave even if we wanted to! Now hurry up and arrange for that group of men to leave first!” replied Yunus anxiously.

He had already planned the kidnapping incident together with Yael from three days ago.

Since Queta was the only person around whom Gerald was close to, Yunus had planned to use her as bait to lead Gerald into a trap. If everything had gone according to plan, Yunus would’ve finally been able to kill him!

He was even prepared to sacrifice his subordinates just to ensure that Gerald died!

Since he always acted behind the scenes, he was fairly certain that there was nothing he had to be afraid of.

However, things were different now. Yunus believed that Gerald would be able to uncover the truth extremely quickly as long as he wanted to.

Gerald would definitely send his men to track him down and go after him once he found out that Yunus was involved in the operation!

His initial plan to take advantage of Yael by placing the blame on him once Gerald was killed had only been wishful thinking. Yunus realized now that he had once again underestimated Gerald’s true capabilities.

It wasn’t long before everyone involved with the escape plan was packed and ready to go.

“Everything’s been prepared and arranged according to your instructions, Mr. Long. I’ve managed to get my hands on a cross-country vehicle and by rough calculations, it should already be dark by the time we make it out of the Salford Province!”

“Alright, then let’s head out already! Also, arrange for someone to pick us up in Merry City!” said Yunus as he put his sunglasses on and carried his suitcase to the vehicle.

As this was happening, something seemed to be amiss in the Salford Province city.

Several brands of luxury cars were driving up and down the streets, and there seemed to be at least five hundred of the expensive cars in the entire fleet.

The sea of luxury cars making their way all over the city made for a truly spectacular scene.

“Oh my god! What on earth is happening?”

“What an amazing scene, right?!”

“I wonder what the commotion is about…”

“Beats me. There’s no news regarding what’s currently happening at all! I do wonder what kind of person would have this much power and money to own so many luxurious cars!”

While this was shocking to all those within the Salford Province, those walking around the province’s outskirts were in for an even bigger surprise.

Loud droning could be heard in the sky at that moment, prompting the people in the outskirts to look up.

“Holy cr*p! Look at all those helicopters!”

“My god! What on earth is happening here?”

While most of the people were shocked to the point where their jaws hung wide open, many others immediately began taking pictures of the scene.

With well over a hundred helicopters encircling the province’s skies, the event looked simply magnificent.

The plan was to thoroughly search both land and sky throughout the day till they were able to lock on to their target.

As the search continued, night soon came.

The target in question had already arrived at the main road connecting the Salford Province to Merry City by then.

As the car drove on, the late-night wind howled eerily as it blew across Yunus’s side window.

Chapter 767

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 767 “Where are we now?” asked Yunus, his face pale as a sheet.

“I’m not too sure either… While we’ve been able to escape from Gerald’s men when we bumped into them on the main road, we strayed too far off and it’s only barren land around us now!” replied the driver, his legs quivering in fear.

While they had earlier assumed that they were going to escape just fine, they hadn’t expected Gerald’s men to intercept them out of the blue on the main road leading to Merry City!

Thankfully, night was already approaching by then and since the driver was an expert, he managed to eventually shake them off.

Though they had successfully evaded Gerald’s men for the moment, they were now also lost.

“Why do I even pay you then?! B*stard!” shouted Yunus.

They were already far from the city and the gloominess of the surrounding area only served to make Yunus even more depressed.

It was around then when the sound of motor engines could be heard in the distance, the cold night breeze further sending chills down their spine.

Moments later, flickering lights could also be seen from the rear-view mirror.

They had no idea how many cars were currently behind them, but once Yunus saw a car rapidly catching up, he immediately shouted, “Step on it!”

Yunus then took his cell phone out and began calling his mother.

“Are you on your way back now? It’s my birthday tomorrow so remember to be back on time!”

“Mom! Please come save me! Someone’s trying to prevent me from entering Merry City!”

“What was that, son? Do you have a bad signal there? I can’t hear you at all!” replied Yunus’s mother.

“Mom! Can you hear me now? Save me! Hello? Hello?!” yelled Yunus frantically before finally realizing that there wasn’t any phone signal anymore!

“Mr. Long, why don’t we stop the car for now? It’s pitch black out there and we aren’t familiar with the road’s condition either!” said the driver who had been terrified this entire time.

He knew that no matter how much they tried to escape, they would still eventually be caught. Escape was simply no longer an option.

“You definitely aren’t allowed to stop! If Gerald gets his hands on me this time, I’ll surely be done for! Keep moving forward! We need to get off this blasted road and reunite with our own men as soon as possible!”

Hearing that, the driver stepped on the accelerator but all of a sudden, the body of the car began shaking violently!

By the time Yunus managed to regain his composure from the shock, he realized that the entire car seemed to be descending rapidly.

Now finally understanding what was happening, both Yunus and the driver screamed in horror! Slowly but surely, their screams became muffled as they descended further and further until…

A sickening crash was heard, followed by the sound of an explosion as flames burst out from the depths! Shortly after, however, silence resumed with only the occasional muffled roar from the fires below.

It wasn’t long before the convoy chasing after them arrived at the scene. Now lit by the bright headlights of all the cars, it was apparent that Yunus and his driver had accelerated straight down a cliff!

Sometime after, it was late at night in the Long family’s mansion in Yanken, when a beautiful woman said, “I can’t help but feel a little anxious, master. Yunus sounded extremely nervous and afraid when he called me earlier. Do you think he’s doing alright in the Salford Province?”

“Humph! Why wouldn’t he be fine? After all, the Schuylers are living there too! You can rest assured that he’s definitely doing fine!” replied a middle-aged man with a cold expression on his face.

“But I can’t even contact him anymore! I’m sure you’re aware of how many people Yunus has offended in the past two years!” said the woman, her worry reflected in her tone.

“Alright, alright, I’ll give the Schuylers a call later and ask them about the matter! Even if Yunus really has offended a lot of people, it’s always been members of the Long family who have ever dared to take action against everyone else! Who would even dare to lay a finger on us! Humph! While the Crawford siblings are both very arrogant now, they can be sure that I’ll make them pay for all that they’ve done to us!”

The man then snorted before picking his phone up to call the Schuylers.

 

Chapter 768

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 768 After talking on the phone for a while, the middle-aged man’s face suddenly turned deathly pale.

“I-is that so…? I’ve deeply troubled you, Mr. Schuyler! I’ll send someone over immediately!”

All the color seemed to have drained from his face as he hurriedly said, “According to the Schuyler family, Yunus has gone missing in the Salford Province!”

“…Huh? W-what should we do then?!”

“For now, I’m sending someone over there. Tell Second to immediately send someone there as well!” replied the man in an anxious voice.

“Second? But he…”

“First and I can’t leave. Our only option is to have a family member personally deal with the matter. For that reason, it should be fine for Second to represent the family there. I’ll tell Mr. Hobson to follow him as well!”

Hearing that, the woman simply nodded.

Meanwhile, Gerald finally arrived at the cliff on his helicopter.

The cliff was deep and according to the report from his subordinates, they could hardly find complete pieces of the car, let alone its two passengers.

Hearing that, Gerald could only smile wryly.

This was a textbook example of the phrase, ‘even when the heavens send calamities upon us, there is still hope to weather through them; yet when a man brings calamity upon himself, there is no escaping it’.

Yunus had truly brought his own demise upon himself!

At that moment, Gerald’s phone began ringing. It was Tyson.

Knowing that taking extra precautions wouldn’t hurt, Gerald had ordered him to personally guard over Queta ever since he came to the Salford Province.

Picking the call up, Gerald then asked, “What is it?”

“Miss Smith has already awoken, Mr. Crawford. While she’s only suffering from a mild concussion, she’s mostly fine. However…”

As Tyson continued speaking, his voice grew softer and softer.

“…What happened?”

“…I’m truly sorry, Mr. Crawford! While I was standing guard over Miss Smith, four doctors who behaved rather suspiciously arrived at the hospital and tried to get close to her. Suspicious about their true intentions, I didn’t allow them to proceed anywhere near her. As a result, all four of them immediately attacked me! I wasn’t able to defeat them and now Miss Smith has been taken away!” explained Tyson.

“What? Even you got hurt?!” replied Gerald, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead now.

“We’ll discuss further into the matter once I arrive at the hospital. For now, send some men to immediately start looking for her!”

If something really did happen to Queta, then Gerald knew that he would definitely be filled with guilt and unease.

At the same time, Gerald was also thinking that his father’s initial task of tracking down Aunt Fenderson was no longer as simple a task as he had first anticipated.

With that, Gerald immediately rushed to the hospital.

“It was lucky that Ms. Xara had stepped out to get some congee earlier. Due to that, she was able to avoid the four people entirely. Speaking of the four… Each of them looked equally strange and they all wielded short blades. Based on their techniques, I can confidently say that all four of them are top masters who have received stringent training before!” explained Tyson, his voice filled with remorse.

Since Tyson’s body was wrapped up in bandages, even Drake had a tense expression on his face.

“I see. And what about the hospital’s surveillance cameras?” asked Gerald as he paced back and forth.

“I’ve retrieved the records and after looking through them alongside the footage from several other streets, their group seemed to have disappeared on a mountain!” replied Tyson.

Hearing that, Gerald then patted Tyson on the shoulder before saying, “My sister’s told me before that it was rare for both of you to have worthy or even equal opponents. I can only assume that the four men who have managed to even hurt you are working for a very large and powerful family. Did you recognize any of the four assailants? Even if you have the slightest idea, it could be our next lead to find out which family they’re working for!”

“You don’t have to look any further into the matter, Gerald. I think I know who the four men are… And I think I also know who kidnapped Queta!” said Xara with tears in her eyes as she stood up.

Sensing how sure she sounded, Gerald himself came to a sudden realization. Of course.

This was the Salford Province… Only the Fendersons could have done it.

It hadn’t crossed his mind earlier since Gerald hadn’t exposed himself, nor had he gone against the family yet. The fact that the Fendersons always kept such a low profile made it even harder to think about, and subsequently, consider them to be the culprit during such situations!

However, the more he looked at it, the more he was sure that the Fendersons were definitely the ones behind all this!

“If my guess is correct, then the four of them should be my father’s personal bodyguards! My father must have already found me!” said Xara.

 

Chapter 769

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 769 Xara was Lord Fenderson’s most promising daughter and also the second most prominent figure within the Fenderson family. In fact, her position was even more important compared to Jasmine’s father.

Knowing that alone painted a clear picture of how witty and intelligent Xara was as a person.

Adding that to her superior intuition, Xara was certain that her father had been the one who had kidnapped Queta, even though she had no idea how he had found her in the first place.

“I know the Fendersons very well, Gerald. While several complicated internal matters happen within the family, if my father was the one who had kidnapped Queta, then I can rest assured that he won’t make things difficult for her. The problem is, I can’t say the same about the rest of the Fenderson family members…”

“Hahaha! Still… To think that all this stemmed from a fit I threw at him so many years ago! Though I’m sure he regrets it, his temper clearly hasn’t changed at all! Is he honestly still expecting me to step forward and apologize to him?” explained Xara, a bitter smile on her face.

“What should we do now, Aunt Fenderson? I simply can’t help but feel worried now that I know that Queta is with them!” replied Gerald as he shook his head.

After all, Queta was his biological cousin. She was a Crawford as much as he was.

What more, he was the one who had brought Queta along with him here. Now that she was experiencing so many misfortunes because of him, how could he just leave her alone?

“We think we should break into their mansion to rescue the second young lady, Mr. Crawford!” said Drake and Tyson in unison.

“Negative. I know both of you are powerful, but with all due respect, both of you won’t be able to take down my father’s four subordinates. To make matters clear, the Fenderson family’s background was once comparable to that of the Crawfords. There’s simply no way that the few of us can break in as we please!” replied Xara.

Hearing that, both men lowered their heads in shame.

“…Then, should we just leave the second young lady alone? Do we not rescue her?” asked Tyson.

“Of course not! While now isn’t the right time, there definitely exists chances for us to save her. For one, it’ll be my father’s birthday in three days. In accordance with the Fenderson family’s tradition, a big birthday banquet will be held then. On that day, wealthy and influential businessmen, as well as close family friends, will be invited to participate! That will be the best moment to save Queta!” proposed Xara.

“So what you’re proposing is that we sneak in during the Fenderson family’s birthday banquet and create some chaos to allow us to rescue Queta unnoticed?”

“Exactly. The family will be needing a lot of manpower to perform the many tasks required to keep the birthday banquet running smoothly. Of course, in order to remain secretive, they’ll usually opt to hire chefs and personnel from either the Northern Region or even from abroad. The opportunity couldn’t be any more perfect for us to save her!”

Registering all that perfectly, Gerald then nodded in agreement.

When the time came, he would bring Drake, Tyson, and a few other masters into the mansion with him. He definitely needed to arrange for some people to wait outside as well as a contingency plan. Though

he certainly couldn’t ever hope to overpower the Fendersons within their own mansion, creating chaos was going to be much easier. Once that happened, they’d be able to rescue Queta and leave the mansion, hopefully unnoticed.

“How are we to enter alongside the hired personnel?” asked Drake.

“Well, since the process of screening through foreigners is extremely strict, they’ll most likely focus on gathering personnel from Merry City first. We need to head there as soon as possible and once we’re there, I have my own ways of helping you get in. Speaking of which, I also have a few confidants whom I trust among the Fendersons. I’ll just need to ask them about Queta’s specific whereabouts!” replied Xara.

Xara was honestly feeling extremely anxious. She couldn’t help but feel worried about Queta. After all, once anyone fell into the Fenderson family’s bottomless pit, it would be no easy feat to get them out again.

Understanding that only made her feel increasingly worried.

However, Xara was still able to have a clear head since she had many years of experience dealing with them.

Meanwhile, several doctors exited from a secret hallway in the Fenderson family’s mansion.

“Lord Fenderson, Miss Smith simply refuses to take any medical treatment! Not only that, she’s not eating anything as well! We’ve tried persuading her all we could but she simply refuses to listen!” said one of the doctors respectfully.

Upon hearing that, Bryson’s wrinkled face reflected his anxiety. He was already turning eighty this year…

 

Chapter 770

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 770 “This girl… She’s as stubborn as her mother! Hmm… Hasn’t Jasmine already located Xenia? That personal maid of Xara’s? Try getting her to persuade Queta. Also, nobody should be allowed to know about Queta being here, not even Jasmine! If word gets out, I’ll be sure to make each of you suffer a slow death! Now leave!”

Hearing that, the doctors trembled in fear before leaving quickly.

Once they were gone, Bryson slowly stood up with his walking cane in hand before staring blankly at the wall.

While lots of things were on his mind, the memory that stood out the most was the time when he had publicly severed relationships with his beloved daughter, Xara.

He had chased her out of the Fendersons family, and though he had been extremely stringent when it came to enforcing family rules, he regretted his actions immediately the moment she left.

He had tried every possible way to locate Xara. It wasn’t a requirement of his for her to return to his side, but he simply wanted to know whether his precious daughter was still alive, and if she was, he wanted to also know how well she was living on her own.

That alone would be enough to satisfy him.

However, even after so many years had passed, he had heard no news regarding Xara at all.

As a man who constantly took good care of his body, Bryson—who was going to be eighty in three days—should have theoretically retained a more youthful look. Instead of that, however, he looked

even older than an ordinary person of the same age who still had to work hard daily!

Bryson had simply acknowledged that this was his punishment.

While he had initially thought that he would never be able to see her again, not even on his deathbed, it seemed that divine justice existed after all. It all began when Noah gave him a call out of the blue, reporting that he had found a person who looked exactly like Xara.

Since the Fenderson family was quite capable, upon receiving the news, Xara and even her granddaughter’s whereabouts were soon pinpointed.

“…I know you hate me, Xara… But it’ll be my birthday in three days… I really hope that you’ll return to see me…” muttered Bryson to himself as he felt tears welling up in his eyes.

While this was happening, a maid entered a room holding a box in her hands.

Inside, a girl was sitting on a bed, crying.

The moment the maid saw her, her body began trembling and eventually, the box she was holding on to fell to the ground.

“H-how could both of you look so similar?!” shouted the maid excitedly.

“You look exactly like the eldest lady back then!” added the maid as she reminisced the times when she was still by the eldest lady’s side many years ago.

Of course, the crying girl in question was none other than Queta.

Upon seeing that the maid herself was now crying, Queta asked in a soft and gentle voice, “…Um… You are…?”

“Miss Queta, my name is Xenia! I used to be the eldest lady’s, Miss Xara’s, personal maid!” replied Xenia as she cried.

“…H-huh? Xara Fenderson… She’s my mother?” replied Queta as she got increasingly excited after hearing Xenia’s words.

Xenia then nodded as she said between tears, “Miss Queta, you look exactly like her! And yes, she is!”

“W-where is she now, Aunt Xenia?” asked Queta, now crying harder than before.

“Not to worry, Miss Queta! While there is a lot to cover and it’ll take a good while for me to explain all the complicated things that have been happening, you can rest assured that your mother has constantly been thinking of you. The short of it is that your grandfather still doesn’t know where she is… Once an opportunity arises, I’ll help you leave this place so that you can be reunited with your mother!” replied Xenia as she stroked Queta’s hair affectionately, a distressed expression on her face.

“Why aren’t you letting me in? Get out of the way right this instant!” shouted a voice from behind the door at that moment.