Ch. 886..890: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 886-890
Chapter 886
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 886 The young man took off his peaked cap before placing it aside. After that, he flicked his burning cigarette butt out of the restaurant.
As soon as he took off his cap, everyone inside the restaurant could clearly see that despite his skinny physique, he gave people an intimidating aura, and also how handsome and delicate his face was.
When the woman heard this, she started acting more anxiously.
“You must be blind! This is a genuine product! No way in hell will a person like you be able to distinguish between a genuine and a fake product! Why don’t you admit that you guys aren’t going to compensate me! Looks like I’ll have to teach you a lesson today lest you forget how powerful I am!”
The woman glanced at Bertold as she motioned for him to go ahead.
Bertold and his men started advancing on the young man.
“Alright, that’s enough. I know that all of you are great people. However, it’s really a knock-off! Why would I possibly lie to you?”
As he spoke, the young man grabbed the woman’s dress and tore it open.
“Ahhh!”
The woman started screaming out loud again.
“Take a look if you believe me. An authentic Hermes product is made out of raw materials that are treated with special care. But look at your dress. It is clearly made out of industrial cotton. You must have bought a counterfeit good somewhere, right? It costs three hundred and ten dollars at most!”
The young man said.
The woman wanted to scream into his ears.
However, she was stunned when she heard this.
Bertold, who was about to close in on him, was also stunned.
The both of them exchanged glances with one another.
This was because everything that the young man had said was right. This was indeed a counterfeit product that they had bought for three hundred and eight dollars at a discount sale.
“So, we can only compensate you three hundred and ten dollars at most!”
The young man said with a triumphant smile.
“Aunt Maria, bring three hundred and ten dollars here!”
“Aye!”
Maria nodded.
The young man handed the money over to Bertold.
Bertold felt embarrassed for being publicly humiliated by this young man in front of so many pairs of eyes. What ticked him off was the fact that he even took the opportunity to tear apart the dress of his woman.
How dare he point out so loudly that his woman was wearing a cheap knock-off dress!
If he were to leave without doing anything, then he, Bertold, would rather just be dead!
“Okay, young man. You have a good eye, I gotta give you that. However, even if it really was a knock- off, why did you have to tear my woman’s dress apart? I’ll turn you into a darned cripple for doing that!”
Bertold was fuming from the ears.
Without warning, he sent his fist straight into the young man’s face.
Boom!
There was a sound.
The young man grabbed hold of Bertold’s fist directly.
And then, he tightened his grip on the fist.
“Ouch! That hurts! Let go of my fist damn it!”
Bertold yelled out in pain.
He was shocked.
He could easily lift this man off the ground but how could he possibly exert so much strength using his fingers alone?
“You want to fight? Then you should have just said so!”
The young man replied with a subtle smile.
After shaking his wrist slightly, Bertold’s arms started clicking and bending upwards at a bizarre angle.
After that, the young man gave Bertold a slight kick and he was flipped onto his back effortlessly.
“Ouch! My arm!”
Bertold yelped in pain.
His subordinates were all dumbfounded.
Hearing all the painful cracks when the young man was grappling Bertold’sfist made them realize how powerful this seemingly harmless man was.
Seeing how Bertold’s body moved, they knew instantly that his arm had become dislocated.
None of them dared to move a muscle.
“It’s okay. It will not hurt anymore after a while!”
The young man said as he squatted next to the big guy.
Bertold, who was yelling incessantly, looked at his horribly deformed arm before realizing that he wasn’t feeling any pain anymore.
However, the awkward position his arm was bent into looked really frightening.
At the same time, he saw the young man smiling indifferently at him. Chills crept up his spine when he started realizing how creepy the man’s smile appeared.
He started sweating profusely as he said, “You…what are you going to do to me?”
The young man smiled as he patted Bertold’s shoulder. “Bertold, with so many customers around, there’s nothing I can do to you. Weren’t you asking for compensation? Come! Why don’t we step outside and talk about it?”
Chapter 887
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 887 Bertold gulped in fear.
The woman was starting to feel fearful as well.
She was afraid that this young man would also break her arm just like how he did to Bertold’s.
She followed behind the young man as they walked into the backyard.
They finally arrived in a shack in their backyard.
Thud!
The young man shut the heavy door behind them loudly.
The both of them shivered in fright.
But they had no other choice. After all, Bertold could not allow his arm to remain the way that it was.
“You better fix my arm for me. Or I’ll not let you go. Why don’t you go around and ask…”
Bertold wasn’t going to lose his pride that easily. So, he continued speaking with a hostile look in his eyes.
“Okay, that’s enough. I already told you that I know how powerful both of you are. So, let’s talk things over!”
The young man interrupted him before he could finish speaking.
“Heh heh. As long as you fix my man’s arm, we won’t be asking for any compensation!”
The woman said.
Slap!
The young man slapped the woman across her face.
The woman collapsed onto the ground after receiving the slap.
It came so suddenly that it momentarily stunned her. She was in such a disoriented state that she remained on the ground, staring up with a baffled look on her face.
Without waiting for her man to retaliate, the young man proceeded to break Bertold’sother arm.
In the end, both of Bertold’s arms were completely deformed and he could only lay on the ground as he squealed in pain.
He had fear written all over his face at the moment.
“How would you like to talk things over?”
The young man asked with a hint of hostility in his tone.
“No…we are not discussing anything anymore! Just let us go! We do not want to discuss anything anymore!”
Bertold replied out of fear.
“What about the three hundred and ten dollars?” The young man asked.
“I will give it back to you. We…we do not want it anymore!”
There was nothing they could do to intimidate this young man at all!
This was not the first time that Bertold had come looking for trouble but he knew that this time was different. This time, he had actually dug his own grave.
“Alright then. Remember clearly that you are giving it up voluntarily. I did not force the both of you to do so!” The young man said.
“Yes, it is voluntary! We did it voluntarily!”
At this time, the young man pulled out the three hundred and ten dollars that he had given to Bertold just now, from his pocket.
“Besides that, the both of you hit Hunter outside just now. I don’t care what you’re gonnasay, you should at least give us three hundred and ten dollars to cover for his medical expenses, right? We will have to bring him to the hospital to get a scan and so forth. As you can already see, the small clinic in our town is not that well-equipped. We will have to bring him to the county hospital and I’m afraid, it’ll cost a lot more than that!” The young man said.
“We will compensate you. Three hundred and ten dollars! Just take it!”
“And also…”
The young man said.
“There is still more?”
Bertold who was struggling for his breath due to the pain asked.
Slap!
The young man slapped him across the face “How dare you interrupt me when I’m speaking.”
“I’m so sorry, please go ahead!”
“And also, when you were beating Hunter up just now, you broke our tables, chairs, benches, pots and pans. You’ll have to pay up a hundred dollars for that, but I’ll make it easier by rounding it up to one hundred and fifty dollars! Now, pay up!”
“We will pay! We will pay! Mate, please help me. I cannot stand it anymore. My arms feel like there are thousands of bugs gnawing at it!”
Bertold’s face was pale from all the pain he was experiencing.
“Alright then. You should have had this kind of attitude from the very beginning and we would not have needed to waste our time like this! Just because you have money doesn’t mean sh*t, alright?”
The young man said.
After that, he held Bertold down as he fixed his arms.
Miraculously, Bertold felt his arms recover and the pain fade away.
“I remember now! Big brother, I will remember that!”
Bertold replied as he broke out in cold sweat.
“We will go out and make up for the balance we owe you. Not a single cent less, I swear on my mother!”
Bertold helped the woman, who had barely regained her senses to get on her feet before they hurriedly got back into the restaurant.
“Bertold, are we really leaving just like that? I am not satisfied at all!”
The woman complained while sobbing.
Her expression was as if she was the aggrieved party here.
Chapter 888
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 888 Bertold grabbed hold of the woman’s arm and got her to shut up.
After that, he thought to himself:
‘Am I going to leave like this? Hahaha! He should ask around and see what kind of a person I am. I may leave today but come tomorrow, I’ll be here with more of my men! When night falls, I will raze this place to the ground. After that, I will capture the young brat and I will cut the tendons in his arms and legs! Like hell I’m gonna let this slide so easily! Being impulsive will bring us nowhere. I can’t fight the kid head-on, not right now at least. After all, I don’t have enough men with me!”
“Bertold, wait a minute!”
At this time, the young man walked out of the room where they were tortured.
He waved his hand at Bertold.
“Ahh? Big brother, what’s wrong?” Bertold said.
“Come back here. I forgot something!” The young man said.
Bertold walked back to him.
“I forgot something just now. I don’t think I’ll be relieved if I let you just leave like that, would I?”
“Big brother, what are you worried about? I have already gotten a taste of how powerful you are. I will not dare to mess with you, I swear!” Bertold replied.
Although the young man looked like he was around twenty-two years old, Bertold had no choice but to refer to him as his big brother out of respect and fear.
“You might not dare to mess with me now but what if you go back and mobilize more of your men? What should I do if you decide to come back and destroy our shop in the middle of the night? Will you let me go when that happens? Who knows? Maybe you’ll end up severing the tendons in my limbs. I will end up being cripple for the rest of my life when that happens!” The young man said.
Bertold’s eyes were wide open in disbelief as he stared at the young man with a dumbfounded look on his face.
F*ck! He can read minds now?
Otherwise, how would he be able to repeat the same exact thing that he had been thinking of in his mind?
Bertold felt even more petrified. He looked at the young man as if he was staring at the devil himself!
“Big brother, why would I do that? I would not dare to do so!” Bertold replied nervously.
“I will have to get some insurance, just to be on the safe sides!”
After he was done speaking, the young man grabbed both Bertold and the woman’s cheeks before pinching their mouths open.
After that, he placed his index finger right inside their orifices.
“This…what is this? What did you feed the both of us?”
They were terrified.
“Twas a poisonous worm! Try feeling it now. Is there a slight pain in your stomach?”
“Ahhh?”
Their faces had already turned green.
They tried to feel it, as instructed by the young man. As he had said, they really felt a slight pain in their stomach!
“Big brother, please spare our lives! Please spare our lives!”
At this moment, Bertold and the woman began panicking.
“It’s fine. It will not take your life for the time being. On the contrary, it will actually be of great benefit to your body. For example, your kidney issue will return to normal in less than a month!”
The young man patted Bertold on his shoulder before he asked, “Do you feel a warm feeling in your kidneys now?”
Bertold took a moment to feel his kidneys before he started nodding, “Yes! Yes! I can really feel it!”
“Alright then. However, I have to warn you beforehand. Water can float a boat, as much as it can flood a boat. If both of you decide to retaliate, then this thing can also kill you at any time. It can gnaw away at your internal organs, and any type of medical procedure would not be able to save you at all!”
The young man’s face tensed up in seconds.
The both of them were so scared that their legs were already trembling in fear.
“Big brother, I understand now! I understand!”
The both of them nodded in unison.
“Alright then. Let’s go!” The young man said.
After that, the both of them walked to the front desk in panic as they put down eight hundred dollars on the table before they left with their men in a hurry.
“Don’t leave! Didn’t you say how impressive you were? Why leave now!?”
Maria yelled as she stood at the door with her hands on her waist.
She was laughing heartily as she counted the fat wad of bills.
“Gerald, this is all thanks to you! Hahaha! I made an extra eight hundred dollars today! I really have to depend on you when it comes to such unruly folks!”
Maria said with a smile on her face as she looked at the young man.
“Gerald, please tell us how you scared Bertold this time?”
That’s right. This young man was none other than Mr. Crawford from the past…Gerald!
Gerald smiled wryly before he told them the entire story.
“Hahaha! Did you really feed them a poisonous worm?” The girl asked.
“Of course, not. I simply pressed on a few of their meridian points before fooling them!”
Gerald replied in a hushed tone.
“Ahh! There is no other way to deal with people like this! Otherwise, they’d definitely come back at us in the future.
Gerald shook his head with a helpless expression. After that, it seemed as though a new idea had popped into his mind when he told them, “That’s right. I almost forgot something. I’ll be right back with you guys!”
As soon as he was done speaking, Gerald ran out and left on his electric tricycle…
Chapter 889
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 889 The girl had a different look in her eyes when she looked at Gerald’s back as he left.
“Ivy, what are you looking at?”
Maria could not help but ask when she noticed how distracted her daughter was.
“Ahhh? I was not looking at anything!”
Ivy pouted as she responded while shaking her head.
Maria was an expert in love and relationship matters when she was young. So, how could she possibly not know what her daughter was thinking about?
That’s right. Gerald was a dashing young man after all.
He had lots of incredible skills, and he treated everyone kindly too.
Indeed, not many girls would be able to resist a man like him.
Therefore, it was inevitable that her daughter would start having feelings for him.
However, Maria sighed as she said, “Ivy, a word of advice. You will never be able to be together with Gerald.”
Ivy was initially planning to deny and refute her mother’s words.
But when she saw her mother’s resolute attitude, she immediately replied, “Why? Gerald does not have a girlfriend anyway!”
“Who said so? It is just that something happened to his girlfriend. I don’t really know about the details of what happened exactly. However, Gerald used to be a very powerful man and he loved his girlfriend very much. I am only telling you this because I do not want to see you getting hurt!” Aunt Maria said.
When Ivy heard those words, a gloomy and desolate expression appeared on her face. After that, she turned around and went into the kitchen wordlessly.
Gerald was outside, apparently trying to fetch something.
For the past six months, Gerald had been staying by Finnley’s side.
He was constantly soaking in medicinal herbs, practicing and improving his physical fitness all day long. He had also undergone several training regimes under Finnley’s instructions.
Gerald had also gone on several missions as specified by his master.
A lot has changed in the six months Gerald spent under Finnley’s guidance.
As for their relocation, Finnley wanted to facilitate Gerald’s training in the mountains. So, that was the reason why they moved to the small town.
And since Aunt Maria did not have any relatives in the village, she used the pension that Gerald had given to Finnley in the past to open the farmhouse restaurant.
Aunt Maria was the one who usually ran the restaurant.
In the past six months, Gerald’s skills and strength had improved significantly. He had thought countless times about going back home to see his friends and family.
It would not be an easy task for Kort to try and kill Gerald now, and it could even be said to be a very difficult task.
However, Gerald was now running solo. He was all alone and he’d be hopelessly outnumbered if he were to go up against the big and powerful Moldell family now.
Therefore, Gerald had been holding back his urges all this while.
The most important thing now was for him to improve his strength.
As for Finnley, aside from giving detailed instructions to Gerald in the first three months, he’d always be away from home. This also meant that Gerald would always be practicing by himself.
Three days ago, Finnley suddenly left without even saying anything after receiving a token.
Gerald was already used to it though.
After getting to know Finnley and spending more time with him, Gerald realized that Finnley was indeed a very mysterious person. The people he knew were all surprisingly influential, and weren’t the type of people you’d expect the old man to be so well-acquainted with!
Shriek!
Gerald’s bike rolled to a halt before a fellow young man.
“Fatty, where are the items?” Gerald asked.
“Fear not, Gerald! Marven Wadley always gets things done! It is all inside the bag!”
The chubby fellow was none other than Marven.
When Gerald bumped into him earlier, he was being bullied by a ruthless bunch of strangers, so as a friend, he had to step in and save his ass.
It just so happened that whenever Gerald was out to perform his tasks, he would try to fish for some extra profits. And Marven was the exact type of person who you’d look for when it comes to fishing for profits.
Marven patted his bag as he jumped onto the electric tricycle.
“We will have to get it done as soon as possible!” Gerald said.
After that, he headed directly towards the street where they sold antique items.
There was a foreign antique inside the bag. Gerald snatched it from a wealthy foreign businessman’s personal collection.
Of course, the businessman himself was also not a good person.
Gerald’s training largely consisted of such activities, which was to obtain through illegal means, items that were obtained in the same unlawful manner.
Gerald had no other options but to do what he did. He could not contact the Crawford family now, and since he desperately needed money, this was the next best thing he could do.
Chapter 890
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 890 The both of them entered the antique shop.
There was a tall girl with a head of long hair standing at the counter.
“Take a look at this. How much is this jade bracelet worth?” The girl asked.
Gerald raised his brows slightly when he heard the girl’s voice.
No way she’s here, right?
Furthermore, the girl’s back was facing the both of them.
Therefore, Gerald remained silent. Instead, he simply sat down at the waiting area next to the wall.
The shopkeeper was an overweight man in his fifties. He had a small beard and also a wretched look permanently etched onto his face.
He held the jade bracelet in his hand as he looked at it for a while.
After that, he shook his head and said, “The jade is actually pretty good. However, this type of jade is very common and its circulation rate on the market is very low. If you really are looking to sell it, then I can offer you five hundred dollars for it.” The boss replied.
“What? Only five hundred dollars? But…but I looked it up on the internet and I saw that this kind of jade actually went for more than fifty thousand dollars! This is our family’s heirloom that has been passed down from our ancestors!” The girl replied anxiously.
“Hahaha! What are you talking about? Over fifty thousand dollars? Miss, you looked like a reasonable person at first but your claim is downright ridiculous! Five hundred dollars is actually a very good offer already! You can’t just believe what you see online!”
“Just take a look at your jade bracelet! See the polished spots? I don’t think it’s worth that much now that I’ve mentioned it. If you don’t believe me, I happen to have a jade bracelet that is made out of the same exact material as your jade bracelet. I am selling it for one thousand and five hundred dollars but compared to yours, that jade bracelet has a much better color!”
The girl took the jade bracelet and examined it carefully. It was as he said, the material looked identical!
At this time, she said anxiously, “But boss, I need the money urgently. My mother is seriously ill and I am in urgent need of money right now! Can you give me one thousand and two hundred dollars for it at least?”
“Based on your accent, I can tell that you are not from Salford Province. You must be from the south, right? Why? Are you here to beg Master Jenkinson to treat your mother’s illness?”
The girl nodded.
“Sigh. As much as I sympathize with you, if I give you one thousand and two hundred dollars for it, I’d be suffering a huge loss. Why don’t we do this instead? I will give you another three hundred dollars for it. I will pay you eight hundred dollars for the jade bracelet. If that’s not enough, I don’t think how else I can help you!” The boss replied.
The girl thought for a moment. After that, she gritted her teeth and said, “Alright then. If you can give me eight hundred dollars, I’ll take it!”
“Hey!”
At this time, the girl who was feeling very disconcerted and upset suddenly felt someone patting her shoulder.
She turned around to see who it was that called out to her.
When she saw the boy standing behind her, the girl’s eyes lit up in delight.
She was surprised and overjoyed at the same time.
“Gerald?”
“Is it really you…Gerald!?”
The girl started jumping excitedly.
“Naomi! I almost didn’t recognize you!”
Gerald started patting Naomi’s head gently.
This girl was Naomi Milton.
Naomi’s hair was obviously much longer compared to how it was before.
And she seemed to have grown a little taller.
No wonder she sounded so familiar when he first stepped into the shop.
But before seeing her face and confirming his suspicion, Gerald refrained from exposing his identity.
Speaking of it, he had not seen Naomi ever since he left Mayberry City.
Six months flew by in the blink of an eye.
Naomi was his best friend when they were still back in university.
In fact, she was still his best friend now.
“I have not seen you in such a long time!”
Gerald said with a smile.
“That’s right, Gerald. I heard Felicity saying that something happened to you and that your whereabouts are unknown. What a surprise to see you here in Salford Province!”
Naomi said with misty eyes.
She then stepped forward and wrapped her arms around Gerald.
Gerald patted Naomi gently on her shoulder as he said, “I’m doing fine. Look at me, there’s nothing wrong with me, right? By the way, didn’t Felicity and you start a company together? Why are you…”
Gerald asked curiously.
Naomi wiped the tears off her face.
After that, she choked up and said, “Gerald, you might not know this but Felicity, she…something happened to Felicity!”