Gerald Crawford, The Invisible Rich Man

Chapter 2109-2110

Chapters 2109.

Although the SUV was already speeding up at a hundred sixty, Gerald looked as cool as a cucumber as he casually tapped his finger at the wheel.

Fujiko, on the other hand, could only stare at Gerald with wide-eyed eyes before finally asking.

"..Who are you...?"

"I'm just a normal human being. I've told you so many times before, haven't I?"

Gerald replied with a smile.

"No ordinary man could say that they 'feel the presence of at least ten weak men lurking in the shadows'. How do you even measure a person's strength without seeing them first?" Fujiko Gumam.

"It was just a hunch,"

Gerald replied, now realizing that he may have spoken too much.

Naturally, there was no way he could tell her that he had sensed those people - and how powerful they were - through the use of his Hercules Primordial Spirit.

With the Primordial Spirit of Hercules within him, there was absolutely no hiding from Gerald, regardless of how hidden he was.

Whatever the case may be, Fujiko naturally doesn't buy it, prompting her to say,

"..That's right, please."

"..Again, it's just a hunch... Anyway, I feel like we should focus on getting rid of those people first. After all, you don't want to lead them all the way to the competition venue, do you?"

Gerald replied, obviously trying to change the topic.

"..Of course, I won't. Those people will definitely cause chaos if we lead them there! If that happens, not only will I be punished, but the Japanese military will also be humiliated!"

Fujiko said with a firm tone while shaking her head. He, for example, did not want to bring his family's problems to the military.

"A good word. The next question is, do you want to lose them or just kill them?"

Gerald asked as he placed his hand on the gears.

"Ending them!"

Fujiko without a doubt. After all, if they failed to lose them, then they would definitely make it to the competition venue, causing his reputation to plummet. Killing them instantly was the only way to prevent it!

"Kill them,"

Gerald replied with a slight nod.

"If it helps, there's a desolate and extinct volcano nearby that was once active. If you're worried, the extinct volcano is not expected to erupt again. Anyway, why don't we do the deed there?"

Fujiko asked as she retrieved a map of Japan - from the storage area in the SUV - before finally pointing somewhere to Gerald.

After glancing at the map and looking at the mountain far enough away, Gerald inevitably asked, saying,

"What is it?"

Following Gerald's line of vision, Fujiko then nodded as she replied,

"Yes, that's it."

"It seems like the perfect place to kill someone,"

Gerald muttered as he slowed down his car, before turning him off the highway and onto the path leading to a village!

Once he was on the trail, he immediately sped up again, causing the SUV to disappear among the ubiquitous one-story houses.

Meanwhile, the assassins trailing the two soon realize Gerald's sudden change of route, prompting them to immediately change course as well.

Naturally, they also reported this to Takeshi who was currently in Ryugu's car.

However, since each of the Hanyu family cars had a tracking system installed, Ryugu already knew where the assassins were trailing Gerald, even before they reported back.

What Ryugu finds surprising, however, is the fact that Gerald is completely off track. Immediately clicking on the car's central control panel twice and popping up a map of the area Ryugu grumbled,

"This is not true. Where'd they go?"

Watching the two groups of assassins continue to chase after Gerald and Fujiko - on-screen -, Ryugu could not help but wonder why the two suddenly chose to stray from the highway.

Because of all the research Hanyus had done - while planning their initial murder of Fujiko - Ryugu knew for sure that Fujiko was supposed to head to the location where a special forces competition would be held.

Anyway, where else could they go? With that in mind, why would they suddenly go off track?

Sitting in the back, Takeshi realized that he was not the only one who felt strange because shortly afterwards, one of the subordinates using the loudspeakers asked, asking,

"Can we make the wrong guess as to where they're headed..?"

After a short pause, Ryugu only laughed coldly before replying,

"I don't even care anymore! Just follow them to the end!"

Who cares if they head to the competition special forces, the streets, or even a place to honor their ancestors? Location is not the most important.

No, what matters is that Ryugu killed Gerald while he could! Ryugu knew that it would be much harder to commit murder once the two returned to the Futaba manor, so this was the main opportunity to get the job done.!

This could be his only chance to save Endo and Izumi as well.!

Whatever the case, upon hearing Ryugu's orders, Takeshi cleared his throat before shouting, saying,

"Didn't you hear what the team leader said? Keep your eyes off and don't you dare forget that SUV! If you fail to do something as simple as that, don't go back to the family"

"understand!"

Answer the subordinate who is still hot on Gerald's heels.

Moving back to Gerald, once he was about six miles from the dead volcano, he made sure to slow down a bit.

After all, he could not kill them if they lost him. As Gerald drove, he could only ask, though,

"So.. What kind of dispute has Futaba had with Hanyus in recent years?"

"I... Actually not too sure about that. After all, I've spent most of my time in the military in the past few years. Of course it didn't help that during my rare chance to return home, dad refused to tell me a single thing about our family affairs. However, I remember him saying that our family had hardly contacted Hanyus since he became a patriarch. For one, there was no reason why he was lying."

Fujiko shook her head, realizing how out of touch she was with her family affairs was too focused on surviving and fighting for honor in the military all along.

"Do you think he refrained from saying anything because of some of his worries?"

Ask Gerald who has seen other families do the same in the past.

In the other family situation, the party involved did not detail the entire situation to him, resulting in them facing more problems than necessary.

After all, Fujiko then shook her head while saying,

"I don't think so..."

Fujiko, for example, knows his father's personality well. Takuya was not the type to hold grudges against other families. Even if a dispute arises, he will only tolerate it in order to protect the interests of everyone.

"I want to know about that..."

Gerald murmured to himself.

While Gerald is well aware of the family feud between Futabas and Hanyus, he does not believe that Hanyus will only send assassins to kill Fujiko for no apparent reason. The problem is, he doesn't know what their motives are. However, he was sure Hanyus had a reason.

After all, why else would they be so persistent in causing trouble for him and Fujiko?

"...Even though you said that, I don't really see my father having any reason to conflict with Hanyus..."

Fujiko answered who had heard Gerald mutter.

"Although that may be true, you haven't been a consideration of Futabas. Who knows if any of them had a conflict or exchange of interests with Hanyus?"

Gerald said with a wry smile.

Upon hearing that, Fujiko immediately frowned as she asked,

"..Could it be that you are referring to Grandpa Masura and Suke...?"

Although Fujiko had not been home for long, she was still quite conscious about things like this. The fact that Masura had his father step down from his post right in front of him that night, certainly made him the prime suspect.