Female Novel
Chapter 1791
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1791
Upon looking at the message, Gerald couldn’t help but momentarily pause.
“Water that comes crashing down from three thousand feet… Could that be hinting at some kind ofwaterfall…?”
After thinking about it for a short while, Gerald instantly stepped out of his office—making sure toproperly lock the door behind him—before driving off to the newest waterfall in the Leicom Continent.All of this… it couldn’t just be pure coincidence.
The clues that the other party provided most probably involved incidents that were happening aroundGerald, and if Gerald’s thought process was correct, then the old poem was probably hinting that therewas a hostage in that area…
Whatever the case was, after about half an hour, Gerald arrived at Durduff Mountain where the newestwaterfall was located. The area itself had the largest mountain range in all of the Leicom Continent,leading many tourists to have their vacations here.
Regardless, upon entering the mountain, Gerald blended in with the crowd. After following them for awhile, he eventually arrived at the newest waterfall…
Looking up, Gerald saw that it was barely even a hundred feet tall. While it certainly didn’t have aheight of three thousand feet, Gerald was well aware that the ancient poem’s description was simply ahyperbole. After all, did a waterfall spanning three thousand feet even exist?
With that, Gerald immediately resumed looking for hints while everyone else was still aweing at thewaterfall.
While looking around, the corner of Gerald’s eye caught a glimpse of what appeared to be a rathernarrow and mysterious-looking boulevard on the left of the waterfall. From the looks of it, only oneperson could pass through at a time…
Still, Gerald felt compelled to head there, which was why he immediately did just that…
After walking for a bit, he eventually arrived at the opening of a large cave. Before he could evenventure in, however, he suddenly heard someone from inside crying out, “H-help…!”
Hearing how anxious the feminine voice’s cries were, Gerald immediately deduced that she was ingrave danger. With that, he bolted right toward the source of her voice without any hesitation!
As the screaming grew louder, Gerald soon caught sight of a woman who had been tied to a stonepillar. With water appearing to constantly drip from above her, it certainly explained why she was sodrenched.
Running over to free her, Gerald also noticed that both her eyes were bloodshot, signifying just howlong she had been trapped here…
Either way, upon seeing Gerald, the overjoyed woman instantly cried out, “H-hello! P-please, saveme…!”
Nodding in response, Gerald then retrieved a small knife from his backpack before easily freeing thewoman from the rope.
Realizing that she was finally free, the relieved woman instantly hugged Gerald tight.
Not even flinching from that, Gerald didn’t beat around the bush and immediately asked, “You’re safenow. Regardless, may I know how long you’ve been trapped in here, miss?”
Hearing that, the woman shook her head before replying, “…That… I’m not too sure, honestly… All Iremember is that I was knocked unconscious by someone as I was heading home last night… Uponwaking up, I was already here…”
Upon hearing that, Gerald instantly frowned before asking, “…I see. Prior to getting knocked out, areyou absolutely sure you didn’t come across any weird situations on your way home?”novelbin
Shaking her head again—and feeling slightly confused as to why she was being asked all this—, thewoman then replied, “Not at all. After all, I always get off work at around eight. While it’s true that Ileave work alone, I also drive, you see, and I make it a habit to go straight home after office hours…”
As Gerald registered her reply, the corner of his eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of what appeared tobe a purple envelope that had been slipped into a stone with a tiny crevice on its side…
Raising a slight brow, Gerald then walked over and picked it up.
“…Huh? An envelope…?” mumbled the confused woman.
“…Whatever the case is, you’re safe now, miss. Even so, I’ll need you to report what happened to youto the Grand Council. Also, please be more careful in the future!”