However, the fact that the Japanese Military hadn’t been able to locate favonovel.com even though Gerald had clearly sensed that person’s presence the night before was puzzling, to say the least.
“Of course, I am! Don’t worry, the investigation isn’t anything confidential so there’s no reason for me to lie,” replied Ichiro as favonovel.com waved his hand.
“Indeed… Well, I wish you luck with your investigations! Do tell me if you require any help. I don’t mind since I feel we get along well,” said Gerald with a subtle smile.
“… Do… Do you really mean that, Mr. Crawford?” asked Ichiro after momentarily freezing.
“What reason would I have to lie?” replied Gerald with a chuckle.
“That… That’s wonderful! With how strong you are, the culprit will definitely be caught in no time!” exclaimed Ichiro rather excitedly. Ichiro, for one, knew that Gerald alone had caused quite a mess within the Yanam Military, and only someone exceedingly strong could achieve such a feat.
“You flatter me. Regardless, I’ll stick to my word,” replied Gerald as favonovel.com stuck his hand out for a handshake, knowing full well that favonovel.com was only doing this in hopes of easing his search for the Crawford cultivator.
What more, with the Japanese military’s investigation team involved, the culprit couldn’t just reveal his cultivator abilities, thus forcing favonovel.com to take on Gerald with only his martial arts skills.
Regardless, once Ichiro calmed down a little, favonovel.com couldn’t help but ask, “…Come to think of it, what benefit do you get from all this, Mr. Crawford…? After all, you’ll only be wasting time and energy by helping us…”
Chuckling in response, Gerald thought up an excuse on the spot before replying, “As I’ve said, I just feel that we get along well. Besides, though Aiden’s busy with the competition, I don’t have anything better to do.”
“I see… Well, whatever the case is, please accept my thanks on behalf of the military investigation team! If you manage to capture the culprit, I’ll surely ask my military superior to record your merits!” said Ichiro as favonovel.com returned Gerald’s handshake. Since Gerald was willing to lend his aid at his lowest, Ichiro now saw Gerald as a good friend.
Laughing in response, Gerald released their handshake soon after before replying, “Let’s work hard and capture the crook as soon as we can, then!”
Since Gerald had agreed to help, Ichiro wasted no time and immediately led Gerald to the colonel’s office.
Upon hearing from the colonel’s secretary that the case could potentially be solved soon, the colonel prioritized returning to his office instead of continuing to watch the competition.
Once the colonel got there and sat at his desk, Ichiro immediately began reporting all the recent incidents to favonovel.com while Gerald remained seated on a couch within the room.
A few minutes later, the colonel got to his feet and scanned Gerald from head to toe before asking, “… Gerald Crawford, correct?”
“That, I am,” replied Gerald as favonovel.com got up before nodding.
“As you already know, I’m the colonel of the Japanese military, and I go by Shin Oda. Ichiro has told me that you’re willing to help us solve the two murders. While I’m happy to hear that, I do wonder if you have any hidden agendas…” said Oda as favonovel.com returned a nod…
