The Death List Novel - Chapter 719
Chapter 719 Shield
After Qin Lun made his decision, he quickly stopped wandering aimlessly. He first used Chris’s credit card to buy a bunch of stuff, then called a big New York rental car shop and called for an open-top jeep and a driver.
Hertz is the largest car rental company in the United States, offering both self-driving and agency services. In view of his unfamiliarity with the ancient vehicles and his ulterior motives, Qin Lun still wanted a substitute driver.
In less than half an hour, an open jeep was parked in front of Qin Lun, and a robust black driver got off the seat of the jeep. He wore a Hertz hire-car uniform, took off his hat and held it in his hand, bent down slightly, and respectfully opened the door.
“Hello, Mr. Chris Harrison? I’m your driver. You can call me Ford!”
Qin Lun smiled warmly and pouted at the pile of luggage beside him. He handed Franklin to the driver and patted his shoulder. “Please, Ford!”
Black Big man glanced at the luggage and shrugged helplessly. He had seen many wealthy merchant clients who wanted to travel in the wild, and their knowledge of camping was always contradictory, even more ignorant than those otaku friends.
In order to show off in nature, they always ask for an open-top jeep from the rental car shop and bring a bunch of useless wildlife supplies with them.
In fact, such people sleep in cars at night, not in tents. The interior space of the SUV was much smaller than that of the RV. With these things installed, they could only sit and snore at night. Very few people can endure long-distance off-road trips, so it’s better to have a big RV.
However, it had nothing to do with him. This Mr. Harrison was very generous and gave Franklin a picture when they met. Whatever he said, he would do it. In any case, he was only responsible for sending people to their destination.
“There really are a lot of things! Field tents, fishing rods, hunting knives, shovels, kettles … What is this, gasoline?” Black Ford put Kieran’s luggage in the trunk one by one and finally couldn’t help but ask, “Mr. Harrison, you should know that Arcadia’s rangers won’t let you bring gasoline into the forest, right?”
“Who … just call me Chris. This gasoline isn’t brought into the forest, it’s for us on our way!” Qin Lun sat in the car and pulled the baseball cap he had just bought. He covered his eyes with the brim of the cap and slept comfortably on the seat.
The black driver wanted to complain that I knew how to get to the gas station. But when he thought back, he forcefully swallowed his words into his stomach. Client has already bought gasoline, isn’t it good? When he returns, he can get an old invoice to reimburse the company. Pretend that he has already filled up the gas.
Of course, Ford didn’t know that Qin Lun was being entangled by a strange and mysterious force, so he didn’t dare to go to the gas station. If there was a big explosion in that place, there would be nowhere to hide.
“There are also … bows and arrows?!” Brother Black’s expression was a little strange. He turned around and asked, “Chris, why don’t you buy a shotgun? If you don’t have a gun license, you can also buy a crossbow!”
“It’s not convenient to string the crossbow! Alright, don’t ask, I need to sleep for a while, wake me up when the car stops!” Kieran curled up in the spacious seat. “Ford, slow down and don’t exceed 40 yards. As long as you do, I’ll tip you another 500 dollars when you get there.”
For ordinary people, crossbows were easier to master and more accurate than longbows, but for Qin Lun, crossbows were too slow to string.
As for the revolver, he wanted to buy one. Unfortunately, he found a few large gun shops and asked him to show his gun certificate. He didn’t have time to go to the black shop to get a gun, so he could only use a race-level pulley bow.
“Oh” Ford’s stomach was full of holes, but seeing that Qin Lun’s face was covered with a baseball cap, he could only shake his head dejectedly and say to himself that the customer was God!
The United States has a well-developed highway network, and most intercontinental highways are relatively free of traffic jams, usually traveling at 70 yards. And 40 yards is only 60 kilometers per hour, the speed limit in the suburbs of Metropolitan City has not been reached. In the eyes of many people, this was exclusively a woman’s speed, or an old lady’s speed.
However, in Qin Lun’s eyes, this speed was a combination of speed and safety. Actually, he didn’t really fall asleep, he just fell asleep and rested. If the speed of the car was too high, it would be difficult for him to escape if something happened on the intercontinental highway.
This was the reason why he wanted an open-top off-road vehicle. On the one hand, the off-road vehicle was more leathery, and on the other hand, the open-top could easily jump out of the vehicle. For this purpose, he did not even fasten his seat belt.
“Chris, get out of the car and eat something. It’s time for dinner!” About four hours later, the sky began to darken, and Ford “shook” Kieran awake.
“No, we’ve already wasted a lot of time. Go buy something and we’ll eat on the way!” Qin Lun smiled at Brother Black, ignoring the grievances on his face and shoved another Franklin into his hand.
“Alright, this is for the sake of tipping, otherwise I will definitely beat him to death … What do you mean, we’ve already wasted a lot of time, making it seem like it’s my fault … If it weren’t for your insistence on limiting the speed by 40 yards, we might have arrived at Arcadia by now!”
Ford whispered as he walked towards the roadside restaurant, venting all his grievances.
Sitting in the car, Qin Lun smiled indifferently. Although he was a bit far away, how could he not hear it with his hearing? However, he didn’t hold any grudges against Brother Black. Although this fellow’s mouth was broken, after a few hours, he was still quite satisfied.
Qin Lun had been vigilant against the sudden attack of that mysterious force for the past few hours. At the same time, he was also using his gaze halo to monitor Ford, lest the kid unknowingly speed up the SUV.
Ford, however, was irritated at times and wanted to speed up the car, but he managed to hold it back in the end. Self-control wasn’t bad. He was an honest man.
“Your chicken burrito!” Brother Black quickly returned and handed a food packing bag to Qin Lun.
“No, I think yours looks better.” Qin Lun grinned and snatched the pancakes and drinks from Ford’s other hand with lightning-fast movements. He took a big bite before Brother Black could react.
“You … My pancakes, I especially added a lot of stuffing …” Ford’s black face slowly turned red as he glared at Qin Lun fiercely. Finally, like a deflated ball, he got into the car from the other side and silently ate the chicken burrito that should have belonged to Qin Lun.
Right now, he felt that Qin Lun was definitely playing tricks on him. No wonder he said that he wanted something to eat, so he would still have another serving. He was probably going to steal his food at that time.
Qin Lun narrowed his eyes as he stared at the death list while observing Ford’s reaction. After a while, he finally confirmed that neither of the two portions of food was poisonous.
This was the real purpose of Qin Lun’s substitute driver. He needed to avoid the mysterious power and indirectly get food and drinks from Brother Black.
He was Apostle, an existence with a mysterious power that could not peek into his mind, so it could not be deduced that he would swap food with Ford. Ford was a driver he randomly assigned in the rental car shop, an X factor beyond the control of the mysterious force.
Then is it possible that the mysterious force will kill him and Ford together? Or could it be said that the mysterious power ignored Brother Black’s X-factor and dragged an innocent life into it?
Qin Lun didn’t think that was possible. Otherwise, on the plane, the mysterious power would have been able to mobilize a greater and stronger law of karma in that car accident, making it impossible for him to escape. For example, direct control of an uncontrolled ballistic missile to bombard his territory.
Since the mysterious force did not do so, it meant that it had certain restrictions. The greatest possibility was that it could not casually take away innocent lives. The people it killed, or the characters in the plot, were basically specific targets.
In this way, this mysterious power was not invulnerable. Qin Lun didn’t care whether he was innocent or not. He could use countless innocent people as a shield for himself. Even if he didn’t need to meet up with Hill and the others, he could still dodge the attacks again and again.
However, this conclusion had to be verified and tested with Qin Lun’s own life. Actually, he was eating Ford’s burrito while his other hand was holding onto the emetic to prevent poisoning.
He had a body of Laws. Once he was poisoned, he would immediately show a poisoned state on the death list. He could use the vomit stimulant in time.
Fortunately, until they finished eating, both of them were alive and well. Evidently, the mysterious force did not make a move, or had already made a move, but was interrupted by Qin Lun’s irregular behavior, so he had no choice but to temporarily retreat.
“In the next few days, there’s no need to worry about food!” Qin Lun licked his finger and glanced coldly at the big black man beside him.
Ford’s unhappiness quickly dissipated, and the black guy was very cheerful. In his opinion, the customer was just joking with him. Compared to his generosity in tipping, it wasn’t worth mentioning at all. He didn’t know that Qin Lun was experimenting with his own life.
“Don’t be unhappy, Brother Ford!” Qin Lun smiled and said, “How about this, I hire you to go camping with me. Your expenses will all be borne by me, and I’ll give you a tip that is twice your salary. How about it?”
“This … you don’t have to do this. I’m not that stingy!” Unexpectedly, Brother Black scratched his head and embarrassedly rejected Qin Lun’s “good intentions”.
“Really? I’m on vacation alone. It’s not bad to have a companion. You don’t have to worry too much about it!” Qin Lun narrowed his eyes and said calmly.
“Oh, man, I’m straight. Are you sure it’s not a gay?” Who knew that when Ford heard Qin Lun’s words, he moved away a little vigilantly.
“Alright, forget it!” Qin Lun kindly raised his hands to show his surrender.
As a hunter, since Ford was determined, he escaped from his trap. Naturally, that cannot be done too clearly, otherwise it would be contrary to the pursuit of art. Moreover, Arcadia National Park is a famous tourist destination. There are countless rangers working as tour guides in the primeval forest. He is not worried that he will not be able to find the next shield.