American Hunting: Starting with Solitary Life in the Wilderness

Chapter 120 Veterinarian Emily

"Hello?"

Emily spoke first, her voice clear and confident. She stood a dozen meters away from Lin Yu'an, maintaining a safe social distance.

"Hello, Emily, I know you."

Lin Yu'an did not step forward immediately, but stood still and answered in a friendly manner.

"My name is Lin Yu'an."

“Lin Yu’an…”

Emily's gaze swept quickly over the mountain of building materials, the enormous greenhouse that had risen from the ground, and the completed foundation platform, a hint of undisguised surprise flashing in her eyes.

She exclaimed, "Are you planning to build a fortress?"

"It's just a home." Lin Yu'an smiled.

"Sorry to disturb your work, but actually, I'm here to ask for your help."

She pointed somewhat helplessly in the direction of the road: "My car broke down on the way. The fuel pump seems to be having some problems, it keeps turning on and off. This is the closest to you, so I wanted to come and ask if you have any tools I can borrow."

Lin Yu'an replied without hesitation, "Of course, do you need me to come over and take a look? I know a little about machinery."

“Really? Thank you so much!” Emily’s face lit up with a delighted smile.

Lin Yu'an started his Zongshen tricycle, carrying Emily, and drove towards the highway.

Upon arriving at their destination, Lin Yu'an jumped out of the car and said to Emily, "Get in the car and try to start it."

Emily got into the driver's seat and turned the key.

All that could be heard was the starter motor making a "buzzing" sound, but the engine could only struggle a few times with a "whoosh...whoosh..." sound, accompanied by an irregular shaking of the car body, and ultimately it still failed to start.

"Judging from the sound, the problem is most likely with the ignition or fuel supply system," Lin Yu'an made a preliminary assessment.

He had Emily open the hood, revealing Subaru's iconic horizontally opposed engine neatly in front of her.

Lin Yu'an didn't rush to use tools to disassemble it. He first bent down and carefully examined the entire engine compartment, his eyes sweeping over every component.

Soon, his gaze settled on an extremely inconspicuous spot—a bundle of wires connected to the fuel pump relay.

He pointed there and said to Emily, "Come and look at this."

Emily curiously leaned closer and saw that at one bend in the wire harness, the corrugated tube encasing the harness had a very tiny cut, as if it had been made by a sharp instrument. It was so small that it would be completely unnoticeable if one did not look closely.

Lin Yu'an took out a small knife from his toolbox and carefully cut open the corrugated pipe.

One of the key wires controlling the power supply to the fuel pump had a section of its insulation peeled off, exposing the copper wire inside.

The exposed copper wire was covered with an unnatural layer of green corrosion with slight crystals.

“This is…” Emily’s expression turned serious.

“These are traces of accelerated corrosion caused by the electrolyte.” Lin Yu’an’s voice also became low.

"Someone used a syringe or dropper to precisely apply a small amount of highly concentrated acidic or alkaline liquid to the laceration."

"The liquid corroded the copper wire, causing poor contact, which is why your fuel pump is intermittent."

His words caused Emily's expression to change instantly.

This was not an accident; it was deliberate sabotage! And the method was extremely professional and covert.

"Can it be fixed?" Emily's voice was calm.

"Sure, it's just a minor issue." Lin Yu'an's tone was calm, as if he were dealing with something completely ordinary.

He took out his toolbox, his movements practiced and swift.

He first used a small pair of wire strippers to completely cut off the corroded wire, and then neatly stripped off the two ends of brand-new copper wire.

Next, he took out a "heat shrink connector" that is very common in car repair in North America, inserted the two copper wires into the two ends of the connector respectively, and used special crimping pliers to firmly press them together.

Finally, he took out a lighter and heated the small terminal evenly.

Under the heat of the flame, the insulating sleeve outside the terminal began to shrink, and a ring of red sealant overflowed from the inside, perfectly and waterproofly wrapping the entire connection point.

The whole process was smooth and took less than five minutes.

"Alright, try again," Lin Yu'an said calmly.

Emily took a deep breath, returned to the driver's seat, and nervously turned the key.

"Buzz... Boom—!"

With a smooth start-up sound, Subaru's horizontally opposed engine was instantly awakened, emitting a steady and powerful roar! All the warning lights on the dashboard went out at the same time.

"My God! You actually fixed it!"

Emily turned off the engine, got out of the car, and looked at Lin Yu'an with admiration, but also with a complex mix of emotions and gratitude.

“I checked for a long time and couldn’t find anything wrong here.” “The other party’s method was very professional. Their goal was to make it look like a normal circuit malfunction. You might need to be careful lately.” Lin Yu’an said calmly while packing up his tools.

"Thank you so much, Lin!"

"You not only fixed my car, but also... you let me know the truth. If you have time, you're welcome to visit my veterinary clinic in town. I'll buy you a drink. My clinic is at the end of that side road in town, the biggest wooden house."

"Yes, certainly."

After thanking him again, Emily started the Subaru Outback and drove along the highway toward the town.

Lin Yu'an arrived at the roadside, pondering how to transport the containers into the camp as well.

Just then, the sound of a motorcycle roaring rapidly came from afar, interrupting his thoughts.

A heavily modified black off-road motorcycle sped past on Dalton Highway. The rider was dressed in black riding gear and wore a full-face helmet, obscuring his appearance.

Without stopping, the motorcycle turned directly onto the side road leading to the town of Wiesman.

The moment the motorcycle passed by him, Lin Yu'an's sixth sense, which had been tested by countless life and death, suddenly felt like it had been pricked by a needle, and he instantly felt a cold malice!

That malice was fleeting, but extremely intense!
Lin Yu'an was certain that it wasn't coming for him, so...

Emily's image flashed through his mind instantly, along with her broken-down Subaru Outback!

A classic tactic is to deliberately cause a vehicle malfunction, leaving the target stranded or delaying her journey!

A thought arose in his mind! This rider was after Emily!
Lin Yu-an didn't want to meddle, but the thought "we need our neighbors more" kept echoing in his mind.

He thought of the help he had received from people like Stan and George, who were simple and sincere.

Without any further hesitation, Lin Yu'an mounted his Zongshen tricycle!

"boom--!"

With a roar, the GB1000 engine roared as Lin Yu'an drove the red beast at full speed, chasing after Emily and the black motorcycle in the direction they had disappeared!
The houses in the town of Wiesman are far apart from each other, and once you go down that side road, it's even more deserted.

Lin Yu'an knew that in a place like this, if something really happened, Emily would be all alone.

He twisted the accelerator to the floor, and the tricycle swerved wildly on the muddy road, but thanks to his superb driving skills, he kept the vehicle under control.

When he saw Emily's cabin at the end of the fork in the road in the distance, he immediately slowed down. He saw the black off-road motorcycle parked outside the cabin's yard!
To avoid alerting the enemy, he stopped his tricycle, and with a thought, stored it away in his spatial storage.

He then used the cover of the woods to quietly approach the cabin.

When he arrived at the clinic, he found it unusually quiet.

This silence made his sixth sense, which had long since developed a conditioned reflex to danger, buzz.

Based on experience, this strong premonition often means that there are people around you with strong malicious intentions.

Emily's cabin had its door tightly shut and all the curtains drawn, as if the owner were not home.

But Lin Yu'an's gaze was fixed on a detail on the second floor: a window with a crack open.

He circled around to the side of the cabin, where his superhuman physical abilities, enhanced by the Golden Finger, were perfectly displayed.

He took a few steps back, took a running start, and pushed off the rough wooden wall with both feet, instantly leaping upwards.

His fingers gripped the bottom edge of the first-floor windowsill precisely. Using his waist and abdomen, he flipped upwards like a monkey, silently climbing onto the second-floor windowsill, and then nimbly slipped inside through the window.

During the entire process, not a single unnecessary sound was made.

The room where he stayed appeared to be a study.

He immediately lowered his body, pressing his ear close to the floor, and the conversation coming from the living room downstairs clearly reached his ears.

“Emily, my patience is finite! Hand over that hard drive, and both of us can survive.” A man’s voice was speaking.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Emily’s voice trembled slightly, but it was unusually firm.

Lin Yu'an quietly moved to the top of the stairs and looked down.

In the living room, the motorcyclist in black riding gear was pointing a silenced pistol at Emily, who was sitting on the sofa.

Emily's face was somewhat pale, but there was no trace of submission in her eyes.

The motorcyclist was clearly enraged. "Stop playing dumb! Your ex-boyfriend, that damn thief! Before he died, he must have given you the hard drive and that map! I know it's with you! Hand it over!"

“I don’t have a hard drive,” Emily replied coldly.

"Then go to hell! I'll find it myself!" the motorcyclist roared, raising his gun without hesitation.

Just as he was about to pull the trigger!

"boom!"

Emily moved! With an incredibly agile tactical roll, she tumbled off the sofa and onto the floor!

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(The following two chapters, 121-121, involve the plot of recruiting female supporting characters, which is not part of the wilderness storyline. Please do not subscribe if you do not like this.)
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