HBWnovel Chapter 171 A rescue at night
Chapter 171 A rescue at night
Through the peephole the old man, Rafael's father, saw a young and handsome white man who had no business standing under his door in the middle of the night.
Tristan could easily imagine the thoughts going through the old man's head.
'A thief wouldn't ring the bell, right? Right? This young man doesn't look like a thief or like a drunk who mistook this house for his own; what does he want?'
Tristan stared right at the peephole, making it look like he was meeting the old man's eye. His expression was deathly serious and his voice, despite being quiet, cut through the wooden door and the listener's ears right to the primitive primal parts of his brain.
Tristan heard another fearful gasp from the other side.
His direct words left no room for doubt, no matter how sudden they were. The conviction with which Tristan said them, together with the impact of his presence, made them feel more solid than facts of life themselves.
At this moment, he could've said that the sky turned green and the aliens have attacked the Earth, and the old man would've believed it.
With shaking, wrinkled hands, he unlocked the door and opened it a crack.
He wasn't actually THAT old—somewhere in mid-fifties—but his hair was fully gone, and his face was sagging and full of wrinkles. He was trembling with worry.
"The horizon is clear, boss. We brought spare supplies for the journey, the tents, checked the hour ahead on our planned route, and are ready to go," Sam said.
He had bags under his eyes, but he was used to working on not enough sleep on occasion. This couldn't be said for the civilians.
None of these people should've been driving in their state. But at least the roads were almost clear of cars at this time of day—too-early-o'clock.
Tristan nodded. "Good work, Sam. Remind me, how long until the first stop point?"
"Two hours. Should be safe enough to rest then."
"Alright. Then let's go."
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The convoy of five cars full of people would've inevitably attracted too much attention if people were on the streets at this time. Even so, Tristan knew there would be witnesses and recordings from a road camera or two.
That was why, as soon as their convoy left the town, Tristan directed them to a side-road, through which they drove for another hour, before stopping in a field in the middle of nowhere.
The first stop was too close to the original point to go to a hotel. Instead, Tristan's team set up the tents and told people to get some sleep so they could drive farther away.
Seven hours later—they didn't have all the time in the world to rest—they continued the journey in the earnest, driving until the next morning. Find adventures at empire
By then, they reached a town, which had two things Tristan needed—a large enough hostel to fit all 14 people and 5 pets, and a lack of Cuatro Angulos' presence.
As far as Tristan knew from his sources, this town wasn't of interest to any large cartel.