The North American Gourmet Demon Handbook

Any large and tight organization is made up of countless individuals, and any specific task in this organization is often only done by a specific person. As long as you can influence this person, you can affect the outcome of the entire system.

"But how can we hunt gods with this thing?" Li Shanze asked in disbelief.

Elijah knelt down again, as if he was asking for nothing. "Those were all blasphemous fantasies born of my youth and foolishness. Please forgive me, I beg you to forgive me!"

Tsk, it's so hard to talk to a religious lunatic, even if he worships me.

Li Shanze helplessly reached out to help Elijah. "Okay, isn't it all over? I forgive you. Now, I need you to recall your thoughts at the time. Well, those were just ignorant and foolish words. As long as you can speak them out, you can put them behind you, and you will no longer be guilty."

"Yes, I will tell you everything I know!"

After getting Li Shanze's assurance, Elijah was cheered up. He got up from the ground and continued.

"At that time, I was humble and arrogant, not knowing the supreme power of the Lord. Under the influence of a few other foolish people, I mistakenly thought that this foolish and blasphemous trick could work against the Almighty Lord..."

Elijah spoke a lot in an eloquent and incessant manner, but his words were so confusing that Li Shanze felt dizzy.

It took Li Shanze a lot of effort to distill the central idea.

At that time, Elijah was not a believer. He thought that his ignorant parents were blindly believing in God. Although they kept saying that they believed in the Lord, in fact, that "Lord" either did not exist or was some kind of mountain goblin or monster whose strength was about the same as that of a human. He just pretended to be a god and fooled his parents.

So he couldn't wait to defeat this "master", or at least use the ring to wake his parents up, so that they could see the truth as soon as possible and no longer blindly believe.

But now, Elijah has changed completely. He began to think that he was stupid before, and now he has finally been enlightened to the truth... In short, he has gone to the other extreme.

Li Shanze looked at Elijah, the religious madman, somewhat helplessly, but he could not get any more useful information from him.

Where did this ring come from? Why did several people in the poaching gang know its use? How long does it take for its energy to recover? Does it have to be placed in a box? Elijah didn't know the answer to any of these questions. He just expressed his admiration for the Lord and Li Shanze devoutly.

Li Shanze sighed. "Okay, Elijah, I want to make it clear that I am not the angel you worship. Do you understand? Your parents don't want you to have such a misunderstanding."

I understand, I understand. Even the Son of God walked the earth as a prophet, and the angels did not want to publicize it in a high-profile manner, which is also in line with the meaning of the scriptures.

Elijah's face showed understanding. "Yes, I understand, God, Righteous One."

"No, I can tell from your expression that you don't understand." Li Shanze waved his hands helplessly. At least it wasn't a complete failure. At least Elijah no longer called him an angel but a righteous man. But that was all.

Li Shanze asked helplessly: "What are your plans next? Do you want to go to jail?"

Elijah read: "Therefore, my brothers, be patient until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, patiently waiting for it until it receives the early and late rains. You also must be patient; strengthen your hearts, because the coming of the Lord is near."

Veins bulged on Li Shanze's forehead. He was dizzy from Elijah's chanting and only understood the word "patience".

"So you don't mind going to jail? Then I'll go notify Officer Mackenzie." Li Shanze suppressed his anger and pretended to leave.

Sure enough, Li Shanze's strategy was effective. Ilya finally started to speak like a human being: "No, I thought you were testing me, Righteous One! I don't want to go to jail!"

"Then don't tell anyone about anything that happened these past few days, except when the police summon you to testify on behalf of Miss Charlie Butner. Then you can say that you accidentally discovered the poaching group's conspiracy and fled back to Fern Town. Do you understand?"

"Yes, I understand!" Elijah assured loudly.

Li Shanze smiled with satisfaction: "Very good, the problem is solved. Let's go find Officer McKenzie, Charlie."

Charlie then reluctantly closed the box, blocking out the bright light of the ruby, with a very happy smile on her face.

Li is so good to me. He has been running around trying to clear my name. How can I thank him properly?

The witch's heart softened and her eyes became watery.

Xia Li said softly, "Li——"

However, just as the witch said a word, there was a chaotic noise outside the house, followed by the sound of a motor starting, and a car sped away.

The sound was very familiar. It was the sound of Li Shanze's Ford Raptor F150 that Xia Li had become accustomed to hearing today.

Li Shanze slapped his forehead and looked at Xia Li helplessly: "Xia Li, did your friend forget to teach you how to lock the door?"

The witch lady was speechless.

028 Chase

Li Shanze, Xia Li and Elijah ran out of the room quickly and looked at the pickup truck driving away. Someone in the car stuck his head out, yelled triumphantly and raised his middle finger at the three people.

"I'll drive after him for you!" Elijah quickly rushed to his Hummer.

"Stop!" The witch, who felt that she had caused trouble, was furious. She screamed shrilly and air swirled along her body.

Even Li Shanze could sense an inexplicable energy gathering around the witch.

No, if she casts a spell, it’s hard to say what will happen to the car. I’m afraid she will be completely exhausted.

Li Shanze didn't really care about the car - after all, it was the one he stole - but it wouldn't be appropriate not to chase it in the current situation.

So Li Shanze made a prompt decision and interrupted Xia Li who was about to attack in anger.

"Charlie! Go report the crime to Officer Mackenzie. Remember to call the local police station as well. It's best to notify Mayor Vincent. I'll chase him with Elijah!"

Li Shanze quickly caught up with Elijah and shouted to Xia Li without turning back.

In Li Shanze's opinion, since the local investment signboard has been used, it is better to make the best use of it. I, an investor, came to Fern Town to investigate investment, but my car was stolen. Shouldn't your town government and town police station mobilize manpower and resources to express your gratitude?

As for arranging Charlie to find Kate, it was not only to divert her attention, but also to give her an opportunity to briefly explain to the female police officer the case of her own injustice.

The witch lady, who felt that she had caused trouble, was even more angry and anxious. She originally wanted to say something to Li Shanze with a heart full of tenderness, but now all this tenderness was thrown out of the window. She wanted to vent her anger on these car thieves.

But her anger was quickly extinguished by Li Shanze. After hearing Li Shanze's arrangement, she stomped her feet, bit her lips unwillingly, dissipated her magic power, turned around and went to find Kate.

Because it was night, the incident was urgent, and the situation was so chaotic, no one noticed that the huge amount of magic power that the furious Charlie had just condensed did not all dissipate naturally, but a considerable part of it quietly flowed into the wooden box in Charlie's arms.

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"What? Li's car was stolen?" Kate stood up without saying a word after hearing Charlie's report. "I'll go after it."

"Wait a minute, Kate, your coat! It's so windy and snowy, don't catch a cold!" Mrs. Robert stopped Kate while holding a thick RCMP coat.

Although Kate didn't actually need the Mountie jacket to keep warm, she smiled and nodded to Mrs. Robert. "Thank you, Martha."

Charlie nodded to Mr. Robert, who was busy calling the police on the old rotary phone at home, and hurried out. She shouted to Kate, who had just led the horse, "Wait a minute, Officer Mackenzie, I want to go too!"

Kate held the reins and looked at Charlie with a sharp look.

Charlie held the wooden box and looked at Kate, refusing to give in.

The two stared at each other for a few seconds, and Kate patted the horse's neck and spoke first, "Not everyone can ride Mickey."

The unassuming old horse known as Mickey snorted, looking quite pleased with himself.

Charlie was surprised that she could see an emotion like smugness on a horse's face.

However, Miss Witch refused to give in. She tried, "Mickey is such a fine horse, it's obviously no problem for him to carry two women like you and me."

Mickey had a beaming look on his face, and it seemed that the witch's flattery made him very happy.

Kate slapped Mickey's neck in displeasure, then leaned closer to Charlie and whispered, "Nice strategy, Miss Witch. But, unfortunately, only pure virgins can ride Mickey."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go." Charlie walked towards Mickey with the box in her arms.

"You said you were..." Kate said in disbelief.

In Kate's opinion, in this chaotic land of America, how could a girl with outstanding appearance like Charlie still be chaste?

"What are you waiting for? Aren't you?" Charlie turned the tables on Kate.

"Okay, let's go!" Kate no longer bothered about this issue, but jumped on the horse swiftly and extended her hand to Charlie.

Very good, we can interrogate this evil witch on the way, make her confess her crime of mentally manipulating Elijah Robert, and then eliminate her.

When the female police officer saw Charlie sitting steadily on the horse and Mickey not making any noise or trouble, she quickly adjusted her strategy.

"Mickey, let's chase!" Kate ordered, quietly pulling the reins to signal the horse not to run too fast.

Charlie was oblivious to all this.

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Mrs. Robert watched the two girls ride away in disbelief.

Although they lowered their voices, Mrs. Robert still heard their argument about "virginity".

Although it was a little hard to believe, Mrs. Robert was willing to believe in her heart that Kate and Charlie, whom she liked, were both pure and good girls.

So Mrs. Robert fell into deep thought.

Could it be that I was completely wrong before?

Pure virgin, so Kate's horse is actually a unicorn?

Only devout believers would remain pure before marriage, so they are all devout.

And if these two pure and pious women followed Mr. Li, not because of emotional entanglement, then what could it be?

Oh my god, Elijah was right! Lee truly is an angel! A godly woman can only be so fervent when she's following the Holy Spirit!

Mrs. Robert slapped her forehead, her eyes filled with tears of excitement and her whole body trembled.

Unable to contain herself, she ran back to the room. When she saw her husband, she ignored the fact that he was still holding the phone receiver and excitedly shouted, "Nick! I'm telling you! Elijah was right! Lee really is an angel from heaven! Look, as soon as Lee came to our house, Elijah came back! He even converted devoutly! This is a miracle, a Christmas miracle! Lee is at least an angel of good news!"

With a click, the phone was hung up.

Mr. Robert looked at Mrs. Robert in disbelief: "What happened? Tell me slowly, tell me slowly, Martha."

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Sheriff Larry listened to the busy tone coming from the phone in disbelief, his right hand still in unbearable pain.

Obviously, prayer was not as effective as before. This time, prayer did not have any effect on his injury.

Originally, when Sheriff Larry heard Mr. Robert call to report that Li Shanze's car was stolen, he felt quite gloating.

Well, damned yellow monkey, you're in trouble, aren't you? You know Kung Fu, right? Use your Kung Fu to catch up with that diesel-powered pickup truck! You better hope there aren't any illegal items in your pickup truck, or else, I'll show you how I'll deal with you!

Even Sheriff Larry had thought about how to make things difficult for Li Shanze when he reported the case, how to drag his feet to make Li Shanze anxious, and how to deal with Li Shanze after he got the car back.

When Sheriff Larry thought about that damn Asian guy who knew kung fu falling into his hands, he laughed happily, and even his hands didn't hurt so much.

As for the investment? Sheriff Larry didn't really take it seriously at all. He was simply numb. And with his intuition as a veteran police officer, he concluded that Li Shanze was a liar.

However, not wanting to spoil the fun of his old partner and also wanting to take the opportunity to clean up those places where filth was hidden, Sheriff Larry took the opportunity to back off and arranged for his men to do the work.

Think about it, how could a normal company invest in Fern Town, a notorious drug den? Vincent had been trying to attract investment for a long time, but he had never been successful.

Even the mention of Fern's name made those greedy entrepreneurs shake their heads. The production crew Vincent hired even preferred to haul in large quantities of water from other places rather than drink Fern's local water.

In such a place where people hate dogs, today, the Li Science Investment Group actually took the initiative to express its willingness to invest...

Haha, how could this Asian guy not be a liar?

However, Mr. Robert's phone call and Mrs. Robert's final words completely changed the sheriff's mind.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert have always been the most pious, and even claimed that they had seen the Lord and received divine grace. Now they actually declared that the damned, that Huang, that Ya, no, that respected Mr. Li were the angels of good news?

The sheriff's mouth opened in surprise.

Yes, that does explain a lot of things.

If he is not a scammer, then only the Lord would do such a thing as investing in Fern Town.

But Nick, Martha and Robert are the most pious people. There is no way they would lie to me on the phone.

Only an angel of the Lord would take the initiative to taste the water of a place that has been slandered and restore its reputation.

My hand was merely a small punishment for disrespecting an angel, and the "lost" car was merely a test from the Lord.

Sheriff Larry, who was sweating profusely with the phone clamped around his neck, completely ignored the sore neck and severe pain in his right hand. He made countless calls in a row, gathering all the police officers who were secretly cleaning up the filthy place at night, and asked them to stop Li Shanze's stolen car.

So all the police officers in Fern Town were mobilized. They drove police cars onto the streets and blared their sirens throughout the town.

029 Kate's Tricks

Although Mickey seemed to be running slowly, he was getting closer and closer to the Hummer that Elijah and Li Shanze were riding in.

"Can't you take this wooden box off? Ms. Butner, this box is not very comfortable on your back."

Of course Kate knew what kind of blasphemous thing was in the wooden box, but she didn't want to get close to such a blasphemous thing at all, which made her feel uncomfortable instinctively.

And she was always on guard with one hand, guarding against Charlie using that blasphemous object to attack her.

Kate suspected that Charlie had used this blasphemous object to brainwash Elijah, causing him to have the unforgivable blasphemous idea that the ogre Li Shanze was an angel.

However, without any concrete evidence, although Kate secretly hated Charlie, she did not act rashly.

"This is a gift from Li." Charlie put one arm around Kate's waist while holding the wooden box tightly with the other hand. "There's a ring inside!"

Charlie's tone was as sweet and smug as if she was showing off the expensive gift her boyfriend gave her to her best friend.