fine it went through his collar, but not trough his neck.
No, but it would have hit the back of his neck. There is no way his collar would have protected him against a direct hit like that.
no higher power was lookng out for him, he got lucky dodging bullets
Direct hit into the collar at the back of the neck, and it went through the collar.
he didn't dodge that one near the end did he?
That's because he wasn't supposed to. He was valuing the book over a human life, he saw his own mission as more important, that's why he was made to take the bullet.