New Gods of North America

After the issue of counterfeiting currency was pointed out,

Wayne roughly guessed that Priest Tywin specifically asked Roose Bolton to call them, the "investigators", because he wanted to do something.

This is killing people and destroying their hearts...

But the big guys do play differently.

After Wayne and Roose Bolton finished reporting their findings, Reverend Tywin casually asked other important figures about their opinions on the matter.

Bishop Ford, who has already retired, just said a few words that seemed to be of no consequence.

The younger but seemingly slightly unhappy Bishop Prague quickly praised Wayne for cooperating with the investigation and Roose Bolton, who was in charge of the exorcism department of Kankers City.

Then the topic seemed to be lightly touched upon.

The bigwigs then moved on to other topics.

Captain Joffrey, who was related to Bishop Ford, seemed to want to win the favor of Reverend Tywin, and occasionally spoke during the meeting, trying to show off.

However, Reverend Tywin and Bishop Corleone of the Virginia Diocese were obviously indifferent to this. In the end, it was Bishop Ford who advised him to learn more from Wayne, saying that "young people should listen more, think more, and talk less."

After the dinner,

Several important figures left the banquet hall in tacit agreement, as if they had something else to discuss.

Wayne and Captain Joffrey were politely but unrejectedly brought to the reception room by Roose Bolton.

Captain Joffrey, who had just been scolded, sat upright in the reception room, sulking, while Wayne looked around boredly.

Finally, Bishop Ford and Bishop Bragg took Captain Joffrey away.

After they were respectfully escorted to the carriage, Wayne was called over by Pastor Tywin and followed him and Bishop Corleone to a study.

Compared to just now, these two big shots seemed to be more casual at this time.

Reverend Tywin walked behind the desk and seemed to be writing something.

Bishop Corleone walked to the large French window alone, looking down as if watching Bishop Ford and his carriage go away:

"It's been a rare opportunity to see Bishop Ford back down.

"But even so, from what I've seen from Bishop Prague, when Kanks State is officially established, it seems that turmoil is inevitable here."

"It's inevitable," Reverend Tywin lowered his head and wrote furiously. "A whole new state is involved, with so many votes and dollars. This little thing is not enough to make them give up. It's good enough to get Bishop Ford to stop interfering in Roose's work."

Reverend Tywin quickly finished writing the note, rolled it up, poured some wax that had been heated nearby, sealed it, and then pressed the seal with his ring.

He handed the note to Roose Bolton, who was waiting at the desk, and the latter took it and hurried out.

Then Reverend Tywin looked at Wayne,

But he turned his head and spoke to the silhouette of Bishop Corleone, "Bishop Corleone, what do you think of Wayne?"

Bishop Corleone turned around and looked back, smiling and nodding at Wayne:

"Not bad, a young man with a lot of ideas. His way of analyzing problems is very unique, and the results of his investigation are also very interesting."

Priest Tywin took a piece of paper from the desk and placed it on the desk.

Then he stood up from his chair and gave up his seat:

"Wayne is preparing to go to George and Anna College and is just passing through Kankers.

"I promised him before that if he could continue his investigation, I would help him and his companions apply for a special charter from you and seek asylum from the local church."

Bishop Corleone raised his eyebrows slightly, then walked to the desk, picked up the paper from the side, and glanced at it briefly.

Then he looked up at Wayne again:

"So you are actually a Beyonder. Interesting."

After saying that, he reached out and took the dip pen, lowered his head and started writing at the desk, then handed the signed paper directly to Wayne.

Wayne took it and looked at it.

The page contained a pre-written charter, which read "Trust is granted to Wayne Constantine and his companions, and within the scope of authorization, they are allowed to be exempt from the provisions of Articles 4 to 7 of the Exorcist Decree." At the end of the signature was the gorgeous cursive signature that Bishop Corleone had just signed.

"Out of my trust in Pastor Tywin and my appreciation for you, I will personally give you a small extra reward."

Bishop Corleone said as if he didn't care. "For example, I don't mind you playing a little word game. In my diocese, I have no restrictions on the number of 'companions' you can have. But I hope you can use it correctly."

Wayne's eyes lit up.

"What did you think of?"

Reverend Tywin glanced at Wayne and warned him, "Don't squander Bishop Corleone's kindness and trust. The management of the 'Fallen' by the Foginia Diocese is very strict."

Wayne thought about it:

“I recently had an idea.

"Small town sheriffs and city police can easily become helpless when a case crosses a district. Cross-state cases are even more difficult to handle.

"If possible, I plan to set up a detective agency to handle cases like this. When I get to Virginia, I'll start with cases that cross towns and cities."

Reverend Tywin was not fooled. "A detective agency composed entirely of extraordinary people?"

"That's not necessarily true..." Wayne considered the wording, "But Beyonders have a variety of abilities. If some of them can be used to solve cases, it would be a real advantage."

For example, with Inissa's sensitivity to blood, some lies may be seen through by her in an instant.

The two great men looked at each other, and then Bishop Corleone showed his generosity:

"I will not revoke my asylum until I deem you to have 'crossed the line.' Of course, the Church will not condone criminal behavior."

At this point, Bishop Corleone smiled at Pastor Tywin.

"The controversy in the church over whether to relax the 'management of the fallen' has been going on for some years. After seeing the current situation of the self-governance of the Beyonders in Kanks City, I just wanted to give it a try in my own parish to see if this situation is accidental or inevitable."

Reverend Tywin nodded slightly. "The results achieved by Bishop Ford in this regard are indeed surprising."

…

When Wayne was taken by carriage to the bar where the Extraordinary people were gathering that Willy mentioned,

The time has passed midnight.

In this era when lighting still requires burning candles or kerosene lamps, although there are bars or casinos that are open all night, for most people, this point seems a little too late.

Fortunately, the bar was still crowded.

As soon as Wayne showed up, Lina, who was sitting at the bar, pointed at him and said, "That's the guy. He's the one who made us wait all night!"

Then many eyes in the bar were simultaneously directed at Wayne.

Wayne had just seen the "big scene" tonight.

At this moment, he was very brave. Not only was he not stage-frightened, he also looked back with a smile.

Unexpectedly, even Willy and the old man from the Hunter Association were there.

Before leaving the manor, Wayne confirmed with Roose Bolton that the murderer who attacked them last night has not been caught yet.

As for whether there is still a chance to catch him, it depends on whether the murderer will take the bait again.