New Gods of North America

People's disgust with railway robbers,

In addition to the personal injury and property damage they may cause to passengers, they may also cause damage to the steam train or the railway itself.

- In addition to robbery or other crimes, even if people survive, they are often forced to wait where they are or trek to the nearest town to wait or seek rescue.

It is like adding insult to injury.

It was the same at this time. Although the robbers had been dealt with one after another,

However, part of the railway had been damaged beforehand, and the front of the steam train also broke down due to sudden braking and collision.

Therefore, the passengers still had to stay where they were temporarily, waiting for the railway company to come and handle the follow-up matters.

After the steam train stopped running, the interior of the carriage became increasingly hot under the scorching sun.

Seeing that rescue would not arrive soon, the passengers chose to leave the car temporarily one after another.

It's interesting to say,

When passengers were on the steam train, they were divided into different carriages according to their tickets.

Although they got off the train at this time, the passengers still chose to classify according to the different carriages and spontaneously gathered into several clearly defined groups.

So on this side of the railway, simple camping sites appeared one after another, and many passengers spread blankets and other things on the ground, where they rested or chatted.

Passengers who chose first-class carriages were treated slightly better.

Not only will there be servants and bodyguards to help with the arrangements, but the staff on the steam train will also provide them with food as well as brewed coffee and tea.

On the other side of the railway,

Doug, Willy and the others worked together to drag the robbers to the side of the steam train and lined them up in a row.

One of the robbers had just fainted for a while.

However, after Doug borrowed ropes from the steam train staff to tie him up, he looked at his companions lying neatly beside him and chose to continue lying obediently in the queue.

…

There was a row of robbers standing there, and to be honest, it was hard not to notice them.

Fortunately, there was a steam train blocking the middle, so passengers who were curious about the robbers would choose a position where they could see that side, and vice versa.

At first, perhaps because of the residual power of killing all the robbers on the spot,

So except for a few staff members, all other passengers tacitly kept a distance from Wayne and his friends and did not dare to approach or talk to them.

However, after Wayne introduced himself to the staff,

As the news gradually spread among the passengers, the first-class passengers, who should theoretically be most afraid of blood and violence, were the first to invite Wayne and his team.

Doug and Willy were mixed up with the bodyguards and servants.

The ladies and girls gathered together and called Inessa and Lina over to have tea and chat.

Wayne was called to the "gentlemen" side.

"Gentlemen, let me introduce you.

"This young Mr. Wayne Constantine once served as sheriff in Kansas City, but he had to resign because he had to go to George and Anna College.

"However, Mr. Wayne has now opened the famous 'Wayne National Detective Agency' and will continue to assist the police in solving cases as a bounty hunter or private detective. Gentlemen in need may consider his detective agency. As you can see, his detective agency is indeed quite professional."

The gentleman who was in charge of the introduction was probably the "conductor" of the steam train.

Because Wayne and his companions' actions saved the passengers from suffering even greater losses, he reciprocated the favor and praised Wayne almost without reservation.

As the highest-ranking person in the first-class carriage, or one of them,

Senator Underwood, on behalf of the gentlemen in this circle, extended his hand to Wayne again, expressing his initial recognition and acceptance:

"Thank you, Wayne. You are true professionals."

Wayne also shook hands with him as the gentlemen looked on, "It's my honor."

Then there was a series of handshakes and introductions with several other gentlemen. Someone even pretended to casually check the household registration during the greetings:

"The surname Constantine doesn't seem to be very common. I seem to have heard that among the gentlemen who signed the April Grass Compact, there was a Mr. William Constantine."

"Yes," Wayne said without hiding it from him, "my family is his direct descendant."

Then there was another round of polite praise and affirmation.

In today's America, the same message spread through "people in the circle" is often more effective than posting flyers everywhere, and it's free.

So in order to increase the popularity of his detective agency, Wayne doesn't mind making his presence felt in such occasions.

After introducing themselves to each other, the gentlemen continued to chat along the way according to the current situation:

"The robbers are getting more and more rampant nowadays. Previously, I heard that they were only causing trouble in the west, but now they are starting to move closer to the east."

"Yes, Mr. Underwood is far-sighted. He always travels with bodyguards. By the way, Mr. Underwood, are you going to attend the meeting in Congress this time? Is there any interesting news?"

"Haha, it's not clear yet. But it seems that some members of parliament are preparing a bill to continue to increase tariffs to prevent the dumping of industrial products from the Kingdom of Windsor and protect local industries."

"Are you going to raise tariffs again? I'm afraid Windsor will raise taxes on our goods again. The sales of cotton, wheat, and tobacco in the South will be affected."

"The MPs in the south will definitely strongly oppose it. And to be honest, compared to those produced by local factories, the industrial products of the Kingdom of Windsor are indeed of good quality and low price."

"That's not the case. Implementing protective tariffs is still beneficial to the development of local industries. If we don't continue to increase exports while the war is going on in the Old World, the good times of recent years may not last long."

"Indeed, the current salary level of workers is even higher than that of the Kingdom of Windsor, and the number of people we can recruit is still decreasing. If we don't control imports, the operation of several factories under my control will be unsustainable."

"The decrease in workers is also related to the current development of the West. Many people have fled to the West. And I heard recently that a large gold mine was discovered in the West. I estimate that more people will go there in the future."

"I lived in the West before, and someone did discover a large gold mine. The gold nuggets are of very high quality."

"Really? Then shouldn't we also pay attention to it and go over there to invest in some land in time?"

"I think it is necessary. And the prospects of some railways and towns along the route seem good and worth investing in."

"I see. I'll have someone study this carefully when I get back."

Finally, it was Mr. Underwood who brought the topic back to Wayne:

"Wayne, besides assisting with cases, does your detective agency also accept other types of commissions? For example, security or escort."