New Gods of North America

To be honest, Wayne originally wanted to set up a so-called "detective agency".

Actually, I kind of want to be a famous detective like Sherlock Holmes.

The main advantage is that Wayne can rely on some modern crime-solving knowledge and attract some partners with special abilities like Inissa's keen sense of blood smell.

Let the murderer understand what "times have changed" means.

At the same time, based on the pain point that American law enforcement agencies cannot handle cases across borders, we specialize in taking on some "cross-city" and "cross-state" cases that not many people are involved in now, and can even provide one-stop services for solving cases and arresting criminals.

Explore blue ocean markets, delve deeply into niche areas, and earn high returns.

Instead of investigating affairs, looking for cats, acting as bodyguards, escorting goods and the like.

It's embarrassing.

…but they gave too much.

For example, when Mr. Underwood called Wayne aside for a moment,

He introduced Wayne to a job as a bodyguard:

"I know a lady who is currently recruiting a short-term security team, the duration of which is estimated to be no more than half a month. She is willing to pay $1,000 for this."

Wayne thought about the current prices and Mr. Underwood's status as a senator: "Is there any inside information about this matter?"

"Just some simple household chores."

Mr. Underwood smiled at first, then revealed the answer: "It involves the inheritance of property."

Then Wayne simply listened to the story introduction.

The potential client was the illegitimate daughter of a steel merchant and the "highly likely" heir to his will.

The reason why I say "high probability" is because the steel merchant had previously stated in private conversations among acquaintances many times that the lady would be his only designated heir.

However, because the steel merchant has been in a coma since suffering a stroke last week, the doctor also said that his current condition is not optimistic, and the will established in advance will only take effect after his death, so this leaves a time gap for possible changes.

Then there are simple regulatory questions.

According to the current inheritance law in America, illegitimate children are not in the sequence of legal heirs unless they are designated as heirs in a will. Therefore, if the lady dies before the steel merchant officially dies and the will is made public, the will will automatically become invalid.

Then the steel merchant's property will be inherited by his only surviving legitimate son in accordance with the legal order of intestacy.

——Compared to modern society, this regulation question is relatively easy to solve. Because in America at that time, inheritance tax was not a fixed tax, it was sometimes collected and sometimes not collected, but it has not been collected in recent decades.

Mr. Underwood will know about this and pay attention to it.

This is because the steel merchant has long been an important supporter and donor of their party in that swing constituency, and the lady who was designated as the successor is also inclined towards their party.

As for the other son, he is a notorious gangster whose political views differ from theirs.

The grudges between the rich and powerful,

No wonder it's so valuable.

Wayne tried to summarize. "So the lady is worried that another possible heir will harm her before the will takes effect?"

Mr. Underwood's answer was very cryptic. "According to the news I received yesterday, two of her recently hired bodyguards have died. The cause of death is said to be accidentally walking into the scene of a gang fight."

Hmm...

It would be unscientific to say that there is no danger at all in the commission of a bodyguard worth four dogs.

But imagine if four "Grey Wolf" Freddy jump out at the same time,

Wayne, Inissa, and Lina each deal with one, while Doug, Ryan, and Willy deal with or temporarily hold one back. It seems like they have a good chance of winning.

So the members of the detective agency gathered together to discuss for a while.

Everyone felt that it was a four-digit commission just after the opening, and it seemed that it could not be missed.

And the time span is also acceptable, it won’t delay Wayne from reporting in time.

…

After the railway company's early rescue arrived, they confirmed the situation on the scene and provided two solutions to the passengers:

Either return to Chicago temporarily and then embark on the journey again;

Or they could go to the nearest town to spend the night, waiting for the railway to be repaired tomorrow. The basic food and lodging expenses would be borne by the railway company.

In Wayne's impression, these two plans should be considered relatively generous.

I don’t know if it was because of Mr. Underwood or some other passenger that the others benefited from it.

However, after Wayne and his team received a total of $80 in rewards for two wanted criminals from the town's sheriff,

With a letter of introduction from Mr. Underwood, he was not chosen by either side.

Instead, he hired two carriages and drove straight to the residence of the potential client.

On the way, Lina teased Wayne for a while, saying that two ladies seemed to have taken a fancy to him and asked Wayne a lot of questions. One of them was quite pretty.

Wayne also thought they had good taste.

It's just a pity that there was a group of ladies surrounding there, and Wayne was mainly thinking about advertising to gentlemen, so he didn't pay much attention. I don't know if Lina's aesthetic taste is also problematic like that of little Taylor.

…

The clients introduced by Mr. Underwood now live in Chicago and a newly established small city nearby.

It’s not too far from the state line, but it doesn’t line up with the railroad.

So it would be faster to just take a carriage.

Their family is probably a slightly special type of resident - they can live in a big city and their business is basically there, but they prefer to live in a manor in a small city.

At this time, America's "steel merchants" were actually doing something similar to some chocolate shops. They basically reprocessed the iron ingots or steel ingots imported from the Kingdom of Windsor, or directly resold them.

As for producing "ore" into "steel" by oneself, it is not yet the mainstream in America at this moment.

The cost of producing steel in the country at this time is even higher than the price of steel from the Kingdom of Windsor, which has been shipped overseas and subject to tariffs...

So compared to being a "factory owner", this is actually closer to an import and export trade business.

I found a hotel and spent the night.

The next day, Wayne and his friends came with a letter of introduction, under the pretext of visiting the owner of the manor.

Compared to the manor where Wayne was previously invited to dine with several bishops, this manor in a corner of the small city was much more "simple" and "plain".

But the main house inside is not small in size, and it is the kind of house where people can get lost even after it becomes a haunted house.

With the introduction of the butler, Wayne soon met the potential client.

A young lady named Andrea Harrison.

He was probably in his early twenties and had the kind of look that would allow Wayne to concentrate on his work.

Miss Harrison read the letter of introduction handed over by Wayne:

"I already have four temporary bodyguards, but I'm willing to trust the person recommended by Mr. Underwood and hire your team. The deadline is after my father's will is made public. If I haven't had any accidents by then, the reward is $1,000."

She hesitated a little after she finished speaking, "But the specific security matters may require consultation between the two of you."