New Gods of North America

"Listen, the so-called killer...ah, the so-called detective, is not a reckless man wielding a gun or a stick, nor a cruel and bloodthirsty villain, but a machine without emotions..."

After the overall decoration was completed and an advertisement was placed in the local newspaper in Georgeburg,

Wayne saw that no one had come to the detective agency yet and everyone had nothing to do, so he fiddled with some texts he had read in his previous life and started teaching everyone.

This was something Wayne came up with on the spur of the moment.

Since there are so many people, it’s a good opportunity for us to share experiences and make progress together.

Wayne's original idea,

The intention is to broaden the detective agency's upward channels.

For example, if you get into a fight now, there are more than ten people in the detective agency who have relevant experience as bounty hunters.

If you meet a few ordinary thugs, you can just crush them.

But the business scope of private detectives is not limited to fighting with people.

Detective reasoning, protecting employers, finding clues, and tracking are all technical jobs.

So Wayne planned to start with a few partners and teach the course first.

After that, we can organize some assessments regularly so that everyone can have some basic criminal investigation knowledge and work qualities.

Initially, the courses are divided into ideological courses, skill courses, and experience sharing courses.

After that, we selected some courses as induction training for new employees.

I want to become a "senior detective" in the detective agency in the future.

The most basic thing is to have at least some expertise or experience in a certain area, so that you can teach rookies. The specific content is not limited.

In this way, some people who may not have outstanding combat capabilities but can play a practical role in actual detective work will have an additional channel to demonstrate their level and get promoted.

"When investigating a case, detectives must use objective facts and evidence. Although we are employed by employers, our basis is the laws of various places and universal moral concepts. We should not become the employer's 'thugs' or 'accomplices'.

"So the current rules of our detective agency are to maintain the reputation and social image of the detective agency, not to accept income other than remuneration, not to intervene in party disputes, not to interfere in divorces and scandals, and most importantly - never compromise with criminals."

A newly joined "trainee detective" raised his hand, "Mr. Wayne, if the other party is very powerful and we have only a small number of people to handle the case, what should we do?"

Wayne answered without hesitation:

"Not compromising does not mean that we cannot be circumventing or being flexible. In principle, we must ensure the safety of our employer. If the other party does have an advantage locally or on the scene, we must find a way to call for support in a timely manner or find a way to pass the message back.

"We will not let our agents sacrifice their lives in vain, but we will not betray our employers and compromise with criminals out of fear of sacrifice."

Lina whispered to Inissa, "I feel like what Willy said before is right. This sounds more and more like a police station..."

Inissa thought there was nothing wrong with it. "This is exactly what we should do to fight against evil Beyonders and criminals."

"Hey...are you setting up a branch of the Hunter Association? Then I will have to promote the School of Life and the Church of Truth in my classes later." Lina said.

“Boom boom boom.”

Wayne tapped on the blackboard, "Agent Lina, pay attention to the class and don't whisper. By the way, all future class content must be reviewed by the partners meeting first."

Life School and Truth Church? You want our detective agency to be taken down as a "cult den".

Wayne then continued:

"Where were we just now? By the way, detectives are out there, and they have to maintain the reputation and social image of the detective agency.

"While working as a detective agent, you are not allowed to drink, gamble, solicit prostitutes, behave rudely, or go out in the streets. You must cooperate with the local police when necessary, report the situation to the client in a timely manner, and you are not allowed to charge fees privately or raise fees at will without the help of the detective agency.

"Members who find it unacceptable can leave the detective agency according to the normal procedures and work on their own. Those who violate the discipline may be actively persuaded to leave by the detective agency."

"Yes!" The agents listened and sat up straighter.

…

Next came Inissa's hunting theory class.

“The extraordinary abilities of the extraordinary people may be varied, but when dealing with them in practice, we can target them according to roughly different types.

"The relatively common abilities that are usually used in crimes can be roughly divided into combat type, exploration type, infiltration type, theft type, etc.

"Many times we need to infer the opponent's weaknesses based on the abilities we see, and then take targeted measures. We use actual cases for analysis. For example, we met the Carter family before, and their family members..."

…

Then came Lina’s practical experience class.

“Although criminals don’t play by the rules, there are often signs that they are following.

“Let’s say we want to steal confidential information from a vault or safe…Agent Wayne, don’t stare…Let’s say a group of thieves are planning to steal a safe, then as bodyguards, we can first guess their thinking and then take preventive measures.

"First of all, in a building, the location where the safe is placed will generally have the following characteristics..."

…

This was followed by the agents’ self-introductions and summary sharing sessions.

"Hello everyone, I'm Doug Stamp. You should have all been exposed to my abilities. According to the preliminary positioning given by Mr. Wayne, I should be considered a supporting type, and can help you deliver various messages. After listening to these classes today, I feel that I have learned a lot, and the most important thing, I think, is..."

"Hello everyone. My name is Willy, and I'm from Kanks City. My ability is to touch objects and perform some operations through narrow gaps. According to Miss Lina's arrangement, I have recently been studying how to quickly open doors and windows or open safes. In terms of the basic abilities of a detective, I still have a lot to learn. For example, I have been practicing shooting recently, and I will try not to hinder everyone in the process of handling cases..."

"Hello, agents. I'm Klaus, the new member. I used to be a bounty hunter. My ability is to 'warm up' so that my next shot will be more accurate within the range. I was deeply impressed by Miss Inessa's course. I have also encountered some things before. If I had responded according to Miss Inessa's ideas, my companions might not have been sacrificed. The situation at that time was like this..."

Everyone shared and summarized, and deepened their understanding of each other.

Most members listened attentively, but some, like Lina, had a smile on their lips as if they were listening, but in fact their heads were already shaking.

Afterwards, Chef Parker brought everyone decorated cream cakes, which were far from popular among the common people at that time, to replenish everyone's nutrition and sugar. The class finally ended amid Lina's cheers.

It was actually not too late at this time, as the sun was just about to set. At least everyone’s dinner was still being cooked in the newly built restaurant kitchen.

Then the sound of horse hooves came from far away and finally stopped outside the gate of the courtyard.

There was a knock on the door slowly.

Willy wiped the cream from the corner of his mouth and hurried to open the door. The others quickly cleaned up the meeting room and dispersed. Those who were on duty cut the unfinished cake into pieces and hid them at their posts, while those who were resting took them back to their rooms.