New Gods of North America

In America today,

Police stations everywhere are not yet standardized - after all, even the Londondance Police Station in the Kingdom of Windsor, which is known as the "founding institution of the modern police system", has only been established for a few years, and many things are still in the exploratory stage.

Coupled with the principle of "urban autonomy" commonly practiced in America,

Therefore, many cities follow existing local precedents, copy and modify them, pass them in parliament, and then rush them into action.

At first glance, they may seem similar, but the actual division of responsibilities or organizational structure may be very different.

Bill Tench is the head of the case department at the Georgeburg Police Department.

According to the system of their bureau, his current job title is "Sheriff".

But his "Sheriff" is not the same word as the "Sheriff" that the sheriff of a small western town is nicknamed.

It can probably be understood as meaning "the chief of the police."

Wayne took David Mills to the reception room.

Although Bill Tench was obviously curious about the decoration style of the detective agency, he still seemed to be unable to suppress his anxiety.

He didn't even sit down, just looked around and paced back and forth.

After seeing Wayne appear at the door,

Bill Tench came over directly and said, "Wayne, I didn't expect your detective agency to be so special. It's quite different from the private detective agencies I knew before."

Wayne was quite considerate and didn't continue the pleasantries:

"Thank you for the compliment. You must have something to ask when you come here at this time. Why don't we sit down and get down to business?"

Bill Tench sat down on the sofa obediently, took out an open cigarette box, and offered it to Wayne and David Mills first.

Wayne waved his hand, "Thank you, but you are welcome to do whatever you want."

David Mills, a member of the church, seemed to be more self-disciplined in these aspects and also refused with a smile.

Bill Tench struck a match and lit one for himself.

He took a deep breath, and then the smoke was sucked from his mouth into his nasal cavity, and finally turned into two streams of smoke and spewed out:

"We recently encountered a difficult case, which may require more investigators to assist. The director promised that after the criminal is arrested, he would help apply for a reward or 'case handling fee', 'consulting fee' or something like that, but it is estimated that it will not be much, probably in the range of tens to hundreds of dollars.

"I heard that you recently completed a commission with a fee of four figures. Your ability is definitely not a problem. I just don't know if you are interested in it."

Wayne weighed the pros and cons for a moment and smiled:

"As a resident of Georgeburg, 'maintaining local law and order' is our common wish, and our detective agency is willing to serve. Of course, our detective agency also has its own business, and may not be able to participate every time. But there is no problem at the moment."

The last time they arrested those members of the Life School, they almost burned down their house. Willy didn't encounter any trouble when dealing with it afterwards.

Therefore, Wayne is also willing to establish good relations with the local police. This will facilitate the development of some local business, and if any problems arise during the investigation, they will be easier to resolve.

But you can't always work for nothing.

"Thank you for your cooperation." Bill Tench stretched out his hand and shook hands with Wayne.

Then he took another drag on his commercial cigarette and started talking:

"That's right. There have been four murders in Georgeburg recently, all of which were tragic. We have been investigating for several days, but we still have no clues.

"Based on the current situation, we speculate that the murderer is likely to commit at least three more murders in the next few days, and then he may be quiet for a while. Therefore, the police must mobilize as much force as possible to find and stop the murderer in a short time.

"Unfortunately, this case requires a secret investigation, and not too many people can know about it for the time being, so I can only come to you for help. As far as I know, yours is the most well-staffed detective agency in Georgeburg."

Find the murderer...

Wayne actually prefers things like "We already know where the murderer is, can you help us catch him?"

"How many murderers are there?" Wayne asked.

Bill Tench thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps there may be accomplices, but we are currently inclined to believe that the murderer is most likely acting alone."

"Are there any files or relevant archival materials?" Wayne asked again.

Bill Tench shook his head. "This case has developed very quickly, and we haven't had time to sort out the relevant materials. But all the first-hand information we can get is already in our police station, and the police officers who were in charge of the on-site investigation are also here."

"Then let's go straight there?"

Wayne had actually stood up as he spoke, "Do you mind if I ask a few more people to join us?"

"Of course we don't mind. This is exactly what we want. However, the people involved in the investigation need to control the scope and at least not leak the case during the investigation." Bill Tench replied.

"You can rest assured about this. Let's go first."

…

As early investigators,

Wayne was also very sincere and directly put out an all-star lineup.

In addition to the three partners of the detective agency, there is a captain on vacation from the California Special Forces, Doug who is in charge of liaison, and Ryan who can "take pictures" with extraordinary abilities.

Even if we encounter ordinary gangsters, we can just eliminate them directly.

Two detective agency carriages followed Bill Tench's carriage and went directly to the police station in Georgeburg.

Compared to Wayne's cabin in Blackrock Town, this one is more presentable.

Although the building is not particularly large, the main structure is a two-story brick and stone building with a courtyard, and there are probably 20 to 30 rooms inside. It is not as big as a modern police station, but it can be considered a large police station.

The common space in Bill Tench's case department is slightly smaller than a whole classroom.

His own independent office is a room separated from this space.

At this time, on one side of the public space, there was a long table made up of several desks, which was filled with on-site investigation records, interrogation records and other materials. Some of them were packed in boxes and looked like evidence.

There was a wall panel next to the long table, with a map with several markings hung in the middle. Details and keywords of the case were written in blocks around it, and there were also many small labels.

Wayne took a quick look at the wall panel.

Three days ago it was "rage", two days ago it was "laziness", one day ago it was "gluttony", today it was "lust\

,"Each word was found at the crime scene and corresponds to a victim.

Good fellow,

The seven deadly sins.

No wonder Bill Tench just said that according to the current situation, it can be speculated that the murderer is likely to commit at least three more murders in the next few days.