New Gods of North America

"Tsk, you said you didn't need anyone to protect you. So many people were coming in and out of the manor, but no one came to check on you."

In the mill of the manor, Wayne and his two companions hid in the attic with a small "peak" behind the windmill.

Lina complained as she peeked through the small wooden window.

It was the first time that Wayne actually entered the interior of a windmill and saw the huge wooden transmission parts inside with his own eyes. He felt quite novel.

It is said that if such a windmill is turned, the whole mill will make a constant squeaking sound, which can give people a headache if they stay there for a long time.

If we go back to the Middle Ages, a windmill like this one would probably be one of the most important living facilities in a territory.

Usually a mill would be used by at least dozens of farming families, and the lord or miller would take a portion of the ground grain from the farmers as the cost of its use and maintenance.

However, in this era in America, the status of windmills in estates near cities has obviously declined, becoming more like decorative facilities similar to "farmhouses".

It's not that it can't be used. Some estates still occasionally use it to grind their own grains or for oil extraction during the harvest season. However, its popularity and necessity have become lower and lower, and the time it is actually used is actually quite limited.

Although wind power is free, the long-term maintenance of the transmission parts and the regular replacement of the grinding disc are actually a considerable expense. More importantly, grains cannot be turned into refined flour in one grinding. They also need to be manually screened out of coarse grains, gluten, and small stone chips, which requires repeated grinding and screening at least several times.

If we put aside the sentiment of "manor-made", it would be more cost-effective to buy the refined flour consumed by the host family directly from the factory or exchange it for wheat.

As for the coarse grains or corn that the slaves ate, as long as they were provided with an ordinary millstone, they would find a way to grind them into powder themselves.

So after Wayne and his companions sneaked into the manor,

So he chose to hide in the windmill.

One reason is that

Nowadays, places like this are either crowded with people busy or visiting, or almost no one approaches, making them very suitable for hiding.

Another reason is that

If we compare the proportions of the Holy Triangle emblem with the points on the map, the location near the mill seems to be more "on point".

I just don't know if the murderer is so rigorous.

After attempting to provide security services but being rejected,

Wayne released the parrot and asked Doug to find out about David Mills' communication with the parish church.

Because it involves living people, Pastor Bazzini has always been unwilling to reveal whether anyone in the Schultz family has confessed to him recently.

However, David Mills was a member of the church after all, and he knew how to deal with such a situation. So he did not dwell on the details of whether to confess or not, but told Pastor Bazzini the rough situation of the case, and then asked, "Is it necessary to strengthen the protection of Mr. Schultz in the next two days?"

After the parrot brought back a small note with a positive answer,

Wayne and his companions sneaked back into the manor and waited for their opportunity.

Lina was the most outrageous among them. Not only did she sneak in, she also slipped out in the middle and took the food that Doug had packed and brought back to the windmill.

Anyway, if Wayne was in charge of security, he wouldn't tolerate such arrogant behavior.

Bill Tench and David Mills were not suitable for "breaking into private homes" because of their official positions in the local area.

So they, together with Doug and Ryan, found a place outside the manor and quietly waited for timely support or pursuit and interception.

As for Wayne and the other two,

If you can jump out in time when Mr. Schultz is about to be killed, it will be "justice from heaven". Otherwise, you must retreat honestly to avoid being regarded as part of the criminals.

The busiest ones at this moment are Peter and Doug's pigeons.

Peter would quietly come back every once in a while, probably to report whether Mr. Schultz had any problems.

The pigeons probably do similar work, but they come over from time to time, and it seems that they mainly want to get some food - it is the parrots' responsibility to come back and sound the alarm, and then Wayne and the others will consider whether to set off fireworks and what colors to set off depending on the situation.

Later on, Peter even learned to be lazy. When he encountered trouble, he would simply fly back on a pigeon. No one knew who he learned this from.

Judging from the time, if the murderer has not yet committed the crime, then he will have to create a new case "tomorrow".

The best time to commit the crime would probably be after dinner or in the quiet of the night.

But Mr. Schultz does not seem to be blindly confident.

According to the information that David Mills had Doug's pigeon bring, one of that gentleman's bodyguards is a "fallen man" who is protected by a big family. He is currently following Mr. Schultz under the pretext of recuperating from his injuries and has to report to church regularly every week.

This injury has lasted for more than three years. Even if she was pregnant with Nezha, she should have been born by now. It can be considered a special form of "secondment".

Wayne and the other two were passing small notes around.

After reading it, Inissa nodded, "A former professional bounty hunter, perhaps he has a specialty in combat."

Lina was not optimistic about these things. "Maybe he was simply placed here as a supervisor. He was called a bodyguard, but in fact, he might be mainly responsible for informing other employers. Otherwise, the other party was too careless and didn't even notice Peter."

But the three of them were not in the main house at the moment.

Apart from secretly observing with a telescope from time to time and feeding the pigeons, all we can do is wait for something to happen.

Two servants went to the mill to have a tryst.

Unfortunately, there was nothing interesting to see. We chatted for more than ten minutes without anyone whispering to each other or speaking incoherently. Instead, we almost bolted the mill door from the outside.

The boring time lasted until dark.

A middle-aged man who looked like a member of the manor owner's family first seemed to be taking a walk in the garden, and then came to the mill avoiding people.

The man was wearing a custom-made suit that looked expensive, with a large gold chain extending from the buttons of his vest.

He pulled out his pocket watch by the big gold chain, checked the time, and seemed to be waiting for someone.

After a while, a man in overalls, wearing jeans with dungarees and a newsboy cap, also came into the mill.

Wayne and the other two were either lying or half-crouching, looking down from the cracks in the floorboards on the top of the attic.

The first person to speak was the middle-aged man in a tailored suit:

"Are you Mr. Johnston's contact? My time is valuable. Tell me your price directly. If I tear up the agreement with the Russell family and help you fight for the right to operate the new railway, what kind of return can I get?"

The man in work clothes turned his back to the only door leading in and out of the mill and took off his hat to greet the other party:

"Mr. Schultz, I'm afraid you misunderstood. I never said which side I belonged to, and I don't know what you thought of it. I just saw the sins in you and extended an invitation to you."

While the man in overalls was talking,

A spherical area with him as the center and an estimated radius of three meters quietly unfolded.

In Wayne's vision, the dotted line enclosing this spherical area could not pass through thick obstacles such as walls, but it almost covered the entire lower level area of ​​the mill.

The man in work clothes had golden eyes:

"No one can serve two masters: either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be attached to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve the Spirit and money."

"Mr. Schultz, are you willing to cleanse your sins and ask the Holy Spirit for forgiveness?"