New Gods of North America

After listening to a sermon in church and leaving,

Wayne basically told all the church and police acquaintances he met about his "attack."

Even Pastor Bazini heard about this from Wayne, who was holding his stomach, when he was saying goodbye to his believers one by one.

Pastor Bazini's expression did not change, his face still had a solemn and warm expression.

He also said things like may the Holy Spirit protect you and wish Wayne a speedy recovery.

As for some local wealthy people like Wayne, such as Mr. Ben Harmon and Mr. Schultz whom he met through taking jobs,

Although Wayne also encountered them, since many people would regard "attending church service" as an opportunity to build relationships with their targets, these wealthy people were basically surrounded by people.

In order not to appear too deliberate, Wayne did not force himself to go over to read the message.

The main reason is that if they get hurt easily, it will sound as if the detective agency is a bit "inexperienced", which is not conducive to building a good reputation among the wealthy customer group.

And Wayne didn't plan to tear his face too much for the time being.

The detective agency staff are all busy outside now. It's okay to engage in some civilized tug-of-war among the people within the church, and it's okay for everyone to secretly kick each other under the table, but it's not a good idea to put it on the table and officially confront each other. It's easy to suffer losses right now.

The landlord who "rented" the yard to the detective agency for free chatted with Wayne for a while.

It seems that Wayne's detective agency is doing well. I've heard about it several times.

However, the things the landlord heard were actually the old records from when Wayne and his team had been "sweeping" along the steam train line a while ago.

The news was gradually known to the public who didn't pay much attention to these things at this time. The most eye-catching thing was the time when the detective agency intercepted the gang in front of a car full of people.

So Wayne exchanged pleasantries with him for a while, and said that next time he had any gifts or experiences from his trip, he would visit him at home again when he came back.

At the detective agency, two pigeons flew back from different directions and arrived almost at the same time.

Ryan and his team spent nearly three weeks, and even took down a small gang on the way. By then, they had already set up a preliminary "office" in Clarisburg.

We rented a simple residence that felt like a suburban warehouse. The basic configuration was in place, and we were ready to start regular inspections of the "contracted" steam train sections as planned.

Because what the office needs to do is to respond directly when encountering or discovering a situation along the steam train line,

Therefore, they cannot patrol like some state or county mounted police, where small groups of people take turns patrolling and call for reinforcements when they find something wrong.

The model chosen by Ryan and his team sounds a bit the opposite. The large group usually gathers in the wilderness, and then two or three people take turns to guard the house and rest.

Wayne did not interfere too much in their daily arrangements. As long as nothing went wrong and the detective agency's commission was guaranteed, he would just refrain from "remote control".

Compared to Ryan, where they already have a fixed residence and pigeons can start flying back and forth in a circle,

Lina's team on a "business trip" can only communicate in a one-way manner for now. Every pigeon released is one less. Including the pigeon brought over by the agent behind, there is only the last one left that has not flown back from her side.

So the pigeon that flew back from her this time brought a relatively long note.

The team was close to the North Carolina border and about to enter South Carolina before the pigeon was released.

Judging from the map, we are almost halfway there. We still have to cross South Carolina before we can reach Georgia.

However, because the steam train route is not in a straight line, it needs to "go half a circle" in Virginia, so the actual distance has actually been halfway, about two-thirds of the one-way distance.

The situation was a little worse than Wayne had imagined. Although no one had died or been seriously injured, Lina mentioned that everyone had already replenished their ammunition and reported their income and expenditure.

Judging from the amount, the ammunition purchased along the way was more than what was taken out at the beginning, which meant that not only had the ammunition that everyone had carried with them run out in advance, but Lina was not very optimistic about the situation afterwards.

Moreover, the money for buying ammunition was paid with the bounty of the wanted criminals, and there was even a surplus after the purchase...

Newspaper news is more lethal than you might imagine.

But it's hard to sell a gemstone necklace. Even if someone has connections who can sell it, the price will probably be at least half off.

Is it necessary to attract so many criminals?

After reading the latest news, I wrote a note to the "office", asking them to bring the pigeon back after it has rested.

Wayne didn't know whether Doug's pigeons were smarter or if all pigeons were like this.

Doug said that when this pigeon returns, it can take a new pigeon with it to fly to the new residence of the "office" to familiarize itself with the route, so that there can be a "backup" or "rotation."

It feels quite convenient.

After finishing all this, Wayne and Doug went to Richmond.

Tom Hagen briefly read the dirty stuff the detective agency had dug out from the three captives last night.

She seemed a little surprised but not too surprised. "I didn't expect you to be able to dig up such things. No wonder the bishop said that if your detective agency can be developed, it may be of unexpected use."

Tom Hagen said this.

But when he was reading the archived content, he basically just skipped a few lines and turned the page, as if he already knew the corresponding things.

Wayne looked at him and said, "So you guys already knew all this?"

Tom Hagen shrugged his shoulders:

"As an insider, as long as you have a rich imagination, sometimes based on the principle of profit and your understanding of others, you can actually roughly guess the reasons why something happened and the mastermind behind it, without even needing evidence or reasons."

All right,

This is indeed a method...

Anyway, Wayne's meaning has been conveyed, and it is up to the Cathedral to decide how to deal with it.

Wayne was about to leave when he accidentally glanced at a letter on Tom Hagen's desk:

"...I think Springfield is a good choice. Tom might come to Massachusetts to take over this small parish. The local pastor is old and in poor health..."

Tom Hagen seemed to notice where Wayne was looking.

So Wayne didn't hide it, and even pointed in the direction of the letter, "Are you going to Massachusetts?"

——There are too many states in the United States, and the names are messy. Even Wayne, who inherited all the memories, took some time to sort them out.

However, Massachusetts is one of the easier states to remember. It is the landing place of the April Fool. In Wayne's memory, it also has another abbreviation, the famous "Massachusetts".

Tom Hagen was silent for a moment, then nodded calmly:

"Yes. This is the reply letter that the bishop showed me. It is only an 'idea' at the moment. You should not tell anyone about it. However, the bishops' ideas are usually almost certain facts."

Wayne didn't know much about the situation inside the church, so he asked tentatively, "So you should be considered...prepared for a promotion?"

Tom Hagen's smile was not very nice:

"Springfield is a city with a long history and is the site of the federal arsenal. Given my age and experience, it would be a great promotion for me to become a pastor in charge of a local parish.

"But I won't leave so soon. I'll have at least half a year to a year left. I also want to stay in Virginia for a while longer."

Wow,

Wayne thought about it and thought that after Tom Hagen's promotion, his position would probably be similar to that of Reverend Bazzini who managed the Georgeburg Parish.

Although he is no longer an extension of the bishop's will, he will be a person who can issue orders locally in "his own name" in the future.

So Wayne took the opportunity to congratulate Tom Hagen, just to share in the good news.

Until we left the cathedral and headed to the Brooke family's steel processing plant to talk about "silencers\

,"Wayne suddenly reacted.

Wait,

The treasurer of the cathedral...the "logistics minister" of a state bishop in the archdiocese, will he be easily replaced?

Next time I have to ask who will take over his position.