New Gods of North America

According to the prisoners' confessions, those who came tonight were all members of Cohen Pharmaceuticals' "Market Security" team.

The members come from various backgrounds. Some are recruited from bounty hunters, some are found in various places, and some are cultivated from childhood.

But almost without exception, they have all passed Cohen Pharmaceuticals' "selection" and "training".

Moreover, this department is very strange. There seems to be an invisible threshold for members' promotions, but no one within the company admits it.

Some members with relatively higher positions always seem a bit mysterious, such as the "big guy" that the detective agency finally dealt with tonight, who was the leader of these attackers before his death.

According to Wayne's speculation, this is probably the difference between "Cohen Pharmaceuticals" and this "School of Life" organization.

It's unknown whether these School of Life people are "parasitizing" Cohen Pharmaceuticals, or whether Cohen Pharmaceuticals was originally developed by members of their branch as the backbone.

However, the prisoner also brought bad news.

Cohen Pharmaceuticals does not yet have a formal regional headquarters in Virginia. The Malcolm Baker that Wayne considers the "Big Boss" is only a "Market Development Manager" in Cohen Pharmaceuticals, roughly the same status as Ryan at the "Office".

So these "Market Security" members who attacked the detective agency tonight were actually temporarily arranged by Cohen Pharmaceuticals' headquarters in terms of staffing, and the number of people in the state is not as large as other regional headquarters.

Now they have basically been "wiped out" by the detective agency...

No, I put so much thought into this, I almost cramped my hand signing lottery tickets.

You only squeezed out three groups of people, and that's it?

Feeling that Wayne's expression seemed a little strange, the prisoner silently moved slightly to the side:

"Actually, the strength of our team is not weak... Usually, when performing tasks in Virginia, basically only one group of three members is dispatched each time. Sending out several groups at the same time is already acting at the risk of being attacked by the Church..."

If judged solely from the spiritual power absorbed from extraordinary materials, this guy's words are not false.

The previous wave of attackers, even several of them combined, was only about the equivalent of one "Mushroom Man".

And the attackers tonight, the worst of them is at least half a "Mushroom Man", and the most powerful one is about the equivalent of "one and a half", so the average quality is indeed higher.

Taking a closer look at the previous interrogation records,

This group of people is mainly responsible for threatening, intimidating, or directly "taking action", and they are also good at disguising the scene. Some internal experience is even considered a small inheritance.

Wow,

Can Cohen Pharmaceuticals even be considered a legitimate "company"?

Why do I feel like you've gone ahead of our detective agency in some aspects?

This isn't good for friendly competition.

Thinking of this, Wayne wanted to continue to learn about the situation at Cohen Pharmaceuticals' headquarters.

Unfortunately, as expected of a company involved with a hidden organization like the School of Life, to say nothing else, the internal division and security are quite complete.

Even at headquarters, this team was relatively independent after being selected.

Although the members generally knew their identities, specific instructions needed to be received and issued by the team leader. Although they occasionally encountered other "superiors", they were not clear about the overall picture of the headquarters.

He didn't even seem to know anything about the previous waves of attackers.

Finally, Wayne asked about the kind of potion that could cause extraordinary individuals to lose control.

Somewhat unexpectedly, when the other party talked about that potion, his emotions became very agitated.

He praised Malcolm Baker and a Mr. Wiseman effusively,

Saying they were "sons of the beach" and wishing—

Um...

Wishing that a certain part of their body could become as wild as the sunflowers produced in Kansas under the influence of external objects...

Even in Black Stone Town, this is considered a relatively "profound" curse.

Doug, who was next to him, saw that Lina was still on the scene and silently pulled the trigger. The sound of gunpowder and the smell of gunpowder made the other party calm down.

Upon further questioning, it turned out that the potion was not standard equipment for Cohen Pharmaceuticals.

Mr. Wiseman handed it to them in front of Malcolm Baker, saying that it could enhance the spiritual power in extraordinary individuals in a short period of time.

Then the actual effects of that potion, several people present had already witnessed tonight.

It can indeed enhance it, but the price is a bit tragic.

These members responsible for "Market Security" had actually taken some strange potions from time to time during their "training" at Cohen Pharmaceuticals.

Some did have positive effects, and some also had side effects, but this was the first time this prisoner had seen a potion that was almost certainly "fatal" like tonight's.

Wayne tried to comfort him:

"You don't need to be too angry. People like you who have been doing this kind of work for a long time may no longer be suitable for returning to a normal life.

"Maybe other members of Cohen Pharmaceuticals have also drunk similar potions, it's just that your group hasn't been assigned to it yet. Maybe it's just a matter of time."

After hearing Wayne's answer and finishing the interrogation, the prisoner quickly fell silent.

...

Wayne still had things to do the next day. After leaving the cellar, he continued to assign tasks.

Inessa's condition is hard to describe right now, so the main force might as well continue to guard the house, just in case.

Lina originally wanted to join in the fun and watch the duel, but in this situation, she can only stay behind and wait for the local exorcism department to come over, and then represent the detective agency for follow-up processing and communication.

It's a bit of a pity,

It's rare to be in the limelight, but there's no one from our own side to cheer and watch.

Wayne has to take a trip to Richmond after dawn to have a public duel with some guy, try to shoot him half to death or something, and then mock him a bit.

As a dignified Market Development Manager, he can't just wipe out the manpower arranged by headquarters and become a lone commander, right?

I heard that he's been in Virginia for a while, so he must have some connections of his own?

See if we can fish out another wave of extraordinary materials.

For this kind of small-scale operation, the people going must be more capable. Wayne chose Conner as the coachman, and "Odd Sound" and Liam to accompany him.

If they encounter an enemy attack on the way, everyone will retreat separately on horseback. With fewer people, try not to fight.

Conner will be the assistant for the duel, "Odd Sound" can cheer in the crowd at that time, as for Liam... seeing how active he is, give him a chance to perform.

Anyway, with Lina around, he can't escape if he really chases him. He's not a member of the detective agency yet, so at least there's someone to take the fall if something unexpected happens.

By the way, Wayne asked Seth to change another "film" for the remaining extraordinary material from tonight. Although he doesn't know if it can really "keep it fresh", it feels better to have it than not from Simple Lines' vision.

After arriving in Richmond, go to the cathedral first to see if you can exchange this thing for a piece of "death" domain extraordinary material.

If you can, bring it back to make a potion for Inessa, if not, then eat it yourself.

Then several people drove a "four-wheel drive vehicle\

,"And set off directly before dawn.

Target, Richmond!