New Gods of North America

Strange rumors always spread with unusual speed.

Dr. Allen, who was responsible for teaching "Introduction to Archaeology and Cultural Relics Research" on Thursday afternoons, was a very "easygoing" educator, especially when dealing with Miss Ovelia.

So Wayne, neither "taking leave" nor "leaving early," skipped half a day of class and went to register with the local exorcism department.

To be honest, the 5,000-plus US dollar "balance" left by Mr. Baker of Cohen Pharmaceuticals was a bit of a hot potato.

Not taking it felt like a "loss," making him feel uneasy, and holding it in for too long might even breed inner demons.

But if he really took it, it was not a small sum of money, and the source was hard to say. Based on Wayne's experience dealing with the other party, it might cause some trouble in the future.

So he simply went to the exorcism department to register it first, and then donate it to the cathedral in a few days.

The detective agency, after all, was founded on Bishop Corleone's special permit.

This money could be used to "offset taxes."

Moreover, the church usually has some "gestures" for such large donations, as an affirmation and encouragement to devout believers.

Wayne could still get some practical benefits from it.

As for whether there was a problem with the money, once it entered the church's donation box, it became the collective wealth of the local church. Whoever had the ability could go and make trouble for the church themselves.

When Wayne arrived at the exorcism department, several exorcists were talking about Pastor Pasir's will.

He had read the full text of the will before, so he pretended to be curious and joined in the fun, also helping the exorcists piece together some missing details, implying that some of the relics were strange in the eyes of the students, not in line with their consistent "character relationships."

Unlike dealing with Mr. Baker of Cohen Pharmaceuticals before,

Wayne thought about it for a while yesterday and felt that he couldn't take the "personal grudge" approach to deal with Pastor Pasir. It was best to take the proper path.

So investigation was investigation, but the content of Pastor Pasir's will must not be spread from the detective agency.

Otherwise, one day the locals might suddenly recall this matter, and if they only remembered that Wayne's side had learned about someone else's will in advance, the detective agency's reputation and image would suddenly become very strange.

It just so happened that Mr. Weisman was carrying that will with him. He was also the lawyer for both Mr. Baker and Pastor Pasir,

So Wayne's idea became relatively simple.

--Every time there's a raid, you're there. It's not too much to say that you leaked the news, right?

By the way, Wayne also asked about the exorcism department's previous lottery purchases.

Everyone had a lot of confidence in Wayne. Many people bought Wayne winning three, five, or seven consecutive duels, etc.

Wayne thought about the current situation of Cohen Pharmaceuticals and felt that he might have to come here less often in the future...

Or treat everyone to a good meal later.

However, Pastor Pasir's side was really impervious to persuasion. The members of the detective agency investigated separately for a few days, and Lina even sneaked into the college church from the back wall last night while he and Mr. Weisman were meeting,

But they still looked "clean."

Since this approach didn't work, Wayne could only launch "Plan B" and try to abduct the suspicious target first.

Luke Matthew was easy to deal with. Miss Ovelia was also a member of the Fisk family, and Ian Fisk's own sister.

Her persuading Luke Matthew to come to the detective agency more often to "help" was more effective than a hundred words from others.

McKen Reeves, who was no longer the "dorm leader," was a little more troublesome.

That guy had already changed his personality and was no longer "close" to Wayne. He couldn't wait to take a detour when he saw Wayne, so it was even more difficult to make him listen.

Wayne could only let "Chameleon" and Liam keep an eye on him for now,

And strive to intervene as soon as they discovered the situation.

Actually, it didn't need to be "discover the situation." Wayne told them that if they could find any handle of "McKen Reeves," it would be fine.

Anyway, he was a guy who could even attack his other "personalities." It seemed like a good idea to have another excuse to lock him up in the exorcism department for a few days.

After a few clever agents spread rumors in the bar for two days in the evening, and the detective agency had not been attacked in the middle of the night,

By Friday, Wayne and the others began to focus their attention on Mr. Weisman.

This lawyer had been living in Richmond for a long time and had also fought a few locally famous lawsuits for some poor citizens. He was considered to have a decent reputation.

From his main social relations, he was a shallow believer of the Holy Spirit. It was said that he had dealings with many church personnel, and some of his clients were wealthy people who ran various businesses.

But all in all, he was a normal middle-class person,

With a good income, but his family background did not seem to be very solid, and his influence was there, but not very obvious.

At least most people didn't know that he was Mr. Baker's lawyer at Cohen Pharmaceuticals before,

Wayne had people help promote it in the past few days.

At first, Inisha didn't find any problems when she was reading newspapers and materials to find information about him,

But the further she looked, the more wrong it seemed.

In this day and age of America, there were no such things as "school record files." Basically, it all depended on the so-called "diploma" to say which school you graduated from.

Mr. Weisman did obtain a lawyer's license in Virginia very early, and he was considered a "well-educated" person who had been tested in practice.

Looking further ahead, some experiences seemed to be blank. There were registration records filled out by himself, but there was no corresponding evidence.

For example, he said he was from Georgia, but when Lina looked at the address, she said that it didn't seem like a place that could produce such highly educated talents.

This continued until Saturday,

The week's courses in the college ended, and Wayne took Luke Matthew back to the detective agency after class, planning to take him to the cathedral early the next morning.

At that time, Wayne would "donate" and report on the progress, so as not to be considered "not working hard" by the cathedral.

This guy could also have the monks do a "physical examination" to see if there was any problem.

Unfortunately, due to the evolution of the Holy Spirit faith, the Holy Spirit Church did not seem to have a deep understanding of the spiritual or soul level.

In this regard, those churches or sects that believe in "wisdom" seem to be more proficient, even those who believe in "knowledge" seem to be weaker in comparison.

Time passed quickly to midnight,

The detective agency's owl had been quiet for a few days, and finally started "hooting" again this night.

Wayne told Luke Matthew to stay in the reception room and continue sleeping,

And then took people out in the direction of the sound.