New Gods of North America

After interrogating the two prisoners, Wayne's reaction was to start writing letters.

After discussing it with his partners, Ineisa and Conner mainly contacted the Hunter Association in Can克斯 City to purchase demon-hunting bullets and other things, and also to see if there were any other partners who wanted to come over and find a job.

Lena and Damon McReady tried to flirt with acquaintances they knew and thought were reliable. The detective agency might not be very strong or stable, but overall it still lived "under the sun," and correspondingly, there were not so many rules and regulations.

Then, Ryan was asked to transfer half of the people back from the "First Office" based on their recent work situation, mixing experienced and less experienced personnel, and then have another group of people take over.

As for the candidates to take over at the First Office, Wayne hadn't decided on anyone else yet, but Liam was already in there.

Mainly because he felt that this guy had been quite active recently and had always been envious of Willie's salary, so he might as well use him as a pilot.

If it worked out, he would be developed into an agent, and if it didn't, he would be dealt with as he should be.

These days, the regular law enforcement agencies in America were just so-so, with police departments and sheriffs in various places fighting on their own.

The exorcism departments and exorcist associations under the Church were actually similar, mainly winning out because the members' identities were relatively "pure," which was another meaning of "local" or "one of us."

But the outer organizations of the Exorcist Association were hard to say.

Thinking of the best case, it was probably at the level of the police's "snitches."

If you think of the worst case, it's hard to say if they are so-called "white gloves."

Take the two guys caught tonight, for example.

They themselves believed that they were working for the "Church," and the task they received from Pastor Norton was to come and "take away" Luke Matthew.

This wasn't the first time the detective agency had "dealt" with people from the Exorcist Association in private.

If the detective agency being monitored before could be explained as the Exorcist Association was conducting a "routine inspection," then this time, the other party's behavior was difficult to explain in a "positive" direction from any aspect.

Luke Matthew came voluntarily, and the detective agency didn't take coercive measures.

Did someone need to come and "take" him away?

Wayne, as a "western barbarian" who grew up far away from the civilized world, was very simple in this matter.

In the West, only living people have the opportunity to go to court, whether he is reasonable or unreasonable, whether he is the plaintiff or the defendant.

Considering the lineup that appeared in that manor tonight and the things that the cathedral had recently asked the detective agency to investigate,

The detective agency at least had to have the ability to let itself "walk alive to the courtroom."

It was just that the identities of these two guys weren't convenient to make a fuss about.

They were just outer members. Using them to accuse the Church's official clergy felt like it would be difficult to be accepted, not to mention that Pastor Norton was also a pastor from another parish. At that time, he might be "extradited" back and then given a "three-cup fine" or something.

Thinking of the West, Wayne also wrote a letter to the mayor, roughly talking about his recent desire to do a cheese business, to see if anyone in the town was willing to participate.

Incidentally, he might also purchase a batch of calves to test the waters later. If the Church's charity training class was opened, Wayne planned to use it as the first batch of awards for outstanding students, or to reduce the detective agency's food costs.

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After learning that the attackers' target was actually himself, Luke Matthew also felt very confused.

For safety reasons, Wayne told Luke Matthew part of what he knew, saying that some people had been eyeing him, and the purpose should be to carry out some inhumane cult rituals, and some of these cult members might even have official identities within the Church.

So Luke Matthew could only live in the detective agency temporarily, going back and forth to the academy with Wayne every day.

As a reward for "cooperation," Wayne said that if things went smoothly, he could write a letter of recommendation to the Fisk family in his personal name, or provide Luke Matthew with a job in the detective agency.

Wayne's letter of recommendation might not have much weight yet, but as a "third party" who was already a little famous, at least it could make Ian Fisk more easily and reasonably select his favorite candidate.

The next day was Monday again. Wayne took Emma to class as usual, as well as Luke Matthew, who hitched a ride.

The agents needed to start getting busy. After there was another temporary resident, the small wooden house in the small courtyard had reached the point where it had to be repaired.

So during the day, they quickly hired craftsmen and helpers to try to solve the situation where even the partners could only sleep in the office as soon as possible.

The three prisoners in the cellar were not in a hurry to send them out for the time being, two outer members of the Exorcist Association, and an injured person left by Cohen Pharmaceuticals.

They couldn't get any more information for the time being, so they would keep them to see if anyone would come to claim them.

Fortunately, there were advantages and disadvantages to everything. After discovering that manor, the detective agency's current investigation direction also became clearer.

On the one hand, they would excavate from the ownership of the manor, and on the other hand, they would find an opportunity to investigate the basement of the manor to see if there were any prohibited items.

The former was temporarily being followed up by Ineisa. She was currently a member of the Exorcist Association, so it was more convenient to apply for access to various materials, and the exorcism department would also give her face.

The latter was being watched by Lena and her people, planning to wait until they had a preliminary understanding of the servants' activities before taking action at a suitable time.

The newspaper published another issue of the announcement about finding "people who work for Cohen Pharmaceuticals locally."

Since the two attackers who were caught were not here for Cohen Pharmaceuticals, Wayne now planned to temporarily shrink the front line and planned to complete the task arranged by the cathedral first.

If there were no new clues after this week, the next time the detective agency issued an announcement, the content would be "the lottery process is completely over" and "start redeeming prizes," and the Cohen Pharmaceutical matter would be considered over.

Redeeming prizes was simpler than selling lottery tickets. It was the same as setting up a stall, and then waiting for others to bring the lottery tickets corresponding to the numbers to exchange for money before the end of the redemption period.

The only troublesome point was probably that you needed to prepare enough cash in advance. These days, banknotes started with US dollars, and cents were coins, which were heavy and heavy.

At noon, Willie came to pick up Emma. Wayne ate the lunch that was delivered in the carriage, read the detective agency's announcement in the newspaper, and then turned it over.

He found that he had been criticized by name again.

The commentary angle in the report was relatively unique, discussing whether "public duels" still conformed to public morality.

Wayne was sure that what he did was not illegal, so he didn't read any further and planned to throw it to Seth later, so that he could pretend to be a passerby and send some articles to debate.

After wasting two days like this, simple wooden houses began to be completed, and Emma finally didn't have to squeeze on the office sofa with Lena anymore.

The two prisoners from the Exorcist Association also ushered in people who came to "speak for them."

On Wednesday evening, when Wayne and Luke Matthew returned to the detective agency, they saw several strangers guarding outside the small courtyard and on the courtyard wall, all wearing standard uniforms.

When he entered the small courtyard and asked, he didn't expect that Pastor Tyrrell from the Exorcist Association had come to visit.

Pastor Tyrrell still looked like a very good-natured old businessman, and took a few more glances at Luke Matthew.

Only then did he start to explain to Wayne with a smile, "It's all a misunderstanding."

Hmm...

At the level of "bishop candidate," if you just send a lackey to pick someone up, that might really be a misunderstanding...