New Gods of North America

Wayne didn't need to go to the restaurant for lunch today. Doug and Sanders parked the carriage in the shade by the road, not far from a teaching building.

Wayne walked over, greeted them, and climbed into the carriage, where he saw a plate covered with a hemispherical metal lid.

Lifting it, he found a hamburger that looked even larger than a roast chicken.

Although Chef Parker had fancily provided a knife and fork, the size of this thing meant you probably couldn't eat it without them...

The strongman Sanders stood guard by the carriage, while Doug knocked on the carriage door and entered after Wayne gave his consent.

Doug then began to report: "Sir, I have initially reached an agreement with the newly recruited peripheral members. They are all willing to stay at the detective agency for classes, learning some of the professional knowledge required by the agency."

"Because the partners are all busy recently, I plan to ask the veteran detectives who have attended the partners' lectures to teach some of the courses that have already been taught. I don't know what you think of this?"

Not bad, they're already starting to implement a 'pass on, help, and lead' system.

Doug's thinking in this area is quite advanced.

Wayne was battling the giant hamburger, flattening it with force before cutting it. His jaw almost dislocated, and he still couldn't take a vertical bite.

Hearing this, he simply nodded, "I don't think there's a problem. But I still want to emphasize that if it's teaching, the content must be in accordance with the version approved by the partners. The content taught should not deviate too much from the theme and outline."

Wayne had recently gained a deep understanding of Professor David Lee's American history class. If you let people play and interpret things as they please in class, the impact is too great.

Doug hesitated slightly, "Also, the newly recruited peripheral members have all expressed a desire to become detectives, but the detective agency doesn't seem to have a clear standard in this regard. Many peripheral members have asked about this a lot."

A clear standard, huh...

The decision-making power must be kept in the partners' meeting. Wayne thought for a moment:

"I'll give a preliminary standard. Consider the existing peripheral members as the same batch and sort them. Those who are in the top ranks in single assessments, or have relatively high overall scores, and those who have special advantages, will be included in the recommendation list for the partners' meeting to approve."

"But the minimum standard for qualification is that the shooting assessment and the unrestricted combat assessment cannot be worse than Willie's, unless they have professional assessment bonus points like Willie."

"In the future, the promotion of probationary detectives to formal detectives or senior detectives will probably be done in the same way. By the way, add a qualification score to the comprehensive evaluation. Those who have been in the detective agency for a long time and have participated in many cases will be given appropriate points."

Many things actually have ready-made solutions. Anyway, the detective agency is just a makeshift team, so let's copy them first.

Doug nodded while memorizing.

Wayne was about to fight the hamburger again when he asked, "Then, according to the current situation, can I participate in the detective agency's current investigation operations?"

"Yes."

Wayne gave up struggling and honestly picked up the knife and fork, disassembling the hamburger on the plate.

The junk food instantly turned into a nutritious lunch with vegetables, meat, bread, and sauce to replenish salt.

Wayne compared it slightly,

"Doug, when you go back, please tell Parker that a hamburger should be about this big. Otherwise, it's impossible to bite. He can't consider hamburgers and hot dogs according to the size of pizzas..."

Doug responded. "But sir, the detective agency's investigation operation is currently being led by Seth. If I participate, then..."

Wayne glanced at Doug, and Doug stopped talking.

Doug came from Canucks City, so he shouldn't have any connection with the Academy Church. Even if he was considering a hidden organization and started lurking before the detective agency was even planning to be established, that would be too exaggerated...

Wayne felt that Doug's performance should be considered a kind of "ambition." At least it doesn't seem like a bad thing now.

But in terms of familiarity with the academy and the people there, Wayne himself is not as good as Seth now.

It's impossible to suddenly switch to Doug:

"How about this, if you participate, the action plan and detailed requirements will still be arranged by Seth, but the specific personnel assignment will be under your command."

"I must emphasize that this investigation mission is different from the previous ones for the detective agency. I don't want anyone to cause problems due to personal factors."

Doug was obviously delighted with Wayne's decision. "Yes, sir."

"By the way, before you came back, Ineisha had already sent letters to the Hunter Association in Canucks City. There may be some acquaintances coming to join the detective agency recently. You will be responsible for the initial communication."

"We will give some preferential treatment to the companions who participated in the detective agency's interview before. In principle, we will consider them as candidates to become probationary detectives."

"But we still have to follow the detective agency's rules. The minimum standard is still what I said just now. If they can't accept it or don't meet the conditions, we can temporarily arrange accommodation and solve the travel expenses."

Wayne had a good impression of those companions he met in Canucks City before.

After all, people who spontaneously organize and are willing to assist in combating criminals in situations where there is likely to be no reward are more in line with Wayne's aesthetic from a personal perspective.

After Doug agreed,

Wayne looked at the large pile on the plate and couldn't help but ask, "Doug, have you and Sanders had lunch?"

Doug shook his head:

"No. Parker spent the whole morning making various kinds of fried patties, fried patties, and grilled patties to research how to make delicious 'hamburgers'... Although they are all delicious, the members at home probably won't want to eat meat for the next few days."

Hmm...

There's no way to find someone to share it...

Wayne roughly divided the things on the plate into two parts, "After I finish eating, please help me send the rest to the dormitory. You don't need to send me dinner tonight..."

Doug didn't keep staring at Wayne eating after that. After chatting, he got out of the carriage first and waited by the road with Sanders.

The lunch break wasn't particularly long. Wayne struggled to eliminate half of it, then covered it and burped in the carriage, preparing to rest for a while before going to afternoon class.

Seth Grayson appeared quickly in the distance at this time. Perhaps recognizing Doug, he quickly approached.

The two talked briefly outside the carriage, then Doug knocked on the carriage door and opened it according to Wayne's response.

Seth stood outside the carriage, leaning his upper body slightly inside:

"Mr. Wayne, the contact person who arranged for me to do things before has contacted me again. This time, I specifically requested to meet him, saying that I have important things to hand over to him in person. The time he agreed to is tonight, at the lake in the academy."

Oh?

So the fish on this side is about to take the bait?