New Gods of North America

After the jobs started coming in, the midday break suddenly felt too short.

But with Doug's silly bird and the carriage, finding people was still convenient.

Soon, Wayne met Inisa and Lina in the carriage by the path outside the girls' dormitory wall.

Inisa and Lina had signed up for extra courses, which were relatively easier compared to the students in the academy.

Assuming they didn't skip classes, they didn't have to wake up early in the morning, could enjoy a leisurely meal and rest, and even had time for a relaxed afternoon tea. However, if they really wanted to practice, they still had to grind in the academy until almost dark.

So, Miss Ovelia always invited them over to rest at noon, both to connect and to save them the hassle of traveling back and forth.

The girls' dormitory of the Arts and Sciences Academy was more like a relatively closed "campus" than a single "dormitory". There were many buildings inside, like a small castle.

Although Miss Ovelia and her roommates lived in a shared room, the decorations were not luxurious, but the layout sounded more like a hotel suite, with relatively private leisure areas and washrooms. Each young lady had a separate small room, and of course, the accommodation costs were relatively more expensive.

——In this era, higher education expenses were a "burden" for most families. However, in terms of family background alone, female students who could receive comprehensive higher education often had much better average family conditions than male students.

It was not enough to simply "not worry about food and clothing", but usually had to reach at least the level of "having a small surplus".

For example, even if their fathers were not rich, senators, or military generals, they basically had to be doctors, lawyers, professors, or small businessmen.

Therefore, except for some relatively specialized "small class" courses, large classes like general courses were basically separated by gender.

The various encounters in campus love stories of this era were therefore usually arranged by creators in "libraries" and "restaurants", or in "clubs" and "parties".

Important campus plots were almost always placed during "school opening", "after school", "holidays", or various "celebrations".

Because during the daytime on weekdays, everyone's courses were very tight, and most students did not have the leisure and free time to waste their tuition fees.

Moreover, they almost never encountered the opposite sex in class.

Inside the carriage,

Lina excitedly planned to skip class, "Seth said it's by the lake in the academy? Where exactly? I'll go over and take a look this afternoon, and make sure to block all the escape routes for him."

Inisa looked like she wanted to drag her back to class, "The meeting time is at ten o'clock in the evening. The on-site action plan depends on the specific situation. You can go after you finish practicing the piano."

"Seth said they don't meet often, but the contact person only gives a general location range each time, which feels like a cautious type. The initial arrangement can be handled by Seth and Doug. If necessary, we can make some adjustments in advance."

Wayne looked at Lina's somewhat deflated face and joined the queue to dispel her truancy.

Then Wayne thought for a moment and continued:

"However, considering the cathedral's attitude towards the academy and the current situation of the academy church, we may have to avoid making noise when acting in the academy. In principle, it should be done silently.

"And we need to guard against traps. We must keep an eye on Seth during the operation. If we catch a useful fish this time, then Seth will be officially accepted as a member of our detective agency, and vice versa.

"Doug, you are responsible for notifying this matter, and tell each member participating in the action privately."

The carriage door was not closed. Sanders waited a little distance away, while Doug stood outside the door.

After Doug nodded to confirm, Inisa thought for a moment:

"If we need to act silently, considering that the other party may be from the School of Life, we may need to arrange more manpower.

"And we must consider the worst case—if the other party might escape, do we let him go, or do we stop him at all costs?"

Wayne thought for a while, "Assuming even Peter can't quietly knock the other party unconscious, what other emergency measures do we have without using firearms and explosives? Even if the other party calls for help, it may not be a good thing for us."

Inisa pondered slightly, then took out a syringe from her body.

Wayne still remembered the color of the liquid in the syringe.

It seemed that Inisa had injected herself with it, and then an unknown Wendigo shattered into pieces.

It shouldn't be that bad...

If we really encounter something so dangerous, then what's the point of being silent? Even if it alarms the cathedral, the detective agency is legitimately exorcising demons.

Wayne tried to come up with a relatively feasible plan:

"How about this, if an extreme situation does occur, we still put the priority of 'capturing the other party' above 'silence'. But try to keep them alive.

"The relatively ideal state is that we can prove that the other party is indeed suspicious. Whether we capture the other party, or the other party uses extraordinary abilities to resist, as long as there is a commotion, the members participating in the action must withdraw to the detective agency in time, and at the same time arrange for someone to inform David Mills.

"If we capture the other party, then interrogate them as soon as possible to find evidence of their crime; if the other party uses extraordinary abilities to resist, we can reasonably suspect that the other party is a member of a hidden organization. That way, even if there are follow-up troubles, our reasons are barely justifiable.

"The worst situation for the detective agency, I think, is that the other party's identity and behavior are fine, and we have no evidence to prove that the other party is suspected of a crime, and then Seth bites us back. Then probably no one will speak for us.

"This is not a 'hunt', this time we are competing for 'who is cleaner'."

Inisa quickly understood.

Lina nodded cheerfully, "Understood, I'm familiar with this. If the target suddenly commits suicide as an ordinary person, then we should be careful of Seth?"

Wow... Lina, is the struggle on your side so dangerous?

Even the "sacrifice of a pawn" has evolved.

Fortunately, the various criminals in America will still prioritize saving their own lives under normal circumstances.

Wayne nodded to confirm, "That's about it. So if we're talking about 'hunting', then our real prey may not have appeared this time. And we may only know exactly who the enemies are after this confirmation."

Having reached a general consensus, Doug began to call people and prepare for preliminary reconnaissance.

Wayne looked at the time and decided to go to class quickly.

The theology theory class in the afternoon is actually quite interesting with the various fancy arguments of church thoughts throughout history.