New Gods of North America

Wayne was actually quite curious,

What kind of achievements had Ineisha pulled off before that made some people in the Exorcist Association so afraid of her even now…

She's clearly just a reasonable silver-haired, fair-skinned, beautiful girl.

"Reasonable people" shouldn't be scary.

But thinking about the "Wendigo Mincemeat" she made herself, if the raw materials were changed to "humans,”

The scene would indeed be a bit unsightly…

There were three people in the other party's carriage, all dressed in plain clothes, without carrying too many weapons, an average of one pistol per person, and one of them also carried two daggers.

But if they didn't say it themselves, just looking at the things that were found, it was impossible to tell that they had anything to do with the church or the Exorcist Association.

So Wayne was also very simple and honest:

"What are you people? How dare you impersonate people from the Exorcist Association?! Lock them all up and send them to the cathedral tomorrow."

Then Wayne deliberately ignored their explanations, and after a simple search, took the people back to the detective agency.

In addition to Conner, he also specially had Ineisha sit guard and escort them,

And everyone seemed to be very well-behaved.

The three seemed quite worried about being sent to the local cathedral, but they didn't seem particularly scared either,

Wayne thought about it and felt that this was actually quite logical.

If they were people from the Exorcist Association, going to the cathedral would at most be an internal investigation or punishment,

But if they were killed as bad guys, they might die for nothing.

The only person who was relatively happy in the detective agency at this time was probably Cowardly Peter,

He quickly rolled up his bedding and freed up the big cage in the cellar for these new guests to live in, and moved to the "collective dormitory" of the detectives to find a vacant spot.

Wayne couldn't help but remind him when he saw Cowardly Peter so happy, "Peter, now that you are no longer under supervision, don't try to escape again, it's not good for anyone."

Cowardly Peter nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, Mr. Wayne. I will be honest."

"That's the best," Wayne also nodded, "I have already told Ineisha and Conner that if they find you leaving the small courtyard without permission again, they only need to drag the body back next time, our detective agency also needs to increase its reserves of extraordinary materials."

"Ah?! Mr. Wayne, why don't I continue to live in the cellar first, and you lock them in the dormitory?"

Wayne didn't continue to speak, and Doug glared at Cowardly Peter, "Stop talking nonsense, hurry up!"

"Yes!" Cowardly Peter responded, and his movements immediately became more agile.

……

After being sent into the big cage,

The three new captives probably felt that the detectives wouldn't be cruel, so they asked the detective agency to "dispose of them in compliance with regulations," saying that it was all just a misunderstanding and a routine investigation.

When they wanted to ask for more details,

Such as who asked them to come, and what specific things they wanted to investigate, they completely refused to cooperate.

Wayne looked at their appearance, and felt that if they were sent directly to the cathedral like this, it would probably be a half-cooked meal,

So Wayne was a little impatient, threw down his pen, and instead picked up the pistol he had searched from the captive:

"Since you said it was a routine investigation, then you should at least know that our detective agency has obtained the protection of the church in Virginia, right?"

"So what if we know?"

"We don't know!"

Two different answers rang out almost at the same time, the former was glared at by the latter, and then the former honestly closed his mouth.

Sure enough, there is still a bit of "fearlessness based on support"…

The captive who seemed to have the highest status among them looked at Wayne's action of touching the gun, with a slight smile on his face, trying to communicate with Wayne:

"Our investigation is compliant. Even the cathedral can't impose too severe a punishment on us. As for the detailed situation, you know, as members of the Exorcist Association, we have an obligation to keep the mission situation confidential.

"You don't have to try to threaten us with secret detention, someone knows where we are going."

"Is that so?"

Wayne answered casually, while choosing a suitable part of his body.

Hitting the arm doesn't seem fatal enough,

Hitting the shoulder is all bones, and the broken small bones will hurt a lot in the process of "moving back" in the meat,

The head must not be hit randomly, and the torso is not a good choice either, what if the kidneys are injured…

Finally, Wayne pinched the soft flesh on the side of his waist,

Then he held the gun in his left hand, and put the muzzle against it through his clothes, and found a direction that could avoid bones and internal organs based on feeling.

"What are you doing?!" The leading captive seemed to have a bad feeling.

"Bang!"

The bullet came out of the back waist, and I don't know where it "dinged".

Wayne bared his teeth and shook, avoiding the vital point was still very painful, and the gunshot sounded much louder than usual in the cellar, a little bit deafening.

Blood gradually stained the clothes, Wayne kept the self-healing ability "paused\

,"While pretending to let Doug find supplies to bandage the wound, he tried to keep his face expressionless:

"I don't care who you are working for, since you are trying to harm the detective agency and not cooperating with our investigation, then you are our enemy.

"This is our detective agency's public residence, and we have the protection of the church, I don't think there is any flaw in killing a suspicious captive who tried to hurt someone and escape, whether from the internal rules of the church or from the law."

The expression on one of the captives' faces changed, "If something happens to us here, someone will come to investigate, you can't cover up the crime like this."

"Bang—"

Wayne switched the gun to his right hand, then raised his left arm and fired another shot in the upper arm,

Anyway, the clothes are already broken, so let's have another shot.

If you only look at the wound, this shot will look like it was shot from behind:

"We are a 'detective agency' here, don't you know? When it comes to handling cases, we are the more professional ones."

"This is slander! You know…"

The face of the leading captive was already showing anger,

But before he could finish his words, Ineisha and Conner, who had come down to check the situation, had already appeared in the cellar. Seeing that more people had appeared, the guy felt that he couldn't continue speaking.

Ineisha frowned and looked at the situation on the scene and Wayne's appearance, seeming a little unsure of what to say,

Although she hadn't explicitly said it or confirmed it in detail, she actually knew roughly that Wayne had a certain degree of self-healing ability, but after Doug brought the bandages and other things over, she still helped to bandage him.

Wayne then gave the captives a final ultimatum during this process:

"No matter who sent you here, since the reason you used is also 'investigation', then the official order should not include 'arrest' or 'kill'.

"The local church knows the capabilities of our detective agency, it is reasonable for us to detain you temporarily, and it is normal for you not to be able to escape. As for why you launched a sneak attack and counterattack, the responsibility will only be attributed to you personally.

"I have already been shot twice, and I will have to fire at least two more shots later. You still have a choice before I am bandaged."

The leading captive's lips moved, "You…"

Wayne assessed the other party's expression, raised his hand and "bang" interrupted him,

The bullet passed through the bars of the iron cage, grazed the hair above the other party's ear, and nailed into the wooden board on the wall behind the cage:

"You better think clearly before you speak, don't test the patience of a bleeding person."

After Wayne finished speaking, his gaze swept across the faces of the other two captives one after another,

One of the captives immediately opened his mouth as if reflexively, "It's Pastor Bazini. He asked us to conduct a secret investigation!"

The guy's abdomen was then quietly "bumped" by the leading captive's elbow.

Wayne frowned and stared at the other party's face,

The other party met Wayne's gaze for a while, and finally chose to lower his head and avoid Wayne's gaze, "Yes… Pastor Bazini asked us to understand your daily movements and find your weaknesses. Pastor Tiel also acquiesced."

Tsk,

None of the "old men" in your Holy Spirit Church are easy to deal with.

Wayne's expression softened a little:

"That's not enough, let's talk about the specifics. And since you are investigating other people's 'weaknesses', it means you should know more than just these - this kind of thing will definitely not be handed over to untrustworthy people to do, I am also very curious about other people's affairs."

Since we're here… right.

"What?! This…" The leading captive seemed to have objections to Wayne's request again.

Wayne signaled Conner to take this guy to the next door. The safe was hidden in that big cage room, and he didn't really want to use it,

After the obstructive guy was taken away, a smile appeared on Wayne's face:

"You don't need to tell us anything too dangerous, just tell us one or two things that they don't want others to know. This way we can rest assured that you won't take the opportunity to retaliate against us after we let you go.

"Of course, the things that each person says must be different, and we will also identify the authenticity of the content you said, otherwise we won't be able to rest assured.

"But we will also keep it confidential for you, and will not let others know who said things. At least not under normal circumstances."

After saying this, Conner happened to come back again,

Wayne asked him to take away one of the captives who seemed more "cooperative" and then began to interrogate them separately.