New Gods of North America

Late at night, after listening to the latest information from Wayne, Reverend Tyrrell's first reaction was:

"Do you have more evidence in your hands? Right now, it only shows that there are problems within their postal system, but it's not enough to put the blame on Walter."

Wayne was slightly stunned upon hearing this.

Good heavens,

Wayne had originally thought that Reverend Tyrrell would also define the matter as "there are bad people in the local intelligence organization,"

But he didn't expect Reverend Tyrrell to be so ambitious, directly aiming his gun at Mr. Walter.

Reverend Tyrrell had said a few days ago that he and Senator Walter were "on the same side,"

But now, as soon as there was a slight hint, Reverend Tyrrell was the first to reveal a sense of "afraid of not killing him with one shot."

I was too hasty…

Sure enough, you guys are the real schemers.

Wayne spoke truthfully: "Currently, there are two leads. One is that one of our detective agency's agents can prove that they are currently hiding members of the assassination group. This lead will be verified tomorrow, but the scope of influence is limited. The other is the fingerprint evidence we have, which can prove that someone in their organization is suspected of illegal activities, but we haven't been able to pinpoint the specific person yet, and it's also difficult to involve Mr. Walter."

Once matters involve a level as high as a senator, it's often not something that can be resolved simply by "going to court."

The logic is similar to that of a mayor or sheriff in a Western town. If you think someone is not suitable, you must ultimately replace their "position" through elections. Legal means alone cannot be "fatal" or truly eliminate their power and actual influence—proving that these people have illegal or criminal behavior can be a "means" to achieve political goals, but it should not be regarded as the "end" or "purpose."

Reverend Tyrrell's understanding of the political world is clearly no less than Wayne's:

"Many people have been eyeing Walter's position. If we can confirm the problems within the postal system this time and directly involve him, someone will naturally initiate an inquiry against Walter in Congress. Even if we can't replace him before the election, we can still shake his actual power and status in fact."

Wayne was just about to express that he didn't want to get deeply involved in these political disputes, when Reverend Tyrrell had already started "cutting the cake":

"The Beaton family should be happy to see Walter in trouble. Now it seems that Walter is indeed not innocent in this matter. I remember you said before that your detective agency is short of manpower. According to our agreement before investigating the case, if we can take down Walter, the Beaton family will take what they deserve, and the extra manpower in the postal system at that time will be at your disposal, how about that? The church doesn't need members with overly complex backgrounds, and I'm not interested either."

Me?

The manpower of the local intelligence organization, even at a discounted price, should be at least three digits. Am I worthy?

Thoughts raced through Wayne's mind,

Reverend Tyrrell's motives for targeting Mr. Walter were not easy to guess, but the feud between the Beaton family and Mr. Walter was something Tom Hagen had said personally, with high credibility, and it shouldn't be difficult to verify.

Combined with the things Wayne had witnessed before, the cathedral seemed to have a close relationship with the Beaton family. At least Tom Hagen shouldn't have allowed Wayne to contact "untrustworthy" objects during the investigation, so standing with the Beaton family on this matter probably wouldn't incur the cathedral's displeasure. Feasible, it is feasible.

From a purely interest-based perspective, the most valuable parts of a politician are of course their seat and their connections and influence, but only those who occupy a similar ecological niche are qualified to take over according to the echelon, and the process will inevitably involve more insider trading.

The detective agency can actually act as a "hitman" in this matter, only able to provide "stains" for the local intelligence organization, so the benefit that can be distributed is to obtain the follower team that falls after the other party is taken down.

This may sound a bit like "leftovers", but the effort and reward are not too unbalanced, and at least it can double the size of the detective agency. In other words, this is more likely to be a "deal" that is still sincere, rather than a "pie in the sky" with empty promises.

The only problem at the moment is that the proposal made by Reverend Tyrrell is no longer as simple as "purely investigating the case." To put it bluntly, this is a premeditated "political infighting under the guise of an issue." They hope that the detective agency will do is "create strong evidence,"

Once they enter the game like this, the detective agency may forever lose the label of "neutral"—although "jumping back and forth" can also be regarded as a kind of "neutrality," it is far from the same as "never getting involved," after all, there is almost no "wall that never leaks" in the world.

And if they really become players on the political gambling table, then the words they say afterwards will often only represent one party's "position" and will no longer be regarded as the "truth" by people.

At the same time, the rules inside and outside the gambling table are also different. Today, Mr. Walter can be regarded as a "pile of chips," and tomorrow it may become the detective agency. Since they can profit from this, they may also suffer from it.

——Looking at it broadly, this is a bit like the difference between American "career officials" and "political appointees." Career officials have a career ceiling, but they are also relatively stable, and they can cooperate no matter who comes to power; while political appointees may be able to govern for a while, but they may also step down at any time due to party or other reasons.

The tests that the two need to face are completely different, and even the ecosystems are almost not the same.

Wayne is not a particularly pretentious person, but conscience is like wine, the more you rush to sell it, the less valuable it will be.

So he is not in a hurry to bind himself to anyone, but tries to factor it:

"Reverend Tyrrell, we should be able to trust each other in investigating the assassination case and severely punishing the mastermind behind it, right?"

Reverend Tyrrell nodded, "Of course."

After all, this was a task personally assigned by Bishop Corleone, and the detective agency had almost no contact with Richmond before. Even if Reverend Tyrrell was suspicious, he wouldn't need to worry about the detective agency betraying him in this matter.

"That makes it easier," Wayne pretended not to understand the other party's previous hints, "Our detective agency will do its best to find out the truth. No matter what role the local intelligence organization plays in the case, I will write the investigation results into the report truthfully."

Reverend Tyrrell was slightly stunned, with the same good-old-man smile on his face:

"Then I look forward to your good news."

Oh dear,

If the final investigation results are not so good, Wayne feels that he may have to guard against Reverend Tyrrell in the future.

No, it may be necessary to guard against him from now on…

So Wayne eventually lived into the shape of those "superiors" in the Holy Spirit Church,

Not sleeping late at night, and then going to the police station again overnight.