New Gods of North America.

Chapter 320 Battle
“According to the initial plan, our trip will mainly consist of riding the steam train.

"After arriving in Richmond, we followed the steam train line northward, and then headed southward after reaching the intersection of the lines. We passed through North Carolina and South Carolina, and finally entered Georgia and arrived in Atlanta.

"Our detective agency has a church charter in Virginia. When we arrive in Georgia, we can use Miss Olivia's connections to try to ask the Fisk family for help if we encounter any problems. But in principle, we should avoid trouble and not come into conflict with churches or law enforcement officers in various places."

After seeing off the client, Lina started a meeting with everyone in the conference room. She looked quite competent.

However, this seriousness did not last long:

"According to the feedback Wayne received from the cathedral, we are considered an illegal organization outside of Virginia... Well, let me be more rigorous. Our identity may be questioned by the local church.

"So we have to learn to keep a low profile and try not to use weapons in public. We should react quickly when we need to run away, and when we retaliate, we should remember to cover our faces or attack from behind - ah? Is that not possible? - Then we have to learn to protect ourselves and not be caught by others.

"In order to avoid accidents, we will try to choose a train that runs during the day and stay overnight in the town. Because the employer has arranged two people to accompany us, we still have to pretend to be professional according to the agreement. This will prevent people from saying bad things about us in the circle."

In fact, if the employer did not arrange for anyone to travel with them, it would probably be the safest and most convenient way for Lina to put the necklace in her waist bag and take it with her on a trip.
But since there are entourages, and the cargo is worth at least several thousand pounds and the transportation fee is 2000 US dollars, the detective agency must put on a good show.

Otherwise, if the news gets to the ears of some wealthy people, it will be seen as a detective agency taking advantage of the situation and making $2000 for one errand.

The rich may not care about the remuneration, but they certainly care about whether they are being taken advantage of by others, especially in the upper-class circles in the South, where it is said that people generally value "face" and "reputation" more.

If they wanted, they might bid a piece of obviously waste paper at an auction for a sky-high price, just to show off their wealth and luxury in front of everyone.

But if someone claims to own a valuable treasure, but ends up throwing a piece of waste paper in front of the buyer like garbage, he is deliberately trying to embarrass the other person and at the same time making a mortal enemy for himself.

Put it on this commission,

It's probably like a detective agency can escort a piece of waste paper seriously like it's a treasure.
If the wealthy people find out about this, they might even think that the detective agency is "professional", and its reputation might soar.

But the detective agency cannot just send someone to carry valuables like they are sending waste paper.

This will make the employer look like a buffoon and will probably cause the detective agency to be abandoned by the "market".

——In fact, being professional is of course important, but whether one "looks" professional is actually more important.

So the next day,
Wayne asked Seth to help him hand in the homework he had written and the leave note he had obtained from David Mills, and he skipped Monday's class again.
He and the large team of detectives sent the entourage and valuables arranged by their employer onto the steam train.

The employer arranged for the entourage to be a master and servant. The master called himself Duncan Ross. The name was not important, as he was a minor character anyway. However, he was said to be a distant relative of the employer and looked at least middle class.
He actually positioned himself as the "overseer" of the detective agency, but he was not completely a burden. At least he would arrange servants to help everyone buy tickets and so on. For example, today, he booked a whole carriage of seats.

Fortunately, the detective agency had made preparations in advance. The detectives who were about to set out wore uniforms of the same style, and each of them held their heads high and chests high, forming a small square in the crowd.

Willy was holding a reinforced black box in both hands, which contained his employer's original jewelry box, and was guarded in the center of the square, showing that even a fool could see that these people were transporting valuables.

As for the ruby necklace, it was actually still in Lina's small bag.

After entering the carriage, Willy held the box in both hands and sat in the middle. Several agents sat near him, and several agents guarded the doors on both sides.

The entourage seemed quite satisfied with the occasion and was full of praise when chatting with Wayne. At the same time, they also got to know the strong man Sanders through Wayne's introduction.

On the surface, Sanders is the leader of the detective agency's escort mission this time. His temperament and image are more in line with people's image of a "professional bodyguard".

As for Lina, she wore a low-key solid-colored dress and blended into the team, and her external identity was an accompanying medical staff.

Waiting for the steam train to leave while "strolling and eating, strolling and eating",
Wayne and others drove a team of horse-drawn carriages back to the detective agency.

At present, apart from the non-staff chef, the captive, and the little loli, the only official members of the detective agency are Wayne, Inissa, Doug, Connor, Seth, and another trainee detective.
This guy also came from the Hunter Association of Kankers City, and like Connor, he had never participated in an interview with a detective agency before.

In terms of combat effectiveness, except for Doug who is a little weak, the average level of the remaining agents is actually higher - well, Seth is not considered "combat effectiveness",
This is mainly because the focus of the outbound team is to give rich people a good reputation, and quantity is more important than quality, so even Willy was selected.
The guys from the Hunter Association prefer to learn from Inissa, don't seem to care much about the salary, and are quite happy to stay in the "base camp".

Wayne thought about it for a while and considered whether to cut their salaries.

I just returned to the dormitory that night.
"Building Manager" McCann Reeve brought two pieces of news to Wayne.

To be honest, Wayne feels that the current "Macken Reeve" is easier to communicate with than the original one.
Now this personality is codenamed "York" among them, which is both the York of "York State" and the York of "New York City":

"The first is bad news. Your class leader came to check on you again last night. Although I made up an excuse for you to get away with it, it's clear that he may pay more attention to your situation in this regard."

Yesterday was a day off!

Even though it's not Saturday as per the unspoken rules, but he chose this day to check on the dormitory. Doesn't he have his own life?
Wayne was a little speechless, then asked, "So what's the good news?"

Mackenzie Reeve shook his head.

"There is no good news, and the other one may be a little worse news.

"Professor Aber Maisel, who is in charge of mathematics, said today that he couldn't let a talented student like you neglect your studies after learning that you had asked for leave again. He plans to visit your home in the near future.

"Seth wanted to tell you in person, but you came back too late, so I had to tell you first."

(End of this chapter)