New Gods of North America.

Chapter 362 Wind Comment
Wayne had never imagined before.

Sometimes, "shooting accurately" can actually be a bad thing.

The captured prisoner claimed to be Liam, from Michigan.
His extraordinary ability is a bit like the stereotypical "chameleon", which can generate a circle of "optical camouflage" that wraps himself in - he himself calls it "protective color" - the range is about an inch away vertically from the outline of his body.

In other words, the "fat man" outline that Wayne saw in the simple lines,
In fact, it is the "coverage range" of this guy's extraordinary ability.

So when Wayne outlined the "fat guy" at first, the bullet didn't hit him at all.
This guy thought Wayne was shooting randomly to scare him, so he hid there and didn't move.

When he found out that he was really shot and realized that Wayne was telling the truth, he quickly took drugs.

I want to give it a try and see if I can get down from the tree and run away.

This guy is a "bounty hunter" with a wide range of business. As long as the price is right, he can occasionally play the role of a killer or a gangster thug, depending on the needs of the client.
The commission he received this time was to attack Wayne. He originally wanted to hit the head, but the distance was too far and the shot was slightly off target.

The detective agency reacted faster than he thought, and he found that he had no time to escape.

The size of the bolt-action rifle was a bit beyond the scope of his extraordinary ability, which could easily lead to exposure.

So, having read about the Wayne Detective Agency in the newspaper, he threw the bolt-action rifle out, intending to pretend that the attacker had fled the scene.

Unfortunately, the gun was blocked by branches and could not be thrown far.
It fell directly under the tree...

As for why this guy would reveal such details,
This was because Wayne was sitting at the interrogation table outside the big iron cage, playing with a few small green pills that were originally wrapped in paper and produced by Cohen Pharmaceuticals.

The captive named Liam's lips turned pale and his whole body trembled as he stared at the pills in Wayne's hand.
He cooperated very well in the hope that the interrogation would end as soon as possible, and then Wayne would give him the medicine as agreed.

According to Doug, this pill is not addictive, it is just a pain reliever and sedative.

Wayne reserves his personal opinion for now.

But Doug also knows the side effects of this thing - the stronger the pain it blocks, the more intense the pain the person will face once the drug effect wears off.
Therefore, many bounty hunters have to continue taking these pills until the pain of the wound disappears, until the wound is healed, or until they can no longer get the pills.

The prisoner named Liam was shot several times last night, and Connor dislocated several of his joints.

After the effect of the drug wore off, if all these pains suddenly erupted, Wayne felt it was unbearable just thinking about it.

The result is that this guy is willing to say anything at this time.

Wayne had no interest in causing pain to others, so he did not delay the process.
But the question that should be asked is still: "If you succeed in beating me to death, how much will you get for this order?"

Wayne deliberately messed up the order of some questions to make it easier to correspond to each other so that he could detect whether the other party was lying in time.
Even though the other party seemed to be cooperative, one should still remain vigilant against someone who had shot him in the back.

The prisoner named Liam covered his wound with his hand through the bandage and answered as quickly as possible:
"The client promised me a reward of $500, and the gun was also provided by the client. After confirming that you are injured, the client will pay $200 first, and the remaining part will be paid after the client confirms your death."

Well……

Let's not talk about why the price is this high, but the temperament of "the total amount sounds high at first, but it's actually very slow to pay"

It always feels a bit familiar...

"Is the person who commissioned you to do this called John Milton? Does he work for Cohen Pharmaceuticals?" Wayne asked.

The last time Wayne had a similar feeling was when he saw the contract brought by the big lawyer. Liam bit his lip and shook his head without thinking.
Then he quickly added:

"The client was called 'Mr. Weissman' by his servants.

"I don't know if he was working for Cohen Pharmaceuticals, but the pills I had were definitely provided by him, saying they might help me complete my commission.

"And from what I understand, he appears to be working for a guy named Malcolm Baker — a guy who previously worked as a sales representative for Cohen Pharmaceuticals in Michigan."

what's the situation?
Does Cohen Pharmaceuticals also have to outsource things like this?

"Have you heard of the 'School of Life'?" Wayne continued to ask.

The other person shook his head.

Wayne thought for a moment, "Then you must have heard of the 'Indulgence' of the Holy See of the Old World, right? I have a similar method here. Since you attacked me and were caught by us on the spot, you have to keep your life.

"I am not interested in your life, but we need extraordinary materials now. If you want to survive, you must help us capture at least two 'bad guys'. One of the extraordinary materials is a replacement for yourself, and the other is the 'indulgence' you need to pay."

……

After giving the guy named Liam a little green pill,

Wayne came out of the cellar and prepared to report the case with his wounds bandaged.

The prisoner can be detained first.

But things always have to be set up first.

Wayne took a look at the window of the carriage and felt that he looked pretty miserable.
Then he asked Doug, "Does this look okay to me?"

Doug scratched his head a little:
"To be honest, sir... you look too calm now, and you don't look like you have just been attacked..."

oh?
Doug added, "From the perspective of the local church and the Georgeburg police, you have reported several cases recently, and have even been attacked several times in a row... If a normal person encounters such a situation, he or she would usually be angry or scared."

This seems to make some sense...

So when Wayne arrived at the police station, he slammed the table in front of Sheriff Bill Tench:
"Local criminals are too rampant! If the police can't find a reasonable result, then our detective agency will take our own measures to fight back."

Bill Tench waited until Wayne finished yelling before closing the door of his office and placing a cup of cheap coffee next to Wayne.
Then he pushed a file over:

"I'm not sure who you're in conflict with, Wayne, but since it's within George Berg's territory, you'd better abide by local laws to avoid being caught. The previous affairs of your detective agency have been dug up again."

Wayne looked through the files.
When the detective agency was protecting Mr. Ben Harmon, they once took the initiative to ambush the people of the School of Life, and almost burned down one of their bases or safe houses during the battle.
The matter had already been resolved, and the detective agency even paid some compensation, but I didn't expect it to pop up again.

The owner of the house accused the detective agency of "verbal or violent coercion" against him and used this to lower the amount of compensation.

hiss……

The opponent's entry point is quite accurate.
The church can allow detective agencies to target extraordinary people who commit crimes, but it does not allow detective agencies to bully "ordinary people".
Moreover, this method of attacking people's reputation will cut off people's financial resources...

(End of this chapter)