New Gods of North America.

Chapter 408 Come to Life
Some strange gossip always spreads extremely quickly.

Dr. Allen, who teaches "Introduction to Archaeology and Cultural Relics Research" on Thursday afternoon, is an educator who is "easy to talk to", especially when it comes to Miss Olivia.
So Wayne skipped half a day of class, which was neither considered "taking leave" nor "leaving early", and went to the local exorcism department to file a report.

To be honest, the $5000 balance left by Mr. Baker from Cohen Pharmaceuticals is a bit too much to handle.
If you don't take it, you will feel like you've "lost something", which makes you feel like you're losing out. If you hold it in for too long, you might end up with a demon in your heart.

But if he really took it, it would be a considerable sum of money and it is hard to say where it came from. Given Wayne's experience in dealing with the other party, he might do something weird later.

So I just filed a case with the exorcism department, and then took it to the cathedral to donate it in a few days.

After all, the detective agency was founded with the charter of Bishop Corleone.

This money can be used to offset taxes.

Moreover, the church usually has some "expression" for such large donations as an affirmation and encouragement to the devout believers.
Wayne can still get some benefits.

As for whether there is a problem with the money, once it has gone into the church's donation box, it becomes the collective wealth of the local church. Anyone who has the ability to do so can go and cause trouble for the church.

When Wayne finally entered the exorcism department, several exorcists were talking about the will of Reverend Pycelle.

He had read the full text of the will before, so he pretended to be curious and joined in the fun. He also helped the exorcists piece together some missing details, suggesting that some of the relics had designated heirs, which was actually very strange in the students' eyes and did not fit the "character relationships" they had always understood.

Unlike Mr. Baker who dealt with Cohen Pharmaceuticals before,
Wayne thought about it for a while yesterday and felt that he couldn't take the "personal grudge" approach to deal with Pastor Pycelle. It would be better to take the right approach.

So we can investigate, but the contents of Reverend Pycelle's will must not be leaked out of the detective agency.

Otherwise, if the locals suddenly recall this matter someday in the future, they will only remember that Wayne knew the contents of someone else's will in advance, and the reputation and image of the detective agency will suddenly become very strange.

It so happened that Mr. Weissman, who was also the attorney for both Mr. Baker and Reverend Pycelle, had the will with him.

Then Wayne's thinking became more simple.

——You are involved in every anti-pornography crackdown. It’s not too much to say that you were the one who leaked the information, right?

By the way, Wayne also asked about the previous lottery purchases by the Exorcist Department.

Everyone has a lot of confidence in Wayne, and many people bought Wayne's duel to win three, five, or seven games in a row.
Wayne thought about the current situation of Cohen Pharmaceuticals and felt that he might have to come here less often in the future...

Or I'll treat everyone to a good meal later.

However, Reverend Pycelle was really unmoved. The members of the detective agency investigated separately for several days. Last night, Lina took advantage of the opportunity when he met Mr. Weissman to sneak into the college church from the back wall.

But they all still look "clean".

Since this approach doesn't work, Wayne can only implement "Plan B" and try to lure away the suspicious target first.

Luke Matthew's side is easy to deal with. After all, Miss Olivia is also a member of the Fisk family and Ian Fisk's biological sister.
She tricked Luke Matthew into coming to the detective agency more often to "help", which was more effective than a hundred words from others. Macon Reeve, the "building manager" who was no longer the building manager, was a little more troublesome.
That guy has changed his personality now and is completely "unfriendly" to Wayne. He would rather avoid Wayne when he sees him, so it is even more difficult to make him obedient.

Wayne could only let Chameleon and Liam keep an eye on him.
Try to intervene as soon as possible when a situation is discovered.

In fact, there was no need to "find out the situation". Wayne told them that it would be fine if they could find some evidence against "McKen Reeve".

Anyway, he is a guy who can even harm his other "personalities". If there is another excuse to lock him up in the exorcism department for a few days, it seems to be a good idea.

I had a few smart detectives go to the bar at night and spread the gossip for two days, and the detective agency had not been attacked in the middle of the night.

By Friday, Wayne and his team began to focus their attention on Mr. Weisman.

This lawyer has lived in Richmond for a long time and has fought several well-known local cases for some poor citizens. His reputation is quite good.
Judging from his main social relationships, he was a shallow believer in the Holy Spirit. It was said that he had contacts with many church personnel, and among his clients were some wealthy people who ran various businesses.

But generally speaking, I am a normal middle-class person.

The income is good, but the family background doesn't seem to be very strong. He has influence, but it's not very obvious.

At least most people didn't know that he was the lawyer of Mr. Baker from Cohen Pharmaceuticals.
It was Wayne who asked someone to help promote it in recent days.

At first, when Inesa was looking through newspapers and materials to find information about him, she didn't find any problems.
But the further I searched, the more something seemed wrong.

In the United States at that time, there was no such thing as "student records". To tell which school you graduated from, you basically relied on the so-called "graduation certificate".
Mr. Weissman did obtain his law license in Virginia very early on, and he is considered a "well-educated" person who has been tested by practice.

Looking further back, some experiences seem to be blank. There are registration records that I filled out, but there is no corresponding evidence.

For example, he said he was from Georgia, but when she saw the address, even Lina said that it didn't seem like a place that could produce such highly educated people.

This continued until Saturday.
After a week of classes at the academy, Wayne took Luke Matthew back to the detective agency after class, intending to take him to the cathedral early the next morning.

When the time comes, Wayne will go to "donate" and report on the progress, so as not to be considered by the cathedral as "working without effort".
This guy can then ask the monks to do a "physical examination" to see if there are any problems.

Unfortunately, due to the evolution of the Holy Spirit faith, the Holy Spirit Church does not seem to have done enough in-depth research on the spiritual or soul level.

It sounds like those churches or sects that believe in "wisdom" are better at this aspect; even those that believe in "knowledge" seem to be weaker in comparison.

It was soon midnight.
The detective agency's owl had been quiet for several days, and that night it finally started hooting again.

Wayne asked Luke Matthew to stay in the reception room and continue sleeping.
Then he led his men out in the direction.

(End of this chapter)