New Gods of North America.

Chapter 694 Observation
Peter Clements was very efficient; Wayne had just finished his burger at noon when someone came over with Doug.

Doug was even stopped halfway through his journey. After a brief exchange, the other person asked him to wait in a coffee shop. Doug took the opportunity to have lunch in advance, and then another person came back with him.

The person who arrived was not the large fat man, but one of the men in black who had accompanied them to the workshop before.

This guy was acting suspiciously; he had not only drawn on eyebrows and eyeliner but also put on a fake beard. Wayne almost didn't recognize him.

After chatting with him in the carriage, it turned out he was indeed a member of the Cathedral Guard who had participated in the arrest of Jason Wohrtz.

"Mr. Clementsa had to leave Richmond temporarily, but he instructed us to do our best to help you, so we decided to show up anyway."

"As for Jason Wohrz, he's actually one of the easier ones to deal with among the high-ranking wild Beyonders. He's not easy to kill, but as long as you can dodge his teleportation a few times, all you need to do is surround him and wear him down. Just don't beat him to the point of dissipation or lose him."

The way you're saying this... it sounds like you're saying, "As long as you keep breathing and your heart keeps beating, you can live forever."
Jason is neither afraid of death nor pain, and his "teleportation slashes" are not so easy to dodge. More importantly, he seems to be able to teleport away when things are not going well, which is the difficult part.

What Wayne wanted to do was actually more complicated. Jason in his normal physical form shouldn't be able to be absorbed; it would probably require transforming him into what the church monks called a "cocoon," closer to a demonic state, before there would be a chance.
After hearing Wayne's idea, the man with the fake beard was somewhat surprised by Wayne's audacity and wild imagination:
"If Jason were so easy to deal with, the cathedral wouldn't have imprisoned him in the monastery given the severity of his crimes. The reason he's been kept alive is not only because his situation is special and worthy of study, but also because the monks haven't yet found a proper way to reclaim his extraordinary powers."

"However, if you have a way to directly digest the evil spirit's power, then it is indeed possible that it could be absorbed during its dormant state when it was forming its cocoon. Cultivators can set up a magic array at that time to make its spiritual power dissipate continuously, but such a method is a bit too wasteful for a 7th-tier wild extraordinary being."

What Wayne was more concerned about at this moment was another detail: "According to the file that Brother Merlin told me, after Jason was completely scattered, the location of the 'cocoon' would deviate by a long distance, and the range of movement would be about the size of a town."

"Being able to arrive at a roughly definite conclusion means that you have encountered this situation more than once before—how did you find his 'cocoon' back then?"

"Relying on spiritual communication," the fake bearded man replied succinctly.

"..."

Wayne was speechless for a moment, feeling both that it was outrageous and that it was perfectly reasonable.

Since it involves evil spirits, it's not too surprising that someone could communicate with spirits...

Fortunately, the man with the fake beard didn't stop there; he then began to explain in detail:

"According to the research of exorcist priests, Jason's ability to 'regenerate' elsewhere likely involves travel between the warp and the real world. This is also a theory that arose to explain why evil spirits can move around unpredictably in the real world."

"Based on actual observations, the 'travel' of evil spirits often creates invisible ripples, and a very small number of extraordinary individuals with special abilities can sense these spatial fluctuations and thus roughly predict their landing locations in advance."

"In the church's classification, similar abilities fall under the broad category of psychic abilities, and the corresponding personnel or extraordinary items are highly sought after by the Exorcist Association."

If you put it that way, it sounds much more reasonable.

Wayne recalled his own vision ability; within a certain range, he seemed to be able to observe similar situations as well, so he casually remarked, "This ability does sound really useful."

Unexpectedly, the man with the fake beard shook his head: "Theories about subspace are currently mostly 'guesses' and 'hypotheses' and have not been widely accepted—similar to the 'fundamental forces of the universe' or 'time theories' that some scientists are studying."

"Those extraordinary individuals with similar abilities are somewhat similar to those scientists in that they are more prone to losing their minds and going insane."

Wayne felt as if he had been unintentionally offended, so he changed the subject. "Which monks in the cathedral were in charge of using psychic abilities to find Jason?"

Those guys will probably get in the way, so I need to find a way to get them away beforehand and prevent them from tipping me off.

“Some exorcist priests and monks can also detect similar anomalies at close range, but the extraordinary ability to make such ‘observations’ over a wide area is actually very rare. I don’t know if there are any similar extraordinary individuals in other major parishes, but in the cathedral in Virginia, there is only one person who can do it.”

The man with the fake beard raised his hand and pointed to his own face. "That's why I was called here."

That's great!
Wayne's eyes lit up.

Now we don't have to worry about killing Jason anymore; we can go back and find another spot to ambush him.

Thinking about it again, it didn't seem right.
If the church takes Jason back, things will be easier, and the case will be successfully closed.

But the cathedral knows that Jason can be resurrected in another location, and if they eventually disappear without a trace, they might continue to investigate.

Even if a Tier 7 Extraordinary Individual is weak in intelligence and combat power, they are still a significant safety hazard and cannot be ignored.
We still need to figure out a way to get through this.

While Wayne was pondering, he casually replied with a platitude to avoid an awkward silence: "Then why did you say that such extraordinary abilities can easily drive people mad? Giving yourself negative psychological suggestions is not a good habit."

The man with the fake beard simply shrugged, his face expressionless. "Actually, I've been insane for a long time, but for now I can still act like a sane person."

"..." Wayne was speechless again, his thoughts on the crime almost interrupted by his words.

Okay, now I need your help.
Everything you said is right.

Just as Wayne was about to discuss with the fake bearded man how he should cooperate with the operation that night, there was a sudden knock on the carriage window.

Lina held a small note in her hand. "There's news about that 'hearing' you mentioned before."

Wayne opened the car door, took it, and looked at it.
Damn it?

Is the inquiry and investigation designed to expose politicians' deliberate deception of parliament?
Is this an attempt to force him to step down completely?

In many movies, TV shows, and news reports, politicians are often portrayed as clueless and seemingly foolish when questioned by parliament.

But that's actually the choice of shrewd people. Some "ignorance" and "evasions" can be explained later, but once the content of the deception is recorded and verified, it will become a lifelong stain that political enemies will repeatedly use to attack.

Even Wayne could tell that this was unusual.
No wonder those two reporters' promised reports haven't been published yet; they've been silenced.

The note was very brief; even if someone unfamiliar with the situation read it, they would only know that someone had accused the Secretary of State of collusion and fraud at a hearing.
Wayne didn't try to avoid the fake beard in the carriage, but he didn't expect that the man knew even more inside information.

The man with the fake beard glanced at it briefly before looking away: "Oh, about that. That witness has already been silenced."

Ok? !

Could you elaborate?
(End of this chapter)