New Gods of North America.

Chapter 698 Vision
"I misjudged this time. I didn't expect Jason to be able to teleport in the end. Wayne, are you alright?"

Outside the carriage, Brother Merlin still looked somewhat guilty, while Wayne, having received initial first aid, had changed into spare clothes and was half-lying on the carriage seat, feigning weakness.

However, Wayne's expression at this moment was like that of a tough guy who had nothing to lose: "It's okay, anything can happen on the scene, it's better to get injured than to lose a life."

Brother Merlin was still reflecting: "Tonight's operation could have completely avoided casualties. It was mainly due to my negligence. To avoid any aftereffects, I still suggest you come with me to the church hospital so that professional medical staff can examine and treat you."

"No need. Our detective agency is very experienced in treating external injuries. The treatment the monk just gave was very effective, and I think I should be fine. Brother Merlin, it's more important for you to continue watching the scene."

Bro, can we stop talking for now?
I have something urgent to take care of...

Moreover, the healers on site used extraordinary abilities, and the emergency ointment they produced also possessed some extraordinary properties. It was certainly useful, but for Wayne, it was like sprinkling chili peppers on his wounds, and to make matters worse, it was spicy in multiple ways.

This forced Wayne to quickly appear as if he had improved, as he couldn't rush to heal on his own and needed the bandages to bleed a little more, otherwise his complexion would return to normal so quickly that he wouldn't be able to fool the seasoned pro.

Merlin's worries were clearly not over; his body was wedged in the carriage door, preventing Wayne from closing it.
"Unfortunately, Jason managed to escape in the end. According to the records, he can 'regenerate' again in as little as seven days, depending on the environment. The dock area is densely populated, and no matter where his cocoon appears, it probably won't be a good thing."

Wayne could only offer words of comfort: "On the bright side, at least we gave Jason a fake location. If he's still willing to keep his promise, then we still have at least one more chance to ambush him. In the meantime, our detective agency will continue to investigate the gang's assets, and maybe we'll have a chance to discover his 'cocoon' ahead of time."

"Yes. After the scene is cleaned up, my men will continue searching for Jason in the dock area. Unfortunately, those with more exceptional abilities in this area have already left the cathedral, so it will take the other monks more time to find him."

By the time Brother Merlin finished speaking, Wayne had been weak from blood loss for a while, and he was genuinely feeling dizzy.
Upon noticing that Wayne had only nodded without answering, Brother Merlin seemed to finally realize that Wayne was currently seriously injured.
"You should go back and get some rest. The gang problem in the dock area has been going on for a long time, and it can't be solved in the short term. Jason shouldn't be showing up for the next few days, so it's better for you to recuperate for a few days."

“Okay.” Wayne nodded quickly, and after Brother Merlin made way, Inessa closed the car door.

The carriage started moving slowly, and Wayne and others only regained their energy halfway through the journey as the distance between them increased.

Wuhu

Now it's time to truly showcase the technology.

……

Lina, who had set off from the scene earlier, had already received the information that "Swelling Up" had obtained from the fake bearded man.
In truth, this matter was being carried out behind the church's back, so the detective agency kept the number of people who knew about it limited.
Everyone had agreed to use code words only. The agents who had cooperated with the operation before didn't fully understand what Wayne wanted to do. However, the most crucial part was that only the three partners were involved to avoid accidental leaks.

“On the bright side, the less the agents know, the fewer people will be implicated if the church finds out. And if you can't contain the evil spirit and something goes wrong, I can summon a sage to handle it. More people will only make things more complicated.” Lina was clearly more cautious when doing bad things, having already considered the worst-case scenario. Right now, she was driving the carriage outside.

Wayne felt that the "wise sage" was actually more terrifying. If things got to the point where He would project a phantom image over, Wayne was a little worried that He might take care of him as well...

The fake bearded man could sense location and distance; he was only helping out, not participating, so he left after giving his result.
"Zhuangzhang" said that the fake bearded man's condition wasn't actually very good after using his extraordinary ability, and he looked like he needed to rest. The intelligence team even took him to a safe house, which could be considered as waiting for orders.

Using the location of the fake beard as the center, perform a simple ruler and compass construction on the map of the dock area.

After finding the approximate location of the "cocoon," Wayne was quite impressed.

Isn't this near the place where he and Sanders ran into that guy before?
Inessa pondered for a moment, trying to find a logical explanation: "This might mean that your last encounter with him wasn't entirely accidental. The church's exorcists believe that Jason possesses qualities of the 'natural' realm, and his 'resurrection' obviously requires additional spiritual energy to recover. It's possible that the environment in that area made him feel comfortable, and unintentionally it became an area he liked to roam."

Wayne also found this conjecture quite reasonable. Although extraordinary abilities and mysticism were still "mystical" in many ways, based on the lines he could see and the "flashes of inspiration" he had experienced, he felt that there might be a unified underlying law among them.
Even the vengeful spirits in ghost stories usually need a series of steps to become vengeful ghosts. Since Jason's intelligence is average and his animalistic instincts outweigh his human nature, it's not surprising that he has some wild intuition.

Thinking about this, Wayne actually felt a little smug.

If that's the case... then the environment in that area must be pretty good, right?
It seems I had a good eye for choosing the location of the cannery. Now even the evil spirits are helping to verify it, which means it was indeed worth considering.

If Luke Matthew comes to urge us to speed things up again tomorrow, have him go to the city hall and inquire about the ownership of the land in that area.
To avoid the Fisk family thinking that he was dawdling and delaying the process, and to prevent Miss Olivia, who helped make the connection, from being embarrassed.

Lina remained cautious on the road, not only avoiding areas where noise could be heard along the way, but also circumventing the locations where crows or the rabbit gang members were lying in wait.

Once they reached that relatively deserted area again, the carriage drove into the wilderness, and the three of them split up to search.

Inessa was more experienced in searching for "physical entities," while Lina, though highly perceptive in spiritual matters, ultimately couldn't match Wayne's intuitive, minimalist visual sense.
The three finally reunited.
The good news is that Jason's "cocoon" seems to have been found.
The bad news is...

Holy crap, why the hell did it sink in the river?!
I threw a pebble while standing on the riverbank.
Oh wow,

The depth looks like it could drown someone; it just goes to show that the cannery probably doesn't need to worry about getting water...

(End of this chapter)