American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 395 Lydia

Lydia is a medium with naturally strong perception, so she noticed Adela's problem immediately.

Fortunately, Adela did not realize that Lydia was a medium, so Lydia's excellent quick thinking allowed her to escape successfully.

Lydia's excellent ability to react on the spot is due to her hosting a late-night supernatural variety show on ABC.

That's why Lydia got to know Gretchen.

The previous "Devil's Late Show" incident demonstrated that the public is quite interested in supernatural or paranormal content, which is why Lydia was able to make the show a success.

However, Lydia certainly can't do anything real on the show, otherwise FEA will take the variety show off, which would make many people think she's a fraud.

"What do we do? What do we do? Gretchen must have been controlled by that succubus!"

Just as I was getting anxious, my phone rang.

"Hey, honey, I'm in the San Fernando Valley right now. What? I didn't mean to ignore your call! I really have something to do! You mean the show recording issue? Honey, I'm busy right now, how about we postpone the recording? Um, um, I know it's a good time for my career, but I really have something very important to do."

Uh, what important thing did you say? Anyway, it's extremely important! I'm hanging up now!

Lydia hung up the phone and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Honestly, why does Lowry act like she's checking up on me every day!"

Lori is Lydia's agent and also her boyfriend.

This is quite common in the entertainment industry.

After hanging up the phone, Lydia began to think about how to solve her current predicament.

After careful consideration, Lydia finally decided to go to the Dolphin Hotel.

"Taxi, stop! Take me to the Dolphin Hotel!"

Upon arriving at the Dolphin Hotel, Lydia quickly exchanged a code with the FEA agent disguised as a hotel staff member.

"Ms. Lydia, is there anything I can help you with?"

Lawful supernatural individuals register their identities with the FEA, so after confirming Lydia's identity, the FEA agents began questioning her.

"I have some intelligence to report to the FEA. This intelligence is very important. Do you have any agents of a high enough rank? Like Agent Rivera?"

Upon hearing this, the FEA agent who was in contact with Lydia was somewhat embarrassed.

Los Angeles was going through a turbulent time, and most of the senior agents were on missions and barely had time to rest. This FEA agent didn't know where to find a senior agent for Lydia.

"Sorry, Agent Rivera is currently on a mission."

At that moment, Deputy Director Paxton Fairtay passed by and noticed Lydia.

Well, Lydia is dressed so elegantly and tastefully, it's really hard for her not to be noticed.

"What happened?"

The FEA agent hesitated noticeably when he saw Paxton before answering.

"This woman named Lydia claimed to have important intelligence to report to the department and needed a high-ranking agent."

"Oh? Then let me do it."

The FEA agent was taken aback.

"But……"

"What, do you think my rank isn't high enough?"

Paxton's eyes turned cold.

The FEA agent looked distressed and quickly changed his story.

"of course not!"

In fact, after Gerald, the FEA's Los Angeles bureau chief, returned, Paxton Fairtay was completely sidelined. Now, he basically has nothing to do, which is why he can still wander around the Dolphin Hotel while other senior agents and Gerald himself are extremely busy.

However, while Saltana and some senior agents could give Paxton a hard time, this junior FEA agent in front of him was definitely not someone he could do anything about, so he had no choice but to hand Lydia over to them.

Lydia, unaware of the intricacies of the FEA, looked at Paxton with some confusion.

"Sir, may I ask what rank of agent you are?"

"I am the deputy director."

When Lydia heard that the person was the deputy director, she assumed that he was a high-ranking official.

"Deputy Director, I have some very important information!"

"Let's talk in my office."

Paxton led Lydia to his office and turned on a tape recorder.

"You can begin reporting your intelligence now."

Lydia took a deep breath and began to recount her discovery from the beginning.

From Gretchen calling for help, to Lydia finding her phone left on the street, and then Lydia using witchcraft to locate Gretchen, only to discover that a succubus opened the door.

"So, you're a medium?"

Lydia nodded.

"I'm not good at fighting, I'm good at sensing."

There are many kinds of mediums. The kind that can summon the spirits of the dead to possess a person is a medium. The kind that can see a person's vague future is also a medium. The kind that can punch an evil spirit is also a medium.

Lydia is a non-combat type of medium. Her perception is very strong, so she can identify Adela's identity at a glance. However, her combat ability is relatively weak. She only tries to escape as soon as she discovers that Adela is a succubus.

Are you sure that woman is a succubus?

“I’m absolutely certain! Mr. Felttie, please send men to capture that succubus immediately! My friend is very likely in her hands!”

Paxton shook his head.

"Don't rush, succubi are not easy to deal with, we need to plan ahead."

Lydia realized that she had let her concern cloud her judgment and let out a long sigh.

"Okay, I am indeed getting a little anxious!"

Paxton then stood up.

"Ms. Lydia, you stay at the Dolphin Hotel and wait for news. I'll go and gather people to prepare to capture the succubus."

"Then it's up to you!"

Paxton had just stepped out of his office when he saw a middle-aged man walking towards him mysteriously.

"Director Felte, I..."

The middle-aged man immediately stopped talking after seeing Lydia behind Paxton.

Paxton pulled the middle-aged man into his office. Lydia, who was standing at the door, glanced at the two of them and then left.

"Terrence Koffman, have you completed the task I assigned you?"

"Director Felty, you can rest assured that I've got my hands on the goods!"

Paxton thought to himself, "It's precisely because you're the one handling things that I don't trust you!"
This middle-aged agent named Terence Kaufman is the same senior agent who appeared during the Purification Incident (Chapter 149).

This guy almost caused trouble for Roy back then, and Gerald demoted him to a mid-level agent.

Harboring resentment afterward, he secretly sold some information about Roy to Amacham.

After this was discovered, Gerald was prepared to fire him, but Paxton forcibly saved him and used him as one of his confidants.

However, this guy has now been demoted to a regular agent and must work on the front lines.

The reason Paxton still used Terrence Kaufman, even though he knew he was more of a hindrance than a help, was because he had no one else available. All the capable agents at the Los Angeles branch had been poached by Gerald.

“Give me the stuff.” Terrence Kaufman pulled out a small, clear glass bottle containing some black sludge.

Paxton snatched the small glass bottle directly from Terence's hand, holding it in his palm as if sensing the black sludge.

A moment later, Paxton smiled with satisfaction.

"That's right, that's it!"

Seeing Paxton smile, Terrence immediately fawned over him.

"Director Felty, I've completed this task. When can I expect a promotion?"

Upon hearing this, Paxton's smile vanished.

"You've already made your appointment with Gerald Orin, so don't even think about it in Los Angeles!"

Upon hearing this, Terence's face immediately fell. The reason he followed Paxton was to climb back to the position of senior agent, and now Paxton's words had dealt him a heavy blow.

"However, it's not entirely without a solution."

But Paxton suddenly changed his tone, rekindling Terence's hope.

"Director Felte, you must help me!"

“You can’t get promoted in Los Angeles, but you can in San Francisco. Amacham doesn’t treat his friends badly. I’ll transfer you to San Francisco in a while and give you an extra bonus.”

FEA offices are usually located in big cities. California, for example, has two FEA offices, one in Los Angeles and the other in San Francisco, because of its developed economy.

In some states with a relatively weak economy or few large cities, there may only be one branch office.

For example, in Nevada, where Roy met the Parker family, there was only one branch office in Las Vegas.

Meanwhile, Amacham Technologies is headquartered in the Bay Area, which also houses one of Amacham's largest biotechnology labs.

Paxton's promise made Terrence's eyes light up.

"Director Felte, rest assured, I will definitely do my best to serve Amacham Company!"

Paxton nodded, then gave an order.

"Koffman, go find some agents. I'm going to launch the operation in half an hour."

"Action? What action?"

"Do as I say!"

Paxton's eyes widened, startling Terence.

"Yes, Director Felt!"

Terence immediately left the office to recruit people.

Although this guy is no longer a senior agent, his old subordinates are still around.

These people, like Terence, are the kind of people who steal salaries within the system, so they have now been marginalized.

Even for America, it is extremely difficult for a civil servant within the system to dismiss her.

Consider the numerous cases of police officers in America who committed manslaughter; at most, they would take paid leave, and they were rarely dismissed.

Terrence now had Paxton's backing, so he still had some influence and quickly assembled a team of about five agents.

Half an hour later, Paxton, leading a large number of clone troops, joined up with Terence's agent team and headed towards the address reported by Lydia.

Paxton's actions were so significant that agents immediately reported to Gerald.

"Oh? Paxton has brought his clone army into the city? Damn it! Why didn't he report this to me!"

Gerald jumped to his feet, his expression turning extremely ugly.

Do you know why he acted this way?

The reporting agent scratched his head; he obviously had no idea why Parksdo was acting.

"I don't know, but a psychic came to the station for help this afternoon and was then taken away by Deputy Director Felty. Many agents saw it."

"What! Why didn't you tell me about something this important sooner!"

The detective who gave the report looked embarrassed.

“Director, you were on a phone call with headquarters at that time, and you told us not to disturb you.”

"You should have reported this afterwards!"

"This……"

In fact, Gerald's phone call with headquarters had just ended, so how could the agents outside the office have known that he had finished his call? Therefore, it's really not the agents' fault for not reporting this.

Gerald had figured out the problem and took a deep breath.

"Never mind, is that medium still here? If so, bring her to the office!"

Lydia was waiting for news in the lobby of the Dolphin Hotel, so she was quickly invited to Gerald's office.

"Ms. Lydia, what intelligence did you report to Paxton Fairtay?"

In response to Gerald's question, Lydia quickly repeated what she had said, and then asked Gerald a question in return.

"Is there a problem? Isn't Mr. Paxton Fairtay the Deputy Director of the FEA?"

Paxton is indeed the deputy director, but given the factional infighting involved, Gerald certainly couldn't explain it to Lydia.

"Ms. Lydia, it's nothing. By the way, would you like me to get you a room at the hotel to rest?"

Gerald's expression remained unchanged, and he even showed concern for Lydia.

"Is that alright? Thank you so much!"

In fact, Lydia hadn't slept well since discovering her best friend Gretchen was missing, and she was indeed quite exhausted.

Gerald then took Lydia out of the office to the lobby to book a room.

But at that moment, a middle-aged man appeared, saw Lydia standing with Gerald, and ran over angrily.

"Oh! You said you had something important to do, but it turns out you just came to the hotel for a date with this black guy!"

Gerald was stunned when he heard this. How did he end up being caught cheating?
Lydia quickly explained.

"Lorry, you've misunderstood! It's not what you think..."

Unfortunately, Lowry was already at red-hot level and reached out to hit Gerald.

Although Gerald had been sitting in an office for several years, he was, after all, a frontline detective who had risen through the ranks, and his skills were not something that ordinary people could handle.

Gerald easily dodged Lowry's attack, and then the FEA agents disguised as waiters tackled him to the ground.

"How is this going?"

Lydia looked at Gerald with a face full of embarrassment.

“Sorry! This is my boyfriend, Lori. Because he is a normal person, I didn’t tell him that I came to the Dolphin Hotel.”

Gerald nodded.

It wasn't Lydia's fault, really; the other person was a law-abiding medium.

Moreover, Gerald himself was not injured.

"Let him go, it's all a misunderstanding. Ms. Lydia, you can go inside and discuss your issues. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."

Gerald turned to leave, calling out to a waiter as he did so.

Is Roy Black inside the hotel?

Lydia (still from "The Amazing 400")
(End of this chapter)