New Gods of North America.

Chapter 288 Illusion
After reaching a preliminary cooperation intention, Wayne and the other two began to discuss some details.

When dealing with people within the church, you cannot just start a hot war without a strong reason.

So Wayne's current idea of retaliating against Pastor Pycelle is very simple.
It’s just the very simple “pulling blocks” and “stuck nails”.

Then see if you can find the "load-bearing wall" or the "straw that breaks the camel's back".

The mayor's philosophy of doing things has a similar idea - "If you want to sit at the negotiation table or the judgment seat, you must first have the ability to 'benefit' or 'harm' the other party."

Miss Olivia is not from the detective agency. She is a third party in this matter. She may assist the detective agency out of consideration for human feelings. If she can find out something infuriating, she may be more active.
However, no matter how favorable the results of her investigation were, she might not be able to use them directly, or even disclose them publicly in her name. Otherwise, it would be equivalent to indirectly borrowing the influence of the Fisk family to deal with the people in the church.

Even if Miss Olivia herself doesn't mind, a wealthy family would not look at such things lightly.

——The upper class can squander favors from others, but they are not so easy to borrow or repay.

Even if you can try to kill someone with a borrowed knife and make up for it later, I feel that "good steel" like the Fisk family should not be wasted on this matter.

Even the detective agency has to prevent her from getting into danger.

Therefore, Miss Olivia's role is equivalent to a "bug" that is not in compliance with the rules and cannot record.
Existing, yet not "existing",
But it's enough.

"Ah ah ah ah ah--"

The deal had just been almost done when a young woman's scream was suddenly heard in the courtyard.

It feels like the kind that can scare away all the birds in the trees within a radius of dozens of yards.

Could something happen at home?

The three of them followed the sound and ran out to check the cause.
When Wayne and his team arrived at the scene, some agents and bodyguards had already arrived and formed a small human wall.

Miss Mary was now slumped on the grass, with a look of fear still on her face. She pointed with a trembling finger at a small wooden house nearby.

Fortunately, no one died and no blood was seen.

"Mary, what happened?" Miss Olivia squatted down, gently hugged Miss Mary, and patted her back.

"Monster! I was trying to find a bathroom to clean the gun oil off my hands after touching the gun. Then I saw the monster!"

Miss Mary shrank slightly into Miss Olivia's arms, still looking a little frightened.

"What kind of monster?" Wayne asked.

"I'm not sure, but I saw a pair of hands holding up a person's head, and then the head instantly turned into a pile of flesh and blood!"

amount……

This description…

After hearing this, Wayne couldn't help but want to hold his forehead...

This cabin was originally prepared for guests in need or newly promoted partners. It was currently empty, but the lights were on inside.
The first detectives and bodyguards who arrived at the scene had already checked it out.
Then, Emma and Miss Yulenka were brought out.

The detectives and bodyguards said there was nothing unusual inside.

Wayne then took the opportunity to comfort Miss Mary, "Look, there are only these two children playing inside, Miss Mary, maybe you saw it wrong."

After saying that, he glanced at Emma.

Emma looked innocent at this time. After noticing Wayne's gaze, she quickly ran behind Inissa and hid.

"Impossible, I saw it clearly!"

Miss Mary was a little excited in fear, but she still insisted on her opinion, "If you don't believe me, ask them. They were in the room at that time." Wayne could only pretend to ask Emma in public.
Emma poked half of her head out from behind Inesa's skirt. Her expression looked innocent and a little scared, and then she shook her head violently.

The young lady named Yurenka also looked innocent when asked.

He said expressionlessly that he didn't see it either.

Miss Olivia glanced at Wayne Inisalina's face, then signaled the maid to help her help Miss Mary up.
While helping her with her clothes, he continued to comfort her, "It's okay, Mary. It's normal to make mistakes after dark. I'm afraid of the dark too."

This is just telling lies with open eyes.
When there were guests, there were enough kerosene lamps in various places in the detective agency yard, and the lighting was quite sufficient, otherwise how would Miss Mary dare to wander around alone.

"I didn't..." Miss Mary muttered there.

Lina also went over to help tidy up, "Mary, don't be angry. This is all Wayne's fault. He is always reluctant to let people light the lamp. Wayne, look, you scared others, didn't you?"

Ms. Russell tried to speculate the reason, "It might be the reflection in the window, which creates an illusion."

“I really didn’t see it wrong…” Miss Mary looked even more aggrieved.

Miss Olivia continued to pat her back, "Okay, okay, at least everything is fine."

"Gladys, tell them I'm not a coward." Miss Mary used on-the-spot help.

Miss Russell nodded obediently. "Of course, Mary, you are always the bravest. But illusions are inevitable."

"Really, it really is a monster." Miss Mary was still struggling.

Lina supported Miss Mary on the other side and said, "Yes, yes, let's go in and have a cup of tea. Don't scare the children."

"We're not scared. I'm just playing with Emma." Yurenka also came over obediently.

"..."

Seeing the relief from the people around her, Miss Mary finally gave up resisting.

……

After seeing off the ladies,
Wayne then began to ask the reason.

Emma pouted and explained, "I was solving a problem in my room, and suddenly I felt something strange in my brain, and it stopped working properly, so I tried to reinstall it..."

Wayne was shocked. He originally thought that Emma was playing a prank, or that the other young lady just didn't see it:

"Aren't you worried about scaring Yurenka?! How can you use extraordinary abilities in front of strangers?"

Emma's big eyes on her little face looked round and she blinked a little, "She's not afraid of this."

"What do you mean? She is also a Beyonder?" Wayne asked.

"I don't know..." Emma showed a rare ignorant expression that belonged to her age, "but I know she and I are the same person."

After asking the detectives in the yard,
After all, Yurenka was also a guest, so although the agents did not keep an eye on them all the time, some of them would check on the children from time to time.
As a result, Wayne found out that the two children seemed to have a good relationship in front of others, but when they were alone together, he hardly saw any communication between them and they were just playing by themselves.

The agents didn't pay much attention to these aspects of the children, they just thought that this might be the way the girls get along with each other.

Then he asked Emma who was being touched on the head by Lina.

To which Emma had a simple response, "She's not fun, and this will make it easier for both of us."

Wayne has never raised a daughter, so the growth experiences of Inissa and Lina cannot be used as a reference.
So the three of them thought about it for a while and decided to put Yurenka on the observation list as well, and then asked Seth to confirm the situation in her family.

(End of this chapter)