New Gods of North America.

Chapter 296 Reasonable
"My uncle is now in charge of some institutions funded by the family, including a foundation that supports the excavation of cultural relics and research on antiquities, and he also donates some cultural relics from time to time.

"After I helped my uncle pass the things to Dr. Allen, he felt that I seemed to be interested in related courses, so he welcomed me to study his courses, and I also brought Gladys over."

After class, Wayne enjoyed the rare privilege of "going home with his female classmates" in the college.

Then I listened to Miss Olivia's explanation of the whole story.

This kind of thing is not something I envy.
It happened that the detective agency's carriage was waiting on the side of the road a little further away, so when Wayne heard Miss Olivia casually say that she was going to the college church after dinner, he said to her "Be careful", said goodbye to the two ladies, and went back to the detective agency first.

The people who came to pick up Wayne this time were Ryan and a trainee agent.
Lina was not forced to practice the piano today by Inissa and Miss Olivia, so she ran away early. Before Wayne got close, he saw a head of bright golden hair through the window of the carriage.

I opened the door and got into the car. Seth Grayson was already in place.

Last night, this guy proved that what he said was true, and he was taken back to the detective agency afterwards. However, out of caution, he was not allowed to participate in the "preliminary trial" of the prisoners. He could only be protected first.

After sending him back to the college this morning, some agents continued to protect him in secret. This time when we go there again, we will let him confront that "Peter".

"Is there anything unusual on your side today?" Wayne asked him after the carriage started.

Seth Grayson thought for a moment, then shook his head:

"Before, apart from reporting to the college church regularly, only the contact person would arrange things for me. Last night, even the contact person was arrested. In theory, my connection has been cut off. Maybe no one will contact me again. Or there will be no 'friendly contact'.

"Of course, I can also try to use the excuse of 'I don't know why I was discovered' to contact Reverend Pycelle directly, but he may not admit that he is the instigator behind this, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to truly trust me."

Wayne thought about it:
"According to our original agreement, you only need to complete my request at the time, and there is no need to do anything more risky for the time being. In return, the detective agency will provide you with protection in this matter and in subsequent developments.

"If you still want to join the detective agency... have you ever had a 'competition' with the detectives? How was the result?"

Seth seemed a little embarrassed about this. "My results in fixed shooting are okay, but my ranking in continuous shooting is probably only in the middle or lower level among the current batch of new members. As for unlimited fighting... when I perform well, I can occasionally beat Little Willy."

Come on, you're more than a head taller than Willy now...

This is considered an adult beating a child, okay?

Wayne tried his best to keep his expression under control, at least not to laugh:

"Considering your educational level and the uniqueness of your extraordinary abilities, we can give you a moderate bonus in the comprehensive assessment. If you are not so good at using force, perhaps you need to work on your 'professional level' as a detective.

"Perhaps you may have realized last night that Beyonders have all kinds of abilities. For an organization that deals with Beyonders, the detective agency needs a variety of comprehensive abilities. If you can find a position that suits you, the detective agency welcomes you to become one of us."

Seth Grayson nodded, "I'll try my best."

……

When they arrived at the detective agency, Lina went back to her room to catch up on some sleep, while Seth followed Wayne to the cellar to communicate with Peter in the iron cage.

The two checked some past events, trying to prove their worth.
Peter in the iron cage was reluctant to provide information that would offend Cohen Pharmaceuticals, but he was quite active in helping to catch some "handlers" like Seth, as well as confessing clues related to the college church.

Perhaps in his eyes, both the detective agency and Cohen Pharmaceuticals are organizations related to the School of Life Studies, so it cannot be said to be a "betrayal", and the detective agency is still "under current management", so there is no pressure to assist.

Wayne and his team have not yet tried to recruit Peter. They have to wait for the cathedral's reply.
There was no need for Tom Hagen to explicitly express his "agreement". As long as his expression did not express any opposition, either explicitly or implicitly, Wayne felt that this matter could probably be done.

After listening for a while, Ryan came down to say that there were guests visiting.

Wayne asked two agents to continue guarding here, both to help take notes and to ensure safety.

The person who came over was Mr. Russell's butler:
"Mr. Wayne, Mr. Russell asked me to invite you to the manor to discuss the security of the steam line. Mr. Russell knows that you are a student at the college and may be busy with your studies, so the time is set for Sunday afternoon."

For the wealthy, asking the butler to make a special trip is already a relatively formal invitation.
Wayne felt that the steam train company's security issues were probably taken care of, so he happily agreed and asked his butler to take some small gifts back.

Actually, I didn't give him anything special. I just picked some wine from the ones Ian Fisk had brought over.
Wayne felt that it would not be rude for him to give a gift, and if there was any embarrassment, it would be Ian Fisk who would be embarrassed.

As soon as the butler was sent away, another carriage drove up to the courtyard.
Several members near the gate of the courtyard looked at the style of the carriage, and each of them looked as if they were facing a great enemy.

"Who is coming?" Wayne asked curiously.

Ryan, who was standing next to him, took a quick look from a distance and shrank his neck. “It should be Mr. Simon Sherman.”

Oh?
Was the shipyard boss who spent 30,000 US dollars on a mirror a fool?

"Is he scary?" Wayne became even more curious.

Ryan seemed to be at a loss for words:

"He's not scary in person, and he always brings gifts. But Miss Lina is a little annoyed by him recently - Miss Lina is willing to go to the college for classes, and we all feel that she just doesn't want to run into him so often.

"Since Mr. Sherman is a guest, Miss Lina is usually reluctant to be too negligent. However, several peripheral members were previously called to the arena by Miss Lina to be dealt with. I'm afraid Miss Lina did it on purpose to show it to Mr. Sherman."

Wayne didn't know about this yet, "So he wasn't scared?"

"Maybe it was a little frightening," Ryan thought for a moment, "but it seems that Mr. Sherman has become more active in visiting after that..."

Well……

Wayne recalled Lina's attitude and stereotypes towards the various believers of the "Wise Sage", and always felt that it seemed neither normal nor reasonable.

(End of this chapter)