New Gods of North America.

Chapter 467 Post Office
"Hahahahaha, misunderstanding, this is all a misunderstanding."

It was not difficult to take down the two small surveillance points, with only five people in total. After making preparations for the encirclement, Wayne directly rushed forward, and then the opponent panicked and revealed his true identity, and then he was controlled.

In consideration of the fact that the other party did not engage in a firefight or violent counterattack, Wayne allowed the other party to send someone to contact his superior to communicate.

Unexpectedly, even the staff at the surveillance point seemed surprised in the end.
Because after nightfall, the person who arrived at the scene in a horse-drawn carriage seemed to be their "boss of the boss."

The man who came over was a middle-aged gentleman who looked quite cheerful and talkative, well-dressed and well-behaved.
After smiling and explaining that it was a misunderstanding, he walked over and held out his hand to Wayne:

"My name is Walter Norton, a senator from Virginia, and a member of the Postal Regulatory Commission in Congress. I didn't expect to meet you formally here, Wayne."

Senators in Congress can be said to be serious "state politicians" with a status comparable to that of the governor, so Wayne naturally cannot act pretentiously.

However, after shaking hands with the other party, Wayne still asked what he was concerned about, "Mr. Walter, you arranged for them to monitor our detective agency here, what is your intention?"

“You misunderstood,” Mr. Walter waved his hand, “They were not arranged by me. I usually don’t pay attention to such specific matters.”

Then Mr. Walter gestured to his luxurious carriage outside the window and said, "Why don't we go out and talk?"

……

“The Federation does not have a unified intelligence agency yet, but reality requires that someone must take on the corresponding work, so many federal agencies have actually set up corresponding departments in private to better perform their duties.

"Our Federal Postal Department is no exception. Due to its large number of staff and wide distribution, in addition to performing their normal duties, they are also responsible for supervising the interpersonal interactions of some 'special personnel' who have secret exchanges with foreign intelligence agencies.

"After hearing the report that the staff at the surveillance point had a conflict with you, I knew that you were involved in the investigation of the cathedral assassination case, so I came here to coordinate to avoid accidental interference with the work of both parties."

In the spacious carriage, Mr. Walter gave Wayne a brief explanation of the whole story.
His reason was simple. The detective agency's recent investigation involved a "special person" that the secret department had been keeping an eye on. Therefore, the corresponding staff also included the detective agency in the scope of surveillance.

However, because the instructions given to the front-line personnel were "the other party is not hostile, keep a distance and monitor", no serious conflict occurred when the detective agency came to the door.

Wayne thought about it for a moment and found that the other party's statement made sense.

According to history, the Postal Service is an institution written into the federal constitution. It was the most famous actual manager in the early days of the country and one of the "founding fathers" of America. It is not surprising that it has some strange functions.

Wayne had previously thought that America did not have its own intelligence agency at this time. Now it seems that there is indeed no official unified "big dragon", but if you look for it, there may be a nest of "little snakes" acting independently.

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So the matter was investigated and no casualties were reported, so the misunderstanding was initially resolved.
Mr. Walter is such a big shot in the political world, so it is natural that he came here not just for such a small matter:

"Actually, I've heard people talk about your detective agency. It's said that your level of professionalism is higher than that of the police in Georgeburg, and you have many special evidence-collecting methods. The 'fingerprint search' you came up with recently seems very interesting." "I wonder if you are interested in joining the Federal Postal Department? Although I am not directly involved in the daily management of the Postal Department, I have a certain say. I believe that if it is just to set up a new independent department in the state, they should welcome it."

This made Wayne a little hesitant. With the funding, the detective agency would basically say goodbye to the topic of "bankruptcy" from now on, which was also in line with the influence Wayne had received since childhood.

However, because Wayne has often come into contact with "motivated" people like the mayor since he was a child, he is actually not unfamiliar with some special situations in the Federation.

For example, the federal postal system, because it is spread all over the country and does not require high professional skills, has become one of the key cakes for political parties to reward merit.

When the struggle is more intense, a president from a different party may be appointed, and the postal systems in many places will have to replace a large number of people from top to bottom. Perhaps some relatively key officials who do not participate in politics can be spared, but the corresponding chief officers or ordinary managers, as well as the front-line staff who entered the post because of nepotism, can only be said to be "constantly new."

Let's not talk about anything else, just the Postal Administration Commission, which is the superior of the Postal Department. It is itself a subordinate agency of the Federal Senate.

Although there are many "aristocratic families" and "evergreens" among the congressmen, in theory, senators themselves have to change terms regularly. Even the Buddha himself does not have a golden body. Wayne does not think it is interesting to lose his job and start over every few years.

Moreover,
This was the first time Wayne had met this guy and he didn't even know his background well, so there was no reason for him to just join him so easily.

Unexpectedly, after he initially declined Mr. Walter's kindness by saying "I still need to think carefully about it", Wayne was still faced with a series of traps.
Mr. Walter then made his second suggestion:

"I appreciate your prudence, which is a good habit. Back to this matter, our main work direction does not conflict with yours, so can we reach a preliminary cooperation?
"For example, if you find suspected members of foreign intelligence agencies during the investigation, you may report them to us. They are just like cockroaches in the house, and we have limited manpower to pay attention to them all. Some people are not the target of your case, but they are very valuable to us.

"Just from the fact that you were able to quickly find the surveillance point, I feel that I can trust your ability in this regard."

Good guy,
This is to take advantage of the performance.

I used that little psychology trick, which is "make a big request first, then make a small request, and the possibility of the other party accepting it will increase."

In line with the concept of "more friends, more paths", Wayne did not refuse to write a "blank check" verbally this time.
After all, he is a senator in Congress, so we should at least give him some face.

Unfortunately, the other party's surveillance point was not removed because of this. Instead, it seemed that this incident was a way of "washing away the slate clean". After that, there was no need to worry about being discovered by the detective agency.

When Wayne went back, he could only tell Doug, "Don't worry about these people in the future. Let them monitor. But if there is something that is inconvenient for them to see, if any of them are still following, just deal with it lightly and don't have a direct conflict."

Doug didn't know who he learned this from:
"I understand. I will inform the agents that they cannot shoot these people. If necessary, just put a sack on their backs."

(End of this chapter)