New Gods of North America.

Chapter 502 Evening
I have to say that Margaret's efficiency is actually quite high.
Less than an hour after Wayne made up an excuse to appease his financial sponsor, two men knocked on the door of the detective agency's temporary base.

Perhaps Margaret had already told them in advance that "the detective agency is currently trustworthy", so although they were still vigilant, they did not show too much hostility, and on the contrary seemed quite kind.
As the head of Mr. Morel's current security team, Wayne also participated in their conversation. For the sake of confidentiality, the two gentlemen did not say that they were Frank's agents, and the identity given was "bodyguards hired by Mr. Morel's family."

At this time, from Mr. Molière's perspective, Lina was probably a high-quality potential partner he discovered through "an old acquaintance in a foreign land", and the detective agency was just a relatively vibrant local folk group.
Perhaps the size and strength of the detective agency slightly exceeded his expectations, but the detective agency first accepted someone else's commission to investigate him, and by chance temporarily took over his security. They were still only considered "ordinary people" and had not really entered the field of their secret mission.

The two gentlemen's views on the detective agency may differ from Mr. Molière's in some details, but they should be basically the same. After all, they came here from other places temporarily, and it would be good enough if they could find a place in a short time.
So the situation on the scene was a bit delicate. Both sides and Wayne pretended to be ignorant of the truth and they were acting.

Wayne was not interested in them at the moment. Frank's affairs had little to do with the assassination. If he wanted to know the inside story, he could find a chance to ask Margaret. It might be more efficient than playing tricks on them.
Instead, they hide it themselves and look a bit vulgar and petty.

Lina is not at home now, and Mr. Molière has not been able to say goodbye to her in person or tell her where he is going. Now he is reluctant to leave.

At the same time, he didn't know the two new bodyguards before. Although they had confirmed each other's identities through secret codes, Mr. Molière had just experienced a "group wipeout" after all. Seeing that there were only two cards coming over there, he didn't dare to leave rashly - after all, the detective agency still had more people, and even if the attackers came again, they might not be able to kill them all in one go.

So the actual scene is that the two men are earnestly persuading Mr. Molière to leave here quickly and find another safe place to live.

But Mr. Molière tried to make excuses, saying that it would not be too late to withdraw after the remaining rescue workers arrived.

Wayne was paid to do the job, and now the agreed deadline had not yet arrived, so he had no right to kick out the financial sponsor. But he was not interested in keeping Mr. Morel as a "guest" any longer, so he just sat there and cleaned his ears without getting involved.

Finally, they couldn't persuade Mr. Morrie, so they had to turn to Wayne to discuss, "Mr. Wayne, since Mr. Morrie is unwilling to evacuate for the time being, then we will stay here for the time being. Is that okay with you?"

Wayne sighed in his heart, regretting that they didn't just take Mr. Morrie away, but he still chose to make money in peace: "No problem, but our detective agency currently has other investigation tasks, and I hope you won't affect the work of the detectives here. Please don't enter certain areas without permission, and don't touch the samples we collected at will."

The leading man nodded, "We know the rules."

I have to tell Doug about this later. When Lina comes back, I have to remind her that there are two more spies in the detective agency.
Hehe, now Lina has something to fun. The number of audience members watching her performance increased by two, a year-on-year increase of 200%. I guess she will have to grit her teeth and act like a lady for a while.

……

Wayne was awakened in the middle of the night by the sounds of fighting and shouting.

Doug appeared outside the door as soon as usual: "Someone was planning to attack the temporary base, but they were discovered by the agents on duty, so there was no major problem."

"Has the person been caught?" Wayne continued walking down with the gun in hand.

"No. The other party did not open fire or engage in a fight. After realizing their actions were exposed, they quickly climbed onto the carriage and ran away. Claw and Sanders did not dare to pursue without orders. They chose to return first to report the news and continue to defend to ensure the safety of their employer."

It can't be considered "wrong"...

But the security mission is just a side job. Our main task now is to find the real culprit behind the scenes. If we let him in a little bit, and try to catch him in a trap, that's actually possible...

The two bodyguards guarding outside Mr. Morier's room were now on alert. Wayne told them that "the situation is still under control" and then walked out the door.

Sanders, the big strong man, was still guarding the door. After seeing Wayne, he began to report the specific details:
"Those people moved very quickly. The two carriages deliberately kept the noise down. They arrived near the base from the front and back and started moving things. I noticed that there were figures on the roof over there. I was worried that they wanted to make a noise to lure out the employer and then kill them. So I put stopping them first. During the fight, I didn't take the opportunity to keep one or two people behind."

They even arranged a sniper, so there is nothing wrong with this reaction;
If the other party's target is Mr. Morier, as long as the notification is not timely and he curiously lifts the curtain, the detective agency's commissioned mission will probably fail - especially since there are two new guys coming tonight who can spread the defeat everywhere. The detective agency is not particularly famous in the entire America now, and it may have to go abroad because of its bad reputation.

You can't just kill your employer's bodyguard just because something happened to him.

This is just a commission of 1000 US dollars, not that serious.

As Wayne thought about it, he noticed the dark stains on the ground.

Following Wayne's gaze, Sanders added, "I've checked. What they were trying to move was kerosene. Judging from their posture, they were planning to set fire to both the front and the back at the same time."

It feels very similar to the style of poisoning things before. The operation is fancy, but the actual action is very "precise"...

But Mr. Molière is now a "dead man". Have the attackers not received the news yet, or have they already seen through this trick?
Wayne turned his head and glanced at Ryan who followed him. "How did you deal with the last incident where the food was poisoned?"

Ryan lowered his head beside him: "The owner obviously knew that there was something wrong with the goods, but he never said anything or admitted it. He even preferred to pay the compensation himself. I have been taking turns with 'Vine' to monitor him these past few days, but it seems that he received a one-time instruction. To this day, there is no sign that he has private contact with any suspicious persons."

Wayne thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow, tell the police that what they sell is poisonous and let them handle it. If you are willing to pay compensation, take it. You don't have to follow me anymore."

I always feel like "outsiders are bullied by locals". The other side is doing things here and there, and the detective agency can't follow up every clue. Shop owners who run businesses at fixed locations for a long time are often either abandoned or coerced by others, so it's difficult to dig them out.

Just as Wayne was thinking about how to continue digging out the hidden third-party force, a horse-drawn carriage slowly drove to the gate of the temporary base. The horses' hooves were wrapped in thick cotton cloth, and the tires seemed to be wrapped with something.

Sanders obviously recognized the two carriages and reflexively protected Wayne behind him.

After the carriage stopped, Liam showed up first, and then a few guys came out of the carriage shed with their hands raised.
Inissa was the last one to come out of the carport, a lever-action rifle in her hand, the scarlet in her eyes still not completely fading.

Wayne's eyebrows raised slightly.
Inesa was accidentally followed and exposed last time. Although she seemed calm these days and did not make a scene with the staff at that time,

But she couldn't be really angry... Was she deliberately trying to make a counter-attack to even things out?

(End of this chapter)