New Gods of North America.

Chapter 546 Communication
Because this little gang leader is honest enough, or ambitious enough, and there is really no evidence at present.

So Wayne doesn't have to worry too much that he will abandon his "family business" and choose to flee.

——In fact, it would be better to run away. At that time, you only need to publish the matter in the newspaper. You don’t even need any evidence. You can set the pace in public opinion. If a wanted warrant can be applied for, then his coffin lid is basically half closed.

After temporarily sending the guy who claimed that he had fallen accidentally back for treatment, the carriage turned around and planned to return to the restaurant.
Wayne was not idle on the way, and he asked "Softening" and "Expansion" about the situation of the local "outlaw world".

The "softened" response seems more positive. Although the level of what he knows is probably not very high, it is still "first-line" enough:
“In fact, because of the mutual supervision between the political circles, the military and the church, the overall security situation in Richmond is still good. At least within the city, under normal circumstances, no one will do anything too excessive, and things that affect too many ordinary people will not be allowed.

"As we explained before, when we were sent here, our orders were only to set fire and destroy evidence. There was no intention to 'eliminate' the detective agency staff. This was a tacit understanding between the major forces. You were investigating the case on behalf of the bishop's will. Even if others wanted to take action against you, they would not do so during the investigation.

"As for other small wild organizations, they basically follow the law of the jungle. As long as the impact is not too great and the interests of other major forces are not harmed, all parties will exercise restraint on the surface and assign corresponding small organizations to fight, or secretly send people to take action. The limit is not to cause panic and anger among the public."

Well……

It feels like these small gangs, including the "caught little boss" and other peripheral organizations, and even the detective agency, are all part of the "cricket fight" of the big forces...

Reverend Tyrell has given a new list. Is this using the detective agency as a "catfish"... to improve the "vitality" of the entire ecosystem?
To be fair, before Wayne traveled through time, he grew up in a peaceful era with good law and order, so when he came into contact with people like Bishop Corleone, he didn't have too many ambitions like "replacing him".

But people who grew up in peacetime often have their own little stubbornness, such as the so-called "Three Laws of Science and Technology" - "Everything invented before I was born is taken for granted, everything invented in my youth is to change the world, and everything invented after my middle age is anti-human."

Specifically speaking, the detective agency project was able to land smoothly in Virginia in the beginning because Wayne and his team received a favor from Bishop Corleone. At least they didn't have to become the "control object" of Georgeburg Church or the College Church right after they arrived.
If it was Tom Hagen (which is actually impossible based on his resume), or someone like the previous Reverend Tywin, who seemed to have a close relationship with Bishop Corleone and was friendly to Wayne, then this "incense relationship" could probably continue.

But the person who came up now was Reverend Tyrell, who wanted to poach Inessa from the beginning, and even tried to frame the detective agency once. His relationship with Bishop Corleone seemed average, and he was closer to Reverend Bazzini, who was recently reported in the newspapers as "forming a rebellion".
Wayne didn't feel disgusted or disgusted with him, but both in public and in private, he couldn't help but want to "loosen up" his buttons. The detective agency's previous preparations for a rainy day actually came from this idea.

This is probably what is called "new leader just took office and old employees are not obedient."

However, Wayne had no intention of standing out as a "troublemaker". On the surface, it would be best for everyone to "get along" and just tinker with it secretly. There was no need for him to take the lead and get into trouble.

Especially after he got to know more about Virginia's situation, Wayne's feeling of "guilty conscience" faded a lot - you see, we are not the only one doing "small tricks".

Back at the restaurant, Wayne got off the carriage at the back door and planned to go find Lina and Chef Parker first.
As a result, the agent on duty opened the door, and Wayne walked in and saw...
Good guy,
Why are there so many "girls" in the kitchen? The storage room next to it seems to be packed full.

A row of maids were helping to clean up. After looking at each other, they stopped their work politely and greeted Wayne in unison:

"Mr. Wayne, you're back. Miss Olivia is visiting today and will probably have dinner here later. We're here to help clean up the kitchen." It turned out that the eldest lady was the guest, so Wayne simply greeted her and said, "Thank you for your help."

In the restaurant hall, one of the brick and stone exterior walls had been demolished for the most part, with ash scattered everywhere. Workers were adjusting the size of the modification under Doug's supervision, while Emma was watching curiously nearby.

Following the instructions, I went up to the second floor. There was a housekeeper and a maid in the corridor. When I entered the room they were guarding, I saw Lina and Miss Olivia studying perfumes - a row of them were placed on a small table that they had brought from somewhere.

After greeting each other, Wayne made his presence known to the "potential high-quality sponsor" as usual, "Today doesn't seem to be Sunday. Miss Olivia, how come you have time to come to Richmond?"

"Now that the bishop has passed away, many people will come to Richmond in the next few days. I am the only direct member of our family in Virginia. In addition to attending the ceremony, I also need to participate in social activities on behalf of the family during this period. Not only me, but many classmates have also asked for a week's leave from the college."

Wayne was just asking casually, and nodded when he heard it. "I see. But you brought so many perfumes here, it seems a bit too expensive as a gift."

Perfumes these days have not yet been industrialized. Scents actually require labor and raw materials to create, and good perfumers are still high-paid professions.
Think about it again, this is something brought by the Fisk family. No matter how cheap it is, its price is probably limited. It's probably just like the "bag" that Wayne also can't understand. If the price gets expensive, it may be out of control.

Miss Olivia looked friendly when she smiled:

"It's not that expensive actually... Miss Lina is from Frank and knows more about perfumes, so she can help with references and explanations. Also, my father happened to pass by George Berg recently. His ship is relatively large, and he brought me several carts of gifts, which are just right for socializing during this period."

Well……

Wayne couldn't help but take another look at the perfumes. He usually associated the number of such gifts with the magnitude of "cars". Most people really didn't have the opportunity to see them...

At this point, Miss Olivia couldn't help but glance at Lina again, teasing with a bit of resentment, as if she was complaining to Wayne:

"When my father came, he told me that when Miss Lina brought the detective agency to Atlanta, my father arranged for someone to contact them in advance. But Miss Lina was too cautious at the time. Not only did she not trust the other party, making them wait for a long time the next day, but she also cheated them out of more than 200 US dollars in cash..."

Ok? !

Wayne glanced over, and Lina, who seemed to have been scolded before, shrank her head back, "How would I know that they were really sent by the Fisk family? I thought it was another Wisdom, no, an old acquaintance from the Old World who was causing trouble..."

(End of this chapter)