New Gods of North America.

Chapter 306 Planning
After leaving Mr. Russell's estate, Wayne took one of the signed contracts and the first advance payment check of $2000, and turned around and went to the cathedral.

All come,

By the way, go and check your face.

At this moment, the sermons in the cathedral had all ended, and the cathedral had returned to its usual quiet yet solemn appearance.
Wayne explained his purpose to the monk in the side hall, and was soon led towards Tom Hagen's office.

The feeling Wayne felt deep in the cathedral remained the same. The burning sensation on his skin from the outer area seemed to have weakened a little, but the unique sense of oppression and rejection deeper inside was still the same, and even seemed to be stronger.

After waiting for a while in Tom Hagen's office,
He just came over and showed his face as if he had taken a break from his busy schedule. "You came to see me now. Did you encounter any problems?"

Wayne wanted to tease him by saying something like "If you have nothing to do, why don't you come over?", but it felt weird.

So he brought up the recent discovery that Pastor Pycelle seemed to have been asking wild Beyonders to take specific potions for a long time.
By the way, he also mentioned that the detective agency had accepted a commission from a steam train company to provide line security, which was considered a simple report.

"Potion?"

Tom Hagen frowned slightly. "I understand. If David submits any medicine that needs to be identified, I will pay attention to it. Or you can arrange for someone to send it over directly."

After briefly talking for a while and confirming that there was no emergency on Wayne's side,
Tom Hagen seemed to have other things to do and left again.

After brushing up on the sense of presence in the cathedral,

Seeing that it was almost time, Wayne started his return journey.

Take the signed contract back to the detective agency.

Preparations for setting up an office will be officially put on the agenda.

Doug was originally a good candidate, but he changed his mind recently. Although he still looked like he was willing to obey the arrangements, he seemed to be more willing to stay at the base camp.

The twisted melon is not sweet,

So the partners called Doug and Ryan to the office for a small meeting, showed them the contract, and roughly explained the basic situation of the project using a map.

"According to the rules of the detective agency, the detective agency will take 2000% of the total contract amount. However, the client has only paid 3000 US dollars in advance, and the remaining 1000 US dollars will be settled in four installments every three months. The remaining US dollars will be withheld until the final settlement.

"Since there may be a situation where remuneration is deducted, for the sake of safety, we plan to provide a budget of US$1000 for the preparation of the office, which may be used for renting houses or purchasing materials and equipment in the early stage, as well as prepaying part of the salary of office members. Then we will pay about US$500 every three months. Of course, we can apply for it in time or in advance when there is a reasonable need.

"In principle, the funds of the office are managed and controlled by the office head, and other office members have the right to supervise and make suggestions. However, if a dispute occurs, the result needs to be confirmed by the detective agency. Members are not allowed to leave their posts without permission or refuse to obey orders in an emergency. The office also does not have the power to remove detectives."

"After each annual settlement, the total funds will be distributed according to the proportions previously determined by the detective agency. If the detective agency does not participate too much, 70% of the total profit will eventually be distributed to the office and each member. If the office arrests a wanted criminal, in principle, it must also hand over % of the profit.

In fact, Doug and Ryan's extraordinary abilities are quite special, and it is difficult to replace them in certain situations. However, there are not many candidates with sufficient qualifications and comprehensive abilities.

You can only try it first.

"The initial staff size of the office is planned to be around ten people, whose main tasks are to be responsible for daily line patrols and handling of small-scale criminals, as well as collecting relevant intelligence. If you encounter gangs or dangerous elements that are risky to clean up, you can apply for support from the detective agency in a timely manner.

"As for the specific members of the office, the person in charge of the office can initially make their own selections and private consultations within the detective agency, and the detective agency will assign them if necessary. If the people who just came from Kanks City are determined to stay, they will need to familiarize themselves with the detective agency for a while, but they can also go there to supplement the staff later.

"Other members can be considered, but the final list must be agreed upon by the partners. Currently, the detective agency is considering you two as the office managers. You can consider and communicate with each other for a few days. In principle, the office will officially start working next month."

The detective agency doesn't have a lot of staff to begin with, and now that ten people have been assigned to it all at once, it still feels a bit overwhelming.

However, many steam train lines are located in the wilderness, and having too few people is not a good option. Actual combat effectiveness is one thing. If the scale does not seem to be large enough, many criminals might want to "give it a try", which will only increase the workload.

Fortunately, the investigation mission at the academy does not seem to be particularly urgent now.
At least the possibility of a direct fight is not high. Priest Pycelle has been secretly feeding people medicine for a long time. I don't think the impact will be that big if the investigation is slow.

"Building Manager" Macon Reeve was studied in the detective agency for a day.
Strangely enough, other than the disappearance of "Macon", he had no other obvious symptoms.

Two of the personalities have already spoken out to explain part of the situation.

The one who is easier to talk to is "Washington", who is more rational, civilized and elegant.

But the one who revealed more useful information was "Kanks". Lina had already initially grasped the pattern, and when she stroked his hair, he would not be able to help but reveal some things himself.

However, when communicating with "Kanks", you cannot just go along with it. You have to beat it first and then stroke its fur. You should praise it when it should be praised and show your teeth when it should be shown. Otherwise, it will become difficult to communicate with it.

As for the other personalities, Inissa and Lina have also begun to perceive them after this period of contact.

But at present, two "informants" are enough, so everyone tacitly pretends not to know, which is considered respecting personal privacy.

Seth, along with Peter and several other agents, has also initially dug up some of the previous "handlers".
As for finding a reporter to secretly stir up public opinion against Cohen Pharmaceuticals, the detective agency now has some information on hand.

However, it is at most a "commercial scandal" and not something that everyone would condemn.

There is still no progress on the scandal at the college church.
Wayne looked at the preliminary information that had been summarized so far and felt that Reverend Pycelle might really be the kind of "messenger of justice" who looked gray inside.
Although his handling of some matters concerning the "Fallen" could not be described as glorious, and he might have made some dirty money from it, overall it does not seem that he is "bad".

It's a bit like the strict "parent" who can perform his duties normally despite being biased and narrow-minded.
When he encounters something he doesn't like, he will deal with it in his own way. Some of his methods are not acceptable, but at the moment there is no way to accuse him of being "guilty."

(End of this chapter)