New Gods of North America.

Chapter 329 Questions
The first class on Wednesday morning was Sociology of Religion.

This course was still a "frontier subject" that had not yet been systematically formed in this era, and the textbook used was a collection of scattered articles by a Frank scholar.

The main research content at present is probably to discuss the impact of "faith" on individuals, families, and even society from the perspective of empirical history.

The Holy Spirit Church was unwilling to remain subordinate to the Holy See of the Old World in its theological research, so it was quick to introduce and explore some emerging disciplines.
It is said that in some famous universities in the Old World, this course has not yet been officially included in the teaching scope, but some universities in America have already begun to try to overtake.

The second course, "Economics Foundations", is more realistic.
In today's America, working hard to accumulate personal or family wealth is a very positive and correct thing to do.
If you want to enter the upper class, some basic common sense in this area is essential, otherwise many newly-emerged middle-class people can easily fall back into the upper class if they are not careful.

Children from wealthy families usually have more advantages in this regard. They can hire trustworthy or several different groups of professionals, and then let the professionals help them identify and fill in the gaps.

Doug went to Richmond again to contact the trial of silencer. Conor brought him lunch.

While Wayne was eating, he saw Connor with an expression that said, "My lord, I have something to say but I don't know if I should say it."

I asked curiously, "Is there anything you want to say?"

“…It’s not a big deal actually.”

Connor thought for a moment, "I feel like there's always someone following the detective agency's carriage when we're traveling in Georgeburg these past few days. But they've always kept their distance and never come too close. It seems like an overreaction to rashly use a gun."

Wayne thought for a moment and said, "Then you can call the police."

"Call...call the police?" Connor was a little stunned, as if he had never thought of this method.

Wayne nodded:

“We are law-abiding citizens, and if we feel our personal safety is threatened, then it is natural for us to seek help from law enforcement officers.

“The David Mills who picked a fight with you last time is the head of the local exorcism department. There is a police captain named Bill Tench in the Georgeburg Police Station, who has some connections with our detective agency.

“Whether they are extraordinary or ordinary criminals, since their whereabouts are suspicious and threaten us, we can call the police.”

Apart from the commissions it had received, the detective agency had already arrested many wanted criminals and had a long-term contract with a steam train company.
In Wayne's opinion, it is normal to be sought for revenge or targeted by others.

Some big and suspicious clients might arrange for someone to conduct a secret investigation before commissioning anything.

Since the other party did not take direct action, the easiest thing to do would be to call the police.

Connor seemed a little uncomfortable with this kind of thing. "But the police's job is to arrest or eliminate criminals, not to provide security services to ordinary people."

The lack of manpower in the detective agency is also a problem. Otherwise, a bunch of people would surround and chase them, which would at least solve the problem of curiosity.

Wayne tried to enlighten him:
"You should first call the police once or twice to prove that we did not have any malicious intent. Then find an opportunity to confirm the other party's identity. This way, even if a fight breaks out, it will not be our fault.

"Of course you have to confirm first that someone has been following you and it's not just your misjudgment."

Connell tried to digest the setting that "the Beyonders of the Hunter Association encountered problems and actually went to the Holy Spirit Church or reported the case to the police."
Then he nodded woodenly, "I know what to do, Mr. Wayne."...

After Wayne finished his theology class in the afternoon, he met another "problematic youth".
Luke Matthew from the Pointed Hat fraternity brought a letter to Wayne, and the letter was signed by Ian Fisk.

The guy's signature is quite beautiful, unlike his person who looks sloppy.
In his letter, Ian Fisk wondered why Wayne did not join the Brotherhood and wondered if it was Luke Matthew's problem.

Luke Matthews seemed to care about Ian Fisk's opinion:
"Wayne, can you help write a letter and tell Ian the specific reasons and your thoughts?"

Wayne thought Luke Matthew was quite "considerate".
So he did not refuse and took him back to the dormitory. He spread out the letter and made up a reason to fool Ian Fisk. At least it could help him clear the suspicion.

By the way, I talked about this guy's recent life.
Luke Matthew will graduate at the end of this school year, but he is now facing a similar problem: "You need to have work experience before you can find a job" -

If he failed to obtain the protection of the big family, he might not be able to leave Virginia. But if he didn't even go for the interview, and Ian Fisk was not yet the "master" who actually held power in the family, some things might not be so easy to handle.

So Luke Matthew is now trying to make his resume look better before graduation so that Ian Fisk can speak for him in the family more easily.
With family authorization, Miss Olivia could represent the local church, and perhaps Ian Fisk wouldn't even need to make a trip.

……

The next afternoon, after the archaeology and cultural relics class,

Miss Olivia said goodbye to the other two ladies, and then asked Wayne if he wanted to go back to the detective agency together.

When Wayne asked, he found out that this young lady had been going to the detective agency every evening, or reporting to the church at the college as usual.
The reason given to the public was that he was not feeling well and needed to go back to the manor every day for a check-up by the family doctor.
The actual situation was not too far off. Inesa now had to try to check her condition every day to prevent her from suddenly losing control or awakening.

As expected of a young lady, even after awakening to become a Beyonder, she has to be so careful and attentive.
It was much simpler for Wayne. When he crawled out of the pile of corpses, he was probably awakened, but he was not alive and well.

Nothing happened that night.

Miss Olivia is in good health. It is said that after she learned about Lina's situation, she also wrote a letter to ask someone to take her to Georgia. Maybe someone will help take care of her.
Then, when Wayne was riding in a carriage driven by Connor back to the college at night, he encountered the carriage that seemed to be following him again.

Connor is a bit paranoid, and Wayne is very curious.
So after another failed attempt at counter-stalking, Wayne actually went to the police station to report the case.

This time, Wayne and his companions happened to be following Miss Olivia's carriage at the beginning, so he used a rather cunning excuse:
"I suspect someone is trying to harm a member of the Fisk family. As a private detective agency with a security agreement with them, we may launch some preventive security actions. For example, we may control the other party in advance."

The police officer on duty who received the report seemed a little hesitant to speak.

This kind of thing may be done first and reported later, but according to the law, the police certainly cannot allow it without authorization.

But if I raise an objection...if something really happens, I feel like I will encounter bad luck for no apparent reason.

So Wayne saw that the other party was in trouble, so he kindly gave some guidance.
Let him take a careful note of the report, and then report it according to the normal procedures.

If someone from the police force explicitly orders it to stop, then the detective agency will definitely do so.

(End of this chapter)