New Gods of North America.

Chapter 339 Late Night
In the second week of Lina's business trip,

Miss her...

In the middle of the night, when this thought came to Wayne's mind,
He had already crept into the college's chapel and was figuring out how to pick the lock.

After saying goodbye to David Mills, Wayne secretly signaled to Inessa and Doug that they could take it easy and just follow up on the latest clues.
Then he returned to the dormitory and waited obediently for the dormitory inspection organized jointly by the local exorcism department and the college.

This time's dormitory inspection was naturally different from the previous ones.
The college temporarily arranged some professors and staff members who had not left their offices or lived in the college to lead the team, and they were naturally accompanied by exorcist priests or church clergy.

The dormitory inspection team would ask the building manager to call all the students in the dormitory to the public lounge on the first floor, pretending to represent the college to consult the students about their opinions on the accommodation conditions and management system, but in fact let the exorcist priests secretly confirm the status of the students.
For some students who did not go to the gathering, the dormitory inspection team would even find them in their dormitories.

Such an investigation naturally requires a lot of manpower.

So after Wayne was checked, he returned to the dormitory and looked out the window.
Yo,
Even the clergy in the college church were all drafted by David Mills.
At this moment, Reverend Pycelle was hunched over with a group of people, stubbornly moving forward at a snail's pace outside a dormitory a little distance away.

Wuhu, I wish you good luck.

Wayne joked in his heart, packed up the textbooks and homework he needed for the next day, and was about to go to bed.

Then he came to his senses.

There weren't a lot of clergy in the college church to begin with, and now all of them and Reverend Pycelle were busy, so wouldn't the college church be empty or almost empty?
And tonight, there is a special advantage for Wayne.

The detective agency is currently aware of the investigation into the "lucky coin" incident, even if Wayne sneaks out of the dormitory in the middle of the night and is accidentally bumped into by someone.
With David Mills' testimony, Wayne could say that he felt something was wrong, so he ran out of the dormitory to check.

If anyone dared to doubt, Wayne could use the previous situation to slap the other person in the face -

Even the local exorcism department was notified by our detective agency, and the college began to conduct security checks as a result. How dare you question our professionalism?
Then why didn’t I see you report to the church before?

So Wayne thought about it for a while, took out his gloves and changed his shoes, then put on his small backpack and sneaked out of the dormitory.

The college church was established when the college was still an "Aboriginal school" during the colonial period, providing higher education for "descendants of colonists" and "some Aboriginal people".

Then, after so many years of intermittent expansion and renovation, the college church is now a group of buildings connected together.

The detective agency once studied the incomplete floor plan of the interior of the college church.

The initial framework was provided by Miss Olivia, and then supplemented by the brains of Inissa and Lina, as well as confirmed and modified by students like Seth and "Building Master" Macon Reeve who had been to the interior of the college church.
If there was any hidden room or safe, Wayne might not be able to find it.
But Wayne had a rough idea of where the room was where the "fallen" students of the college usually took the medicine when they reported to the college church.

That's right, Wayne doesn't have any bad intentions.

I just feel that the conditions and timing tonight are so good. If I don't take the opportunity to go to the academy church and try to steal the potion that Pastor Pycelle usually gives to the "Fallen" students,
I always feel a little sorry for what Teacher Lina has always taught me...

It was mainly because of Wayne's stereotype. He felt that in this magical land of America, if someone always secretly and semi-forced others to take medicine, he would think that the other person was not doing any good thing.

I climbed over the side wall, which was not very high, and then entered a window at the end of the corridor.

There was no one in the college church at this time. Although it was late at night, it was not completely dark.
At least there were still candles lit and whale oil-burning "eucharistic lamps" in the prayer hall - perhaps they had been replaced with kerosene lamps as the times changed. Wayne didn't go over to take a closer look, but it was the so-called "eternal lamp" anyway.

If it was when Wayne first arrived in this world, he might have played a prank, secretly opened the crystal cover and blew it out for fun,

But after witnessing the pressure of the "wise sage" and hearing about the even more powerful "coming" of the Holy Spirit,
Wayne was passing by the prayer hall now, and he had no intention of going in. He just wanted to stay away from it. The simple lines of the vision were quite useful in the dark.

For example, in a pitch-black corridor, it would appear completely black in normal vision, but Wayne could tell at a glance where the door and the wall were based on the outline or baseboards.

However, the interior of the college church was also protected. Some places seemed to have no "lines" in the dark, but in fact there were things there, causing Wayne to almost run head-on into the wall.
Compared to the deep inside of the cathedral, although Wayne felt a slight burning sensation on his skin here, the degree was not serious.
In comparison, what made Wayne feel more uncomfortable here was a slight "feeling of suffocation", a bit like he had entered a warehouse that hadn't been ventilated for some time.

No wonder Reverend Pycelle always looks like he could get into trouble at any time.

If you stay in this kind of environment for a long time, you will get sick even if you are healthy.

I groped my way into the inner reception room that Miss Olivia and Seth had mentioned, but found nothing.
Then Wayne went to the office of Reverend Pycelle next door and quickly found the hidden secret door - this was the only area in the entire room where no "outline" could be seen, and it was protected so specially that even a fool could see that there was something wrong here.

Find something to block the light, secretly light the kerosene lamp and adjust it to the dimmest setting, then move the cabinet.
Then Wayne was in a bit of a dilemma.

This thing has a lock, and it’s a “hidden lock” that’s installed inside with only the keyhole exposed.

The detective agency actually has a lock-picking class taught by teacher Lina. The purpose is to provide emergency rescue services when the client is chained by criminals or trapped in a fire.
Regardless of whether this reason is a bit unconvincing, at least that's how Wayne defined it.

Unfortunately, in the detective agency, the only students who can make Teacher Lina feel that they have "passed" this course are Willy and Emma. Even Wayne can use a gun to open the lock faster.
So Wayne tried to use a lock picking tool for a while but failed.

After hesitating for a while, I missed Teacher Lina and Senior Willy.
Alas... You only regret not having enough knowledge when you need it, and you only feel annoyed when you have to pry open the lock.

but,

Now that you're here, right?
First I locked the office door, moved a chair to block it, and then opened the window in the office in advance.
Wayne took off his gloves and touched the lock of the secret door.

This thing seems to be specially made, and it is a bit difficult to inject spiritual power into it.
Wayne fed half of his spiritual power into it, then put his gloves back on, hid by the door, and detonated it.

"Click——"

The situation was a little beyond Wayne's expectations. Normally, when his explosive power acts on metal like a bullet, the explosion should cause a violent "shock" and possible deformation.

Wayne had originally thought that if he used it on the lock cylinder, the noise would probably be similar to hitting it with a sledgehammer, so he was wary of someone hearing the noise and rushing over.
As a result, the lock core broke inside, but the noise was not too loud.

I used a lock picking tool to pull out the fragments. It felt like a very hard material. Some of it broke into large pieces, and some turned into powder.

After pulling and tugging at the secret door, it finally opened.
There is a medicine cabinet and a safe at the back. Don't worry about the safe, as our target tonight is the medicine.

The medicine cabinet looks quite high-end. I don't know if it's made of glass or crystal, but it feels quite solid when I knock on it. The hardwood frame has patterns and decorations.
There are quite a few medicines inside, and there are no labels or anything.

Fortunately, Wayne was well prepared. In his small bag was a bottle of holy water that he had used before.

Many people have drunk the potion given by Pastor Pycelle, and some people have to drink it every week when they report for duty. The dosage must be quite large.
So Wayne packed some of the potions that seemed to be in larger quantities, and the types depended on the number of empty bottles Wayne brought.

Then, collect as many pieces of the broken lock as possible and take them away, leaving only an empty lock hole on top, restore the items, close the windows,
Then he ran away quickly.

Just in case, Wayne didn't dare bring the things back to the dormitory. He found a place where he could be seen from far away in the dormitory to bury the small backpack. Then he went back to the dormitory and placed the small flower pot on the windowsill, waiting for some stupid bird named Doug to come and pick up the note.

(End of this chapter)