New Gods of North America.

Chapter 378 Files
At noon, after Wayne and other agents had a preliminary rest,

He then went to Richmond with the "shock" and handed the current statistical announcement to the state government staff in the afternoon, who checked it and then published it in the newspaper.

Shock came from Kanx City. Like Connor, he was once a member of the Hunter Association there.
His extraordinary ability is that he can "decompose" or "combine" the "power" acting on him to a certain extent.
For example, if you punch him, he can use his ability to "ripple" the force throughout his body, and the damage he suffers will be greatly reduced. Even gunshot wounds can be reduced to a certain extent.

You can also do the reverse operation, for example, temporarily accumulate some "fluctuations" on your body, then concentrate them on a certain point and then "swing back".
The opponent may suffer a great loss if he is not careful.

Wayne brought him here mainly because of his good overall ability and wanted him to "swap shifts" with Lina.
Lina had already obtained some personal belongings of the challenged target. If the target escapes, she can call on the "wise sage" for guidance, and then the detective agency can chase him.

Although this is not as reliable as having Lina look after the house all the time, Inissa's current condition is not right. Once the main force leaves the "base camp" for some reason, the house will become too empty. At least a partner must be there to look after the house.

Through the pigeons Conor released in the morning, Wayne managed to find Conor, who had been waiting near the release site.

But there was no sign of Lina.

After asking around, she found out that a guy came to visit Malcolm Baker again today. Lina thought that guy should also be a key target worthy of attention, so she took an agent to follow him.

I plan to find out a little about the other party’s office or home address so that I can visit them again if necessary.

It was not until the agent who had gone with him came back to report the situation that Wayne found out the location and went there.

Finally, I reunited with Lina in a cafe downstairs of an office building.

After Lina heard about Inissa's situation, she also felt that she needed to go back to the detective agency as soon as possible.
But she looked at the sky and hesitated a little:

"The sun is about to set, and the guy I'm following should be getting ready to go home after get off work. If I lose him now, I don't know when I'll meet him again. It's a pity."

Wayne felt that under the current circumstances, "defending the home" was more important than "attacking the enemy" for the time being.

So the two of them compromised a little and decided to wait until the target got off work and then secretly go to his office to look around. If they could find his home address, that would be great. If not, they would send someone to stake out here next time.

There are so-called "office buildings" these days. The building where the target office is located is one of them.
In fact, this is also another kind of "real estate", but it is mainly rented to organizations such as "companies" or "firms" for use as office space.

There are more than one company working here, so it is not difficult to sneak in.

After it gradually darkened, Wayne followed Lina to the other party's law firm. After confirming that there was no one nearby, he opened the door and went in.

This law firm doesn't look very big. It seems like it's run by just one or two lawyers.

There is a reception hall after entering the door, and the rooms inside are like meeting rooms and offices.

Lina had already put on silk gloves and tied her hair up with a string in her mouth.

Peter ran back and forth in the corridor for a while, and finally stopped in front of the door of the innermost room.

"This guy seems quite alert..."

Lina checked it roughly and found a small piece of paper under the door. She remembered its location and appearance, then took it out and put it aside and started to pick the lock.

This office is quite spacious, and you can sit on the sofa and have a private chat with your clients.

Wayne also wanted to help look for things, but Lina looked down on him.

"You're not wearing gloves."

"The most frequently used documents require the most care. You should carefully observe their location and status before flipping through them. Some people are used to putting things in specific locations, so they will be noticed if they are moved." "You can't touch the ornaments casually. Things that have been placed for a long time are prone to dust accumulation. If you put them near the window, you should also pay attention to the influence of wind and sun, which may leave marks."

Fine……

Although Wayne had seen similar scenes in movies and TV shows before and had some "common sense" in this area,
But when it comes to actual practice, I'm not as skilled as Lina.

After searching for a while,
Lina opened a safe hidden in the cabinet, which contained various documents and some cash.

and many more,

Aren't we here to find that guy's home address?

What's the matter with opening the safe?

But since it was open anyway, Wayne just let Lina take a quick look through it.

Lina's small bag is really a "treasure box". There is even a small oil lamp inside, with a built-in sunshade.
Many of the documents in the safe were sealed, with only simple names and notes on them. It was estimated that only the owner of the office knew what was inside.
Wayne looked at it for a while, but couldn't figure out what it was, so he asked Lina to put the thing back.

Lina searched more carefully than Wayne imagined, and also knocked around in the safe.

"There's actually a secret compartment here."

Lina opened the disguised partition and said, "Tsk... documents again. I thought there would be at least a large amount of securities."

Wayne was about to tell Lina to "quit while she's ahead", but he was attracted by the file bag instead:

"Lina, wait a minute and take that thing out and let us see it."

This file bag is not an extraordinary item, at least it is not a problem in Wayne's vision of simple lines.
However, Wayne saw an uncommon name on it - "Pycelle".

"Lina can you open it without breaking the seal? I want to see what's inside."

"There are no tools here right now. If we open it, it might be difficult to restore it..."

Lina said this, but after looking up and down at the file bag for a while, she tried to lift it slightly at the bottom.
Then he took out small pieces of wood and other things from his bag and started his "homework".

A document was quietly pulled out from the bottom of the paper bag.

Wayne took a closer look in the light of a small lamp and discovered that it was actually a will.

The contents are fairly "regular", but it is certain that they are from the Reverend Pycelle in the college church.

After all, ordinary people’s “personal belongings” generally don’t contain so many things like “church books”.

Reverend Pycelle seemed quite philanthropic. He left the valuables mainly to the church, and planned to donate many books and manuscripts to the library of the college.
There are also some small items that look odd and ends, as if they were given to people who were close to the deceased during his or her lifetime.

Finally, Wayne noticed a familiar name inside:

"I leave the pendant I wear every day to a devout student in the academy, Luke Matthew."

(End of this chapter)