New Gods of North America.

Chapter 388 Entering the City
According to the prisoners' confessions, those who came here tonight were all members of Cohen Pharmaceuticals responsible for "market security".

The origins of the members are quite complex. Some are recruited from bounty hunters, some are found from various places, and some are trained from childhood.
But almost without exception, they all passed the "selection" and "training" of Cohen Pharmaceuticals.

Moreover, their department is very strange. There seems to be an invisible threshold for members to be promoted, but no one in the company will admit it.

Some members with relatively higher positions always seem a bit mysterious at ordinary times, such as the "big guy" who the detective agency finally dealt with tonight. He was the leader of this group of attackers when he was alive.

According to Wayne's guess, this is probably the difference between "Cohen Pharmaceuticals" and this "School of Life" organization.

It is not known whether these people from the School of Life Studies "parasitized" Cohen Pharmaceuticals, or whether Cohen Pharmaceuticals was originally developed with members of this branch as the backbone.

But this prisoner also brought bad news.

Cohen Pharmaceuticals did not have a formal regional headquarters in Virginia. Malcolm Baker, who was regarded as the "big boss" by Wayne, was only a "market development manager" in Cohen Pharmaceuticals, which was probably similar to Ryan's position in the "office".
Therefore, the "market security" members who attacked the detective agency tonight were actually temporarily arranged by the Cohen Pharmaceuticals headquarters. The number of people in the state was not as large as that of other regional headquarters.

Now, they have basically been "taken down" by the detective agency...

No,

I spent so much time on this, I almost got a cramp in my hand when signing the lottery ticket.
You've only squeezed out three groups of people, and that's it?

Feeling that there was something wrong with Wayne's expression, the prisoner quietly moved aside:
"In fact, our team is not weak... Usually when we carry out missions in Virginia, we only send out one group of three members each time. If several groups are dispatched at the same time, we are already taking the risk of being attacked by the church..."

If we only look at the spiritual power absorbed from the extraordinary materials, what this guy said is true.

The previous wave of attackers, if added together, was roughly equivalent to one "mushroom man".
Among this wave of attackers tonight, the worst one is at least half a "mushroom man", and the strongest one is almost equivalent to "one and a half flowers". The average quality is indeed higher.

Let's take a quick look at the previous inquiry records.

This group of people are basically responsible for threatening, intimidating or directly "taking action" on the black work. They are also good at disguising the scene in various ways. Some of their internal experience is considered to be a small inheritance.
I go,

Can your company, Cohen Pharmaceuticals, still be considered a formal "company"?

Why do I feel that you are ahead of our detective agency in some aspects?

It’s not good for you to compete with your competitors.

When Wayne thought of this, he wanted to learn more about the situation at Cohen Pharmaceuticals headquarters.
Unfortunately, the other party is indeed a company that has connections with a hidden organization like the Life School. Apart from other things, the internal division and protection are quite perfect.

Even at the headquarters, this team was relatively independent after being selected.

Although the members are roughly aware of their own identities, specific instructions need to be received and issued by the team leader. Although they may occasionally meet other "superiors", they are not clear about the overall picture of the headquarters.

This guy didn't even seem to know the circumstances of the previous waves of attackers.

Finally, Wayne asked about the potion that could cause Beyonders to lose control.

It was a little unexpected that when the other party talked about that kind of medicine, he became very emotional.
He praised Malcolm Baker and Mr. Weissman.

Say they are "sons of the beach" and wish -

Well……

I wish that some part of their body can become as wild as the sunflowers that grow in abundance in Kansas under the influence of external objects... Even in Black Rock Town, this is considered a relatively "profound" curse.

Doug, who was standing next to him, saw that Lina was still at the scene and silently pulled the trigger. The sound of gunpowder and the smell of gunpowder calmed the other party down.

Then I asked again, and it turned out that the drug was not the standard drug of Cohen Pharmaceuticals.

It was Mr. Weisman who gave it to them in front of Malcolm Baker, saying that it could enhance the spiritual power of Beyonders in a short period of time.
Then, the actual effect of that medicine had been witnessed by everyone present tonight.

It can indeed be enhanced, but the cost is a bit tragic.

These members who are responsible for "market protection" actually took some strange drugs from time to time when they were "trained" in Cohen Pharmaceuticals.

Some of them do have positive effects, some have side effects, but this is the first time the prisoner has seen a potion that is almost certainly "lethal" like the one tonight.

Wayne tried to comfort him:
"You don't have to be too angry. People like you who have been doing this kind of work for a long time may not be suitable to return to normal life.

"Perhaps other members of Cohen Pharmaceuticals have drunk similar potions, but your group has not been assigned one yet. Maybe it's just a matter of time."

After hearing Wayne's answer and ending the interrogation, the prisoner quickly fell silent.

……

Wayne still had things to do the next day, and after leaving the cellar he continued to assign tasks.

It's hard to describe Inissa's current condition, so the main force simply continued to stay at home, just in case.

Lina originally wanted to join in the fun and watch the duel, but now she can only stay here and wait for the people from the local exorcism department to come over, and then handle the follow-up affairs on behalf of the detective agency.

It's a pity.

It's rare to be in the spotlight, but there's no one around to support and watch.

Wayne had to go to Richmond after daybreak to have an open duel with some guy, trying to shoot him half to death or something, and taunt him at the same time.
As a market development manager, you can't just use up all the staff assigned by the headquarters and become a lone commander, right?
I heard that he has been in Virginia for a while, so he must have some connections of his own, right?

Let’s see if we can catch another wave of extraordinary materials.

For such a small-scale operation, the manpower needed to be relatively capable. Wayne chose Conor as the coachman, and "Strange Noise" and Liam to accompany him.
If we encounter an enemy attack on the way, we should retreat separately on horseback, and try to avoid fighting if there are fewer people.

Connor will be the assistant in the duel, and "Strange Noise" can stir up trouble in the crowd. As for Liam... seeing how active he is, give him a chance to perform.

Anyway, with Lina here, he won't be able to escape if they really want to chase him. He's not from the detective agency, so if he really encounters an accident, at least there's someone to take the blame.

By the way, Wayne asked Seth to replace the remaining extraordinary material tonight with another "film". Although I don't know if it can really "keep it fresh", from the perspective of simple lines, it feels better to have it than not.
After arriving in Richmond, go to the cathedral first to see if you can use this thing to exchange for a piece of extraordinary material from the "Death" realm.

If possible, bring it back to Inissa to make potion. If not, eat it yourself.

Then several people drove a "four-wheel drive vehicle",
We set off before daybreak.

Destination Richmond!

(End of this chapter)