New Gods of North America.

Chapter 393 Objection
As evening approached, the local exorcist department sent two extraordinary materials to the detective agency.
Their source, of course, was the two captives that the detective agency had sent over before. They were bounty hunters active in the western mountains of Virginia or somewhere else.

Other crimes are difficult to verify, but it is clear that they "broke into a private residence with weapons and attacked violently".

According to the simple values of the general public these days, if there is no serious lawyer to provide a strict defense, the outcome is basically doomed.

In addition, they are the so-called "fallen people" and there may not even be a jury at the trial. The efficiency of the local church in handling the case is comparable to that of a small western town.

The two extraordinary materials are from the realms of "Nature" and "Abyss".

Wayne has eaten a lot recently and was still thinking about the cars of people that Mr. Baker brought today. After discussing with Lina, he took them out as prizes.

The "Nature" field was given to Conor as the prize for winning the first season of "Arena".
The "Abyss" domain was given to Damon MacCready. He contributed quite a lot in the battle, but he still owed a debt.

Speaking of which, the detective agency now has three guys with similar extraordinary abilities.
Damon MacCready's extraordinary ability is "mimicry", which allows him to transform into the appearance of the last person he came into contact with before using his extraordinary ability.
The extraordinary ability of the "chameleon" is to change the "color" and "luster" of the body surface and objects within a certain range of the body, which can almost wrap the clothes.
"Glass" Liam's extraordinary ability is to generate a circle of "optical camouflage" that wraps himself in it, which can hide himself in the environment.

Although both are extraordinary abilities of the "disguise oneself" type, the extraordinary abilities of the latter two seem particularly similar.

However, the first two are in the field of "life", while the latter is in the field of "nature".

Wayne thought about it for a while.
I can only sigh that nature is indeed amazing...

Doug also chatted with the two members of the Exorcism Department who came to deliver the materials.
They were considered members of the church, but they were not strictly speaking "clergy", so many of them bought lottery tickets issued by the detective agency.

After learning the result of the duel, they recalled briefly and realized that the majority of people in the department made a little money, but there were still some who lost money because of "taking a gamble".

Today happened to be Sunday, and the church had just passed its busiest day of the week, so they could relax a little.
They were planning to use this as an excuse to go back and treat their colleagues who were not on duty to a meal and laugh at those who lost money.

Wayne thought about it and invited them to have dinner at the detective agency.
There was wine and meat, as a token of their support for the detective agency's lottery issuance.

Chef Parker's level and the detective agency's meal standards were quite popular, and the other party quickly felt that "this is feasible" and after the preliminary agreement, they went back to recruit people.

While it was still early, the detective agency sent a carriage to follow.
One car helps to pull people out, while the other car checks the situation and buys food if necessary.

Wayne suddenly thought of the people that Mr. Baker brought over today.

"The people in four or five carriages" is actually a very vague concept. At the very least, it means the four or five carriage drivers on the surface.

But if we count the number, it might be like modern society, where who knows how many people can be stuffed into a van...

Wayne didn't know whether Mr. Baker would take revenge after losing face today.
But anyway, the people in the exorcism department happened to be free and in a good mood, so it was not against the rules for the detective agency to "exchange feelings" with the exorcism department.

If the other party happens to bump into them, then they are unlucky.

...Night falls, bonfires are lit,
Those who are willing to come to the dinner party are basically the staff in the local exorcism department who are "relatively friendly" to the detective agency.
This may also be because Wayne's partners are relatively law-abiding, at least so far they have not bullied ordinary citizens.

So Wayne was happy to be generous and eat all the meat he bought if he could.

David Mills, the real "bridge" between the detective agency and the local exorcism department, finally appeared in the crowd.
There were about ten people in the detective agency, and there were also about ten people over there. With so many people gathered together, it was natural to keep everything simple.

The simply marinated meat is placed on a plate. If you want to grill it yourself, you can grill it yourself. If you don’t want to, you can drink some wine and wait for the chef to prepare the “teppanyaki” on the spot.

Even the iron plates and spatulas used for cooking were taken out from the material pile and washed quickly.

It was originally planned to be used to reinforce the walls of several cabins, but the more fortunate ones were padded up and became the chef's cooking utensils.

The entertainment programs that the extraordinary people put on together can actually be quite fancy.
At first, Liam was very active in performing the "magic" of human body disappearance, which caused a round of cheers.
After being asked his name by a colleague in the exorcism department, he remembered that he was still an unregistered person in the church.

After evading the question with a "hehe", he immediately behaved himself and turned into a waiter who kept serving plates and passing wine bottles.

Fortunately, most of the people at the scene were rough men. Today, they gathered together because of the aftermath of the "duel". Connor, who had just absorbed the extraordinary materials, drew a circle in the yard and put on an "I'm not targeting anyone" look.

The "Mini Arena" quickly became the most eye-catching impromptu entertainment on the scene.

Although Conor is arrogant in the arena, he is actually at a disadvantage in the small circle.
With a "big push" from Damon McCready and a "brutal charge" from Saunders, Conor quickly lost two games and had to start over.

The cowardly Peter actually tricked two of the opponents. Punching him was almost like self-abuse. Unfortunately, the people in the exorcist department were not fools either. Someone soon found an opportunity to kick him hard, and the cowardly Peter's tortoise shell tactics were completely ruined.

Inissa's condition was slightly better, but she was still soaking in the tub and had no intention of showing up.

Lina has always been very popular in the social scene. Although few people in the Exorcism Department dare to talk to her except David Mills,
But with her and Emma watching and cheering beside them while eating from time to time, it seemed that these guys were fighting more intensely, and the people cheering and waiting to go on stage were also very lively.

In order to get a better view, several guys even ran to the roof of the big warehouse and poked their heads out from the edge of the eaves.
When they were clapping and cheering up there, people were a little worried that they might fall down.

Wayne and David Mills seemed relatively indifferent at this moment. They each carried a bottle of wine and sat on the pile of ingredients a little further behind the chef's workbench, chatting while watching the lively scene.
David Mills' position may change again recently. Tom Hagen has already sent the news in advance, but the specific appointment still needs to be decided by the cathedral.

It sounds like there are quite a few personnel changes in the church at Georgeburg. Several management positions have been vacated in the monastery, and the pastors of two small parishes are also preparing to be replaced.
Wayne also asked about the situation in the college church. It was said that Pastor Pycelle said that his physical strength was gradually declining, and he had proposed a successor to the church, who was a young and strong pastor with a good reputation in Virginia.

The qualifications of this candidate seem to be a little insufficient, especially in a place like the college where there are many old professors from the seminary. It always feels a little difficult for a young person to control the situation.

But Pastor Bazzini quickly reported the matter to the cathedral, and it seemed that no other pastors in the local church publicly raised any objections.

(End of this chapter)