New Gods of North America.

Chapter 431 Letters
The next day was already Tuesday. Wayne went to the college to investigate for half a day in the morning. In the afternoon, he took his followers to find Inissa to confirm the progress of the search for the fugitive.

Tom Hagen, as the cathedral authority's representative at Georgeburg at the time, had helped Wayne apply for an irregular "leave" from the college.
The college will not be so strict with the studies of some special groups of people - for example, some young men or young ladies will run back halfway through their studies to inherit the family business or get married, and they cannot be stopped.

Wayne actually had some fantasies and tried to make some adjustments. "If I fail the course assessment this school year, what will the college do?"

Tom Hagen's response was more callous: "Retake the course, or choose to forgo your diploma."

Ok,

The college does have some value.

Inissa, with two agents who were originally hunters, Connor and "Shock", and a mixed team of exorcists, has been searching in George Berg for a few days.

The two fugitives are not easy to find now.
The killer who had been silencing witnesses before had a $500 bounty on him. The charges were of course multiple murders, but his name and appearance had not yet been confirmed. The investigation team could only search for Anton Sieg, the missing coachman from Reverend Pycelle.
Mr. Weissman actually issued a wanted poster with a current reward of $700. The crime was not listed, but it was stated that the man was extremely dangerous and citizens were asked to report the case promptly upon discovery rather than attempting to arrest him privately to avoid accidents.

In comparison, Mr. Weissman's situation seems to be even more miserable.
Once the wanted order was issued, many of his original connections were probably cut off, and his related bank accounts were naturally frozen.

When he first escaped, he was still a naked man, and a team of exorcists almost caught him. However, his extraordinary ability was too strange, so he quickly got rid of the pursuit.

When Inesa and her men started to track the trail, they could only start from the place where Mr. Weissman stole the clothes and robbed the robbers, which was almost like looking for a needle in a haystack.

There is no place to start if we want to set up control, so for now we can only follow the clues and make half-guessing attempts, and then hope to find new clues.

However, running for a while like this is not without benefits. After realizing the danger of Mr. Weissman, the church provided Inissa with a special holy emblem rune.
The material looks a bit like fragile chocolate bars. It is a disposable consumable. The method of use is like a dog-skin plaster. After unpacking the package, just pat it on the skin.

It is said that only the headquarters of the Exorcist Association knows how to make semi-finished products. After the exorcist priests consume extraordinary materials and bless them through specific methods, the validity period can only last for one or two months, and then they can no longer be blessed.
It will also burn the flesh of the "Fallen" when used, but it can temporarily inactivate the "bindings" of the Exorcist Association.

Wayne took advantage of his good relationship with the exorcists and secretly asked around.
It turns out that the bondage of the Exorcist Association is quite insidious, and its history can be traced back to the time when the Holy See first established the Inquisition. Under the premise of voluntary acceptance, this thing also has the characteristic of "using the power of the bound person himself", which is equivalent to the fact that as long as it is not untied, the stronger the bound person is, the stronger the bondage itself will be. Moreover, the prototype of this thing does not seem to be "bondage", but it is used by the Holy See to keep some "divine people" in their state. Then, as people's hearts are no longer as they used to be and the world is in chaos, it has gradually been developed into other uses.
How should I put it? It fits Wayne's stereotype of the Holy See.

There was no new progress during the day. After Wayne secretly pointed out the target to the follower, he waited for the follower's men to "assassinate" the building manager and then confirmed his subsequent reaction.
In the evening, he took some time off and went back to the detective agency to take a shower and change clothes. He also treated the team of exorcists who followed him to a good meal. In fact, he also took the follower under Reverend Tyrell back with him to recognize his face to Lina and the detectives at home. Who knows, they might want to find him again someday.

Originally, Wayne wanted to invite Chef Parker to set up a stall in the church, but Lina didn't want Parker to show up in front of the clergy too much unless it was necessary, so they decided to "pack up" and also bring some souvenirs.

Compared to the Holy See in the Old World, the Holy Spirit Church has relaxed its management of many daily customs, such as "fasting".
The fasting required by the Holy See is divided into major and minor fasts. Major Lent refers to eating only one full meal a day on designated days, while minor fasting generally refers to every Friday, when the meat of hot-blooded animals is abstained from, but fish, eggs and dairy products are not restricted. Fasting is required for about one-third of the year.

Because the majesty of the Holy See cannot be violated, but the health of clergy and believers is sometimes a rigid need, the Holy See has also given birth to many seemingly strange regulations. For example, many birds, rabbits, and some animals in the New World - including the famous capybara - are considered "fish" in the definition of the Holy See, just to "achieve both loyalty and filial piety".
The Church of the Holy Spirit does not have any mandatory requirements in this regard. Although clergy and monks have dietary requirements, they are generally based on the contents of the Holy Scriptures and the emphasis on "simplicity". Fasting is "allowed" but not "required".

Wayne returned to the church and delivered a takeaway to Inissa on the way. Seeing that everyone had good feedback on the special burgers, he decided to consider conducting a secret internal screening.

Tom Hagen's reorganization of the local church personnel is also a good thing for the detective agency. Starting tomorrow, Lina can get close to everyone under the guise of delivering meals, and initially identify the private interpersonal relationships of the pastors in batches.
Some things that are too private are definitely impossible to find out, but their backgrounds and resumes, as well as the people they interact with and how often, are not necessarily secrets to their subordinates. Even if they are a "gang", there must be close and distant relatives within them, and it is always good to know yourself and the enemy.

Late at night the next day, good news came.

The followers do sound more professional, at least they are talented in acting.
They assassinated the "building manager" Macon Reeve twice in two consecutive days. The first time, they pretended to cry for help to attract passers-by to rescue him, and the second time, they simply dragged him into the bushes on the side of the road and nailed him to the side of his head with a knife. Macon Reeve fought back desperately and actually attracted the college security personnel who were about to patrol and pass by, so they gave up and fled.

After nightfall, they found that Mackenzie Reeve had quietly delivered two letters.

One letter was sent to a local newspaper, with money attached, asking the newspaper to publish a missing person notice.
The other one was to be sent to South Carolina. It looked like a self-recommendation letter from a college student, and there was nothing wrong with it on the surface. However, the recipient was a blood relative of Reverend Pycelle, and the name used was not his own.

(End of this chapter)