New Gods of North America.

Chapter 452 Leakage
When Wayne got back to the detective agency's gate by "hitchhiking", cold sweat was already pouring down his back.

The follower that Reverend Tyrell had arranged before had not been following since the time of "tracking the fugitive".

On the one hand, the other party did not intend to show up in front of Tom Hagen when there were few people around. On the other hand, the detective agency was likely to be serious at that time, and Wayne did not want Inessa and Lina's strength to be fully exposed, so he took advantage of the situation and got rid of him.

Otherwise, when Wayne was trying to avoid being blamed later, he would definitely pull him in to take the blame.

Come to think of it, it might be that Tom Hagen would not stay in the office all the time.
Then there is a "ghost" around him.

If we take a benevolent guess, this might not be difficult to do.

For example, if Reverend Tyrell puts on a harmless and worried look like a good old man, there might be some unreliable guy who secretly helps him find out the situation, and he may not have any bad intentions.

But if we speculate in a malicious way, at least Wayne himself cannot tolerate this kind of "leakage of information around him".

So when Tom Hagen's secret was leaked, the detective agency immediately began to conduct self-examination and rectification, emphasizing "work discipline."

According to the division of labor among the partners, this matter was Lina's responsibility, and it was also in line with her professional expertise.
Lina felt that the detective agency was doing okay in this regard. After all, if someone was "big-mouthed", the first secret to be leaked would probably be something related to the "wise sage".

However, she still called a meeting of everyone and announced that not only the tasks currently being carried out and some relatively important matters, but in principle even the trivial internal affairs of the detective agency were within the scope of "keeping secrets from the outside world."

Although Lina is usually carefree, she actually has quite a lot of prestige among the agents. Once she gets serious, even Liam, who is usually cheerful, has to keep quiet. Liam, who had been to Georgia with her before, is even more obedient.

Apart from "talking about reason" and "exchanging knowledge", Inissa doesn't usually say much in front of others. But she has a previous record of "being in poor condition but killing people instantly", and she also has a strong little fan like Connor. After she added a few words, the agents became even more puzzled, and they all seemed to be wondering what kind of information about the detective agency had been leaked.

So Wayne ended up being the "good cop" in the end, reiterating the detective agency's "voluntary entry and exit" rule in principle, and also bringing out a new proposal that the partners had discussed before the meeting.
The content is simple. In essence, after experiencing the incident with Pastor Pycelle, the agency plans to develop a group of "backbones". The current specific approach is to emphasize that they will "deal with traitors" and add a big promise that "if you have worked in the detective agency for a certain number of years, you can receive an extra pension when you retire normally."

The corresponding amount is a different percentage, with a five-year interval, and the longer the time, the higher the percentage. The calculation basis is the total amount of mission bonuses the agent has received during his career in the detective agency. Anyway, the better the performance of the agent, the larger the specific number. With the current salary level of the detective agency, if calculated based on the current cap of "retirement after 20 years of work", after leaving the agency, you should not have to worry about work anymore.

As for the source of the money, in addition to the detective agency's commission to continue to make small profits but quick turnover, there is also the possible income from some ancillary industries that Wayne plans to develop. Anyway, the wool comes from the sheep, and unless the detective agency can no longer operate, Wayne still wants to see the world where "the Ming army is invincible without full pay, and is invincible with full pay."

Ryan didn't know whether he should be considered lucky or unlucky. He was originally happy to come back with half of the office staff to resign, but he ran into the detective agency meeting as soon as he came back. At the beginning, they talked about a topic that seemed very serious.
Therefore, his smiling face soon froze there, and then he could only listen to the training obediently. Fortunately, he seemed to be quite interested in the future pension plan. Wayne saw him counting on his fingers, probably silently calculating how much money he would get in the end based on his current income level.

After the meeting, since they bumped into each other, the next thing to do was to welcome the returning agents, let them rest for two days, have a big meal, etc. The smile on Ryan's face just returned for a short while, and then it disappeared again quickly:
"Sir, you mean that my next task is to prepare for the 'Second Office'?"

Wayne patted his shoulder with a playful smile, then called Liam over and planned to introduce the two to each other.

At the same time, he comforted Ryan a little, "At present, you are the only one with experience in this area in the detective agency. If you don't want to continue to be responsible for setting up the office, you can consider bringing some suitable people out as soon as possible.

“As for the guy who is about to come over, he has been quite active recently and also hopes to stay in the first office. You can discuss with him the candidates for rotation and then give the list to the partners for review.

"But he was previously a prisoner of our detective agency, so his reliability still needs to be considered. You can treat him as a member of the detective agency, but don't trust him too much for now."

In fact, when the office was first designed, there were measures to prevent the office head from being sidelined or actively rebelling.

However, the system still needs people to implement it. It is better to give some notice in advance than to remedy the situation afterwards.

Liam is a guy with good adaptability in all aspects, and Wayne plans to give him a chance to see what he is like.
Considering his past experience, it is impossible for him to be the head of the office in a short period of time. However, with the communication level and extraordinary ability he has shown so far, it should not be a problem for him to become a small leader.

After finishing all this, Wayne finally had time to take a closer look at what he had gained from this visit.
The eight pieces of extraordinary materials had turned into a big-eyed octopus whose intelligence was sometimes unstable. Since he had provided a lot of useful information, Wayne might consider taking him to visit Macon Reeve's cenotaph.
The rest, the more than 1200 US dollars of "criminal funds" or "absconding funds" seized from the criminals have been put into the detective agency's small treasury, as well as some medicines and strange gadgets.

Inissa had roughly identified the two most valuable potions.
The remaining less than half a bottle can be used as a knockout drug. Damon MacCready has personally tested that it is effective and can be absorbed through the respiratory mucosa or orally. Under the premise of sufficient dosage, the effect is very strong. After being hit, you can't even shout or run too far.

The other kind, which comes in two small bottles, is a potion used by Extraordinary People to stabilize their own condition. It can be used in all fields, so the production cost is said to be quite high. It can be used to temporarily delay time when one is on the verge of losing control, but if one really wants to take it for a long time, for most people, it would be better to just die.

As for those weird little gadgets, some seemed to be small props that could enhance the effects of specific extraordinary abilities, while others were simply garbage with good materials and workmanship.
Wayne didn't expect that the one that Lina specifically picked out and marked was the rubbish-looking ceramic "little skull".

"You are an American, but you don't know what's good."

Lina even turned one side over to show Wayne, "This is a high-end imitation of the Aztec Death Whistle, or perhaps a low-quality one. It's a specialty of the New World and can be sold as an antique to a fool."

(End of this chapter)