New Gods of North America.

Chapter 491 Precision
Although Wayne was a very easygoing person in the wild, objectively speaking, his standard for food was actually quite high in this era.

For many urban working-class people, just being able to eat a relatively large amount of meat occasionally is already a luxury.

But this can only be considered "daily routine" in the detective agency.

Compared with the working class in the city, the townspeople in Blackrock Town may not be guaranteed to have meat to eat every day. However, thanks to the immature preservation technology in that era, even if they are reluctant to spend money to buy meat in the market, every time their own farms actively or forced to slaughter, there will basically be a few days every year when the townspeople eat so much meat that they want to vomit.

Therefore, people who can live a stable life in the West will be more timid about things like meat under the same conditions. Even if the specific intake will be affected by the season and income level, they will not be so frugal for one or two pieces of meat - fighting is another matter, which can only be regarded as finding a reason to quarrel or fight.

Wayne continued his living habits in Blackstone Town. The income from the detective agency could continue to support such expenses in the city. In addition, he had some personal requirements such as "I like soft and fresh bread" and "It is best to have seasonal vegetables that are not too repetitive". Even if we don't mention the salary income from the detective agency, the daily meal standard alone is actually quite attractive.

Even if some detectives are not used to the rules and courses in the detective agency at first, as long as they stay there for a few more days, they basically no longer think there is anything wrong with such a life.

The detective agency has a lot of staff at the temporary base recently, and the daily food purchase is abundant compared to ordinary families. The partners may not mind the specific consumption, but the detectives have to pay attention to the food.
So Wayne, the boss, realized today that the ingredients in our detective agency usually undergo security checks.

It is said that this habit was officially implemented as a routine inspection after Lina led the team back.

When she was leading the team before, she was quite bored, so she publicly said that every day, Big Spider Peter would randomly select a lucky agent and add some ingredients to someone else's food, saying that this was to train the agents to be more vigilant when they go out.
Compared to the so-called "vigilance", Wayne felt that this seemed more like the agents' post-traumatic stress syndrome...

But these are not the point,
The key point is that after Wayne checked the poisoned ingredients and the dead rat that had unfortunately died of illness, he found that the problematic items were a bottle of red wine and a piece of Roquefort cheese.

By this time, Inissa had completed the reconfirmation that there were only these two things that were acutely poisoned.

Roquefort cheese is not very common in America, at least there is no such thing in Black Rock Town. It looks like a snow-white piece with blue bacterial spots on it. It looks good, but if you get a little closer, the smell is quite strong among cheeses.

Blue cheese…

After asking about the situation, Wayne asked Doug to call Mr. Morrie, the sponsor, to come over to appreciate it together.
These two things can be considered luxury items in the detective agency's food rankings. Red wine and blue cheese are both produced in France. The former is better, but the latter is now basically a low-cost imported product that ordinary Americans are unlikely to buy. The poison only chose them, and the targeting is obvious.

Mr. Molière understood immediately. “I just wanted your people to help buy some local specialties. I thought Histeria might miss these flavors. I didn’t expect…”

Wayne patted him on the shoulder and said, "This is the value of our detective agency's security service. For your safety, you can't have any special meals these days. If you give me money privately again to purchase this kind of stuff, I will have the agents refuse to cooperate."

——Of course, the money for purchasing things will not be refunded.

Lina's character is not short of money. If she wants to eat these things that can be bought locally, she will ask someone to run errands for her.

Considering that the other party is the money sponsor for the time being, Wayne did not criticize his strategy of picking up girls. He mainly wanted to make the other party aware of the current situation, which was considered as "customer management" to reduce the instability of subsequent work. He tried to finish the matter calmly. After the money sponsor returned to the room, the detective agency had to be on high alert.

Inessa quickly got into the situation: "Although we can only speculate that it was done by the group that attacked him before, and we don't know their identity yet, but the poison was so precise, they obviously have grasped Mr. Molière's whereabouts and know the existence of the detective agency. We can't rule out the possibility that they will attack again. Did anything unusual happen when you went to buy ingredients?"

Ryan, who was in charge of the matter, was already waiting nearby. Hearing this, he quickly replied, "No. The items we bought were obtained directly from the sellers, and have not been touched by any outsiders since then. If there is a problem, then it must have been tampered with before we purchased it."

The two then asked and answered each other, describing in detail the purchasing process and the stores involved.

Wayne listened silently nearby and felt that the situation was not very good.

In America these days, there are also agricultural product retail markets similar to farmer's markets, where small vendors gather together to set up stalls. Because there are more choices and they are cheaper, the detective agency buys fresh fruits and vegetables randomly.
But the places that sell alcohol, meat and dairy products are basically "shops". There are relatively limited places to choose from in the city, and they all do long-term business, especially the two items that Mr. Morrie specified. The agents need to ask one day in advance, and then they can exchange money and goods the next day.

The red wine and Roquefort cheese were not bought from the same store, but problems occurred with both at the same time. The items had not been touched by outsiders since they were purchased, so thinking in the worst possible way, I thought that there might be a mole in the detective agency.

Even if we don't place suspicion within ourselves, the situation is not much better.
Either the other party has sufficient capabilities to force merchants to cooperate even at the risk of damaging their store’s reputation and normal operations; or the other party has the ability to complete a series of actions such as "surveillance", "information collection" and "intervention" in a timely manner without the store’s knowledge.

The third party that wants to deal with Mr. Molière is definitely a professional organization...

Wayne asked Ryan to take people back to the store to settle the account. He didn't need to tell them the specific details first, but just said that there was a problem with the product. If the problem couldn't be solved, he would call the police to confirm the store's reaction.
On the other side, after being called over by Willy, he took the bottle of red wine away with a cloth. Since not many people had touched it, there might be fingerprints left by the poisoner on it. In any case, he had to give the other party a number first. Regardless of whether they could be matched or not, this person had to be recorded in the detective agency's files.

Lina was almost going crazy from playing the role of an elegant and reserved young lady these days. She wanted to go with Ryan to cause trouble, but then Wayne grabbed her by the collar.

Wayne thought for a moment and told Ryan, "There's no need to take any drastic action for now. Just limit yourself to arguing and calling the police. The goal should be to 'understand the situation' first. The other party didn't poison butter or sausages or other things that are more likely to be accidentally eaten. It seems that they are not that hostile to the detective agency right now."

But then again, with one attack and one poisoning, the third party was determined to kill Mr. Molière...

Although it was possible that Mr. Morrie was already hated, Wayne still felt that the timing of his being targeted was a bit too coincidental, and the attack was probably related to the assassination.
But Mr. Molière knew almost nothing about the assassins who had assassinated him before. He was just like an ignorant victim. What clues could he have? What was the point of eliminating him?
As soon as Wayne glanced at Lina, the pretty girl's blonde hair swung up, "No. You're an actress and a bodyguard at the same time, and you don't allow people to go out for fresh air. If you want to ask questions, go ask them yourself."

Inesa and I have to go out and deal with the other two lines respectively, so you are the only one in charge of looking after the house. Mr. Molière also seems to be very sincere to you, so if you don't do this, who will?

Wayne rolled his eyes and said, "How about we draw lots to decide?"

(End of this chapter)