New Gods of North America

After leaving the cathedral, Wayne and his two companions drove a carriage around the city of Kankers to get familiar with the route.

Commonly known as "scout out the site".

According to the planned division of labor, Wayne and the other two assigned themselves to the "combat team", that is, the group that would rush over as soon as possible to take over and participate in the battle when the people in the "auxiliary group" discovered that the target had changed its form.

Therefore, you need to familiarize yourself with the general route and terrain as soon as possible.

There is nothing we can do about it.

Because when those who are willing to participate in the action, according to the convention among extraordinary people, tell each other about "one of their abilities\

,"Wayne realized that he was actually quite powerful among them.

Those whose abilities are more "auxiliary" and who even the old man in the local Hunter Association said "although their moral character is qualified, they do not meet the acceptance requirements" do not even have one extraordinary ability.

For example, a hunter's "companion" can, to some extent, "command" the parrots, pigeons and owls he raises, asking them to help with surveillance, timely warnings, or fly to find people, deliver items, etc.

But that was all he could do, and even his marksmanship wasn't that good.

Of course, such a special extraordinary ability cannot be useless.

However, in a head-on battle, it is basically useless...

For example, Willy can only open locks.

Relatively speaking, the few people in the Hunter Association and those who occasionally act as bounty hunters are more reliable.

At least they dare to show that they are good at shooting, or that they have the ability to protect themselves when facing guns and wild beasts.

But no matter what,

Having more people is always beneficial as long as everyone can put their talents to the best use.

…

By the evening, Wayne felt the benefits of having more people.

It is said that a companion checked several places where kerosene could be purchased that were close to Willy's home, and found a store where kerosene was stolen in the morning.

Later, through visits, we found that a carriage had been parked for a long time in a small alley near the store last night.

It is said that there was even a lot of horse manure accumulated, and the residents in the alley cursed about it when they were cleaning in the morning, so they were deeply impressed.

Then the hands spread out spontaneously.

A dozen companions who were familiar with the city of Kanks showed off their skills based on the characteristics of the carriages they had learned.

Or mobilize your own personal connections to make inquiries, or conduct targeted investigations based on speculation and analysis.

Others track and confirm along the way based on their familiarity with the local situation.

Anyway, when Mr. Bird came to report the preliminary investigation results at around 9 o'clock in the evening,

Even his expression is somewhat spirited:

"...So according to the results of everyone's investigation, the most suspicious person at the moment is a man named Holmes. He lives in an apartment at this location on the map. His financial situation seems to be good. It is said that he is a sponsored artist."

Wayne himself had the experience of visiting and investigating, and knew how difficult it was to find the target in a city based on the characteristics of a carriage.

So he looked at Mr. Bird's excited expression and nodded.

Then he couldn't help but say, "Thank you for your hard work. This must be very difficult."

“This is the result of everyone’s joint efforts.”

Mr. Bird gladly accepted the compliment and quickly turned his attention back to the target:

"Because we haven't been able to confirm it yet, we haven't dared to alarm him yet. What should we do next?"

Wayne thought about it:

"I have a warrant for investigation here, why don't we try him first. Can you notify the others?"

"Yes, but it will take some time. But if you start from here now, it will probably be long enough by the time you reach him."

Mr. Bird raised his right hand, and a pigeon flew over and landed on his finger. "Maybe it needs to be as soon as possible. My owl is still watching him, but I'm not sure if he will go out tonight."

"I see."

Wayne, Inissa and Lina looked at each other, then quickly packed their things and set off.

…

Take a carriage to the target district,

After confirming the situation with the companions who stayed at the scene, I found out that the suspect lived in a pretty good place, in a brick and stone building that could be considered a "high-rise", specifically on the fourth floor.

It is the kind of height that even if people won’t die, it is unlikely for them to jump down directly.

Considering that if the other party is really the murderer, he should be able to "fly", so the pigeon flew over to remind the companions to take their positions around.

Inissa put down her guitar case and stayed downstairs while Wayne and Lina went upstairs to check the situation.

"Boom, boom, boom."

After knocking on the door, a voice quickly came from inside asking, "Who is this?"

It is probably not popular to install a water meter at home these days...

Wayne glanced at Lina, who cleared her throat slightly, her voice pure and sweet: "It's me, Lina."

The two of them held their breath and waited for a while, and fortunately, the door finally opened a foot wide.

Inside the door was a face that looked like it was well-educated:

"Miss, you might..."

The other party's eyes swept across Wayne and Lina's faces, and then a slender black dagger slipped from his sleeve. Then he held the dagger and slashed forward -

He was definitely overreacting.

Moreover, this is a "repel" action with a threatening nature.

Wayne had already held the gun in his hand and the bullet was fired instantly.

"Bang!"

The bullet hit the mist that still maintained its "human form", and Peter missed. Then the mist began to quickly flee into the room.

Wayne kicked the door open and followed inside.

The mist passed through the room and then floated directly out the window.

"Chu——

“Bang!”

A small yellow firework bloomed in the sky outside the window.

Wayne looked out the window and saw an owl flying by with its wings spread. Below, two carriages were chasing each other and setting off.

Turning back and looking into the room again,

At this time, there was a magic circle in the room that seemed to be still being set up.

It was somewhat similar to the magic circle that Lina had placed in Wayne's house before, but this magic circle was obviously more high-end in appearance. Not only did it have several times more patterns and mysterious symbols, but in the center there was also a framed antique mirror that looked quite expensive.

Lina took a break from her busy schedule and pulled off a piece of white cloth from the side, which seemed to be used to wrap the mirror. She rolled it up casually, and went downstairs with the mirror to chase after him.

"Is this an extraordinary item?" Wayne asked as he ran downstairs.

"Yes and no."

Lina ran beside him holding a mirror, "These are a batch of mirrors specially made by the Truth Church. It is said that there are thirteen mirrors in total, and they all carry the aura of the 'sage'.

"The mirror is made of crystal and the frame is sterling silver. They have always wanted to buy it back at a high price."