New Gods of North America

"What?! You actually let the hostage escape?!"

When Wayne listened to the confession of the man tied to the chair, his first reaction was that this statement was a bit too outrageous.

But the traces at the scene matched his statement.

For example, there were indeed signs that someone had been imprisoned in the attic, and there was corresponding physical evidence in the restaurant.

Think about it, this guy still doesn't even know that the ransom he brought back is fake.

It seems quite reasonable.

Can't you learn from Lina?

If you were half as good as Lina, would you make such a low-level mistake?

Wayne left the restaurant.

Here, Inissa and Lina had just finished interrogating Ms. Wahana and returned to the living room.

Compare the two sides.

That's really the case.

Inesa also brought some news that surprised Wayne:

"There seems to be a mastermind behind this case."

ah?

Inessa then gave an explanation, "It seems that part of the memory of the lady inside has been 'branded' by someone, but now there is no way to explore it."

Lina agreed:

"The pendant on her necklace is broken, which is not normal, and there is still a faint spiritual power remaining. If you only look at the state she is in now, I have seen similar extraordinary items in the Truth Church before.

"It's probably something used to keep secrets. Once certain conditions are triggered, the marked memory will be 'overwritten' or 'erased' directly."

Hmm...

"Do you think the hostages are now in the hands of the mastermind behind the scenes?" Wayne asked.

Inissa and Lina thought about it, then shook their heads:

“The hostage escape sounds like an accident.

"The lady inside said that she had relied on her pendant to 'persuade' the hostages before. But the effect seemed to be getting worse and worse, and finally the hostages escaped after pretending to be 'persuaded' again.

"We suspect there is a mastermind behind this because she said she couldn't remember the origin of that extraordinary item, and she couldn't explain her initial motive for kidnapping hostages. Some of her ideas seemed to have been instilled into her by others."

Wayne thought about it for a while and made up his mind:

"Let's put it this way. The man just now said that they have another accomplice, who is probably in a spare safe house. So, that means all seven of them are here.

"Let's split up first. One group will go and capture the accomplice, and then verify whether their statements are consistent. If things are indeed as they said, then we can only call Doug and the others over, and then continue to search for hostages in the city."

The warriors fought their way through the thorns and thorns to defeat the greedy dragon.

Finally, when they got into the dragon's castle, they found that the treasure had knocked the dragon unconscious.

And then... ran away?

What is going on?

…

Although some of the memories of that Vahana lady are not right,

However, after checking the confessions of other kidnappers, it was confirmed that there were indeed seven people directly involved in the kidnapping.

So after the last accomplice was arrested,

The crowd temporarily detained them all together, and then spread out along the place where they had previously imprisoned the hostages to search along the way.

According to the physical description given by the old housekeeper, the hostage is a beautiful woman. Don't let her be kidnapped by gangsters or street thugs.

When the time comes, the work still needs to be done, and it would be embarrassing to raise the price.

That would be a huge loss.

Wayne did not participate in the search;

Instead, he and Inessa escorted the fifty thousand U.S. dollars to return to Ian Fisk.

Lina couldn't bear to see such a bad behavior of giving away huge sums of money, so she chose to look for the lost treasure in the city.

Wayne actually had no idea how Ian Fisk would react.

But you have to prepare him mentally first.

The good news is that not only did we return the ransom intact, but we also captured all the kidnappers who were directly involved in the operation.

But the bad news is that the hostage you want is now missing...

Ian Fisk's actual reaction was a little unexpected to Wayne:

"Are you sure, Olivia, that she escaped on her own?"

Wayne nodded. "Based on the comparison of the results of the individual interrogations of the kidnappers and the situation at the scene, it should be basically true."

Ian Fisk turned his head and glanced at the old butler.

Then the old butler nodded slightly and left with the suitcase.

Ian Fisk gave Wayne a brief reply:

"We will have people go to the church, the police station, the city government and other places to inquire. You guys just continue to search in the city.

"As for the kidnappers, we will keep them in custody for now and deal with them later when we get the result."

…

After giving Ian Fisk a vaccination,

Wayne returned to the kidnappers' hideout and stayed with Doug to continue detaining them temporarily.

Wayne wanted to send this group of people to the police station as soon as possible, but unfortunately the hostage was lost and the Fisk family had not reported the case. There was no victim at the moment, and it would be more troublesome if a dispute arose. So he decided to just leave it like this for now.

Doug's extraordinary ability is indeed convenient. Several birds fly around in the city to deliver messages. A lot of messages need to rely on him to transfer, and now it is a bit like a communication center.

Some things may require someone to make a decision in time, so Wayne was also left here.

"Mr. Wayne, what do you think of the companions we recruited temporarily this time?" Doug asked.

Wayne recalled briefly.

He hadn't had much contact with his companions in the past two days. He felt that they were all experienced bounty hunters and quite professional, and there were no problems with their overall cooperation.

However, the abilities they revealed were not very special or strong.

For example, getting enough sun can create some flashes of light and temporarily delay physical fatigue. These things can certainly be useful in certain situations, but they don't seem to be very necessary, so Wayne didn't pay much attention to them.

Wayne told the truth, "It's okay, what's wrong?"

"They all hope to join the detective agency. They have been actively working on it these past two days. They want me to help ask if there is such an opportunity."

Wayne roughly estimated the expenses and felt that the current detective agency could not afford to support so many people.

However, those who are willing to apply to join may have a better work attitude and initiative, which is not something that can be bought with money.

So Wayne hesitated for a moment and said, "Let me think about it first, and then ask Inissa and Lina for their opinions."

"Yes, I understand."

Night falls quickly.

The pigeon that Inesa took away fluttered onto the windowsill.

Wayne took the note from Doug, Wuhu, finally saw the good news:

"The target has been found."

Then Wayne followed the address on the note and went to the church orphanage on the other side of the city.

Upon asking, I learned that Inissa had found the clue at the police station. Although the name did not match the age she reported, Georgia, kidnapping, eye color, hair color and other physical characteristics matched. So after she heard that the police sent the person seeking help to the orphanage, she followed the clues and found her here.

But the pretty girl was really alert at this time. Wayne was clearly still wearing the Fisk family's bodyguard uniform, but she did not admit her identity and only said that she did not know Wayne.

In the end, the old butler happened to come over, and Wayne and the others were finally able to confirm that they had found the right person.