New Gods of North America

Wayne hadn't anticipated before coming to the police station that he, a victim reporting a crime, would suddenly become someone who had to pay bail to leave...

Frankly speaking,

“Lawsuits” are not uncommon in the Federal States of America.

As long as someone can find a legal basis, even something as small as “the tree in your yard extending into your neighbor's garden” can trigger a civil lawsuit.

Especially since the citizens of America may come from different countries of the Old Continent, speak different languages, and have different customs and habits,

civil lawsuits are sometimes the simplest and most definitive way to resolve issues.

However, the essence of human beings is actually similar.

Once things reach the point of “lawsuits,” it at least means that “private communication channels have completely failed on this matter,” which is an act of resetting “past friendliness” to zero.

Some people may “turn enemies into friends” afterward, but more likely, they will “never interact with each other again,” and it might even be worse.

Ordinary “civil lawsuits” usually involve staff delivering a court summons to your home or workplace, and then you just need to appear in court on time.

If it involves a “crime,” there will be an additional “arrest” step,

where the local law enforcement agency first “invites” the person to the police station in various ways, and then pays bail or is detained until the trial date, after which the trial is held.

Wayne, as the actual controller of the detective agency, was accused of something that wasn't a big deal, at most a “threat” or “coercion” crime, involving a compensation difference of only twenty or thirty dollars, not even as expensive as a bottle of good wine for the wealthy,

but it was indeed a serious “semi-criminal lawsuit” – its nature might be similar to “domestic violence,” not a public prosecution case, but not an ordinary civil dispute either.

Fortunately, Wayne had a good reputation in the local area, and the charges weren't serious, so Bill Tench's attitude was relatively “average.”

He told Wayne that he could leave after paying bail, and then remember to bring a lawyer and appear in court on time.

According to Bill Tench's understanding, Wayne's detective agency was involved in many church-related cases, and it was estimated that the local churches would arrange for people to testify for him, so he shouldn't be convicted of “guilt.”

First arrange for someone to attack, and then arrange for someone to file charges,

this is considered a “civil and military” approach...

Wayne pondered for a moment, feeling that he couldn't simply “fall into the trap,” so he took the opportunity to bite back:

“I think the plaintiff may have been coerced by some illegal forces. I suggest that the local police should also investigate the deeper reasons for his lawsuit, so as not to allow the court to become a tool used by some criminals.”

Bill Tench shrugged his shoulders, “I will consider it. But whether to continue the in-depth investigation may not be up to me.”

Wayne was willing to let the detective agency investigate on its own,

but according to the law, the parties involved in the lawsuit are not allowed to directly contact each other, and there must be someone like a lawyer in between.

...

This trip was actually to receive the news as soon as possible.

After Wayne left the police station, he went to the newspaper office again.

After thinking about it, Wayne felt that the other party's move to sue might be to damage the detective agency's “public image.”

Although the cathedral knew what the detective agency had been doing, and some wealthy people who had dealt with them might think it was okay,

but for more wealthy people and ordinary citizens, the detective agency might just be a civil violent organization with a not-so-small number of people,

which might seem harmless at the moment, but couldn't stand careful consideration.

Therefore, Wayne planned to “customize” two aspects of news at the newspaper office,

one aspect was to promote the detective agency's “law-abiding” and “friendliness,” such as the detective agency only targeting criminals and occasionally distributing sweets to poor children in the city,

the other aspect was to blindly target the most suspected “Cohen Pharmaceuticals,” and let Doug tell stories as a drug user, implying that the drugs produced by Cohen Pharmaceuticals might have huge side effects.

With Peter's previous exposure, the detective agency has now accumulated a little “network” in the newspaper office,

the former news is easy to handle, the price is similar to buying advertisements directly, and you can get it on the newspaper by spending money,

but the latter news was met with a respectful but firm refusal.

The other party replied very carefully:

“It's not that I personally don't want to publish such news, but such content is difficult to see in the local newspapers. Even if I submit it, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper or the printing company and distribution channels may refuse.”

Wayne thought about Ben Harmon's experience in dealing with Cohen Pharmaceuticals before,

Cohen Pharmaceuticals' set of coercion and inducement, once a “net” is formed, it may really become quite troublesome.

So Wayne didn't embarrass the other party too much,

and asked the other party to help publish the news and reports that could be published.

It's best to have a lawyer to help speak in court,

Wayne hadn't dealt with several formal lawyers in Georgeburg, and the first person he thought of was Ben Harmon, whom he had protected before.

Although he guessed that Ben Harmon would probably refuse, Wayne still visited him as a last resort.

The situation was not too unexpected for Wayne,

Although Mr. Ben Harmon called Wayne to the living room for daily leisure, which was regarded as a semi-chat and semi-official discussion of the matter, to show closeness,

he still politely expressed his refusal.

Mr. Ben Harmon also kindly “reminded” Wayne:

“Since Cohen Pharmaceuticals has already offered your detective agency a commission contract with a not-low total price, why don't you consider formally accepting it? According to my guess, if you accept the commission, the charges against you may be withdrawn.”

Then most of the detective agency's energy will be spent on providing security for Cohen Pharmaceuticals' people,

and in the end, either it will be dragged down, or it will become a part of their teeth?

Of course, the detective agency's several partners may receive good treatment in this process, until they are promoted or eliminated,

but the detective agency “itself” may disappear quickly.

Wayne thought about it and felt that he was not happy, so he politely said goodbye and turned to the college.

If you can't find a formal lawyer, it's not difficult to find a “half-baked” lawyer, right?

Professor Maisel understood the academic progress of Wayne and Emma, and asked about Wayne's injury and when he could attend classes normally.

After that, Professor Maisel said that he could help inquire about the law professors in the college to see if they would be willing to accept the commission,

but law professors may have more in-depth research in theory, but they may not be able to adapt to the current situation in judicial practice, and cannot be regarded as a good choice.

Among Wayne's dormitory “roommates,” there is a guy who has obtained a lawyer's license in Virginia,

but this guy was affected by Mrs. Lalaurie before, and was smoked in the fire for a while. He is still lying in bed, and his thinking ability and speed are still recovering. He has to think for a while when he speaks.

It doesn't feel good to “carry” a defense lawyer to court... it may not be conducive to winning the sympathy of the jury.

In the end, the relatively reliable one was actually the Brotherhood introduced by Ian Fisk,

Luke Matthew of the “Pointed Hat Society” said that he could help Wayne contact a senior who had just graduated for two years. The other party had a good relationship with Ian Fisk and was now working in Richmond. He should be in the accumulation stage of being happy to take over various cases, and he would be more concerned about the lawsuit.

Wayne didn't have a better candidate at this time, so he asked Luke Matthew to help him contact him and try to meet him within a week.

Back to the detective agency,

the captive named Liam started crying and shouting again, making the basement seem like it was haunted.

Wayne had been eating behind closed doors for almost a day, and he was a little angry at this time,

so he took the green pills outside the big iron cage and asked:

“I want to find the 'Mr. Weisman' who called you here to attack me as soon as possible, or the 'Malcolm Baker' behind him. Can you provide any useful suggestions?”