When Wayne returned to the old police station, the review work was still ongoing. After all, for the Church, even if they had indeed found the commonalities between the currently known 'accomplices,' the work was far from over. At the very least, they had to investigate whether there were any potential 'accomplices' and organize and perfect the entire logic and chain of evidence. However, even though the detective agency had been temporarily isolated from handling the case, Wayne, as an observer in the old police station, could still sense whether the case was progressing smoothly. For example, as dawn approached, Tom Hagen suddenly transferred a group of people from the old police station to urgently support the church. The detectives from the detective agency, who originally had nothing to do, temporarily replaced them and took over the outer perimeter guard of the old police station. It seemed that the Church's people had encountered some problems when dealing with that holy emblem. But the problem shouldn't have been too big, at least Tom Hagen himself returned in less than two hours. Wayne picked up the teapot on the conference room table and poured a cup of tea for him, while also inquiring about the news:
"Is there really a problem with that holy emblem?" Tom Hagen picked up the teacup and said "Thank you," first gulping it down, and then answering Wayne's question: "Although the specific details are not yet clear, the general outline of the case is already clear. Once we have sorted out the current personnel, your detective agency should no longer need to participate in this case." Wayne sorted out his thoughts and understood what Tom Hagen meant, "Then the contribution of our detective agency..." Tom Hagen thought for a moment while holding the cup: "The Bishop will know the role you played in it." "But I guess Pastor Barzini will also say good things about you in the report. After all, the mastermind behind the scenes is so cunning and can also borrow the power of high-ranking individuals. Compared to admitting his own oversight, it is certainly easier to accept that 'everyone jointly thwarted a conspiracy.'" Wayne continued to add tea for him, "Then who do you think will be responsible for investigating the real culprit behind the scenes?" Tom Hagen raised his eyebrows and took another large gulp of half a cup: "This case involves too many clergy members, so it will definitely not be handled by non-Church organizations. Of course, if one day you see a high-reward wanted order, you might consider assisting in the arrest of the criminal. But I guess the other party won't be so easy to catch." Wayne understood, so he didn't continue to ask for details. After chatting for a few more words, Wayne left the conference room where Tom Hagen continued to sit, and moved his muscles in the underground prison of the old police station. Because a portion of the manpower had been transferred away, the guards in the prison seemed a bit thin at the moment. For the people who were temporarily detained and under review, this was a mixed blessing. The good thing was that the review and questioning work had temporarily become less intensive, and everyone could rest a little. But the bad thing was that if someone were to have an 'incident' at this time, what would have been an attempt to capture them alive might now become a priority to 'control the situation.' Walking around a corner, Wayne saw Lina seemingly finishing a chat with a guard, waving goodbye with a smile. Wayne was a little curious, and after following her around another corner, he secretly asked her what she was doing. Lina was holding a small notebook and taking notes, and she waved it in front of Wayne, which already had a lot of names and brief information written on it:
"Building files. Didn't you say you wanted to collect information on gang members? So I started from the closest place." Ah... no... you... I... Forget it, Lina is currently only collecting personal information that can be known by asking casually, The Church people shouldn't mind too much... right? Wayne thought for a moment, "Then you must keep your files safe, don't turn our detective agency into an illegal organization..." Lina showed a very innocent expression that fits people's stereotypical image of blondes, blinking her big eyes: "Then should we make a trap? If the way to open the file cabinet is wrong, then even the file cabinet will be blown up?" You're being a bit too extreme... Wayne thought for a moment, "It doesn't seem impossible..." "Then that's it," Lina stuffed the notebook back into her waist bag, preparing to dart off to the next place, "I heard them reporting earlier that the problem might be the 'holy emblem.' I guess we should be withdrawing soon, I'll go back to work first." Wayne continued to wander around the underground prison. At this time, he had already begun to think about how to escape if he was ever locked up here. The "Fallen" will be put on special shackles, so the first step should be to learn how to pick locks, Although there is a similar sense of oppression and rejection in the prison as in the depths of the cathedral, it doesn't feel as strong, so this aspect is not a big problem. As for the doors inside the prison... Wayne approached a single cell, studying how to blow it up faster, when the door suddenly opened from the inside. David Mills walked out from inside, "Wayne, what are you doing here?" Wayne glanced into the prison cell, which was where Roy Stumpler was being held, and there were still Church people inside continuing to interrogate him, So Wayne changed the subject: "Have you made any new progress in your interrogation of Roy?" David Mills closed the door from the outside: "It's basically still the same as before. However, from the perspective of criminal identification, I tend to believe that he was the one who actually implemented the plan, and the other accomplices were only affected by extraordinary factors, and their memories were confused." "So he's the number one accomplice?" Wayne asked. David Mills frowned, "According to my personal understanding, those who commit crimes under the influence of extraordinary factors should be classified as 'innocent.' But Pastor Barzini believes that the specific details still need to be confirmed, and it is necessary to find out the extent to which he was affected." Hmm... Wayne felt that the sentencing should indeed be different for committing crimes in a state of "complete control" versus committing crimes in a state of being "bewitched" or "induced," at least the degree of malice in the subjective consciousness is different. Especially in the case of such brutal methods. So Wayne thought for a moment, "If we follow the Church's practices, how will their trial be conducted?"
David Mills replied: "Usually, a 'three-person tribunal' will make a ruling based on the case investigation report and the on-site questioning. However, because Pastor Barzini also has a seat on it, I still want to try my best to clarify the facts and make the judgment more reasonable. If we can strive for acquittal, that would be the best."