The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Chapter 140 The Bloody Facts

This is not the first time Hawke and Bryan have worked together, and there is a certain basis of trust between the two sides.

In addition to the situation on his own side, Hawke also needs to understand the other side: "What's the situation on the other side? Don't tell me there's only one director and you can't handle it."

Bryan elaborated: "The target of this incident is Pope, an assistant in the governor's office. Before he became an assistant, Pope worked for a private equity fund for movies. This private equity fund has cooperated with several film projects in which Van Wageren and Robert Redford served as producers and participated in the investment of the film platter."

Hawke understood what was going on as soon as he heard it: "You give me benefits, and I will make things convenient for you."

"Obviously, that's it." Brian added, "Wagner himself is not powerful, but Robert Redford is a big shot in Hollywood. He founded the Sundance Film Festival and has a very good relationship with the media. Under pressure from people led by him, the mainstream media ignored this news."

Hawke knows the media and entertainment industry better than he does: "Not only that, have you ever considered that this incident has touched the sensitive nerves of many people in Hollywood and the media industry, and they don't want this incident to become hot news."

Brian said, "This is one of the difficulties. Another one is that there is no direct evidence. After the police were called, the LAPD also took a neutral position. Without solid evidence, it is impossible to take compulsory action against a famous director and producer. The matter essentially cannot be concealed from the people at the Parker Center. Although my uncle Carter is a member of the five-member committee and his words carry a lot of weight, he also has to take the other committee members into consideration."

He pulled out another document from his bag: "This is Wagren's lawyer, Cheryl, a very difficult lawyer."

Hawke quickly reviewed the lawyer's basic information and asked, "Find out who is in charge of Wagner's public relations as soon as possible."

Brian responded, "I'll have someone do it right away."

"You are responsible for the formal legal procedures." Hawke is very clear about the strengths of the two: "Leave it to me to prevent the other party from doing bad things and to do bad things to the other party."

This matter itself is not about pursuing legal fairness and justice. Brian also considered this when he sought cooperation with Hawke.

Hawke continued, “We need to set up a permanent office.”

Brian pointed to the door and said, "Beverly Boulevard is right outside. It's very convenient here."

"Now that we have an office, we also need reliable personnel." Hawke said directly: "On my side, there will be two people in the open, and you don't have to worry about the hidden things."

Brian said, "I can bring three people with me, and there will be people on standby in the dark."

Hawke said: "Hidden surveillance cameras are installed outside the villa to prevent our opponents from coming and causing trouble."

Brian said, "We'll have someone come over to install it tomorrow morning."

As long as you have money, these are not a problem.

Hawke thought for a moment and then said, "I need to meet the person involved as soon as possible."

Brian looked at his watch: "Tomorrow, it's too late now."

Hawke put away the information Brian brought and prepared to leave.

But Brian said, "Come to the garage, I'll show you something nice."

These words reminded Hawke of the people who sold CDs in his previous life.

The two entered the garage where three cars were parked.

Brian took out a car key and handed it to Hawke: "You drive this Mercedes first."

Hawke then asked, "You are so kind? Do you have any other purpose?"

"I'm lending it to you. Don't overthink it." Brian patted the thick roof of the Mercedes-Benz: "This is a bulletproof car."

Hawke opened the door and got in: "I'll drive first."

Brian opened the electric garage door.

Hawke drove out of the villa, took out his cell phone and sent a text message: "Are you asleep?"

Erica called immediately and asked, "You are outside, there seems to be a car sound."

"I just talked to Brian." Hawke asked without rushing.

Erica asked, "How was your conversation?"

Hawke said, "Brian hired me with a high salary, and I want to work with him."

Erica suddenly smiled, as if her tense nerves were relieved: "I still have two days of vacation, I will come to see you tomorrow."

Hawke glanced at the driving car and said, "I have to go out to do some work in the morning. Let's have lunch together at noon."

Neither of them was the type to drag their feet, so they quickly hung up the phone.

Hawke pulled out his spare phone and sent a text message to Edward and Campos respectively: "See you at the safe house tomorrow morning."

The two men quickly replied.

The next morning, Hawke drove the bulletproof Mercedes to Venice Boulevard and turned directly into the Cactus Auto Repair Center.

When the boss saw him getting out of the car, he asked, "Are you here to install a dashcam again?"

Hawke nodded slightly: "Install one." He moved closer and whispered: "Don't you have a detector here? Help me check if there are any extra electronic devices in the car."

The boss understood immediately: "Don't worry, we'll start right away."

Hawke stood beside the car and watched the workers busy at work.

After installing the dashcam and completing the inspection, the boss came over and said, "Everything is normal."

Hawke paid the fee and drove away.

On the way, we changed cars and arrived at a safe house.

Edward and Campos are already waiting here.

Hawke took out the copied information, handed it to Campos, and said, "New work and goals."

Campos took one and looked it over.

Edward was also watching in the same manner.

Hawke recounted the incident in detail.

Campos lamented: "There are just as many scumbags in America as there are in Mexico."

Edward put down the information and said, "Because Mexico is too far from heaven and too close to America."

Seeing that the two had finished reading, Hawke specifically put out Wagren's photo: "The main target is him."

Campos stared at the photo, trying to imprint the person in his mind.

Hawke then took out photos of lawyer Cheryl and the real target Pope and warned: "Don't follow these two people, remember!"

Campos also understood the identities of the two people and responded, "Understood."

He was about to leave when Hawke stopped him and asked, "Have you obtained your legal status?"

"The deposit was paid before Christmas," Campos said roughly. "Garcia and Carlos will get their legal status documents this afternoon."

Hawke nodded: "You can handle the rest of the people as appropriate. Don't handle too many people at once."

Campos had led subordinates in Mexico and knew that he had to give people hope but not to have too much expectation.

After explaining the situation, Hawke and Edward left quickly.

Edward came here by subway, and when he arrived at the parking lot, he changed into a new Mercedes-Benz and asked, "Boss, why did you change to a new car?"

Hawke said: "A bulletproof car that we temporarily borrowed."

"Bulletproof car?" Edward exclaimed, "Someone is going to attack us."

Hawke waved his hand: "Better to take precautions." He pointed to the exit: "Let's go to Beverly Hills. I have an appointment with Erica at noon."

Edward drove west and said, "Donny's son, Indio, was flying leaves at a party thrown by his classmates."

Hawke asked, "How did you do that?"

Edward couldn't help but show off a little bit about what he had done recently.

After Campos arrived, he found that the butterfly was more professional and efficient, and he inevitably felt a sense of crisis.

Edward felt that Hawke must be made to feel that he was also very important.

He said: "Deborah asked me for help, and I took the opportunity of practicing Taekwondo to beat Indio up and make him realize that it was wrong to touch those things!"

"Well done." Hawke nodded slightly and gave encouragement: "Anything else?"

Edward continued, "Deborah was very grateful to me. Yesterday afternoon we went to the cemetery to visit Robert Downey Jr. She said she wanted Downey to see how happy she is now, and she insisted on doing the same with me in front of the grave, and I couldn't refuse."

He said seriously: "Robert Downey Jr. must have sensed Deborah's extreme happiness and agreed to let me take care of Deborah and Indio, because he did not come out to object."

Hawke couldn't help laughing, feeling inexplicably happy.

There's something about insulting squids that always makes people happy.

Edward maxed out the emotional value.

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Full Speed ​​​​PR.

After coordinating Sarah Parker's interview, Caroline hung up the phone and sat back in her office chair. She had no other work at hand and was actually a little bored.

She was browsing the news on the Internet and saw a sheep. She couldn't help but think, "What is the wolf doing?" Caroline took a red-eye flight and rushed back to Los Angeles early this morning. She yawned several times and told her assistant, "Sasha, make me a cup of coffee."

Sasha went out and walked towards the coffee machine. Suddenly, she saw several people coming in at the company’s door. One of them was tall and handsome, and had become very popular on the Internet in recent months.

During the empty nights, Sasha watched Josh Hartnett's videos many times to comfort herself and had a special feeling for him.

Josh Hartnett and two other middle-aged men entered the office of company director Rooney Chasen.

Sasha took her coffee and walked around and passed by the director's office, but unfortunately the frosted glass door was closed and she didn't know what the person was doing inside.

She returned to Caroline's office, put down her coffee, and whispered, "Guess who I saw."

Caroline was thinking of the sheep and the wolf at the same time, and she was exhausted. She replied unhappily, "It can't be the lover of your dreams."

"Josh Hartnett!" Sasha was a little excited: "Josh Hartnett, the protagonist of the selfie scandal!"

Although she did not participate in the selfie scandal from beginning to end, Caroline knew that it was Hawke's doing and couldn't help but wonder: "Why is he here? Didn't he become extremely famous after the selfie scandal?"

Sasha shrugged. "Maybe he messed with another woman."

Caroline was particularly interested in the matter related to the wolf and said, "Go and ask around later."

The two of them had nothing to do at the moment, so they quietly stared at the director's office.

The company's legal advisor and assistant director were coming in and out, looking very busy.

Caroline winked: "Go and ask around."

Sasha found the right opportunity, and when a legal assistant went to the coffee room, she pretended to go over to get the coffee and asked, "Manny, I think I saw Josh Hartnett. Is he going to sign a contract with the company?"

"It's not him. It's the director and producer Van Wageren who was recommended by him." The assistant didn't know the specific situation and said vaguely, "It seems that Van Wageren has encountered some troubles and wants to ask the director to help him solve it personally."

Sasha said: "Rooney is asking for a high price."

The assistant shrugged: "Of course, it is said that it cost $120 million."

Sasha was envious: "These scumbags make so much money."

"Yeah, does that mean people have to give up their morals if they want to make more money?" said the assistant.

Sasha finished washing the cups: "Let's go."

She quickly returned to the office and told Caroline what she had learned.

Caroline wondered, according to common sense, Josh Hartnett had experienced the selfie scandal, and if someone around him had a similar need, they should have been recommended to Hawke first.

She picked up her phone and called Hawke.

The other side asked, "Miss Mee, is there something wrong? Or do you want to give me a belated Christmas present?"

Caroline was so angry that her teeth itched after hearing this, but she didn't hang up the phone. She took the initiative to say, "I just found out that Josh Hartnett brought someone to the company to seek public relations help."

When Hawke heard the name, he immediately asked, "Who is he taking?"

Caroline hadn’t taken it seriously just now, and she made a mouth gesture to Sasha, who said, “Director and producer Van Wageren.”

Hawke heard it: "Do you have time this afternoon? Come out and we can meet."

"Okay!" Caroline agreed immediately.

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Hawke hung up the phone in a small Beverly Hills parking lot.

He thought for a moment, picked up his phone again, and dialed Brian's number: "It's me. I just got the news that Van Wagren chose Full Speed ​​​​PR to do the PR, and hired the director of this company, Rooney Chasen, at a high price."

Brian praised: "You are so quick, I am still trying to find out."

At this time, a Cherokee turned into the parking lot and parked in the empty space next to Hawke.

Erica got out of the car and waited for Hawke to finish his call. She turned around and took out a gift box and gave it to Hawke: "This is for you."

Hawke pulled her into the Mercedes.

Erica frowned, "You don't want to be here, do you? I'm on my period."

"What are you thinking about?" Hawke took the walnut box on the seat: "This is a gift for you."

Erica recognized the box as soon as she saw its shape and snatched it in her hand: "M1911 special commemorative edition!"

"Open it and take a look." Hawke opened the gift box, and there was also a gun inside.

Colt Python!
Erica picked up the gun, stroked the gun gently, and turned to look at Hawke.

Hawke leaned in and kissed her, "We really have a chemistry."

Erica was delighted: "Yes, we have such a good understanding!"

The two men each admired the pistol, got out of the car and went to the restaurant to eat together.

During this time, Erica took the initiative to talk about Brian's case: "You know what? I've been worried."

Hawke, a scheming man, would understand: "We have such a good understanding, how could I make the wrong choice?"

Erica was still worried: "Politics is much darker than the LAPD. You must be careful."

"I will." Hawke dared to accept this order because there was an important premise. He said, "You forgot that Brian is the one who is at the forefront."

Erica couldn't help but laugh: "He's not as alert and able to fight as we are."

Hawke said: "Unless someone is extremely mad, they will not attack Brian directly. After all, this is just a peripheral fight."

Erica asked, "Did you find a solution?"

"I just had a little idea." Hawke said honestly: "You know me, I don't follow the usual path."

Erica was not good at this, so she changed the subject after chatting for a while: "Is our grizzly bear specimen not ready yet?"

Hawke said: "I called before Christmas, and the earliest I could get back was after the New Year."

Erica was helpless: "The display case has been ordered, but there are no specimens."

"Aren't you going to invite me to go alligator hunting in Florida?" Hawke suggested, "Then we can get a few more indicators and specimens."

After they had lunch, Hawke went to see Caroline.

Erica did not delay his work. She drove her Cherokee straight to the Silver Lake community, came to her villa, and placed the M1911 she got from Hawk in the most conspicuous position in the exhibition room.

She thought about it, called Wyoming, and asked the people at Buffalo Gun Shop to arrange a professional shipment to have the hunting rifles and shotguns stored in the store mailed to them.

These two guns have witnessed the glorious record of the two men's 2V7 battle and are of great commemorative significance.

On the other side, Hawke met Caroline who had rushed over to the Starbucks in Century City.

I don't know what this woman was thinking, she permed and dyed her hair platinum blonde.

Hawke looked her up and down. "Long platinum hair, white handbag, white windbreaker, and white high heels. Do you really want to be a sheep?"

Caroline rolled her eyes. "You really have no artistic taste. This is a new look that I spent a lot of money to have a top designer design for me."

Hawke didn't bother to argue and said, "Are you sure Van Wageren wants to sign with Full Tire?"

"Yes, I checked it online, and it seems that some media reported that he molested child stars." Caroline checked it in the company: "Although there are many such cases in Hollywood, in the past, except for those who have completely left the entertainment industry, almost no one dared to disclose it."

She added: "Whether the whistleblower wins or loses, he will definitely not be able to work in the entertainment industry anymore."

Hawke asked, "Is your director, Rooney Chasen, any good?"

Caroline told the truth: "She is very powerful, much better than me. If I had her ability, I would have defeated her and become the director long ago."

Hawke continued, "Is her thinking as rigid and conventional as yours?"

Caroline thought for a moment and said, "I'm sure he's not as wild as you." She felt strange: "Why are you asking these questions? Are you going to..."

"You guessed it right." Hawke said, "I'll reward you with one chance to imitate the bleating of a sheep."

Caroline said: "If that's the case, as a member of Full Speed, I'm seriously violating company regulations by revealing this to you."

Hawke sneered: "You still know the company rules?"

Caroline couldn't utter a word of rebuttal when she thought about how she had an affair with Hawke and how she took commissions from the company's clients.

Hawke invited directly: "Miss Mea, please join me. The salary is generous."

Caroline still wanted to struggle: "I will be fired."

Hawke threw out a bloody fact: "It won't be long before you, too, get fired."

"But there is no long-term income." Caroline is looking far ahead.

“I’m setting up a very professional company,” Hawke said.

(End of this chapter)