The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Chapter 144 Lure the snake out of its hole
The room suddenly became quiet, the atmosphere was a little depressing for a moment, and everyone's eyes were on Van Wageren's face.

Robert Redford was so pissed off that he asked, "Where's the rest of the video?"

"No, really not!" Wagner refused to admit it.

If he admitted it now, he would have to take out the video and destroy it, and might even be abandoned. As long as he flatly denied it, those people would have to protect him.

Rooney felt a headache and stopped the quarrel. She said, "You two, the key now is to solve the problem."

She pointed to the clock on the wall and said, "There are only more than seven hours left before the broadcast of Trump News. If we don't take action, the consequences will be very serious."

Redford could only hold back and deal with the most pressing matters first.

Rooney said directly: "Fox TV is biased towards that side. According to my understanding, Megan Taylor's rise from a gossip anchor to the anchor of Channel 11's top ace program has a lot to do with Hawke Osment. From a public relations perspective, it is difficult for us to take action."

Redford shook his head: "There's nothing I can do over there. They keep leaning towards the red."

"I have an idea." At this time, lawyer Cheryl spoke up. She spoke from her own professional perspective and said, "The other party has the video and plans to broadcast it on public media without notifying the client, which violates basic human rights and portrait rights."

She looked at Wagren and said, "You have the right to apply for privacy protection. As your attorney, I will apply for a temporary restraining order from the judge to prohibit Fox TV from broadcasting the show."

Rooney wondered, “Will this work?”

Cheryl said: "It's definitely not completely in line with the regulations, but if we really follow the regulations, would there still be so many bad things in America?"

Redford frowned slightly: "Is it too late?"

"It would be too late for me to do it alone." Cheryl is not stupid. She definitely cannot make the biggest effort in such a matter.

She looked at Wagner, then at Redford, and said, "I need you to mobilize your forces to assist me, and you must act quickly. We need to get a temporary restraining order before the top executives of Fox Network react. This way we will have at least 14 days..."

"Wait." Rooney was able to become the director of Full Speed ​​​​PR Company, so of course she has the real talent: "I have thought of a way to cooperate with Cheryl."

Wagren said, "Please go ahead."

Rooney said quickly: "The injunction has a time limit, we have to think about what to do next."

She got inspiration from Hawke's handling of the selfie scandal: "During this period, we can contact the Saint Valley manufacturers, find a few actors who look similar to Wagner and actresses who look childish, use selfies and candid photos to shoot some large-scale videos, and put them on the Internet to create a series of uncles and little girls to confuse the audience."

“That’s a good idea,” Redford said.

Wagren agreed: "Yes, yes."

"You'll have time to do these after the injunction comes down." Cheryl, who wasn't good at public relations, urged, "Get the injunction first."

Redford glanced at Wagren and said, "I'll make the call."

Cheryl picked up her bag and said, "I'm going back to the law firm now to file an application. Keep in touch."

Rooney also went to work. She opened her bag and found a document left in the car. She told Sasha, "Go to the car and get the potential list back."

Sasha left the private room and came to the elevator. She saw the Mexican cleaner wiping the marble wall panels. She pressed the down button and waited for the elevator to come up.

The cleaner moved closer to her and continued to clean the wall.

Sasha seemed to be talking to herself: "The video exists, and Wagren may have taken a lot of secret photos."

The cleaner's rag dropped down, as if nodding.

The elevator came up at this time, and Sasha entered the elevator without looking back.

After cleaning here, the cleaner went to the freight elevator.

In the suite, Redford called Sacramento, and when Pope on the other end answered, he explained the situation in detail.

Pop was silent for a moment: "There must be other videos."

Redford is also aware of this: "I know that the LAPD remains neutral now, and the video cannot be exposed by Fox TV. Otherwise, under the pressure of public opinion, the LAPD will have no choice but to step down."

“I will contact Judge Bremer,” Pope said.

His tone became unusually deep: “Robert, I don’t want to hear any more news and rumors about the video, do you understand?”

Redford understood what this meant: "I'll try to get Wagner."

Pope said: "Not try to, but definitely."

After finishing the call, Pope thought about it and decided to call Cheryl's lawyer first. After asking clearly, he called Judge Bremer.

Pope stood up and walked to the window, looking at the scenery outside and thinking: How many secret photos did that bastard Van Wageren take?

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Beverly Boulevard, inside the villa.

Hawke received a call from Campos and confirmed that the video was real.

Brian exclaimed: "It turns out that most people are like me. They record their experiences after playing."

"Don't make excuses for your perversion." Hawke sneered, then turned to the point: "The next goal is very clear, find a way to get the video."

Brian went to look for information and said, "I have already checked all the properties and bank safes under Wagren's name. Do you want to send someone in to look for them directly?"

Hawke raised his hand to stop him: "Don't worry, if you can find it, it means others can find it too. Put yourself in his shoes, where would Wagren hide the video?"

He suddenly remembered the teacher in front of him who also filmed the video, and asked, "Where is your video hidden?"

"What do you want to do?" Brian was very alert: "Do you want to mess with me?"

Hawke reminded: "Put yourself in their shoes."

Brian thought for a moment and said vaguely, "I hid it in a very safe place where it would be hard for others to find me."

Hawke said, "How many people can you mobilize? Have them be prepared. If things don't go well on my end, use your method to handle it."

"I'll make a call right away." Brian picked up the phone and went to another room.

Hawke looked at Caroline and asked, "Has she been notified?"

Caroline nodded slightly: "She will keep an eye on Wagner's movements." She wondered: "Will Wagner really run away?"

"It's just a possibility." Hawke asked back, "If there is something that is extremely similar to the treasure you have collected, and this thing is related to your future prospects, what will be your reaction when you find it suddenly appears?"

Caroline said, "Did my stuff get lost? Well... I'll go check to see if it's still there. If it is, I'll move it to a safer place."

When Brian came back from the call, he heard these words: "It's hard for most people to hold back."

Caroline asked, "Should we let her take action and give it a push?"

"No, don't do that." Hawke judged from the movements of the past few days: "The people over there are not stupid. We finally managed to gain Nail's trust. She can be our eyes, but she can't become our hands."

He looked at Brian, then at Caroline, and pressed his hand down: "Guys, we see the dawn, be more patient."

The three of them discussed the backup plan. The more plans they had, the more confidence they would have.

Megan Taylor's call came to Hawke at this time.

Hawke asked, "What happened?"

Megan replied: "Legal troubles."

Hawke simply turned on the speakerphone and let Brian listen with him.

Megan continued, "I just received a call from Judge Bremer, who suspected that my program might use video recordings that violated the rights of others. The client's lawyer filed an application for privacy protection, and Judge Bremer is going to convene both parties for a hearing."

Brian sneered: "As expected, these bastards trample on the bottom line of the law step by step!"

Hawke, however, asked another key question: "Will the video be played at the hearing?"

"No need." Brian said directly: "We can refuse on the spot on the grounds of protecting the legal rights of the other party in the video."

Megan said: "That's what I told my legal advisor as well."

Since the other party used such means, Hawke could imagine the final result: "In any case, let your people argue with reason, although we have never thought of publishing that news."

The storage disk contains Miss Mee's sheep's bleating sound, and it is absolutely impossible to release it.

Megan said: "Hawke, I'm about to be dragged down by you."

Before Hawke could speak, Brian said, "Ms. Taylor, the Ferguson family remembers your help."

"You're welcome." Megan is very good at speaking: "I am willing to help because of my friendship with Hawke."

Both parties hung up the phone quickly.

Hawke thought for a while and called Campos again: "Take your people to the Four Seasons Hotel and don't sleep tonight."

Campos responded, "Understood."

Not long after, Campos and Garcia, dressed in formal attire, checked into the Four Seasons Hotel separately.

At the same time, Cheryl called Robert Redford.

After the call, the latter breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Judge Bremer has issued a one-week temporary restraining order to Fox TV on the grounds of privacy protection and possible infringement of portrait rights."

Wagren asked, "Did you see the video content?"

"Fox refused to give in," Redford said. "They also used the privacy protection as an excuse to refuse us the video." Wagner cursed, "Damn it!"

This was expected, Rooney reminded: "It's only one week, time is very tight."

Redford has a wide network of contacts: "According to the plan, I will contact the manufacturers in the Holy Valley and start the production of the uncle and girl series as soon as possible."

He picked up his bag and looked at Wagren again before leaving, but in the end he said nothing.

The two have been friends for decades, so they must help each other, not to mention that he is also involved. Redford patted Wagner on the shoulder and quickly left.

Rooney was about to leave too: "The other party is still looking for potential targets. I have to go back to the meeting and have people make corresponding plans."

Wagren waved his hand: "Let's go."

Rooney looked towards Sasha.

Sasha was sitting in front of the computer, concentrating on collecting the list of personnel.

Mainly small actors who have appeared in the works of Redford and Wagren.

Rooney asked, "Will you wait a little longer?"

Sasha nodded: "After I finish these, I want to find an insider to confirm the specific personnel over there so that I can collect information in a targeted manner."

"Okay." Rooney recognized her ability and trusted her: "Contact me if there is any important news."

"Yes!" Sasha continued to bury her head in front of the computer.

Rooney said hello to Wagner and left the suite.

Wagren came to the window, opened the curtains and looked down, thinking about the video all the time.

What he is most worried about now is the secretly filmed videos.

These things are important.

Wagner is a film director with a very rich imagination. He has also seen some dirty things, so he shot the video as a trump card.

If the current situation deteriorates completely, he, as the first party involved, will definitely be abandoned.

Wagren suddenly felt a little regretful, not because he regretted taking the video, but because he didn't make a few more backup copies of the video.

I mailed a copy to my ex-wife who went abroad to live in Australia.

I also need to mail a copy to my cousin in my hometown in the Netherlands.

Forget about my old friend Redford, he is too deeply involved with those people.

Wagren returned to the room, took off his coat, took out the hat he wore when going out, and a pair of spare plain glasses, and put them on the sofa.

The woman at Full Tilt PR is still working hard.

Wagner felt that the public relations fees were well spent. Rooney Chasen was outstanding and had defeated Hawk Osment in public opinion.

Even his subordinates can find a breakthrough independently.

He came up behind the woman and asked, "Is your name Sasha?"

Sasha turned back and smiled politely: "Yes."

"Can I ask you a favor? Just a small favor," Wagner asked.

Sasha was very professional: "Mr. Director, you are my and Full Speed's employer, so please let me know if you have any instructions."

Wagren thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. He coughed and said, "Put on my clothes, drive my car, and go for a walk. Um... go to the Griffith Observatory."

Sasha was puzzled: "Just these?"

"Did you drive here?" Wagren guessed that Redford's people might be watching outside. "Lend me your car."

Sasha took out the car keys, handed them to Wagren, and said, "The car is in Area C of the underground parking lot. It's a red Focus."

Wagren pointed to the sofa and said, "Go change your clothes."

"Okay." Sasha picked up the clothes and hat on the sofa, went into the meeting room, closed the door, and changed quickly.

After she came out, she was stopped by Wagner again.

The latter put a pair of plain glasses on her, put her hair inside the hat, and adjusted it slightly: "It's OK."

Sasha is ready to go.

Wagren pulled out his wallet, grabbed most of the cash inside, and stuffed it into Sasha's hand: "This is our secret, don't tell anyone."

He also did not forget his greatest advantage: "For you who work in public relations, clients are the most important. If your clients need roles in the future, you can come to me."

Sasha quickly responded: "Okay."

Wagren waved his hand: "Go ahead."

Sasha stuffed her phone and some personal belongings into her bag, went out and took the elevator downstairs.

Arriving at the parking lot, she quickly found Wagner's Bentley.

Sasha looked around, hid behind a pillar, took out her cell phone, found Caroline's number, and called.

After the call was connected, the other party asked, "Is there an emergency?"

"Wagren made me wear his clothes, put on his hat, and drive his car..." Sasha quickly recounted what had just happened.

Caroline quickly asked, "He left your car?"

"Yes," Sasha added, "I suspect he's going to drive my car out."

Caroline said, "You do what Wagren says, and don't worry about the rest. Don't go back to the Four Seasons Hotel unless I call you."

Sasha responded, waited for the other party to hang up the phone, got into the Bentley, drove out of the underground parking lot, and drove northeast towards the Griffith Observatory.

She didn't notice that two cars were following her in the traffic behind her.

At the same time, in the villa on Beverly Boulevard, Hawke had a brief exchange with Caroline and knew that the opportunity had come.

He immediately called Campos and said, "The plan has changed. You are leaving the hotel now. There is a main intersection on the east and west sides of the hotel. Guard at the intersection."

Caroline automatically answered: "A red Focus, currently parked in Zone C, the license plate number is..."

Campos made a note of it, hung up the phone and went out, while notifying Garcia and Carlos.

The latter pushed the bucket and rag, temporarily finished the work at hand, and took the freight elevator back to the underground.

The cleaning department is in the underground parking lot, not far from Area C.

Campos and Garcia came out of the hotel one after another, drove their own cars, and came to the intersection on the east and west sides.

At the villa, Brian asked, "Should we go over there? We can use the same method and let the Savior drive the car to lure away the people outside."

Hawke said, "We are the best help if we sit here and don't make any unusual movements. Once we go out, the people watching outside will immediately report to their superiors."

Brian nodded: "I'll listen to you."

Caroline was a little worried: "Will Sasha be in danger?"

"No." Hawke comforted, "She was just pushed out by Wagren to attract attention. As long as Wagren sneaks out, he will definitely take action."

Upstairs in the Four Seasons Hotel, Wagner changed into inconspicuous clothes, stood in front of the window, watched his Bentley drive out of the basement, took Sasha's car keys, waited for a moment, and made sure that Bentley had not returned before going out and downstairs.

He took the elevator to the underground garage and walked towards Area C.

There was a cleaner nearby, sweeping the dust around the supporting pillars.

Wagren took a quick glance and then looked away, pressed the electronic key, saw the lights flashing, and quickly found a red Focus.

The car is in pretty good condition, about 80% new.

Wagren got in the car, drove out of the parking space and headed towards the basement door.

Carlos took out his cell phone and made a series of calls: "The target has boarded the corresponding vehicle and is on his way out."

"receive."

Wagner turned onto the main road and drove west.

Not long after, he turned onto Santa Monica Boulevard. When he arrived in Santa Monica, he stopped in front of a store and got out to buy some storage disks.

Wagner then turned onto 20th Street and stopped in front of an apartment building that was less than a decade old.

An apartment on the third floor was given to him by his cousin before he returned to the Netherlands.

Wagren did not change the ownership information and the house has always been under the name of his cousin.

This apartment also became a good place for him to hide things.

Wagren took the elevator upstairs, came to room 404, opened the door and went in.

(End of this chapter)