The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Chapter 177 How to Get Rid of Hawke
Sitting at the head of the conference table, the black leader Cesco said nothing and completely handed over the dominance in the conference room to Grant.

The latter's eyes fell on Steve Nutter: "I heard that you are very familiar with Hawke Osment?"

Steve knew that this guy from Sacramento had ulterior motives, so he said directly, "We have worked together twice."

Grant said, "You have joined the Blue Party, so you must serve the Blue Party's overall interests in California. Brian Ferguson and Hawke Osment are the direct cause of the passive situation in Sacramento, and the higher-ups want to get rid of him."

He stared at the saint: "Steve, now is your chance to show off."

Steve is no longer the baseball star he was when he first worked with Hawke. The experiences over the past six months, especially the two collaborations with Hawke, have broadened his horizons and given him some social and political acumen.

For example, he chose to join the Blue Party because his style and actions were more compatible with the Blue Party.

But this does not mean that he will ruin his bright future for some people.

Steve said: "I'm sorry, Hawke Osmond and I are friends, but now I stand on the side of the Blue Party and can only remain silent."

Grant stared at Steve.

Steve was fearless, and his gaze looking back was as sharp as a sword.

If it was Governor Gray Davis who came in person, he might have some concerns, but as for Davis's lackeys, it would be a joke.

Grant did not mobilize Steve's capital and turned to Will Smith.

The latter was smarter than Steve and didn't give Grant a chance to speak: "In an hour, I will take a plane to Asia to promote Bad Boys 2. I have no time to take care of things in Los Angeles."

Grant continued, "Will, you've been tricked, are you just going to let it go?"

Will is not stupid. He would not think that a contract can bind Hawke Osment and Twitter. He shook his big ears and laughed: "Those are all for the promotion of "Bad Boys 2", so the movie had a box office of 5511 million US dollars in North America in its first weekend."

"Okay, I'm in a hurry, so I'll leave first." Will got up and left the meeting room.

Spike Lee made a casual remark, then went out and caught up with Will Smith, saying, "You are so disrespectful."

Will shrugged. "I can't screw myself over."

When it comes to circumventing the contract, not to mention that despicable and shameless Hawk Osmond, even he himself can think of a way to circumvent it.

For example, a copy was kept by a paparazzi, and then it was stolen by a thief or hacker.

That video is so killer.

As soon as Will and Spike left, Steve Nutter also took the opportunity to leave, deciding not to get involved in this mess if possible.

He joined the Blue Party for the sake of gaining benefits, not to be used as a gun.

Steve knew very well that if Hawk Osmond could make him a saint, he must also have the means to destroy this saint.

In the meeting room, Grant was somewhat dissatisfied.

"The NAACP is just an ordinary civil society organization and lacks sufficient binding force," Cesco said.

Grant nodded. "I didn't hold out much hope. I just thought that if they were willing to help, things would be easier."

He waved and stood up to say goodbye.

After meeting up with his assistant Augusto who was waiting outside, Grant got into a business car and asked the driver to return to his temporary office in Los Angeles.

At this time, the cell phone rang and a call came to Grant's phone.

He answered the call, listened to a few words, and said, "The two black people you recommended are not reliable. Neither the old blacks nor the idiots assimilated by the old blacks can be trusted. Owen, if we want to deal with them, we can only rely on ourselves."

The person on the other end of the phone said, "Last time, Brian Ferguson relied on Hawk Osment. He was at best a puppet in Hawk's hands. We can't attack the Ferguson family directly, as that would cause a vicious cycle and even put us in danger. But we can cut off the hand that controls Brian in advance! Make Brian unable to compete with me for the mayor of Covina."

Grant said, “I’ll get him ahead of time.”

The other side said: "I'm waiting for your good news."

The call was hung up, and Grant said to his assistant Augusto: "Go back and have a meeting immediately."

Ten minutes later, the group arrived at the Aon Center building in the city.

Grant entered the temporary office and immediately called a meeting.

In the small conference room, besides Augusto, there were Haley and Madison. Grant sat at the head of the long conference table and said, "We came here for two main purposes. On the one hand, we want to assist Mayor Irving in his re-election and defend the Blue Party's absolute dominance in Los Angeles. On the other hand, we want to deal with the culprit of the last incident - Hawke Osmond!"

"If it weren't for Brian Ferguson and Hawk Osment, Sacramento wouldn't be in such a passive position." He looked at his three subordinates and said, "Tell me what you have learned."

Hayley was the first to say, "Twitter, founded by Hawke Osment, has become a star Internet company in the past two months. According to data we have learned from relevant institutions, Twitter has more than 2000 million registered users worldwide."

She paused for a moment, glanced at the information, and continued, "He has a long-term and in-depth cooperative relationship with Fox TV. He rarely appears in public, so the effect of public opinion attacks will not be very obvious, and it may easily arouse his vigilance."

Grant nodded and looked at Madison: "What about you?"

"I have confirmed through the LAPD's people who are inclined towards us that Hawke was the one who took the photo of Erica Ferguson and Dwayne Johnson during the yacht incident." Madison said one by one, "Later, he cooperated with the LAPD to eliminate the influence of the Mexican traffickers organization Mule Gang in Los Angeles. The leader of the Mule Gang, Carmilla, gathered 21 gunmen to attack Erica Ferguson's villa, and all of them were wiped out."

At this point, Madison emphasized his tone: "Reliable information shows that 12 of them died at the hands of Hawk Osmond."

Augusto continued, "So, armed attack is not a good option?"

Madison said: "Unless we can launch a large-scale attack and kill them with one blow, we will face a fierce counterattack from the Ferguson family. Hawke is not only Erica's boyfriend, he founded Twitter, and the Ferguson family is the second largest shareholder. Twitter is growing at an extremely fast pace, and the interests of both parties are already tied together."

Grant hits on the key: “The relationship between Hawke Osment and the Ferguson family.”

Madison responded: "We have to consider this."

Grant stared at the wall for a while and said, "The key point between the two lies in Hawke and Erica. If these two can turn against each other..."

Hailey continued, "Once a woman turns against a man because of a breakdown in their relationship, they will become enemies and wish the other person dead."

"Another point is that we cannot ignore the greed of capital." Madison is quite aware of this: "As long as the relationship between Erica and Hawke breaks down, the Ferguson family will definitely find ways to take over Twitter, and then Hawke Osment and the Ferguson family will become enemies."

Grant made a decision: "Very good, we will start with the relationship between Erica and Hawke and completely destroy this couple."

Augusto interrupted: "Haley, you have a lot of experience in relationships, so you're better at this."

Haley showed off her beautiful profile and prominent breasts: "How about I go on stage myself and act as the third party? With my rich experience, I am confident that I can take down Hawk Osment."

"It's useless. Don't use our ideas to imagine what the rich and politicians' families do." Grant rejected it directly: "You have too little contact with families like the Ferguson family. Men in large families generally have several or even more lovers. It's hard to say what Erica, who grew up in such an environment, thinks. She and Hawke have experienced life and death. Even if there is a third party, as long as it does not threaten their own status, they will probably ignore it."

He also considered the safety of his capable subordinates: "Erica might even take the initiative to persuade them to quit. Given her style of doing things, she would use a gun to persuade them to quit."

After hearing the last sentence, Haley didn't dare to say that she would go on the field herself. Although this job paid well, her life was more important.

Grant kept thinking and gradually came up with some ideas: "As a star police officer promoted by the LAPD, Erica is a semi-public figure. For the Ferguson family, no matter how dirty they are in private, they still need basic reputation and face..."

The other three nodded.

Grant added: "We have carefully studied the cases handled by Hawke. He is very good at public relations scandals and can turn the situation around with unexpected actions."

Haley understood immediately: "Let Hawke get involved in a huge sex scandal?"

Grant looked extremely serious. "Twitter is popular enough. If its CEO and founder are exposed to a sex scandal, it will definitely become a hot topic. For the sake of face and interests, will the Ferguson family continue to support him?"

The answer is obvious.

Grant continued: “If I remember correctly, Twitter is hiring.”

Madison continued: "We are mainly recruiting architects and programmers who are fluent in Spanish and French."

Augusto reminded: "At the end of last year, we went to San Francisco to deal with the incident involving a black female prosecutor. It involved a Mexican female programmer who graduated from Stanford University with a major that was exactly right for her. We also had evidence of her corporate espionage."

Hailey also remembered: "We didn't deal with it at the time because we thought it might be useful in the future."

Grant made a decision immediately and said to Hailey, "Go to San Francisco Silicon Valley today and talk to Bella in person. Tell her that if she does this well, not only will she get a settlement, but she will also get an extra six-figure bonus."

"I'll book a ticket right now." Haley stood up and packed her personal belongings.

Grant then said to Madison and Augustoto: "Keep an eye on Twitter and Hawk Oscar's developments."

The two of them also went out to get busy.

After arranging the work, Grant returned to the office and called Sacramento: "I have already started the action and expect to see initial results within a week."

(End of this chapter)