The Wolf of Los Angeles.

"Extreme school violence reappeared in Los Angeles. Pratt, son of Covina Mayor Owen Nestor, used a weapon at East Middle School to seriously injure his Mexican classmate Antonio Navas..."

The TV broadcast vehicle of Fox Channel 11 drove directly to the front of City Hall.

The live camera was aimed at Navas Sr. and the printed poster he was holding high in his hand.

Because there were too many people gathered at the scene and there were victims and many media outlets involved, the LAPD sent several patrol cars to maintain order.

A business car drove along the central street and stopped on the side of the road.

In the car, Hawke looked at Brian and said, "Go ahead, your stage is set!"

Brian was confident: "Watch me."

Edward, who was driving, turned around and said, "Kill them!"

"Kill them!" Brian opened the door and got out of the car, accompanied by Bacon and Sandra, and walked towards the entrance of City Hall.

He walked past several police officers who were maintaining order and came to the door of the city hall. He stood in front of old Navas, looked up at the poster he was holding high, and said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "The murderer must pay the price!"

The camera of Fox Channel 11 immediately turned to Brian.

Brian turned around, walked up the high steps in front of City Hall, took the megaphone handed to him by Bacon, and said loudly: "I watched the video on Twitter. I talked to LAPD about the situation. A classmate who just transferred to East Middle School had no conflict with Pratt Nestor, but was subjected to extreme violence. Can't we in Covina even accept a 17-year-old boy?"

His voice got louder and louder: "In my eyes, Covina is an open and inclusive town. White people, African Americans, Mexicans, Asians, etc., all live in peace and build their homes together. Why did this happen? East Middle School still protects Pratt? Why? Because he is the mayor's son?"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere below was like a boiling pot.

Brian didn't finish his words: "Didn't you discover through this incident that there is a hidden evil force in Covina that is hindering the development of Covina. Look at the roads other than Central Street, our backward dial-up Internet access, and the repeated bullying at East Middle School!"

He shouted loudly: "I believe that Antonio Navas is not the first victim! Brothers and sisters, there must be victims among you! I! Brian Ferguson swears here that I will do my best to make the murderer and the bastard who sheltered the murderer pay the price they deserve!"

The hundreds of people gathered here suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

Brian said sternly, "Are our children going to be bullied by the villains in the future? Are you going to get your heads broken and bloodied before you dare to stand up?"

In the crowd, Rod, the restaurant boy Campos had seen, broke free from his mother's hand, broke through his grandmother's obstruction, and walked out of the crowd without looking back.

He said loudly: "I am a student at East Middle School and was also beaten by Pratt. I also thought about calling the police, but Mayor Irving warned my mother at school that if we didn't accept his pitiful compensation and shut up, my mother's restaurant would not be able to operate."

Covina is a small place, and many people have been to that Mexican restaurant and know Rod and his mother.

Rhodes stood up.

Another Mexican man with a big beard hesitated, but still mustered up the courage and slowly walked out of the crowd.

He spoke with a bit of a stutter: "I am... I am a worker at the Cadiz citrus plantation. About two years ago, my son's eyebrow bone was broken by Pratt and his men."

Then, someone else stood up.

As time went on, more and more people gathered in front of the City Hall, and soon the number exceeded three hundred.

A total of seven people stood up and were held hands by Brian, walking up the stairs and standing with old Navas.

Not only the citizens of Covina, but more and more media also rushed over.

A team from Twitter also came here and started live streaming on the Internet.

Bryan's speech started with the school bullying of little Navas and evolved into a public prosecution meeting for ordinary citizens of Covina.

Initially, those who came forward were students who were bullied by Pratt in middle school and their parents.

Under the herd effect, students and parents who had been bullied at Pratt Elementary School also appeared one after another.

Later on, even those who had conflicts with Owen Nestor in daily life stood up to accuse the current mayor of his despicable and shameless crimes!

Owen Nestor and his family's reputation among the lower and middle classes in Covina was completely ruined.

These incidents were also broadcast live on television and Twitter to all parts of North America, and the mayor and his son's bullying quickly topped Twitter's real-time hot search list.

Millions of people are discussing Owen Nestor.

"I can't believe that the mayor of a small city with only tens of thousands of people could do such evil."

"Pratt became the school bully simply because his father was the mayor."

"My father, the mayor, has become a solid backing for the school bully."

The number of people gathered in front of the City Hall soon exceeded a thousand.

Too many students, faced with school bullies like Pratt, dare not speak out, and are even afraid to tell their parents that they have been bullied.

Until today, I stood up.

Some of them even kept evidence of the bullying they experienced.

The scale and momentum of this impromptu event exceeded Hawke's expectations.

He glanced outside through the car window, took out his cell phone and called Sandra: "Tell him to organize people to go to the Central Police Station to call the police collectively."

Sandra hung up the phone, found a suitable opportunity, and whispered something in Brian's ear.

Brian asked her to communicate with the sheriff who led the team.

The public prosecution meeting here was drawing to a close. Under Brian's organization, more than 30 victims formed a large police team and drove to the Central Police Station. There were police cars leading the way in front and another police car behind to support them.

The line of victims was huge.

The news spread quickly, and before long a group of injured motorcyclists joined the group.

They also wanted to call the police, saying that the sculpture built by Owen Nestor had caused irreversible damage to their bodies.

In the Central Branch, Owen Nestor had already heard about what happened in Covina and wanted to go back quickly.

But my son still needs to be released on bail.

He kept urging his lawyer to complete the procedures as soon as possible, and at the same time called Sacramento to ask them to find a solution with the district attorney.

With the video as evidence, public opinion has risen again, and Pratt is in quite a bit of trouble.

After a lot of effort, I was finally able to go through the bail procedures.

The police suddenly came to inform us that the bail was cancelled.

Because another group of victims of Pratt's bullying came to the police, some of whom provided strong evidence, the police needed to conduct further questioning to understand the specific circumstances.

Owen came out of the waiting room and saw a sea of ​​people in the lobby of the police station.

He wouldn't say he knew all of these people, but every face looked somewhat familiar.

The leader among them is clearly Brian Ferguson.

Brian also saw Owen, but turned a blind eye and helped the victims go through various procedures.

Several lawyers who received his call also arrived at this time.

Owen wanted to step forward to question them, but two police officers came up to him.

The leader, John, said, "Mr. Nestor, you are suspected of coercion and insulting others, and suspected of interfering with judicial justice. Please come with us."

Not only did Owen fail to release his son on bail, he himself was temporarily detained by the Central Police Station.

The Pratt campus bullying scandal broke out completely and, through the influence and spread of Twitter, had a certain impact across the United States.

Mayor Irving's reputation was in tatters, but Bryan reversed it through the afternoon rally.

At night, in the meeting room of the campaign office.

Hawke and others gathered together.

Edward said: "A total of 19 people, including Michael, have filed lawsuits for compensation on the citrus sculpture, and the local court has accepted the case."

Bacon said: "Although the Western District Office has no further evidence, the rumor that Owen raped a transvestite has spread everywhere. Many people say that he raped ten transvestites. There are even some Indian residents who say that he raped a lizard."

Hearing that even the third sister-in-law had shown up, Hawke nodded slightly. Rumors can kill people.

Sandra continued, "For some reason, Owen's wife Helen's reaction was more intense than we imagined. Her lawyer has already sent Owen a divorce agreement."

Hawke said: "There may be something inside that we don't know, you should pay attention to it."

Sandra responded, "Yes."

Brian laughed. “Coupled with the school bullying case, Owen’s reputation in Covina was almost completely destroyed by us.”

Hawke concluded, "The goal of the Worst Project has been fully achieved." He looked at Brian and said, "Next, rebuild your reputation."

Brian was a little surprised: "I am now..."

The words "huge advantage" came to his lips, but he remembered Hawke's advice and swallowed the words back.

Hawke said: "Don't underestimate anyone. Owen has been knocked down by our combination of punches, but who can guarantee that he won't make a comeback? We can't give him any chance to make a comeback."

Brian immediately thought of the Toyota Alpha that was smashed by a dump truck.

The case had been treated as a hit-and-run case, and because the driver and the car could not be found, it was put on hold.

Similar situations will basically become old and dusty archives.

"Right now, Owen's reputation is more than ten times worse than yours." What Hawke said was completely different from what Brian was thinking: "In addition to reputation, come up with some benefits that the citizens of Covina can see."

Brian immediately remembered what happened before: "AT&T fiber optic?"

Hawke said: "Yes, you made a lot of promises during your campaign. Before the vote, if people can see that one of your promises has been fulfilled, they will support us more."

Brian said, "I'll contact AT&T right away."

The next morning, the citizens of Covina discovered that the fiber-optic access to homes promised by one of the mayoral candidates, Bryan, had actually been implemented.

AT&T technicians went to Covina for a field survey and began pulling optical fiber from downtown Los Angeles to Covina.

On the same day, according to Sandra's survey, Owen's approval rating dropped to less than 30 percent.

Completely collapsed. (End of this chapter)