The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Chapter 198 Breakthrough

On the business car back to Los Angeles, Brian reminded: "The guns I asked people to purchase will be delivered soon. Have you found a place to put them?"

Hawke thought for a moment and said, "Divide it into two parts. One part will be placed in Erica's villa in Silver Lake, and the other part will be placed in the villa I rented in Santa Monica."

"Okay." Brian took out his phone, sent a text message, and said, "The number of weapons shipped this time is enough for you to fight a street battle."

Hearing that the Crow Mouth of the Curse Cult leader was about to show off his power again, Hawke quickly interrupted: "Stop, don't say anymore, I don't want to fight in the streets of Los Angeles!"

He stared at Brian: "Take that shit back!"

Brian raised his hands: "No street fighting, no street fighting at all!"

Hawke then asked, "Is Owen's wife Helen going to divorce him?"

Brian said: "It has been sued."

"I always feel that Owen's wife's reaction is too intense." Hawke had instructed before: "I asked Sandra to find out about the situation. Did she find out?"

Brian said: "I remember she reported to me that she seemed to have bribed one of Helen's friends."

Hawke felt something was wrong, and since it involved Owen, it would be better to get to the bottom of it.

…………

Center Street, Covina.

A car slowly stopped. Sandra, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked at the woman driving and said, "If you can figure it out, there is another balance of the same amount."

Emily counted the cash in her hand and said, "I know what to do. Wait for my good news."

Sandra got out of the car and got into her own car next to it.

It was dark, Emily got out of the car and walked towards a nearby bar.

The two were classmates from elementary school to middle school. Although there was a big gap in their family wealth, they had always kept in touch.

A wealthy girl from a small town like Helen also needs a few people to compare herself with who can reflect her own affluence.

Emily and Helen were on good terms, and if she was asked to do something to hurt Helen for this small amount of money, she would definitely refuse.

But it doesn't matter if you just ask why they divorced.

Emily was also very curious, was it really because of Owen's divorce? This was different from the Helen she knew.

After entering the bar, Emily found a booth and ordered the citrus wine that Helen liked.

After waiting for a while, Helen entered the bar and sat opposite her.

Emily opened the wine, poured a glass for Helen, and pointed at her dark circles under her eyes: "Have you not slept well recently?"

Helen picked up the wine glass and drank most of it in one gulp: "How can I sleep well after so many things happened."

"Do we have to get a divorce?" Emily asked tentatively, "All men in America cheat on their partners. Owen will be back soon, and we can continue next time..."

Helen gestured to Emily to pour the wine: "You wouldn't understand even if I told you. This matter is too complicated."

Emily poured more wine: "Where's Pratt? Pratt, are you done with it?"

Helen shook her head. "He's now become a national star, a star for crime and bullying. How can I control him? If I jump out at this time, I can't even protect myself."

She clinked glasses with Emily: "There were many times when I put pressure on them."

Emily drinks.

Helen continued: "I also had Fowler hold people at gunpoint who wanted to call the police, and their parents."

Emily didn't know what to say. It was the Irvings' repeated indulgence that led to Pratt's increasingly domineering behavior.

Helen drank another glass of citrus wine and picked up the bottle to pour the wine herself: "I've had enough of this family! I want to follow my freedom."

The two chatted about women's romance and their yearning for free poetry and distant places.

Helen drank most of the bottle of citrus wine and gradually became drunk.

Emily is not very smart and can't find a solution to the problem.

Fortunately, Helen turned the topic back to marriage: "After I complete the divorce procedures and get all the property, we will travel to Europe together."

Emily took the opportunity to ask, "Can you get all the property?"

Helen burped and said, "How dare Owen not give it to me!"

Emily, as usual, acted like a fangirl listening to the big sister bragging.

Helen leaned closer and whispered, "Do you remember, one time when Owen came back from a party outside, you happened to be at my house. When he went upstairs, you reminded me that you smelled a little blood."

Emily nodded: "You know, I have been afraid of blood since I was a child, and I am particularly sensitive to the smell of blood."

"After you left, he changed his clothes, and I smelled blood on his clothes." Helen drank another glass of wine: "Later, I also smelled the perfume of other women on his clothes, and saw tiny blood stains. Some things are hard to hide from your partner. I have seen his computer, and there are bloody videos of women being tortured..."

Emily's eyes widened in fear: "That's impossible."

Helen sneered: "At your level, there are some things that you can't touch at all. This country and society are darker than your darkest imagination. That bastard Owen must have joined some bloody and cruel organization. As his wife, no... it should be ex-wife, I will definitely not be wrong."

Emily asked for more wine and poured it for Helen.

Helen added: "Owen thought he had concealed it well, but he forgot that he had a brother who was not very smart. I deceived Fowler from the side, and Fowler let the secret slip without even realizing it."

Emily agreed: "Fowler is not very smart." Helen finished her last glass and waved her hand: "I don't want to go down with them."

The two drank more than a bottle of wine, and Emily took Helen's arm and drove her home.

Helen temporarily lives alone in a small villa, away from the recent bustle of the town.

Emily waited until she fell asleep before going out, getting in the car and returning to Central Street.

Still in the same place, she found Sandra and took out the recorder from her pocket.

Sandra took out the agreed balance.

Emily handed over the recorder.

Sandra listened patiently and said, "You can go now."

She solemnly reminded: "If you don't want to die suddenly, forget about it. You have never heard of it."

Emily thought about Helen's plan to divorce Owen for this. Even though she wasn't very smart, she knew that this matter was serious. She quickly responded, "I don't know anything. I've never seen you."

Sandra waved her hand.

Emily quickly got out of the car and left.

…………

Before the sun rose in the morning, Hawke received a call from Brian and immediately asked Edward to drive to Covina.

In the campaign office, Brian was waiting.

Seeing Hawke coming in, he closed the office door, asked Sandra to wait outside, and sat in front of the laptop to play the audio copied last night.

The conversation between two women was heard.

Brian said, "Helen Nestor and her friend Emily."

Hawke didn't say anything, but listened with his ears perked up.

Most of the dialogue is useless and is just the fantasy of two women.

Hawke perked up immediately when he smelled the smell of blood.

The following words, although somewhat unexpected, were not shocking.

After all, Owen Nestor was a member of the Blue Party.

If we only count the number of years he has been a member of the Blue Party, he is still a senior member of the Blue Party.

Of course, age is only a minor component when it comes to the status and importance of political parties around the world.

The audio playback is complete.

Hawke asked, "Anything else?"

"No." Brian had personally launched an incident against minors in the Blue Party, so he was not surprised by this. "Helen was also based on speculation, but her speculation should be correct."

Hawke said: "They didn't even spare those child actors, let alone grown women."

Brian looked at Hawke: "Do you have any good suggestions?"

Hawke thought for a moment and said, "Are there many people who know about this? Don't spread the news yet."

Brian said: "Sandra warned the person who recorded it and I put a gag order on Sandra."

"Very good." Hawke stood up and walked around twice. Thinking of his mortal enemy, the Ackerman family, he asked tentatively: "Do you know if the detective bureau has investigated the disappearance of a beautiful young girl?"

Brian said, "I heard that the most recent case seems to be the disappearance of Kristen Johnson, but after the person who reported the case went missing, the detective department put the case on hold."

At this point, he understood what Hawke meant: "The beautiful girl is missing, and Owen from the Blue Party attended the party and may have participated in some abusive activities. Is there a connection between them?"

Hawke shrugged. "We don't have any evidence, but those perverts dared to attack children, let alone adults. I heard from Erica that the missing people have several things in common. They come from other places, their families are broken and no one cares about them, and they live alone in Los Angeles and lack friends."

Brian deduced from this: "In this case, even if someone is missing, no one will report it. Even if they do, if there is no victim, the LAPD will not spend a lot of money and resources to investigate. Missing cases are not murder cases."

He further said: "The reason why I know about this case is because both the red and blue parties have made efforts on it. Perhaps this incident can completely establish the victory of the Elephant Party in California."

Hawke reminded: "Don't get involved in this matter. Be careful of other people's dump trucks."

Thinking of those four bastards who went to see God, Brian felt that his small body was a little weak. The most important thing was that if he took the initiative to step forward, he would take the greatest risk, and the biggest beneficiary would be Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Not a good deal.

Only a fool would take such a risky and selfless action.

Brian figured out the key point and said, "This matter is not clear. The key lies in Owen. He is the best breakthrough point."

"That's right. Take this opportunity to completely defeat Owen." Hawke said directly: "After all, Owen has been re-elected for two terms. After he recovers, he might cause trouble."

Compared to Brian, his mind is more complicated. These things are related to the superstar training school and Ackerman Pictures.

Hawke, the bastard, grabbed the string holding Brian: "Deal with that bastard Owen. No one in Covina can threaten us."

Brian thought about it and decided that he wouldn't have to take any risks himself, and he could also do a favor to his superiors and eliminate Covina's political enemies at the same time. The benefits far outweighed the disadvantages.

He made a quick decision: "I'm going back to Los Angeles today. Someone up there must be interested in this news. Owen is a suspect, so using him as a breakthrough point won't attract their attention."

(End of this chapter)