The Wolf of Los Angeles.

In the office, Hawke took the USB flash drive handed to him by Edward, connected it to his laptop, and looked through the photos and videos that Carlos and Juan took yesterday.

Most of them came from the entrance of the Beverly Hyatt Hotel, and the protagonist was a middle-aged white man.

The fact that Emma Bateson personally went to open the car door for this man was enough to show the importance of the middle-aged man.

Edward said at this time: "Carlos and his team followed him quietly for a day. He left the Hyatt Hotel and went to Universal Pictures. He saw that the area was the newly established Focus Features. After leaving Focus Features, he went to Burbank to visit Disney Studios and Warner Pictures. He is currently staying at the Burbank Hotel."

"Obviously an important person." Hawke asked, "Have you figured out his identity?"

Edward shook his head. "Carlos and his team can't contact the top management. In order to avoid alerting them, they dare not rashly ask the hotel. It's not clear yet."

Hawke first had to figure out who the other party was, so he picked up the phone and called Pacific Investment Group directly.

When his future mother-in-law, Mary Ferguson, got on the phone, Hawke said, "I have someone here, probably from San Francisco, who is connected to the middlewoman Emma Bateson I mentioned. Please help me find out who he is."

When it comes to work, Mary Ferguson didn't have any extra words and said, "Please send me the photos and videos."

Hawke edited the photo and sent it to Mary via Twitter's encrypted email.

Not long after, Mary called and said directly: "I know this person, Douglas Coster, the head of the San Francisco branch of Brad Investment Group. This time he came to Los Angeles, probably because of Twitter."

Hawke asked, "Anything more specific?"

Mary thought for a moment and said, "I'll have someone collect his detailed information. I'll go to Twitter in an hour and we can talk in person."

Hawke hung up the phone and suddenly found that Edward on the other end was in a good mood.

This guy has been acting like he's had some happiness these past few days.

Hawke was curious and asked, "Did you encounter anything happy? Tell me about it."

Edward sat opposite him and said with a smile: "I started dating Miller Collins' ex-wife."

Hawke was impressed: "Maria Collins?"

"Yes, it was her." Edward briefly explained, "A few days ago, I rescued her daughter Dorothy on Manhattan Beach, so we officially met. She invited me to dinner that night, and I invited her back yesterday. Everything went smoothly."

Hawke asked, "Rescue? You're not the one who came up with the idea of ​​a hero saving a beauty, are you?"

Edward quickly denied: "No, no, although I have been watching them, the accident was not caused by me."

His dark face smiled with a special meaning: "Miller Collins was also our enemy in the past. This is what I think. If I can seduce his ex-wife, it can also provide some emotional value for you, Boss."

Hawke couldn't help laughing at this. The savior's abilities were indeed average, but his loyalty was impeccable.

Edward said seriously, "It's a pity that although Miller Collins has become a tramp, he is still alive. We can't dance on his grave."

Hawke thought of Robert Downey Jr., and observed a three-second silence for him. He then said to Edward, "Miller Collins has become a homeless man?"

"I heard Maria say this when we were having dinner together." Edward briefly explained, "Miller Collins's property was basically awarded to his ex-wife. He has to pay a large amount of child support to his ex-wife and daughter every month. He doesn't have enough income, so he simply chooses to wander."

He remembered where he was wandering: "Like Frank, Miller Collins also got an RV and parked it in the parking lot behind the Ackerman Charity Foundation."

Hawke nodded slightly and said casually, "Call Eric when you have time, and we'll go take a look together."

Director Eric Eason is Miller Collins's victim.

When the time was almost up, Hawke went downstairs and waited for a moment in the lobby. Mary Ferguson and her assistant walked into the Twitter door.

The two went upstairs and talked in detail in the reception room.

Mary handed the information in her hand to Hawke and said, "Douglas studied at Stanford University's business school. After graduation, he was recommended by former Governor Gray Davis to join the black market group. Later, BlackRock Group separated from Blackstone, and he gave up Blackstone to join BlackRock. More than half a year ago, he was transferred to the position of president of BlackRock's Los Angeles branch, responsible for all BlackRock's business affairs in California."

Hawke's focus was not on these public data. He asked, "Have any of his acquisitions resulted in casualties or criminal penalties?"

“More than once.” This is what Mary wanted to say: “Last winter, BlackRock’s investment in Silicon Valley was resisted by the founder. The company was soon investigated for taxation. BlackRock completed the planned investment at a price lower than the market’s estimate.”

She had obviously used her resources to investigate: "BlackRock invested in a mining company in Wyoming, and that company has now been investigated and closed down by the FBI."

When Hawke heard this, he couldn't help but ask, "Isn't it the same attack that Erica and I encountered?"

Mary said, “Yes, Douglas was the head of BlackRock in Wyoming at the time.”

"So it's an old acquaintance." Hawke still remembered the group of stick gunmen. Mary then said, "Things have changed again. Remember the future development path designed by BlackRock and Vanguard International for the Blue Camp that I mentioned last time? The donkeys approved it."

She seemed particularly cautious: "Although we don't know the specific content yet, this plan is said to involve various industries such as media, entertainment and finance. It wants to arouse the enthusiasm of the whole society for marginalized groups and equal rights movements, and it also needs to be linked to financial investment."

Hawke understood immediately: "Douglas came to Los Angeles and visited the heads of film companies in Universal Studios and Burbank. Their plan might be to use Hollywood as the lead, such as Hollywood movies focusing on marginalized groups and the black feminist movement."

Mary added: "And the media. They always have the upper hand in the media."

At this point, she felt more and more the importance of Twitter: "Twitter has a huge influence among young people. His goal this time is also you and Twitter."

Hawke nodded and emphasized, "This plan is very powerful because it fits the current development trend of society. Once a movement among marginalized groups is launched, the donkeys will reverse the decline of the past few years in one fell swoop and even cause a new social wave."

Mary said, "I'm going to go to Woodland Hills."

Hawke understood what he meant by Woodland Hills; that was where Erica's grandparents lived.

He sent Mary downstairs, and when he came back he told Edward: "We will be staying at the company these days. Go and inform Austin, the security director, that the company's security level has been raised to the highest level."

Edward immediately called Austin, then returned to the office and found a pistol to carry with him.

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At the Burbank Hotel, Tim drove the Cadillac into the underground parking lot and took the elevator directly to the business room on the top floor.

Two bodyguards were guarding the elevator exit. When they saw that it was Tim, the black one said, "Wait a minute, the boss is on the phone."

Tim waited outside the door calmly.

After more than ten minutes, the door of the suite opened, someone waved, and Tim walked in.

Douglas pointed to the sofa opposite: "Sit down and talk."

When Tim sat down, he asked, "How are you preparing here?"

"I moved diagonally across from Hawke Osmond's villa so I can monitor him coming in and out." Tim detailed what he had done recently, and then emphasized, "I had someone find Miller Collins. His mental state is not very stable after he was released from prison. With just a little stimulation, he will become a time bomb."

Coulson, whom he hired, had been making preparations: "The private detective who cooperated with us has been pretending to be a fan of Miller Collins and has often helped him. He has won his trust."

Douglas was quite satisfied with the preliminary work done by Tim: "Let's get ready to activate this chess piece."

Tim, who was his confidant, asked, "Didn't the negotiation work out?"

Douglas shook his head slowly. "There's no need to talk further. I've already asked people to make preparations for other matters. Someone from Wyoming will be coming over soon."

Tim didn't quite understand.

There were many things that still needed to be done by Tim. Douglas explained briefly: "When we were in charge of the business in Wyoming, we dealt with Hawk Osment and Erica Ferguson remotely. I asked someone to learn about Hawk Osment's family, but I couldn't find anyone who was directly related to him by blood. But these can be manufactured."

They are very familiar with this kind of fraud: "A blood relative of Hawk Osment in Wyoming will come to Los Angeles recently, and there will be many people who will prove that he is related to Hawk Osment."

Tim laughed. "With this and the legal process, we will definitely win."

Douglas said calmly: "Although the governor of California has changed, the blue color has not changed."

In the matter of acquiring Twitter, BlackRock has already received support from former Speaker of the House Willie Brown and others. By then, everyone from prosecutors to judges to testing agencies will be their people.

Tim still had doubts, so he said directly: "Boss, there is something that must be taken seriously. I heard that Hawke Osment trains three times a week and is very strong. He once cooperated with his girlfriend Erica Ferguson to kill 21 armed bandits. Although there were factors such as geographical advantages, they should not be underestimated."

A company like BlackRock has far more methods and personnel than what is shown on the surface.

Douglas thought for a moment and said, "Send a professional team here, just in case."

Tim now had confidence: "When exactly will it start?"

"Start your work now." Douglas made a decision and did not hesitate: "Wait for the professional team to come, find an opportunity, and launch a fatal attack."

He looked at another assistant and said, "Urge the Wyoming side and have them come over quickly and bring the evidence and witnesses."

The assistant immediately went to make a call.

Tim didn't stay long, talked for a while, and quietly left the Burbank Hotel. (End of this chapter)