The Wolf of Los Angeles.

The warehouse filled with costumes and props looked a bit messy. Hawke and Edward followed Campos through it and came to the secret basement entrance.

Fiona is guarding here.

Hawke nodded to her and walked down the stairs.

All three of them took out black hoods and put them on their heads.

Campos said: "At this point, only Juan, Fiona and I know that anyone is here."

Edward said as he walked: "This place is quite secluded."

Campos said: "Juan used to work as a porter here. The warehouse originally belonged to a Hollywood studio that did rental business. Later, the studio went bankrupt and the boss and his wife took sleeping pills. Last month, the warehouse was due for auction and they were looking for a place, so I asked someone to buy it."

He turned the corner of the stairs and said, "The sound insulation here is excellent. Even if you play heavy metal rock, you can't hear it up there."

Hawke praised: "Well done, very thoughtful."

The three of them went downstairs and entered a basement of more than 20 square meters.

In the corner of the basement, there is a heavy metal cage, about five square meters.

Melissa Ackerman, the billionaire's daughter, was curled up in a corner of a cage.

Her face was swollen, and the wound from her forehead to her earlobe had already scabbed over. Because it was not treated properly, it inevitably left ugly scars.

Hearing footsteps, Melissa looked towards the entrance.

Three men wearing hoods appeared.

Judging from their size, one of them seemed to be the leader that night.

Melissa took two steps forward, grabbed the bars of the cage with both hands, and said, "What do you want? Money? Or me?"

She was knocked unconscious in Mexico and didn't even know where she was now. The woman who had brought her food and medicine spoke in Spanish and seemed not to understand English.

Melissa didn’t panic: “Give me a phone number and a bank account number, and you will receive $500 million immediately.”

“Money, we have it,” Hawke said in his East Coast accent.

Melissa tried to recall the scene, but she didn't remember the voice saying, "Just tell me what you want."

Hawke said, "You have been controlling the film company and the charitable foundation for Buck, and you know a lot of secrets. Let me talk about some private matters and the people involved."

Melissa's expression remained unchanged. Suddenly she thought of something and said, "Are you Sean's man?"

Hawke was a little surprised to hear the other party's guess. He knew the name Sean. Melissa's younger brother was Sean Ackerman.

Are there sharp conflicts between the siblings? Otherwise, Melissa wouldn't have said that.

Hawke didn't respond.

Melissa thought this was a tacit agreement: "You can tell Sean that even if something happens to me, the Ackerman family's property will not be passed on to him. His enemy has never been me."

Hawke understood immediately after hearing it. It was a traditional drama among wealthy families, a dispute over inheritance.

He thought for a moment and said, "If you tell it, you still have a chance to live. If you don't tell it, you will die."

"If you kill me, you will die too." Melissa stared at Hawke coldly: "Don't forget, I am a member of the Ackerman family, Sean's sister. I had an accident, and the family needs a murderer to calm the anger. You are the most suitable person."

This makes a lot of sense, but it's a pity that Hawke has never met Sean Ackerman.

After waking up from being locked up here, Melissa thought a lot about the attack.

It happened so suddenly. Just half a day after arriving in Rosario, she was attacked by a group of elite militants with heavy firepower. The other side seemed to have known her whereabouts and captured her without much effort.

If Sean was the mastermind behind this, everything would make sense.

Just like she bribed the people around Sean, there must be people around her who were bribed by Sean.

Hawke then said: "Scapegoats can be found anywhere and at any time."

"What Sean can give you, I can double... tenfold." Melissa believed that money could completely solve the problem: "Since Sean sent you to handle this matter, I guess you are a close person and understand his situation. My father doesn't like Sean. Even if I wasn't there, he would leave the shares to the entire family and entrust a professional organization to manage it instead of handing it over to a fool."

Hawke knew that talking too much would lead to mistakes, so he simply stopped talking because Melissa's words revealed a lot of useful information.

Seeing Hawke was silent, Melissa said again: "I am the first heir of the Ackerman family. The promises I made and the things I gave you are not comparable to Sean."

Hawke's eyes fell precisely on the scar on her face.

"Don't worry." Melissa seemed to have seen through Hawke's thoughts: "Beverly has the best plastic surgeon in the world. This scar that hurts the skin is easy to remove. It just costs money."

Too much is as bad as too little. Hawke lowered his eyes and said, "Let's go."

He walked out first, followed by Campos and Edward.

Melissa added: “If you don’t think about yourself, don’t you think about your subordinates?”

Hawke paused.

Edward cooperated with him perfectly and turned to look at Melissa.

Hawke continued walking forward and left the basement down the stairs.

Seeing the figure disappear, Melissa stepped back and sat on the ground.

She still looks calm, and even with the scary scars on her face, she remains confident.

Faced with difficulties, Melissa did not panic, but used her greatest capital to save herself.

Thinking back to what she had just said, especially the other party's behavior, she was sure that the other party must have listened to it. As long as you listen to it, it will take root and sprout.

Hawke and his two companions came up from below.

Campos told Fiona that he had found someone to be the warehouse manager here and asked her to hold on for a few more days.

Jero's sister is deaf-mute and cannot read English, but she is strong and has no problem guarding the warehouse.

Feed more food every few days.

As long as people don’t die, it’s fine.

Edward said, "Boss, this woman thinks we are Sean Ackerman's people."

Campos also heard it: "It seems that the Ackerman family is in a fierce internal struggle."

"Buddy Ackerman almost died last year and survived after an organ transplant." Hawke said as he walked out, "The Ackerman family has more than 20 billion US dollars in assets, and it seems that they all want to be the first heir."

Edward had learned about the Ackerman family's public information a long time ago and reminded: "Melissa and Sean do not have the same mother."

Hawke nodded: "From what Melissa said, I can tell that the fight between the siblings is very intense."

Campos agreed: "Her first reaction when she saw us was that we were sent by her brother."

Hawke had previously investigated the Ackerman Charitable Foundation and the Ackerman family and had never obtained any information about a fight between the siblings.

Obviously, this could only circulate within the Ackerman family and among the highest levels of the foundation.

People in lower positions have no access to it at all.

Hawke said to Campos: "Learn as much as possible about Sean Ackerman and keep an eye on the actions of the foundation."

Campos responded, “Yes.”

The three of them came to the door of the warehouse. Before leaving, Hawke said, "Send someone to Twitter to trade news. I will transfer the reward this time. Please pay the bonus as soon as possible and don't delay."

The money promised will not be reduced by a single cent.

Campos said: "Once the money arrives, I will transfer it to everyone who participated in the operation."

Hawke said nothing more, got into the Cadillac, and told Edward to drive away.

On the way, Edward said, "I don't know how much blood the Ackerman family has taken from you."

Hawke did not find any reasons or excuses. His feud with the Ackerman family was just a personal vendetta.

All he did when he came to Los Angeles was to climb to the top of the mountain to see more scenery and to destroy the family.

You want my life, and I want yours.

Edward continued: "This Mexican operation was very successful."

Hawke said: "The only pity is that Barack Bernanke was not caught."

Even someone as slow-witted as Edward could see by now that there were big problems between Hawke and the Ackerman family.

He asked tentatively: "Boss, what is our ultimate goal?"

Hawke glanced at the driver's seat and said directly: "There is a personal feud between me and the Ackerman family, and it will not end until one dies."

Edward may not be good at other things, but he is loyal: "Boss, your enemy is my enemy. The Ackerman family and I will fight to the death."

Hawke only reminded: "Be careful at ordinary times. As long as we can survive the Ackerman family, we will live a wealthy life in the future."

"Haha..." Edward laughed and even imagined the future: "By then, I will date a divorced woman whose daughter is 18 years old."

In this regard, he is ambitious enough: "A few years ago, I read in the gossip media that when Angelina Jolie was 16 years old, she stole her mother's boyfriend. I also want to experience the feeling of being robbed."

Hawke finally realized that compared to the savior, he was really a conservative.

But he was the one who chose Erica as his girlfriend, so he had nothing to regret.

Back at the company, Hawke checked the time, called Erica, and said, "I'm done here, and I can get off work normally in the evening and go to the Silver Lake Community."

Erica was very happy: "I can also get off work normally today."

Hawke finished the work at hand and left the company for the Silver Lake community before getting off work.

When Erica came back, the two of them worked together to make dinner.

While eating, Erica asked, "Do you have time this weekend?"

When Hawke heard this, he knew she was busy, and replied, "Of course I have time."

Erica said directly: "My parents want to invite you to visit them this weekend." She thought for a moment and then said: "No one else from the family will be there, just the four of us."

This step will have to be taken sooner or later, Hawke said with a smile: "Okay."

Erica breathed a sigh of relief and started pulling mode: "Actually, they have said it several times, and I pushed it."

Hawke also pulled: "You have no confidence in me?"

"One thing, I'm afraid you'll refuse." Erica completely relaxed and said stubbornly, "The main reason is that you've been a bit busy recently."

Hawke asked, "After dinner let's go out for a walk and buy some gifts."

Erica thought more comprehensively than he thought: "I've been prepared for this." (End of this chapter)