The Wolf of Los Angeles.

The black Mercedes sedan arrived in Inglewood and parked in a parking lot outside a gated community.

While waiting for Brian to come over, Edward kept thinking about what Melissa Ackerman had said about the safe and the key.

He glanced in the rearview mirror and saw Hawke reading a newspaper. He said, "Boss, the key is at the headquarters of the Ackerman Charitable Foundation. According to Melissa, the key has not been moved for several years. It should still be in the same place."

Hawke nodded: "If what she said is true, it's probably still there."

Edward thought about what happened in the basement of the warehouse. "Looking at the situation at that time, it doesn't seem like Melissa is lying. After several months of imprisonment and training, her will is much weaker than before."

He had some ideas: "There are many skilled thieves in Compton. Do you want me to find one?"

Hawke rejected the suggestion outright: "A thief facing dozens of armed guards and the most advanced electronic air defense system can only become a hunted existence. Don't worry about the key. I will make arrangements for it."

He actually had some of the things that Melissa mentioned. They were left behind by Guerrero who committed suicide and were mailed to him by his girlfriend at Caltech.

The girl was found by Fiona and, with Campos' arrangement, temporarily left North America.

Whether it is the video, the production, or the girl, it must be at the right time to truly play a role.

Otherwise, it would just be a few more people committing suicide.

Hawke was considering waiting for the Los Angeles fire to break out, then persuading the blacks to set fire near the Ackerman Foundation headquarters and take advantage of the chaos to try.

The black guys may not be good at other things, but they are all good at these.

Hawke's cell phone rang and it was Brian calling. After he answered the call, he asked Edward to drive.

The Mercedes arrived near the entrance of the gated community.

Brian stood in front of a Cadillac and waved at Hawke's car.

When the car stopped, Hawke got out.

Near the entrance of the community, a manager in a suit and tie was walking towards this side quickly.

When he saw Brian, he quickly stepped forward to shake his hand, then looked at Hawke and Edward and asked, "Who are these two?"

Brian briefly introduced them: "This is Hawke Osment, the chairman of Twitter, and this is Edward Connor, the vice president of Twitter."

This kind of gated community for the wealthy has entry barriers for home buyers.

When the manager heard Twitter's name, he smiled brighter than the sun and hurried forward to shake hands and say hello.

Hawke was simple and direct: "Let's go look at the house."

The manager quickly led the way: "Get in the car, this way please."

He entered the community gate, got in his car and led the way.

Brian and Hawke's two cars followed behind.

This gated community is full of large single-family villas, each covering nearly half an acre. Although they are not considered first-tier luxury homes in Los Angeles, they are considered top communities in places like Inglewood.

The house introduced by the manager is located in the eastern part of the community, on a small hillside. It is separated from the neighbors on the left and right by a semi-natural green belt. The previous owner also built a nearly four-meter-high wall to protect the privacy of the courtyard.

The group walked through the gate of the house, took a quick look at the yard, and entered the two-story villa.

The house is decorated, a rare brick-concrete and wooden structure in Los Angeles, and there is nothing special about the two-story building.

Hawke's biggest requirement for the house is that it is underground.

The house has two underground floors, all made of concrete.

Entering the huge basement on the second underground floor, there are not only complete living facilities, but also toilets and water storage rooms. In the warehouse of more than 100 square meters on the first underground floor, there are countless canned foods and barreled and bottled drinking water.

Edward couldn't help but ask, "Is the previous owner going to live underground?"

The manager elaborated: "That's not the case. The previous owner of the house was a crazy zombie culture enthusiast. His father participated in the investment of many George Romero movies, and he himself invested in "Resident Evil" and the remake of "Dawn of the Dead."

Edward understood: "He's worried about the zombie apocalypse?"

"Yes, all the properties under his name have underground shelters built specifically for this purpose." The agent pointed to the food and daily necessities stored there and said, "The cost of transporting these things stored here far exceeds the value of the goods themselves."

Hawke said deliberately: "It seems that we still need to pay for the cleanup, which is not cost-effective."

Brian understood that Hawke was trying to lower the price, so he said, "These things stored here don't have much practical value."

The manager didn't understand and said, "This fee can be deducted from the room price."

Hawke looked carefully and found that the renovation of the second underground floor was not difficult. He asked, "The underground renovation requires approval. Is it easy to get it done?"

The manager immediately said, "I will help with the process. I can also help contact the design and construction companies for the renovation."

Hawke waved his hand: "Let's talk about it upstairs."

They all went upstairs together and came to the villa's high-ceilinged living room.

After the two sides negotiated for a while, Hawke bargained the price of the property from $450 million to $380 million.

The property was purchased in the name of the Osmond Charitable Foundation. A tiny portion of the money donated to the foundation to avoid taxes is being used in charitable activities under the operation of professional managers.

But more money was spent elsewhere.

For example, buying this property to provide housing for the homeless. Most of the charitable foundations under the names of wealthy people are similar to this.

The house was negotiated and the agreement was signed. After completing the construction procedures, Hawke found a construction team that Campos was familiar with to renovate the second underground floor of the house.

This place was transformed into an underground cage that could hold three people separately without interfering with each other.

In addition to Melissa Akerman, Hawke also has his eyes on Sean Akerman.

However, he is not sure of Sean's blood type yet.

If you can find an opportunity, you can catch the person and test him and you will know.

Hawke's goal is clear. The old guy Buddy Ackerman's body and organs are so old that they are useless. He just needs to find his God in peace.

It is still very useful for the young next generation to stay.

Resources cannot be wasted.

In this country of capital, wealth and power are directly linked, which is undoubtedly the basis of people's confidence.

Hawke's paper assets have exceeded the paper assets of the Ackerman family. He decided to take advantage of the most intense fight between the Donkey and Elephant parties that breaks out every four years to completely eliminate this enemy family within this year.

Money and political struggles are part of it.

In addition, we must be prepared for the most intense and most brutal business war that may break out.

It’s just the beginning of April and Los Angeles still looks calm. The election war has not yet spread.

Campos and others expressed their desire to go back for revenge.

Hawke had promised them a long time ago and would keep his promise.

There is a reason why Campos launched the attack at this time.

News came from Mexico that the coach who had trained him and recommended him for the position was found by traffickers and hanged on a lamppost in St. Louis, even though he had retired.

In addition to Campos, Garcia and Carlos were also students of this man, but not in the same class.

Hawke kept his promise and asked for the list of target persons and asked these people to wait for a few days.

When you go back, you must also be prepared.

Hawke, disguised as an East Coaster, secretly contacted Tijuana several times and reached a cooperation agreement with the mercenary organization with which he had cooperated twice.

He used this underground organization to successively deal with Robert Downey Jr.'s assistant and a private detective who assisted BlackRock in conducting high-end business wars.

Of course, what makes these guys work is the huge amount of money.

Hawke made a special trip to London and bought a batch of gems worth $50 at a Sotheby's auction.

He took back the batch of artificial gems and put them in the company's safe.

Afterwards, Hawke met with Campos, Garcia, Carlos, Juan, Fiona and others in the safe house.

Campos' eyes were red, and he said, "Boss..."

Hawke said softly, "My condolences."

"We're going to kill all of those bastards," Campos said. "No one will be left alive."

Hawke took out a few printed cards and said, "These are the people I hired. They are quite decent at doing things for money. In addition to providing you with the best weapons and ammunition, they will also send a team of mercenaries. This team will obey your command completely."

Campos took it and said, "Thank you."

Hawke added: "In addition to these, they also sent people into St. Louis City in advance to investigate the situation of most of the targets. You will receive detailed intelligence when you arrive in St. Louis City."

Campos and his men seemed quite excited.

"You all have to come back alive!" Hawke suddenly raised his voice: "Because each of you has to work for me for at least ten years!"

Everyone just nodded silently without making any grand statements.

Hawke called Edward and left without looking back.

The youngest, Juan, watched Hawke disappear and said, "I plan to do this job until I can no longer do it!"

Fiona said, "You are such a bastard. You want to take advantage of your boss. When you are forty, will you still be able to do this job? Will you still need your boss to support you then?"

Campos patted Juan on the shoulder and said, "Work hard and remember to do one thing well. Your efforts must be worth every dollar your boss pays you."

Carlos smiled. “I could kill the pig in the Oval Office for him.”

Garcia punched him hard: "You guy, do you want to put the boss in a mental hospital?"

Several people laughed.

Campos quickly put away his smile and said, "Okay, go back and prepare. We will set off early tomorrow morning. We will disperse and return to Mexico from Mexicali."

The group left the safe house one after another and returned to their respective residences, preparing for a revenge battle against the traffickers and former colleagues. (End of this chapter)