The Wolf of Los Angeles.

In other time periods, the red and blue camps might make peace, but in an election year, they would be eager to find more weaknesses on the other side and gain an overwhelming advantage.

This time, California has 55 electoral votes, the most in the United States.

The fire in Los Angeles that has not yet been extinguished has created a hot battlefield for both the donkeys and the elephants.

For some things, Hawke only needs to give a hint and Brian will carry them out without compromise.

It’s not that Hawke has magic, but that Brian, an American politician, has inherited the consistent spirit of America.

Contracts and agreements are bullshit.

Facing Antonio, Brian first gave him a verbal promise that as long as he resigned voluntarily, the past would be over.

Perhaps the cases of Schwarzenegger and Davis gave him an illusion, or perhaps Antonio had no choice. In mid-August, Antonio held a press conference, dismissed a group of feminists headed by Karen Crowley, and then resigned as mayor of Los Angeles.

At the press conference, Antonio admitted that he had made mistakes in the formulation of the fire budget. He not only attributed the problems such as the appointment of female firefighters to himself, but also claimed that he was the one who promoted the "Smelt Protection Act" and so on.

In short, when this mayor stepped down, he took on all the brunt of the public criticism against the California Democratic Party.

Situations like this are all too common in politics.

If nothing else, there are always traffickers losing contraband within the LAPD, and every few years there's always someone who takes the blame.

According to California law, if one party voluntarily withdraws from a recall election, the other party will automatically win.

With Antonio's resignation, Brian became the new mayor of Los Angeles.

The latter resigned as mayor of Covina as early as last month.

After the Los Angeles City Council officially approved it, Brian and Antonio began the handover.

The two sides looked like Schwarzenegger and Davis, and on the surface everything was in perfect harmony.

Brian's plan will naturally have to wait until after the handover.

As for promises, America's promises to its allies are Bryan's attitude.

It seems that everyone is doing well, but soon someone will stab you in the back.

As water was mobilized from central and northern California and the state legislature passed relevant amendments, rescue forces from several nearby states entered Los Angeles, and the fire in Los Angeles was completely brought under control.

With several city councillors suffering losses in the fire and chaos and other councillors' properties directly threatened, Bryan's proposal was passed at an incredibly fast speed.

After Brian signed his agreement, Schwarzenegger dispatched the National Guard to Los Angeles to maintain post-disaster law and order.

The black men who were setting fires everywhere quieted down.

The fire that lasted for more than 20 days was finally extinguished.

In many residential areas north of Los Angeles, not even the remains of wooden houses were left, only ashes on the ground.

Post-disaster reconstruction is a long project, and many people can get a piece of the pie.

The area burned by the fire is also a piece of fat meat.

Hawke and the Ferguson family's Pacific Investment Company cooperated and acquired a trading company before the fire was over. On this basis, they jointly established a new company - West Coast Environmental Technology Group.

The company is mainly engaged in two business areas: one is to connect with municipal engineering projects, and the other is to provide vehicles and equipment for fire departments and other organizations.

The fire area in Los Angeles reached 387 square kilometers. Wherever the fire passed, trees and houses were turned into garbage.

West Coast Environmental will soon sign a series of contracts with municipal departments, including "Clean Up Los Angeles," and then subcontract them out.

"After this fire, the fire department used up all its equipment, and all the remaining equipment was unusable and discarded products."

In Woodland Hills, at the Ferguson family's estate, Brian sat in the living room and said to Hawke and Mary Ferguson, "Once the work is handed over, the City Hall will sue the Indian suppliers and hold them accountable. The Indians must pay compensation."

Mary said: "The donkeys did a terrible job. It is understandable that they inflated the prices for accounting, but the flame retardant they bought turned out to be an accelerator, which is terrible."

However, Hawke knew that even for the Americans, it would not be easy to fight this transnational lawsuit and hold the Indians accountable.

Indians are easily cheated, but they are even more vicious when it comes to cheating others.

However, the situation is different for Indians in Los Angeles.

Hawke reminded: "The Shimizu Fire Company, which hired firefighters from outside, used Indians on a large scale. They used fire to stop fire, which resulted in a greater disaster. Twitter received a lot of related videos. Don't let them go."

Brian understood immediately: "The City Hall will sue the water company, and the citizens affected by their stupid behavior will also have to sue them, forcing them to pay high compensation. If they want to raise money in the short term, they can only sell the company at a low price."

Hawke nodded slightly: "They are using the latest models of fire trucks, and the firefighting equipment is also newly purchased. After the West Coast Environmental Protection Company conducts inspections, it will help the fire department solve the problem of aging vehicles."

He thought for a moment and said, "This company alone is not enough. It's far from enough to rebuild the fire station."

Mary interrupted, "The quality of products from European and American fire companies is guaranteed, but the cost is too high. They can't generate high profits like Shimizu." Hawke thought of a good idea: "Let's buy from the other side of the Pacific Ocean. They have joined the WTO. My people went there several times when promoting Twitter. Although Twitter couldn't penetrate their website, they saw their industrial production capacity. The products exported from there are cheap and of a higher quality than Indian products. Let's send purchasing personnel over there."

The hollowing out of America's industries is becoming increasingly serious, and it is quite uneconomical to buy European and American products.

“It’s decided,” Mary said.

At this time, Erica came over from the study and asked several people to study together.

Mary walked in front.

Hawke and Brian walked behind.

Brian whispered, "The $500 million reward will be transferred to your West Coast studio account this afternoon."

Hawke nodded slightly: "I won't be polite with you."

The two of them approached the door of the study, and Brian said again: "We'll talk about the company later."

Hogan followed him into the study.

In this study, which is not much smaller than the living room, there are Erica's grandfather Paul Ferguson, Carter Ferguson, and Brian's father Gordon Ferguson.

Paul asked them to sit down wherever they wanted, and then he looked at Brian and asked, "Did the handover go smoothly?"

"It went smoothly." In addition to the few people he had always brought with him, Brian's team also included people specially assigned to him by the Ferguson family. They were not lacking in ability and experience.

"Think more about things and don't be impulsive." Paul reminded him and turned to look at Hawke: "You did an excellent job. Even if I were to do it, I wouldn't be able to do it to this extent."

Gordon, the father, always looked down on his son: "Without your advice, Brian wouldn't be where he is today."

Erica quickly said, "The plan was first proposed by Brian, and Hawke only made some suggestions."

Paul looked at his daughter and then at Hawke. He only had this one daughter. Even if the Ferguson family encountered difficulties in the future, with Hawke's ability, protecting Erica would not be a problem.

Every big family wants to continue, but Paul keenly realizes that the fight between the donkey and the elephant is becoming more and more intense, and the division is becoming more and more serious.

Important figures on both sides have been acting recklessly in recent years. Once the truth is revealed, it will be a life-and-death struggle.

Gordon then said, "Now that Brian has completed the handover, do we need to immediately launch an investigation into the Donkey Party led by Antonio?"

Paul confirmed: “Yes, this is necessary under the current circumstances.”

He looked at Hawke: "Don't you agree? Tell me about it."

Hawke's goal is very clear, which is to make the fight between donkeys and elephants in California more intense, preferably to the death.

"As things stand now, we have gone to war with the donkeys, and even if we want to stop, the donkeys won't stop." He said quickly: "California has the most electoral votes in the United States, which determines the importance of California. The donkeys can't afford any mistakes."

Brian said: "According to the latest polls, the support rates of the Donald Trump and the Elephant are almost the same."

Hawke continued, "It's been less than 12 years since California changed from red to blue. Unlike San Francisco, the donkeys have controlled Los Angeles for less than five years. This is the best opportunity to change the color. If we miss this opportunity, California will turn completely blue."

Before this, the Elephant Party had always wanted to turn the tide in California, and Schwarzenegger's coming to power last year was an attempt.

He added: "The most important point is that this is related to our vital interests. If California turns completely blue, our room for growth will be basically locked, and Twitter may even consider moving out of California."

Hawke looked at Brian and said, "It's too difficult for you to move up. You have basically no hope of becoming a governor or senator, and it depends on your luck if you are a congressman. The war we launched is not for Washington or for partisan disputes, but for ourselves, to open up a broader space for our development."

Paul Ferguson agreed with this and said, "Your idea is basically the same as mine. What Brian needs to do is not only to carve out a niche for himself, but also to develop his family."

Brian was under a lot of pressure for a while.

Erica glanced at her cousin. Perhaps this was the difference between men and women.

She can do what she wants within a certain range.

And Brian needs to shoulder the burden of the family.

An agreement was reached in the study and a new fight was decided.

Gordon said: "Next month, the president will come to Los Angeles to comfort the victims and may stay in California for several days."

Paul said directly: "The battle must really start at that time, and all the party's greatest forces will be involved, and California will return to red in one fell swoop."

He looked at Hawke: "Did you get something?"

The closer it got to the critical moment, the more cautious Hawke became: "It's not really confirmed yet. I need some time."

After this brief internal meeting, everyone left one after another.

Brian found Hawke again and wanted to discuss the benefits of the promise alone. (End of this chapter)