The Wolf of Los Angeles.

East Hollywood, Silver Lake neighborhood.

Hawke brought four glass wine glasses and placed them in front of the four people one by one.

Erica opened the wine and poured some for each of them.

"Willie Brown hid in the hospital, and we don't have a good way to deal with him." Jennifer Huey picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and continued: "If it were an ordinary person, the FBI could drag him out and deal with him at will, but he is not an ordinary person."

Hawke thought that those who were involved in politics were all talented people, and continued, "Send a few people to guard outside the intensive care unit and let him lie in there. If George wins, let him lie in there for four years."

Brian exclaimed: "You are really an expert in dealing with these bad guys. We all want to call you teacher."

Hawke deliberately said: "I only accept female students, or beautiful female students."

"Hey, why don't you control your boyfriend?" Brian looked at his cousin Erica: "He's letting himself go."

Erica raised her eyebrows and clinked her glasses with Jennifer. "Who can control this kind of thing? Grandpa, Dad, and Uncle, how many lovers do you think they have?"

Jennifer also did not come from an ordinary family. She said, "On my father's side, I know of at least two."

Hawke coughed and returned to the topic with a serious face: "What is Barack Bernanke's current situation? Normally, they would not let him continue to live."

Jennifer said, "The guards are very strict. My trusted aides take turns on duty. They can't find an opportunity for the time being." She put down her glass and frowned slightly. "But some people in the FBI are very happy. Some bastards are using my relationship with Brian to make a fuss and want to transfer me out of Los Angeles."

Erica had encountered a similar situation at the LAPD: "We're sending you away so we can send one of our own over and put this case to rest."

"Because the president has been in office for more than three years, the red forces are dominant within the FBI, but the opposition forces should not be underestimated either." Jennifer's eyes were sinister: "The second deputy director is back..."

Hawke thought for a moment and said, "Let's set a trap. Maybe we can catch a fish."

Erica shared his thoughts and continued, "Using Barack Bernanke and the evidence we have?"

Hawke nodded: "The video that has been exposed is only part of the case. Not only do we know this, the donkeys must also know it. These are like a customized bomb that can explode at any time when needed. The donkeys must want to take it back."

Jennifer smiled and said, "In fact, they have been putting pressure on me, but I rejected their unreasonable demands because the case is under investigation."

Hawke said, "They are very likely to be unable to resist if they transfer Barack Bernan and the evidence to other places of detention, away from the heavily guarded places. Such an operation must involve trusted figures and reliable personnel, otherwise it will be even worse if the information gets out."

Erica added: "Just in case, use fake evidence."

The internal struggle of the FBI was also fierce. Jennifer's backer in Washington had been trying to get rid of another person. She said, "I'll ask my superiors and give it a try."

Brian said on the other hand: "California is in chaos right now because the Ackerman family incident involves many important members of the Democratic Party. Now the division and confrontation within the Democratic Party are also very serious."

Hawke was not surprised: "As long as a team can continue to win, all problems are small problems. Once it suffers a major defeat, small internal problems will become big problems."

"Yes, that's true." Brian elaborated, "Among the two current California senators, Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein are both members of the Donkey Party. Barbara's senator will run for election in November, and her opponent this time is Secretary of State Bill Jones. Now that the Elephant Party is gaining momentum, Barbara has stood against the Kerry faction in order to continue to win the support of women."

He smiled: "This woman called for a thorough investigation of the case and a severe crackdown on crimes against women and children."

The so-called party interests are not as important as personal interests.

The four people present were not surprised.

There are many examples of cooperation among donkeys and elephants because they have common interests.

It was late, so Jennifer and Brian said goodbye and left.

Erica tidied up the reception room briefly and went upstairs to take a shower.

Not long after, Hawke came in.

During this period, both of them were nervous and did not have any in-depth communication.

Now you can relax and have some exercise.

Afterwards, the two chatted for a while.

Erica tells Hawke that she might be promoted and will be transferred out of the Detective Bureau.

"Congratulations." Hawke kissed her hard, "The youngest female inspector in the history of the LAPD."

He asked, "Where will you be transferred to?"

Erica said: "It's not confirmed yet, maybe she will go to the Special Operations Bureau."

The next morning, Hawke drove Erica to the detective bureau first, and when he went to Santa Monica, he deliberately took a detour to the City Hall Square to take a look.

There are still large crowds of protesters gathering in downtown Los Angeles.

On the roadside in front of the District Prosecutor's Office, there are hundreds of "relatives" of the missing persons.

When they arrived at the company, Hawke asked Edward to bring today's newspaper before handling his work. Under the continuous fermentation of public opinion, even deep blue newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times were reporting on the Ackerman incident.

Twitter is also riding on the popularity of the election. In addition to the Edwards video, which continues to rank third on the trending news list, it also released a regional party online voting support rate. In terms of the Internet, Twitter's huge influence has played a role, especially in California, where the Democratic Party's online support rate is as high as 53%, while the Democratic Party has dropped by nearly percentage points.

The rest belongs to the Reform Party.

As the election approaches, the situation in California is becoming clearer.

Edward then reminded: "Boss, I just received news that John Edwards has reached a settlement with the two victim girls in the video."

Hawke typed quickly on the keyboard, searching the news, and said, "He's lucky, the two girls are still alive."

Twitter just released the news that Johnny Edwards' lawyer and the two girls' lawyers reached a settlement agreement after several rounds of negotiations.

As for the specific content, especially the amount of money, both parties did not disclose it.

Edwards also announced that he would not participate in the Senate election in November, which was tantamount to resigning in disguise.

Those in California were not so lucky.

All the girls who appeared in the video with them disappeared, and even their bodies were not found.

Hawke paid attention to the news and then started to deal with the work at hand.

Twitter is about to hold a shareholders' meeting to discuss its development plans for next year.

The Coast Building, also located on Ocean Park Avenue, has begun full decoration.

It is expected that the relocation will be completed in February or March next year.

There are also many investment groups asking Twitter about the timing of its next round of financing, etc.

Hawke had been busy, and when he looked up near noon, he found Edward sitting on the sofa in the reception area, flipping through his little notebook.

Hawke recognized this book, which was the Savior's Notes on Salvation when he was a freelance journalist and strategic consultant at the Fountain Avenue Studio.

Hawke took a break and asked Edward, "Break up again?"

Edward frowned: "Mary Collins proposed to me, and I didn't say yes to her."

Hawke thought for a while and remembered: "Miller Collins' ex-wife?"

"Yes, it's her." Edward was quite helpless: "After she knew that I was a shareholder and vice president of Twitter, she became delusional and fantasized that I could marry her. How is that possible!"

He elaborated: "Mary Collins was a model. When her ex-husband Miller encountered problems, she divorced him and tried every means to squeeze out all of Miller's property. Although Miller was our enemy and was blown to pieces in Covina, from a male perspective, I think Miller failed miserably in dealing with women and lost his life and property."

Hawke fumbled with the mouse and said, "You have a point."

Edward said seriously, "After leaving Compton, I used my special survival skills to break away from the inherent way of survival of the lower-class black people. Then I met you, Boss. You helped me become rich. My previous way of survival is no longer applicable. Now it's not that I get to live with divorced women with children for free, but I have to worry about them getting to live with me for free."

"Man, you've evolved very quickly. You're better than me in this respect." Hawke couldn't help but admire: "You're worthy of being the man who fought your way out of Compton."

Edward smiled with two rows of white teeth. "She wants to marry me, not because of deep feelings, but because she finds that I can make her life better. I consulted with that old bastard Frank. Even if we can sign a prenuptial agreement, the woman can still ask for a division of the man's assets that have increased after marriage when we divorce. Twitter is developing rapidly. If she divorces me, she can win without doing anything."

Hawke turned his head and looked out the window. From here, he could see Frank's RV parked on the beach.

He said: "You should ask Frank for advice on this. He has a lot of experience."

Edward suppressed his laughter and said, "I have been cheated by my ex-wife time and time again. With his case in mind, I will definitely be careful."

Hawke asked, "You haven't seen much Frank lately?"

"He said that everything he could teach Miss Mee is now open to her." Edward said simply, "Since the last time I saved Mary Collins' daughter Dorothy, there have been many accidents on Venice Beach recently. Santa Monica decided to strengthen beach management and replaced the beach with a brand new beach rescue team. Probably to attract tourists, there are many women in the rescue team with great figures. They run around on the beach in bikinis every day. That old bastard Frank went to help the beach rescue team on a voluntary basis."

Hawke became interested and asked, "Like in Baywatch?"

Edward said, "Nothing as exaggerated as Pamela Anderson."

Hawke nodded slightly: "We'll go take a look when we have time."

In the afternoon, Hawke called Caroline, Harland and others to go to the Coast Building not far away to check the progress of the decoration.

Then we came back for a meeting to discuss some internal company business.

In addition to Twitter affairs, Hawke also took a closer look at the operations of West Coast Environmental.

A large number of firefighting equipment shipped from across the Pacific Ocean has been resold to the Los Angeles Fire Department by West Coast companies.

The cleanup work in the fire area is also progressing in an orderly manner.

These two businesses alone are expected to generate $2700 million in profits this year.

Hawke's Osmond Charity Foundation can come in handy at this time. (End of this chapter)