The Wolf of Los Angeles.

In Conference Room 16 on the 2th floor of the Coast Building, FBI technicians are dismantling the bug.

Operations Director Caroline and Security Director Austin sat in the Human Resources Department's office and asked human resources specialists and security personnel to invite the corresponding employees based on the list provided by the FBI.

In the next room, a team of FBI agents were waiting.

There is a conference room at the end of the corridor, and you can see what's going on here through a one-way glass door.

Some employees were brought into the office and then taken away by FBI agents.

Jennifer Huey sat in a chair: "We conducted surprise interrogations of two groups of wiretaps and they cooperated very well."

Treating this as an espionage case, one can imagine the methods the FBI will use.

She told Hawke: "Three employees inside Twitter were involved in this. They took advantage of the opportunity of decoration and purchasing office supplies to bribe the relevant personnel and let them secretly install the eavesdropping devices."

This kind of thing is hard to guard against, so Hawke conducted a large-scale and careful investigation before the company moved: "Where are those other people?"

"The FBI is arresting people." Jennifer said quickly: "As I said just now, I have arrested Eugene and temporarily detained Anderson. The technical department has carried out fingerprint comparison at the fastest speed. Anderson's fingerprints are all on the recorder and the tape, but this is not enough. We also need Eugene's accusation."

Hawke smiled and said, "You must have a way. I always believe in the FBI."

There were no outsiders here, so Jennifer said directly: "If it was overseas, Eugene would have confessed by now. Unfortunately, this is in California, and even the FBI has concerns, so it will take some time."

She was confident: "Eugene can hold out until night at most."

Hawke nodded slightly and asked, "A press conference tomorrow?"

Jennifer said, "Tomorrow morning if all goes well." She then asked, "How is World News Weekly handling it?"

When Hawke got the news, he was thinking about this and said, "Is it okay to detain the person first?"

"It's currently being treated as a spy case." Jennifer is no ordinary person either: "The evidence is irrefutable. They can't get out."

Hawke looked at his watch and said, "I have to go to a meeting, keep in touch."

Jennifer said, "I should go back too."

Hawke went out to the large conference room No. 1, where everyone was already there.

Twitter does not have many shareholders. In addition to the independent directors, there are also a few executives who acquired a very small number of shares through investment during the last round of financing.

Caroline sat at one side of the conference table and said to Hawke, "Everyone is here."

"Let's get started," Hawke gestured to Edward.

Edward distributed the documents prepared in advance to Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman, Mary Ferguson, Caroline, Harland and others.

Hawke sat at the head of the conference table and said, "The first topic of today's meeting is the espionage incident that the company encountered. Let me tell you about the current situation."

He recounted Jennifer's feedback in detail.

But most of what I talked about was the BlackRock Film Foundation.

Peter Thiel, whose Twitter shares make up the majority of his wealth, is particularly honest. He said, "This is not only a case of corporate espionage, but also a case of espionage involving national security. The suspect, Eugene, is of Russian descent, and the FBI found evidence of contact with the Russian Embassy in his office!"

Hawke looked at Caroline and said, "We are going to get to the bottom of this case, and you will be responsible for it."

Caroline's small fangs sparkled under the light. "In addition to criminal liability, there is also civil liability. I am urging the law firm I work with to form a team of lawyers to file a civil lawsuit against BlackRock, hold it accountable for the leak of the AI ​​plan, and obtain the necessary compensation!"

She said coldly: "I will send those internal termites to jail!"

Mary Ferguson said: "I will put pressure on the judicial system."

Peter Thiel, who has worked in California for many years and has his own network of contacts, said: "Soon, state and federal legislators will speak out about this."

"Now that the original AI plan has been leaked, we must make adjustments." What Hawke came up with in the previous meeting was a carefully designed script.

He asked Edward to turn on the projector and play the plan: "Everyone, artificial intelligence will not only be the driving force for the development of the computer and Internet industries in the future, but will also affect all aspects of various industries. I have said this many times in the past, so there is no need to say more."

Khalid raised his hand, got approval, and said, "This will require long-term and large investment, and it may take more than ten years to produce results."

Hawke nodded. "That's right. So it's very difficult for Twitter alone. We need the support of the federal government."

This is also a part of the espionage case: "When I attended the inauguration ceremony last month, I reached an agreement with George Walker. The Office of Science and Technology Policy will officially launch a "US Artificial Intelligence R&D Strategic Plan" for the AI ​​program we initiated to ensure that the United States maintains a global leading edge in computer information technology."

The plan is of course just a show, and the purpose is of course to receive subsidies from the federal government.

Hawke emphasized: "This plan is part of the new government's science and technology development plan. Although it has not yet been formally submitted to Congress, it has been recorded by the Office of Science and Technology Policy."

Reid Hoffman understood: "Espionage harms America's national interests."

Hawke nodded slightly and continued, "The AI ​​plan will be divided into two parts. One part is to prove BlackRock's espionage crime, and the other part is to promote congressional review. The Office of Science and Technology Policy will push our strategic plan to Congress, but if the project wants to pass and obtain congressional funding, it needs to be reviewed by the Budget Committees of both the Senate and the House."

The latter part is unlikely to be achieved in the short term, he said: "I plan to spend two to three years to promote this plan and strive to complete it during George Walker's term."

The key to this plan is to use federal funding to realize Twitter's crazy spending on AI projects. Mary Ferguson knows the ins and outs of this plan very well: "First, after the Office of Science and Technology Policy initiates it, it is necessary to lobby more than five members of both houses for support, set up a corresponding special working group, conduct research and confirmation, and other preliminary work before it can enter the discussion phase of both houses. The most important task is to lobby the members of the Budget Committee for support."

Hawke is mentally prepared for this: "We now have a preliminary plan, which will be continuously improved later. I named it the AI ​​Manhattan Project. To achieve this plan, we need not only internal support, but also external threats."

All these messes that BlackRock has made gave Hawke an idea that Russia is also developing AI.

It doesn’t matter whether the Russians have the ability to do it or not. What matters is that the Russians want to do it. In that way, the threat theory will have a market.

This plan must be pushed forward. On the one hand, Hawke can make the decision, and on the other hand, everyone else must agree.

Because if the plan can be transferred from the federal government to subsidies and grants, the benefits will be too great.

As for the results, theoretically there will definitely be some.

Mary Ferguson saw that Hawke's campaign was a pretext for profiting during George Walker's re-election.

As their own interests are at stake, all of Twitter's shareholders will push for this plan.

The next topic is the development of Twitter, increasing its promotion efforts in Europe, Latin America and Asia, focusing on the development and user experience of smart mobile terminals, improving social interaction and content sharing functions such as pictures, videos, and private chats, and promoting the establishment of a smartphone system alliance.

Simply put, it covers functions such as Facebook and IS.

On these foundations, commercial advertising revenue has achieved significant growth.

The last major topic is Twitter’s acquisition expansion, which is also a strategic defense to eliminate competitors.

At the same time, it can also absorb talents, technologies and users.

This includes the acquisition of an AI development company in Silicon Valley.

Hawke already had the list, and he sent people to negotiate directly after the meeting.

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Universal Studios, BlackRock Film Foundation.

After receiving the notice, Vice Chairman Haas rushed back from Las Vegas.

Basic order is still maintained within the foundation, but people are in panic and there is a lack of people to take charge of the situation.

Haas returned to take charge and immediately called in several employees who had direct dealings with the FBI at the time.

"The FBI took Anderson and Eugene away?" he asked, "What was the specific reason?"

The receptionist thought for a moment and said, "The senior agent who led the team showed his ID and search warrant, and then forced his way upstairs. When I saw them again, they had already brought the chairman and the assistant downstairs."

Another added: "The chairman and his assistant were wearing black hoods."

Haas was troubled, as only serious cases would be treated like this.

The middle-aged man who looked very calm said, "I was on the third floor at the time and heard something. It seemed... it seemed that the FBI officer leading the team said that the two of them were involved in a spy case."

Haas couldn't help but frowned. "Espionage case?" He suddenly thought of the wiretapping plan and asked, "Did you say anything more?"

The middle-aged man shook his head: "It seems that their office was searched."

Haas asked, "Did you not contact the FBI to ask for details?"

"The lawyer contacted them." The middle-aged man continued, "but the FBI refused to let the lawyer meet with them, saying that this was a serious confidential case and the FBI activated special regulations."

Haas asked a few more questions, but without getting any more information, he let them leave.

He took out his cell phone and prepared to call headquarters.

Suddenly, there was a burst of dense footsteps, a panicked woman's cry was heard, and someone pushed open the door of the conference room from outside.

A group of people wearing FBI jackets broke into the meeting room.

Haas's hands went right into his pockets.

This action made the FBI agents nervous. They all pulled out their guns, pointed them at Haas and shouted, "FBI, let me see your hands!"

"Put your hands up, put your hands on your head and lie on the ground!"

"Quick! Do it!"

Haas slowly pulled his hand out of his pocket and placed the phone on the table: "It's just a phone, I don't have any weapons."

As soon as he put his hands on his head, two ferocious FBI agents pounced on him and pinned Haas to the ground.

The leading FBI agent showed his ID and subpoena, and said, "Hass Rosado, you are suspected of being involved in an espionage case that endangers the national security of the United States. We are now summoning you to investigate the situation in accordance with the law..."

Someone came over immediately and put a black hood on Haas. (End of this chapter)