The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Moscow, Eastern Administrative District.

As the working time came to the end, Sergey put on his coat, wrapped himself in a thick scarf, and left the office.

A friend invited him to have coffee.

Sergei left the newspaper office, drove a black Volkswagen sedan, came to the northern administrative district, and entered a business club.

Among the people sitting there, besides his friend, there was also a strange face.

A friend introduced the unfamiliar face to me. It was called Andre and I had a business to do with him.

The three of them exchanged a few polite words, and the friend who acted as the middleman made up an excuse and left the room.

In the rest area not far from the door of the room, Bosque, who accompanied Andre, sat on a chair and drank hot coffee.

Andre traveled day and night from Costa Rica to complete the commission from his new boss.

"I heard that you have the power to independently review articles in the newspaper?" He said in fluent Russian: "I have a piece of news that I want to publish."

There are too many people working in the media and news industry who do similar part-time jobs. This is not the first time Sergey has done this. He said, "I want to take a look at your manuscript first, or you can tell me about the story and people you are reporting on."

His publication, The Moscow Times, is the largest English-language newspaper in Eastern Europe.

Andre took out the English manuscript and handed it to him: "Take a look."

Sergey took it and was a little surprised to see the title - Siberian Institute of Computing has made a key breakthrough in the field of artificial intelligence!
The following article contains a lot of professional terms, all of which talk about artificial intelligence.

Sergey read it over, determined that there was no political risk, and asked, "I haven't heard of this?"

Andre thought for a moment and said, "This is a highly professional field, and the circle is relatively small. It's normal that you haven't heard of it."

Sergey read it carefully again, confirmed that there was no risk, and said, "I can publish it, but you have to pay a publishing fee."

Andrei took out a common envelope and handed it to Sergei: "That's all."

Sergey took it out and carefully counted it. He found that there was 3000 US dollars. He suppressed his inner joy and said, "I will arrange it as soon as possible."

Andre said, "It will be published in the newspaper tomorrow. You can leave me an account or address, and there will be $2000 after the publication."

"No problem, it will be in the newspaper tomorrow!" If Sergei hesitated for a second, it would be disrespectful to the $5000.

Andrei picked up the note Sergei had written, put it in his pocket, and left.

Ten minutes later, he met Bosque at a nearby hotel.

They didn't just find one newspaper, but bought space in multiple newspapers.

Bosque discovered that media practitioners in Moscow are essentially no different from those in the United States.

Even greedier.

The two did not leave. They waited until relevant reports came out, bought newspapers such as The Moscow Times, and saw articles about AI published in prominent pages. They copied, scanned, and sent them out.

Andrei and Bosque released a lot of similar news through the Russian version of Twitter and other social networking sites.

After doing all this, the two of them each took the Moscow Times and other newspapers and left Russia separately.

…………

Coast Building, Los Angeles.

In the lobby on the first floor, Edward took the USB flash drive from Jero, said a polite word, and immediately returned to the 16th floor.

He entered Hawke's office, plugged the USB drive into a computer that was disconnected from the Internet, and projected it directly onto the metal screen in front of him.

The content displayed is exactly the report about artificial intelligence from The Moscow Times.

Hawke looked through it carefully and said, "Make a backup first, and then go to Forks in person to give the things to Megan Taylor."

Edward made a copy: "Boss, why not release it through Twitter?"

Hawke glanced at him and said simply, "News that directly concerns us should be first disclosed by a third party."

Edward nodded: "I understand."

He unplugged the USB drive and left the office.

Hawke called Megan Taylor and said, "I have something here. I sent someone to deliver it to you. It's the headline of Ace News."

Megan said without hesitation, "Okay, can you deliver it in person? I can prepare it."

Hawke asked, "Preparing for what?"

Megan deliberately said: "Prepare some special equipment."

"I'll come find you another day. I've been so busy these past few days." Hawke said quickly, "The Savior has sent the things to you."

Megan checked the time and said, "The headlines of Ace News tonight."

After the other party hung up the phone, Hawke called Caroline again and asked, "The notice to those employees should be sent out today, and the wording should be more severe."

Caroline replied: "It's already being written."

In less than half an hour, Twitter published an announcement on its internal office software regarding the handling of those disloyal employees.

Those people have been arrested by the Federal Prosecutor's Office and are in FBI custody.

In addition to clearing out the users, Twitter will also urge the courts to strictly pursue criminal liability and initiate civil lawsuits.

Not only will a few people be sent to jail for life, but their entire families will also be bankrupt!

This is also a warning to others. …………

Fox Television Center, Channel 11 Director's Office.

Edward handed the USB drive to Megan and hurried back to the Coast Building.

Megan opened the USB drive and quickly browsed through it. She saw a report about artificial intelligence in the Moscow Times and couldn't help laughing.

She knew Hawke too well. Based on the contents on the USB drive and the uproar over the "BlackRock spy case" in recent days, she roughly guessed Hawke's purpose.

Yesterday, the co-president of BlackRock just spoke out through the media, saying that the so-called Twitter artificial intelligence leak was all imaginary, and the Russian media announced a breakthrough in artificial intelligence technology...

Megan works in the news industry, so it’s not hard to imagine what will happen next. No matter how the Russians deny it, the Americans won’t believe it.

It would be even better if the Russians admitted it.

Megan made a phone call and called Aisha, the producer and host of "Ace News", over and handed her the USB drive.

That evening, Ace News reported the major news of Russia's breakthrough in artificial intelligence technology as a headline.

…………

Apartment building near New York University, New York.

After class and school, Natalia arrived at the door of the apartment building and found two Mexican women walking towards her.

She put her hand into the pocket of her cashmere coat and took out the pepper spray inside.

Betty stopped three meters away and said, "We are here to find you on behalf of your brother Eugene Kropov."

Natalia, who had never told anyone about her brother, looked them up and down and said, "I don't know you."

Betty took out her Motorola cell phone, turned on the video, and played the video of Eugene recorded by the FBI.

Eugene said something in Russian, saying that he had offended some vicious bastards at work, and those people might find out about Natalia's existence and hurt her, asking her to listen to her protectors as much as possible.

After watching the video, Natalia let down her guard and asked, "Is Eugene still alive?"

Betty said: "He is still alive, hiding in a place we don't even know."

She really didn't know where the FBI was holding Eugene: "We accepted his commission and took you to hide for a while. When the incident is settled, you can come back and continue your studies."

Betty dialed a number and said something like, "Your brother wants to call you."

Natalia picked up the phone, said a few words to Eugene, and then the other party hung up quickly.

She returned the call and pointed upstairs: "I'm going upstairs to pack my luggage and ask for leave from my tutor."

Betty said, "As soon as possible."

The group went upstairs and Natalia called her tutor and asked for some leave, citing an emergency at home.

Then she packed several pieces of luggage, dragged her suitcase, followed Betty and her group out of the apartment building, and got into a business car.

They left New York by plane that afternoon.

…………

The Coast Building is still brightly lit at night.

Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman and Hawke were in a small conference room, discussing the next steps.

The former two also mobilized the forces under their respective influence to put pressure on BlackRock Group while preparing to further promote the AI ​​Manhattan Project.

The Technology Department has established a dedicated AI department, recruited suitable personnel, absorbed technology and talents from the latest acquired companies, and continued to improve this plan.

Reid Hoffman put down the documents in his hand and said, "Through this espionage case, our AI Manhattan Project has spread throughout the United States. I guess all the congressmen and politicians in Washington know about the existence of this project."

Peter Thiel laughed: "The propaganda plan was very successful. A Russian spy endorsed our plan."

Hawke said seriously: "If our AI Manhattan Project is not groundbreaking, advanced and outstanding enough, will Russian spies come to steal it?"

"Yes, Russia's strength should not be underestimated." Reid Hoffman has checked with his counterparts in Eastern Europe in recent days: "Moscow is Kaspersky's headquarters, and they have several advanced laboratories there."

Hawke knew Kaspersky, the giant in the firewall and antivirus software industry of the era.

Peter Thiel pondered and said, "This alone is not enough to attract the attention of those slow-moving congressmen..."

Hearing this, Hawke glanced at the quartz clock on the wall and said, "Let's watch the news first."

Edward turned on the television and tuned it to Fox Channel 11.

Not long after, "Ace News" began to air, and the headlines were related to what the people present were discussing.

"Recently, there has been new progress in the Twitter AI Manhattan Project theft case. Our station has received news from Moscow that the Siberian Computing Research Institute has made a key breakthrough in the field of artificial intelligence!"

The screen changed from the host Aisha to a report from the Moscow Times.

Aisha gave a detailed introduction to the contents of the report in a voice-over.

Reid Hoffman frowned slightly. "The Russians' information technology is so advanced? They actually..."

Having said that, he turned to look at Hawke.

After all, he had participated in the spy case since the conference acting days and knew that the case was planned by Hawke from beginning to end.

Peter Thiel clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Great, really great! Now there is an external threat. The Russians have made a breakthrough in artificial intelligence, and America is threatened!" (End of this chapter)