The Wolf of Los Angeles.

There were two people in the exhibition hall, one of whom was wearing glasses and looked like a senior scholar studying Egyptian culture.

The other one looked like a traveler from Europe, asking about Egypt.

There was an assistant nearby, who seemed to be keeping watch.

"You haven't been exposed, have you?" asked the honey badger.

Bald Wolf replied in a low voice: "I have abandoned all the bases in Sudan and Ethiopia. After leaving Sudan, I found an opportunity to poison the last hired person who knew my identity and silenced him."

"Very good." Honey Badger reminded: "Be careful and stay in Egypt for a while. Someone will do the work in Sudan."

"I understand." Bald Wolf prepared to leave.

Honey Badger lowered his voice: "Don't use the code name Bald Wolf anymore. Someone on the dark web is offering a high reward for clues about you. The huge reward will make many people take risks."

Bald Wolf's face became serious. He knew how terrible the power of money was as he had repeatedly used bribery to achieve his ulterior motives.

In Africa, a rich yet poor land, a group of killers can be hired with just a few hundred dollars, let alone tens of thousands of dollars.

Even members of the five great philanthropic families would be killed without mercy.

For the ignorant African blacks, animals like eagles and giant bears are too far away.

They won't think that far ahead and will just enjoy the present moment.

Just like AIDS, it has never been a problem in Africa.

A disease that can take several years or even more than ten years to kill a person is nothing in the eyes of African blacks.

The honey badger said, "We will keep in touch through a single line from now on. If there is anything urgent, I will let Amir contact you."

Amir is the assistant on guard.

The two have worked together for many years. Bald Wolf nodded slightly: "Use the backup contact plan."

The honey badger waved his hand.

The bald wolf left without looking back.

The honey badger continued his research until the museum was about to close, then he walked out.

Assistant Amir followed from behind.

When the staff saw the scholar from Cairo University, they asked, "Professor, will you come tomorrow?"

The honey badger pointed to the notebook that had not yet been closed: "I have recorded a lot. I will go to the pyramid area for an investigation tomorrow and come back next week."

The staff gave a polite smile.

After coming out of the museum, the two got into a Volkswagen bus, and the honey badger's phone rang with a text message alert. The text message was a message posted on the dark web, and someone offered a reward of 100 million US dollars for the bald wolf.

He said to his assistant, "Go back to school."

Amir was driving back to Cairo University. When he drove out of the intersection, he turned his eyes to the rearview mirror and saw the figure of the bald wolf again.

Bald Wolf was crossing the road, heading west.

Back at Cairo University, Amir went back to his single dormitory, found a laptop, and logged onto a secret website.

On the page of this website, there is a blood-red reward poster with a reward of up to 100 million US dollars.

On one side of the bounty, there is a photo and a text description.

"Bald Wolf, about 40 years old, white male, suspected to be of Slavic descent..."

The bald wolf that came today did not look like this, but Amir had seen another face of his.

This guy is worth $100 million.
Amir was tempted. He had served the honey badger for many years, but the money he received from it was very little.

Apart from giving him some money in the beginning to get him involved, all he got later was the salary offered by Cairo University.

To be more precise, the honey badger is using the salary paid by Cairo University to support his subordinates who serve him personally.

It all seemed perfect, and even Amir's years of service had won the trust of the honey badger.

When $100 million was put in front of them, people's hearts changed.

If you want a horse to run faster but force it to eat other people's grass, there will be problems in the end.

When Amir went out for dinner, he went to the other end of the city, found a pay phone, and dialed a number.

Two days later, a team of fifteen people, divided into three groups, quietly entered Egypt.

After waiting for more than a week, Amir, the guide, took advantage of the opportunity when the honey badger contacted the bald wolf and led the people led by Bosk to the place where the bald wolf lived.

Originally, Bosque wanted to capture him alive for interrogation, but Vulture was extremely alert and a gunfight broke out between the two sides.

A dozen MP5s and Scorpion submachine guns were no match for a single pistol. Bald Wolf was hit by more than forty bullets and was killed on the spot.

After receiving the bounty, Amir left Cairo that night.

Before leaving, he also told about the situation of the honey badger. Bosque knew that the honey badger was involved in a huge force in Europe, so he asked people to monitor his activities and did not act rashly.

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Hughes Aircraft Plant, Los Angeles.

In order to film "Los Angeles Fire", the crew rented half of the factory for scene setting and filming.

The set designers and prop masters will recreate the communities that were most severely damaged by the fire during last year's Los Angeles wildfire in a one-to-one ratio.

One of them was destroyed by the clever Indians who used fire to fight fire.

This is a group drama, with no absolute protagonist. Tom Cruise and Eric Eason jointly invited some Hollywood stars whose houses were burned down to make guest appearances.

Some of them have already agreed to appear in the movie with their real identities.

An important reason that prompted them to do this is that the housing accident insurance they originally purchased has not yet been paid out.

Some insurance companies did pay compensation, and some slightly more sophisticated ones said that there was an exemption clause in the contract that fires caused by human factors were not covered by accidental fire insurance.

According to the investigation results jointly released by the Fire Department and LAPD, the fire was originally started by several dismissed firefighters.

To obtain this compensation, a lengthy civil lawsuit is required.

The unscrupulous insurance company quickly sorted out its client list when the Los Angeles fire spread rapidly, and found that the number of victims on the client list was increasing. It began to transfer its property at that time, and shortly after the fire was extinguished, it directly declared the company bankrupt.

The insurance company will naturally pay compensation to those wealthy people and executives of large companies who cannot be offended.

As for Hollywood stars?
This is a group that even the average investment manager or accountant would dare to rip off.

Tom Cruise talked about this with Hawke when he brought investors from the Abu Dhabi consortium to the Hughes Aircraft Factory to check on the progress of the crew.

"My house burned down in the Malibu Mountains." Tom Cruise is very good at dealing with people, and his words are particularly nice: "The insurance company originally said something about the terms and conditions, but I mentioned you, and they immediately shut up. In less than a week, the compensation was paid quickly."

Hawke certainly didn't believe such words, and said with a smile: "Tommy, you are the face of Hollywood."

Eric Eason next to him interrupted, “By the way, I received a call yesterday. Someone wanted to join our crew.”

"Who?" Tom Cruise had a bad feeling.

Eric Eason joked seriously: "Nicole Kidman's new agent called me. Nicole Kidman's house in Sherman Oaks was burned down by fire..."

Tom Cruise punched Eric in the arm: "You don't want to come to the next party, right?"

Eric closed his mouth and smiled very lasciviously.

Hawke didn't ask about the party or anything like that, he just said, "Reject her."

Tom Cruise thought Hawke made this decision partly because of his own feelings, and laughed happily.

What Hawke is most worried about is that Nicole Kidman will become a veritable box office poison after winning the Oscar for Best Actress.

The art films he starred in were still okay, but most of the commercial films with higher investments were a failure.

Although most of the funds for the project "Los Angeles Fire" actually came from Malaysia and Abu Dhabi, the film was a success both in awards and commercially, and Hawke was able to attract more investment later.

Guests from Abu Dhabi wanted to take pictures with Tom Cruise, and Tom Cruise went to the set.

Hawke asked directly: "When will the film be completed?"

Eric pointed to the outdoor scenes set up on the open-air studio and said, "The preparations are basically complete, and the actors are all in place. We will officially start shooting after the New Year holiday. It is expected to take 45 days to shoot and 6 months to post-produce. Unless there are any major accidents, the film will be released in North America in October or November and will compete in the next Oscars."

Hawke nodded: "This time period is just right."

The film's release date was also coordinated by many parties and was closely related to Bryan's campaign.

Eric smiled happily: "It's mainly because the budget is so sufficient. The production budget is as high as 1.6 million US dollars, and it also received tax rebates from the California state government. Now I understand why Spielberg shoots movies so quickly. As long as the funds are sufficient, many tasks will become simple."

Hawke's visit this time caused trouble for the crew: "Find a suitable supporting role, one that doesn't need too many scenes, but can play a role in a fire scene."

Eric nodded slightly: "This movie is an ensemble drama, there are many similar characters."

"Do you know queer?" Hawke found a more accurate adjective: "Bisexual, transgender, and transvestite."

Eric remembered that during the last Oscars ceremony, Hawke successfully killed the gay movie "Brokeback Mountain".

Hawke guessed what he was going to say: "That movie is someone else's, this movie is ours."

At the end of the day, it can’t be BlackRock’s marginalized people program.

Eric thought about it and said, "This is easy. I can adjust the role of a character and make him a firefighter?"

Hawke nodded slightly and said, "How about this, let him become the savior of the Star-Spangled Banner."

This kind of temporary changes to movie scenes and characters often happen during filming. Eric handled it easily and naturally, and the scene instantly appeared in his mind: "He has a beard, wears women's clothes, saves the American flag, and the fire comes. He pulls the flag and runs out of the fire. The wind blows through the fire, and the American flag flutters in the wind..."

He paused for a moment and continued: "The Star-Spangled Banner should also have holes burned through it, and sparks at the end!" (End of this chapter)