The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Downtown Los Angeles, FBI branch office press room.

Jennifer Ferguson briefed the media on the attack on the federal prison, revealing the carefully prepared truth.

"A group of terrorists from the Middle East, with the help of certain individuals, infiltrated the United States and stormed a federal prison, intending to kill Epstein. However, their attempt was thwarted by the FBI. We apprehended some of them, and based on their confessions, the mastermind behind it all came from within the United States."

At this point, Jennifer made a gesture, and several typical Middle Eastern faces appeared one after another in the interrogation footage played on the large screen.

In the past few days, they have explained where they came from, how they came from Africa to America, what instructions they received during that time, and that their objective was to kill Epstein himself.

Faced with this kind of being who could scare away thousands of Americans by simply throwing down a backpack, most media reporters believed what they said.

After all, the battle record is verifiable!

Two planes crashed, and the Twin Towers collapsed.

After the video finished playing, there was no Q&A session with media reporters, and the press conference ended there.

There are some things that don't need Jennifer, an official, to say; the media will report on them anyway.

Jennifer left the press room and returned to her office, where Brian and Hawke were waiting for her.

Hawke brought over a few photos and handed them to Jennifer: "Find a way to let these leak out naturally, so people know they were shot dead on the spot."

Jennifer took it and found three people lying on the ground like dead pigs, covered in blood, looking like they had been shot to death.

"These are the three people we captured?" she asked curiously. "Are they already dead?"

Hawke said, "They're still alive. This is a staged scene created by drugs."

Jennifer immediately thought: "Would it lower the guard of the people behind them, so they wouldn't run away immediately?"

“That’s right,” Hawke said simply. “Those people are now in our sights, and the threat has been greatly reduced. If Joseph were to suddenly be replaced, we wouldn’t be as proactive.”

Brian asked, "Did they confess?"

Hawke pointed to the inhuman image in the photo: "They held out for quite a while, so we used some extreme measures, and the final result was nothing special—they had higher-ups, and they were just doing things for money."

Jennifer held up the photo: "I'll arrange it."

Less than half an hour after the press conference, news about Epstein's attack quickly made headlines on numerous online media outlets, including Twitter.

"Although the FBI has not yet found the real culprit, who might be involved in the Epstein case, and who might be the mastermind behind it all!"

"A new election is about to begin, and those who used to run rampant on St. James' Island are getting restless."

"The real culprits behind this must be the bigwigs of the Donald Party!"

On Twitter's news section, a user-posted article was prominently displayed and highlighted in bold.

"As is well known, the couple most deeply involved in the Epstein case are Hillary Clinton and the Richard Laughlin, as well as Hillary's former running mate Joseph. Now that Hillary has passed away, the Richard Laughlin are out of the public eye, and Joseph is preparing for next year's election, the truth is obvious."

Fox News followed suit.

Halle Wayne reappeared on screen, first publicly apologizing to all viewers because the planned interview with Epstein had to be postponed due to his near-death experience during an attack by militants.

She then connected live with a social and political commentator.

This person not only implied that Joseph was the mastermind, but also specifically mentioned another matter.

"The investigation results of the attack on Hillary Clinton in London have already been released. The perpetrator was from the Shamdo militia and was orchestrated by its leader, Jullani. According to information disclosed by many media outlets, Hillary Clinton's overseas foundation had repeatedly sponsored the Shamdo militia. The reason Jullani attacked her was precisely because Hillary Clinton cut off the Shamdo militia's funding."

"This attack on Epstein shares many similarities with the previous one. According to the attackers, the Al-Aqsa militia was founded by Walid, a former close confidant of Jullani, and spent a lot of money recruiting people. They also received assistance from American forces, which enabled them to receive professional training, enter Los Angeles smoothly, and launch this attack."

"The Democratic Party's sponsorship of Middle Eastern terrorist armed groups has become a tradition. If Hillary Clinton did this, will her former collaborators follow suit? Also, many extremist groups in the Middle East have long-standing connections. The previous operation launched by Washington to hunt down Ben Laden failed, and it was clear that someone leaked the information beforehand. Could it be that someone within the United States, through the Al-Aqsa militia, gave Ben Laden a warning, allowing them to calmly lay a trap, resulting in the deaths of more than 20 of our young men?"

"It's not hard to determine exactly who it is. We can analyze it in the simplest way: if the killing of the Benladen brothers is successful, and if Epstein cooperates by revealing some secrets as reported by Fox News, whose interests will be harmed? I would like to remind you that next year is an election year!"

In this day and age, public opinion is carefully crafted, and the viewpoints and stances presented in the news are all guided by the media.

At the same time, FBI headquarters released information about financial dealings between the Chester Foundation in Arlington and an Indian company, as well as details of the Indian company's website leaking information about the killing operation via email.

The head of the Chester Foundation is from Delaware!

Joseph is currently one of two senators from Delaware.

With strong pressure from both Washington and Los Angeles, public opinion quickly identified Joseph as the prime suspect.

Joseph was caught in a media storm.

Negative public opinion flooded in.

"It's unimaginable that someone preparing to run for President of the United States would openly betray the interests of the United States!"

"How many of the terrorists who have attacked American citizens in recent years have received funding from people like Joseph?"

"I can't imagine how much the American people would lose if someone like Joseph were elected president of the United States. Would we suffer another terrorist attack like 9/11?"

Washington, D.C., in front of the Capitol Building.

Thousands of people gathered here, holding various posters and signs, calling on Congress to thoroughly investigate Joseph.

Fox News brought over their television broadcast van.

Twitter broadcast the protest live to the world via the internet.

A middle-aged man stepped in front of the live broadcast camera and shouted angrily: "Joseph's actions are criminal, treasonous! The FBI must investigate this, and Congress must remove him from the FBI!"

No sooner had this man finished speaking than another woman leaned over, her face full of anger: "If Joseph has any conscience at all, he should resign from his senator post and withdraw from next year's election!"

In a van not far away, Elizabeth Carter looked at the crowd in front of the Capitol and nodded with satisfaction. Regina, sitting next to her, said, "These past few days, all the attention has been focused on Joseph. The biggest responsibility for the problems that arose during the hunt has also fallen on Joseph's shoulders, greatly relieving the pressure on our side."

Elizabeth put on her sunglasses, patted the driver's seat to signal the driver to start the car, and said, "These things won't hurt Joseph fundamentally, so you need to keep putting pressure on him."

“Don’t worry, I’ve already contacted the media.” Regina asked eagerly, “Has Epstein given any instructions yet?”

Elizabeth thought for a moment and said, "Now that he has agreed to cooperate, it's like an old tube of toothpaste; you have to squeeze hard to get anything out."

She didn't actually know the situation in Los Angeles, and could only say, "Epstein's thoughts are not hard to guess. He is very afraid of revealing everything, and once he is no longer of value, we will abandon him."

Regina nodded: "Contact them in Los Angeles and tell them to increase the pressure."

Elizabeth smiled and said, "I will."

The car left the Capitol area and, on its way back to Peterson Strategic Consulting, passed the Delaware Club.

The two were unaware of the situation here.

The Delaware Club was as quiet as usual, with nothing particularly special about it.

But inside the conference room, Joseph's eyes, which had been squinting, were now wide open like saucers.

He looked at Dillon and asked, "Have you still not been able to contact the people who went to Los Angeles?"

With a sorrowful expression, Dillon took out several faxed documents and placed them on the table in front of Joseph: "They all perished."

After hearing that they had gone missing, Joseph lost all hope. He looked down at the photo, which showed three men who had clearly been shot to death.

Still unsure, he asked, "Are you sure it's your person?"

"Yes, according to reliable sources, the three of them were surrounded and killed on the spot, each shot more than a dozen times." Dillon suppressed his grief and pointed to the corpses in the photo, saying, "They served with me in Delta Force for many years. Even if their faces were stained with blood, I would never mistake them."

Joseph wanted to say that it was good that he was dead, because he would be no threat.

Considering Dillon's feelings, he held back and said in a heavy tone, "All rewards for this mission will be doubled, plus a compensation payment from the club's account."

Dillon not only had connections with Target and his two companions, but also knew their families, and immediately said, "Thank you."

Joseph patted him on the shoulder and instructed, "Keep the family calm and don't let them say anything."

"I will." Dillon was actually somewhat relieved. If Tajit and the other two had been captured alive, some things, including his own, would have been exposed.

But capturing former Delta Force members alive is not so easy.

Dillon has always had confidence in the fighting capabilities of his subordinates.

Joseph looked at campaign manager Rodriguez and asked, "How's the media out there?"

Rodriguez rallied and replied, "The media that are biased towards us are all speaking up for us, but it's not very effective; these things are too easy to make connections."

Joseph understood this too, and sighed softly: "Tom Emerson used Epstein to set a trap for us, and we had no choice but to fall into it..."

Dillon said, "It will be difficult for us to intervene in Epstein's case again."

“Then let’s not make any more moves.” Joseph closed his eyes and said, “Whatever Epstein brings up, we will deny it all. Right now, we must win the election.”

The candidate has privileges, and even if Epstein produces evidence, he will not face any major trouble in the short term.

Without this identity, or if the election is lost...

Joseph thought about what would happen to Sillaly.

He murmured, "When did elections become a life-or-death war?"

Rodriguez heard this and said, "It seems to have started from the beginning of George Walker's second term."

Dillon suddenly said, "Was that when Hawke Osment first intervened in the American election?"

Joseph said softly, "The two parties, the Donald and the Elephant, were already deeply divided and were heading towards a complete split. The involvement of Hawke Osmond and the Ferguson family has accelerated this process."

The two men thought about it and both agreed with Joseph's statement: "Hock Osment is a man with no bottom line. It's a pity that Argentina's plan failed to take him down."

Joseph, disregarding the situation, said, "The prison operation failed, and public opinion has linked us with Middle Eastern extremist forces. I've become a traitor in their eyes. This kind of propaganda is extremely detrimental if it continues for a long time."

He pondered deeply: "This has become a scandal; we must take action."

Rodriguez chimed in: "The best way to cover up one scandal is to expose another, thereby diverting the media and public's attention."

Dillon agreed: "It's a pity that Leonardo has joined Hawke's camp. Otherwise, if he had stepped forward and exposed a scandal or something, it might have changed the direction of public opinion."

This is also a universally accepted method to divert public attention. What to do when a big shot gets into a scandal? First, kill off a celebrity as a sacrifice.

Rodriguez suddenly had an idea and said, "Harvey Weinstein! Perhaps we can do something with him."

His communication with Harvey had been strained for some time, leading to irreconcilable conflicts: "Harvey promised us about the Shirley biopic, but he kept delaying the preparation. Eric Ethan's biopic is about to have its preview screening in Los Angeles, and he hasn't even brought out his crew yet. That bastard has been lying to us!"

Dillon thought this was a good choice: "Harvey has a lot of influence in Hollywood, is known as the most successful Oscar promoter, and is simple and brutal in his methods, having raped too many actresses to count..."

Upon hearing this, Joseph slowly shook his head, rejecting the candidate: "Harvey Weinstein is not influential enough to quell the current public opinion. We must not only defend, but also launch a fierce offensive!"

Dillon and Rodriguez stopped mentioning Harvey.

Joseph's eldest son, due to Tom Emmer's revenge, can only lie in the ICU maintaining vital signs.

He said to Dillon, "We need to break the deadlock with the president's scandal. Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on Tom Emmer's illegitimate son?"

Dillon said, "Yes, we've been keeping a close eye on it, and we've even made some progress." (End of Chapter)