The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Indian Mutual Aid Association.

In one of the meeting rooms, Anil Ambani placed a copy of The Hollywood Reporter, which he had brought with him, in front of his fellow Indian, Rajput.

The latter picked it up and saw the front page headline, which featured a photo of Leonardo DiCaprio and Meryl Streep, the male and female leads in the movie "Sirius".

Anil pointed at the table and said, "This is a movie I invested in. It grossed over $1 million at the North American box office last weekend, received unanimous praise from the media, and set a new rating record on IMDb. It will definitely be the top favorite for next year's Oscars, surpassing Mukesh's investment in 'Lincoln,' even if Spielberg is the director of that movie!"

Rajput also had considerable assets, and he traveled all the way to Los Angeles just to investigate Anil's investment projects.

“I know Mukesh has also contacted you, asking you to invest in his project.” Anil pressed on, “If the project were in India, I would definitely recommend him. I admit that. In India alone, I am not as good as Mukesh.”

Rajput smiled and said, "You are very powerful in India too."

Anil said, "This world is not just India. The United States is the world's largest market and the largest economy. If Indian capital wants to develop in the United States, it must first choose the right partner. Who did Mukesh choose? Spielberg, a film director and film company owner, and the kind who has made DreamWorks worse and worse."

He flashed a remarkably confident smile: "My partner in America is Hawke Osment, the founder of Twitter and West Coast Tech, an American billionaire who can influence the Washington authorities. The 'Cilary' movie is just a tiny fraction of all of Hawke's investments. Look at his other investments, which one wasn't a huge success?"

Rajput exclaimed, "I know him. He's the leader of America's tech elite. Spielberg can't compare to him in terms of wealth, status, or influence."

Anil asked, "When it comes to investing in America, you definitely made the right choice by choosing me."

Rajput had previously visited the Indian International School in Los Angeles, which was under construction, but was still not entirely at ease, saying, "I hope to meet Hawke Osment."

Anil considered for a moment and replied, "I need to call Hawke first."

Given the large sums of money involved, Rajput has plenty of patience to wait.

Anil called the Twitter chairman's office directly, and was quickly transferred to Hawke's side, where they chatted for a few minutes.

They happened to have time then, so they agreed to his request.

Anil quickly called Rajput and rushed to the Coast Building, where they met Hawke in the meeting room on the 16th floor.

Besides Hawke, Roger Keane, the director of the investment foundation, also received them.

Both of them were very enthusiastic.

This is mainly because Anil has invested billions of dollars in international schools and foundations.

Hawke might disregard Anil's feelings, but he would certainly give Franklin ample respect.

He also made a few appropriate compliments about Anil and India.

Rajput's investment intentions grew stronger, and he prepared to participate in Anil's American investment plan.

This money will ultimately flow into the accounts of the international school program.

After seeing the two Indians off, Hawke asked Roger Keane, "Are there any problems with the funding?"

Roger smiled and said, "We Americans have our own national conditions. When it comes to investments in international school projects, we naturally use American accounting methods, just like Hollywood movie projects. We can always find a way."

Hawke thought to himself that the Americans nowadays would still find some ways, but in the future they would become increasingly simple and brutal.

Bank failures are a minor issue; the FBI using pretexts to lure people out of their money is standard practice; and things like pulling the plug on the internet are commonplace.

He said, "Don't be too rough in your work, be more meticulous."

“Okay,” Roger replied, then added, “The Los Angeles International School will be completed by the end of next year. Are you really going to recruit Indian students?”

The social situation in the United States is changing very rapidly, and many of Hawke's deals with India will also change next year.

Especially in satellite transactions.

Hawke had two plans: "If everything goes smoothly, this international school can be a private school under the group company, giving priority to enrolling the children of the company's employees. Otherwise, it will be secretly modeled after the American public education system, allowing India's young elites to experience American-style happy education."

Roger understood what to do.

Hawke then convened a meeting with Caroline, Harland, Sasha, and others from Twitter to further amplify the public opinion surrounding the Epstein affair and the "Sirius" series.

…………

Manhattan, New York.

Joseph concluded his private meeting with New York City Mayor Bloomberg, took the elevator down to the underground parking lot, got into a Cadillac, and had the driver drive away.

"Was the meeting successful?" asked Rodriguez, who was in the passenger seat.

Joseph slowly shook his head: "Bloomberg refuses to cooperate with me. He's now part of the Elephant Party and intends to uphold its position."

Rodriguez was not surprised, after all, Bloomberg had abandoned his Democratic Party affiliation more than ten years ago.

Joseph sighed: "They only care about their own interests and never care about the future of America."

This remark had too many implications, and neither Rodriguez nor Dillon, who was driving, knew how to respond for a moment.

Joseph learned through clandestine channels that Bloomberg also intended to run for president, but the competition within the Elephant Party was fierce, and Bloomberg intended to return to the Democratic Party in the future. So he secretly came to New York to meet with the current mayor of New York, hoping to use Bloomberg to make some moves within the Elephant Party.

Bloomberg rejected his request for collaboration.

But Joseph did not give up. He told Rodriguez, "You should send someone to continue contacting Bloomberg's aides. Bloomberg prioritizes personal interests. In 2001, he switched from the Democratic Party to the Elephant Party for the sake of his election campaign. Now that he has his eye on the Oval Office, he is interested in returning to the Democratic Party. If the offer is right, he is very likely to become our mole within the Elephant Party."

“I will keep Natalie in New York.” The Natalie Rodriguez was referring to was a lobbyist who worked exclusively for the Democratic Party and was even more attractive than Elizabeth Carter, Washington’s most famous female lobbyist.

Joseph then said to Dillon, "Go find Anton Ravi and ask him what's going on over there, why it's such a mess."

"Yes." Dillon opened the door, got out of the car, and got into another Ford.

Joseph glanced at the time displayed on the car's screen and said to the driver, "Let's go, to Brooklyn."

He planned to meet Bernie Sanders, a prominent radical leader of the Democratic Party.

This was a squid politician, quite important to Joseph's campaign. Meanwhile, Dillon soon arrived at the Satanic headquarters and met Gordon, the middle-aged man in charge of day-to-day affairs, in the reception room.

The latter dismissed everyone else and said, "Do you have a new mission this time?"

Dillon kept staring at him: "You guys were behind Meryl's affair, weren't you?"

This was a necessary action taken in response to Joseph's side, and Gordon had no reason to deny it, saying, "It was a fringe believer who did it. We didn't expect him to take such drastic measures, shooting Meryl in the street."

He had to admit that the cult leader Anton's personal charisma and his persuasive brainwashing abilities were indeed powerful.

Dillon wasn't concerned about Meryl, but rather that the Satanic Church had made its move, eliminating the most useless target: "With so many options, why did you choose Meryl? Her qualifications, her network, her decades-long fanbase—all of these are now pushing that biopic to expand its influence."

Gordon shrugged helplessly: "We also want to teach those bastards in Los Angeles a lesson and show them that the Satanists are not people to mess with, but given the reality, what can we do?"

He went on to explain: “Jennifer Ferguson, the FBI’s Los Angeles director, is either at the FBI branch office or surrounded by bodyguards. Erica Ferguson, are you sure I’m not just asking for trouble by sending people to deal with her? She’s notoriously ruthless! Brian is the governor, and I don’t want Satanism to be banned. And Hawke Osment, man, don’t be ridiculous. Hillary tried so many methods, and not only did she fail to get rid of him, she also met her demise early…”

Dillon stared coldly at Gordon.

Gordon continued, "The Los Angeles authorities prepared for the worst when this biopic was released. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise, and Eric Ethan and his wife were all surrounded by professional bodyguard teams of more than a dozen people, while Meryl Streep only had two female bodyguards. To put it another way, even if we had killed someone else on set, the impact wouldn't have been any less than what happened on set."

Dillon said, "I never said I wanted to kill anyone in the crew."

Gordon looked on in surprise: "Didn't you imply this when you came over last time?"

Dillon wanted to use Satanism as a weapon.

But this knife had already developed its own thoughts and didn't foolishly take the blame for others.

Gordon sighed: "The Satanic Church is an organization that spreads ideas. It excels in the art of language and thought, not in shouting and killing. Since that's the case, you came to us, and Anton still instructed us to do our best to repay your help over the years. But we are not professionals after all, and can only make some choices within our capabilities."

This preemptively shut Dillon up; from his perspective, the Satanists had indeed taken the necessary actions as they had suggested.

However, after this operation, the situation not only did not improve, but deteriorated further.

Things had come to this point, and Dillon couldn't be too harsh. He said, "Don't take any more substantive action in Los Angeles. Withdraw your personnel as soon as possible."

He thought about it carefully and realized that what the other person said made a lot of sense. The only violent means by which Satanism had been able to develop over the years was by kidnapping girls.

Apart from that, they mostly rely on talking and thinking to get things done.

Gordon breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, I'll bring them back as soon as possible."

Dillon added, "Your work next year will go back to the old ways: contacting and assimilating allies."

Gordon confidently stated, "We are absolutely professional in this area."

Dillon quickly said goodbye, left the Satanic headquarters, and drove to Brooklyn.

In bustling New York, vehicles constantly change around the Ford.

Dillon was unaware that someone was watching him.

At the headquarters of the Satanic cult, Gordon saw Dillon off and went to the top floor of the office building, entering the office of the cult leader, Anton.

Anton was fiddling with a glossy goat horn when he asked, "Has the person left?"

Gordon sat on the sofa and said, "I just saw him off, and he came over wanting to interrogate me. I could only try to make excuses."

He looked at the cult leader: "This is only a temporary solution."

Having established the Satanic Church for many years and seen many storms, Anton appeared very calm and said, "Everything that Seraphim has experienced has taught me a lesson: I cannot gamble away decades of hard work and the future of the entire Satanic Church for the sake of Joseph alone."

Gordon agreed: "Since the last election, the competition between the Donalds and the Elephants has become increasingly fierce. I have a feeling that a more direct and violent conflict may break out between the two sides at any time. If we, the forces caught in the middle, do not handle it well, we are very likely to become cannon fodder."

Anton learned a lesson from Sillari: "This is also the situation I was most worried about, so we must stay calm and not be used as a tool."

He has considerable ability to develop Satanism to its current level: "You may not have noticed, but I have carefully studied and analyzed cases related to Hawke Osment. Since he started his business, all obstacles in his and Brian's way, whether people or forces, have met with bad ends."

Gordon hadn't paid attention to it: "Like this..."

Anton said, "The road to the pinnacle of capital and power is paved with blood at every step."

He then asked, "What has been the reaction from the Los Angeles Group?"

“There are no abnormalities for the time being.” Gordon knew what the cult leader was worried about, and explained in detail: “I contacted the Holy Maiden’s side, and her ex-husband said that as long as we don’t stand against the Los Angeles Group, they can pretend that this incident never happened.”

Anton felt a little relieved and said, "We've given the Los Angeles Group a very generous gift."

Meryl Streep's shooting death in the street is tantamount to a deification movement.

The god created is not only the actor himself, but also his last film.

…………

With the New Year approaching, Erica begins planning her vacation with Hawke.

In the past few years, due to the cult leader's rise to power and the many bad things he did, the two of them did not travel recklessly. They would usually go to Hawke's ranch in Wyoming during their holidays.

With the election approaching, Hawke couldn't stay away from North America for too long, so he said, "How about we go to Costa Rica?"

Erica, who had never been there, said, "It's safe there, so it's worth a visit."

The headquarters of Hurricane Company is located in Costa Rica.

Hawke's phone rang at that moment; it was Elizabeth Carter calling.

He answered the call and asked, "Is it urgent?"

Elizabeth quickly said, "I just received news that Dong Zong is about to publicly announce his candidacy for next year's general election." (End of Chapter)