The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Chapter 705 The Situation is Set

Glendale, Los Angeles.

Inside the DreamWorks office, Spielberg took off his round glasses and looked at his old friend George Lucas.

The two have been friends and business partners for many years.

Lucas's graying eyebrows twitched incessantly, as if reflecting his master's mood: "Joseph has gone mad!"

Spielberg shook his head and sighed: "He wants to identify the video as an AI face-swapping video. Does such technology even exist now?"

“Currently, neither motion capture nor face-swapping with special effects can replicate the effects seen in the video.” Lucas’s Industrial Light & Magic is the world’s top film special effects company: “Joseph wants us to lie with our eyes open.”

Spielberg lowered his head: "The problem is that he has the video of St. James's Island."

Lucas remained silent. If he stood up to endorse Joseph, his reputation would be ruined, but if he didn't, he might become a criminal.

Before these two Hollywood moguls could make a difficult decision, Spielberg's phone suddenly beeped with a text message notification.

It was sent by Kathleen Kennedy, who reminded me: "You'd better check Twitter for today's news."

Spielberg turned on his computer on his desk, thinking, "What's wrong now?"

Lucas strode over and stood behind Spielberg.

The top headline in Twitter's news section was unusually sensational.

"The Secret Revealed: Joseph the Cannibal!"

Below are also several videos.

Spielberg clicked play, and the video showed Satanic symbols, followed by a feast of soul cooking.

Joseph was among them, and accompanied by two men dressed in black robes with inverted pentagrams, he toured the ingredients for the Soul Cooking.

Among the neatly arranged ingredients, green vegetables form the base, while various meats are neatly stacked on top. One of the skinned meat legs and arms looks quite unusual.

It looks like a human leg and arm.

Even though Lucas, Hollywood's richest man, had seen all sorts of horrific scenes, he still felt a bit nauseous and couldn't help but say, "I remember that in America, except for Idaho, cannibalism isn't illegal in other places."

Spielberg was speechless and continued watching the video.

The scene that follows is Joseph enjoying the food at the Soul Cooking event.

It's not much different from what Hillary exposed.

On a white porcelain plate longer than a person, there are lifelike human-shaped dishes, with a dark red soup base underneath.

Spielberg didn't seem to feel much in the first video; his tolerance had already been raised by Hillary.

But the second video made his facial muscles twitch.

A girl is chained to a wooden cross beneath an inverted pentagram. Joseph, dressed in a black robe with a pentagram, appears, creating a scene ten times more exaggerated than those torture films produced by Saint Valley.

At the end of the video, the girl was covered in wounds and on the verge of death.

Joseph left satisfied.

People of Spielberg's and Lucas's stature know a thing or two about these games; that girl certainly wouldn't have survived.

After watching the video, Spielberg's hesitation vanished, and he immediately made up his mind: "We must refuse Joseph's request; we absolutely cannot agree to it."

Lucas was even more direct: "Joseph cannot win. America cannot have such a person as president. The whole country would collapse. No matter how corrupt Washington is, it is impossible to put such a person in power."

Spielberg thought it made perfect sense and said, "That's for the best!"

“We need to do more than just reject Joseph; we need to make some public statements.” Lucas’s ability and vision to become Hollywood’s richest man with a net worth of nearly $50 billion and to have single-handedly promoted Spielberg far surpasses that of the old man.

He said, "Don't forget one thing: Joseph has leverage over us! So, some things have to be done. Now that we've made our choice, we're only safe if Joseph is completely finished. Even if he releases those videos, we can argue that they're fake."

"Furthermore, we need to hold a press conference to publicly announce what Joseph asked us to do, to proactively align ourselves with Hawke Osmond and Bryan Ferguson. Epstein is in their hands, and as long as Epstein denies it, the so-called videos are all fake."

Spielberg considered for a moment and then said, "I agree."

The two immediately called their assistants and contacted media reporters.

Meanwhile, Mr. Dong arrived at the Fox News studio.

He gave an exclusive interview to Harley Quinn.

Given Mr. Dong's style of dealing with the media, he didn't need reporters to ask any questions; he just rattled off a whole string of words on his own.

“In the late 1990s, when I was still a member of the Donald Party, I went to St. James’s Island with Richard Lambton and Hillary Clinton. I saw Joseph playing with those poor children more than once. Sometimes it was one, sometimes two or even three. I can swear to the Dong family that everything I said is true! If the court needs me, I am ready to be summoned to be a witness at any time.”

"It was precisely because I witnessed so many evils of the Donkey Party that I made up my mind to leave the Donkey Party and return to the Elephant Party..."

Mr. Dong's reputation is not very good, but his accusations against Joseph and his willingness to appear in court as a witness still had a considerable impact.

While the media was still processing the news, two people with excellent public reputation stepped forward.

George Lucas and Spielberg held a joint press conference to announce that Joseph had contacted them, wanting their endorsement, claiming that the St. James Island videos previously released by the media were all fabricated using AI and motion capture effects.

But their conscience and sense of justice wouldn't allow them to do so, so they decided to make the news public.

Regardless of their private conduct, these two individuals have an excellent public reputation, and their words are highly credible.

Public opinion was immediately ignited.

"I can't imagine that someone as despicable as Joseph could run for president!"

"The fact that Joseph was able to win the Democratic Party's internal election shows just how rotten the entire party is!"

"Wake up, voters! Do you think promises made by those who try to deceive the entire nation with lies will ever be kept?"

Joseph's credibility has been ruined by a series of scandals.

The shady dealings behind the scenes directly impacted the overt promises regarding politics, the economy, and people's livelihoods, essentially rendering Joseph's campaign policies and promises to various groups and social classes meaningless.

In a grand spectacle like the U.S. presidential election, public credibility remains quite important.

Even a person with a clear head knows that the promises made by American politicians are worth less than a piece of toilet paper.

After the press conference, Lucas and Spielberg immediately called Hawke.

The two then made a special trip to visit the Coast Building.

Hawke showed the appropriate enthusiasm upon hearing that the other party had taken the initiative to surrender, shaking hands firmly with the two men and saying, "Brian is in Georgia and can't come back right away, but he called me specifically to ask me to express my gratitude to you."

Lucas quickly added, "Our sense of justice and responsibility will not allow us to make those despicable choices."

Spielberg quickly followed up: "Joseph, who is rife with sins, does not deserve to be the president of the United States. As members of the United States, we will never allow such a person to be elected."

Hawke laughed and said, "You've stood on the side of justice."

The following day, the media broke another bombshell: Satanist leader Anton had filed a police report with the FBI, accusing several high-ranking Satanists of conspiring with Hillary Clinton and Joseph Johnson of the Democratic Party to illegally detain him and commit a series of crimes during his captivity. The FBI accepted the case, and although they were unable to conduct a targeted investigation due to Joseph Johnson's status as a presidential candidate, they released a series of evidence provided by Anton.

These included a whip and thorns with Joseph's fingerprints, a black robe Joseph wore, and tableware stained with the victim's DNA and Joseph's fingerprints.

Public opinion turned overwhelmingly negative, with even staunchly pro-CCP media outlets like NBC and The New York Times suddenly falling silent.

As time went on, Joseph's side became mired in a quagmire.

The latest opinion poll shows that Joseph's approval rating has fallen below 40 percent.

Brian's approval rating rose to 60 percent.

It's not that Brian has a particularly good reputation; during this period, there were also quite a few scandals involving him.

But in this contest of who's the worst, Brian's messes are nothing compared to Joseph's.

But in Hawke's eyes, that was far from enough.

Take advantage of his illness and kill him.

We cannot give Joseph and the Donald Party any breathing room.

These scandals will only ruin Joseph's public reputation and credibility.

The real fatal blow, however, is treason.

In a makeshift live broadcast studio on the 6th floor of the Coast Building, Megan Taylor was having a final discussion with Harley Quinn about the program's flow.

In the control room, Caroline crossed her arms and looked at the two people inside through the glass curtain wall.

Hawke walked in from outside and asked, "How are the preparations going?"

“Everything went smoothly.” Caroline pointed behind the glass curtain wall: “Megan is out.”

Megan turned to Hawke and asked, "Is everyone alright?"

Hawke said, "Everything is ready."

Megan put on her headset, gestured to the crew, and said, "Ready to begin."

Harley was already seated in front of the camera.

This program was specifically scheduled for prime time and broadcast live on Twitter and Fox News on the internet and television, respectively, in an effort to reach as many viewers as possible.

With Megan's command, the television network and Twitter live stream were simultaneously connected. Facing the camera, Halle said with unusual seriousness, "Welcome to this special news program jointly presented by Fox News and Twitter."

Her style is always concise, so she went straight to the point: "We will be focusing on last year's failed SEAL operation to hunt Benladon, and this episode will reveal the root causes of the operation's failure."

Next, the program briefly and effectively reviewed last year's failed hunting operation.

The images of the SEALs who died tragically, the burning wreckage of the Black Hawk helicopter, the Yellow Ribbon campaign commemorating the fallen soldiers, and the grieving families of the SEALs were all captured on camera.

Harley continued, "September 11, 2011, is a day that no American will forget. After a 10-year investigation, the authorities finally found Ben Laden's trail, but the operation failed. At the time, there were rumors that someone in the upper echelons of the United States had leaked information and betrayed national interests. Many mainstream media outlets called this nonsense. Today, I want to say that it is true."

She turned to look at the screen behind her: "Please watch a video now."

The video, provided by Jack Jones, began airing on television and Twitter live streams.

The video was clearly taken secretly, but the faces of the people in it were captured very clearly, mainly four people.

Joseph, Jack Jones, Dillon, and Rodriguez.

The four men discussed Tom Emer's operation to hunt down the Benladons, during which they talked about having someone monitor the Norfolk Naval Base. Once it was confirmed that a transport plane carrying SEALs had taken off, Joseph directly ordered his subordinates to leak the relevant information through secret channels in the Middle East to prevent the Tom Emer government's operation from succeeding.

It remains to be seen how viewers will react once the video is played.

Netizens watching the live Twitter broadcast were in an uproar.

"This is treason!"

"Joseph actually betrayed national interests!"

"Compared to Joseph, what are the Walker family's entanglements with the Middle East?"

"My God, is the Democratic Party planning to sell out America? They've actually chosen a traitor to run for president!"

Anyone who has risen to a high level in the United States knows that partisan struggles outweigh national interests, and these issues cannot be discussed openly.

Especially Benladen, who was identified as the real perpetrator of the 9/11 attacks.

At that moment, countless voters mentally crossed out Joseph's name.

After the video ended, Harley Quinn brought out Jack Jones and Dillon for an on-the-spot interview.

Because the video was filmed last year, the height and appearance of the two people are almost identical to those in the video.

Facing the camera, the two recounted in detail how Joseph instructed them to leak information to al-Qaeda through channels in the Middle East and India in order to influence the election.

That wasn't all. A former high-ranking official from India, Abhishek, then came to the studio and, following a pre-rehearsed script, recounted how he cooperated with Joseph's side to use Indian websites to leak secrets.

As the program aired, the entire American media industry experienced a collective frenzy.

There's so much news to uncover here.

As for Joseph, the title of traitor was firmly attached to him.

Compared to this leak, the Watergate scandal is child's play.

The Watergate scandal directly led to the resignation of a US president.

Shortly after the show aired, Joseph's speaking event in Las Vegas, Nevada, was surrounded by a large crowd.

Apart from die-hard supporters, everyone else was chanting the same slogan.

"Traitor! Traitor..."

Several retired SEALs, along with family members of fallen SEALs, suddenly rushed out of the crowd and threw rotten eggs at Joseph.

The Secret Service agents responsible for protecting Joseph strangely failed to intercept these people.

Several rotten eggs were thrown at Joseph.

As the agents lowered their heads, they even revealed expressions of satisfaction.

Most of them came from the military and had an instinctive hatred for people like Joseph.

At this moment, all of Joseph's actions were futile.

The outcome of this election is already decided. (End of Chapter)

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