The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, the current president's vacation residence.

Erica took a little girl from Jennifer, held her in her arms, and exclaimed, "She's heavier than I thought!"

The blonde girl gave her a crisp laugh and kicked her little legs wildly.

Hawke quickly stepped forward and said, "Darling, it's my turn to hug our goddaughter."

Erica was also worried that the girl would kick her protruding belly, so she gently handed her to Hawke and instructed, "Don't use force. Support her bottom with one hand and let her rest her head on your arm."

Hawke, holding the little girl, asked Brian, "Have I named my daughter yet?"

Brian and Jennifer are both terrible at naming things, saying, "We've argued a lot about it, and we only decided on Helen yesterday."

“A very nice name.” Hawke held the child in one arm and gently touched her little nose with the other, jokingly adding, “Perhaps her eyebrows will one day start an American civil war.”

Jennifer laughed and said, "I hope you don't become a jinx like Brian."

She then looked at Erica's lower abdomen and asked, "Is it a boy or a girl?"

Erica said softly, "It's probably a boy."

Brian replied, "I must be the Godfather."

Hawke said, "No problem."

Jennifer came over to take the child and carried him to chat with Erica about parenting.

Hawke and Brian discussed their next move.

“I’ve already started implementing it in Europe,” Brian said as he followed behind. “At most two years, war will break out in Eastern Europe. That bear is already eager to annex Crimea.”

Hawke slowed his pace, putting some distance between himself and the two in front of him, and said, "We can start preparing a harvesting plan now."

The essence of this world has never changed; it has always been a dog-eat-dog world. If you don't sit at the table, you'll be placed on someone else's plate.

A wealthy but indecisive Europe is naturally a delicious feast.

Hawke couldn't possibly eat all that, but the hungry wolves of America were eyeing him covetously.

After finishing these things, Brian recalled the news he had seen yesterday and said, "I haven't congratulated you yet on topping the Forbes rich list and becoming the world's first billionaire."

Hawke dismissed it: "The real super-rich are all hiding underwater."

Brian said, "Aren't you the same? The publicly disclosed $1056 billion is just a small part of your power."

Previously, there was no clear concept of this, but after being in the White House for more than half a year, Brian discovered that almost all of Costa Rica's key departments were under Hawke's control, and the police and armed forces were all under the control of Hurricane Corporation.

Hawke asked, "What's the situation with Joseph?"

“A full investigation is underway.” Brian knew very well that with the current escalation of tensions within the Democratic Party, he had to do everything in his power to suppress the party’s influence: “Many Democratic figures surrounding Joseph will be implicated.”

Hawke and Erica had lunch there and then returned home.

After seeing Erica upstairs to rest, Hawke received a call from Edward.

The savior spoke very quickly: "A shooting occurred in Century City. The victim was Mr. Dong. The gunman was caught on the spot by the patrol officers. He was one of two homeless women."

"I'll go take a look around the neighborhood." Hawke instructed his bodyguard to prepare a more ordinary car, and then they drove to Century City.

The two sides are not far apart. On the Century City side, a cordon has been set up, and there are quite a few onlookers.

When Hawke arrived, rescuers were pulling a stretcher out of the crowd, and the person lying on the stretcher had already been covered up.

A short while later, Edward strode over, got into the passenger seat, and said to Hawke, "I've found out that the gunmen are Joanna Fies and her daughter Allison Fies. According to people at the scene, the two of them stopped people and questioned why they wouldn't be compensated. When they were refused, they pulled out guns."

Hawke nodded slightly and said to the driver, "Let's go." The car drove out of Century City and headed to Silicon Beach. Now, more than a third of the office buildings in the vast Silicon Beach belong to Hawke.

And several of these companies.

…………

Arlington County, Virginia.

Outside a sprawling villa, hundreds of people blocked the entrance, obstructing the vehicles carrying FBI agents and special prosecutors.

These die-hard supporters of the Democratic Party, holding posters and banners and chanting slogans to defend freedom and democracy, acted like madmen who had lost their minds, trying to protect Joseph.

The FBI team leader was Cheek, an official who had risen through the ranks from the Los Angeles branch.

He picked up the walkie-talkie and reminded everyone: "Proceed according to plan. Send some people to keep watch, and the rest of you into the villa."

The news of the forced subpoena was deliberately leaked yesterday after the compulsory subpoena procedure was arranged, so as to give the Donald Party supporters time to create an incident.

This scene was designed to further escalate the conflict, giving the authorities a reason and excuse to crack down on the Democratic Party.

As the two sides confronted each other, the crowd's emotions gradually became agitated due to the provocation from the inside players.

It's unclear who first threw a tomato at the FBI vehicle, but then water bottles and all sorts of other random things were thrown at them.

Some of the higher-ups rushed forward and tried to overturn the FBI vehicle.

Chick asked over the walkie-talkie, "Was the evidence filmed?"

"Evidence has been collected!"

"The recorder is working."

Chick ordered: "Riot squad, move in and clear the area with tear gas, rubber batons and rubber bullets. If any firearms are found, remove the danger immediately."

The doors of the riot control vehicles at the back opened, and a large number of personnel wearing gas masks and carrying batons and riot shields came out.

These people gave a routine warning, then fired tear gas, and armed FBI agents opened fire on the most crazed group, using rubber bullets to take them down.

Although the Donald Party supporters were emotional, no one drew their guns in retaliation, not even one person pulled out a gun.

Tear gas was used to disperse the crowd, rubber bullets were used to subdue the protesters, riot police advanced steadily, batons were swung at people, and screams and blood were seen continuously.

The riot police who followed arrested one after another.

Under corporal punishment, democracy and freedom were shattered, and the defense of Joseph remained merely a slogan.

Chick led the FBI agents, along with the special prosecutor, into Joseph's villa.

A dozen minutes later, they brought Joseph to the car.

Also taken away were dozens of key members of the Donkey Party supporters.

In the following two days, several members of the Democratic Party involved in the St. James Island case and the Satanic cult case were formally placed under investigation.

The United States is experiencing severe social and political turmoil, with large-scale protests erupting in multiple states.

Washington authorities adopted a tough response, deploying the National Guard, and violent clashes broke out between the two sides.

The social divisions and conflicts in the United States have entered a completely new phase.

(The End) (End of Chapter)