America: Starting with the Last Liberty

Chapter 179 Unexpected Gain 4K

"It hasn't come to that yet. We already know Walsh's purpose and motives, so it shouldn't be difficult to find his weakness."

Rosen's words made Jane breathe a sigh of relief; she definitely didn't want to rely on her family's help.

"That's good!"

Looking at the time, Rosen realized he had been slacking off for too long, so he said goodbye to Jane and Audrey and returned to his post.

When Eileen returned to the dance studio excitedly after making the call, she only found Audrey waiting for her.

Where is Mr. Rosen?

"Of course I went to work! Rosen is a photographer; he can't be away from his post for too long."

Eileen was immediately disappointed and muttered to herself.

"Honestly! It's all my grandpa's fault, he talked to me on the phone for so long!"

The saying that girls are outgoing is absolutely true; right now, Eileen has already started criticizing her family.

"Hehe! It's okay, look what this is!"

Audrey waved a small piece of paper.

Eileen quickly snatched it and glanced at it, only to find it was a string of numbers.

"Is this Mr. Rosen's phone number?"

"uh-huh!"

"That's wonderful! Audrey, thank you! You'll be my best friend from now on!"

"Eileen, you've really disappointed me! Turns out I wasn't even your best friend before!"

"How could that be? You were my best friend before, you are my best friend now, and you will always be my best friend!"

Eileen took the initiative to hug Audrey and kiss her.

At that moment, Jane burst in again.

"What are you doing? Training is about to begin!"

"They're here!" ×2

After a busy day, Rosen picked Megan up from get off work in his Dodge Viper.

After a romantic dinner at a French restaurant on Hollywood Boulevard, Rosen and Megan couldn't wait to return to their apartment to rehearse Pacific Rim.

After several training sessions, Megan has gradually adapted to Rosen's rhythm, and the two are becoming increasingly synchronized when piloting their mechs together.

They are even able to perform many difficult moves together.

However, physical strength is ultimately Meghan's weakness, as hosting is quite physically demanding.

Fortunately, Rosen didn't push too hard, and they happily achieved 200% synchronization, completing the rehearsal for Pacific Rim.

Yes, after rehearsals, Megan's bedroom really did smell like the Pacific Ocean, filled with the scent of the sea.

Exhausted from exercising, Megan fell asleep immediately, all the pressure disappearing from her body.

For the next two weeks, things were peaceful at Fox Television, and no more incidents like the exploding cake occurred.

Only Rosen, who carried Eva's locator, encountered several assassin attacks.

However, these assassins were clearly not very strong, only slightly stronger than the 40 assassins who appeared at Castro's villa, let alone compared to Eva and Case.

Rosen asked Eva, and she said that there was no clear distinction between the ranks of assassins within the mainland hotel.

Generally, your level is determined by what level of assassination mission you can complete independently; it's very simple and straightforward.

Unfortunately, being an assassin is a profession that consumes resources very quickly, because failing a mission usually means death.

Therefore, there is no specific professional ranking system for assassins; hotels in mainland China generally only consider the number of missions they have completed.

There are actually assassin rankings in the underworld, based on the number of missions completed.

However, due to a lack of accurate data, it is not very reliable and can only be considered a dubious list.

The only confirmed assassin rank is Legendary Assassin, a title earned only by assassins with over ten years of service and who have completed 100 A-level missions. It's the signature title of the Mainland Hotel.

Svefar and John Wick, who gave me my life, are legendary assassins.

Eva and Case can currently be classified as B-level assassins, meaning assassins capable of carrying out B-level assassination missions independently.

The assassins who appeared at Castro's villa were all D-level assassins, belonging to the lowest level of assassins in the mainland hotels. Their actual skill level was probably similar to that of trained gang members.

As for the assassin who tried to kill Rosen these past few days, they should be a C-level assassin, with strength equivalent to an ordinary soldier or a mobile unit member.

However, these C-level assassins had no chance against Rosen, who possessed various trump cards and advanced technology.

Therefore, after several failed assassination attempts, no more assassins appeared.

Mainland hotels also have rules: if an assassin fails to kill the same target multiple times, the mission will be upgraded.

The person placing the order must spend more money to hire a more skilled assassin.

Time quickly came to December 24th, which was Christmas Eve.

After a month and a half of competition, the Miss America pageant eliminated 45 contestants, leaving 5 finalists.

Quite by chance, all three of the contestants that Rosen knew happened to be on the list.

The final match tonight is Fox's highlight of the year, so the entire station was already busy early in the morning.

When Rosen arrived at the studio, he found that the entire studio had undergone tremendous changes.

"What the hell? When was this changed?"

Looking at the magnificent stage, the dazzling lights, and the miniature Statue of Liberty symbolizing America, Rosen couldn't help but marvel.

Who says Americans are inefficient? If you're willing to spend the money, they can be incredibly fast.

"Come on! You're following the beauties around the hotel without knowing that the station is swamped with work here."

Mike, with dark circles under his eyes and looking exhausted, answered Rosen.

Rosen leaned close to Mike and asked in a low voice.

"Mike, has the studio been checked?"

"Of course we checked! Several staff members and I searched the entire studio, under the chairs, under the tables, and even the ceiling, but we didn't find anything unusual."

"It's not that simple after all."

Although we know that Keith Troy must have something to rely on to be so arrogant in issuing bomb threats and announcements.

Rosen was still somewhat disappointed by Mike's answer.

Rosen glanced around, his gaze quickly drawn to the prominent Statue of Liberty.

"Mike, has the Statue of Liberty been inspected?"

"Of course! We thoroughly inspected the Statue of Liberty; it's hollow inside, and I even went inside to see! Rosen, I think Fox TV's security has been pretty good lately; there shouldn't be any problems with the equipment. The real issue is the audience!"

America appears to be very respectful of privacy, and it's unlikely that Fox would conduct body searches on viewers.

Therefore, it is possible for audience members to bring prohibited items into the studio.

Rosen nodded.

"You should be careful about this. The FBI has secured a lot of tickets, and there will be many FBI agents acting as viewers during the live stream tonight."

These words relieved Mike, who was very much hoping that tonight's live broadcast would go smoothly.

Based on current program data, tonight's grand finale might break viewership records, which means a hefty prize.

"God bless, may tonight's live stream go smoothly!"

"Mike, what are you doing! Come help me right now! And you, the one with the non-prescription glasses, you come help too!"

Mike shrugged at Rosen and reluctantly went about his work.

On the other hand, the hotel was not as busy, but it was still very tense.

Megan is explaining the competition process to the contestants. These things need to be explained in advance, otherwise it could cause a live broadcast disaster.

"The live broadcast tonight will start with a swimsuit show. The station has prepared quite a few swimsuits, and you can choose whichever you like. After the swimsuit show, I will come on stage and ask each of you a question related to love and peace. It won't be too difficult, so please prepare in advance and don't give yourself away. After the questions, there will be a 'GG' segment, followed by individual talent performances."

You should all be ready by now, right?

Anderson? Anderson? Are you even listening to me?

All the other contestants were listening attentively, but Eileen seemed distracted. Megan had to call her several times before she came to her senses.

"Oh? Ms. Kelly, I'm listening!"

Megan frowned slightly, even though she knew that Eileen, Audrey, and Jane had a good relationship and were also friends of Rosen.

However, Meghan is quite serious at work and won't give preferential treatment to people she knows.

"Anderson, tell me what I just said."

Eileen, of course, couldn't say anything, and her speechless state made Megan very angry.

"Eileen, tonight is the most important live stream. How can you act like this? There might be over 8000 million Americans watching tonight. Do you want to make a fool of yourself in front of so many people?"

Megan's rebuke made Eileen feel guilty.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Kelly."

"Please listen carefully to what I'm about to say. If you don't understand anything from what we've discussed before, feel free to ask me. Let's continue with the live stream!"

Eileen pursed her lips, her mind still not on Megan's words, which made Audrey very strange.

However, Audrey also needed to hear Megan explain the process, so she could only ask Eileen after it was over.

Half an hour later, Megan left the hotel after finishing her speech.

Megan was very busy as the host today. After going over the process with the contestants, she had to go back and memorize her script and lines.

Actually, Megan wasn't originally supposed to be in charge of guiding the contestants, but she felt that interacting with them more would make them less nervous during the live broadcast.

After the show ended, Audrey immediately pulled Eileen aside.

"Eileen, what's wrong with you today? Are you feeling unwell?"

Eileen bit her lip, her expression one of great pain.

"Audrey, I got a call from home this morning. My grandfather wants me to withdraw from the competition!"

These words stunned Audrey, and she finally understood why Eileen was behaving so strangely today.

To be honest, if Audrey were in that situation, she would also be distraught.

But then again, Audrey was a bit strange.

"Eileen, why did you have to withdraw from the competition of all times—during the finals?"

If they didn't want Eileen to participate in the competition, they could have made her withdraw from it long ago.

Now that Erin has made it to the finals and has a high probability of becoming Miss America, it would be very strange for her to withdraw from the competition at this point.

Eileen looked aggrieved.

"I asked my grandfather the same question, but he just said that the finals would be dangerous and that someone would pick me up at noon."

If anyone else heard this, they would definitely think that Eileen's grandfather was trying to scare her.

But upon hearing this, Audrey immediately thought of her mission.

"Eileen, how did your grandfather know there was danger in the finals?"

"I don't know! Grandpa didn't explain this, but he would never scare me with something like this, so I'm in a dilemma now."

"Eileen, I've always been curious about what your family does for a living?"

Feeling depressed, Eileen needed to confide in someone, so she revealed her family situation to Audrey.

"My parents died in an accident a long time ago, and I was actually raised by my grandfather. He was a city councilor, so he told me not to tell anyone. I changed my last name to register for this competition."

Audrey was very familiar with the matter of changing her surname.

"Eileen, I also changed my surname when I registered. My family said that my surname is a sensitive one."

These words greatly surprised and delighted Eileen.

"You too? What was your original surname?"

"Bonano".

"Bonano? Oh! That's the Mafia family! No wonder you changed your surname. The Bonano family scandal was so big in the middle of the year, the audience will definitely be prejudiced against this surname."

Eileen looked at Audrey with a hint of sympathy. She thought the other woman just shared the same surname, but she never expected that Audrey was actually the heir of the Bonanno family.

Audrey smiled and then asked Eileen in return.

"And what about you? Do you also happen to share the same surname as some dangerous individual?"

Eileen hesitated for a moment. Her family had told her to avoid revealing her real surname to outsiders as much as possible.

But Audrey was Irene's good friend, and she had already explained her situation, so she eventually told her.

come out.

"Actually, my last name is Walsh."

Audrey was shocked. She never expected that her best friend of the past month and a half would have the surname Walsh.

This sudden discovery caused Audrey's voice to tremble as she spoke.

"Eileen, you said your last name is Walsh?"

"yes!"

"Is your grandfather a city councilor?"

"yes!"

"Is his name Ed Walsh?"

Eileen looked at Audrey strangely, sensing that something was off with her best friend.

"Audrey, my grandfather's name is indeed Ed Walsh. Is there a problem?"

This is a big problem!

Audrey's eyes darted around, and suddenly an idea came to her.

"It's nothing! By the way, I have an idea. Since we still have time, how about I go to your house with you and try to persuade your grandfather to let you continue participating in the competition?"

Eileen's eyes lit up.

"Is this okay?"

"Let's talk to Megan, she should agree! You wait for me!"

Audrey first went to Jane to explain her unexpected gain.

Jane's first reaction was to object.

"Audrey, this is far too dangerous! I absolutely will not allow it!"

"Jane, I'm just an ordinary girl. I don't think Walsh will be wary of me, so even if it looks like I'm going into danger, it's actually very safe!"

Jane was still a little worried.

"I'm going to contact Rosen; he'll absolutely not agree to this plan!"

(Eileen Walsh)

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