America achieves both fame and fortune

Chapter 222 Car Accident

As darkness fell, Shelmer had just contacted Fred, who told him to be patient and wait until he hadn't found anything before looking for another opportunity.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the passenger window, and a white man pointed at the right front wheel and shouted, "Your tire is flat."

Shelmer opened the car door and went around to check the situation.

"Don't move." Ivan blocked the outside with his body, holding a gun in his hand on the inside.

Before Shelmer could react, two people rushed over from behind and pressed hard objects against his lower back.

One person said, "Keep moving forward and don't speak."

Shelmer stepped forward, trying to remain calm: "Buddy..."

"Shut up." Before he could finish speaking, he felt something sharp pierce his clothes and penetrate his skin.

Shelmer was put into a minivan.

The golden retriever that stayed behind checked Shelmer's car, made sure there were no problems, and then quickly left.

Almost simultaneously, Parat and Lina were also shoved into the car.

In a warehouse near Atlanta Airport.

Sofia, wearing a tank top and shorts, did a set of dumbbell exercises while waiting for someone.

Chris Pratt had just been hoisted onto the steel beam by Ivan when Bruce accompanied Martin up the fire escape to the second floor. They entered the office on the second floor, where they could see and hear what was happening below through the large windows.

Sofia was decisive and direct; without asking any questions, she said to Scott beside her, "Take off his pants."

Scott, with his legs spread wide and his gait splayed out, pulled off Pratt's belt.

Parat stared in horror at the eccentric madman who walked with such a bizarre gait, and cried out, "No, don't do this!"

Sofia snapped her fingers, and her henchmen tightened the ropes, pulling Parat into a spread-eagle position.

Scott opened his bag and took out a pink water bottle and a baton.

Parat was terrified: "What do you want to know? Ask away! Ask away!"

No one spoke, no one asked a question, Scott picked up his baton and thrust it upwards.

A bloodcurdling scream echoed through the warehouse.

"What do you want to know? Just ask!" Parat said, his voice trembling with grievance. "How can you interrogate like this!"

Scott grinned maliciously. He had been taken advantage of all day, and tonight he finally had the chance to take advantage of someone. He wasn't about to let it end like this.

He gripped the baton tightly and shook it forcefully, as if starting an old-fashioned tank with a crank handle.

This white, bulky tank made a noise ten times louder than the Tiger tank.

Sofia then went over and picked up the pink water bottle.

Martin turned to look at Bruce, who was sweating profusely.

Even more pitiful screams rang out.

Martin said softly, "I wonder if he has a kind landlord who would recommend a proctologist."

He asked Old Bu, "Back then...?"

"Shut up!" Bruce warned menacingly.

Sophia's voice came from below: "Tell me, why did you do all this tonight?"

Pratt, panting heavily, felt like he was about to explode on the spot, and quickly said, "I didn't want to either, it was Shelmer, Shelmer framed me!"

He recounted what had happened.

Bruce said, "That's a really bad tactic."

Martin heard him clearly, but said, "It's the most effective method against men too."

The most seductive things for men are nothing more than money, power, and sex.

The black Sherman was also hoisted up. Sophia glanced at his dark skin with disgust, then retreated to the dumbbells, leaving the rest of the work to Scott.

It's easy to imagine what Scott, finally able to hold his head high, would do.

Shelmer was even worse than Pratt; he vomited everything up after just one use of a baton, even confessing to being raped by the 50-year-old, fat, and ugly black man next door when he was in high school.

As for the blonde girl Lina, she was under 16 years old and her purpose was to lure Martin into a trap.

Bruce scrutinized the girl through the window, and after a moment said, "I've noticed, this girl is a bit like a combination of Lily and Blake."

Martin retorted, "What do you mean, you scoundrel?"

Bruce shrugged: "I'm just stating a fact."

The interrogation ended, and the person was temporarily taken away. Sofia went upstairs alone.

Seeing the female warrior approach with a pink water bottle, Martin and Bruce unconsciously took a step back.

Sofia said, "Don't worry, I will only make you enjoy yourself, not suffer."

Bruce didn't believe this nonsense and hid behind Martin.

He said he would guard Martin's rear, and he always would.

Martin asked, "Taylor Perry is involved. How do you plan to handle this?"

Sofia's eyes narrowed: "He wants to ruin our tens of millions of dollars investment. I'm going to blow him up myself and throw him into the sea to feed the sharks."

Martin cautioned, "We're doing legitimate business." He added directly, "Tyler Perry might be backed by the Methodist Church, and could involve many more people. It depends on what Kelly Gray thinks."

Sofia was impulsive, but her mind was clear: "Okay."

Martin isn't stupid; Kelly is using him as bait to lure someone in.

Now that the fish has taken the bait, he won't go for it directly. Kelly's Freedom Society, and the forces behind it, are mortal enemies of those guys.

The best way is to let both sides fight it out, and he'll shout "666" (a Chinese internet slang for "awesome").

Martin took the recording, left the warehouse with Old Brooks, called Kelly on the way, and went straight to her villa.

Kelly listened carefully to the recording: "You wait here, I'm going out for a bit."

She went to see the chairperson, Julia.

Martin waited for less than half an hour before Kelly returned.

"How is it?" Martin asked.

Kelly said, "Let Sophia hand the person over to the APD. Someone will take over. We can just watch the rest."

This is what Martin wanted.

He stayed with Kelly and kept getting the latest news from her.

That evening, the APD special operations team, armed with an emergency search warrant, led a large force to raid the Mandela Club, rescuing more than 20 unidentified girls and seizing a large quantity of illegal firearms and flour.

A conservative city councilor was cornered in a private room.

APD couldn't do anything about him at first, but the team leader discovered that the private room was being recorded the whole time.

The congressman was extremely annoyed.

The news spread quickly, and conservative figures who had been to Mandela's nightclub were furious.

The Wesleyan Church, which supplies the goods, is the first to be affected.

Then there's Tyler Perry.

Legally and in terms of shareholding structure, Taylor has no connection with the Mandela Club, but those who are conservative to a certain degree know that the Mandela Club is controlled by Taylor.

Some of the news also reached Tyler Perry's ears.

Despite not understanding the specifics or where the problem lay, Taylor decided to prioritize fleeing.

Early in the morning, Taylor had already booked her plane ticket, packed some valuables, and hurriedly got into her car to drive to the airport.

During the journey, you will pass through a section of high-altitude highway, where the road surface is significantly higher than the surrounding area.

As Taylor's Lexus turned the corner, a heavy truck suddenly went out of control and roared towards them.

The truck didn't slow down at all, and Taylor couldn't avoid it even if he wanted to.

With a loud crash, the truck slammed into the Lexus, which spun around like a writhing crocodile and crashed into the roadside ditch.

The truck crashed into the roadside guardrail, and the driver appeared to be knocked unconscious, remaining in the vehicle.

A passerby called the police, and several patrol cars arrived about ten minutes later.

The truck driver was unharmed. After checking him over, the patrol officer said to his colleague, "Driving under the influence of alcohol. Judging from the smell, he's probably also on drugs."

Another man glanced at the mangled car at the bottom of the ditch: "Poor thing."

When the colleague who was inspecting the car came up, he shook his head at the two of them.

The first person to speak said, "Make a call and order a crane and a tow truck."

Someone turned on the car's intercom and called for backup.

Similar car accidents happen almost every day in Atlanta, but nobody pays any attention to them.

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"The tragic death of renowned Black actor, screenwriter, and director Tyler Perry in a car accident has devastated Atlanta, a great loss to the city..."

In the meeting room of Kelly Gray's film studio, Representative Erica put down the Atlanta Constitution and glanced at Kelly Gray.

"They're quick enough!" she said softly. "In the film and entertainment market, they won't be able to compete with us anytime soon."

The tone shifted abruptly, then he asked, "Did the news originate from Martin Davis?"

Kelly said, "He was the one who caught the first fish."

Erica nodded slightly: "I remember the last time with the kettle was also related to him."

Kelly smiled. "Yes, I did it with him."

Erica said, "Martin Davis, an American hero, is doing well in Hollywood. No one can ignore the cultural and public opinion influence of Hollywood movies. We also need to have our own voice in Hollywood."

Kelly felt confident in her ability to control Martin and strongly recommended him, echoing the senator's words: "Martin's base is in Atlanta, and no one is more suitable than him."

Erica made a decision: "Increase your support for him so that he can rise to a higher position and have a louder voice."

Kelly replied, "I will fully support him."

Erica added, "It's not easy to cultivate talent. The conservative forces in Georgia are still very strong, especially the Methodists. Tell him to be careful and not let anyone find a weakness to exploit."

"I have some good news," Kelly said, having just learned the news herself. "Coca-Cola has officially decided to appoint Martin as their North American brand ambassador for the next three years."

Erica couldn't help but laugh: "There won't be any problems for a while."

The crew of "Wanted" received bad news: actor Chris Pratt was arrested by the APD for involvement in criminal offenses.

Because he still had a few scenes left to film, the production team made corresponding adjustments, but the impact was minimal.

Martin seemed oblivious to everything and continued filming as usual every day.

At the same time, Coca-Cola officially announced that it has appointed Martin as Coca-Cola's North American spokesperson for the next three years!

This news immediately overshadowed media and public attention to Tyler Perry's death in a car accident.

Using a news item that attracts public attention to overshadow other news is also a common tactic for manipulating public opinion.

Coca-Cola also announced that it will hold a unique signing ceremony at its headquarters on June 5.

Posted at midnight, please vote with your monthly tickets! It's the last day of May (I'm a bit out of it), if you have any tickets you'd like to give some, please do, thank you.

(End of this chapter)