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Chapter 673 The Captain and the Abyss

With Martin's name on the case, an FBI helicopter arrived shortly afterward, and a dozen agents in blue jackets, led by a middle-aged supervisor, took over the scene.

"I'm Brent, I used to work under Commander Neves." The middle-aged supervisor came over first to greet Martin: "Mr. Davis, are you alright?"

Martin understood that this man was on Neves's side and said, "I'm fine."

"I'm going to work now." Brent got out of the car and directed his men.

The news quickly reached Martin, and as expected, the three men were armed with stolen firearms.

A large quantity of drugs and several detonators were found in the backpack of the Mexican leader.

Other explosives were also found in the pickup truck they arrived in.

Hearing this, even Martin felt a wave of fear followed by anger.

His life was seriously threatened!

Based on the footage captured by the RV's external surveillance system, Martin, Bruce, and others were clearly acting in self-defense.

The other party was also armed, had explosives in his bag, repeatedly threatened him verbally, and even drew his gun first. Therefore, there was no issue of excessive self-defense.

Ridley Scott instructed his assistant to report to numerous organizations, including the Directors Guild and the Screen Actors Guild, in accordance with Hollywood's unspoken rules, that the production should be temporarily suspended.

Filming will be impossible at least tomorrow.

This incident not only threatened Martin's personal safety but also brought the film crew to a halt, which could result in economic losses of up to millions of dollars.

The production team had already notified producer Louise, who rushed over by helicopter overnight.

Inside Martin's RV, the three main members of the film crew will be together.

Louise carefully examined Martin, and after confirming that he was not injured, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Ridley told Louise directly, "If we stop filming for two days, the expenses for location shooting, vehicle rentals, and staff salaries alone will increase by $100 million."

He was furious: "I will use every means to pressure the FBI, and whoever ordered them must be brought to justice!"

Louise pushed up her black-rimmed glasses: "Don't worry, this isn't over yet."

Martin's attitude was very simple: "If it were an ordinary person, they might have been shot to death."

The three share the same stance and attitude.

Not long after, Bruce sent new news.

Brent conducted a surprise interrogation of the injured Sanchez, during which Sanchez repeatedly berated Johnny Depp, accusing him of trying to double-cross him.

When Sanchez saw the FBI, he knew he was in deep trouble. His past actions could land him in prison for decades. He confessed everything, even implicating Johnny Depp.

The matter itself was not complicated; Brent then found Martin, Louise, and the other two.

He recounted the events in detail: "Johnny Depp ran out of stock, and his friends contacted Sanchez because they offered a high price and delivery fee. They came to deliver the goods, assuming Depp and his friends were on that truck..."

"Johnny Depp?" Martin thought for a moment and said, "So, Depp brought in these drug dealers and almost killed me and my manager!"

Brent found it difficult to respond to this; the intention to stir up trouble was too obvious.

Even if Depp's behavior were as bad as the solar system, Martin wouldn't care, but the mess Depp made threatened his personal safety.

Liking the Caribbean didn't stop him from sending the captain who threatened his life to the abyss. Martin asked directly, "Can this be connected to Depp?"

Brent frankly stated, "It's difficult. All the evidence we have so far only goes as far as one of Depp's friends."

Martin remembered the detonators in Sanchez's backpack, and his heart automatically turned black.

If he and Bruce hadn't been so careful, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Ridley said, "Detective Brent, I have notified the Producers Guild, Screen Actors Guild, and Directors Guild of Hollywood about this matter, and I hope you will investigate it thoroughly."

Brent stated firmly, "We will definitely investigate this to the end and not let any criminal get away with it."

Louise, who had been considering her options, suddenly exclaimed, "I'm reporting this to the police! Johnny Depp, the lead actor in 'The Lone Ranger,' is hiding and smuggling drugs!"

The traffickers Depp recruited nearly ruined her both mental and physical sustenance, cutting off her future source of income.

Louise comes from an extraordinary family background and doesn't care about Depp and Megan Ellison at all. Besides, if she backs down when they're already dominating her, she'll only become a laughing stock in Hollywood.

She said again, "Detective Brent, I'm filing a report on the spot. Will you handle it?"

"Accepted!" Brent turned on the walkie-talkie, called his subordinate over, and took a statement from the police.

After making preparations, he gathered ten capable subordinates and, fully armed, entered the area where the "Lone Ranger" film crew was located.

Seeing the FBI agents leave, Ridley said, "I'm going to call the union and communicate with them."

Martin said, "Go back and get some rest. It's not too late tomorrow."

After Ridley left, Louise asked, "What were you thinking about just now?"

Martin said, "As long as Depp's brain hasn't completely rotted away, it's hard to implicate him in this."

Louise said, "Unless he really has a large quantity of drugs in his possession."

That's unlikely. It's precisely because the stock was running low that Depp's henchmen contacted Sanchez and his two companions to have the goods delivered to their door.

Martin climbed onto the roof of the RV and stood on high ground, looking out at the film crew's camp across the street.

When Louise came up, he said, "Let's see the specifics first, then we'll talk about other things."

Both of them were keeping an eye on the activities of the "Lone Ranger" production team.

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Johnny Depp's wild party was still going on inside a Mercedes-Benz camper van that looked almost identical to the real thing.

With several bottles of liquor empty, Depp yelled at Amber, "Get some more from the fridge, quick! How can our party be without alcohol!"

Amber opened the refrigerator, took out a few bottles of wine, and placed them on the low table in front of Depp.

Depp opened one of the bottles, filled a glass, and handed it to Amber: "Here, have a drink!"

Amber took the glass, took a big gulp, made up an excuse, and left the area. She took out her phone and pretended to check her messages, but secretly took pictures of all the scenes of Depp's party.

Amber took several extra photos of Lily Rose, who was watching TV.

This woman is inherently complicated.

Depp downed a large glass of wine, frowned, and asked, "Has the goods not arrived yet?"

Hodgson took out his phone, glanced at it, and said, "I just mentioned that."

Depp sounded a little annoyed: "Is the person you contacted reliable?"

Suddenly, there was a knock on the car door from the outside. Hodgson jumped up: "They're here! I'll go open the door!"

He ran to the car door, opened it, and complained, "Where did you guys go? The goods..."

Before he could finish speaking, a large hand reached out and pushed him into the car, where several burly men in blue uniform jackets rushed in.

Hodgson was pinned against the wall of the RV and unable to move.

More people in blue uniforms poured in, and someone shouted, "FBI, hands behind your heads! Let me see your hands!"

Deputen jumped to his feet and yelled, "Who let you in! Get out, all of you, get out!"

He was drunk and on drugs, so he didn't care about anything else. He grabbed the bottle in front of him and threw it, yelling, "Get out of here, all of you!"

The bottle slid softly onto the carpet. Brent's men knew who Depp was before they acted, so they couldn't possibly pull out a gun and shoot him.

The two men pounced on Depp and pinned him to the low table.

Depp couldn't move his body, but his mouth didn't stop, spewing out all sorts of profanities as if they were free.

Everyone else wanted to make a move.

Depp's bodyguards, who hadn't been drinking much, recognized the FBI uniforms and yelled at the thugs who were about to attack, "Don't move! Do you want to kill Depp? Don't you dare move!"

These people regained some of their senses, and most importantly, they saw the dark muzzle of the gun in the FBI's hand.

Brent then got into the car, showed his identification and a search warrant that had been specially processed and faxed over, and instructed his subordinates to thoroughly search the RV.

Amber simply watched coldly, saying nothing and doing nothing.

Inside the car, the smell of smoke and alcohol mingled together, creating a rather unpleasant odor. Brent covered his nose and noticed a drunken little girl sitting on the sofa. He asked a female agent to take her out first.

He glanced at Depp, who was pinned to the low table, and shook his head inwardly.

Soon, an agent found flour under the low table, but not much of it.

Brent asked, "Who is Hodgson?"

"I am!" Hodgson and his men had all been supported by Depp for many years, eating and drinking together regularly, but when it mattered, some of them showed loyalty.

Hodgson belonged to this category. Thinking that the traffickers he had contacted hadn't shown up, he guessed the FBI's arrival might be related to this, and simply declared, "Those things are mine, all of them are mine!"

Depp may be a jerk, but he's incredibly loyal to his friends.

Another person shouted, "That's right, these things were brought by Hodgson, all brought by that bastard!"

Depp wanted to speak, but his bodyguard kept giving him meaningful glances, so in the end he didn't say anything.

An agent came in from outside and whispered to Brent, "Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and investor Megan Ellison have arrived."

Before taking action, Brent had thoroughly researched the film crew's situation and said, "You keep an eye on the car, I'm going to meet them."

After getting out of the car, Megan Ellison came straight to her and asked, "I need to see your identification and paperwork."

Brent presented them one by one.

Jerry Bruckheimer was relatively calmer. After looking at the identification, he asked, "Can I know what happened?"

Brent was unusually serious: "Someone in this car is suspected of involvement in a case of armed extortion, armed drug trafficking, and violent assault..."

Jerry asked, "Does it involve Depp?"

"It currently involves people close to Johnny Depp." Brent remained cautious: "We'll investigate whether Johnny Depp himself is involved."

Megan Ellison's pent-up anger surged to her head, and she desperately wanted to snatch the pistol from Brent's waist, get in the car, and blow Depp's head off!

This bastard is pushing her to her limit.

Jerry sensed something was wrong and quickly said, "Depp is our leading man, we can't give up on him."

Megan suppressed her anger when she thought about the huge investment.

(End of this chapter)