America achieves both fame and fortune

Chapter 842 Surprise or not? Unexpected or not?

The entire nation erupted in public opinion. The incident was exposed, and the media, like sharks that had tasted blood, were unstoppable.

The front pages of newspapers large and small were all dominated by the incident that TMZ dubbed "Ryan Reynoldsgate".

The television news channel broadcasts the story 24 hours a day, following up on the interviews.

The video, which was exposed on the Internet, has climbed to the top of the annual click rate and ranked first on all trending search lists.

The public and various social groups are outraged.

Feminist, child protection, and LGBT groups took to the streets in protests, with various voices of protest and pressure emerging one after another.

No matter how filthy America may be behind the scenes, even if every pore of it is dripping with pus and blood, a normally functioning society always has its bottom line and rules.

Many people have daughters or sisters; could they become victims themselves?

This is public anger that is out in the open.

Some people have ulterior motives: Why can you do it while we can only watch? If we don't mess with you, who will we mess with!

Especially on the internet, throwing a party without inviting me is a crime punishable by death.

At this stage, Martin used his last move, casting a Grand Summoning spell.

Because most of those rescued, including three underage girls, were from Ukraine, a social group led by Alexandrovich strongly demanded that Ukraine engage in serious negotiations with the United States.

The Ukrainian side simply formed a delegation headed by Alexandrovich and sent them specifically to Los Angeles.

Although he couldn't do much at the official level, with Martin's covert help, Alexandrovich quickly established connections with several left-wing organizations in Los Angeles.

These organizations led Ukrainians into the streets to march, contacted the media, and made quite a stir.

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Beverly Hills, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

On the balcony of his luxury suite, Martin looked at the crowds on the street.

Several major left-wing groups in Los Angeles, together with a Ukrainian negotiating team, set off from West Hollywood to Century City for a sit-in demonstration, urging the judicial system to thoroughly investigate the "Ryan Reynolds affair".

After admiring the view outside, Martin looked down at Scarlett Janssen, who was busy on the balcony, and his hair almost stood on end because of his extreme sensitivity.

Scarlett realized something was about to explode, so she quickly sped up and tilted her head back to defuse the danger.

After a while, thanks to Scarlett Johansson's efforts, the danger was successfully averted.

Scarlett picked up her phone, turned on the front camera, and took a close-up selfie.

"Am I especially beautiful now?" Scarlett asked.

Martin pulled up a chair and sat down: "You're taking another selfie?"

Martin cautioned, "Don't store it in Apple's cloud storage; that won't stop hackers."

Martin shrugged: "Anyone can brag."

Scarlett chuckled, wiped her mouth, glanced at the time on her phone, and said, "Ryan Reynolds has been released on bail. I'm going to see him. Interested in coming along?"

Martin shook his head: "I have no grudge against him, there's no need for that."

"I have both a grudge and a feud with him," Scarlett scoffed. "As his ex-wife, of course I should visit him at this special time."

Scarlett got into the car and drove south, soon arriving at Ryan Reynolds' residence.

"What are you doing here?" Ryan Reynolds' face turned very ugly when he saw his ex-wife who had cheated on him.

Scarlett deliberately tilted her head to examine him, her gaze finally settling on the electronic lock on his ankle. She opened her mouth and exhaled a unique fragrance: "Of course I'm here to congratulate you. You've truly become famous overnight, a household name all over the world."

Ryan Reynolds smelled something strange, wrinkled his nose, and said, "Enough! You betrayed me first!"

Seeing that he was framing her again, Scarlett laughed angrily: "So what if I am? You'll be spending a long time in prison for the rest of your life."

She turned her head and deliberately blew a breath at Ryan Reynolds.

The strange smell wafted over and hit Ryan Reynolds' face, making him realize something for a moment.

"Yes, I did it on purpose. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come to see you at such a special time." Scarlett had fallen out with her husband and his wife. Although they publicly announced that they had broken up peacefully, only she knew the resentment in her heart.

Ryan Reynolds' hands were trembling.

She laughed, her blonde hair swaying: "Surprised? Unexpected? My ex-husband?"

That strange smell, along with the words, came out of Scarlett Janssen's mouth, into Ryan Reynolds' nose, and then down into his throat.

Ryan Reynolds suddenly felt nauseous and vomited.

As intimate memories of their marriage flashed before his eyes, Ryan Reynolds felt like vomiting, and he vomited uncontrollably.

The person was clutching their stomach, bent over facing the floor, and snot, tears, and stomach acid were gushing out.

Scarlett smiled happily, ignoring her ex-husband's frantic vomiting, picked up her bag and left.

Ryan Reynolds is still vomiting, and he can't stop.

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In West Hollywood, in a very ordinary apartment building.

Wearing an electronic ankle bracelet, Michelle Bryan opened the door, and a high-class woman working for her entered.

"Boss, I brought you some food." Merano placed the paper bag on the table and said, "Eat something."

Michelle nodded, took out a hamburger, and said while eating, "I have so many people working for me, and they all ran away when something happened. Only you remember me."

Merano said she liked the job; it paid well and was relatively easy. She then asked, "Boss, can we start over?"

Michelle wiped the cheese sauce from her mouth with a napkin and said, "Yes, everything will be back to normal once this calms down."

She appeared very confident: "It will only cost some money; we can earn more money later."

Merano believed in her boss's abilities: "As long as our customers are still around, money will be easy to make."

"I'll also be looking for new clients then," Michelle said, recalling what she had been planning. "I'm working on getting Martin Davis to become one of our clients, and you can join us then."

Merano, thinking this was a lucrative opportunity, exclaimed, "Really? Martin Davis!"

Michelle said, "Without a single super-large client, our ability to withstand risks is too weak..."

Merano received a text message, glanced at it, and said, "I have something to do, I'm leaving now."

Michelle waved her hand: "Go ahead and get busy."

Merano left the apartment.

Michelle closed the door, checked the time, took out her phone, and dialed a number: "It's me."

A woman's voice came from the other end: "I told you, don't call again!"

Michelle didn't care about any of that: "I need a definite time when this will be resolved!"

"We've already bailed you out," the woman's voice was calm. "The rest of the work is underway; just be patient."

Michelle said, "All my assets have been frozen!"

The person on the other end said, "I guarantee it will be resolved very soon."

Before Michelle could say anything more, the call ended.

Michelle's expression turned somewhat unpleasant upon hearing the busy tone.

If they can't help, she'll have to reveal some information to put pressure on them.

Michelle put down her phone, stretched, and felt a wave of drowsiness wash over her.

With so many things happening lately, it's been hard for her to get a good night's rest. She didn't notice anything unusual, pulled up a light blanket, and lay down on the sofa.

Not long after, Michelle fell into a deep sleep and didn't even hear the door being opened from the outside.

Several people, completely covered up, entered the room, glanced at each other, and then helped Michelle into the bathroom.

One of them took a shoelace from Michelle's sneakers and tied it to the showerhead in the bathroom.

Soon, these people left the restroom, carefully cleaned up almost no trace, and took all the trash and paper bags from the table with them before disappearing through the door.

Inside the bathroom, a determined Michelle Bryan was swinging on a swing, her body still swaying.

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Beverly Hills, Davis Estate.

In the morning, Martin was eating breakfast alone when Bruce entered the dining room with several newspapers.

"You've come at the perfect time; your breakfast hasn't gotten cold yet." Martin gestured to the plate opposite him.

Bruce handed Martin a copy of the Los Angeles Times, pulled out a chair, sat down, and said, "Read the front page headline."

Martin took the newspaper and immediately saw the huge headline on the front page.

Michelle Bryan, Los Angeles's top madam, commits suicide out of guilt!

There was a picture next to it, which was blurred, but it was clear that it was Michelle's body.

Martin looked down and couldn't help but say, "Hanging himself with a sneaker lace above the showerhead?"

Bruce was also flipping through the newspaper: "An ingenious method of suicide."

He further stated, "The FBI's initial assessment is suicide, but the final results will depend on the autopsy."

Martin knew without a doubt: "The final result will definitely be suicide."

Bruce nodded: "With Michelle's suicide, all the charges involving human trafficking, minors, and drug trafficking will be borne by her alone, without dragging anyone further up the chain of command. Countless people can rest assured."

Martin said, "I'm not surprised at all by this result."

Bruce asked, "You thought of that already?"

"I just thought it was a possibility." Martin didn't bother to hide anything from Old Brooks and said directly, "At the time, I thought there would be two outcomes: one was to go through legal proceedings, with Michelle Bryan going to jail for a while and then facing a huge fine; the other was the situation we are in now."

Bruce said, "She deserved to die!"

Martin's tone turned unusually cold: "You want to turn me into a drug addict..."

This might not seem like a big deal to typical Americans, but given Martin's past experiences, it could be enough to destroy his family!

If you want him to be finished, he certainly won't be polite.

Martin put down his newspaper, finished his breakfast, and asked, "What's the situation with Ryan Reynolds?"

Bruce said, "He's been released on bail for now, but his movement is restricted. He has no future in Hollywood. No big shot will bail him out. He's bound to go to jail."

Martin asked, "Is 20th Century Fox willing to help him?"

"No, Fox announced the dismissal of those three executives, immediately distancing themselves from the situation." Bruce had done some research: "It's said that Fox is very dissatisfied with Ryan Reynolds and is using its network to try and get him imprisoned for a few more years."

Twentieth Century Fox's reputation has been damaged in this incident, and its anger is directed entirely at the instigator, Ryan Reynolds.

Martin thought that perhaps Scarlett Janssen would be happier to see this.

Bruce then added, "Yesterday, Ryan Reynolds suffered a sudden stomach spasm, which is said to be quite serious. He has been taken to the hospital and is currently hospitalized."

"Gastrointestinal spasms? Hospitalization?" Martin wondered. What had Scarlett Janssen done yesterday? She had actually sent Ryan Reynolds to the hospital.

Did he really transform into Scarlett Johansson and beat up Ryan Reynolds?

Martin was very curious and planned to ask Scarlett Janssen about it next time he treated her to a seafood feast.

Bruce said, "Alexandrovich met with me last night and asked me to convey his gratitude. He said it's not a good time to see you now, but he'll prepare a special gift for you when you go to Europe again."

Martin asked, "When is he leaving?"

Bruce said roughly, "Once the girls have completed their paperwork, he will take them back to Ukraine."

Martin said, "These things depend on the right timing, location, and people."

Bruce said, "A comedian can't actually become president, can he? This world is too surreal!"

"There are cases where being shot in the back is ruled a suicide." Martin patted the newspaper. "The world is inherently magical."

Bruce nodded. "Yeah, if the two of us bastards can become millionaires, what's impossible?"

"This matter is temporarily settled. Hopefully, those bastards won't bother me again." Martin wiped his hands with a napkin and said, "It's about time. Let's go to the airport to pick up Lily and Elizabeth."

The two are returning to Los Angeles today, and in just over an hour, the Global 6000 will land on the private tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport.

Martin and Bruce left Beverly Hills and headed straight for the airport.

After waiting for a while, the plane landed safely, and Lily got off the plane and jumped directly onto Martin.

Elizabeth came from behind and opened her arms to hug Martin and Lily together.

At this moment, Martin only had eyes for them, and all the messy things were forgotten.

(End of this chapter)