American Gossip King

Chapter 190 Ian Did Nothing

The sound of police sirens could be heard in the distance.

The police finally arrived.

They couldn't outrun the reporters.

The arrival of the police finally put the hospital at ease.

A nurse carefully led the child into the ward, drew all the curtains, and said nervously, "The child is fine, should we leave him here?"

Ian picked up the child: "Leave the child to me, everything will be alright with me here."

The baby was just born and is still a bit wrinkled, but has adorable big eyes and is awake.

He placed the child next to Lena and said, "See, the child is fine."

Lena looked at the child and smiled, "He has blue eyes, just like yours."

The fear Lena felt from the shooting hadn't completely subsided, but the sense of security Ian provided and the satisfaction from the children helped calm her unsettled emotions considerably.

Gasker looked at the child with pity: "Poor little guy, experiencing something like this right after birth."

Lena glared angrily at Ian: "This is all because of you, Ian Karl."

I'm innocent! Without me, that guy might have fired a second shot.

But when it comes to women, it's best not to reason with them.

He simply smiled at Lena: "I assure you, I will never let this happen to you again."

Lena hummed in response, "Just remember that. Go do what you're supposed to do."

Do you know what I'm going to do?

Ian gave a wry smile: "I need to spend time with my children."

"You've already been there for him; he's first and foremost Gasker's son," Lena replied playfully.

Ian lowered his head helplessly, kissed the child, then kissed Lena, and gave Gaskell a hug: "There's another guy who got away. I'll find him and use his head as consolation."

Gaskell replied, "Don't make it too bloody."

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As soon as Ian left the hospital, he made a phone call: "There's been a gunfight at St. George's Hospital. One nurse is dead. Send reporters over immediately to interview everyone in the hospital. Damn it, there are already reporters at the hospital, and you guys don't even have a word? Can't you make news without me? A bunch of idiots!"

Although Ian has already made the news, the attitude still needs to be emphasized.

It's outrageous that LANN's reporters haven't shown up since this happened!

He angrily hung up the phone, muttering to himself, "Murdoch is far better than me at training journalists. Perhaps in the subsequent negotiations, I can give him more authority to train my people... He'll like that."

While hospital interviews are no longer exclusive, there are other options.

Bridexson was following the guy who was running away, and his face was captured on video.

But Ian wasn't going to just hand him over to the police; he wanted to catch that bastard himself.

The moment he finished the call, several police cars sped up.

Although in movies, the police are always slower than the awesome protagonist who single-handedly storms a dangerous place.

But in reality, they are often slower than reporters!

The police car stopped in front of the hospital, and Catherine got out of the car.

Still wearing that smart police uniform, she strode up to Ian and said, "I knew you'd be there wherever there was a gunfight."

With an air of annoyance, as if nothing had ever happened between them.

Ian gave her a cold look: "Ten minutes ago, a sniper bullet flew thirty centimeters from my woman's head, and just today, she gave birth to my son! Do you think I would risk my woman and child for the sake of the news?"

Catherine was taken aback: "You have a son?"

Ian ignored her and strode forward.

Catherine quickly caught up and called out, "Ian, I'm sorry I misunderstood you earlier, but you must cooperate with us."

Ian stopped and turned to look at her: "What are you talking about?"

Catherine strode over: "Three people are dead, two of them were gunmen. Someone saw you fire! And your driver and reporter are now missing. I know your people are tracking the other gunman, and they definitely took a picture of his face! But you're not a police officer, you don't have law enforcement authority."

She leaned closer to Ian and whispered, "Just to help me out! You can't keep taking the police's jobs."

Seeing her earnest yet helpless gaze, Ian felt slightly better.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Every citizen has a duty to stop crime."

"Why didn't you do this during the Palos Bank chase?"

"This shows that my conscience has gained value."

"I suspect your conscience will depreciate further; it only depends on what your reporting needs. Ian, those two gunmen almost killed your wife; are you really going to disregard that for your news?"

Ian stopped and looked up at the sky.

My mood inexplicably became a little heavy.

After a long pause, he said, "She is not my wife."

Catherine was stunned.

Ian casually took out a pen and paper, wrote down a number, and handed it to Catherine: "This is Brydson's phone number. Contact him."

As he spoke, he looked around and said, "This is the first time I've given up. Congratulations, you've beaten me once."

Catherine was furious.

She grabbed Ian by the neck and yelled, "Ian! Do you see me as just someone who always wants to beat you?"

Ian looked at her: "Isn't that right? I remember you telling me yourself that you were playing me, and I was fulfilling your needs!"

"Fuck!" Catherine yelled, "I'm coming to your house tonight, you can bring as many people as you want, I'll let you have your way!"

The shout was so loud that the policemen nearby were speechless.

My goddess policewoman!!!

"It depends on my mood." Ian turned and left without any hesitation.

………………

With Ian’s rare generosity and Brideson’s help, the Los Angeles Police Department finally solved their first major case of the year.

The father and son shooting in Washington has been apprehended ahead of schedule.

The latest novel is first published here!

The father and son are 40-year-old John Muhammad and 17-year-old Lee Walmart, who are stepfather and stepson.

The whole incident was actually orchestrated by John Muhammad because he had completely lost the custody battle for their three children with his ex-wife. As a result, he hated his ex-wife, as well as her relatives and friends, believing that none of them had played a positive role.

John wanted to take revenge on those people, but if he found them directly and killed them one by one, he would easily be exposed, and it would be difficult for him to complete such a task alone.

So John thought of his stepson, Lee Walmart. If the two of them teamed up, their chances of success would increase significantly. John's plan was to cover up his true criminal purpose by randomly sniping passersby.

Simply put, this was actually a specific murder case that was being covered up by random killing.

Interestingly, even in the past, when John Mohammed was captured, he failed to kill his most important target—his ex-wife.

The situation is even more pronounced in this timeline; in the original timeline, they killed 27 people, while in this timeline, they killed 22.

As for why the father and son came to Los Angeles, that's a small difference in time and space—one of John's goals came to Los Angeles, and John himself felt that killing in Washington was too conspicuous, so he might as well expand his business.

So the father and son made a choice that didn't exist in the original timeline, and then unfortunately encountered Ian Carl.

Although Ian Carl knew about the Washington father-son shooting, he genuinely didn't remember the names; otherwise, he would have already gone to find them. Unexpectedly, the other party came to him on their own initiative.

With Ian's help, the case was successfully solved.

Chief of Staff Betton stole the show.

Facing the media, he boasted, "A case that Washington couldn't solve in four months, we solved in one go. That's the Los Angeles Police Department—dedicated to fighting crime and protecting the public!"

He took all the credit for himself.

As for Carl Media, although Ian did not expand upon it, the live gunfight filmed by Brydson remains extremely valuable, especially the subsequent killing of John.

News Corp. ran the headline: "Ian Carr kills John Mohammed, yet another act of desecration!"

very good!

They're even better at clickbait headlines than I am!

Some things become worthless when repeated, while others become more valuable the more they are repeated.

Ian Carl's obsessive desecration of corpses and his insane shooting of the dead has become a topic of much discussion.

"Why do I think Ian is the one who solved this case?"

"He killed John Muhammad, and Butterfly filmed their gunfight."

"But Ian Carl did not show up this time."

"This is so strange, unlike the Ian Carr we know. In the past, he would have interviewed everyone like crazy. He would have found Lee Walmart before the police did, and while beating him up, he would have interviewed him about his feelings. He would have even asked himself if it hurt, if he was tied up too tightly, and if he wanted to change positions."

"Your understanding of bondage seems to be somewhat ambiguous?"

"He would even bring out John Muhammad, whom he had desecrated, for on-site interviews."

"Ah, you really know Ian Carl well, but I also think he's capable of doing something like this."

"But don't you guys find this interesting? Ian Carl did nothing, and the most interesting thing about this is that he did almost nothing."

"That's right, let's push this news to the top. The biggest hot topic this time isn't the arrest of the father and son in the Washington shooting, but that Ian did nothing."

Splash!

"Ian did nothing" has actually become a hot news topic thanks to the hype from a group of netizens.

The Southern Media Group stated that Ian Carr abandoned the story because he did not want to expose the tragic inner world of the victims.

As always, shameless flattery.

The problem is, you seem to have forgotten that this is something Ian Carr does only occasionally? What if he proves himself wrong next time?

Oh, the Southern Media Group is shameless and only cares about sales. In essence, they are no different from Ian Karl, who has no conscience but only cares about news. As long as sales are good, the more they are proven wrong, the better.

In short, Ian Carl did nothing this time, yet he became a hot topic, leaving even Chief of Staff Betton dumbfounded.

How can this kind of news become a trending topic?

Is this world really that absurd?

(End of this chapter)