American Gossip King

Chapter 333 Fake News

The wooden door opened, and Ilzer saw the guy he had been following earlier clutching his wrist and screaming in agony. A gun lay on the ground not far away.

Ian fired three shots, hitting Ian in his left and right wrists and thigh respectively.

Ilse was also shocked.

How did you do that?

Do you have X-ray vision?

Ian casually remarked, "Using sound to pinpoint location—that's Chinese martial arts. He's discovered us, so we have to strike first."

Ilzer was dumbfounded and speechless: "I've never heard of any sound localization method that can achieve this level of accuracy."

Bridexson had already stepped forward and kicked the guy over, laughing, "A smart subordinate won't take it too seriously; trusting the boss is the best choice!"

Ilzer shrugged. "The problem is, the boss is always pushing my boundaries. How long did it take you to get used to this?"

Bledson laughed: "More than a year."

Ilzer breathed a sigh of relief: "That makes me feel much better."

Ian had already sat down and said, "Let's begin."

Van Nistel set up the camera, while Ilzer hoisted the man up and casually picked up an iron skewer and stuck it into the man's finger.

This torture instantly caused the victim to scream in agony: "I'll talk, I'll tell you everything! It was a man named Imogen Baldrige who made us do it."

"Identity, address."

"I don't know his address, but I have his phone number... He's the deputy editor-in-chief of The New York Times."

The other party spilled everything out, almost like pouring beans from a bamboo tube.

It's The New York Times?

This surprised Ian as well.

After some questioning, Ian finally understood.

It turns out that this time it wasn't just the New York Times, but also the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post that were pulling the strings behind the scenes.

These three newspaper companies are all backed by Jewish people, but they are not in the same league as Vanguard, Viacom, and others.

As mentioned before, although Jews are centered around their ethnicity, they still largely operate independently. Without Ian openly opposing the Jews, it's unlikely they would unite against him; therefore, they mostly remain in small groups.

For example, Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street are one group; Viacom is another; the three New York Times newspapers are yet another; and Rahm Immanuel, a Democratic heavyweight who attempted to exploit Saddam Hussein's wealth, is also a group.

Although they were all Jewish, their reasons for targeting Ian had nothing to do with Judaism... well, not entirely. Daniel Mallett was the one who orchestrated it all along.

But the Jews' true motivation for dealing with him was still self-interest, which led to their different actions.

For example, Daniel Mallett is a true Zionist. He is the only one who believes that Ian is targeting Jews, so his method is the most direct: he arranges for Mossad to assassinate him.

Ram Immanuel is a politician. He is targeting Ian partly because of Daniel Mallit, and partly because Ian currently has a better relationship with the Republican Party than with the Democratic Party. Ian's involvement in politics and his interests in Iraq have made Ram Immanuel unhappy. Therefore, his method is to use Saddam to cause trouble for Ian.

Vanguard targeted him because Ian wanted to drive them out of JPMorgan Chase. In order to prevent First Linuo from merging with JPMorgan Chase, they created an opponent for Ian Carl to distract him. However, due to the intervention of the Chechens, things went wrong and turned into an assassination.

The three newspapers' purpose in targeting him was much simpler: pure business competition.

The newspaper business has become increasingly difficult in the past two years, but thanks to Ian's help, Gannett Group has successfully maintained its size.

When everyone else is regressing, the one who doesn't regress is the one who is progressing!

Gannett Group seized this opportunity to continue its expansion in the U.S. newspaper market, constantly eroding its market share.

Both The New York Times and The Washington Post felt immense pressure.

The Wall Street Journal is the same, because Ian is also releasing all sorts of economic news and engaging in short selling.

For example, if the Wall Street Journal gets good economic news and is about to reach a cooperation agreement with someone, Ian McKellen might leak it, which would have a significant impact on the Wall Street Journal. Especially considering that McKellen also invested in Bloomberg and has billions of dollars invested in the stock market, his attempt to erode the economy is extremely obvious.

All three major newspapers felt the competitive pressure from Ian and urgently needed to find a solution.

So they set their sights on the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

That's right!

They didn't actually want to sabotage the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show; they just wanted to create news!

News that even Ian Carl was targeted.

Ian Carr was at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, but instead of getting any news, he was exposed by three newspapers, which was a blow to his reputation.

Their initial plan was actually to fire a shot.

All you need to do is fire a few shots on the Victoria's Secret runway to create panic.

But the reporters all felt the same way. Some thought that shooting wouldn't have the desired visual impact, so they changed it to arson, but they still brought the guns.

Because this matter wouldn't have too serious consequences, the New York Times simply assigned a deputy editor-in-chief to handle it... With their influence, they could suppress it even if it were discovered.

Just bring out that deputy editor-in-chief.

Listening silently, Ian was speechless: "That's it? For this, you'd let one of my most trusted men get injured?"

The boy who was hanging up asked helplessly, "What else do you want?"

Ian shook his head repeatedly: "Of course, there's a much greater motive, a motive worthy of good news! No, no, this isn't the news I want!"

Ian stood up. "I need a new motive! A motive that won't be related to me or the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, but something grander, something with a story!"

"Should we contact the newspapers?" Brideson asked.

Ian thought for a moment and shook his head: "No, it's not necessary! If we contact them, they'll do everything they can to prove it's all fake. But conversely, if our news reports actively prove they have nothing to do with them, they'll try their best to confirm our news is true... They'll take care of the police."

Although those two people are dead, the police will definitely continue their investigation.

Ian doesn't have much influence within the NYPD, but the Times does!

So in this way, the Times would take the initiative to persuade the New York Police Department to admit that the report was true.

Bledson understood: "So the question now is, what kind of story do we need to come up with? Do we need anyone to die?"

Ian looked at the boy hanging in the air.

The kid was so scared he peed his pants: "No!!! Don't kill me!"

Ian chuckled and looked at him: "Don't say that, I'm not a murderer."

As he spoke, he squinted his eyes.

Who else do I have to deal with now?

Tima Company? A piece of cake, they could crush it with a flick of their wrist, not worth it.

The latest novel is first published here!

Fucheng Boys? Trash, they're just convenient scapegoats, not worth throwing away now.

Pioneers? They've already backed down; there's no need for that now.

Ram Immanuel?

Ah!

And this guy too.

The Democratic Party bigwig who tried to drag me down with the Saddam Hussein affair is quite adept at maneuvering within Jewish communities, much like Daniel Mallett.

Ian is not afraid of being targeted by a few Jews, but he is afraid of all Jews uniting against him and attacking him simultaneously in politics, business, and even life.

That would keep him busy and unable to cope.

Therefore, people like Daniel Mallit and Ram Immanuel, who can connect all Jews, should be eliminated as soon as possible.

The key is that I don't have any dirt on him yet.

If there's no dirt on you, create it!

Ian said, "Ram Emmanuel!"

Everyone stared at him in astonishment.

What is the boss saying?

Ian muttered to himself, "This guy is now a congressman from Illinois, and I remember he had a good relationship with Boeing."

Bridexson smiled: "Every member of Congress has a good relationship with the arms companies."

Ian laughed: "I have some dirt on Boeing."

Over the next two decades, Boeing will face numerous safety incidents, including system failures, engine malfunctions, and inadequate pilot training.

But these are just the ones that have been leaked!

In fact, there are many problems that have not yet been exposed!

This includes Boeing's use of Indian parts in some of its 777 aircraft to reduce costs, resulting in poor product quality, easy detachment, and potential safety risks.

Many people may wonder why, knowing there are security issues, they are not addressed? The reason is simple: to save costs.

Even if an accident occurs, the compensation will not be higher than the cost of modifying the passenger plane.

Therefore, everything else can be ignored in the face of money.

In pursuit of profit, Boeing has consistently ignored safety issues, not occasionally.

For them, if something goes wrong, it's just bad luck; if nothing goes wrong, it's a win.

Ian has not yet obtained information about some of Boeing's fatal flaws, partly because he does not understand the technology, and partly because the so-called defects do not exist, such as the "Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System" that caused major air disasters, which has not yet been developed.

But if you're just looking for an excuse, then it doesn't matter.

Ian said, "Someone got hold of this incriminating information, and Boeing and Ram Immanuel tried to stop it, so they sent people to hunt them down, all the way to the 69th Armory. What do you think of that?"

Ilzer shook his head: "Not good? There's no evidence to prove they did it."

You're quite honest, daring to say the boss's plan isn't very good.

But I like it.

Ian laughed and said, "I'm not a cop. I don't need them to go to jail. All I need is a big enough news story."

Bridexson was stunned: "This is fabricated news, boss. You never make fake news."

Ian scoffed, "Give the content to the New York Times and let them publish it. The three major newspapers will solve all our problems... unless they want to get burned themselves."

He laughed heartily, "Then it's just the Jews fighting amongst themselves... I love that part!"

Ian didn't intend to ruin Ram Immanuel through this incident, but it would definitely damage his reputation and make him hate the three major newspapers even more.

Creating conflict among the Jews is exactly what Ian needs.

Besides that, you can short Boeing and make a little extra money.

When the Boeing parts issue is real, others will assume the 69th Armory incident is also real!

Then Ian looked at the poor boy: "Did you understand? If you want to live, confess the way I say! Then I'll make sure you leave America and never come back!"

(End of this chapter)