The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Chapter 202 Death by Suicide
Late at night, Fox News' "Midnight News" program has a brand new host appearing on the headlines.

Harley stood in the studio, and when the live broadcast started, she suddenly became extremely calm.

The photos, videos and text materials she spent months collecting were carefully edited and appeared on the news.

Harley used voice-over to explain the connection between the two.

The identity of each missing girl, the time she arrived in Los Angeles, where she stayed and her activities, her condition when she disappeared, her training in the acting class, etc., were not only explained one by one, but also circumstantial evidence was listed.

All of this points to the Superstar Training School, and producer Bro Derick and his successor Guerrero at Akerman Films.

Then, the TV screen played the entire video of Harley driving and following Lena, as well as the recording of the related conversation.

Including the part where the black Mercedes finally abandoned Lena and ran away, and then Lena was rescued by the LAPD.

However, the news did not generate much heat.

Compared to the cheating scandal of Will Smith and his wife and Red Table Conversation, it is far inferior.'

Social news cannot compare to celebrity gossip.

Of course, this news is not aimed at ordinary audiences.

Roger Ailes had never met Hawke and was unaware of Hawke's involvement in the matter, but he chose the path Hawke had set.

Because this path is in line with Fox's position and interests.

For many people, it was a sleepless night.

Ackerman Charitable Foundation headquarters in Santa Monica.

In the office of Chairman Barack Bernanke.

Carol, who had just arrived, sat on the sofa and watched the midnight news on TV. His face was extremely dark. When the news screen switched to the studio and Harley appeared, he said, "I took a look at it, and the woman in the Cadillac seemed to be her."

"Don't worry about her for now." Barack had gone to report the situation here in person and was scolded by Melissa Ackerman.

This matter is quite serious. Not only Akerman Films is harmed, but also the bigwigs associated with the Akerman family.

Akerman Films gets so many girls through the Super Star Training School and a series of overseas channels, but they are not for its own enjoyment.

But it is to satisfy the perverted enjoyment of many powerful people.

Although he couldn't be sure, from the series of receptions given to the Zippertons when they came to Los Angeles, it was not difficult for Barack to guess that there were more than just them in the hedonistic circle of the deep blue camp in Los Angeles.

This business cannot be stopped. Once it is stopped, the losses will be even more serious.

Barack asked, "Is the beach club cleaned up?"

Carol came from Venice and said: "Everything that needs to be moved has been moved. The club will not exist after tonight."

Barack nodded: "The two most critical points now are Guerrero and Bro Derick. They know the inside story."

The former didn't matter, but the latter had a good relationship with Carol. It was he who went to the hospital and warned the toothless Bro to shut up.

Carol was somewhat embarrassed: "Brough never spoke."

Barack is also friends with Bro, but for his own safety, something must be done, he said: "Let him never speak."

Carol clenched her hands on the armrest of the sofa, sighed, and said, "I know."

Barack added: "All the people and things involved that are not safe should be dealt with."

"I'm going." Carol said nothing more, got up and left the office.

The phone in the office suddenly rang.

Barack went over to answer the call: "Boss..."

On the other side, it was Buddy Ackerman, the head of the Ackerman Group: "Melissa went to Sacramento, you clean up this."

Melissa is the CEO of Akerman Films and Buddy's daughter.

Barack said, "I didn't do my job well."

"There's no such thing as a foolproof plan. After a long time, there will always be rumors." Buddy seemed very tolerant towards his subordinates: "They will need our funds to turn things around in the future, so don't be too discouraged."

Barack understood what this meant. Not only did he need funds, he also needed this special platform to attract more people on board.

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Venice Beach Club.

The heavy iron door was opened, all the lights were turned off, and the smell of gasoline wafted out.

Suddenly, a flash of fire appeared, and after a whoosh, the club was engulfed in flames.

The raging flames lit up half the sky red, and once they burned, they enveloped all the buildings of the club.

Soon a passerby called 911.

The nearest fire station received the alarm, but was unable to dispatch immediately due to equipment malfunction. After dispatching, its actions were very slow and its efficiency was terribly low.

Half of the sky over Venice Beach was lit up by the fire.

Southwest of Santa Monica, very close to Venice.

Hawke got the news, climbed up to the rooftop terrace, picked up the telescope and looked to the southwest. The night sky turned red.

This night will not be quiet.

Too many people, including Hawke, couldn't sleep peacefully.

FBI branch in downtown Los Angeles.

In the detention room, Jennifer Huey folded her arms across her chest, looked at the raging fire on the TV screen, and asked Owen who was sitting in the restraint chair: "Is this where you went? You've seen the previous news and you've seen the live broadcast now. What do you think?" Owen's face was livid, and he still didn't say a word.

Jennifer chuckled and said, "It's okay. We will let you go and give you freedom tomorrow morning."

No matter what, Irving was the mayor of Covina. He understood immediately and said, "I protected my son Pratt from bullying, threatened the family of the bullied person with a gun, and interfered with judicial justice. You can't let me go!"

Jennifer seemed not to hear these words: "I will release the news to the public. Some of the news clues obtained by Fox TV were provided by you!"

She turned around and stared at Owen coldly: "When I go to work tomorrow, I will have someone notify your lawyer to accept your bail."

Owen closed his eyes. He didn't dare to gamble on those people's conscience.

Politicians only care about interests, where is their conscience?

He said: "Okay, I can answer your questions, but you have to ensure my safety!"

Jennifer said to her two subordinates, “Let’s get started!”

Soon, Irving mentioned the name of Governor's Assistant Foster.

Jennifer knew that time was precious, so she copied a transcript and left in a hurry.

Sacramento, the capital of California.

On 10th Street, in the campaign office with Schwarzenegger's portrait hanging.

A fax was sent here via an encrypted dedicated line.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was taking a light nap in the lounge, was immediately awakened by his assistant.

He looked through the fax and said, "Wake up everyone and have a meeting immediately."

Seven staff members from Schwarzenegger's campaign team quickly gathered in the conference room.

These people are not only responsible for the election campaign, some of them also represent various forces in the Elephant Party.

The faxed copies were sent out and everyone read them carefully.

Schwarzenegger, who is not much better than a political novice, is very self-aware and asked directly: "What should we do next?"

Campaign manager Daniel Ketchel, who is experienced in politics and has seen many ups and downs in the political arena, continued: "This matter can almost guarantee our victory in the recall election, but how to handle it in order to maximize the benefits is a question we should consider."

Steven Zhang, a Chinese-American public relations executive, said: "Based on the situation described above, if I am not mistaken, the donkeys have already started to act."

He looked at Daniel: "There is a saying in my place, it's a fight to the bitter end."

After hearing Steven's explanation, the situation in the conference room, which had been on the verge of chaos, immediately calmed down.

Donkeys have a lot of shameful things to do, but how much better can elephants be?

If they really force the other side to the point where they have no way to retreat and go crazy and fight to the death, what will be dug out of them?
Schwarzenegger knew that he had a dirty background and his wife was from the Kennedy family, so it would be troublesome if a fire broke out in his backyard.

He looked at Daniel: "Let's not be too drastic in our approach."

Daniel thought for a moment and said, "Well, let's send someone to contact Gray Davis's people."

Schwarzenegger said: "Yes."

This kind of thing can only be done by Daniel Ketchel.

Meanwhile, San Jose Jail.

Two guards were on their routine night patrol and soon arrived at the independent prison area.

Most of the prisoners here are serious criminals, with only a few exceptions.

For example, Bro Derek in cell No. 11 was tortured so severely that someone outside paid money to put him in an independent prison area and enjoy solitary confinement.

Those old black men are so perverted. They bully Bro Derek because he has no teeth and force him to drink milk every day.

A green bottle of happy water and high-concentration pepper spray were also used.

What's even more perverse is that Bro Derek is actually adapting and seems to be enjoying it.

The two guards signed the inspection record and continued to walk inside, taking a look at every cell.

When I arrived at cell 11, I suddenly realized that something was wrong.

A pair of pants twisted into a rope, one end secured to the top of the bunk bed, the other looped around Bro Derek's neck, hanging him from it.

The guard quickly took out his walkie-talkie and reported to his superiors.

Soon, the situation here became chaotic, and more guards and doctors rushed over.

But Bro Derek was already dead.

The deputy warden on duty tonight carried out a routine internal inspection and discovered that the surveillance program here had a sudden malfunction and did not capture anything. Several staff on duty said that everything was normal.

For matters like this, the least responsible method is generally chosen to handle them, and there is a tacit understanding within the prison.

It didn't take long for a consensus to be reached that Bro Derek died of suicide.

There is still some routine to go through, but the conclusion of suicide will not change.

This saves time and effort for everyone.

At almost the same time, a driver, driving under the influence of alcohol, drove his car off the steepest section of the Pacific Coast Highway and crashed into a cliff, killing himself.

A single woman named Meryl was high on drugs and took a bath in the bathtub, where she drowned.

(End of this chapter)