The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Coast Building.

Henderson, a West Coast environmental technology company, recently sent a report.

Hawke looked at it carefully; it was a drone order from Hurricane Security.

Henderson said, "This time it was an order from an African company that requested four categories of attack drones, as well as the installation of high-power wireless signal receivers."

Hawke had obtained Andrei's preliminary attack plan against the Indian security company and said, "Place the order according to their requirements."

"Yes." Henderson had been instructed long ago that any business dealings with Hurricane Company must be reported to Hawke immediately: "Use the UN's freight channels?"

Hawke waved his hand: "The charitable foundation will assist you."

The West Coast Charitable Foundation has been actively involved in the United Nations Environment Programme and the African Union's Green Africa program, and has obtained special cargo markings and channels from the United Nations. Some of its dedicated cargo ships and drones can transport goods under the United Nations' name.

This will reduce a lot of trouble.

Hawke was slightly worried about another aspect: "Can the drone manufacturers over there meet the requirements?"

Henderson, who had just traveled across the Pacific and visited their factory and R&D center, said, "We've been officially working with them on drones for over a year now, and the speed of their development is simply beyond human imagination."

He felt his words were a bit exaggerated and smiled sheepishly: "Their technology iterates very quickly. Our drone manufacturers are still selling models from two years ago, while they've already updated to their third generation."

Hawke nodded and asked, "How are drone sales on the West Coast?"

“Although there are no specific statistics, net profit exceeding 100 million is inevitable.” Henderson traveled to many states: “The drone market is currently limited in size, but it has broad prospects for future development and can be applied to various industries. This is an industry that could potentially grow to the level of hundreds of billions of dollars.”

Hawke handed Henderson a document: "I have only completed the very initial part of the preliminary framework for the future federal government subsidy program. The details will be done by you as soon as possible, as it will be needed in next year's election."

Henderson took it: "I'll have someone do it right away."

Hawke then asked a few more questions about other aspects of the business.

Half an hour later, Henderson said goodbye and left.

Edward came in from outside and said, "Bosque sent a message inquiring about the Africa plan. If an attack is needed, he will send more troops to Ethiopia as appropriate."

Hawke said without hesitation, "Let him send some men over there. The Indians will be wiped out sooner or later."

There is no room for de-escalation now that a conflict has broken out between the two sides.

Moreover, Hawke has the Washington authorities backing him.

Take action when it's time to act.

Hawke added, "Inform Andrei to keep a close eye on the Indians. Do not make a move until their equipment is in place and their training is complete."

Edward left the office. Ever since he rose to power, the boss had a very bad impression of Indians.

On the other side of the Pacific, following an order from a West Coast environmental technology company, the distributor made a decision to build a brand-new drone factory to further expand its production capacity.

Today, they not only manufacture West Coast drones under their own brand, but also handle the production and export of their own brand.

Orders from the Middle East are coming in like snowflakes.

Although the exports are all in the form of electronic components, they still require factory production.

The landscape of guerrilla warfare in the Middle East is quietly changing.

Roadside bombs and car bombs have evolved into even more difficult-to-defend drone attacks.

Compared to the previous two methods, suicide drones are more effective at damaging armored vehicles.

Let alone light armored units like Humvees and infantry fighting vehicles, even main battle tanks like the Merkava and Abrams cannot withstand a top-attack from a suicide drone.

Those guerrillas also learned from their experience that they could directly attack the exhaust pipes of main battle tanks' engines. If they hit the target, a single drone could bring down a behemoth weighing tens of tons.

With drones so cheap they're almost unbelievable, the US military's counterinsurgency efforts against the squid have become even more difficult.

Videos of Hamas attacking the squids have surfaced online, and based on various analyses, at least a dozen Merkava and Centurion drones have been destroyed.

After having Raul travel to Southeast Asia to have the video secretly released, Hawke stopped paying attention to this matter.

But the export situation of drones from the agent factory is predictable.

There are far too many cases like this.

A certain steel pipe factory, a certain gas cylinder factory, an employee of a certain company who committed war crimes, and a woman with a record-breaking FBI bounty, etc.

All drones sold by West Coast Environmental Technology Company are for civilian use.

As for modifications made by customers after purchase, who can control that?
Mexicans also purchased various pickup trucks from North America, welded machine gun mounts onto them, and used them as armed vehicles.

West Coast Environmental Technology Company can't very well state in its product manuals that it strictly prohibits loading racks onto the underside of drones or operating drones to dive and collide with vehicle exhaust outlets...

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Washington, D.C., Capitol Hill.

Abedin entered the building through a side door, carrying a folder as he walked quickly forward, secretly wiping his eyes to make them appear red and swollen.

She was quite heartbroken that her husband had disappeared in England.

But the news from Britain is not optimistic.

Abedin arrived at Sirali's office, knocked on the door, and entered.

Zipperton was also in the office.

Hillary is discussing some campaign-related matters with him.

However, it's mostly the former who's talking and the latter who's listening.

Abedin waited until the two had finished before speaking, "Madam, there's news coming from England..."

At this point, tears welled up in her eyes. She wiped them away and continued, "The situation is not good; we haven't found anyone."

Sila sighed, came out from behind her desk, opened her arms and gave Abedin a comforting hug, saying, "Be strong, my girl. No news is good news."

Zipper, standing next to him, couldn't help but think to himself, "You're really good at comforting people."

Sila released her hands and handed over a few tissues.

Abedin then wiped away her tears and continued, "Werner contacted Professor Oliver at the University of Surrey, the Surrey County Sheriff's Office, and the European Space Agency (ESA), but couldn't find any leads. Werner, Kumar, and Widi have all disappeared." She recounted the details of Widi's investigation, especially how the three were directly involved in the West Coast Investment Fund's acquisition of Surrey Satellite.

Furthermore, the White House has put pressure on Downing Street.

After the three men disappeared, the West Coast Investment Fund quickly completed its full acquisition of Surrey Satellite.

After listening, Zipperton immediately gave his judgment: "They must have been targeted and fallen into the hands of Hawke Osment's men. They are either dead or captured."

Sila nodded slightly: "It's obvious. Although the other party didn't do it openly, they didn't try to hide it either. It's not hard for us observant people to spot the clues."

Abedin added, "British police have not found any leads."

“How could the British possibly find a clue to something like this?” Even if they did, they would pretend they couldn’t find it, and besides, it would be very difficult to find one. Hillary sat back down behind her desk and said, “The law applies to ordinary people, not to our class.”

Abedin understood; Sillari was treating Hawke Osment as someone from the same social class.

Zipperton whispered a reminder: "Don't take any chances. We're preparing for the worst with these three; they've all been arrested."

Sillali said, "Kumar and Widdie have nothing to do with us, and as for Wenner..."

Abedin desperately wanted to say, "Please rescue them."

But she knew she shouldn't say it, so she could only keep it to herself.

Zipperton looked at Abedin and asked, "Do you often discuss work with Wenner?"

“No, never.” Abedin had already prepared himself mentally and denied it. “I am very careful about keeping secrets and never discuss our work with Wenner. Only this time, because he joined the Washington Strategic Consulting firm, I asked him to lobby the University of Surrey.”

"As long as Wenner is alive, we can always get him out," Sila said.

Zipper lowered his head and said no more. In front of outsiders, he never contradicted his wife.

Abedin said a few more things and then left the office.

Once the door closed, Zipperton looked up and asked Sillaly, "How are Abedin and Wenner's relationship?"

Seraphim didn't know much about it either, but after thinking about it carefully, she said, "It's alright."

Zipperton warned, "Abedin is no longer trustworthy. Have someone monitor her to prevent her from being used."

“I don’t need you to remind me.” Sillali was willing to believe emotionally, but she would have reservations rationally: “When I received the news of Wenner’s disappearance, I immediately sent people to monitor her. The cell phone and other electronic products she is using now had some programs implanted in them when I decided to run for election.”

Those who get involved in politics are all corrupt, and Hillary Clinton is a prime example.

When men get involved in women's affairs, things rarely end well.

Zipperton simply shut his mouth; after so many years of getting along, he knew Seraphim all too well.

She would listen to anyone else, but she would treat her husband's words as utter nonsense.

Hillary ignored Laugh Tale and instead considered the whole situation, calling Sullivan, who was in charge of campaign affairs.

Zipperton sat on the sofa without saying a word, like a mascot.

He is very clear about his own role; in this election, he is simply a mascot husband who builds a harmonious family.

Sylvia asked Sullivan, "Hawk Osment and Bryan Ferguson, have they reached an agreement with Tom Emmer?"

Tom Emmer considers Hillary Clinton his rival, and Hillary Clinton also considers Tom Emmer her rival.

Neither side was easy to deal with; they accurately identified their respective competitors.

Sullivan said, "A while ago, after Hawke Osment partnered with Elon Musk on SpaceX in Texas, he came to Washington. Although our people didn't see it in person, he definitely met with Tom Emmer. We don't know exactly what they discussed, but according to inside sources, Tom Emmer has developed a series of subsidy plans specifically for Hawke Osment."

With her hands clasped together on the desk, Sylvie said, "You know about Abedin's husband's disappearance. I suspect Hawke Osment is behind it."

Sullivan had no doubts: "In this situation, Hawke Osmond's men, Ferguson's men, and Tom Emer's men are the prime suspects."

He emphasized, "California has 55 electoral votes, and the outcome will affect multiple states. We must not give up California."

Hillary Clinton never considered giving up on California: "We have allies in California, but their strength is no longer enough to compete with the other side."

Sullivan knew she was referring to the Donald Party forces in San Francisco, centered around the Newton family.

Silali gently wiggled her fingers, considering as she said, "Given the current situation, we're unsure how much Abedin has told her husband, Wenner, about our side."

Sullivan immediately asked, "Abedin betrayed us?"

“There’s no sign of that,” Sila said, considering the worst-case scenario. “But we can’t let our guard down; some key matters shouldn’t go through Abedin.”

Sullivan nodded: "I understand."

Hillary continued, "In the past, it was the Elephant Party that wanted to turn the tide in California, but now the situation has completely reversed, and we are the ones who need to turn the tide in California."

Sullivan succinctly stated: "Hock Osmont is at the heart of California's problems."

“Wenner is very likely to fall into Hawke’s hands.” Sillaly stood up and paced back and forth a few steps, saying, “This is quite disadvantageous for us, and we must have countermeasures.”

Sullivan knew what kind of person his employer was and cautioned, "I don't recommend targeting Hawke Osment himself. He's heavily guarded, and if we fail, we'll surely face fierce retaliation."

He didn't want to disappear without a trace like those three Indians.

Hillary also has concerns in this regard. Her people have suffered heavy losses in several overseas armed conflicts, making this a very difficult situation.

She also knew that Hawke was a ruthless bastard, just like herself, and that failing to succeed in one strike would have too serious consequences.

Sillali abandoned the option of directly targeting Hawke, saying, "Among his close confidants, who does Hawke trust the most? His own position is limited, so it would be easier to succeed by targeting him."

There was basic information about the people in Hawke's team. Sullivan quickly went through it in his mind and came to a conclusion, saying, "Edward Connor, born in the Compton neighborhood of Los Angeles, nicknamed Saviour, was Hawke Osment's first partner in starting his business in Los Angeles."

Hillary had worked with Hawke, met this black man, and still remembered him.

Sullivan added, "This man is uneducated and incompetent; his greatest strength is his unwavering loyalty to Hawke, having served as Hawke's personal assistant throughout his life."

He paused briefly: "There's another person, named Frank, a former Hollywood producer who was close to Hawke."

Sillali ignored the latter for the moment, instead taking out a stack of documents, finding the section on Edward, and handing it to Sullivan, emphasizing, "This is our target. He definitely knows a lot about Hawke's secrets and illegal activities! Remember, I want him alive!"

Sullivan took the documents and said, "We started bribing Fiona, the president of the parade, at the beginning of the year. We transferred money to her directly several times and assigned her tasks to test her. She did a very good job. Although the parade is not as popular as before, it is still one of the largest local social groups in Los Angeles."

Seraphim nodded: "Fiona can assist." (End of Chapter)