The Wolf of Los Angeles.

The person who brought the message was Betty.

Police searches are troublesome, especially in affluent areas, and the district attorney's office can't avoid them.

Julian came up with a simple solution: he had Betty call the police on the grounds of a disturbing party.

So the Western Precinct received a "911 call," suddenly inspected a residence in West Hollywood, dispersed a wild party, and found a lot of contraband at the party, as well as some users who were under 20 years old.

Indio Downey is one of them.

The Downey family, three generations of them, are all rotten drug addicts.

After a brief inquiry by the LAPD, it was learned that Indio Downey had no idea where his mother, Deborah, was. The mother and son had long since gone their separate ways and did not interfere with each other's lives much.

That day, Erica relayed the last signals from Deborah's two cell phone numbers.

In the area where the signal disappeared, Carlos and his team found a deliberately damaged signal card, as well as some Samsung phone parts.

Hiero, who is skilled in information and electronics technology, extracted facial images of several suspicious individuals from the surveillance video obtained by Carlos, including a middle-aged man posing as a paparazzi at the door.

These people all had rather ordinary appearances and would be easily overlooked in a crowd.

After examining them closely, Campos said, "They must have put on makeup; their appearance has changed somewhat."

“Where’s the vehicle?” Hawke asked.

Carlos shook his head: "We can't track it down for now. The nearby surveillance cameras are all broken. We checked the cars in the parking lot, and they were all unlicensed cars that came into Los Angeles from out of town. We are searching for information based on the locations where they were stolen."

Hawke picked up the photos of suspicious individuals that Hiero had printed out and said to Campos, “Send these to paparazzi and informants. Search all of Los Angeles. Even if you can’t find them, make them feel the pressure, either so they go into hiding and never show their faces again, or you kill them once their whereabouts are exposed.”

Carlos stated his deduction: "The most likely explanation is that they have already left Los Angeles."

Hawke said, "Judging from what happened in North Hollywood, these people are very cautious. They will leave at the first sign of trouble, but we cannot take chances. We must do what we are supposed to do."

Campos replied, "I'll arrange for someone to do it."

Edward then asked, "There's still no news about Deborah?"

“She’s out of contact.” Carlos paused for a moment, then continued, “She’s either been taken away or killed to silence her.”

Hawke's phone vibrated. He went to the conference room window and pressed the answer button.

The call was from Erica: "I just had someone retrieve Deborah's communication records. Recently, she has been frequently contacting two numbers: one from overseas, and another that disappeared in the same area as her SIM card. It should be the phone number of someone traveling with her. These two are untraceable, but there is another rather peculiar one."

Hawke knew very well that the first two were basically meaningless: American prepaid cards did not require real-name authentication, and phone cards were resold from state to state, making it almost impossible to trace them.

Moreover, there is no need to investigate, because this matter is clearly related to Hillary.

Fiona had previously warned that Sillari's side wanted to cause trouble in Los Angeles.

Hawke specifically increased security around key personnel.

He asked, "What happened to the last one?"

Erica said, "Before the FBI officially investigated Blowing, Deborah and Blowing had several phone records. I looked at them carefully and there were about two or three times a month."

Hawke wasn't particularly surprised and said, "I understand, we'll talk later."

Erica said, "You deal with things over there first. I've also mobilized people to investigate here."

Hawke responded, hung up the phone, looked at Campos, and asked, "Among the people who frequent bragging parties, have you ever photographed Deborah?"

Campos thought for a moment and said, "No." He pointed to Edward: "Deborah has a history with the Savior. If we find Deborah, we will definitely mark her as a special case."

Hawke said, "Deborah and Blow had a close relationship, and they even spoke on the phone several times before Blow was investigated by the FBI."

Edward said, "This must have been done by Sillari."

Everyone present agreed with this point.

Hokra pulled up a chair and sat down, saying, "Continue the investigation. If you find anyone, eliminate them all."

He didn't pin his hopes on that; the other side was extremely cautious, and at the slightest hint of danger, they would immediately run away without looking back: "If we want to counterattack, we still need to strike at the core."

Leonardo DiCaprio excels at striking at the heart of Silla's defenses.

Edward said, "That old hag probably realizes that we are the most dangerous thing for her."

Campos chimed in, "At least one of the most dangerous forces."

Hawke nodded slightly and asked Campos, "Was Wenner sent to Africa?"

“It’s already been sent.” Campos had sent Wenner to Ethiopia earlier this year via West Coast Environmental Technology’s cargo ship and handed him over to Hurricane Company for safekeeping.

Hawke instructed, "Have Wenner record a video of himself appearing on camera, showing his wedding photo with Abedin, regarding Abedin's email address and information. We'll need it soon."

“Yes.” Campos wrote it down.

Hawke clapped his hands and said to everyone, "The meeting is over. Continue investigating those people's whereabouts. Report any news immediately."

Everyone, including Campos, left the meeting room one after another and headed to their respective teams.

Carlos and Juan's team, relying on their professional skills, tracked the trail to southeast Los Angeles and into Orange County, using the remaining clues.

When they arrived in densely populated Irvine, the trail went cold.

Carlos did not give up. He inquired about all the airports in the area and learned that only two private planes were taking off today. One of them was carrying two senior executives from Blizzard Entertainment who were heading to the East for business negotiations.

On the other side, there was a group of men and two women.

If nothing unexpected happens, this is the target.

Carlos spent some time and money to find out more specifics: the private jet had taken off from Orange County and applied for a flight to Calgary, Canada.

He passed the message to Hawke, who then had Erica make a phone call on behalf of the LAPD. The caller had only refueled in Calgary before heading to Europe.

In a relatively chaotic region of Eastern Europe, a group of people disappeared into the vast crowd.

Fortunately, Edward was unharmed, and Fiona was not exposed.

Hawke specially assigned someone to secretly protect Fiona in case anything unexpected happened.

At the FBI's Los Angeles branch, Jennifer received a notification from Hawke and interrogated Puff Daddy again.

The latter remained silent as always. He boasted that he had money and a powerful backing, with an elite team of lawyers working for him.

Several prominent lawyers are keeping a close eye on the FBI's Los Angeles office.

In addition, two Black anti-discrimination organizations also intervened in the case under the guise of anti-racism, constantly monitoring the FBI.

The FBI has a complex structure, and there are people above putting pressure on Jennifer.

Except for the two days when they caught the braggart, the FBI has always been very disciplined in dealing with braggarts.

Following the rules means you won't get anything useful out of a braggart.

His boastful mouth, which he's kept shut, is also the reason he's survived to this day.

Jennifer quickly stopped bragging and dragged Lou Pucci out.

Rather than bragging, this guy has already revealed a lot, so I don't mind saying a little more.

Lou Pucci, as a toy channel for boasting, may not know much about Sillaly, but he does know quite a bit about boasting.

According to his account, Deborah started appearing at bragging parties more than two years ago, and she had a preference for young male models, sometimes dating two or three at the same time.

He came less often after that, but Lou Pucci heard from a male model that Deborah's fetishes were a bit scary, and she asked him and a few of his companions to accompany her to the Los Angeles cemetery late at night to dance in front of Robert Downey Jr.'s grave.

Deborah also particularly enjoyed leaning against her ex-husband's tombstone to withstand attacks from behind.

It was as if she was expressing her longing for her ex-husband in this special way.

For more than a year now, Lou Pucci hasn't seen Deborah at any of the bragging parties.

Deborah wasn't his type to begin with, so he didn't pay much attention to her.

This information was of little use to Hawke.

In summary, it all comes back to the beginning, and it all stems from—Sirius and the Laugh Tale couple.

We can't kill them right now, or there will be endless trouble.

Even if it fails, it's like giving someone an assist.

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Washington, D.C., Democratic Party campaign office.

A Cadillac was parked on the side of the road. Sirila got out of the back door, her face tense, and quickly walked into the small building and into her office.

Sullivan rushed over.

Sillari asked coldly, "Who gave Ivanov permission to retreat? Who gave him permission to withdraw from Los Angeles without completing his mission?"

Sullivan explained, "Ivanov believed that we had been exposed."

At this moment, Xilali acted like a typical leader, only concerned with gains and losses, automatically ignoring the lives of her subordinates: "He retreated. Doesn't the other side suspect that it was my people who did it? This kind of thing doesn't require evidence."

Sullivan reassured him, "After all, this is Los Angeles. Once Ivanov's team is exposed, it's practically the same as putting them in Hawke Osmont's sights. From the FBI to the LAPD, they'll all cooperate to find them..."

Sillari was quite disappointed: "With a population of millions, finding people is no easy task."

“They’ve been exposed; retreat is the best option,” Sullivan insisted, while also reminding us, “Ivanov’s squad is the last of our directly subordinate armed forces.”

These words calmed Hillary down. As a ruthless politician, she needed such armed forces to do some shady things.

She nodded and asked, "Where did they go?"

Sullivan said, "After returning to Russia, I will make a short stop in Siberia."

After thinking for a moment, Silali said, "Give them the full reward for this mission. Tell them not to be discouraged by this failure; I still believe in their abilities."

“They’ve always been reliable. This setback is just a minor setback.” Sullivan changed the subject, bringing up another matter: “Hawk Osment and Bryan Ferguson haven’t made any breakthroughs yet. Why don’t we change our perspective and target our competitor directly? Once we defeat him, California will be confined to California.”

"Any good news?" Sirari asked.

Sullivan and his team were quite capable: "Our people went deep into Tom Emmot's hometown in Minnesota and found something interesting: Tom Emmot's good friend from before he became rich, the daughter of a local restaurant owner and chef, had an illegitimate child."

Silali immediately became interested: "Tell me in detail."

Sullivan continued, "Because of this illegitimate child, the chef had a falling out with his daughter and severed ties with her. It is said that the daughter has never revealed who the father of the illegitimate child is and has been raising the child alone ever since."

Sillari laughed: "Is the father of that illegitimate child Tom Emer?"

Sullivan couldn't give his employer an uncertain answer: "It's impossible to say for sure at the moment unless we do DNA testing on the two of them, but our people saw and filmed Tom Emmer's trusted aide visiting the chef's daughter every month and giving her a sum of money."

Sila fell into thought.

Sullivan added, "I'm trying to get people to find a way to obtain biological samples from that child and Tom Emer..."

“No, there’s no need to do that. It’s unnecessary and risky.” What Silali wanted was to severely damage her competitor’s reputation and prestige.

She said slowly, "It doesn't matter who the father of the illegitimate child is. I want the chef's daughter, or the chef himself, to come forward and accuse Tom Emmer, a married man, of seducing her. By the way, how old is she now?"

Sullivan said, "I'm 24 and my child is almost 4."

Sylvie nodded: "Very good. The chef's daughter is not yet 20 years old, and Tom Emmer seduced or rather raped her. I want one of them to come forward, preferably together, to accuse Tom Emmer!"

Sullivan thought for a moment and said, "If we tell the chef that the child's father might be Tom Emer, and that we don't even have to pay him, he might stand up and fight his old friend to the death!"

Sillali said, "It would be best if two people spoke to that woman. She's been raising her child alone all these years, and the child has rarely even seen his father. She must have a lot of resentment. If she's swayed by money, it won't be hard for her to make a choice."

This matter was of great importance, and Sullivan considered it thoroughly: "I'd better go myself; I don't trust anyone else with this."

Silali said, "Okay."

From the very beginning of this election campaign, she was at a disadvantage. In addition to policy-related issues and winning the support of established forces, her opponents invested a lot of resources in attacking her weaknesses.

Similarly, Hillary Clinton also chose to respond strongly in this regard.

Family has always been a key factor in elections, and if Tom Emmanuel has major family problems, Hillary believes it could reverse the unfavorable situation he has faced this year.

The seriousness of this incident far exceeds that of the three security gates.

Because the woman was the daughter of Tom Emmanuel's old friend. (End of Chapter)