The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Chapter 545 Abedin's Death and Wenner's Counterattack

Even Hawke was somewhat surprised by this news and quickly asked, "How is Sillaly herself?"

Edward quickly said, "She herself was somewhat shaken, but her personal assistant, Huma Abedin, was shot in the chest, and the extent of her injuries is still unclear."

Hawke packed his belongings: "Back to Coast Building."

On the way back, he received phone calls from Brian and Tom Emer.

The three exchanged opinions and made a prediction about the worst-case scenario.

Back at the company, Hawke went into his office and turned on his computer; the first thing he saw was the news.

"Sirius was shot during a speech in New York. Her assistant, Huma Abedin, was also shot. The gunman was killed on the spot."

And here's the latest news: "Huma Abedin has died despite all efforts to save him!"

Edward, holding his phone, said, "Boss, there's a live video here."

The shooting that occurred before Hillary Clinton's speech was witnessed by numerous media reporters, and multiple videos of the incident have circulated online.

Hawke clicked to open one of the featured tweets; the video was quite clear.

As Hillary walked toward the podium with several subordinates, voices of support and insults rose and fell. Suddenly, a middle-aged man rushed out from the crowd, raised his gun, and fired at Hillary.

Sila's bodyguards and Secret Service agents tackled her immediately, but the gunman's bullet hit Abedin, who was standing next to Sila.

Secret Service agents immediately returned fire, and the gunman was killed on the spot.

Surrounded by bodyguards, Hillary left. After getting up, even with the bodyguards trying to stop her, she still raised her fist and shouted, "Violence cannot kill democracy and freedom!"

The sound was captured on camera by the reporter who was closest to the camera.

Hawke had seen similar scenes before, and while somewhat surprised, he wasn't shocked.

The US presidential election is the world's biggest entertainment show, and all sorts of strange and wonderful tricks are used.

The gunman was shot dead on the spot, and the real mastermind behind it is probably impossible to find.

The true culprit remains unknown, but the overwhelming negative public opinion surrounding Hillary Clinton after the Lolita Island incident has been somewhat reversed.

"Our democracy and freedom are being trampled on madly!"

What kind of conspiracy lies behind the assassination attempt on Hillary Clinton?

"Is the United States, the world's only superpower, unable to even guarantee the safety of its own presidential candidates?"

"Support Sila, a true fighter!"

The news coverage of the assassination incident completely overshadowed that of the Lolita Island incident for a time.

Subsequently, media outlets supporting Hillary Clinton launched a propaganda campaign, and her supporters initiated a nationwide movement.

"Find out the truth and severely punish the real culprit!"

"Only true fighters for freedom and democracy are targeted for assassination by despicable and malicious individuals!"

"When destroying someone's reputation doesn't work, some people resort to firearms."

"Tom Emery, this murderer, must never be allowed to become president!"

There's a lot of hype in the media, with the so-called mastermind pointing directly at Tom Emmer.

In the afternoon, Sila appeared at the hospital where Abedin was being treated to see people one last time.

She then went to the press room of a hotel near the hospital to hold a press conference following the attack.

At the start of the press conference, Hillary presented Abedin's women's suit jacket, which had three bullet holes with burn marks scattered on it, the surrounding area stained dark with blood.

“Look at these? Do you see them? These are Huma Abedin’s belongings!” Facing the media cameras, Silali held up the coat, tears streaming down her face: “Some people didn’t want me to speak, didn’t want me to continue appearing in the public eye. They raised their knives and openly murdered Abedin!”

She declared loudly, "God did not take me away, but allowed me to remain in this world to fulfill Abedin's last wish and continue to speak out for democracy and freedom! Abedin is watching me from heaven, and I will never let her down. God spared my life for a reason; I must stop America from becoming a garbage dump in Tom Emmer's hands!"

It's unclear who started clapping, but enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience, with many people even having tears in their eyes, as if moved by Sila's genuine emotions.

Sillari put away Abedin's coat, stood up, and said one last time, "God bless America!"

The woman, carrying sadness, anger, and strength, strode out of the press room.

Although the Lolita Island incident is still unfolding, public opinion about Sillari has clearly improved, and the public has begun to sympathize with her.

Those who originally supported Hillary now believed that she had been framed in a despicable and shameless way.

Some media outlets have also made insinuations that Tom Emmer was behind the shooting.

On the same day, Rita Wilson, leader of the Cthulhu Health Care Planning Alliance, another major base for Hillary Clinton's campaign, announced the formation of the Hillary Defenders Alliance, calling on Cthulhus across the United States to join in and take concrete actions to protect Hillary Clinton's personal safety.

Countless people signed up online, most of whom were Cthulhu.

When Hillary Clinton traveled from New York to Washington to be questioned by the FBI at FBI headquarters, she was followed by thousands of bodyguards.

These Cthulhus sat in front of the FBI headquarters building, holding up various slogans in support of and defense of Cialie.

Because Hillary Clinton reported the attack to the NYPD immediately afterward, the NYPD intervened forcefully, even though it involved a candidate and the Secret Service, overruling the FBI and the Secret Service's superior, the Department of Homeland Security, to conduct an independent investigation into the case.

They also announced that the preliminary investigation results of the case were related to Epstein, and that they would take this case into account in the FBI's Epstein case.

The NYPD requested Epstein's interrogation through normal procedures.

The FBI refused outright.

Media and public opinion began to exert pressure.

Sillari seems to have returned to the beginning of the year, as if she has regained the upper hand.

At first glance, that seems to be the case; the assassins have stolen the headlines from Lolita Island.

But in reality, the Lolita Island case is progressing steadily, and the newly discovered evidence points directly to Sillari and Zipton.

In several media appearances, Sillari blamed the attack on Tom Emer.

Supporters of both sides clashed violently in Washington.

Its intensity was comparable to the battle between monsters and Cthulhu in San Francisco back in the day.

Tom Emer, who was preparing to campaign in Nevada, made a special trip to Los Angeles first to secretly consult with Hawke and Brian.

“In just a few days, Hillary, who was originally overwhelmed by my pressure, managed to recover thanks to the shooting and the death of her assistant.” The closer he got to success, the greater the pressure on Tom Emer became, and the less he could accept failure: “The shooting brought me a lot of criticism, and I never expected Hillary to be so ruthless.”

Brian laughed and said, "I also suspect that Seraphim is crying wolf, but it's really a bit scary that a woman can be this ruthless."

Tom Emmer looked at him: "You also believe that Silali orchestrated all of this?" Hawke replied: "That just proves one thing. Silali had no other means to deal with our attack and could only resort to this extremely risky method. If someone had other options, they wouldn't let someone point a gun at them."

Tom Emer laughed: "Yes, you're absolutely right, Sila is on the verge of going crazy."

Hawke added, "Don't be fooled by her current enthusiasm; her approval ratings have actually been declining."

Brian snapped his fingers: "If this trend continues, we're going to win."

Tom Emer expressed his concerns: "I'm worried she'll continue to exploit the shooting incident."

Sylvanas, that woman, has a Cthulhu-esque madness that sometimes makes her look quite frightening.

Tom Emer's purpose in coming here was very clear: "Hawk, you're full of ideas, do you have any good plans to disrupt the situation surrounding the Sillari shooting?"

Brian found it amusing and said, "Sirius stirred up Lori Island with the shooting, so let's create a new incident to stir up the shooting?"

Tom Emmer added, "It's best if new events don't disrupt Lolita Island, and instead, try to get public attention back to Lolita Island."

“You’ve given me a tough one,” Hawke said, his brow furrowed. “Let me think about it.”

Tom Emmer's team came up with many ideas, such as directly refuting Hillary's claims and attacking Hillary for using this incident to downplay Lolita Island.

He and his team did all of these things, but the results were only so-so.

Someone died on Sila's side; it was her goddaughter.

Hawke's considerations were focused on Abedin; he didn't believe Abedin would willingly sacrifice his life for Hillary's political future.

Does Cialie really have that much personal charisma?

Hawke didn't believe it and said, "There is a way, which can disrupt the media and the public's perception and throw Sillari's rhythm off track."

“Go ahead.” Tom Emer knew that Hawke would definitely have a way to handle these unconventional methods.

"Huma Abedin, who was shot and killed, had a husband." Hawke had sent him to Africa long ago, and had Wenner record a video about the email scandal, which was then released by WikiLeaks.

Furthermore, Wenner has not yet gone through divorce proceedings with Abedin and remains Abedin's legal husband.

When a wife dies, the husband naturally has to speak out.

Hawke said, "I suggested trying to find Wenner and get his opinion on the matter."

Tom Emer was quick-witted and immediately said, "Have Wenner file a complaint, saying that Abedin had key evidence against Hillary and was planning to hold a meeting with Hillary, so he was silenced by Hillary through a shooting."

Hawke considered for a moment and said, "That's one idea." He said seriously, "Since Seraphim has even resorted to assassination, let's help her elaborate on the cause of the case and make it more complete."

Tom Emer agreed: "It's possible."

Hawke nodded: "Then it's settled. You stay in Los Angeles and wait for news."

“Stephen.” Tom Emer was not going to entrust everything to Stephen, who had handled everything here, and he didn’t want to rely on a second person. “You know him.”

After both sides agreed, Tom Emer would leave first.

Brian brought the men back and said, "This time, the odds of winning are extremely high."

Hawke still refused to open champagne at halftime: "No one can guarantee a win until the very end."

…………

Damajing, Ethiopia.

Wenner swung his shovel, quickly scooping up soil and putting it into the tree pit.

A gust of wind blew by, and Gonzalez, who was holding the sapling, quickly covered his face and said, "Hurry up."

"Okay." Wenner quickly filled the hole, stomped on it a few times, took the bucket next to him, and poured the water directly onto the bottom of the sapling.

Whether he survives or not is none of his concern.

The green initiatives of the United Nations and the African Union emphasize a go-with-the-flow approach.

More than two years have passed, and the green color of Damakin has not increased much.

Someone called Gonzalez, and after he answered, he said to Wenner, "Come on, you'll have a proper job again."

The two got into the car and returned to the office building not far away.

Andrei was already waiting there. Upon seeing Wenner, he immediately handed him a newspaper and patted him on the shoulder: "My condolences."

Looking at the pictures and newspapers on the front page, Wenner realized that his wife, Abedin, had been shot and killed.

Although their relationship wasn't particularly deep, they had been together for several years, and there was still some sadness: "How could Huma have died?"

He raised his head and said decisively, "Huma must have been murdered!"

Andrei said softly, "The gunman was shot dead on the spot by Secret Service agents, but according to the investigation and judgment above, this incident was likely orchestrated by Sila. She is currently in a bad situation and needs a special event to turn things around..."

Wenner had heard Abedin mention Sillali more than once: "There's no mistake, Sillali would definitely do something like that, that woman is incredibly ruthless."

Andrei said, "So, you have to expose Silali's true colors and let people know the truth about this matter."

Having been in Damakin for so long, Wenner already knew his place and what he was supposed to do, and asked, "What do you need me to do?"

The script had already been written in Los Angeles. Andrei took out a printed copy of the text transmitted via satellite signal, handed it to Wenner, and said, "Review it carefully, pay attention to emotional expression and outbursts, we'll shoot the video this afternoon."

Wenner took it, read a few lines, and said, "I'm a policy and strategy consultant, not a Hollywood actor, and I'm not good at acting."

Andrei took out chili peppers, garlic, and medicated oil, and said, "Don't worry, all the props have been prepared for you. If you can't get into character, these will help make your eyes and face look sorrowful and angry."

Wenner waved his hands repeatedly: "No need for that. I am really sad, but I'm keeping it to myself. There's no need to act."

Andrei took out a few more things: "Also, show these in the video. By the way, didn't you mention last time that Abedin had a LinkedIn account for contacting the Indian community, in addition to his personal work email?"

Wenner said, "Yes, I've given you the account and password."

Andrei added, "There's an email sent to you that mimics Abedin's writing style. Log in to LinkedIn and take a look to see if you need to make any changes."

Besides Sillari, Wenner is the person most familiar with Abedin.

Wenner logged into LinkedIn, saw the email, and made a few changes to it.

In the afternoon, Gonzalez brought filming equipment and made Wenner face the camera to accuse Hillary of indiscriminate killing and orchestrating the shooting.

The deceased's husband has begun to fight back!

(End of this chapter)