The Wolf of Los Angeles.

In his office at the Coast Building, Campos described the situation in detail and then specifically said, "The information is confirmed: the Al-Aqsa militia has selected its members and begun targeted training. A skilled military operative from Hurricane Company who infiltrated the Al-Aqsa militia has been selected."

Hawke flipped through Ambrose's file and asked, "Can their operational objectives be determined?"

"Federal prison," Campos said. "It should be Epstein." He added, "Another one of our personnel, Hakimi, is currently serving as Jullani's adjutant."

“This is getting interesting.” Hawke put down the documents, found the file about Joseph Jr., and said, “We’ve been trying to find out who the financial backers are for the Aksa militia and other armed groups. The foundation has mobilized a lot of resources to conduct a secret investigation, but we still have no results.”

He couldn't help but laugh: "We set up the Epstein trap for Joseph. Epstein has just been transferred to Los Angeles, and the Al-Aqsa militia in the Middle East has already begun preparations to attack the federal prison."

Edward continued, "The financier who sponsors those armed groups, including Al-Aqsa, is Joseph Jr. of the Donald Party!"

Hawke said, "That's for sure."

Campos continued, "Once Ambrose arrives in Los Angeles, I will assign someone to liaise with him. He is an expert in military operations, and Jullani has appointed him to oversee the operations."

Edward grinned, revealing two rows of bright white teeth: "These people's actions are completely transparent to us."

“Don’t be careless. The actual person in charge is someone else, and Ambrose will also be subject to his control,” Campos warned. “There are quite a few of them coming. I estimate that they will break up into smaller groups and act separately once they arrive.”

Hawke said slowly, "The people from the Al-Aqsa militia are not the key. They come from the Middle East. Even if we capture them all, it will still be a terrorist attack by the Middle East against America."

The objective of this operation was very clear: Joseph.

He continued, "Pierce has been investigating for a long time, but has not yet found out who the real owners of those overseas foundations are, let alone connect them with Joseph Jr.

Campos is a Mexican who secretly crossed the border to Los Angeles to escape persecution from his colleagues. He has firsthand experience with how newcomers adapt to their environment: "They come to Los Angeles from the Middle East and, to reduce the risk, they will definitely enter through customs through normal channels."

Hawke naturally considered these possibilities, saying, "Whether they enter through normal customs channels or sneak in from the southern US-Mexico border, they need the assistance of people here. Their various operations in Los Angeles also require intelligence support, which must be locals familiar with America and Los Angeles. Furthermore, how do we determine the outcome after the operation? Joseph will definitely have people watching them."

Campos understood the key point and replied, "I will drag out all the rats hiding behind them and implicate the biggest rat."

In other major cities, their operations might have been more difficult, but this was Hawke's stronghold, Los Angeles.

The reason they went to such great lengths to move Epstein to Los Angeles was because they had greater control over the city.

Leaving aside the security companies of the Hawke and Ferguson families, the thousands of paparazzi patrolling downtown Los Angeles alone constitute a vast network of informants.

Mexican homeless people and domestic service workers scattered throughout Los Angeles can also provide various information.

Campos left the Coast Building and returned to Butterfly Security Company. He immediately convened a meeting with his best personnel. Betty and Fiona were to be in charge of contacting Ambrose, Marcelo's homeless organization had arranged the perimeter, and Carvajal's supply and garbage disposal companies were preparing to recruit. He himself was in charge of overseeing the entire operation.

Although, according to Hurricane Africa, the Al-Aqsa militia will be conducting extensive training and will not be coming to Los Angeles in the short term, preparations will certainly be made in advance.

That evening, Hawke returned home and heard gunshots coming from the shooting range in his backyard. He changed his clothes and went there as well.

Erica is practicing her shooting.

He took a brand new HK416 and went into the shooting range.

With the Navy SEALs widely adopting this gun, it has become a frequent sight in Hollywood action and gunfight movies.

The HK416 gained immense popularity and became a well-deserved internet sensation.

Hawke also followed the trend and bought a few, and he felt they were pretty good to use.

After emptying her three magazines, Erica waved to Hawke and jogged over, asking, "How did the talks between the former president and the current president go?"

Hawke removed the empty magazine, put it into the pocket on his thigh, and said, "Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, when the two of us were in the same room, we wanted to strangle each other."

Erica joked, "They should each carry a gun."

Hawke nodded: "If George Walker had been given a gun back then, he probably would have dared to shoot the president."

Erica was slightly surprised, since it was just a joke earlier: "Why?"

Hawke stated, "Tom Emer has mobilized several independent prosecutors to investigate George's eldest son, Prescott, who is the Walker family's chosen successor."

Erica could easily see the problem: "Which of these large families and wealthy individuals can withstand a thorough investigation?"

“That’s right,” Hawke agreed. “What would we do if we were in that situation?”

Erica smiled radiantly, but her words were ruthless: "The prosecutors' cars are too old and worn out. They might leak oil and catch fire, their brakes might fail, or they might crash into dump trucks due to fatigue."

Hawke agreed: “Good idea.” He then added: “There are always some speculators who think they can take advantage of this opportunity to rise to the top and climb to a high position.”

Erica said, "After all, he is the current president, he has a lot of power and enough influence."

Each new president often signifies the rise or leapfrog development of a power, naturally attracting many people to serve him.

She still had some doubts: "Next year is an election year, and Tom Emmer wants to be re-elected. Why not wait until the next term to make his move? I understand that it's very uncomfortable to keep a grudge to yourself, but is he so sure that he can win the support within the party?"

Hawke had already considered this issue and discussed it with Brian many times: "Tom Emerson must have his reasons for daring to do this. I think he has a trump card that can quell the infighting within the Elephant Party, mobilize public sentiment across the United States, and gain a huge approval rating."

Erica asked curiously, "Did you find out what it was?"

Hawke had some guesses, but had not yet found any.

When Tom Emmanuel launched a full-scale attack on the Walker family, he thought of something that Obama had done in his previous life before an election year.

That allowed Obama to unite the forces within the Democratic Party, and his approval ratings soared across the United States, securing his re-election without any suspense.

Hawke asked, "What do you think would make all Americans applaud, and for the Elephant Party to temporarily abandon the Walker family and mostly support Tom Emer?"

“This is incredibly difficult, practically hellish.” Erica racked her brains, but couldn’t come up with an answer for the moment: “What else could it be involving a conflict of interest?” Hawke reminded her: “One person.”

Erica's eyes lit up as she thought of a name, a name etched into the hearts of all Americans: "Benladden!"

The name seems to possess a magical quality, capable of briefly uniting the nation.

Based on some memories from his previous life, Hawke boldly speculated: "I highly suspect that the CIA may have obtained clues about Ben Laden and secretly reported them to the Oval Office. Tom Emmer is quite confident that he can deal with Ben Laden himself before next year, so he seems particularly confident."

Unlike Hawke, Erica is a native-born American, and despite the animosity between Los Angeles and New York, she still said, "If Tom Emer could capture... no, just kill Ben Laden, his popularity and approval ratings would reach their highest point since the start of the campaign."

"So, Benladden can't die, at least not now." From any perspective, killing Benladden by the Washington authorities at this time would not benefit Hawke's side at all.

Erica, being an American, didn't like Benladden, but considering her own interests, she felt he should continue living, and immediately said, "Can we find out what's going on over there? Let's try to sabotage the Washington authorities' operation."

Hawke said, "I've already made some arrangements."

In his previous life, he had read the reports and watched the movie starring Kathryn Bigelow. He still had a general impression of it. The person who found Benladen was a CIA informant.

The operation was orchestrated by a female CIA officer who had been highly controversial for her mistreatment of prisoners and captives.

The hunt was carried out by Navy SEALs.

Benla Deng's hiding place is located within the territory of Baba Yang.

It seems that the sheep cooperated to some extent.

That evening, Hawke and Erica arrived at Ferguson Estate in Woodland Hills.

Brian and his wife Jennifer also rushed over.

Tonight's discussion focused on whether Tom Emer had a trump card up his sleeve.

Hawke offered some speculations, then added, "From what I understand, the search for Benladen has been handled by a CIA team stationed in Iraq, whose leader is said to be a ruthless woman."

Jennifer is quite knowledgeable about the CIA, which often impersonates the FBI, saying, "The person in charge is called Nada Backus. She has been in charge of hunting down Ben Laden and Zarqawi for years. She and other female CIA agents, such as Fran Moore, are known as the spy sisters."

She specifically emphasized: "Zarqawi, who died in an air raid, and Mughniyeh, a senior Pearl Party commander who died in a car explosion, were both found by Nada Bacchus."

Brian asked, "If she finds Ben Laden, what measures will Washington take? A precision-guided cruise missile? Or a Super Hornet launched from an aircraft carrier?"

“We definitely won’t use that method,” Hawke analyzed. “This matter has nothing to do with revenge for 9/11. It’s purely a political action, and everything has to serve the political activities that follow. Whether it’s missiles or plane bombing, it could cause the target to be torn to pieces, making it difficult to identify their specific appearance. Even if DNA technology is used later, it will lead to criticism from all over the world and will not achieve the desired effect.”

Paul, who had been listening in, agreed: "If I were in the Oval Office, I would definitely take the safest approach with the highest political returns."

Hawke continued, "The Walker family is rumored to have close ties with the Laden family. If this news leaks out, given the likelihood of war breaking out between the two sides, the Walker family will definitely sabotage this operation. To take secret action, we need to keep the information within a certain range. Apart from the situation with the CIA, if we were to take actual military action, based on my understanding of Tom Emmer, he would most likely directly order the SEALs to send out a team of elite soldiers to hunt down Ben Laden, while carrying video recording equipment."

Paul nodded slightly: "This makes our objective very clear: to disrupt the Washington authorities' operations and ensure that Benladen is not hunted down in the short term."

With the target identified, the remaining task is to allocate manpower.

The next day, Hawke made a satellite phone call directly to Andre of Hurricane Africa, instructing him to send people to the side of Barbayang near Afghanistan to spread the message that the CIA had a large number of informants in the area.

A few others will travel to India to use the Indian internet to create some content.

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Arlington, Virginia.

Inside an office building, Prescott paced back and forth, hands on his hips, looking as if he wanted to kill the prosecutor in charge with his gaze.

Although they had been notified in advance, and everything that needed to be taken away had been taken away and everything that needed to be completely removed had been removed, being raided and sealed off in this way in full view of everyone was tantamount to a direct slap in the face.

Prescott took out his phone and called his family.

The elder told him directly: "Calm down your useless anger. What you need to do now is to be patient and observe while you wait."

Prescott hung up the phone, calmed himself down, and met up with the lawyer who had just arrived. They lodged a strong protest in accordance with the law.

Independent U.S. Attorney Jessica found nothing useful in the office, but still managed to seal off Prescott's commissioner's office based on the evidence from the whistleblower.

She worked on this case for a long time.

In the following days, Jessica was very proactive, going to various places, contacting relevant people, and searching for evidence of Prescott's crimes.

For a female prosecutor from an ordinary family, every step forward is difficult.

The Oval Office offered her an opportunity, and she seized it.

It's a rare treat to have a day off on the weekend.

Jessica called her husband and children, and they drove their Lexus to Maryland for a road trip.

As the Lexus exited the highway and passed through a bend where a car accident had caused a traffic jam, a large truck carrying construction waste drove towards it.

The truck was traveling too fast, and when it turned, it tilted and crashed directly into the oncoming lane.

Jessica's van was hit, and large chunks of construction debris fell from the overturned truck bed.

The Lexus was unsurprisingly smashed into a metal pancake. (End of Chapter)