Chapter 23 Crooked Ways
At the front desk, Donnie was queuing up to check in.
Hoke found a seat in the rest area and sat at the small round table.
As in the past, he immediately considered the response plan, observed the surrounding environment, and looked for favorable conditions.
Diagonally opposite, a woman with exquisite makeup, a good figure, and a short skirt was sitting. When she saw Hawke dressed like this, she thought he was a business elite on a business trip, and raised her eyebrows in his direction. He picked it up, moved his palm forward, landed on the smooth stocking legs, brushed the knees, and then hooked his fingers.
Hawke could see clearly that this woman was probably a high-end escort.
The platform determines the level. Just being able to attract customers in a hotel is a few levels higher than standing on the street.
The agent behind her should have a special relationship with the hotel.
Hoke thought of a solution and hooked the caller.
The woman in the short skirt immediately stood up and came over, sitting opposite him, showing a professional smile: "Good evening, handsome man, my name is Jacqueline, yes, the same Jacqueline whose husband has a hole in his head. The name is just as charming. Are you alone tonight? ”
Hawke took out his mobile phone, turned on the screen, and said: "Do you have a mobile phone? Tell me your mobile phone number."
Jacqueline smiled with white teeth: "Why, one night is not enough, we have to do it again." Contact me? In our industry, mobile phone numbers cannot be given to anyone..."
Before she finished speaking, she stopped automatically.
Because Hawke took out a 20 dollar bill and put it on the table.
Jacqueline's mouth was faster than her brain. She immediately reported a series of numbers and went to get the money.
Hawke dialed the number and Jacqueline's phone vibrated.
Jacqueline hung up and said, "Are you in such a hurry? Shall we go upstairs?"
At the front desk, Robert Downey Jr. began to complete the formalities.
Hoke took out 50 dollars, put it on the table, pointed to the front desk, and said in a low voice: "Did you see the man in the gray sweatshirt and baseball cap? Wait until he finishes processing For check-in procedures, you follow him upstairs, take a look at which room you are staying in, and then call me to inform me."
In Jacqueline's profession, it is easy for things to happen, so she was somewhat alert: "You... What do you want to do? I won’t do anything illegal.”
Hawke was unable to complain and didn't want to talk nonsense. He took out a business card and handed it to her: "I am a freelance journalist."
Being in Los Angeles, there was no need for too much explanation. Jacqueline nodded: "I understand. Yeah, he's a celebrity."
Donnie's side was almost finished, and Hawke didn't have much time, so he said, "It's done. After that, I’ll give you another 50 dollars.”
He said by the way: “You just need to follow them into the elevator, pretend to live on the same floor, and get out of the elevator later than them and follow them.”
It was so easy. Jacqueline picked up the 50 dollars and looked at the front desk: "I did it."
Hawke reminded: "Don't look over there. Aren't you very good at acting when you work? Use your skills to coax customers, and this will be done easily."
He saw Robert Downey Jr. Walked towards the elevator and said, "You go there now."
Jacqueline picked up her handbag and walked towards the elevator.
Donnie entered the elevator and looked towards the entrance.
Sarah Parker came over slowly and stood behind him waiting for the elevator.
The two of them didn't seem to know each other at all.
Three people entered the elevator with Sarah Parker.
One of them is Jacqueline.
She is a little nervous, but as a talent in a special industry, she still has some pretentious acting skills. After all, the price will be higher if you lie dead.
It is not difficult to pretend to be calm at this moment.
When the elevator came down, Donnie entered first and pressed the button for the fourth floor.
The remaining people walked into the elevator one after another. Jacqueline stretched out her hand to press the button, but when she saw the fourth floor, she took her hand back.
The other two people pressed the 5th floor button.
Jacqueline stood in front, and the elevator quickly reached the fourth floor.
When Jacqueline came out, she was also walking in front, but her body suddenly tilted, as if her high heels were broken, and she quickly held on to the wall of the elevator.
Donnie walked past first, then Sarah Parker walked past.
The two of them just glanced at Jacqueline and turned out of the elevator.
Jacqueline waited for a moment and heard the sound of a woman's high heels hitting the floor. Then she came out of the elevator and saw the two people entering a room.
She went over to look at the house number, turned around and entered the safe passage, and dialed the number she just called: "They are on the fourth floor, room 407."
Hawke said: "I understand, come down."
Jacqueline reminded: "Don't forget the $50 you promised."
"Wait patiently in the lobby for a while , I will send it to you soon." Hawke hung up the phone, came to the hotel diagram, and determined the location of Room 407.
The bedroom window of the room faces the front of the hotel.
Hoke came out of the hotel, crossed the narrow street, came to the other side of the road, and looked up. The lights in room 407 were already on.
It was obvious what a man and a woman wanted to do when they checked into such an inconspicuous small hotel.
Hoke remembers clearly that Sarah Parker did not divorce Bro Derick, and Robert Downey Jr. also had a wife and children.
As a compassionate and good man, it was necessary for him to inform Sarah's husband and Donny's wife.
Hoke turned around and looked behind him. There was an old-fashioned four-story office building here. He immediately returned to the car, drove to a hidden location in the lane, changed back into his original clothes, put on his equipment bag, and put on Put on your gloves and get ready to climb the stairs.
Most of these old American-style office buildings have iron fire stairs on the side exterior walls.
Hawke observed a little and used the angle of the wall and the bolts of the downspout to climb up. He reached the position above the second floor, grabbed the iron guardrail, climbed up the fire stairs, and successfully reached the roof of the building.
He opened his backpack, took out his camera, attached a telephoto lens, and mounted it on a tripod. The lens turned to the window of 407 opposite. He just took a picture of Downey from the side, and a woman's body was sticking out of the window. Hands, closed the curtains.
The camera couldn't see through. Hawke cursed secretly and scratched his head.
Giving up is impossible.
"Bitch man and woman." Hawke continued to think of a way, this was the first order for the opening of the West Coast Entertainment Studio.
It is impossible to climb up along the outer wall of the hotel. There are still pedestrians and vehicles on the street, so it is easy to be spotted.
The one who answered the call before? There doesn't seem to be much room for development, so he can't have too many illusions about this kind of person.
At this moment, "Das Kapital" is reflected in Hawke. When the profit is large enough, he can always think of some way.
Although it is a crooked way, it is useful.
Hoke dug into his coat pocket and found that the convenience store business card and coloring page he had put in during the day were still there, with the convenience store's contact information on them.
It's not far from Victory Avenue, and it probably won't even take five minutes by car.
Hoke got through the phone over there and said quickly: "I am a freelance journalist who has been to your place during the day. I want to buy something. Please deliver it right away."
Over there The woman said lazily: "It's too late, I won't send you It’s in stock.”
Hoke said simply: “The price and shipping fee will be doubled.”
The woman immediately changed her tone: “Hello customer, just ask for whatever you want, I promise. Send it as quickly as possible”
(End of this chapter)