Chapter 146 The scene of the gunfight (please vote for me)
Beverly Hills, Four Seasons Hotel.
In the private room, Robert Redford looked extremely serious, looked at Rooney Chasen, and said coldly: "My people discovered that your assistant Sasha and Hawke Osment People are mixed together."
"Impossible!" Rooney could not believe what others said.
Seeing that the two were about to argue, lawyer Cheryl interjected: "You two, our most important task now is to find Waglen. Where has this guy gone?"
Redford took out his cell phone and called again.
After the call was connected, before he could ask any questions, someone said: "Just in time, I want to call you too. Please hurry up and watch Fox 11. "Ace News" has just started, and you are on it. and Sterling Van Waglen ”
Redford Quickstep. Go to turn on the TV, switch channel 11 and ask: "Is Sterling over there?"
The man said: "He didn't come..."
Redford Suddenly he put down his cell phone and cut off the call because he saw the scene being played by "Ace News".
The first is a girl. The girl's face and key parts are coded, but it can be seen that she is still young.
Then, three men appear, Waglen, himself, and Lawrence Pope.
Cheryl and Rooney’s eyes turned to the TV screen at the same time.
The two of them originally wanted to make a call, but at this time they both put down their phones, feeling that it was unnecessary.
The TV screen quickly changed, and it changed to another video, which turned into Waglen himself, and the other side was also young.
After playing for a while, it changed again, the girls were replaced by two, and the three men were still Waglen, Redford, and Pope.
At this moment, Redford fell into a brief shock.
This bastard Wallgren, even if he really took a secret photo, he and Pop were also included!
Next to her, Rooney was somewhat doubtful about life. She had not experienced such a disastrous defeat for a long time.
Originally everything was going very well, but with a violent attack, she defeated Hawke Osmond and the West Coast Studio. She was unable to even fight back, from public opinion to the victim to the legal level. , occupying an overwhelming advantage.
The fruits of victory were within easy reach, but everything collapsed.
Rooney suddenly thought of what Redford just said, that Sasha was involved with Hawke Osment's people...
If all this is true, she is The day he took over Waglen's business, he was plotted by Hawke Osmond and Caroline Jones!
Caroline Jones used herself as bait, sacrificing her career to help Sasha win her trust?
What about Rachel Wood? The opponent took the initiative to put unpreventable weaknesses and flaws in front of him, allowed him to attack, attracted attention, and then quietly opened up another track?
The opponent does not defend the weakest point, but instead takes a roundabout approach and penetrates into its own vital points?
Cheryl is a lawyer and reacted the fastest. She grabbed Redford and said, "You are in danger. Think about how to deal with the LAPD or FBI investigation!"
Redford Fu and Pop were mixed together, but he still had a basic sense of politics.
The LAPD and FBI Los Angeles branch did not want to intervene directly in the dispute between the two parties. There was neither evidence nor any pressure.
It’s different now. This kind of news is not something that the program team of "Ace News" can decide. It means that the Fox TV network will be exposed on a large scale, and the pressure of public opinion will follow.
The video is the best evidence. As long as the LAPD receives the call, it will definitely end.
Redford understands that the situation is quite dangerous. The most critical point is that his old friend Wallglen has still not been able to contact him.
This had to remind him of some possibility.
"Legal, you are more professional, think of a way." Redford picked up his bag: "I will make some arrangements now."
Cheryl said: " Don’t panic, we still have a way.”
Redford nodded slightly and looked at Rooney: "We have all been harmed by you!"
Rooney was speechless for a moment.
Redford went out and walked towards the elevator while calling his assistant: "Book me a flight ticket immediately. It's best if you don't have an extradition agreement with the United States. No... the fastest way to leave the United States is , the sooner the better!”
He thought his friend had an accident and he was not safe, so he hung up the phone and called again: “Come here right away and go to Los Angeles International Airport with me.”
At this moment, Redford thought of Roman Polanski, and how similar his situation was to him.
Run away and join the European film industry.
Just after Redford left, Cheryl and Rooney also left separately before "Ace News" ended.
The former is still high-spirited and ready to fight.
The latter walked heavily and called Sasha immediately after getting in the car.
A busy tone came from the receiver.
Rooney is basically sure that Sasha is the undercover!
She thought for a while and dialed Caroline's number, and this time she got through.
In the foyer of the Fox Television Center, Caroline asked: "Are you okay?"
Rooney remained silent, and finally said nothing and hung up the phone on her own initiative.
If you lose, you lose. There is nothing to say.
Rooney asked the driver to drive and return to the company.
Caroline on the other side put away her phone, feeling particularly comfortable and wanting to scream a few times.
But there is Sasha by her side, and she must maintain her scheming majesty.
At the door, Edward came in from the outside and was somewhat surprised to see Sasha and Caroline sitting together.
But he followed Hawke for the longest time, thought about it before and after, walked over quickly, and asked Sasha: "So you are also an undercover agent!"
Sasha nodded to Edward: "Hello, Mr. Undercover."
Edward praised: "Boss is so awesome, two undercovers were created for such a thing."
"You guys It's too simple." Caroline slapped her face and tried to look serious: "This is not a petty fight in the entertainment industry, this is a party dispute!"
Huo! K and Brian came in from outside at this time.
Sasha stood up and looked at Hawke.
Hawke nodded at her: "Well done."
Sasha was very direct: "Thank you for the bonus." After thanking Hawke in person, she picked up her bag: "I'm going to travel to relax."
Hoke said to Brian: "Send two people and a car to escort Sasha for a ride ."
Not only was he given an extra bonus, but he also received such treatment. Sasha said from the bottom of his heart: "Thank you."
Brian called quickly. A man and a woman came and drove Sasha back to her rented apartment to pack her things and prepare to travel to East Asia.
There was no one else here, and Hawke said to Brian: "Let your two subordinates start it, they should agree."
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At the same time , Sacramento, Lawrence Pope was resting at home when he received a call.
"Hurry up and watch Fox 11's "Trump News."" The caller reminded him.
Pope realized there was important news, came out of the bedroom, looked at his wife and fourteen-year-old daughter, and said: "Linda, send Catherine to bed."
Catherine argued: "I'm not sleepy yet, I want to watch a TV series..."
Pop said: "Be good, be obedient."
Katherine pouted and reluctantly returned to her bedroom.
Linda followed.
Pop picked up the remote control, switched to channel 11, and then saw his heroic appearance on the TV screen.
And of course there's a girl.
“Fake!” Pop was angry and took out his mobile phone to make a call.
There was an exclamation from behind, followed by the dull sound of someone hitting the wall.
Pop turned around and found his wife Linda leaning against the wall, looking at the TV in shock, pointing towards him, and seemed to have lost the ability to speak.
The cell phone in his hand rang. Pop looked at the caller ID and quickly answered the call without caring about his wife.
An angry voice sounded from the receiver: "Is this your guarantee?"
Pop wanted to argue, but looking at the news on the TV, he was at a loss for words.
The anger of the person over there dissipated a bit, after all, he was wearing a mask at the time, and said: "Everything ends with you, and those who should shut up should shut up."
Pop understood what this meant and said : "I will shoulder the full responsibility."
When he hung up the phone, his wife had already walked to the TV. Looking at her husband who was busy coding the girl, she turned her head and glared: "Why? Why? ?”
Pope didn't seem to hear him and sat on the sofa without saying a word.
"I pretend that you cheated on me as if I didn't know and couldn't see it." Linda pointed at the TV screen: "But how could you do this! You also have a daughter, and you are also a father!"
She angrily yelled: "You are just a beast! No, you are worse than a beast!"
Pop did not He spoke back, turned to look at his daughter's room, closed his eyes in pain, and said, "I will bear all the consequences! Linda, Linda, listen to me..."
He raised his voice: "Listen to me, everything that follows is very important and related to your and Catherine's future life."
Linda gritted her teeth: "You ruined everything."
Pop was very calm and continued: "You contact lawyer Donnie immediately. We will agree on a divorce tonight, and all the property will belong to you and Catherine. After the divorce procedures are completed, you and Catherine leave Sacramento and go to New York, where your brother can take care of you."
Linda looked at this beast-like husband with extremely complicated eyes, and she couldn't tell the difference. Which one is his true face?
“Hurry up.” Pop put on his coat and took the car keys: “I’m going out for a trip. When I come back, Donnie had better finish drafting the divorce agreement.”
For the future, Linda forced herself to Ji Bu showed the smile deep in his heart and nodded: "You go ahead." Pope went out and drove out. At the same time, he took out a mobile phone in the car and called: "Hammerson, you are here right away. Come out and let’s meet.”
Half an hour later, Pope withdrew a large amount of cash from a house, took the money to the agreed coffee house, and saw the strong white man waiting here.
He didn't talk nonsense and handed the money to Hammerson: "The person who brought you will leave now and go to Los Angeles overnight."
Hammerson opened the bag and took a rough inventory. Qian asked directly: "Who is the target?"
Pop said: "Robert Redford and Sterling Van Waglen, find the photos yourself and tell them to shut up. ”
"Two celebrities in Hollywood." Hammerson knew who these two people were, especially Redford. He put away his bag: "Wait for my good news."
Pop nodded and said nothing more After talking, after the person left, he took out a cigarette and lit it.
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Pasanadi, in an independent house.
Brian's assistant Sandra accompanied the family of three to watch "Ace News".
Penny tangled her hands together, her eyes widened, and her face was full of anger.
Her parents are still thinking.
Sandra recalled the words taught by Hawke and said: "Before, we found three victims, but they were all coerced by public relations and gave up. Do you know what methods the other party used to coerce them? A heroine with a salary of 3 million US dollars! Do you really want to keep silent? "
What justice and justice are all useless nonsense at this moment.
Hoke knows very well what will impress these people.
Penny's father said, "Can we discuss it?"
Sandra nodded with a smile, stood up and left the room.
Penny's mother said anxiously: "This is unfair, so unfair! We follow the rules, but we get nothing! Look at those who break the rules, what they get if they win the lawsuit A large amount of compensation, even if you give up halfway, you can still get money and resources."
Her husband asked: "Did you agree?"
The woman said loudly: "Why not! Fox TV station has been exposed, what are you afraid of?”
The man nodded: "Okay, let's go call the police."
Penny came to the door of the room at this time, opened the door and said to the people in the yard: "My parents asked you to come in."
Santa Monica, in a small villa on the coast.
Another of Brian's assistants convinced the parents of another victim in almost the same way.
Rooney's public relations and public opinion reversal were very successful, but all of this was based on the lack of video exposure. Fox TV station released relevant news, which instead became a tool for Hawke to inspire people.
The offer she made to Rachel Wood was too good, too attractive.
Half an hour later, the group met at Brian's law firm. After a short negotiation, they signed an agency contract with Brian.
Subsequently, accompanied by Brian, the two victims and their guardians went to the Western Branch to call the police.
Before entering the Western Branch, Brian received calls from three victim guardians, Rachel, Judy and Amanda, who wanted to cooperate with him again.
Brian asked them to come directly to the Western Branch.
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In downtown Los Angeles, the editorial office of the Los Angeles Times is adjacent to City Hall.
Deputy Business Editor Mariel received a personal call from Franco Pierson, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The former said directly: "Fox TV has already exposed this matter. In addition to "Ace News", Fox News is now broadcast on a rolling basis. The punctual news at 10 o'clock has just released a new segment. The content cannot be suppressed. As one of the three major newspapers in North America, the Los Angeles Times cannot Maybe I pretend not to see it."
Pilson's voice on the other side seemed to be a few years older: "I have no intention of stopping you from reporting. It is your freedom of the press to report the hot events that happened. But this is just a case in Hollywood, and I hope it won’t affect this year’s Oscars.”
Mariel understood what the other party said. This business is not about reporting news with a dull head. She was very respectful: "The focus of the report is of course Van Wagelen and Robert Redford."
Pierre Mori said in a deep voice: "They deserve to be punished for what they did."
Maril said a few polite words, hung up the phone, and looked at the copywriting on the table. One paragraph called for a closer look at whether Hollywood still has such events.
She picked up the phone and called.
Soon, the editor-in-chief in charge of the front page headlines entered the office.
Mariel said directly: "Revise the manuscript, focus on Van Wagelen and Robert Redford, don't mention the rest, and don't involve too many individual cases."
"Okay. "The editor-in-chief took the manuscript back and asked the editor in charge to revise it again.
Just before the major newspapers finalized their editions, the editorial departments received calls, overtly or covertly, requesting that the news be downplayed. It was not that it was not reported, but that the reporting focused on individuals, and they called for accountability. Individual Responsibility.
Especially the media based in California, they have reached a tacit agreement.
This is the blue base camp.
Hollywood as a whole is dark blue.
Even the LAPD was affected to a certain extent because when Brian went to report the crime, it was too late and the corresponding officer on duty was off duty and could not issue a subpoena.
Brian is not in a hurry either. His goal of implicating Pope has been achieved.
Hoke is even more invisible behind the scenes, hiding in the protected villa, carefully watching everything that happens. Nothing is more important than his own safety.
The period after the news is exposed is the most dangerous time.
When it's time to be stubborn, you can't jump out.
Even Campos and the others were ordered by Hawke to leave Los Angeles overnight and go out for fun.
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Early the next morning, in the parking lot on 20th Street in Santa Monica.
Wahlgren woke up from his drowsiness and turned to look at the co-pilot. The package on it had long since disappeared.
The memory returned to his brain, and he slapped his forehead hard: "Damn it!"
The storage disk and videos were snatched away!
Waglen recalled a little and remembered what the robber said at the time. If his guess was correct, the person who robbed the things was most likely sent by Pope.
He quickly looked for his cell phone and found that the cell phone's battery and signal card had been taken apart and thrown on the passenger seat.
Waglen picked it up. Now that the matter has developed, Redford must be informed. After all, he has been a friend for many years.
He installed his cell phone and called Redford, but found that he couldn't get through.
Hit again, still the same.
Could it be? Waglen panicked, quickly started the car, drove out of the parking lot, and drove to the Pacific Coast Highway.
He had a secret property in Malibu with cash and passports inside.
Waglen also wants to run away.
But as soon as the signal on his mobile phone was turned on, he made another call, and it wasn't long before he was locked.
Before arriving in Malibu, two SUVs belonging to the FBI gave chase.
The vehicle in front stopped skillfully, the vehicle behind blocked the retreat, and there were no other vehicles around.
With the harsh sound of brakes, three cars stopped one after another.
Waglen saw the FBI logos on the front and rear cars. Without any hesitation, he got out of the car with his hands raised and shouted: "I have no weapons, I have no weapons."
Several people wearing FBI vests got out of two vehicles. They used the vehicles as cover and shouted: "FBI, let me see your hands!"
Another person shouted: "Get down, Get on the ground!”
Waglen put his head in his hands and knelt beside the car.
Suddenly, gunfire rang out.
Bang bang bang——
Four FBI agents opened fire one after another. Several bullets hit Waglen, and more bullets hit the red Focus, as if there was a fierce gun battle.
Where Fox faces the FBI on both sides, there are dozens of bullet holes.
Wahlgren, who was shot several times, fell to the ground and was not dead yet.
An FBI took an evidence bag, took out the Beretta pistol from it, came to Fox's position, stood next to Waglen, and said, "Be careful."
The others stepped aside, selected a position, and pulled the trigger. The FBI's car was immediately riddled with bullet holes.
Then he shot the SUV behind him.
The bullet casing fell on Waglen, and the director made a strange sound in his throat.
The FBI took care of the marks on the gun, placed it in Waglen's hand, and helped him hold the pistol.
Another person asked: "Is the gun okay?"
This person said: "The gun that the guy found from his house was originally his gun."
The leader urged: "Hurry up."
It is not difficult for these professional agents to create a real gunfight scene.
(The second chapter has not been finished yet, it will be a little later and will be updated at about noon. Please vote for me!)
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