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Santa Monica, 20th Street.
In the tool room of the villa, Hawke and Erica were sorting the firearms.
Brian had had dozens of guns sent over before.
Hawke's phone suddenly vibrated, and he picked it up to answer the call.
"Boss, there's action over there." Campos quickly recounted what had just happened: "I scared them away. Harley should not be injured."
Hawke said: "I know, please pay attention to safety and don't leak information."
Campos added: "Garcia and Carlos are still following Harley quietly, and my car showed up in front of Harley. Just in case, I will send it to Lao Hei's car scrapping shop and dismantle it into a pile of scrap metal. ”
"Okay." Hawke changed his hand to hold the phone: "Where is Harley going?"
Campos said: "It looks like we are going to Century City."
Hawke gets it: "She's going back to Fox. This is a smart girl."
Seeing Hawke hang up the phone, Erica put down the assembled pistol and said: "Even if those bastards are crazy, they would not dare to openly go to the Fox Television Center to do something."
Erica already knew about this, so Hawke explained the matter simply and quickly.
Erica thought for a while and said: "This is a good opportunity. Once Fox is exposed, there will be huge pressure there. If Irving is involved in this matter, he may not be able to hold on."
Hawke said: "Brian and Jennifer need the credit, right?"
Erica nodded: "Jennifer came to Los Angeles with a mission and just took office, so she needs some credit. Brian joined this political game and needs to accumulate credit and qualifications."
Of course Hawke will not rush ahead: "Let Brian do it."
"Brian wants to gain more resource support, so he will naturally have to take corresponding risks." Erica acted decisively and picked up the phone to call Brian.
In this matter, who gets the credit and who bears the greatest risk.
Hawke hid behind and watched everything that was about to happen.
His hidden goal has never changed.
After Erica made the call, she didn't want to risk Hawke anymore and said, "Hurry up and sort out these guns."
"Okay." Hawke sat back behind the tool table.
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Downtown Los Angeles, FBI Los Angeles Branch Office.
A bulletproof commercial vehicle sped over and stopped on the side of the road.
In the back seat, Brian called again.
In less than half a minute, Jennifer, who had neat short hair, hurried over and got into the back seat.
She looked at Brian with a smile: "I'm back again."
Brian looked serious: "Let's talk business, don't make nonsense."
Jennifer stopped laughing: "What is the important information you are talking about?"
"My people discovered a situation..." Brian picked out what he could say and said it quickly.
Jennifer nodded repeatedly: "Okay! Very good! Owen has always been very tough. Due to his status, we cannot use some special methods. Now we have found a breakthrough and can break his psychological defense."
She didn't have time to waste here: "I'm leaving, let's talk another day."
Brian waved his hand: "Go quickly."
Jennifer returned to the branch office, called two subordinates, went to the detention room, and interrogated Owen Nester again.
Previously, some videos of abusing women and minors were found on Irving's computer. Although they were downloaded online, these were enough for the FBI to detain the person.
Jennifer sent three more cronies who followed her from Wyoming to go to the LAPD to look for a girl named Lena.
This time, the situation was different. Using the information provided by Brian, Irving's psychological defense became loose.
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In the Cadillac, Harley remained calm and drove into Century City. Seeing the brightly lit Fox Building in the distance, she gradually felt confident.
Before the car hit the Cadillac, she clearly saw that two of the three people who got off the Land Rover Defender had guns in their hands.
If she hadn't been lucky and a police car passed by, she might have died tonight.
Even more terrible than death.
The Cadillac turned directly into the underground parking lot of the Fox Building and stopped at the elevator entrance.
Carlos and Garcia drove directly on the road in front of the building and disappeared into the night.
Harley turned off the engine and found that her hands were all sweaty and her legs were a little unruly when she got out of the car.
Faced with such a scene, tension is inevitable.
But she didn't hesitate at all. She picked up her briefcase, took the recording disk and the driving recorder disk, and stamped her feet vigorously, her feet filled with strength again.
Harley quickly walked into the elevator and took the elevator upstairs.
Came to Fox News and found Gretchen.
Gretchen looked at Harley's hair, which was wet with sweat, and asked, "So embarrassed? What happened?"
"News! Something went wrong with the news I was investigating." Harley was still nervous: "I was hit by a car, those people had guns, and a police car happened to pass by..."
Although Gretchen had done some dirty things, she never thought of letting her subordinates die. She asked with concern: "Are you not hurt?"
Harley said: "No, I may have obtained some key evidence."
"Wait a moment." Gretchen came to the door of the office, opened the door and took a look outside. She found nothing unusual, closed the door and locked it, and pulled down the blinds.
Harley handed her the storage disk: "You listen first."
Gretchen connected to her computer and opened the audio file.
Then watch the driving recorder video.
Harley adjusted directly to the key parts.
After Gretchen listened to the conversation between the two in the car and watched the scene of the car crash, Harley took out documents, candid photos, secret interview recordings, etc. from the briefcase. Gretchen flipped through it quickly and realized one thing, these were beyond her control and processing.
She took a bottle of water and handed it to Harley: "Drink a little and calm down. This is Fox, no one can hurt you."
Harley took it, opened it and took a sip of water with sugar, which gave her some peace of mind.
Gretchen thought for a moment and decided to hand over the problem to her superiors.
Ever since letting Roger Ayle block her way, Gretchen now has people up and down her front and back.
She called the chairman's assistant.
Roger Ailes was not at the Fox Tower at this time.
Beverly Hills, Sunset Boulevard North.
Inside a mansion, a high-end party was still going on.
Roger Ailes specially hosted a banquet to entertain members of the Elephant Party such as McCarthy and Duarte who came to Los Angeles.
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The two sides focused on the situation in Sacramento.
The assistant came over at this time and whispered a few words in Roger's ear. Roger replied: "Ask them to come see me immediately."
Gretchen got the call and asked Harley to take all the information and go downstairs with her.
Harley reminded: "They are very brave and might chase after them."
Gretchen nodded: "The chairman's office notified the security department."
The two of them walked all the way downstairs. It was the busiest time of the TV station at this time, and many people arrived during this period.
After leaving the building, three cars from the security department had parked in front of the door. Waiting for the two of them to get in the car, they escorted them straight to the North District of Sunset Boulevard.
In less than fifteen minutes, Harley met the number one person from the Fox Television Network in the study room of a mansion.
Gretchen gave Harley a look, and the latter handed all the materials to Roger's assistant.
Roger put on a pair of glasses and checked the materials, photos and secret interview records one by one. He also listened to several key parts of the audio. After watching the video of the car crash and the club sign, he closed his eyes slightly, obviously thinking.
Harley wanted to speak, but Gretchen stopped her with her eyes.
When things got to this point, the only person who could make the decision was Roger Ailes.
Roger thought of the meeting just now. McCarthy mentioned one thing. The Elephant Party opened a gap in Los Angeles and found a key breakthrough point in the former mayor of Covina, Owen Nester.
In order to expand their advantage, they also used the power in Washington to recruit an FBI deputy director with a dark red background.
Irving Nestor, the dark blue Jewish forces in Hollywood, acting training schools attracting beautiful girls, and clubs providing certain special services, these incidents are not isolated.
Based on Roger's experience, it is not difficult to see that there seems to be a line.
The battle at the top of California politics is about to be decided.
Fox's position is here, and Roger was courageous enough to say directly: "Fox has not had explosive news for a long time."
Gretchen understood: "Yes."
Roger looked at the time: "There's still time for the midnight news tonight."
He looked at Harley: "You are responsible for reporting the news you investigate."
Gretchen opened her mouth, then swallowed the words as they reached her lips.
To appear publicly on the TV screen, Harley first thought of the guns in those people's hands, but after hesitating for less than a second, she thought of the girls who disappeared and were ignored, as if they had never been in this world.
She was extremely determined: "Okay, I'll go, I'll report!"
Roger nodded with satisfaction: "Go ahead."
Harry collected all the information and left the study without looking back.
Gretchen followed.
Roger Ailes picked up a confidential phone and dialed the number of an old friend: "Arnold, I found a breakthrough for you. Remember to watch the midnight news tonight."
Arnold Schwarzenegger on the other side said: "My partner is really extraordinary."
He directly promised: "If I win, the Fox Television Network will receive a series of tax incentives and support from the governor's charter development funds."
Gretchen and Harley got into the security car and hurried back to the Fox Television Center.
When we arrived at Fox News, we had been notified by the chairman's assistant to fully cooperate with Hallie in preparing for the midnight news.
Harley stopped thinking about other things and moved forward courageously.
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Inside the villa on 20th Street, Santa Monica.
Erica just used a special way to help Hawke clean the gun.
Under the stimulation of his girlfriend, Hawke was now in high spirits and his brain cells were beating actively.
He suddenly said: "There was something just now, and I didn't remind Brian."
Erica rested on his lap, lazily not wanting to think, and asked: "What's the matter?"
"Those people may commit suicide out of fear of guilt," Hawke said.
Erica looked up at Hawke: "It can't be stopped. As long as Fox News exposes it, action will be taken."
Hawke sighed softly: "What if the Deep Blues take the initiative to compromise?"
Erica didn’t ask much, not because she didn’t understand: “Actually, you know the result.”
Hawke nodded: "Politics is an art of compromise. The battle between red and blue has been the theme of the United States for more than 200 years, and it will still be the theme for a long time to come. Although the trend of separation is intensifying, it is impossible for both sides to completely defeat the other. .”
Erica didn't know Hawke's purpose: "We are still young and have plenty of time. At this stage, as long as we ensure that we can get the benefits we deserve, don't worry about anything else."
Hawke knows very well that there is no use in rushing about something.
(End of chapter)