Chapter 211 Time Bomb
At night, in the villa on 20th Street, Tim stood in front of the dark window, picked up the night vision binoculars, and observed the villa diagonally opposite.
He is an assistant to Douglas, the investment manager of BlackRock's Los Angeles branch, but he has always been responsible for businesses that cannot see the light of day.
Since its listing in New York in 1999, BlackRock has developed rapidly. Although it has accumulated a lot of resources when it was owned by the Blackstone Group, it has never been rigid in business competition, which is also the key.
Car lights lit up the streets.
Tim turned to look at the street. A red Mercedes-Benz G drove over and entered the garage diagonally opposite.
As the garage door opened, he saw Hawke Osmond and the tall, athletic woman taking something from the trunk of the Mercedes.
Tim put down the telescope and glanced down at the newspaper on the window sill.
This is a copy of the Los Angeles Times from a long time ago.
The photo on the front page is the same as the woman in the garage.
Hawke Osment's girlfriend Erica Ferguson.
Below the photo, there is shocking news. 21 people from the Mexican Mule Gang raided Erica's villa in Silver Lake. As a result, one person was seriously injured and 20 people were shot dead on the spot.
Tim pinched his nose. Hawke was very different from those he had dealt with in the past. His own strength was beyond the limit.
Can one person and one gun solve the problem?
Tim thought for a while and decided to find a way to get something that could set off fireworks from Tijuana.
The light came on on the second floor diagonally opposite, and the curtains that were closed were suddenly opened at a corner. The curtains seemed to shake, and someone behind them seemed to be doing some violent sprinting.
"Two bastards!" Tim couldn't help but cursed.
The two men had been struggling for a long time and seemed to have endless energy to vent.
Worried about being discovered, he closed the curtains and lay on the bed to sleep.
Early the next morning, just after dawn, Tim got up and hid behind the window to check what was happening diagonally opposite.
When the sun rose, the gate to the courtyard opened, and two people, a man and a woman in sportswear, ran along the sidewalk of 20th Street into the distance.
During this period, the two met a short male and a tall female neighbor.
The two groups seemed to have a good relationship. They chatted together for a while and went for a morning run together.
Tim took out his notebook and wrote it all down.
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Hawke came to the company and just went upstairs when Sasha followed him and entered his office.
She placed an open package on Hawke's desk and said, "Boss, look at these. The newsroom just received it this morning. When I opened it, I found that the content inside was very sensitive. ”
Hawke took one of the notebooks and opened it to read.
On the title page, there is a line of words written: Beach Club Directory!
Hawke immediately thought of the Venice Beach Club that was set on fire, all evidence and traces burned.
He turned the title page and found a familiar name - Guerrero Ente.
Bro Derek's former assistant, the Ackerman Films producer who committed suicide by jumping off a building.
Further down, he saw several familiar names.
Barack Burnam, Bro Derek, Melissa Ackerman.
There was also stunt supervisor Freddy Twain, who he killed near Utah Lake, and Melissa's brother Sean Ackerman.
Also, some of the names Hawke didn't recognize.
Fernando Crane, Carol Andy, Meryl Creech and many more.
Along with Guerrero himself, Hawke guessed these were some of the people in charge of the beach club.
On the next page, among the names recorded, there are also names that Hawk knows.
Irving Nestor, Fowler Nestor, former Governor's Assistant Ben Foster, Los Angeles City Councilman Darren Neville, the already fired Waglen and Raiford, former Governor Gray David Si, former California Speaker Willie Brown, San Francisco District Attorney Harris and many more.
These are basically political.
Hawke didn't see the names of the Zippertons.
Then there are some Hollywood stars.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Combs are the first to bear the brunt, as well as George Clooney, a political activist, James Franco, a famous rotten man, and Kevin Spacey and Harvey Weinstein. Weinstein.
It can be described as a deep blue.
In addition, Guerrero also recorded an incident in which Victoria's Secret boss Leslie Wexner brought female models to the beach club.
As we all know, if you want to walk on the Victoria's Secret runway, you must first let the bosses and artistic directors clear all the roads.
Some of the netizens Hawke knew in his previous life wanted to be Victoria's Secret interviewers.
In a real interview, you will understand everything you know.
After looking through the names recorded in the notebook, Hawke discovered something strange.
There were members of the Ackerman family on it, including producer Bro Derick, chairman of the Ackerman Charitable Foundation, Barack Burnam, and even stunt coordinator Freddy who was killed by him.
But Robert Downey Jr. is not on the list!
Was it a mistake? Hawke thought for a moment and remembered Robert Downey Jr. yelling at him to jump off the building.
There's no mistake, there's definitely no mistake.
Hawke put the notebook aside and asked Sasha: "Has anyone else read it besides you?"
Sasha said: "No, I took it out of the mailbox, opened it with my own hands, and came to you as soon as possible without passing anyone's hands."
"You should understand what these are." Hawke emphatically warned: "Don't mention it to anyone, including Caroline. Treat it as if you have never received it. It will only bring you danger."
Sasha thought of Bro Derek and Guerrero Ente who committed suicide and responded: "I don't know anything."
Hawke waved his hand: "You go ahead and do your work."
Sasha left the office.
Hawke continued to look at the rest.
There are not many photos. The more than 20 photos are obviously taken secretly.
The girls above were extremely miserable, undergoing inhuman torture, and seven or eight of them showed the faces of their torturers. Hell is empty and the devil is in the world.
Then there are two storage disks.
Hawke took out a separate notebook that was not connected to the Internet, plugged in the storage disk and opened it. The contents of the first one were similar to the photos, and were all about women.
The number of women who appeared among them was far higher than the seven announced by the LAPD and FBI.
Hawke roughly calculated that there were more than twenty women who could not be seen clearly due to blood and other reasons, but could be distinguished by their faces and figures.
The contents of the next storage disk are different.
Hawke discovered that it was about homeless people. Some homeless people participated in the physical examination and were put on the Ackerman Charitable Foundation's medical vehicle. They were transported to an unknown hospital and sent to the operating room.
When they came out again, they had been covered with white cloth.
Although the video did not capture the specific location, the logo of the Ackerman Charitable Foundation can be seen on the hospital.
Hawk looked at the video and thought of something he had heard about on the Internet but had never actually seen.
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Such as skin banking and organ harvesting.
All this allowed Hawke to understand why the Ackerman family took the initiative to retreat and would rather seek reconciliation than Ackerman Pictures to go bankrupt.
If the LAPD and FBI really investigate this in depth, the consequences will be very serious.
Of course, neither of them thought about continuing the investigation.
The role of these law enforcement agencies is to maintain social order in the United States, not fairness and justice.
Hawke called and called Edward over.
Edward entered the door and asked: "Boss, are you looking for me?"
Hawke pointed to the things on his desk: "Take a look and understand the basic situation."
Edward read them all.
Nowadays, he is considered to have extensive knowledge. He is not surprised by these things that can explode after being made public. He said: "There are still so many things to dig out in the last case."
Hawk reminded: "Collect some information and see how many hospitals the Ackerman Charitable Foundation sponsors."
Edward thought of his ex-girlfriend at the rescue station: "I'll go find Nicole..."
He then realized something was wrong: "It's best not to ask about these casually."
Hawke said: "Check it on the Internet. Don't do the investigation. Be careful to commit suicide."
Edward agreed.
Hawke took a notebook and asked Edward to copy the list: "Write it with your left hand, as long as it can be read."
Edward pulled up a chair and sat on the other side of the desk.
While writing, he asked: "Boss, where do these come from?"
Hawke said: "Someone mailed them over. These are time bombs. Once used incorrectly, they will not blow up the enemy, but will kill us."
Edward asked: "Boss, how should I check?"
"Make a few copies first and keep them separately." Hawke was not so impulsive, knowing that this was not something that could be done overnight, so he said, "Don't alert them, secretly collect some public information first."
Edward reminded: "That Harley Wayne on Fox TV?"
Hawke waved his hand: "An upright person like Harley should not be killed silently."
He thought for a while: "To really push Harley to investigate, we must also ensure the safety of people's lives."
Edward said no more and quickly copied the list.
Later, photos and videos were copied.
Three copies of these were made, one kept by Hawke himself, one placed in a Bank of America safe deposit box, and the other hidden by Edward.
Ackerman Charitable Foundation.
Hawke knew very well that the next gap would be opened from here.
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Northeast Los Angeles, Pasadena.
Harley drove a rented car to Wilson Street.
The car stopped on the side of the road and she looked at the single-family house opposite.
In front of the courtyard gate of the house, two cars were parked, and some workers moving goods were coming in and out.
There were several children playing and making noise near the door.
This is the home of Guerrero, who committed suicide by jumping off a building.
Harley didn't dare to investigate blatantly, so she could only look for information secretly.
It took a long time to find where the family members of the deceased lived.
After careful observation for a long time, I found nothing unusual.
But after she experienced the car crash, she became particularly cautious.
After all, only by ensuring your own safety can you find out the truth.
Harley stopped for a moment, then drove away, turned around twice, and returned to the street.
The car stopped in the parking lot in front of a bank. She changed into a coat, put on a wig and sunglasses, put on fake tattoo stickers, and put a nose ring on her nose. She got out of the car and walked over there.
When she came to the house, a child happened to run over and almost hit her.
Harley quickly supported the person and complained a few words like a little girl.
A woman came out and apologized to Harley.
Harley asked a few questions and confirmed one thing. The family was moving out of California.
She noticed two people coming out of the coffee shop across the road, and they seemed to be paying attention to them. She didn't dare to stay any longer and asked, so she left normally.
(Happy New Year, I wish you all a prosperous New Year and good fortune)
(End of chapter)