The Wolf of Los Angeles-Chapter 457: The Deliberate Black-and-White Pair

[Chapter 457: The Deliberate Black-and-White Pair]

Fox News reports acted like a weather vane, and public opinion quickly swirled around Schwarzenegger. Led by numerous media outlets, many victims left Los Angeles and headed straight to Sacramento.

Schwarzenegger's team made many efforts in public relations, but the results were not very effective.

This was because the Ferguson family was pushing the matter behind the scenes.

Twitter had a massive user base in North America, with influence even surpassing many mainstream media. Once Twitter's backend filtered out Brian's content, Schwarzenegger was doomed to become the biggest target of the firestorm.

...

That afternoon, Brian came specifically to find Hawke and said, "Governor's assistant Daniel Keitel talked to me this morning."

Hawke was surprised, "He also called me and scheduled a meeting soon."

Brian said seriously, "After the talk this morning, Daniel went straight back to Sacramento and probably won't come back."

Hawke asked directly, "What did you discuss?"

"I told Daniel clearly that the Thompson shooting and the resulting public uproar had nothing to do with us," Brian said honestly. "We are investigating who's behind it but haven't figured it out yet. The media situation is the same. I've been trying to calm the angry protesters and control the negative impact of the incident as much as possible."

He shrugged helplessly, "Daniel mentioned something: Fox News directly pointed fingers at Maria Shriver, and the reporter who broke the story was Harley Wayne. The Ackerman family incident's media explosion was entirely ignited by her."

Hawke suddenly guessed the other party's thoughts upon hearing this.

The Ackerman family had two major media explosions: the Venice Beach Club incident and the Island Gate incident. Harley Wayne was the first reporter to break both stories.

He and Brian knew Harley Wayne was a journalist with high professional ethics, but Schwarzenegger's side didn't.

Perhaps in their eyes, that tough female reporter was their spokesperson pushed to the forefront by Fox News.

Was this a boomerang effect?

Hawke quietly said, "Once the Fox News report came out, no matter the truth, Daniel Keitel believed there was no need to talk with us anymore."

Brian was silent at first, then said, "Grandpa, Schwarzenegger's side, and Fox News Network all made phone calls."

Hawke already knew this: "From the moment the media storm broke out, no matter what we did with Schwarzenegger's side, the little trust between us collapsed."

This was all about interests and hearts, opportunities and gains were in front of them, hard to resist taking action.

Brian wanted to run for governor, so dealing with Schwarzenegger was the top priority.

Hawke continued, "Even if Daniel Keitel claimed he believed it wasn't us, can we trust his words? Can we trust Schwarzenegger won't target us because of this? Are we willing to bet on Schwarzenegger Group's morality?"

The answer was obvious. Brian said, "Morality is the most unreliable thing." Then he asked, "Detectives found a law firm at Melrose Plaza, but they moved out before the shooting. We later traced some clues and found they had left North America."

Hawke slightly nodded and said, "Security also checked the source of Harley Wayne's emails and did undercover investigation based on shooter Mills' confession. I got the same result: they quickly left Los Angeles."

Brian said, "I already asked the family security team to continue the investigation."

"Good. Catching a few would be useful," Hawke spread the chess pieces: "Our next move is twofold: first, pressure Schwarzenegger. Now that someone has driven a wedge between both sides and cooperation is impossible, find a way to shut him down."

Brian agreed, "That's what I think."

Compared to Schwarzenegger becoming California Governor as a political newcomer, Brian came from a traditional political family and had some political experience.

Schwarzenegger had no political background before election.

Hawke continued, "Second, counterattack by dragging the bastards behind the scenes into this mess."

Brian didn't even need to guess: "The only enemy is those donkey folks trying to make a comeback."

He asked Hawke, "East Coast donkeys or those from San Francisco?"

Now California was divided north and south. With next year's governor election looming, the war had already begun.

For example, Hawke launched a campaign with LGBTQ+ and feminist organizations early on.

There was also Jennifer Siebel, in a romantic relationship with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom.

Jennifer didn't even know she was a pawn targeting the donkey party.

Hawke said, "San Francisco. From a benefit perspective, this is most likely from San Francisco. Gavin Newsom and Jerry Brown are the top suspects."

Brian said, "Whoever benefits the most is the mastermind."

Hawke paced a few steps and said, "Defending is too passive. While Los Angeles is lively, San Francisco will become even more so."

On this, Brian always followed Hawke's advice and asked, "What should we do?"

Hawke said, "They fight their fight, we fight ours."

Brian recalled his earliest cooperation with Schwarzenegger, when they dealt with Robert Redford's group in the same way.

In recent days, Hawke had been closely watching the shooting progress and media trends, considering how to counterattack.

Some things he had planned to wait for the right natural opportunity -- say, a spontaneous social event to sound the assembly call.

But no natural event occurred, instead the first shot came from North America's shooter.

Since it didn't arise naturally, they would create one.

Hawke made several calls and invited Brian into a nearby small conference room.

...

Caroline Jones, wearing red heels, entered first.

She smiled at Brian and sat beside Hawke: "The public opinion on Twitter is totally different from mainstream media. Many see Mills as a hero; at least hundreds of thousands have changed their profile pictures from the black hood Mills wore when captured."

Hawke was never shy and said, "The wealth gap between classes is driving a deeper social divide."

Brian wasn't deeply affected, saying, "The money-making opportunity is right there; can't just miss it."

"Continuing this trend will increase social unrest," Caroline joked grimly, "Will people like us end up hanging from street lamps?"

Hawke gave her a stern look, "You definitely will; the sheep's head hung on the pole, the wool peeled, the blood let out, the meat eaten."

Caroline quickly shut up, terrified Hawke would hang her on a lamp post.

Maybe Hawke wouldn't, but Megan Taylor, the lunatic, might.

Brian said, "Shooter Mills becoming a hero only highlights the irresponsibility of California's biggest bureaucrat -- Schwarzenegger."

Hawke said, "I wonder if Schwarzenegger will get divorced."

"I think he'll be cautious," Brian guessed. "Maria Shriver must know about Schwarzenegger's illegitimate child."

...

The conference room door was knocked from outside; Edward, Campos, and Steve entered one after another.

Steve shook hands with Hawke and Brian.

With everyone present, Hawke started the brief meeting.

First, he asked Saint Steve, "How's the progress with those 'monsters'?"

At the end of last year, Steve had joined the Compton Charitable Foundation and finalized a plan with Hawke and Edward to fully support those African American 'monsters.'

Steve quickly recounted, "My personal Twitter and the Equity Protection Association's official account have been posting real images and short videos since 2006, drawing a lot of attention. We've received about..."

Edward continued, "5.24 million dollars."

"Yes, 5.24 million dollars in charitable donations designated for daily living expenses at Compton Charity Foundation." Since he saw mostly African Americans, Steve treated it as his own mission: "I reached an agreement with Fox News Channel 11 to appear in relevant programs as on-site guest speakers, but the shows were postponed slightly due to recent shootings, expected to air this weekend."

Hawke nodded, "You're doing well; keep promoting their integration into mainstream society."

Steve added, "MLB season starts soon. For this year's Los Angeles Dodgers opening game, I'll invite key representatives to throw the opening pitch at Dodger Stadium."

Caroline thought, the saint statue at Dodger Stadium wasn't erected in vain; Steve was truly a living legend.

Hawke said, "Include relevant people in other anti-discrimination activities as well."

Steve seriously took notes.

Hawke looked at Edward: "What's the Compton Charity Foundation's current status?"

Edward, aside from assisting Hawke's affairs on Twitter, had little other work and monitored Compton Foundation daily.

He said, "Our recruitment has expanded from Compton to the entire Los Angeles area. Once these marginalized people awaken to fight for their rights, they become the most radical and passionate. They actively participate in various activities, continuously recruit people into the Compton Foundation, and sign on LGBTQ+ registries. This work will soon spread throughout Southern California."

Brian knew what Hawke was pushing and said, "This is progressing fast."

Edward replied, "The LGBTQ+ community isn't new; hippies were part of it. Today, many are social activists."

He paused, then added, "Also, the Compton Foundation has ample funding -- money makes things easier."

After grasping the basic situation, Hawke told Edward, "Choose suitable staff and have them join the Mattachine Society. Rosa and Solana have been notified."

Edward asked, "Black people? LGBTQ?"

Hawke added more categories: "Bisexuals, transgender people, crossdressers."

Steve already understood the magic of stacking buffs: "This maximizes advantage. If something happens, we gain support from every group."

Edward said, "We're prepared; the Odd Trio has been making all kinds of preparations."

Hawke looked at the always silent Campos: "Prepare elite personnel as armed backup."

Campos agreed, "Yes."

Hawke began to assign detailed tasks. This time the mission to San Francisco aimed to avoid violence if possible; instead, use financial power and social movements to achieve goals.

Ideally, a nationwide anti-discrimination and equality movement would start in San Francisco. freewebnøvel.com

Just LGBTQ+ and feminism alone hadn't made big waves yet.

The former suffered multiple shootings in San Francisco, losing momentum. The city's authorities largely supported feminism. The Mattachine Society gained no advantage; even they were suppressed by the Feminist Majority Foundation.

Ordinary LGBTQ+ groups lacked influence; they needed to spice things up.

...

Before the workday ended, the meeting adjourned. Brian, Edward, Steve, and Campos left to prepare.

Hawke stayed with Caroline, handing over important tasks personally.

Caroline knew the weight of responsibility and listened quietly.

Hawke said, "The task I'm about to mention is for you to execute personally. Do not delegate."

Caroline, deeply bound with Hawke, said, "No problem."

Hawke explained, "Use Twitter's core algorithm to find a black user. This black individual should preferably have some violent tendencies, look and behave in a way that incites extreme hatred from white supremacists. Also, the person should have stacked buffs -- black, bisexual, transgender, crossdresser."

Caroline mentally noted these and repeated them.

Hawke continued, "Then find a white cop in San Francisco's city hall jurisdiction, a white supremacist with a quick temper, impulsive, who has beaten or shot black people more than once. Ideally, he hates LGBTQ+ or similar people and publicly expresses these views."

"That's the exact counterpart to the black user," Caroline noticed.

Hawke smiled, "If you have one foot ready, you need the right shoe."

Caroline quickly ran through the requirements twice in her mind and said, "Give me some time. With Twitter's current core algorithm, I can find someone in the San Francisco area who has posted, browsed, or liked similar content."

Hawke was pleased, "Get it done quickly."

"Within three days at most," Caroline said confidently. "I'll provide some candidates."

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