The Wolf of Los Angeles-Chapter 422: The Crashed Helicopter

Hillary then said, "The matter's handled."

Since Mendes, who dragged others into the mess, had fled, the case wouldn't implicate Hillary or the Satanic cult.

In fact, Hillary was even planning to find a suitable opportunity to get those two bailed out.

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That night, websites like Twitter and Yahoo all exposed videos and photos of Larry Fink and Robert Kapito being forcibly summoned.

The two were escorted back to New York.

The next day, the FBI announced that Fink and Kapito were involved in a minor assault case.

CNN released exclusive footage. Although it drew widespread attention, following the Ackerman family incident, the public seemed somewhat accustomed to high-profile figures being corrupt, so it wasn't as sensational as before.

But it caused BlackRock's stock to plummet after the New York Stock Exchange opened.

...

Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch, who had been quietly buying BlackRock shares at low prices, called for an early shareholders' meeting.

Some members of BlackRock's board realized the situation was worsening.

Smart ones quickly exited.

Two independent directors resigned all their positions at BlackRock that same day.

Several BlackRock board members with shares then reached agreements with Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Pacific Investment, West Coast Investment, and another secret white glove of Hillary to sell their shares at a low price.

Hawke's West Coast Investment Foundation secured financing from Rashid and acquired shares as well.

At the subsequent shareholder meeting, Larry Fink was removed from chairman and CEO positions, while Robert Kapito was dismissed from his co-president role.

By late August, the spy trial involving BlackRock commenced, and the two heads of the film foundation were convicted.

Their direct superiors, former CEO Fink and co-CEO Kapito, were held fully responsible for management failures and fined heavily.

Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, West Coast, Pacific Investment, and Hillary's white gloves completed the acquisition of BlackRock.

The white gloves planned to donate their shares to the Clinton Charitable Foundation in the name of charity.

When the next shareholders' meeting was held, Chelsea would join the new board.

The new board would withdraw the appeal of the civil lawsuit and compensate Twitter for its losses according to the court ruling.

Upon the announcement of the acquisition, BlackRock's stock soared.

BlackRock, which had previously targeted Twitter and Hawke, had completely transformed.

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Los Angeles, Beverly Hills.

The crisp autumn air filled the shooting range at the estate where gunshots rang out intermittently.

When the shooting ceased, Erica's clear laughter could be heard.

Hawke ejected an empty magazine, loaded a new one, and glanced at Erica. "Now's the time to test our teamwork."

Erica donned noise-canceling headphones, gripped a Glock pistol, and aimed at a long cylindrical target set upright.

The side closer to her was empty, while the side facing Hawke had several fist-sized targets.

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Hawke pulled the trigger, and a bullet hit the topmost target. The target sprang away to Erica's side.

Almost simultaneously, Erica fired. Her bullet hit the target, which then moved behind the cylinder.

Hawke fired rapidly; the metallic targets rattled nonstop.

Within a few breaths, he hit all 15 targets, leaving only the cylinder on his side.

The gunfire stopped, and Erica's side also had just the cylinder left.

Both removed their headphones and high-fived.

"Well done," Hawke praised.

Erica smiled and reminded, "The savior has arrived."

Hawke put down his gun and looked toward the villa.

...

Edward was jogging over and, before reaching them, said, "Boss, something big happened."

"What's going on?" Hawke asked, seeing him out of breath. "Don't rush. Take your time."

After catching his breath, Edward reported, "We just got news from New York. Larry Fink and Robert Kapito's helicopter malfunctioned and crashed into the mouth of the Hudson River."

Hawke had been having people watch these two, considering taking them out. "Did our people make a move?"

"No, no," Edward scratched his head hard. "It wasn't our people, that's for sure."

He explained, "The assault case they were involved in has new developments with another victim. The FBI again summoned them and held them for 48 hours but then released them. Nobody knows what their wives thought, but they teamed up to rent a helicopter to pick them up."

Erica added, "The FBI building's helipad wouldn't just let any aircraft land."

Edward said, "They live on Long Island, so getting to Manhattan is inconvenient. They landed near a building's helipad. Fink and Kapito took the helicopter back to Long Island after coming out. Nearing the Hudson River mouth, the helicopter suddenly malfunctioned; the tail rotor and main rotor blades fell off, and the aircraft fell into the river."

He showed his phone. "Tourists at the Hudson shot video and photos, uploaded them to Twitter."

Hawke took the phone, looked at the photos, then watched the video with Erica.

The video showed the helicopter's body already slamming into the water, falling in.

Rotors spun wildly above before falling and splashing water.

Hawke gave back the phone. "Tell our people to pull back quickly."

Erica said, "We haven't made a move yet; this accident isn't a coincidence."

Hawke mentioned a name: "Hillary!"

Of course, it could have been Goldman Sachs or Merrill Lynch. This would efficiently prevent future problems.

Erica thought of another aspect: "Fink and Kapito's wives weren't on the helicopter?"

"No. They were seen rushing from home to the Hudson River after the crash," Edward confirmed.

Hawke said, "If Fink and Kapito died, their wives inherit their properties first."

Edward put away his phone. "Just making a move so blatantly? No caution at all?"

"No matter who did it," Hawke guessed the investigation conclusion. "It's Russian spies silencing them!"

Edward was stunned but realized it was the best explanation and would stir public anti-Russian sentiment further.

Hawke and Erica exchanged glances.

These ruthless lovers had discussed this scenario before; if they wanted to end all future troubles, the best way was to stage an accident, leave some evidence, and blame it on the Russians.

In America, was there anyone better to play the scapegoat than the Russians?

Besides, the Russians had already taken the blame once in this case; taking it again wouldn't bother them much.

...

Hawke and Erica packed up their guns and, with Edward, returned to the villa.

They checked the latest news on their computer while Edward made a few calls on his phone.

New York's rescue was not slow; shortly, rescue boats retrieved the helicopter wreckage from underwater. They dismantled the deformed door panels and found three bodies, which were transported ashore.

Reporters gathered quickly and confirmed one pilot and two passengers died.

An hour later, the official announcement confirmed the two passengers as Larry Fink and Robert Kapito, both victims of the crash.

The FBI declared an investigation, promising a detailed inquiry.

...

The next morning, the FBI New York office released their latest investigation results with photos and surveillance videos from a Manhattan helicopter rental company.

Before takeoff, the helicopter had been carefully inspected by a professional technician appearing robust and with Slavic features.

Colleagues revealed he was a second-generation immigrant from a Georgian family.

After takeoff, the technician left the rental company and wasn't found at his residence.

The FBI's release needed no comment; media filled in themselves.

The New York Times website featured the story that day: "In the helicopter crash at the Hudson River mouth, victims Larry Fink and Robert Kapito were implicated in the Russian espionage theft of Twitter's AI project. Given the FBI's details, suspicions arise that Russian spies orchestrated a murder cover-up."

This news swept across American media like a monsoon.

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