The Wolf of Los Angeles

Chapter 445: The Insurance Arrears After the Fire

[Chapter 445: The Insurance Arrears After the Fire]

Inside the exhibition hall were two men. One, wearing glasses, looked like a seasoned scholar specializing in Egyptian culture. The other appeared to be a European traveler, asking questions about Egypt. Nearby, an assistant seemed to be standing watch.

"You haven't been exposed, right?" asked Honey Badger.

Gurg replied quietly, "I've abandoned all my bases in Sudan and Ethiopia. The last hired hand who knew my identity, I poisoned him after leaving Sudan to silence him."

"Good," Honey Badger reminded him. "Stay safe and remain in Egypt for a while. Someone else will handle the work in Sudan."

"Got it," Gurg prepared to leave.

Honey Badger lowered his voice. "Don't use the codename Gurg anymore. There's a bounty for clues about you on the darknet, and the huge reward makes a lot of people take big risks."

Gurg's expression turned serious. Repeatedly buying off people to reach his covert goals had made him realize just how dangerous money could be. In Africa, a land both rich and poor, hiring a group of assassins cost only a few hundred dollars, let alone tens of thousands. Even members of the Big Five good families wouldn't be spared.

For the average African, concepts like Eagle (US) or Giant Bear (Russia) were too distant to consider. They lived for the moment, much like how AIDS was not regarded as an urgent issue in Africa -- a disease that could take years, sometimes over a decade, to claim a life was seen as nothing.

Honey Badger said, "From now on, we'll be in single-line contact. For anything urgent, I'll have Amir get in touch with you."

Amir was the assistant on guard. The two have worked together for many years. Gurg nodded slightly. "Use the backup contact plan."

Honey Badger waved his hand dismissively. Gurg left without looking back.

...

Honey Badger continued his re

Eric remembered that during the last Oscars, Hawke had successfully knocked out the gay-themed film .

Hawke guessed what Eric wanted to say, "That was someone else's movie. This one's ours."

After all, this couldn't be BlackRock's fringe community initiative.

Eric thought for a moment, then said, "Easy. I'll tweak a character's scenes and make him a firefighter?"

Hawke nodded and added, "Make him the Stars and Stripes savior."

Such last-minute changes were common during filming, and Eric handled it naturally, instantly picturing the scene: "He has a beard, dressed in women's clothes, saves the Stars and Stripes, runs out of the fire. The wind blows, the flag ripples..."

He paused then continued, "The flag has burn holes and at the end glows with embers!"

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