nightcrawler in los angeles

Chapter 22

"Sixteen Candles" can be said to be John Hughes' Virgo, and he can say that he gave everything for this movie.

Everyone in Hollywood has a dream of being a director~
John Hughes is no exception. Years of experience as a producer gave him the idea of ​​making a movie. Coupled with his years of experience in the editing market, John Hughes became more confident.

The support of Universal Pictures and the endorsement of independent theaters made John Hughes a beautiful turnaround.

This incident also told him that if a man wants to have a successful career, he must have a fiancee who loves him~
But his fiancée had been out for a whole day and hadn't come back yet. Although he asked his fiancée Alice West's best friend, her best friend was still mysterious and unwilling to speak out on the phone.

In the past, John Hughes might have ordered a table of western food to wait for her fiancée to come back, but it is already ten o'clock at night!
"Mr. West, is Alice with you?"

"Not here? Yes, I haven't seen her since I woke up."

After John Hughes hung up the phone with his father-in-law, he picked up the car keys on the table and prepared to go to his fiancée's best friend's house for consultation in person.

jingle bell~
jingle bell~
Just as John Hughes was about to turn around and leave, the landline on the desk rang.

"Hi! Hello, Vesta family."

Hearing the voice from the other end of the phone, Adnan turned his head and glanced at the red-eyed Alice West, deliberately lowered his voice and said to John Hughes: "Your fiancée is in my hands, if you want When she saw the sunrise the next day, she prepared 50 dollars, don't say you have no money, but I heard that your movie sold well, and her father is also very rich."

After John Hughes heard the voice of Alice West yelling "Help" from the landline, John Hughes felt his heart suddenly stop beating~
Before John Hughes could react, there was a blind voice on the phone.

Adnan threw Alice West to the ground, took off his socks and blocked Alice West's mouth again.

"You didn't tell his fiance where to send the money just now!"

Adnan turned his head and glanced at his companion lying on the single bed, and said nonchalantly, "Isn't it my decision in my hands? And since the two of us went out to live as living people?"

Alice West's hands are tied tightly behind her back with rope~
Alize West, who originally looked very elegant and luxurious, had long been suffocating in the trunk of the pickup truck, and Adnan's tricky methods made Alice West's face swollen It's like a piece of bread~
Adnan looked down at Alice West and said to her nonchalantly: "I advise you not to make any weird noises! If you dare to play tricks, I will give your fiancé a gift." Only your fingers."

After saying this, Adnan walked towards the door impatiently, and his companion lying on the single bed closed his eyes and meditated, seeing Adnan's movements and asked, "What are you doing!"

"Don't be nervous, I'm going to find if I lost my wallet at the hot dog shop downstairs!"

John Hughes looked anxiously at Bob West who was sitting in the middle, and Bob West, who was holding a cane, scolded the driver and the nanny standing in the hall with a purple face.

John Hughes also waited anxiously for the arrival of the San Francisco police~
Although Bob West is very influential in San Francisco as his father-in-law, but if he can't stand it, he doesn't even know who the other party is!

After Bob West came here, he first prepared cash, and then made several phone calls in succession.

Although he didn't know who his father-in-law called, John Hughes knew that he must have called the police. If he hadn't called the police, his father-in-law wouldn't be here as safe as ever!
"John! I warn you, if something happens to my daughter this time, I will definitely make you look good!" Bob West glanced at the son-in-law standing in front and cursed with dissatisfaction.

John Hughes couldn't help shaking when he heard the old man's words~
John Hughes also knew that his father-in-law, who immigrated from England, didn't like him from the bottom of his heart. He would rather sell the candy factory in his hand than let the candy factory have a dime relationship with him.

Although John Hughes also looked down on the candy factory established in the 60s of the last century~
"I"

"To shut up!"

Just as John Hughes opened his mouth to defend himself with Old West, there was a knock on the door.

After opening the door, before John Hughes could react, a group of policemen in plainclothes came in carrying large bags and small bags. old man.

"Old West, don't worry, there is no one watching at the door, it seems that the other party is not very professional!"

Bob West let out a long breath after seeing the little old man who took the initiative to talk to him, and just as Bob West wanted to get up, the little old man also looked at Old Wei indifferently. Ster waved his hand: "Hey! No need, we've known each other for so long, so you don't want to see outsiders!"

Just when John Hughes was about to hear what was going on with his fiancée and the group of policemen, a young-looking policeman walked up to John Hughes and said, "Mr. John, I want to ask you something Things, except your fiancée's best friend knows that she is going to buy a second-hand car, who else knows about it?"

Bob West also begged the little old man with a dejected look on his face: "Lewis! I will leave my daughter to you. Now I don't know who to trust. I just want my daughter to come back safely."

The little old man named Lewis said confidently: "This group of people must only be looking for money, and before I came, I also found several informants who often cooperate with us to go to every gang to inquire about this matter. Don't worry, they haven't asked for more money yet! At least your daughter is safe now."

Bob West felt a little relieved when he saw the confident expression of San Francisco Bay Area Sheriff Lewis.

Lewis looked around at the subordinates who were working and nodded in satisfaction. When he saw that John Hughes had already started to record the statement, Lewis also deliberately recalled the various information about John Hughes in the police station. !

The best thing about being a policeman is to doubt everyone~
Although Bob West is his old friend, Bob West is also one of the best local businessmen in San Francisco. He has reason to wonder whether his son-in-law is working with others and thinking about the old Wes who just arrived. The huge sum of money in Te's hand!
After all, the deal between Mars Candy and West Candy Factory appeared in the newspaper not long ago!

The transaction amount of 300 million US dollars is not a small amount at this time. Lewis who thought of this once again looked around every suspect in the room!

The driver, the nanny, and the son-in-law are all suspects~
The timely arrival of the police and the loss of Adnan's wallet did not affect the rest of Tausi and Marko!

Marco also enjoyed the bath that can only be soaked in San Francisco's Chinatown as promised, and Marco glanced at Tao Xi, who covered his face with a towel and swayed with the water in the pool, and couldn't help but sigh.

Chinatown in San Francisco is a good place for Marko, because not only is it more delicious here, but also the Chinese here love saving money. Every time the two brothers are desperate, they will come here to wander around.

But Marco is not in the mood to eat those things now, because he feels that his efforts this week have been in vain.

"Why sigh?"

"I just feel like we made a bad deal this time around."

When Tao Xi heard Marco's words, he lifted the towel covering his face and slammed it on the water in the bath, cursing angrily: "No! I never know what a loss-making business is!"

Tao Xi's roar immediately attracted all the attention of the entire bathing pool, even the scrub master who had been patting someone's back was taken aback by Tao Xi's operation.

Marco didn't care about those: "What shall we do next!"

"Although we also know the license plate number of that person, we have no way to check their information."

"However, that ID card named Adnan is in our hands. As long as we return to the original place and wait for the rabbit again, we will definitely be able to wait for him to find what belongs to him~"

After Tao Xi said this, he took the wooden sign on his neck and went to the bath master to rub his back. Marco, who was still soaking in the bathtub, frowned and didn't know what he was thinking.

The night in San Francisco is still so peaceful~
The occasional police cars passing by and the low-altitude planes made everyone feel a sense of a huge modern city, but the San Francisco police station was extraordinarily lively tonight~
Monitoring, patrolling, secret whistle, all people started to work, because today a tycoon in San Francisco donated a huge sum of money to them. Pretty generous little presents from everyone, except Sheriff Lewis said they wouldn't come until the case was over.

In the United States, the salaries of all police officers are not very high, so there is a situation where these police officers are vying to work overtime for overtime pay. As for the overtime pay of these police officers, it depends on the chief of each police station. Will it be alms.

With the injection of Bob West's capital, the entire night in San Francisco suddenly fell into chaos.

The Taoxi brothers arrived early the next day at the second-hand car market in Alameda before dawn.

It's just that the two brothers didn't lie in the bushes again this time, because the position where the brothers were lying there had many strange faces. Consciously staring at pedestrians.

The premise of "waiting for a rabbit" is to make those kidnappers have the courage to come here, but there are suddenly more strange faces, even Tao Xi, who doesn't often deal with the police, knows that they are policemen!

After all, no one will casually block the way of pedestrians in the United States, a country where guns are legal~
The two brothers in the scorching sun were lying on the roof while wiping the sweat from their foreheads, counting the plainclothes policemen below!
"If there is a chance, we must apply for a visa and get an Id card, otherwise we will have no way to stand in front of those police officers and ask them what they know now!"

Marko looked at the group of plainclothes policemen below who took away those people in the whole second-hand car trading market, and twitched disdainfully: "These smelly policemen are really afraid that the kidnappers will not know that they are plainclothes policemen! "

Tao Xi held up the video camera in his hand and kept looking for that familiar face in the second-hand car trading market~
Just as Marco was grunting, a green pickup truck drove into the gate of the second-hand car market in Alameda again.

Adnan looked at the strange faces at the door and couldn't help but get excited: "fxxk! I knew that group of damn rich people are not trustworthy, and I will give you a surprise when I go back!"

After the green pickup truck drove into the market, it turned around skillfully and drove to the place where he met Marco last time~
Tao Xi also gently shook Marco, who was already drowsy under the sun, and whispered: "Here we come~"

Marco is also a shocker. When Marco possessed himself and looked down from the roof, he saw Adnan dangling nearby as if nothing had happened: "It's him, what shall we do next!"

But Tao Xi was lying on the roof while recording Adnan's face while looking at the group of plainclothes policemen in the second-hand car trading market and asked in a low voice: "Marco, have we reported to the police before?"

Marco's serious expression immediately became ugly when he heard Tao Xi's words: "If calling the police was useful, we wouldn't have escaped from the orphanage in the first place!"

Tao Xi nodded in approval when he heard Marco's words, but Marco on the side complained nonchalantly: "Don't be stupid, do you want to call the police? You want to be."

While Marco was still rambling on in a low voice, Adnan suddenly raised his head and glanced around.

In order not to be discovered, Tao Xi hurriedly lowered his head~
I don’t know if it’s useful to call the police in San Francisco, but in Los Angeles County, I can only say that it’s not very useful, but this group of police can send so many secret agents overnight to find clues. The kidnapped person is not a rich man. Just a politician!
And he's a big influence in San Francisco!

This is the most direct thought in Tao Xi's mind. If Tao Xi's guess is correct, the police officer who dispatched the police this time must not know that the Mexican Mafia took action~
Because the "meat tickets" targeted by the Mexican mafia are not sent back to their families in a healthy way~
If the San Francisco branch knew who it was, it would definitely not send people here to investigate with such a big fanfare. Although they were all plainclothes, those plainclothes obviously didn't know the seriousness of the matter~
Tao Xi suddenly thought~
If he sells the information to the media and sells the information to the rich man who lost his family, will his interests be maximized?
Marko on the side suddenly became anxious when he saw the back of Adnan leaving: "Tausi! Taoxi, that kidnapper is leaving, should we follow him!"

Tao Xi slowly shared the camera in his hand and sat on the roof looking up at the sun in the sky, and replied in a low voice: "Don't worry, don't worry, I don't think the seriousness of the matter seems to be serious enough for this group of people." I know, I think we can wait a little longer."

Marco looked blankly at the plainclothes policemen below and the green pickup truck that had already left, and suddenly didn't know what to do next.

(End of this chapter)