The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Country Club.

Hawke gently putted the ball, and the white golf ball rolled down the slope, grazed the edge of the hole, and came to rest on the grass less than half a meter away.

“You used to be able to sink those shots with ease,” Musk said, adjusting his sun hat as he carried his golf club. “Your skills have declined.”

Hawke came down with his club, putted the ball into the hole, and said, "I've been too busy lately and haven't played in a while. I'm a bit rusty."

Musk handed his golf club to the caddie, got into the driver's seat of the electric four-wheeler, and waited for Hawke to get in as well. As he drove, he said, "Things are a bit chaotic right now. There are many internal conflicts within the Elephant Party. Tom Emmanuel made a huge mistake in the hunt for Ben Laden, and his already mediocre approval rating has plummeted. There's also competition from Joseph and Obama, and no counterattack from the Walker and Cheney families..."

He shook his head and continued, "Was this operation really leaked by the Donald Party?"

Hawke said unequivocally, "Who else but the Democrats would do that?"

Musk thought this made perfect sense, saying, "The Democrats really don't care about national interests, but then again, we never care about national interests either."

This fat man wasn't even born in America, and he didn't have much of a connection to the country: "If it were me, I would have done the same. National interests are nothing compared to our interests."

"The interests of the United States cannot become our interests; they are not national interests." In Hawke's eyes, there was never any concept of American national interests: "Those are other people's interests."

Musk exclaimed, "Hawk, you truly are my idol."

Hawke asked, "How is the development of the new Falcon rocket progressing?"

This is key to establishing the Starlink space supercomputing center.

Musk said, "To achieve a payload of more than eight tons, there are special launch requirements, which will take at least two to three years."

The electric four-wheeled vehicle returned to the service area, and Hawke was the first to get off.

Edward, who had been waiting there, rushed over and handed Hawke a newspaper, saying, "Something's happened with Joseph."

Upon hearing this, Musk knew it wasn't a secret and leaned closer to ask, "What's going on?"

This was a copy of the World News Weekly. Hawke moved the newspaper closer to Musk so that both of them could see the headline.

A huge picture took up almost half the page.

The man and woman in the picture are both blurred out, and they are clearly naked.

The man was relatively normal, but the woman's facial expression was unusual. Even just looking at the picture, it was enough to tell that she was smiling in an exceptionally lewd way.

Musk saw the picture first, realized he didn't recognize it, and couldn't help but ask, "Which celebrity is messing around again?"

Hawke didn't recognize them either, so he immediately looked at the text news below the picture. When he saw the names and identities of the two people, he was somewhat surprised: "Hunter Joseph and Hayley Joseph?"

Musk, who was also reading the text, automatically replied, "Haley is Hunter's older brother's wife?"

He clicked his tongue in amazement: "These bastards from big families, they really know how to play dirty tricks!"

Hawke immediately considered the possible implications of this matter and said, "Tom Emer's counterattack came very swiftly."

Musk nodded in agreement: "There's going to be some trouble within the Joseph family."

Edward then interjected, reminding him, "I just checked, and Hunter has stated in public more than once that his older brother Robinette is the person he respects most. His mother died early, and his older brother has always taken care of him as he grew up."

Musk laughed and said, "Hunter, in return for his brother's kindness, turned around and took care of his sister-in-law in bed. That's so American."

Edward continued, "There's something else. Robinette had a stroke last year and was diagnosed with brain cancer. She's been receiving long-term care at one of Houston's best hospitals for treating brain cancer..."

Hawke finished reading the newspaper, handed it to Musk, and said, "I wonder if he can accept such a cruel betrayal from his loved ones."

"Perhaps he won't survive this show." Musk showed no sympathy. The Joseph family was destined to be on the opposite side. Sympathy for the enemy is the greatest cruelty to one's own side.

He said, "If something happens to Robinette, will public opinion sympathize with the Joseph family?"

Hawke casually remarked, "I reckon Tom Emmer's side has already found the best point of attack. How can someone who can't even manage his own country manage America?"

Musk's eyes lit up: "That's absolutely right."

After such a major news event, the two lost interest in continuing to play golf and returned to the private lounge, where they used the computers to check the news on online media.

Videos and photos from the scene also surfaced on Twitter.

Online media has far fewer restrictions than traditional print media. The male and female protagonists were only censored in the most important parts, while other parts were naturally exposed.

In particular, Hailey's line in the video, "Don't treat me like a human being, treat me like a dog," shocked countless netizens.

"These important figures appear benevolent and righteous on the surface, but in reality, they are more cunning than anyone else."

"The Joseph family has truly opened my eyes. I can't imagine that the patriarch of such a family would be the President of the United States."

"Didn't you guys notice? Hailey's really hot. That line of hers really got me all tingly."

Musk, always eager for drama, commented directly below: "Upstairs, you're not a dog."

As soon as he posted a comment, a huge group of brainless fans followed.

Musk's die-hard fans launched an attack.

"The people upstairs aren't dogs, but the Joseph family really are."

"A slut and a dog, a match made in heaven!"

"These families in the Democratic Party who play politics are even dirtier than dogs."

Unlike Musk, who was stirring up trouble, Hawke glanced at the pictures and videos retweeted by Twitter users and then moved to the social and political section.

Many political commentators have already published their comments on the matter.

As Hawke predicted, the commentary was overwhelmingly critical of Joseph and his family.

"A politician who can't even manage his own family would be a disaster for the country if he became president of the United States."

"It is well known that Joseph is preparing to run for the Democratic nomination, but his family situation is truly worrying."

These people who get paid to do things are very efficient, and they have people backing them up. A media outlet photographed Joseph entering the Texas branch of the FBI.

"Joseph is currently in Houston, using his position as a senator to pressure the FBI to release the detainee. Is someone who so blatantly tramples on American law really fit to lead America? How can the rights of ordinary people be protected?"

Hawke later received a call from Tom Emer, who requested public support.

Joseph is the likely candidate nominated by the Democratic Party, naturally placing him in opposition to the Los Angeles community.

Hawke agreed without hesitation, instructing Caroline to immediately devise a publicity plan to continue generating negative publicity about Joseph.

At that moment, it seemed as if the entire Elephant Party had reunited. Meanwhile, the Donkey Party was now experiencing divisions and internal conflicts.

At this point, some pro-DPP media outlets, led by the Chicago-based media, also mobilized and frantically reported on the Joseph family scandal.

Prominent print media outlets like the Chicago Tribune invited professionals to publish related commentaries, the core theme of which can be summarized in one sentence—Joseph is neither qualified nor capable of leading America.

How could Obama, a rival within the Donald Party, possibly let such a good opportunity slip by?

Guan Hai instructed his team to mobilize the media as much as possible to keep Joseph and his family in the eye of the storm.

This Illinois senator specifically recruited a capable and efficient subordinate.

"I remember you graduated from the University of Houston, right?" Obama's face, as dark as charcoal, was full of calculation: "You have some connections in Houston?"

Patterson, who spent many years in Houston before working for the Ocean View, said, "I know that area very well."

Guan Hai took out a copy of the World News Weekly, placed it in front of Patterson, pointed to the picture on the front page, and said, "Let these news stories appear in front of the people who should be in front of them."

Patterson immediately understood what to do and said, "I'll fly to Houston right away."

After he left, Guan Hai's wife, Michelle, came over from the side.

As a woman, she was more emotional than Obama, saying, "Robinette's situation is bad enough; he has a brain tumor, and his wife is cheating on him..."

Guan Hai knew what she wanted to say and interrupted her directly: "Politics is not child's play. Now that we have determined that Joseph is my opponent, we must seize every opportunity to strike them without hesitation until they fall or surrender."

Michelle added, "Could this really affect Joseph?"

“Of course.” Guan Hai seemed to be able to see through people’s hearts: “This will effectively disrupt Joseph’s emotions. When a person has emotional problems, it is easy for them to make wrong choices.”

Michelle understood and said no more.

…………

Houston, Texas.

In the hospital ward, Robinette Joseph took out the landline and dialed his brother Hunter's number, but the line was busy.

He frowned slightly and called his wife, Hailey, again, but there was still no answer.

This made Robinette uneasy.

His younger brother came all the way from Delaware to visit him, and his wife went to the bank to handle some paperwork, but they couldn't get in touch with him at all.

Furthermore, the hospital informed him that there were problems with his mobile phone and television signal network, and the telecommunications company was working on repairs, which would take some time to restore.

Robinette felt something was wrong, but was more worried that something had happened to his brother and wife, so he made a phone call to his father, Joseph.

Joseph had already made arrangements here to avoid the related news aggravating the sick Robinette, and specially made up an excuse: "Hunter had a little accident. He was hit by someone while driving. The injuries are not serious, but he has a concussion and is not very clear-headed for the time being. His phone was broken in the car accident and he hasn't had time to buy a new one yet."

As for his daughter-in-law, Hailey, he could only continue to fabricate Hunter's lie: "Haley is temporarily taking care of Hunter. She lost her phone, and you can't reach her. She also doesn't remember the landline number for the ward. Hunter can't be left alone, so she had to notify me. Your mother and I are on our way to Houston."

Robinette sensed something was wrong, but thinking that his father wouldn't lie to him about something so trivial, he said, "I'm going to check on Hunter."

Joseph refused: "Not now. Hailey is taking care of Hunter by herself. If you go, she won't be able to handle it."

Robinette said, "Then let's wait for you to arrive."

Meanwhile, Joseph and Jill discussed how to tell Robinette about it.

They can only control the situation temporarily; they cannot keep it from Robinette for long.

In the hospital room, Robinette lay half-reclined on the bed, his mind filled with memories of his conversation with his father. The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.

There was a knock on the door, and the caregiver went to open it in the outer room.

A waitress pushed a food cart into the ward.

The caregiver came to inform Robinette: "Lunch is here."

Robinette knew very well that physical energy was the greatest asset in fighting the disease, so he temporarily put aside his wild thoughts and went to the outer room to eat.

The waitress brought the food to the table one by one, laid out the napkins, and then dragged the food cart out of the ward.

Robinette picked up the napkin and found a newspaper underneath.

The caregiver saw it too and instinctively wanted to come over and take it.

But Robinette had already seen the person in the newspaper picture, grabbed the newspaper, pointed at the door, and said to the caregiver, "Get out!"

He suddenly raised his voice: "Get out!"

The caregiver dared not disobey, so he quickly went out and asked the person waiting outside to find the waiter. He then took out his phone to call his superiors.

The food cart was found, but the waitress was nowhere to be found.

In the hospital room, Robinette stared at the front page of the World News Weekly, her eyes glued to the blurred image of Hunter and Hailey, unable to believe her eyes.

His beloved younger brother and his beloved wife actually got together!
How could this be?
Robinette did not doubt that the news in the newspaper was fake, because the World News Weekly was the weekend edition of the British newspaper The Sun.

When The Sun reports serious news, you are free to doubt it and even say that the news is fake.

However, the gossip and scandals it publishes are absolutely among the most authoritative in Europe and America.

Its reputation in this area is as solid as steel.

In Eastern parlance, his reputation rivals that of Duan Zhengchun, who conceived children.

Robinette told himself to stay calm, tossed aside the newspaper, got up, went to the door, and said to an assistant standing guard there, "Give me your smartphone."

The security guard glanced at Robinette's gloomy face, then, remembering that his employer was Robinette, not Joseph, he obediently took out his phone and handed it over.

Robinette turned on the screen, found that her phone had a signal, then went back to her ward and slammed the door shut.

He opened Twitter, and the top news headline was about Hunter and Hailey.

There are not only pictures here, but also a video.

When Robinette saw Hailey grinning lewdly and uttering that comment about dogs, his suppressed emotions could no longer be contained and erupted like a volcano.

He felt a surge of fire rush into his head, causing it to explode with a deafening roar. He lost his balance and collapsed to the ground.

The assistant, who had quietly followed him in, quickly supported Robinette's body and shouted, "Doctor! Doctor!" (End of Chapter)