Mark quickly packed his things and moved into Rosalie's room.
The commotion alerted the rest of the crew, who all came out of their rooms to check what was happening.
"Rosalie, who are they?"
Seeing the six fully armed bodyguards, Kellerb asked Rosalie in surprise.
"The situation is like this..."
Rosalie pulled Keller into her room and told them that the Blackfire Gang had been targeting their film crew.
Kellerb was initially skeptical, but after seeing the footage captured by the drone, he had no choice but to believe it!
"These damn gangsters, they've already taken protection money, and they still dare to target our film crew!"
Keller was so angry he gritted his teeth.
He then took out his phone and dialed the number of Lister Bell, the president of Bell Pictures, and told him that they were being targeted by local gangs in New York.
"Don't worry, I'll arrange for an elite security team to go to New York right away to protect the crew! Filming can be temporarily suspended until the security team arrives."
Lister responded immediately.
In order to save costs, the production crew did not arrange for professional security personnel to come to New York.
Now that the film crew has been targeted by gangsters, they have no choice but to send security personnel over.
Kellerb was relieved to hear Liszt's arrangement.
With the security personnel sent by the company, plus the bodyguards hired by Rosalie, the safety of the film crew should be guaranteed.
"Alright, alright, everyone go back to your rooms. Rosalie only hired a team of bodyguards!"
After leaving Rosalie's room, Caleb spoke to the crew members who were still watching outside.
He told Rosalie that they shouldn't tell everyone about the Blackfire Gang targeting the crew for the time being, and that they should wait until the company's security arrived before making any announcements.
After all, with so many people involved, there's bound to be a lot of gossip. If the news leaks out and the Blackfire Gang makes their move prematurely, that would be disastrous.
"Damn Rosalie! Where does she get so much money to hire bodyguards from Global Security?"
Rachel returned to her room and cursed angrily, her tone filled with jealousy.
In Hollywood, only A-list or top-tier celebrities can afford to hire bodyguard teams from Universal Security.
Now that Rosalie can enjoy such treatment, how could she not be envious and jealous?
Now that Rosalie is under the protection of bodyguards, Rachel doesn't even dare to mock her to her face like she used to.
As darkness fell quickly, Michael began assigning security duties to his team members for the night.
Two female team members entered Rosalie and Mark's room to provide close protection.
Two male team members were on duty outside the gate.
The last team member went downstairs to the surveillance vehicle to keep an eye on the cameras.
Michael himself controlled the drone to survey the area around the hotel and issue combat orders at any time.
"Actually, you can entrust your drones and surveillance to Alice."
Watching Michael make the arrangements, Mark hesitated for a moment before offering his own suggestion.
The two sides will be spending a year together, so there's no need to hide anything from them, and it's impossible to hide anything anyway.
Moreover, Global Security has always had a good reputation and has never had a case of leaking employers' privacy.
Alice?
Michael, somewhat puzzled, crouched down and looked at Mark, asking, "Little Mark, who is this Alice you're talking about?"
"Alice, come out and say hello to everyone."
As Mark finished speaking, the monitor on the wall lit up.
Alice, dressed in a white princess dress and with an exquisite face like an angel, appeared there.
"Hello everyone, I'm Alice!"
Alice lifted the hem of her skirt and curtsied.
"This...this is artificial intelligence?"
Michael and his team stared in astonishment at Alice, whose expression and tone were just like a real person.
"Of course not. There shouldn't be any true artificial intelligence in the world yet. Alice is just an intelligent program, which can be considered to have reached the level of weak artificial intelligence."
Mark shook his head and continued, "However, with Alice's current capabilities, she can already take over your drones, as well as communication and surveillance equipment."
How do you know so much?
Michael looked at Mark, who didn't look like a five-year-old at all, in disbelief.
"Because Alice was originally created by me."
"But you're only five years old..."
"So what if I'm five? Tony Stark could make his own circuit boards when he was four. I'm no less capable than him!"
Mark held his head high with a defiant expression, and only then did he begin to show a hint of childishness.
Michael and the others initially found it hard to believe that Mark, a five-year-old child, could create an intelligent program like Alice.
But after watching Mark skillfully operate the computer and connect their drones, communication equipment, and all surveillance equipment to Alice, they had no choice but to believe him.
It turns out that there really are geniuses with such astonishing intelligence in this world.
"Alice, order Drone 6 to take off and scout the area within 100 meters south of the Hilton Hotel."
Michael tried to give orders via walkie-talkie.
"Buzz!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Drone No. 6 flew out of the window.
"No abnormalities were found!"
A moment later, the drone returned, and Alice reported the results she had observed to everyone.
"Alice's reconnaissance efficiency is far greater than my own drone control!"
Alice's performance surprised Michael.
With Alice joining, he and the members responsible for monitoring the situation were able to free up their hands to do other things, effectively giving the team two more members.
Chapter Twenty-Three: Mark's Counterattack
The next morning, Michael's team of bodyguards withdrew and were replaced by a second team.
The captain of the second team of bodyguards was a capable-looking short-haired woman named Faith Baldwin.
Faith didn't say much, but she organized her team members in an orderly manner, clearly demonstrating her extensive experience in security.
"Boss, something seems off..."
The next morning, Damir, who was using binoculars to investigate the situation on the other side, finally discovered the anomaly.
He immediately called Derek and reported, "The target crew suddenly canceled today's filming schedule and didn't leave the hotel for the set. Also, the window in the target's room has been closed since yesterday afternoon, so I can't see what's going on inside."
"What happened! Did you get exposed?"
Derek's face immediately darkened upon receiving the call.
He has already sent Mark's photo to Mr. Epstein, who is very satisfied with Mark and is urging him to send him over as soon as possible.
If the Blackfire Gang fails to complete the mission, not only will they be unable to facilitate cooperation with Epstein, but they will also greatly offend him.
"I... I don't think so, do I?"
Damir put down his binoculars, surveyed his surroundings, and said somewhat uncertainly.
He was already being careful enough.
The apartment was more than 2000 meters away from the Hilton Hotel, and he had almost completely drawn the curtains, leaving only a gap about one person's width to observe.
He didn't believe he could be exposed under these circumstances.
"so……"
Derek was still a little worried, and finally instructed Damir: "Have someone book a room at the Hilton Hotel, check in, and then find out what happened by asking around the film crew."
"Okay, boss!"
Hilton Hotel, Mark's room.
After hiring bodyguards, Mark felt much safer, and he was finally able to focus all his efforts on dealing with the Blackfire Gang.
After all, you can only be a thief for a thousand days, not a thief for a thousand days.
Mark can only be truly safe by completely defeating the enemy.
The Blackfire Gang's public businesses are all under the Blackfire Company, including convenience stores, bars, nightclubs, shops, lottery shops, laundromats, and other businesses.
Mark turned on his computer, wrote a Trojan program, and quickly hacked into the back-end database of Blackfire Company's headquarters, obtaining the company's operating ledgers and tax records.
After checking the documents, he found that the ledgers recorded legitimate business transactions, with no illegal or irregular activities.
The tax situation is also very clean, with no tax evasion or avoidance. Even if there is tax avoidance, it is legal and legitimate.
"It seems that the leader of the Blackfire Gang is quite intelligent, knowing to completely separate the black market from legitimate businesses."
Mark wasn't too disappointed.
That night, Mark hacked into nightclubs, bars, and other entertainment venues owned by Blackfire Company.
Unfortunately, either there were no cameras installed here, or the cameras had been deliberately damaged, so Mark couldn't see what was going on inside.
Fortunately, some rooms had computers, which Mark secretly controlled, and then secretly turned on the cameras.
A drug deal took place in a suite at one of the nightclubs and was captured on a webcam on a computer.
In another bar, members of the Black Fire Gang drugged a young girl and took her to a private room where they assaulted her.
The entire process was captured by a webcam on the computer in the room.
"Alice, send this evidence to the nearest police station while remaining anonymous."
Mark gave the order to Alice.
He knew that this evidence alone wouldn't be enough to bring down the entire Blackfire Gang, but it should keep them in a state of utter chaos for a while.
Nanhu Street Police Station.
Director Thompson, who was handling official business, heard two notification beeps from his computer on his desk.
He noticed an unread email and immediately opened it.
There are two videos inside, which Mark filmed of drug deals and sexual assaults, and they also include the detailed addresses of the crimes.
These people didn't expect the crime to be filmed, so their faces weren't covered up at all, making the footage very clear!
Thompson even recognized that among those in charge of the drug deal was a Blackfire gang leader named Hoss.
"Great! We've finally got evidence of those bastards from the Blackfire Gang's crimes!"
Thompson slammed his hand on the table, his voice trembling with excitement.
The Black Fire Gang has been committing numerous crimes in his territory for years.
Unfortunately, the police station could not find any evidence of the other party's crimes, so they could only arrest and release him repeatedly.
Now that real evidence is finally in front of him, Thompson is naturally extremely excited.
He first had someone take the two videos to the magistrate, obtained the search warrant and arrest warrant signed by the magistrate, and then issued the order: "Immediately notify the action team officers to make the arrest!"
Blackfire Company Building.
Derek was on the phone with Damir at that moment.
"Boss, things aren't looking good! I've privately spoken to people in their film crew and found out that Rosalie, for some reason, suddenly hired two elite security teams from Universal Security!"
"That director named Caleb, I don't know why he suddenly decided to temporarily stop filming. Now his crew is staying in the hotel, and two security teams are protecting Rosalie and Mark 24 hours a day. I'm afraid it's not easy for us to make a move."
Derek's face turned grim after hearing the news from Damir.
"Why would the target suddenly hire bodyguards? Could it be that they already know our plan?"
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