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Hollywood Road

Chapter 9

Author: White Number Thirteen
updatedAt: 2025-06-07

Leaning back in the driver''s seat, Murphy stares at the notebook on the steering wheel, thinking about what to do with the images of the vehicle and the two killers.

    Give it to the police? This is the awareness that a good citizen should have

    But Murphy never regarded himself as a good citizen of Los Angeles. Even if he came to this world for more than a year, he didn''t have much identity with America.

    More importantly, what good can it do for him?

    Murphy couldn''t think of anything but a few routine spiritual rewards.

    Playing the shot again, with one hand holding up the chin, Murphy began to think about the possible direction of the incident.

    This kind of serious and malignant case, which appears in the center of Los Angeles and the Santa Monica Valley, is definitely developing in a completely different direction. The former is neglected, while the latter is highly concerned.

    The case took place in a wealthy residential area with good public security. From this point alone, it will attract public attention. The Los Angeles police will also face great pressure. If they can''t find valuable clues, they are likely to offer a huge reward.

    How much is the reward? Murphy speculated that tens of thousands of dollars would be absolutely worth it according to the size of the deceased and the location of the crime.

    Now there is no reward. If he handed over the video, Murphy believed that he would not get any substantial reward. He would never overestimate the credibility and quality of the American police.

    And once the video is given to the police, it means that it can no longer be sold to the TV station, which will reduce a lot of revenue.

    For him now, let alone tens of thousands of dollars, thousands of dollars are a big number.

    As a result, giving the video to the police is definitely the worst option.

    As for whether he would be regarded as a suspect if he entered the scene before the police, he considered before he went in that the monitoring in this era is not as pervasive as that in the future, especially before September 11. The government''s monitoring of many residential areas is blank, but the road he took before he came here is the main road from the valley area to Beverly Hills. Murphy remembers clearly that the road above is the main road The existence of public relations monitoring is enough to prove that the victim was not at the scene when he called the police.

    After thinking about it for a long time, Murphy gradually formed a preliminary plan. She turned her eyes back to her notebook, opened the editing software, and made a series of processing on the video. She specially cut off the section from the gate of the manor to the two black murderers'' driving away, making the video look like it was shot from the inside of the mansion.

    If everything goes according to his plan, this video is likely to bring a large amount of income, and it may also earn the first pot of money to start his own film road.

    To do all this well, Murphy picks up her cell phone and dials a number.

    "Hello," said the familiar voice from the receiver. "This is Carla Firth."

    "Hey, Kara, it''s me, Murphy."

    With his left arm resting on the window, Murphy said directly, "I have a video of the robbery that just happened in the Santa Monica valley."

    "Bill road?" He asked.

    Murphy nodded. "Yes, I just shot it."

    Carla''s voice was a little flat. "You''re too late. Someone has provided us with this piece of news material. All the reporters on my side have rushed there."

    Hearing this, Murphy couldn''t help looking at the time. It took an hour and a half to think about it and edit it. For those who run the news, the difference in a few minutes may lead to two completely different situations.

    "Is there anything else?" Carla asked.

    "No more." Murphy chuckled. "But, Carla, I got to bill road before the police."

    "What?" The voice in the receiver increased by a hundred decibels. "What are you talking about?"

    Murphy said calmly, "I got to the scene before the police."

    "Damn it, why didn''t you say it earlier?"

    "Murphy, I want to see you now. If I can''t see you before zero, I will kill you. I swear! I will kill you with the cruelest means you can think of

    Murphy doesn''t care about these words. After more than a month together, he has roughly understood who Carla Firth is. For the sake of news and ratings, she can do a lot of crazy things.

    Driving all the way to Burbank, Murphy considered many aspects, especially how to maximize the benefits of this video. For example, this time, it''s totally possible.

    In the white building of channel 6, Carla kept pacing back and forth in the office and looked at her watch from time to time. The reporter from the news department who arrived at the scene just got the exact news that the case happened in a multi million dollar mansion. The couple of the house owners and their servants and bodyguards were all killed, and the death was very miserable.

    The video provided to her by the previous free reporter was shot after the police blocked the scene. There were not many eye-catching places. If the case had not happened in the rich area, she would not even have bought it.

    It is because of such a bad case in the rich district that she needs more impact and attractive video or picture materials.The guy Murphy actually arrived at the scene before the police. Carla said that she didn''t believe he would abide by the rules and didn''t shoot anything useful. During this period, the two sides cooperated many times. She knew more or less about Murphy Stanton. He was a brave, careful and hard-working man.

    Such people will never stick to conventions.

    The sixth channel of fox Los Angeles Local TV station is just one of the numerous TV channels of Fox TV network. Its audience rating in Los Angeles Local TV stations has been ranked no lower than before. The late night and early morning news lacks enough attention. Kara, for example, has a keen sense of news and a strong sense of enterprise We are very clear about what kind of attention will be aroused by the case that just happened.

    It''s no exaggeration to say that it will be the focus of Los Angeles social news in the next two weeks, and the ratings of the executive program are directly related to her position and promotion.

    Looking out through the glass door, there was no movement outside. Carla just wanted to take her eyes back. At the end of her line of sight, a tall and familiar figure turned around. Her frown relaxed slightly. She could not help pushing out the door and strode towards Murphy.

    "It''s rare."

    Seeing the tall woman walking across the street, Murphy said, "you came out to meet me."

    Carla pinned a long strand of blonde hair behind her ears, a smile on her delicate face, and asked eagerly in a low voice, "have you brought anything?"

    She was wearing a professional suit, so she stood in front of Murphy, a pair of light blue eyes staring at this side, as if Murphy was the object of her secret love.

    Of course, Murphy doesn''t think so. He knows that Carla is a shrewd and mature professional woman, and can''t be blinded by her external performance of using her gender advantage to release.

    "Here it is." Murphy took the storage disk out of his pocket and put it in front of Carla. I saw at least four dead people in valley bill road

    Carla''s eyes brightened, and there was a strange light in them.

    "Did you really take a picture?" She asked uncertainly.

    Murphy nodded and shook the disk. "I won''t tell you how good this video is. I think you''d better see it for yourself."

    With a slight shake in the corner of her mouth, Carla pulled out a smile, took the storage disk from Murphy''s hand and led Murphy to the editorial room. As she passed the office area, she ordered, "Michael, Kate, put down your work and come to the editorial room at once."

    Two young men, a man and a woman, immediately followed.

    It''s very quiet in the editing room. Murphy stands behind Kara and other people as before. These people''s eyes are staring at the screen. They are completely attracted by Murphy''s video.

    When the first dead appeared, Michael and Kate were a little embarrassed when they saw the bloody picture, but Murphy could see from Carla''s face that behind the exquisite professional makeup was inexplicable excitement, just like a young woman saw a limited edition bag.

    The second dead person appears in the picture. There is a smile on the corner of Kara''s mouth, and the brilliance in her eyes is even better. She also turns her head to look at Murphy. Murphy tilts her head slightly and returns with a similar smile.

    There is no doubt that the woman is interested enough in the video.

    While the video was still playing, Carla was satisfied. She picked up the phone, dialed an internal number and said, "let Connie from the legal department come over."

    Murphy is not surprised. Kara is a shrewd journalist and manager. She knows that this video is very sensitive and may involve legal issues.

    A few minutes later, a woman in black with short hair came in. Murphy just watched as they discussed the possibility of the video appearing on the show.

    "You see this video," Carla replayed, "which one can be shown?"

    Connie, the woman in black, stood by Carla''s chair, looked at the screen and asked, "do you mean legal broadcast?"

    "Nonsense!" Carla''s career and power are obviously great, "of course, it''s legal to broadcast!"

    "Is the identity of the dead confirmed?"

    Seeing Carla shaking her head, Connie said, "we can''t broadcast the identity of the dead without informing relatives."

    The next editor, Michael, added, "if you play the face of the dead, it''s the same as playing the identity of the dead."

    "Where did the video come from?" Asked Connie.

    "He shot it." Carla pointed to Murphy. "He was at the scene before the police."

    Seeing the woman in black, Murphy stepped forward and stretched out her right hand. "Hello, Murphy Stanton, free reporter."

    "Hello." Connie shook his hand and then said to Carla, "it''s better not to play."

    Carla''s face immediately darkened. "I came to you to solve legal problems, not to veto my work plan."

    "Well..." Connie thought for a moment, "code on the face of the deceased, don''t reveal the detailed address of the case in the program.""So there''s no problem?" It was Murphy who asked.

    Connie nodded gently. "As long as the court doesn''t ban us, we won''t break the law."

    "What about journalistic ethics?"

    Kate, who has been silent, said, "it''s beyond the standard of all TV broadcasts."

    As soon as her voice fell, Carla''s eyes stabbed like a sword. "Have you seen the ratings of our program? I am willing to bear any consequences for broadcasting such news! "

    At this point, she said without any doubt, "this is the headline of the six o''clock news!"

    "Wait!" Murphy suddenly interrupted them and reminded them, "gentlemen, we haven''t discussed the price yet."

    "You go out first." Carla waved to the other three, and when they left, she turned to this side of her chair. "Make a price, Murphy. Don''t go too far."

    Murphy looked serious. "100000 dollars!"

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