Chapter 19

Around the west of Santa Monica, the Humvee drove up the seaside Avenue and drove all the way south. Murphy followed. Half an hour later, he came to the southern suburbs. These are all independent houses, hidden in the tall trees on the side of the road, which are quiet and hidden. It's definitely a good place to do something that can't be seen.

Seeing that there was only a straight road, Murphy deliberately speeded up to overtake the Hummer in front of him. After some distance, he stopped at a 24-hour convenience store on the side of the road, pushed open the transparent glass door and asked the cashier for a box of gum.

In the process of shopping, Murphy kept observing the road outside until the Hummer appeared. Then he put away his wallet, pushed the door and went out.

Taking out the Nikon D1 digital camera and telephoto lens from the trunk, Murphy drove the Audi car to catch up with the Hummer again. Only a few minutes later, he saw the Hummer in front of him parked on the side of the road. With the help of the street lamp, he could see that the driver and co driver seemed to be holding together.

Choose the right distance and angle to stop the car. Murphy lowers the window, adjusts the camera and lens, raises the camera and points it at that side, and keeps pressing the shutter to capture every scene in the car.

After a while, the door of Hummer opened, and Kobe Bryant, who got off the car first, looked around and found no abnormality. He called the red haired woman out of the car and walked toward a separate house nearby. The two men were like firewood in a fire. They not only got their heads together, but also brushed each other's sensitive parts with their hands.

Although the light is not very good, Murphy's photography technology has enough guarantee. Although the picture is a little fuzzy, the faces of the two people above are enough to identify them.

Close up, panorama Murphy is like the most shrewd hunter, constantly hunting his prey.

Finally, the two men came to the door. It seemed that they couldn't wait. The black man pressed the red haired woman on the door and gave her a fierce touch and kiss. After nearly a minute and a half, he opened the door and walked in.

Seeing the door closed, Murphy put down his camera. Now he finally understands why so many stars are caught cheating by paparazzi, because they are so unscrupulous sometimes.

But it's no surprise to think about it. It seems to be the center of the world that the popular stars want money and power. Once they have poor self-discipline, beauties, money and drugs will step into their lives one after another.

Compared with other stars, at least Kobe Bryant, whom Murphy has heard of, is a self disciplined type and has always maintained a good public image. He is definitely a favorite in the eyes of fans and sponsors.

It is in this way that the photos he took are more valuable.

What will happen in the house, even a fool can think, Murphy put down the camera, did not leave, but patiently waiting.

Sitting in the driver's seat and looking at the independent house over there through the open window, Murphy is somewhat unbalanced. It must be a lie to say that she doesn't envy the lives of these superstars at all.

Kobe Bryant has a better image than any other superstar. Murphy has only seen a scandal in this respect. The private lives of entertainment superstars are more chaotic than those of sports stars. For example, some male and female movie stars are standard heterosexual at the beginning, but later they become homosexual. Presumably, part of the reason is that they are tired of being different Sex, want to pursue stimulation, try the taste of the same sex.

Murphy believes that there are by no means a few homosexuals in Hollywood, and there are many so-called bisexuals who eat all men and women.

With his eyes fixed on the other side of the house and his head full of thoughts, Murphy spent a long and boring time. I don't know how long later, the east facing the front of the car gradually turned white. The sun climbed up little by little from the horizon, the cold and dark capital of evil disappeared, and the bright and hot city of angels came again.

Looking at the soft light, Murphy wiped his sleepy face, grabbed the camera with the other hand, turned to look at the door of the independent house, which was silent, as if the people inside had forgotten the time after the carnival.

With the help of the camera and good light conditions, Murphy took several pictures of the house and Hummer. After waiting for about half an hour, the door of the house was suddenly opened from inside. A black man in sunglasses and hat came out. When he walked out of the door, the red haired woman behind him pulled him. The tall black man turned his head and kissed the red haired woman again in harness.

Murphy is like a cold machine, recording all this through the lens of the camera.

Compared with the dim picture last night, the shooting conditions are too ideal. In the soft light of the early morning sun, Kobe Bryant clearly appears in the camera lens. Even if he is wearing a hat and sunglasses, anyone who is slightly familiar with it can recognize that he is the superstar of the Los Angeles Lakers.

It was not until Kobe Bryant got on the Hummer that Murphy put down his camera, waited for the other side to start the car, and then started the Audi car, not far or near behind.

This time, Murphy didn't mean to hide, so he followed the Hummer carelessly. It seemed that he was telling the driver directly that I was following you.Obviously, the other party didn't bring bodyguards and entourage, so he didn't have to worry too much. Even if the other party started, he would not be afraid of anyone after so many battles in prison.

Besides, he wants Kobe Bryant to fight him.

Maybe last night consumed too much energy, until returning to the busy section of Santa Monica, the car in front of him found his tail, driving Kobe Bryant seems to be aware of something, driving on a narrow road, suddenly slowed down, turned around and stopped in front of Murphy's car.

Murphy stops the car and sees the superstar in front of him get out of the car and walk towards him. He also gets out of the car and locks the door. He just stands in the morning sun and waits for a dialogue between the two sides.

As Murphy stood facing the sun, and the reflection of the window glass around him, he seemed to emit thousands of golden lights, just like a legendary hero in ancient Greek mythology.

But Kobe Bryant didn't think so. He took a few strides to the opposite of Murphy and stood five feet away. His eyes were full of accidents. "How could it be you?"

Murphy shrugged and said, "why can't it be me?"

Seeing a change in Kobe Bryant's eyes, Murphy pointed to a pedestrian nearby. "This is a public place."

After all, Kobe Bryant is not the kind of reckless man who can only play. His fist gradually loosened and he asked, "are you a reporter?"

"The boss of a video capture company." Murphy did not hesitate to put gold on his face.

"What did you get?" Kobe Bryant's black face changed. "What do you want to do?"

There was anger in his words, and an imperceptible panic.

Murphy confirms that Kobe Bryant won't do it, and he's not afraid of it. In the past year or so, he and rose have experienced many fights in prison. Compared with those felons in prison, the people on the opposite side are just small.

Leaning against the door of Audi, Murphy looked up at the dark face and said, "I've got all the pictures I need to take, you and a beautiful red haired girl."

The fierce light flashed in Kobe Bryant's eyes. Then he thought of the advice from his agent and public relations manager. He held back his anger. After a little consideration, he reached out and took out a wallet. "Say it, say a number, and give me the camera."

Murphy shook his head, took a business card from his body and handed it to him. "This is my business card. Please see the headlines tomorrow."

Although he didn't want to accept the business card, he wanted to punch the calm face on the opposite side, but Kobe Bryant was not stupid at all. There were a lot of pedestrians around him, and some people had already noticed that doing what he thought in public would only do more harm to himself. He was not a fool like Rodman.

What's more, the other party's willingness to give him a business card means that there is still room for change.

"Well, that's it, Mr. Bryant." Murphy was afraid that the other party didn't understand him. Before he left, he reminded him, "I hope we can meet again."

With that, he opened the door, started the car, turned around and left, leaving only the superstar behind.

Looking at the Audi car, Kobe Bryant bit his teeth. His business card was turned into a piece of waste paper by his huge palm, as if it was the hateful bastard just now.

"Hey, isn't that Kobe Bryant..."

After all, he was a superstar in basketball and a city hero in Los Angeles. He was quickly recognized. Kobe Bryant got on the bus and got rid of the crowd. From the beginning to the end, he held the card tightly in his hand and never threw it away.

A superstar with such a good image is definitely not a fool or a reckless person. Kobe Bryant knows that even for the sake of his public image and sponsorship contract, he must keep this card.

As the Hummer left the road, Kobe Bryant took out his mobile phone and dialed a number. A sweet female voice soon rang out, "Hello, this is CAA Sports Department..."

On the other hand, Murphy goes home, takes out the memory card in the digital camera and connects it to the laptop. There are not only the pictures of Kobe Bryant just taken, but also some pictures of Carla Firth.

For the time being, regardless of Carla Firth's pictures, Murphy turned to those he took. The digital camera technology in this era is not mature, and the light last night is not very good. Many photos are not very clear, but it is enough for him to identify Kobe Bryant through his face.

After a cup of coffee and a short rest, Murphy was ready to sleep when her mobile phone suddenly rang, showing a strange number.

(I can't find the specific brokerage company, so I have to throw it to CAA. If someone knows, they can leave a message in the book review area, and I'll revise it.)