Chapter 233: Chapter 231 It's Really Hard for a Man to Protect Himself

"After an FBI investigation, the identities of the three individuals could be fully confirmed,"

Sitting on the single sofa, Nevies spoke the unassailable truth, "Alec, White and Albert, not only do they have Russian bloodlines, but their personal secret accounts also contain remittances from Russia. We have enough evidence to prove that the three are spies infiltrated into the American media."

He glanced at Martin and, seeing no response from him, continued, "The three were detected by Martin while they were in action. Martin alerted the FBI in a timely manner, and with the assistance of Martin, the FBI captured the three spies all at once."

Staff member Coen praised, "Mr. Davis, following the Burbank Middle School incident, you have once again shown fearless courage and audacity, telling the entire American public what it means to be a patriot and the spirit of America."

Martin nodded to Coen and Nevies, "The FBI's action was swift and effective, and they also protected my safety. I will publicly thank them."

Nevies smiled and said, "Mr. Davis, you're too polite, this is the duty of the FBI."

Martin then asked, "I want to know the current situation of those three spies, and the possible outcome of their trial."

"During the operation, they violently resisted, and the FBI had to take forceful measures to control the situation," Nevies summarized, "Alec has a broken brow bone, Albert a dislocated cervical vertebra, and White a broken nasal bone. They will be sent to Guantanamo Prison subsequently."

Tom couldn't help sizing up Martin. Without an agent, without a professional PR to advise him, this young Hollywood star was capable of such decisive actions, which was truly impressive.

At this moment, Mokrich joined the conversation, "Mr. Davis, I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to you by the temporary personnel from our newspaper. World News Report will publish a formal statement of thanks in the upcoming report, thanking you for helping the newspaper remove a malignant tumor."

He further promised, "I can assure you that as long as I work at World News Report, the coverage about you in our newspaper will be completely positive."

Coen and Nevies then fell silent, leaving the rest to Martin and Mokrich to reach an agreement.

"Actually, I'm quite interested in your newspaper," Martin laid out his condition. "I've always wanted to be a writer, but I lack talent. The articles I sent out never got any response."

Mokrich was confused about Martin's intention for a moment, not speaking rashly.

Martin added, "I'll provide articles to World News Report for the next ten weekends."

Mokrich nodded, "That can be arranged."

Martin said, "There should be compensation for the articles, right? In that case, I don't want much, just 200,000 US dollars per article."

Mokrich wanted to resolve the matter quickly and didn't completely reject the offer, "Our space is limited, we can only spare two weekends at most."

"No problem," Martin knew his own lacking talent in writing, saying, "I only need a very small space in the paper."

After some back-and-forth, the two quickly reached an agreement. Mokrich, on behalf of World News Report, contracted Martin for ten articles with a fee of 120,000 US dollars per article, to be paid in full in advance upon signing the contract.

Subsequently, Bruce negotiated with the Hilton Hotel, and they agreed to provide Martin with a one-time compensation of 400,000 US dollars for his emotional distress.

Negotiations were swiftly concluded on all sides.

The White House and the FBI simultaneously released press statements to the media, and World News Report would also issue a public apology and thank-you in the next issue, as well as an explanation of the article commission.

As for the fate of the three Russian spies entering Guantanamo Prison, few people cared.

Finally, the room returned to quietness.

Bruce ordered dinner and asked the hotel to deliver it.

Martin grabbed a bottle of water, tossed one to Bruce, took another for himself, took a drink, and said, "It's been a long day."

Bruce said, "I was worried for a moment you were going to lose it and go all out against the newspaper to the bitter end."

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Headbutting a rock? Not my style," Martin asked in return, "Old Cloth, do you think World News Report will restrain themselves because of today's events? Those three aren't isolated cases."

Bruce recalled Mokrich and said, "They won't."

"We can't afford to provoke them right now, especially with News Corporation standing behind them," Martin gave Bruce a look, "Don't look at me like that. Just the two of us, if we collided head-on, we might end up 'suicided' one day."

Bruce remarked, "An individual's strength is too insignificant in the face of capital groups."

Martin agreed, "That's why we can only wait, wait for the right opportunity in the future. The practices of World News Report will inevitably provoke other forces. If a force of similar power challenges them, the bad things they've done will eventually be exposed."

Bruce was not afraid to wait, "I hope that day comes."

On July 5, while other Washington newspapers focused on Independence Day celebrations and the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony, a few papers close to the authorities, including Washington News Report, disclosed an important piece of news.

"Martin Davis uncovers three spies, Federal Bureau of Investigation captures them in one swoop!"

The news, vaguely worded, reported that Martin, at the Hilton Hotel, had discovered three reporters infiltrating the media circle and urgently contacted the FBI, which then acted decisively to capture the three spies.

Although it did not explicitly state which side the spies were from, the subtext pointed to a certain polar bear.

At the White House's regular press briefings that morning, the spokesperson also mentioned the incident.

"Were the spies discovered by Martin Davis?"

"Yes, Martin found the clues and notified the Secret Service, which reported to the President, and the President personally gave the order!"

"Which areas were the spies targeting?"

"It involves national secrets, no comment!"

Subsequently, the FBI also confirmed the related news.

Martin's fame and influence had once again skyrocketed.

...

Los Angeles, Burbank.

After ending his jeans promotion tour, Blake slept in. After washing up and coming downstairs, he found that only his older brother Eric was at home.

He grabbed a sandwich from the restaurant and, while eating, picked up the newspaper from the doorstep and sat down on the long sofa next to Eric.

Eric glanced at Blake, "Looking for news about Martin again? Aren't you tired of checking every day?"

Blake casually picked up a newspaper and said, "Martin is my idol! I could look at him for a lifetime and it wouldn't be enough." As she flipped through the newspaper, she exclaimed, "Martin has caught three spies!"

"Spies?" Eric didn't believe it, "What kind of joke is that?"

Blake quickly read through the news and tossed the newspaper to Eric, "Read it for yourself and see what a real idol is like."

Eric took the newspaper and examined it more carefully, growing more and more astonished; this wasn't a sensationalist tabloid.

Blake grabbed the remote control and turned on the TV, flipping through channels. When she came to CNN, she saw related news, "Don't be a skeptic, look, Martin is being interviewed by CNN!"

On the TV screen, Martin spoke casually, "The fact that I was able to find them was a fortuitous coincidence, mainly because my bodyguard detected something unusual, and the FBI acted swiftly and powerfully..."

Eric grimaced, "He's so lucky!"

"Luck?" Blake was displeased, "You think this is luck? My brother, if you think all of this is just luck, then please go save someone in front of a gunman and find a few spies yourself."

Eric had no comeback; he still remembered being pinned down on the beach, unable to fight back.

Blake, gazing at Martin on the TV, saw stars in her eyes, "I really want to go to Washington to find Martin. I can't wait to meet him."

Eric couldn't stand it anymore, "What a fangirl!"

Blake didn't bother with him and ran upstairs to grab her phone and call Martin.

...

Washington, after finishing the interview, Martin was ready to go back upstairs to his room to pack up and leave in the afternoon.

He felt confident in Atlanta; after all, it was where he started.

Los Angeles was alright too, he could make his way there.

But Washington, that broken place, the waters were too deep.

As Martin would have described it in his past life, bump into anyone on the street, and they could very well be a congressman or a high-ranking government official.

"A quick chat?" Someone suddenly blocked his path.

Martin recognized her, Kate, a female reporter from the Washington World News Report. He nodded and said, "What are you doing here?"

Kate invited Martin to the lounge area, saying, "I always feel there's something odd about today's news, so I came to look for you, the person involved."

Martin responded vaguely, "I'm not clear on a lot of things myself. What I can say, I've already said, and what I can't, I've signed a confidentiality agreement with the FBI."

Kate, with her keen sense of smell, sensed there was something wrong with the news about the spies but couldn't figure out what it was. It was more unbearable for her than being killed, "Just tell me, will you? I promise not to tell anyone else."

If a reporter's word could be trusted, Bu's words would be truer than 24K gold. Martin still shook his head, "There's nothing special."

Kate looked around, lowered her voice, "If you agree to tell me, I'll go up to your room with you right now. Whatever you want to do, I'll go along with it."

Martin thought to himself, it's damn hard for a man to protect himself out there! There's always some femme fatale setting a trap.

He got up and prepared to leave.

Kate said, "I'm serious."

Martin replied offhandedly, "What you can know has been made public."

Kate didn't believe it at all.

Martin left the lounge and took the elevator upstairs; he hoped that the female reporter wouldn't do anything foolish. It would be unfortunate for someone so young to become a missing person or something else.

Bruce was packing in the room when Martin returned, "Aren't you going to buy some souvenirs to take back?"

"No need; what's in Washington I can buy in Los Angeles." Martin joked, "I remember we still have some pendants left."

Bruce said, "I've sent a message to that hunting company in Queensland; they'll be shipping a new batch to Los Angeles soon."

Martin helped pack and said, "If we have time, we should go to Australia again, hunt some more bay crocodiles and wild buffalo or the like. The stuff we send out doesn't really live up to its name, I feel a bit guilty."

Bruce scoffed at that.

In the afternoon, the two left the Hilton Hotel and returned to Los Angeles without any issues.

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