Chapter 390: Case solved? It's obvious that they are looking for someone to take the blame

On the third day after Link's assassination, the New York police held a press conference and announced that the body of one of the murderers had been found and the other was still at large.

The police currently have clues and will arrest him as soon as possible and give the public an explanation.

The efficiency of the New York police won the support of public opinion, and the reputation of Commissioner William Bratton also increased significantly.

On the fifth day after the incident, the New York police announced that they had found the second murderer. However, during the arrest, the murderer was shot dead on the spot by the police for resisting with a gun. The police found some key evidence in the murderer's home and preliminarily determined that there was a mastermind behind the case.

The police decided to continue investigating the case until the murderer is caught and will never let any bad guy go.

The New York police's actions were praised by the media and the public.

"William, what clues did you find?"

On the set of "Primal Fear", Link talked about the case with William Clutton over the phone while taking a break from filming.

“Link, based on the clues you provided, we tracked down Sean Combs’ recent whereabouts and found that he had contact with an underground gang in the Bronx, and the two assassins were from that gang. This is the first clue.

The second clue is that we found out during our investigation that Sean Combs had harassed Miss Jennifer Lopez. Link, is Miss Lopez your girlfriend? "

"Yes, I know about this. Jennifer once said that P. Diddy asked her out on a date, but she refused. Is this related to the assassination?"

Link asked.

"According to our investigation, P. Diddy was very angry after being rejected and publicly stated that he wanted to kill you, leaving Miss Lopez without support and eventually having to become his woman. Therefore, we have reason to suspect that P. Diddy is the mastermind behind this case."

William Bratton said in a firm voice.

Sending someone to assassinate Jennifer?

Link couldn't quite accept this inference, but he was not sure about the motives of the mastermind, so for the time being he could only trust the police's judgment.

"Link, have the police found the murderer?"

Jodie Foster asked, seeing him put his phone away.

Today, Judy was filming a court trial scene. She played the female prosecutor Reina. She wore a black suit with a straight skirt and had loose golden brown medium-length hair. She looked capable, intellectual and beautiful.

"It's still under investigation, and it's not clear who it is yet."

"Then be careful and don't do anything risky next time."

Jodie Foster said, holding his hand.

Link smiled and said, "That may be difficult. From what I know, the people who are against me should be from the film industry. My movies have good box office results, and Guess What Pictures is developing smoothly, which has touched their interests. If I don't take risks again, it means giving up movies, or giving up Guess What Pictures. Movies are my life, and I won't give up easily."

"Even if someone wants to harm you, you won't give up?"

"Yes, as long as I can still breathe, I will never give up making movies."

Link said in a firm voice.

Jodie Foster blinked her eyes with admiration and deep fascination.

Gong Li looked at Link and smiled. Link is not only talented, but also very dedicated and brave. He regards his career as his life. He will not give up even if he knows that someone is targeting him because of the movie. There are almost no men like him in the world.

Gong Li also held his other hand tightly.

"All groups, get ready!"

"Scene 61, 3 shots, 1 time, start!"

"Net" is in its third week of release. Affected by the assassination of Link, the box office did not drop much this week, earning $35.31 million in 2,107 theaters. The North American box office has reached $124 million, making it the third movie this year to break the $100 million mark in North America.

Ranked second at the weekly box office.

The champion is the comedy film "The Nutty Professor" released by Universal Pictures, starring black comedy stars Eddie Murphy and Jada Pinkett Smith. It is also Eddie Murphy's new work after "Beverly Hills Cop" and "Brooklyn Vampire".

The film grossed $42.33 million in its first weekend and cost $54 million to produce.

Judging from the first week's box office, it is a blockbuster movie, and Eddie Murphy will be able to return to the top with this movie.

The third place is "The Untold Story", which earned 26.61 million US dollars this week.

"Batman Forever" ranked fourth, earning $21.37 million this week and a total North American box office of $238 million.

The continued box office success of "Net" and "Batman Forever" also made Link more famous in the entertainment industry, but while people were paying attention to his movies, they were more concerned about the progress of the shooting case.

In late June, amid the public's eager anticipation, the New York police once again announced progress in the case.

It is claimed that after obtaining sufficient evidence, the police raided and arrested the biggest suspect in the case, Sean Combs, also known as the famous musician 'P. Diddy', on Friday.

The police found a lot of evidence in his home. There was evidence that P. Diddy was not only involved in Link's shooting case, but also in drug possession, rape, illegal possession of firearms, murder, etc.

The police are currently investigating the case. The specific details and progress will be announced separately by the police later.

When the media and the public heard that the murderer was the music celebrity P. Diddy, they were shocked and found it unbelievable.

Link is a Hollywood tycoon and a famous director, and P. Diddy is the owner of a record company and a famous music producer. The two have no intersection at work and no conflict of interest.

Why would P. Diddy hire someone to assassinate Link?

This doesn't make any sense.

Many black celebrity singers publicly questioned the police's statement, believing that this was a wrongful case.

The New York police held another press conference to answer questions from the media.

Police said P. Diddy had a conflict with Link.

As early as early 1992, the two had a conflict on a plane, which was reported by the Los Angeles Times.

The two became enemies because of this.

When Link was filming "Final Destination" and "Seven" in New York in 1993-1994, P. Diddy sent people to harass the crew many times. Afterwards, P. Diddy was sentenced to six months in prison for drug-related crimes.

Diddy suspected that this imprisonment was Link's doing.

The hatred between the two deepened. P. Diddy expressed his hostility towards Link many times in public. After the outbreak of the "Simpson Murder Case", he publicly supported Simpson's innocence and said that Link was the real murderer, and asked the police to arrest Link.

The reason for the escalation of the conflict between the two sides this time was a woman.

Not long ago at a concert in New York, P. Diddy met the Latino beauty Jennifer Lopez. He was attracted by her sexy looks and hot dancing moves, and began to pursue her fiercely.

Jennifer Lopez is Link's girlfriend, and she rejected P. Diddy's advances without hesitation.

P. Diddy refused to give up and continued to harass Jennifer Lopez. He even had a conflict with her bodyguards and was warned by the police.

P. Diddy was furious and publicly insulted Link and vowed to get Jennifer Lopez.

After the police's explanation, the voices of doubt in the public opinion gradually decreased, because people who are familiar with P. Diddy know that this guy is usually very arrogant and has a criminal record. He once sent people to assassinate his rival Tupac, so it is difficult for him to accept that he sent someone to assassinate his rival Link.

The media reports also changed from Link being shot to "Puff Daddy sent someone to shoot Link for love." This headline was obviously more attractive than the previous one, attracting the attention of both movie and music fans.

This news also became one of the hottest news in 1996.

"P. Diddy was actually behind the shooting?"

Michael Ovitz couldn't help but frown when he saw the news. He originally thought that the murderer was Harvey and his motive was competition in the film market, but the police said that the murderer was P. Diddy and his motive was for women.

Ovitz couldn't believe it.

"Haha, he deserves it. Link, that bastard likes to steal other people's women. This time someone finally taught him a lesson. It's a pity that those shots didn't kill him."

Richard Gere, sitting in a wheelchair, shouted angrily and regretfully.

"How could this happen? How could the police regard Sean as the murderer? Will Link believe it?"

Harvey Weinstein frowned, looking very unhappy.

"Haha, Link, I told you not to be so fickle, how about now?"

After seeing the news, Quintet Tarantino picked up the phone and called Link excitedly.

"Not so good. My second movie this year is about to be finished. How is the preparation for Kill Bill going? When will it start shooting?"

Beep! Quentin hung up the phone.

Link smiled and continued reading the New York Post on the table.

Before the police released the news, they also informed him, claiming that P. Diddy had a motive for committing the crime. The evidence found by the police also confirmed that P. Diddy was related to the case, so P. Diddy was the mastermind behind the shooting.

This was far from what he had expected, and he did not believe what the police said.

He asked William Bratt on the phone if he was 100% sure that P. Diddy was the mastermind behind the incident. He had to figure it out before he could rest assured. If the police arrested the wrong person and let the real mastermind go unpunished, he would not be able to rest assured.

William Bratt hesitated for a moment and told him that the two murderers were immigrants with no identification, their guns and motorcycles were not registered, and their interpersonal relationships were simple, so the police could not find any clues from them.

Puff Daddy had the conditions and motive to commit the crime, and he also had a long criminal record, so it was not unfair to arrest him this time.

However, William Bratt promised that he would continue to investigate the case until the mastermind behind the scenes was found. If he arrested P. Diddy in advance, he could also paralyze the mastermind and make him/her reveal his/her tracks earlier.

Link didn't argue again.

On the one hand, this incident has a great impact, the circumstances are complicated, and there are relatively few clues, so it is not easy for the police to investigate it clearly. On the other hand, the person he suspects is in Hollywood, but he cannot determine who it is based on the existing clues, nor can he convict the other party. In this case, he might as well use this incident to get rid of someone he doesn't like.

He told William Bratt that since Puff Daddy was considered the murderer, he should be convicted and put in prison for several years without parole.

William Bratt said it was no problem, as P. Diddy was involved in many cases and could be sentenced to at least ten years.

Link said yes.

P. Diddy is not very famous now, and he is a first-line producer in the rap circle. He is not as lawless as he was later, so it is easy to deal with him.

Given his current situation, after spending seven or eight years in prison, the music scene has already changed, and it is too late for him to start over.

There is no need to worry about such people.

After hanging up the phone, Link continued filming.

With P. Diddy in prison, the "shooting case" came to an end. However, within the Hollywood film industry, the turmoil caused by Link's assassination has not subsided.

Rather than P. Diddy hiring someone to shoot Link because of a woman, people are more likely to believe the revelation of "Star Weekly". It was because Guess What Pictures performed too well and was targeted by the seven major studios. Someone wanted to end the development of Guess What Pictures by killing Link. Unfortunately, Link was too lucky and was not hit even when shot at close range.

Now everyone wants to know what Link is thinking: will he accept the police's statement and not pursue the matter any further, or will he continue to investigate the truth and secretly wait for an opportunity to retaliate against Big Seven Pictures.

Everyone was waiting for Link's action.

“Cut!”

In the crew, Link looked at the footage that had just been shot and said to Edward Norton, "You played Alan well, but you didn't have enough tension when playing Roy. You couldn't grab the audience. I need you to act more extreme, like the two sides of human nature, an angel on one side and a devil on the other."

Edward Norton nodded and went down to think about the role.

(End of this chapter)