Burbank Middle School, front door.

The LAPD alert has been lifted, and from dawn in the morning, Los Angeles citizens have come to lay flowers and mourn the victims.

A very ordinary Volkswagen car was parked on the side of the road, Martin got out of the car with a cluster of flowers, walked to the gate of the campus with a heavy face, took off the sunglasses he was wearing, and put the flowers in the mourning area.

Like everyone else who laid flowers at the same time, there was a moment of silence in the direction of the campus.

A lot of people around looked at him, and many recognized Martin.

An old woman with white hair walked up to Martin with her arms outstretched, and Martin gently hugged her.

"Don't be too sad, child, you're doing well." The old woman comforted Martin: "May God bless each of us." ”

Martin was separated from the old woman, his expression solemn, his eyes red, and he still seemed to be immersed in grief.

Others came over to shake Martin's hand or hug him and offer words of comfort.

"You've done your best."

"Kid, you're a hero."

"No one can do it better than you."

Martin remained silent, as if he were about to be crushed by the weight of pain.

This kind of place of flower mourning, of course, is indispensable for media reporters, who record everything that happened with their cameras.

A reporter came over to interview, but Martin politely declined.

Martin walks to the car, leaving the camera with a back.

This back is a little rickety, and it seems to carry the weight of the whole of Los Angeles.

The Volkswagen drove away, and many entertainment and paparazzi followed.

Soon, the car stopped in front of a well-known psychological clinic, and Martin, accompanied by his agent Thomas, entered the clinic.

"No matter how strong a man is, there are times when he is weak." A female reporter said to her assistant: "I hope there is no problem with his psychology." ”

After the slightly obscene assistant took the photo, he maliciously guessed: "These can't be pretended by him, right?" Actually, he didn't have any, and he was very happy because his fame skyrocketed. ”

The female reporter said: "He saved 16 people! No matter what you say, it doesn't change that fact. ”

Of course, Martin had no problem with his psychology, Thomas was not at ease, so he asked him to come over to see a psychiatrist, and he considered the actual needs, so he talked to the psychiatrist casually.

Thomas received a phone call, waited for Martin to come out and got into the car, and said, "The company just received a call from Coca-Cola headquarters, and Coca-Cola wants to invite you to be the North American spokesperson." ”

Bruce, who was driving, couldn't help but laugh: "The Cult of Coke! ”

"It's okay to talk, don't make it public right away." If the news is made public now, it will give the public the illusion of eating human blood steamed buns, Martin advised: "What I do is high-profile enough, and I am a little low-key." ”

Thomas understood what Martin meant: "The negotiation is not so fast, it is only a preliminary contact now, and it will take a while to negotiate well, and I will accompany you to Atlanta to make a movie in a few days, and I happened to go over to negotiate with Coca-Cola." ”

Of course, Martin will not refuse Coca-Cola, with the current posture of the Coke God Cult, how can it ask for a seven-figure endorsement fee.

It is said that he is a hero of Los Angeles, and the hero of Los Angeles does not even have a house in Los Angeles.

Bruce looked at the time and turned on the car radio,

That Xiao Bu classmate from the White House will make a televised speech at 10:30 a.m. on the Burbank Middle School incident.

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Washington, White House Press Office.

Xiaobu said bitterly in front of the camera, saying that many families experienced the worst nightmare yesterday, and the flag was lowered at half-mast across the country to mourn, and promised that the authorities would take stronger measures to protect the safety of campuses, teachers and students, etc.

When asked by a reporter about gun control, Xiaobu said directly: "Actually, I can't do as much as Martin Davis, he can knock down the gunman and save 16 people, and I can't do anything but pray and mourn." ”

Another reporter said: "Mourning and prayer do not stop bullets. ”

Bob found the best shield: "Martin Davis stopped the tragedy from spreading. He forcibly changed the subject: "I am very pleased to see that a hero like Martin Davis has come forward, he is a young man who represents the hope of America, and I propose to award him the Presidential Medal of Freedom!" ”

It is the highest civilian medal in the United States and is awarded annually by the president.

The attention of the reporters immediately turned to Martin Davis, who stopped asking about the difficult and meaningless questions of gun control.

After the press conference, the White House forwarded Martin's information to the Distinguished Civilian Service Committee, which nominated the list of candidates, and finally made a decision by Xiaobu.

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Inside a villa in Los Angeles, Julie watched the live TV news and fell into thought.

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is almost the highest federal honor that a civilian can receive, and Xiao Bu dared to say it at the press conference, not just to rub Martin's heat, but to really intend to do so.

After all, it is a medal approved by the president.

Julie was a little greedy, how good she could get this thing, how much it fit the route she was going to take, and brush up on style outside of the movie.

How many actors in Hollywood have won this honor?

Julie thinks back carefully, and she can only remember two people, one is Audrey Hepburn and the other is black actor Sidney Poitier.

Next to the cell phone rang, Brad Pitt called.

"Hey, tonight? Is your wife gone? Julie's eyes were still on the TV, and the TV news once again played the picture of Martin's heroic rescue yesterday, and I don't know why, I suddenly felt that Pete on the other side of the phone was boring, and casually made an excuse: "I have a very important script discussion tonight, and I don't have time to go on a date, so let's talk about it another day." ”

Pete on the other side was very disappointed, but not reluctantly.

Julie put down her phone, picked up the remote control and connected to the channel, and almost every news station could see Martin's name and image.

As long as nothing particularly big happens, Martin and Burbank will continue to feature prominently in the news in the coming days.

Julie looked at the picture of Martin picking up a Coke bottle and smashing the bandits in the news video, unconsciously picked up her mobile phone, dialed Martin's number, waited for it to be connected, and said with a smile: "Teacher Martin, I am your student Anji, do you have time today?" I have a lot of questions for you. ”

Martin's schedule today is full, and he politely refused: "I'm sorry, Anji, I'm very busy today, and there are a lot of troubles to deal with when yesterday's incident comes out." ”

"It's okay." Julie smiled and said, "Wait until you have time." ”

Someone was talking over there, and he hung up the phone first.

Julie glanced at her phone and put it on the sofa, Martin's heat would not be able to rub off for a while.

Originally, she wanted to take advantage of Martin's heat to set herself on fire by the way.

Julie stood up, went to the window, and came over with a newspaper in her hand, and saw Martin.

Martin everywhere.

Julie calmed down and told herself not to worry, "Wanted" was about to start filming, and she, as a student, had time to ask Mr. Martin for advice.

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Two days later, Los Angeles City Hall.

The Presidential Medal of Freedom has not yet been decided, and even if it is finalized, it will not be awarded until Independence Day.

But the honor conferred by the City of Los Angeles was quickly determined.

In order to control the direction of public opinion, the Los Angeles City Hall and the City Council awarded Martin himself as quickly as possible.

Martin, accompanied by Thomas, attended the memorial service in Town Hall Square.

McLean, LAPD's public relations specialist, has been by Martin's side.

Before the official start of the event, Martin and McLean were on the side of the podium and were interviewed by television stations including the Los Angeles Times, Warner TV, CNN and NBC.

After three days of silence, Martin finally spoke a few words and provided an assist for the LAPD.

His voice is soft and hoarse, and when I hear it, it is reminiscent of excessive sadness: "I have always wanted to express my gratitude to the LAPD, but in the past few days I have had some psychological problems and have not been able to speak and communicate with people. ”

Many of the reporters present had seen Martin go to a psychiatrist.

"With the help of the doctors, I gradually recovered and was finally able to say thank you to the LAPD, and my companion and I were trapped around the corner of the corridor by the gunman, and it was the LAPD who rescued us in the most critical moment," Martin said. ”

McLean, who was following him, immediately answered: "No, it was Martin who saved sixteen people, subdued two gunmen, and cooperated with LAPD to kill the last gunman, LAPD should express his gratitude to Martin!" ”

As for the tragedy or anything, it doesn't matter, the important thing is that Martin and LAPD both have credit.

The memorial service soon began, and after a moment of silence, Los Angeles Mayor Villalegosa took the stage to speak: "For the past three days, the whole of Los Angeles has been immersed in grief......

He said it to the back, wiping his tears as he spoke.

The top actors are all in politics.

Grief was not the theme of the event, and Villalegosa added: "We can't forget every victim, every injured person, every person and family who has been traumatized, and we can't forget the people who helped Los Angeles." Martin Davis, an ordinary actor, an ordinary young man, in the face of the guns of gangsters, he bravely stood up and saved 16 people, he is a hero, a hero of Los Angeles. ”

The mayor raised his head and greeted the sun, as if he saw hope: "In that dark time, Martin Davis was like the sun!" Los Angeles will always remember Martin Davis, and I honor him with the title of Honorary Citizen on behalf of Los Angeles! ”

Villa Legosa said: "Please Martin Davies! ”

McLean gave Martin a push, and Martin stepped up to the podium and received the golden key from Antonio, a symbol of honorary citizenship.

The whole square burst into applause.

The public has seen the video and knows what Martin has done, and they believe in their eyes.

With the golden key in hand, Martin walked to the microphone that Villaraigosa had given up and said, "Sorry, I tried my best......"

Before he finished speaking, the person burst into tears: "I...... I'm sorry, I can't go on......"

At this point, Martin turned around and walked off the stage.

There was silence in the square, and then someone shouted: "Martin, you are good!" ”

"You should be proud!"

The sound was instantly drowned out by applause, and the enthusiastic applause lasted for several minutes.

(End of chapter)