At this time, outside Los Angeles International Airport, Anthony and Jennifer sat dejectedly in the VIP terminal, and they were silent for a long time.
Qian Wenhuan has already issued an order for the two of them and the negotiation team to return directly without continuing to stay in Los Angeles.
However, this kind of mission failed. At the very least, the two of them would be disgraced. At the most, it might cause the company's senior management to question their abilities, and even affect their career.
But now there is no way to think about it anymore. The deal is done and no one is willing to sell their shares to Blacklight Technology.
"Are these two Mr. Anthony and Ms. Jennifer?"
Just when the two of them were dejected, four or five men in black clothes and sunglasses suddenly surrounded them, looking down at the two of them, vaguely blocking all escape routes.
"I am, may I ask who you are..."
Anthony looked up blankly and asked.
"Federal Bureau of Investigation, there are some matters that need the help of two of you to investigate."
The leading man in black showed his ID, and the four people behind him immediately stepped forward, grabbed Anthony and Jennifer's arms, and dragged them out of the terminal.
"This is… "
A flash of panic flashed across Anthony's expression, "Wait, what happened? We didn't violate federal law!"
"You will understand when you get to your destination."
The FBI showed no intention of explaining to the two of them, and just carried them away, while the rest of the negotiating team looked stunned.
"Did any of you attend the ball at Grosse Manor?"
"No, no."
Everyone shook their heads quickly.
"Please come with us first. It won't take you long."
The man in black continued, while making a gesture of invitation.
Everyone had to follow him obediently.
Anthony and Jennifer were hitchhiked to the FBI office building. As soon as they got off the car, they were shocked.
I saw that the entire hall of the Federal Bureau of Investigation was filled with various statues, including bronze statues and stone statues. The large ones were even more than ten meters high, while the small ones were only more than ten centimeters long.
Countless statues filled the hall, and there were also a large number of trucks transporting more statues one by one.
"In the end what happened?"
Anthony murmured quietly.
After passing through the statue hall, the two were taken into what seemed to be a temporary interrogation room. This interrogation room was obviously converted from an office. For some reason, the FBI did not even have a regular interrogation room. Can't free up.
Men in black were coming in and out, and there were also a large number of people in uniforms. At this time, a man rushed into the interrogation room while drinking water and said hello to the men in black who were guarding the two. The people immediately withdrew.
Suddenly, only Anthony, Jennifer, and the man drinking water were left in the interrogation room.
After drinking the water in the cup, the man exhaled and turned to look at the two of them, "Would you like some?"
"No, no, thank you."
Anthony's expression softened slightly, "Excuse me, what happened? Why are we arrested? We should not have violated the laws of North America, let alone the laws of the Earth Federation."
"Feel sorry."
The man nodded and said, "Let me introduce myself first. You two can call me Investigator Gerason. You have indeed not violated any laws. However, something unexpected happened. In order to prevent you from not cooperating, we have to do this."
As he spoke, the man's expression gradually became serious, "Next, please answer every word of my question carefully. If there are any untruths, once discovered, you will most likely be arrested for crimes against humanity."
"Crime against humanity?"
Jennifer immediately exclaimed, "Why?"
"This is a regulation of the Earth Federation, and our North American region is only enforcing it."
Gerardson spread his hands and said, "Okay, you two, can you tell me where you two were last night?"
Hearing each other's questions, Anthony and Jennifer looked at each other, and finally Anthony smiled bitterly and said, "Do you even need to ask? It seems that you arrested us just because we participated in last night's banquet." ?”
"Very good, so you did attend last night's banquet."
Gerardson took out the recorder, wrote down all Anthony's answers, and then asked again, "So did you see... uh, three statues at the banquet?"
"Yes, those are three weird statues."
At this time, Anthony no longer thought about what was there and what was not there, and simply told the truth, "One of the most prominent ones is the ears, and the other one is the most prominent ones are the eyes and mouth. The three statues seem to be very..."
Anthony hesitated for a moment, as if he was looking for how to describe it.
"Weird," Jennifer added.
"Yes, the three statues give people a weird feeling, both in shape and lines." Anthony nodded.
"very good… "
Gerason nodded, "Next question, have you noticed anything unusual about these three statues?"
"Abnormal? What kind of abnormality?"
"I don't know about this either." Geralson shook his head, "Just like the weird feeling you feel, this should be considered an abnormality."
"We just took a look at the three statues from a distance." Anthony said helplessly, "We only noticed the three features of ears, eyes and mouth, but we didn't remember anything else..."
"And we have not touched these three statues. They are all sealed in the jewelry display stand. Even if there are any ancient viruses on them, we cannot come into contact with them."
Jennifer added.
Anthony was suddenly startled, recalling the horror of being dominated by the black light virus, and quickly asked, "Is there really some kind of ancient virus on those three statues?"
Gerardson shook his head, "No, in fact we are not sure what the order from above means... Forget it, just treat what I just said as if I didn't say it, I will continue to ask questions."
With that said, Gerason continued to ask, "Describe the origins of these three sculptures, including everything you heard, saw, and analyzed. Tell me everything."
Gerardson's words made Anthony's expression move. There seemed to be some information revealed in the other person's words, but now was not the time to think about these things.
So, he once again stated the origin of the three statues that were dug out of the gold mines in South America by a man named Gross. At the same time, he also revealed to the federal investigators in front of him that they were a man named Clifford. Invite yourself.
"very good."
Gerason listened to all this, but was completely unmoved. Apparently, he had clearly explored the origins of everything and was just confirming it at this time.