At this time, outside Los Angeles International Airport, Anthony and Jennifer sat dejectedly in the VIP lounge. The two of them were silent for a long time.
Qian Wenhuan had given the order for the two of them and the negotiation team to return directly. There was no need to stay in Los Angeles any longer.
However, returning without accomplishing anything was a disgrace to the two of them. In the worst case scenario, the company's executives might question their abilities and it might even affect their careers.
Still, there was no point thinking about these things now. What was done could not be undone. No one was willing to sell their shares to Blacklight Biotechnology.
"Are you Mr. Anthony and Ms. Jennifer?"
Just as the two of them were feeling dejected, four or five men dressed in black and wearing sunglasses suddenly surrounded them. They looked down at the two of them from above, subtly sealing off all escape routes.
"I am, may I ask who you are..."
Anthony looked up blankly and asked.
"The FBI, there are some matters that require your assistance in investigating."
The man in black who was the leader flashed his ID. The four men behind him immediately stepped forward, grabbed Anthony and Jennifer by the arms, and dragged them out of the lounge.
"This is..."
There was a flash of panic in Anthony's expression. "Wait, what happened? We didn't violate federal law! "
"You'll understand when you arrive at the destination."
The FBI did not have the slightest intention of explaining to the two of them. They immediately dragged them away while the rest of the negotiation team was stunned.
"Did any of you attend the ball at Gross Manor?"
"No, no."
Everyone hurriedly shook their heads.
"Please come with us first. It won't take up too much of your time."
The man in black continued and at the same time, made an inviting gesture.
Everyone had no choice but to follow obediently.
Anthony and Jennifer were taken by car all the way to the FBI office building. As soon as they got out of the car, they were immediately shocked.
The entire lobby of the FBI was filled with all kinds of statues. There were bronze statues and stone statues. The big ones were even more than ten meters tall while the small ones were only a dozen centimeters long.
Countless statues filled the lobby. At the same time, a large number of trucks were transporting more statues.
"What the hell happened?"
Anthony murmured.
After passing through the hall filled with statues, the two were brought into what appeared to be a makeshift interrogation room. The interrogation room was obviously a converted office. For some reason, the FBI could not even spare a proper interrogation room.
There were men in black coming in and out, and there were also a large number of uniformed personnel. At this moment, a man rushed into the interrogation room while drinking water. After greeting the men in black who were detaining the two, these people immediately left.
In an instant, only Anthony, Jennifer, and the man drinking water were left in the interrogation room.
After gulping down the water in the cup, the man let out a sigh of relief and turned to the two of them. "Do you want some?"
"No, no, thank you."
Anthony's expression softened. "May I ask what happened? Why are you arresting us? I don't think we've violated any laws of Northern America, let alone the laws of the Earth Federation. "
"Sorry."
The man nodded. "Let me introduce myself first. You can call me Investigator Geraldson. It's true that you didn't violate any laws, but this happened too suddenly. We can only do this in case you don't cooperate."
As he said this, the man's expression gradually became serious. "Next, please answer every question I ask seriously. If there's any falsehood and you're discovered, it's very likely that you'll be arrested in the name of crimes against humanity."
"Crimes against humanity?"
Jennifer suddenly exclaimed, "Why?"
"This is the rule of the Earth Federation. We're just enforcing it in Northern America."
Geraldson spread his hands. "Alright, both of you, can you tell me where you were last night?"
Hearing the other party's question, Anthony and Jennifer looked at each other. In the end, it was Anthony who smiled bitterly. "Is there a need to ask? It seems that you arrested us because we participated in the banquet last night, right? "
"Very well, so you did participate in the banquet last night."
Geraldson took out a recording pen, recorded all of Anthony's answers, and then asked again, "So, at the banquet, did you see... Uh, three statues?"
"Yes, those were three strangely shaped statues."
At this time, Anthony no longer thought about those nonsensical things and simply told the truth. "The most prominent part of one of them is the ears, and the most prominent part of the other is the eyes and the mouth. The three statues seemed to be very..."
Anthony hesitated for a moment as if he was trying to find a way to describe it.
"Strange," Jennifer added.
"Yes, whether it's the shape or the lines of the three statues, they all gave off a strange feeling." Anthony nodded.
"Very well..."
Geraldson nodded. "Next question, did you notice anything unusual about these three statues?"
"Unusual? What kind of unusual? "
"I don't know about that either." Geraldson shook his head. "For example, the feeling that you felt was strange, this should be considered an anomaly."
"We just glanced at the three statues from a distance." Anthony said helplessly, "We only noticed the ears, the eyes, and the mouth. Other than that, we can't remember anything else..."
"Moreover, we didn't touch these three statues either. They're all sealed in the jewelry display. Even if there's any ancient virus on them, we can't touch them."
Jennifer added.
Anthony was suddenly shocked. Recalling the horror of being dominated by the Blacklight virus, he quickly asked, "Could it be that there's some kind of ancient virus on those three statues?"
Geraldson shook his head. "No, in fact, we're not sure what the orders from above mean... Forget it, pretend I didn't say anything just now. I'll continue asking questions."
With that, Geraldson continued to ask, "Describe the origin of these three statues, including everything you heard, saw, and analyzed. Tell me everything."
Geraldson's words caused Anthony's expression to shift. The other party's words seemed to reveal some information, but now was not the time to think about this after all.
Therefore, he once again stated the origin of the three statues being dug out from a gold mine in South America by a man named Gross. At the same time, he also revealed to the federal investigator in front of him that it was a man named Clifford who invited him.
"Very well."
Geraldson listened to all this, but there was no change in his expression at all. Obviously, he had already investigated all the origins clearly. At this time, he was just confirming it.
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