Chapter 872: Unexpected Trouble
However, just as Kiannini was about to talk to Jiang Chen about some business matters, the banquet was suddenly interrupted by a rude push on the door. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The melodious music in the hall gradually stopped, and I saw two white men in suits walking in, their faces obviously unkind.
The party that had been lively suddenly fell silent.
Seeing the people coming in, Governor Brown frowned slightly and walked over to the two men in suits and leather shoes. Jiang Chen noticed that behind the two of them, Lawrence of the FBI also trotted up to follow, with a look of displeasure written on his face.
Although unhappy, Brown asked in as gentle a tone as possible, "What's the matter, Mr. Stephen, this is my party, and the invitees are all good law-abiding citizens." Or is it the terrorist attack that took place in the procession in front of the bridge in the morning that gave you a headache and wanted to come here for a drink or two?"
"Obey the law?" the man known as Stephen snorted with a cold face, and scanned the hall of the governor's mansion with an eagle-like gaze, locked on Jiang Chen's body, and his eyes gradually narrowed, "You are Jiang Chen?"
The intelligence services are somewhat unique in that they serve directly to the National Security Council of the United States in that they serve directly to the CIA and the FBI. The chairman of the U.S. National Security Council is the president, so the CIA can be said to be an organization with a strong central color, and it is completely different from the state government.
It is for this reason that Stephen can not bird this governor at all.
"Yes, what's the matter?" Jiang Chen said with a pleasant face, putting the wine glass aside.
"Our agents have found something interesting in Ukraine. You know, the Russians have been doing a little bit of work there lately, and to put it bluntly, an illegal invasion. According to the reaction of the soldiers of the Ukrainian government army, the Russian soldiers disguised as Ukrainian civilian forces used a weapon capable of disabling electronic devices. ”
"Sorry, I don't understand what you're talking about. Jiang Chen said with a smile.
He noticed that Zhu Yu, who was wearing a brown suit, was already standing at the door, with his hands in his pockets.
She wasn't pulling out her gun, of course, but if this Mr. Stephen did anything rude, the ghost agent had a hundred ways to get him lying on the ground.
"Yes? I think your company is an expert in EMP weapons, so you should know very well what that means. Stephen sneered.
The guests attending the banquet all looked at this side with interested eyes, this kind
Jiang Chen sighed and spread his hands helplessly.
"Is it too arbitrary to conclude that the weapons are from the future group based on the characteristics of EMP alone? What should we do if there are people in the hands of the Ukrainian civilian and government forces with M4 rifles? Or are those people actually American special forces?"
Stephen's tone was a bit threatening: "I want you to be cooperative, I'm not joking with you." ”
"So, what are you going to do to get me to cooperate, who is not an American?" Jiang Chen shrugged his shoulders and said with a nonchalant smile.
Speaking of which, the taste of saber-rattling between the two has risen to its peak.
Brown waited for Stephen with annoyance, he didn't care if there was an EMP in a Ukrainian town tens of thousands of kilometers away, he only cared about how many dollars of investment could be won for California at this party, and how many jobs could be solved.
It is no exaggeration to say that as long as Jiang Chen negotiates a deal with anyone here, it will be able to add some help to his next gubernatorial election.
Unfortunately, the party was clearly in ruins.
Just as he was about to speak, Lawrence, who had been standing in the doorway, spoke first, and he used a rare aggressive tone in the face of this colleague belonging to a different department.
"Enough, Mr. Stephen, Jiang Chen is a guest of the White House, not your suspect. Everything has to go according to the procedure, and if there is no procedure, what else do we want the White House and the Constitution to do?"
Stephen said word for word: "In the face of national security, there are exceptions to everything. And I'm not interrogating, I'm just hoping that he will cooperate with the investigation. ”
Lawrence stared at him and said without flinching, "But it's the FBI that's in charge of his safety." If you understand the word national security, ask your boss to at least get permission to do it. ”
Lawrence shut Stephen's mouth with a word.
As he guessed, Stephen's actions were entirely private and unauthorized.
However, regarding Jiang Chen's security level, even within the FBI, it is strictly confidential information. It is understandable that Stephen, who does not know the inside story, will bump into him, after all, he is the commissioner assigned to Ukraine affairs, and when he learned that Jiang Chen, who may be involved in this matter, will visit Los Angeles, he flew over from Washington as soon as possible.
He didn't even consult his superiors.
"Ahem, Mr. Stephen, say hello to Mr. Naomi for me. Kiannini coughed lightly.
Jiang Chen noticed that Stephen's shoulders were visibly stiffened.
I think Naomi should be his immediate boss. Judging by his demeanor of not hanging Lawrence, he is at least the rank of Director of Secret Services (SAC), or above that. In this way, the Mr. Naomi in Chiannini's mouth should be a person at the level of a director or deputy director.
It seems that the strength of this Californian consortium should not be underestimated.
Eventually, under the pressure of that pair of eyes, Stephen gestured to his assistant and chose to retreat temporarily.
But before leaving, he seemed to leave behind a message: "I'll find proof." ”
Evidence?
Jiang Chen almost didn't laugh out loud.
What if you have gathered the evidence?
Can the United States still sentence him?
I think this CIA agent should belong to the kind of "newcomer" who is promoted too quickly, eager to do something to prove his achievements in this position. However, this kind of thinking is often quite dangerous, especially for people in dangerous industries.
On the other hand, Lawrence, an old fox, would never do such a rash thing.
Not thinking that this Mr. Stephen could bring him any trouble, Jiang Chen looked at him with a smile and said, "Welcome." ”
"I'm sorry for such a vignette. Brown walked up to Jiang Chen with a wine glass and said in an apologetic tone.
"It's okay, I could have thought of it as a funny aftershow. Jiang Chen said with a smile.
There was friendly laughter around, Zhu Yu bowed slightly to Jiang Chen, exited the hall after Lawrence, and closed the door of the governor's mansion, melodious music sounded, and the party continued.
However, after such a small episode, the nature of all people is reduced to a minimum. Even though Mr. Governor was very sociable, he managed to keep the banquet through to the end, and he did his best. Because of the sudden visit of the CIA, such a well-planned party was completely screwed up.
It's not just the governor who is annoyed, but Andy Kiannini.
The people of the CIA not only messed up his mood, but also ruined his business.
originally planned to discuss cooperation with Jiang Chen, but he swallowed it all back into his stomach.
When something like this happens, who is in the mood to discuss business?
However, Chiannini didn't care, after all, Jiang Chen still had some time to stay in Los Angeles, and he still had many opportunities. (To be continued.) )