Chapter 302: Breakthrough Point
The matter has attracted high-level attention and put pressure on the state government.
The governor had to back down under pressure from Democratic lawmakers and the FBI, but he demanded that it be fair and impartial, even if the person is not a U.S. citizen, but as a California resident and a green card holder, he must be treated fairly. The governor was particularly unhappy with the illegal surveillance.
Day 3.
Joanna found a relationship that she could use.
The Sinclair family, who have a close relationship with An Feng, Brurain, and the councillors who have been helped are all thinking of a way. Some people are concentrated in the Aegis security branch in Los Angeles, and they need video communication, so they have to choose a more secure environment to ensure that they are not monitored.
Guri, who participated in the matter, stated: "The tainted witness has been able to confirm that it is a special agent named 'Dick' of Aegis Security, and he cannot be contacted at the moment, probably protected by official secrets, and it is a little difficult to find him, so try to find him as much as possible." ”
"Also, based on the fact that one of my subordinates who was almost turned against said that the matter was linked to previous commercial espionage, probably by the same group, I infer that it was not only Ann but also other people, including those in this room. It's just that Ann's weakness is the most obvious, ranking first. ”
Matthew instructed: "After finding that person's whereabouts, find a way to get him to change his words, or make him shut up forever." Tainted witness is the most serious of the testimony, and we have to work hard to reverse the influence of this witness, so it is best that he does not exist. ”
Guri nodded, he knew what it meant.
Bazel on the computer screen asked, "How far has it go?" ”
Matthew said: "The FBI has put pressure on the state, the director and we are not all the way, and I'm sure there are other officials behind the scenes, especially since they know that taking down Bruce can affect our whole group, and there will be a lot of people who are willing to go against us." ”
"The influence of evidence must be removed - no matter what means are used." Bazel spoke firmly. "As for the FBI, I'll take care of it."
Things are arranged, and Joanna and Matthew are left in the conference room, as well as Bazel on the screen.
After Joanna sorted out the context of the matter, she understood: "This is not only about personal violations, but also about the interests of different parties? ”
Matthew nodded, "Yes." It was originally just an illegal technology deal with a vague nature, and the harm could be big or small, but the fault was that the owner of the transaction was Bruce, so it attracted people with whom we had a dispute of interest, and took the opportunity to launch a surprise attack on us, trying to cause chaos within us. ”
Bazel then said: "He's safe for the time being, it's just a threat." ”
Matthew thought for a moment and understood, "I see, they actually have a good deal with Bruce. But to do so will only break our net. ”
"So their purpose is to negotiate, to ask for a price." Bazel said.
"We don't have bargaining chips right now." Matthew shook his head.
"Take the initiative to create." Bazel said, turning to his assistant next to him, and said, "I'm going to meet with Anderson." Hold on. ”
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An Feng, who was in the whirlpool, was talked to alone again.
The leader was replaced by Otto, an agent at the headquarters, who was more sophisticated and cunning, putting pressure on people from all sides, and finding details from An Feng's words. Exploiting loopholes, omissions or mistakes in the tongue may become evidence for future reports. So An Feng responded with silence most of the time.
"Mr. Ahn, silence does not make you innocent." Meyer said to him.
"I didn't break the law myself, it was you who eavesdropped on me through the so-called security channels and obtained one-sided evidence, so as to frame me." An Feng said.
Otto, who had a pair of triangular eyes, sneered: "Whether what you are talking about is the truth or a lie, we can completely perform a machine lie detector on you." ”
An Feng was not afraid of him: "Whatever." But I reserve the right to prosecute! ”
"Excellent! Very good! After snapping his fingers, Otto suddenly got up from his seat and came to An Feng.
An Feng looked up at him: "Finally decided to violate the rules?" ”
"Haha." Otto smiled and patted An Feng's face with the back of his hand, "I know there are a lot of people watching outside. Someone will protect your skin! ”
"Maybe everyone knows my grievances." An Feng said.
"I'll tell you!" Otto suddenly put his whole face in front of An Feng, "Now you obediently explain what you have done, maybe those people outside can save your life." Otherwise, we will use tainted witnesses to send you to court and sentence you to decades! ”
"Go on!" An Feng said.
"I think you'll have to learn a lesson to become well-behaved!" Otto pulled an iron fist from his suit, put it on four fingers, and wrapped it in a layer of clothing.
An Feng looked at him mockingly.
Meyer stared at An Feng, the cameras in the interrogation room had been turned off, and no one would know what to do.
Otto stood in front of An Feng and said, "One last question for you, confess everything you have done!" ”
“FUCK-YOU!” An Feng scolded, this guy has a sick brain, what shocking secret does he want to come up with for this crime?
With a bang, An Feng was punched in the face, and even the chair fell to the ground, unable to move because his hands were handcuffed.
Otto pulled him up, looked at An Feng's face, and smiled: "Have you thought about it?" ”
"I remember." An Feng said.
Meyer and Otto both looked at him, and An Feng said with a smile: "Your wife's tongue skills are so good, it makes me feel refreshed every time, and the aftertaste is endless!" ”
"you!" Otto punched him in the face again.
Otto helped him up, looked at An Feng, who was bleeding from the corner of his mouth, and asked, "Are you comfortable?" ”
An Feng was annoyed: "What do you want me to say?" ”
"Did you bring out that FB-5 list?" Otto asked.
An Feng's face was confused, and he said loudly: "I don't know, I've never heard of this!" ”
"It's hard-mouthed!" Otto raised his fist, and at this time, the door of the interrogation room opened, and the sudden scene was completely presented in the eyes of several people outside the door.
"What are you doing here? Stop me right now! The bespectacled guy at the head shouted, and several people behind him hurriedly looked at him.
Otto immediately removed the weapon from his hand and stood aside.
The man with glasses walked up to An Feng, An Feng spat out a mouthful of bloody spit, and asked, "Who are you?" ”
"I'm the U.S. Department of Justice's ad hoc representative and have been appointed by the Attorney General to oversee this case!" The man with glasses said righteously. He glanced at Otto very unkindly. "Ensure the fairness of the law enforcement process, and put an end to the occurrence of any law enforcement personnel violating the law and abusing lynching!"
As soon as An Feng heard this, the state Department of Justice was withdrawn, and the U.S. Department of Justice was replaced, and it was not small. The FBI, the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) are all subordinate agencies of it, or are they task forces, so they are not commissioners?
An Feng said: "You see it now, it's exciting, right?" ”
The commissioner shook his head solemnly: "I am dissatisfied with this scene, and I am willing to report this matter to the court as a witness of Mr. An!" ”
An Feng looked at the violent Otto and indifferent Meyer with a very unnatural face, like stepping on shit, standing in the crowd, and smiled: "Let me go." ”
Otto did not move, and the commissioner said, "Before there is conclusive evidence." There is no need for you to detain the suspects to this extent. ”
Meyer walked over and let An Feng loosen the handcuffs.
Although the director of the FBI is not the same as the Republican Party, his boss, the attorney general, belongs to the presidential cabinet, and the minister (attorney general) is a member of the Republican Party.
The forces behind An Feng responded, and the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice immediately set up a task force to rush to Los Angeles to investigate the matter -- in fact, it was to make the FBI disciplined. There's a big guy here, and you've stood up to the governor's pressure. But what about the Ministry of Justice!
Although An Feng's suspicion is still there, things have returned to normal.
With the participation of the Ministry of Justice, all law enforcement agencies have to behave in accordance with the regulations and regulations to deal with problems, and if there are violations, it is not only their own trouble. The boss is also in trouble, and when the boss is in trouble, he will be angry with himself, and in turn he will have double trouble......
The key to An Feng's guilt or not is to return to the two points of evidence and witnesses.
The evidence is those inferences of surveillance. The threat is not great, and Mr. An's lawyer team is trying to prosecute any organization that has conducted illegal surveillance and made a conclusion that it will be shot, but it is mainly a signal for them to let go: there is no need to die on this point.
Witnesses are the most difficult problem in this case. Although An Feng didn't admit it, everyone more or less confirmed the facts in their hearts, but now is not the time to care about what secrets An Feng leaked, when the benefits he brought to the consortium far outweighed the risks, everyone would cover him.
An Feng has had a very good relationship with these big families in the past few years, and has realized the binding of each other's interests, and if he falls, the loss of others will be great. So they will keep him anyway, and it is in this inevitable situation that the relationship of the president continues to play a role.
After the Department of Justice intervened, as soon as An Feng gained the upper hand, the leader of the Democratic Party and the speaker of the House of Representatives became concerned, and he now has a lot of criticism about Anderson.
The case is more complicated and has two forces, the first is the examination of whether An Feng is a spy, and the second is the dispute between the two parties and interest groups behind the scenes. These two things must be solved at the same time for An Feng to get out of trouble. Otherwise, they can grasp a detail and zoom in infinitely.
Now Anderson also has to walk carefully, let the Democratic Party seize the handle of his abuse of power, affect his reputation, and in serious cases, he may even be impeached by the House of Representatives, which is probably the most tragic scene of being president, and now it is like walking in a canoe, you have to control the balance, and the balance of power is used.
In the midst of a tense standoff between the two sides, Guri finally found a witness to reverse the case.
This person is now not only looking for Guli, but also An Feng's friends all over the United States, but also sent his own black or white forces, paid bribes, and inquired on the road...... Eventually, countless clues quickly gathered - Dick was hiding in San Diego, protected by a group of FBI agents, and rarely went out every day.
Guri took his action squad into position.
They analyzed the possibility of changing his mouth and shutting up, and it was no longer possible to get him to change his mouth, and with so many agents under the protection of him, it was impossible to contact him for a long time, so there was only the latter - to shut him up. There are many assassination options on Guri's mind, and he needs to choose the one with the least impact.
Because of the sudden death of the witness, it also had a great impact on An Feng. (To be continued......)