At 4:59 p.m. Washington time on July 28, the Boeing 747 wide-body passenger plane of Atlantic Coast Airlines landed safely at Washington Dulles International Airport, about 42 kilometers from the city.

Wessen, assistant to the president of the Americas Company, had been waiting for a long time, and as soon as the two of them appeared at the exit of the airport, he rushed to meet them.

It took a full ten minutes to enter the country, and although the customs officer looked calm, he still saw a fax from the US Department of Justice asking for special "care" from his glasses.

It can only be said that it is relatively convenient to go abroad with a Hong Kong passport, some countries are visa-free, and some countries can have a visa on arrival, but when you come to the United States, you must go to the nearest embassy or consulate for an interview.

The "NB incident" has been hyped up to the uproar, and it has become the biggest major incident that "endangers US national security" in the last decade of this century.

At this cusp, it was too unwise to conceal his identity, so when he interviewed at the US embassy in Moscow, he bluntly told the visa officer that the purpose of the trip was to deal with everything that had just happened in their hometown.

Throwing himself into the net, such a stupid request will naturally not be refused.

The customs officer was obviously delaying time just now, and when he was picking up his luggage with Xia Yao, he noticed that two well-dressed white men were staring at him from afar.

The two fellows followed unsurprisingly, and as if he didn't know anything, he stretched out his right hand, smiled and asked, "Mr. Wesson, has the chairman arrived?" ”

"I arrived yesterday and am resting in the hotel." Wei Sen shook his hand and immediately took Xia Yao's luggage. A very reluctant smile was revealed. Greeted, "Miss Xia." You are welcome to the United States. ”

They are all kept in the dark and faced with such serious accusations, the pressure can be imagined. Xia Yao was really a little unbearable, but he couldn't disrupt his fiancé's deployment, so he had to show a complicated smile and said, "Mr. Weisen, thank you for coming to pick up the plane." ”

"That's what I'm supposed to do."

The charter glanced back and smiled casually, "This is not the place to talk. Where is the car? ”

"It's right ahead, please follow me."

He was more cautious than the charter imagined, and while leading the two of them to the parking lot, he reminded in a low voice: "Mr. Zhang, the car is rented, although it is a temporary decision, I have reason to think that it is also inconvenient to talk in the car. ”

"How serious?"

"It's worse than you think!"

He took a deep breath and said worriedly in an almost hoarse voice, "Since noon the day before yesterday, we have been targeted by the FBI, the Department of Justice, USCIS, Customs and the media, and they are trying to gather evidence." There were reporters all outside the New Jersey headquarters and the hotel, seriously. You and Miss Xia couldn't have come at the right time. ”

"But you're still working."

"I'm just a company employee, and I don't know anything about it, so it's not that easy to get me to federal prison."

Although he said it lightly, his tone and expression betrayed him, and he was very moved, patted his arm, and did not gnaw again.

Perhaps for the sake of convenience, or perhaps realizing that there would be a protracted lawsuit that would cost a lot of money, Henry Pearce, president of Americas, did not choose a luxury hotel next to Capitol Hill, but stayed at the Windsor Hotel, which was a one-room house that looked like a family hotel.

But the location is very good, just walk half an hour along the street to the White House, suitable for sightseeing.

Built in 1913, this small European-style hotel has an Art Deco lobby with a look of antique style with curved counters, decorative moldings and renovated floor tiles from the 20s.

As Wieson said at the airport, reporters were crowded outside the hotel, a police car with flashing lights, parked in the middle of several satellite broadcast vans, and two Washington police officers in big-brimmed hats, struggling to maintain order.

"Please give way, please give way."

Wei Sen dragged his luggage and squeezed into the crowd with the two, and the reporters were more excited as if they had discovered their prey, holding the long guns and short cannons in their hands, and slamming at the three of them with a "click", and the continuous magnesium lights flickered so that Xia Yao couldn't open his eyes.

"Mr. Wiesen, are this man and this lady from your company's headquarters in Hong Kong?"

"Sir, I'm Jenny, a columnist for USA Today, and there's news that the 'U.S. International Trade Commission' has launched an investigation into your group, can you say a few words about that?"

"No comment."

"I am a reporter for the Baltimore Sun, and U.S. Rep. Cox accused your group of 'allegedly conspiring to declare false export documents, violating U.S. export controls, and deliberately filling in the final destination in the import registration form - filling Chinese mainland as Hong Kong', are these allegations true?"

Wei Sen took a diplomatic tone, turned around and said, "Sorry, we will make a statement at the right time", and the two of them walked into the lobby in embarrassment.

Will the Hong Kong company that used aircraft engines to help Kuwait extinguish oil fires and invent flat-screen CRT color TVs be finished? The hotel manager didn't know what to do, but he knew that no matter what the outcome of this matter was, his small hotel with only a few rooms would definitely become a household name.

Every time he heard a reporter outside holding up the microphone and saying to the camera lens, "This is the report sent back to you by the XX reporter of XX station at the Windsor Hotel", he was overjoyed. In order not to let the unlucky guys of NB Electric change the hotel, he is even ready to give an unprecedented discount.

"These pesky journalists can't be driven away like flies, and I must once again express my regret to you and your friends, Mr. Weisen, but I can assure you that none of them can come in without your permission. Even if you're staying as a guest, they don't want to disturb your rest. ”

The hotel manager's face was filled with righteous indignation, as if he was very sympathetic to NB Electric.

The charter felt very funny, took out two passports from his arms and stuffed them into Wei Sen's hand, took the door card casually and took Xia Yao up the stairs.

"I was going to pick you two up, but as soon as I went out, I had to be asked this and that."

The eldest sister Zhang Hui was waiting in the corridor for a long time, but she didn't want to be seen by those reporters so she didn't go downstairs. Charter nodded slightly. He followed her to the room. While asking curiously, "What about my brother-in-law?" ”

"In a meeting."

Everyone can worry, but only the exclusive person can't eat and sleep because of this.

NB Medical's "Deep Eyes-100" and "Deep Eyes-200" do not use array processors, Liu Siwei knows, she also knows, but in order to test the crisis management ability of the group headquarters and various overseas branches, especially the American company, she still chose to keep it secret.

She pretended to be more anxious than anyone else. It's a shame not to act. Xia Yao was afraid that he would accidentally be exposed, so he hurriedly turned around and said, "Husband, you go to the meeting, I'll go to the room with my sister." ”

"It's good, I've been on the plane for so long, take a good rest."

As he was talking, Wei Sen, who helped them check in, walked up, pointed to the big room at the front and said, "Mr. Zhang, the chairman and president are inside, let's go in." ”

American television reporters are too well equipped. The long camera arm can lift several floors high, if you encounter a once-in-a-lifetime police chase. They can even call in helicopters.

Henry Pearce, who had just become a public figure, was extremely cautious and drew the curtains tightly, for fear of being spied on by the reporter who feared that the world would not be chaotic. The room was inspected by professional security personnel inside and out, and several randomly invited security companies checked it every half day to prevent the conversation from being eavesdropped.

"Mr. Zhang, let me introduce you, this is Mr. Morris Davis, a senior lawyer, and this is Mr. Wesley Powell, Vice President of Livingstone, Inc., they are both trusted friends, the situation is very unfavorable for us, and we need their professional advice."

The situation is serious, and the US Department of Justice has fined hundreds of millions of dollars is considered light, and once the charges are confirmed, those directly responsible are likely to be sent to the dock by the district attorney.

Henry Pierce was under a lot of pressure and was in the mood to be polite, and as soon as he walked in, he introduced two special guests.

Before leaving, he said on the phone that Morris Davis was a partner at the most prominent law firm in Washington and one of Washington's most famous, having handled dozens of similar lawsuits with more wins and fewer losses.

Naturally, the fee for a veteran lawyer like him is not cheap, and the appearance fee is as high as $600 per hour, so he introduced it, shook his hand, and in about thirty seconds, the $5 was gone.

Wesley Powell, who is in a suit, is an even bigger man who works for a former Congressman named Livingstone, a former campaign adviser and chief of staff to Livingstone, and now one of Washington's most powerful lobbyists.

"Gentlemen, please continue."

He nodded slightly to his brother-in-law, Liu Siwei, and Jack, the vice president of the Americas company, and took a stack of papers from Henry Pierce and sat aside.

"The 'NB Electric Sending Embargoed Materials Investigation Committee,' composed of Cox and eight other House members, has thrown out an 82-page report this morning entitled "NB Electric's Illegal Behavior Has Caused Huge Harm to US National Security." The report lists the fields in which array processors may be applied, involving almost all high-tech fields such as nuclear technology, missile technology, space technology, machinery manufacturing technology, engine technology, and computer technology.

But in my view, the lack of evidence is a hallmark of this report, which is full of vague words like 'maybe', 'maybe', 'probably'. If your group procures array processors outside the U.S. that are not available in large quantities, are well-formalized, and are used on medical devices, and can produce solid evidence, then we are at least eight percent sure that we will be able to reach an out-of-court settlement with the Department of Justice. Of course, the settlement money must be supported, but how much to pay, I think Mr. Wesley-Powell will have a unique opinion. ”

It's really taking people's money to eliminate disasters for people, and a very serious accusation has become a matter that can be settled out of court and settled with money in lawyer Morris Davis.

However, the charter makes it clear that the settlement is by no means a small amount.

Because there are countless such things in later generations, such as BNP Paribas, which violated the US sanctions laws on Sudan and Iran, and "seriously undermined the US sanctions and embargo measures", although the French government finally reached a settlement with the help of the French government, it still paid a whopping $8.97 billion settlement and admitted to violating the US sanctions laws against Sudan and Iran.

In addition, HSBC, Lloyd's TSB Bank and nine other European banks, suspected of "helping Iran buy embargoed metals", were finally sent to court by the Manhattan District Attorney, who also bowed their heads and admitted their mistakes, and also paid a settlement of more than a dozen or even billions of dollars.

"Mr. Chairman, Mr. President."

As expected by the charter, the super-lobbyist Wesley Powell said with a serious face: "The involvement of the transmission of prohibited computer chips, computer operating software, and telecommunications equipment to China can be said to be the key to the United States' strict embargo on China all along."

All high-tech technology and products are subject to the control of the Government of the United States because of their potential safety or military use. All products that may have military or dual-use use are subject to strict scrutiny and licensing by the Government of the United States, as well as subsequent end-use and end-user verification.

Now that it's on the level of 'endangering national security,' once a grand jury charges your group, things will get out of hand." It is important to know that the Congress has always believed that China is engaged in a large-scale industrial espionage operation aimed at stealing the technology and intellectual products of the United States, and they will not stop until they achieve their goal.

Therefore, I strongly recommend that your group reach a settlement with the Ministry of Justice as soon as possible, and we will try our best to fight for your group on the issue of settlement money, but your group should also be prepared for heavy bleeding. (To be continued......)