District of Columbia, USA.

Early in the morning, the Capitol was already crowded with hundreds of journalists and dozens of police officers who were responsible for maintaining order at the scene.

This day is very unusual.

After a year and a half of investigative evidence, D&F filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense and entered the congressional hearing stage.

Although it was only the first hearing, it was still in the spotlight.

According to the U.S. judicial system, because national security is involved and a lot of classified information is involved, Congress has the right to hold hearings before a judicial trial.

The conclusions reached at the hearings have no judicial force, but they have great influence.

In addition, the hearing will have an impact on the judicial process.

Typically, after the hearing, if the prosecution, the D&F Group, still insists on going through the judicial process, Congress will issue a report and refer the case to a circuit court of the Supreme Court, and the congressional report will have a significant impact on the final decision.

It can be seen that the congressional hearing is actually a preliminary trial.

If you can't even pass the congressional hurdle, D&F Group companies don't want to get the desired result in the final trial.

It's a pity that all the reporters were kept outside the gate because of this closed-door hearing.

Inside the Capitol, lawyers representing D&F Group have completed their case and three members of Congress are preparing for the next questioning.

Because it involves national security, intelligence information, and the military industry, the hearings were convened jointly by the National Security Council, the Intelligence and Information Committee, and the Defense and Military Industrial Commission, each of which had one member present, and the hearing was presided over by the chairman of the Defense and Military Industrial Commission, Senator Tomachio of West Virginia, who has served in the Senate for 22 years.

After entering the inquiry stage, it is still the lawyer who answers questions on behalf of D&F Group companies.

Serena sat next to the lawyer, but never spoke.

Silence is also a right.

Unless she is directly named, Serena can remain silent and let her lawyer answer questions from members of Congress.

Attending the hearing is just a gesture.

Actually, it's almost over.

Not a hearing, but this farce.

A lot has happened in the last year and a half, such as the fact that D&F Saudi Arabia has grown and there is no need to continue to make trouble.

As for the H&K agreement with the US military, who cares?

For several hours, Serena had been thinking about a question that had nothing to do with the hearing, that is, when she would be able to go to Saudi Arabia to meet with Wang Dong and others.

Before coming to the United States, Serena received a phone call.

Wang Dong is preparing to reorganize the D&F Saudi company, vacating the position of president, which is reserved for Serena, and Musharraf will go to manage the United Ammunition Company.

The formalities were all completed, including a Saudi passport, and Wang Dong also bought a villa for Serena.

All in all, it's time to wait for Serena to finish this side and report to Riyadh in preparation for the Abu Dhabi Defense Exhibition, which opens next month.

D&F Saudi Arabia has long been more than just a firearms and ammunition company.

Over the past year and a half, D&F Saudi Arabia has developed into an integrated defense company, continuing to produce and sell firearms and ammunition, as well as expanding into related fields, such as establishing a company specializing in the production of body armor in Saudi Arabia through cooperation.

Because of the full support of the Saudi authorities, the development of D&F Saudi Arabia can be said to be smooth.

Parallel to development is market expansion.

The Abu Dhabi Defence Show, which opens next month, is the biggest show of the year, and it is a good opportunity for D&F Saudi to open up the market, which will require Serena to go back and help.

Time flies, and before you know it, it's noon.

"That's all for today."

It was only after being touched by Aziz, who was sitting in the back, that Serena came to her senses.

"Thank you, Ms. Stuart, for your cooperation. A second hearing was held five days later to review the financial statements of the D&F Group companies during their participation in the OIC project. If there are any special requests, they can be made before then. At the end of the next hearing, we will respond to the ......"

Before Tomacho could finish speaking, Serena got up and left.

There was no need to be polite to these members of Congress, and there was no rule that required Serena to say goodbye before leaving, it was all nonsense anyway.

Of course, no one kept Serena.

"Okay, got it."

"What's going on?"

"Nothing." Aziz nodded at Serena and said, "It's full of reporters in front, let's go to the side door, and the driver has already driven the car over." ”

"Joey, you deal with those reporters."

The lawyer nodded and agreed, he was just a professional lawyer hired by the D&F group company, and he was a reporter who was in his job.

When the lawyer walked away, Serena and Aziz quickened their pace.

For more than a year, Serena has been the most headache for journalists.

Wherever she goes, journalists are like shadows, always appearing in front of her immediately and asking questions that cannot be answered.

Serena hates reporters the most, but she can't help it.

Then, you can only dodge.

Luckily, the Capitol is large and has multiple exits.

"Shahid, we're coming, we'll be there in three minutes."

"Roger."

Aziz didn't dwell on the word, and nodded at Serena.

If it had been up to Aziz to decide, he would not have come to the United States, because in his opinion, the trip was too dangerous for Serena to risk.

Half of the people who wanted to finish Serena were Americans, and they were powerful arms dealers.

You must know that what happened to Serena caused heavy losses to the US arms companies involved in the OIC project, and made the future of the project uncertain.

It's a pity that it was Serena, not Aziz, who made the decision.

Arriving at the door, Aziz contacted the driver again, and only after confirming that there was nothing unusual outside, he pushed the door open.

Shaheed, also from Pakistan, is a retired special forces soldier and is extremely reliable, otherwise Musharraf would not have sent him to assist Aziz.

The sedan stopped on the side of the road, and Shahid got out of the car only when Aziz came out.

It was at this time that a uniformed policeman came across the street.

Aziz saw the policeman, but Shaheed had his back to the policeman and did not see or notice that the policeman had drawn his pistol as he walked by.

It's a Glock17, but it's a special model, with a muffler installed.

"Shahid!"

By the time Aziz shouted, the police had already raised their pistols and were aiming at Shahid.

At the last moment, Shahid turned around and reached for his gun, but it was too late.

Under the faint sound of gunfire, Shaheed fell.

Almost at the same time, Aziz felt a tingling pain in his neck.

As he collapsed, Aziz discovered that there were police officers on either side of the doorway, one of whom was holding an air gun that fired a tranquilizer round.

Behind him, Serena had also been shot and fell to the ground.