Chapter 3313

Tawana didn't expect that the CIA would actually come to Japan to find her, and she was somewhat panicked, instinctively stepping back, unable to help asking: "What do you want with me? I haven't done anything illegal, have I?"

The agent said coldly: "Sorry, Miss Svet, we didn't say you did anything illegal. We just received an order from the CIA headquarters domestically, and some important matters require your cooperation in the investigation."

Tawana said: "How do I know you're really from the CIA? At least let me call my lawyer first so he can come forward to confirm."

The agent immediately produced relevant documents and several files, placing them on the table, and said coldly: "Here is my personal identification, as well as a fax sent from FBI headquarters, which is the subpoena for you, plus the authorization from the U. S. Embassy in Japan and the official letter from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. These should be enough to prove our identity, right? Moreover, there are officials from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on site; they received a diplomatic note and came to cooperate with our work."

Tawana immediately said: "Then I also need to call my lawyer to let him know my situation!"

"Sorry." The agent said coldly: "Since this is of great importance, to prevent collusion, from now on, you are not allowed to make or receive calls. From this moment on, you must not touch your phone until the investigation ends."

Saying this, the agent lowered his voice: "You should know that something has happened domestically, some people are under FBI investigation, and the FBI knows you're in Japan, so they entrusted the CIA stationed in Japan to bring you to the embassy for remote questioning. This has already been approved by the White House and is urgent."

Upon hearing this, Tawana became noticeably more tense, and she hurriedly said: "Um... I have a performance in a few hours, with tens of thousands of spectators waiting..."

The agent said: "As long as you go to the embassy and cooperate well, the investigation will end soon, and we will send you back then."

"No!" Tawana looked anxious, blurted out: "Tens of thousands of fans are waiting for the opening. If I'm late or can't participate in the performance, they will definitely be very disappointed! If you need my cooperation, at least wait until my concert ends."

The agent shook his head and said: "Miss Svet, Washington is waiting for us. To ensure the synchronization of both investigations, we must bring you to the embassy within one hour."

Saying this, the agent added: "Miss Svet, if you cooperate with us, we will strive to end it as soon as possible and send you back as soon as possible, and also try not to delay your performance. But if you refuse to cooperate, to the point that we must forcibly take you away from here, then the whole process will become more troublesome, the delay will be longer, and our attitude won't be as friendly as it is now."

Trevor immediately stood up and said: "Our team this time includes a lawyer, though he's not here now. Please wait a moment; I'll call the lawyer right away to have him come over immediately!"

The agent nodded: "You may notify the lawyer, but Miss Svet must come with us immediately. If Miss Svet refuses to cooperate, then we can only forcibly take her away from here."

Seeing that these people insisted on taking Tawana away, Mitsui Yoshitaka immediately stepped forward and said to the several Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs staff: "I don't know if you could communicate with them a bit; it's best not to affect Miss Svet's performance."

One of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials shook his head and said: "This is an internal matter of the Americans. The ones bringing people are American agents, and the one being investigated is an American citizen. Moreover, the U. S. Embassy in Japan has asked us for assistance, so we have no right to interfere."

Mitsui Yoshitaka lightly nodded. Aside from this happening in Japan, it has nothing to do with Japan otherwise. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is merely cooperating, so naturally they have no say.

At this moment, Tawana felt uneasy in her heart. She roughly knew what the FBI wanted to question her about—nothing more than the recent uproar in the United States. And rumors linking her to these matters have also been spreading. Those people are now extremely sensitive; even the slightest connection will inevitably make them a focus of attention. More importantly, the person she supported has already been defeated in the competition, and now the authorities want to investigate these matters—basically settling old scores, which is only natural.

She very much wanted to call her lawyer to have him help negotiate with the U. S. side, but thinking that the other side doesn't allow her to use her phone, and that she might be forcibly taken away at any moment, she felt some worry. Once she is forcibly taken away in front of so many people, the video will inevitably spread, and by then it's unknown how the outside world will interpret it.

Thinking this, she said to her boyfriend Trevor: "Trevor, call my lawyer for me, tell him the situation, and have him come to the embassy to find me."

Upon hearing this, Trevor realized that Tawana had already decided to leave with these agents, so he said: "I'll go with you! I'll call the lawyer on the way!"

For Trevor, although he and Tawana had just been unpleasant, he still loves her in his heart. In this situation, how could he let his girlfriend face it alone?

Moreover, Tawana's assistant and entourage are currently backstage preparing for the performance. Although not far from here, calling someone now would definitely be too late, so he can only accompany her himself.

At this moment, the agent looked at him and asked: "Are you Trevor Kennedy?"

"Yes." Trevor nodded: "I am Tawana's boyfriend, and I have the right to guarantee her personal safety."

The agent nodded: "That's correct, you do have this right, but you are also on the list of people the FBI needs to question, so please also come with us to the embassy. Some questions need you to answer, but don't worry—the questions you need to answer are not many. You just need to cooperate well, and the investigation will end soon. Then you can contact Miss Svet's lawyer and have him wait at the embassy."

Trevor found what the agent said reasonable and friendly, so he immediately said: "Okay, then I'll go with you."

Seeing that Trevor wanted to go with her, Tawana's anxious heart eased slightly. She exchanged a glance with Trevor, her eyes carrying a hint of gratitude.

Thus, the two stood up together and walked out with the several agents.

Mitsui Yoshitaka immediately stepped forward, took out his own business card, slipped it into Trevor's hand, and then said to the two: "When you arrive at the embassy, if you're running late, just call me anytime—I can delay the performance, even cancel it."

The CIA agent smiled: "Mr. Mitsui doesn't need to worry too much. Under normal circumstances, we won't delay Miss Svet's performance, after all, her social influence is strong, and we don't want to cause any mass incident."

"Then it's good." Mitsui Yoshitaka relaxed slightly and said: "Then please, everyone, hurry up."

The agent nodded and said: "We will hurry, but the specific progress is not in our control—it's managed by Washington. Washington is now late at night, and they are also working overtime, so I believe they won't deliberately delay time."

After saying this, the agent gave a glance to the accompanying personnel, and the group brought Tawana and Trevor away from the party scene.

As the host, Mitsui Yoshitaka proactively accompanied them out of the scene, intending to see Tawana and Trevor off to their car. Others, seeing the sudden situation, wanted to come out to watch the excitement, but before leaving, Mitsui Yoshitaka turned around and made a stopping gesture to everyone. Seeing this, everyone understood and did not come forward again.

At this moment, Ye Chen, who had been silent all along, frowned tightly, suddenly opened his mouth and said to Xiao Churan: "Wife, I'm going out for a bit."

Xiao Churan hurriedly said: "But Mr. Mitsui said not to let everyone follow out?"

Ye Chen said: "I have something to discuss privately with Mr. Mitsui, related to the feng shui here."

Xiao Churan quickly grabbed his sleeve, lowered her voice: "Husband, maybe we shouldn't expand business here... Japanese people might not even believe in this..."

Ye Chen smiled: "I'm not expanding business, just giving a friendly reminder. Isn't he a friend of Miss Fee?"

Fee Keyin realized Ye Chen must have other matters, so she said to Xiao Churan: "Churan, just let Mr. Ye go. Japanese people are like us Chinese—they also believe in feng shui and Zhouyi. After all, their traditional culture was mostly learned from China and then localized. Even if not exactly the same, at least they share a similar cultural background."

Seeing Fee Keyin say this, Xiao Churan no longer objected, and said to Ye Chen: "Then go quickly and come back quickly. If he's not interested, just don't keep talking to him nonstop."

"Don't worry." Ye Chen winked at Xiao Churan with a smile, then hurriedly chased out.

Fee Keyin remembered something, quickly said to Xiao Churan: "I'll go out and have a look, also help Mr. Ye explain things to Mr. Mitsui."

Saying that, she hurriedly took a few steps to catch up with Ye Chen, and by his side, asked in a low voice: "Mr. Ye, what happened?"

Ye Chen, with a blank expression, lightly said two words: "Ninja."