American tax officials

Chapter 380 Voting Begins, and a Series of Rebellions Occur.

"It's still early, so please enjoy tonight's dinner!"

After finishing, David walked down from the stage to the Florida legislator's residence and asked the group, "Gentlemen, how's the situation over there?"

"As you instructed, the Anssa people seem to believe us now. We'll give them a big surprise tomorrow!"

"If they actually count our votes, then they're in trouble!"

"Hehe, I can't wait to see how dumbfounded they'll look tomorrow."

Several members of parliament made sarcastic remarks.

"Alright, then let's wait and see what the 'show' is like!"

David knew that some of his congressmen had been turned by the three major groups and were preparing to give him a "surprise" tomorrow.

And he, of course, was not going to back down either.

So several days ago, he had already notified some of the councilors in his camp who had been won over by the three major groups, instructing them to pretend to be persuaded and to give them a "surprise" tomorrow as well!

Speaking of which, this reminded him of a movie, Infernal Affairs!

Both sides have planted spies within their own ranks, engaging in all sorts of scheming!

……

Over the next few hours, David moved around the room, talking to the state legislators while secretly using his surveillance function to examine each of them.

After some investigation, he actually managed to identify some mole members of Congress from some subtle clues.

However, he did not react immediately. Instead, he pretended to be nonchalant and chatted with them for a while before going to look for other targets.

It was 9:30. David rubbed his eyes and sat down at the bar.

He had reviewed almost all the members of parliament, but he had only identified five or six of them as moles.

Of course, this doesn't mean there are only a few of them; it's just that the system's review function doesn't show all the details of events.

So perhaps there are still some mole members of Congress who haven't been discovered yet, and the thought of this gives him quite a headache.

"What's wrong with you?"

David turned his head and saw that it was Serena who had appeared beside him at some point. He quickly composed himself and replied, "What is it, Miss Serena?"

"It's nothing, I just noticed you looked worried, so I asked."

"I'm just a little tired."

"You've been running around a lot lately because of this bill; you must be exhausted."

"Sigh, there's no other way. We've come this far, it's something we have to do. Let's not talk about this anymore. Tell me about you, how have you been lately?"

David first sighed, then changed the subject.

Come to think of it, it had been quite a while since he had seen Serena.

Serena's face immediately turned bitter, and she said, "I'm worse off than before. Before, at least I could go out for walks, but now I can only stay at home. Coming here tonight is the first time I've stepped out of the house in a long time."

"I believe this is also for your safety. But don't worry, if this bill is successfully passed and takes effect, I believe the situation will be much better."

"Maybe..."

The two chatted for a while longer until Munson came to David and said that Obadiah was looking for him, at which point David got up and left.

As she watched David's departing figure, Serena's expression shifted from complex upon arrival to relaxed.

After this conversation, she had clearly felt much lighter.

In the hotel lobby, the invited councilors were still drinking and chatting, and before they knew it, it was eleven o'clock.

At this moment, David walked to the central stage and said into the microphone, "Ladies and gentlemen, it's getting late. We have to go to Congress early tomorrow morning to prepare for the vote, so let's end the dinner here. Thank you all for coming."

"Alright, Inspector David, we'll take our leave now."

"Goodbye, Inspector General David."

"Goodbye, Director Obadiah..."

"Goodbye, Advisor Vertonghen..."

"..."

After exchanging greetings, the invited members of parliament left in an orderly fashion.

David approached Obadiah and other IRS officials and said, "Director, Advisor Vertonghen, it's getting late, you should go back and rest."

"Okay, see you tomorrow!"

Obadiah and the others also turned and left.

Shortly after returning to his apartment, David washed up and lay down on his bed, but despite it being late at night, he tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.

He has put in a tremendous amount of effort into this bill, but even so, he still cannot guarantee that it will pass the House of Representatives by tomorrow.

If a miscarriage does occur, how should we handle the situation?

This is a question worth thinking about.

Meanwhile, David wasn't the only one tossing and turning at night; the people on the three major groups were also restless and unable to eat or sleep.

Each of these three groups has existed for hundreds of years, weathering countless storms and upheavals over those centuries.

And it is these experiences that have laid the foundation for their current supreme status.

If this bill passes, it will not only cause them huge financial losses, but also severely damage their accumulated prestige.

Such consequences are also unbearable for them.

Aside from the IRS and the three major corporations, ordinary Americans who are paying attention to this bill are also excitedly anticipating the arrival of dawn.

And so, as everyone pondered their thoughts, the sky gradually began to lighten, and it was 8:30 in the morning.

After getting up and washing up, David went straight to the IRS. When he arrived at the conference room, Obadiah, Vertonghen, and Donald were already there.

However, their eyes were bloodshot, indicating that they had also had a sleepless night.

Good morning, David.

"Good morning, Chief, and Advisor Vertonghen."

"It's still early, let's have a cup of coffee."

David nodded, walked skillfully to the coffee machine, and poured himself a steaming cup of coffee.

Soon after, high-ranking officials like Lahan arrived one by one, and then the conference room door was closed, the television on the wall was turned on, and the atmosphere in the room began to quiet down.

Senado Island.

Apart from the members of parliament who needed to vote, all the important Freemasons had gathered here at this time.

These Freemasons, though all sitting in chairs, all had tense expressions and clenched fists.

Besides the Freemasons, the Illuminati and the Ansar Group also put aside all their affairs and gathered all their important members to plan their next steps after the vote results were announced.

At the entrance to Capitol Hill, a dense crowd of reporters were already in place, continuously broadcasting the situation on the scene.

Meanwhile, members of the House of Representatives were also entering the room one after another.

"Here it comes! We'll soon find out whether this bill will pass the House of Representatives!"

"I'm confident it will pass!"

"Not necessarily. These past few days, I've heard that those conglomerates have been frantically 'hunting' those members of Congress, trying to gain their support. This bill might not get enough votes."

"..."

With the show about to begin, the entire nation of America was abuzz with discussion.

As they discussed the matter, more than 400 members of Congress took their places in the House of Representatives chamber.

The media outlets that obtained live broadcast permits also entered the courtyard and set up their cameras.

At exactly nine o'clock, Nan Xi walked out of the passage with the same confidence and composure she always displayed when presiding over her work, and then came to the podium.

As the Speaker of the House of Representatives, she naturally presides over the voting process for each bill.

"Good morning, colleagues. Today, this court will hold a vote on the 'Offshore Tax Avoidance Act'..."

"Alright, the bill has passed the committee's review and various process improvements, so I won't waste any more time. Let's officially begin the vote!"

After Nanxi finished her opening remarks, the voting process officially began.

The voting methods in the House of Representatives and the Senate are different.

The Senate has a small number of members, only 100, so most votes are cast verbally in favor or against.

Because of its large number of members and spacious venue, the House of Representatives uses an electronic voting system.

Therefore, at this moment, the eyes of the world's audience were fixed on the top of the podium; on a huge screen.

The first voting result was quickly displayed.

Representative Christie Dick from Nevada voted against the bill.

The result immediately caused an uproar.

"My first vote was against it! What a bad start!"

"Nevada, that's where Inspector General David 'started his career,' and he's generated a huge amount of tax revenue for the state. How can this legislator not support him?"

"Don't panic, everyone. This is just the first vote. There are still 434 votes to be cast. Please be patient and let's see what happens next!"

Many people felt indignant on David's behalf regarding this outcome.

After all, as they said, David came from this state, and before he left, he had cleaned up the black taxes of criminals of all sizes in the state, bringing considerable benefits to the people of the state.

This also allowed the state's legislators to receive a significant amount of budget allocations.

However, the state legislator was the first to vote against it, which naturally displeased many people.

Meanwhile, the Nanxi Group, the three major corporations, and capitalists across the country on the stage were naturally overjoyed to have secured such a strong start.

But as the saying goes, for every person who is happy, there is someone who is sad.

The ones who are naturally worried are the higher-ups at the IRS.

"Damn it, that bastard Christer Dick, I'll make him pay for this!"

"Wait a minute... wasn't this guy on our side? I can't believe he actually got turned by the three major groups! This is infuriating!"

"Damn it, they were calling me 'brother' at the dinner party yesterday, saying they'd strongly support our bill, and then they turned around and betrayed us!"

"This person is unreliable. I just hope the other councilors won't switch sides at the last minute!"

With 239 votes on the surface, they were initially quite confident, but this initial setback caused their spirits to plummet.

What's most infuriating is that this congressman named Christ Dick also attended the dinner last night, making him their official vote.

This guy has clearly turned against them, so who knows who else in their camp will defect next?

David was also quite frustrated at this moment, because the senator's defection was not among the people he had found out using the system last night.

Although the politician who betrayed the group had never been to Lolita Island, he had access to information about the man's corruption.

Even so, this guy still turned against them. How exactly did the three major groups manage to persuade him?

Besides this guy, there might be many other unplanned members of parliament who have defected, right?

Fine, let them defect if they want. But like I said, he really doesn't believe that more than 21 members of parliament defected together!

Of course, if such a thing were to happen, he would certainly spare no effort to make these people pay a heavy price after the bill failed!

Amidst everyone's thoughts, the second ballot was cast.

It is still a legislator from Nevada.

The big screen showed that the congresswoman, Eva Bradley, had cast a dissenting vote!

In an instant, this single stone stirred up a thousand waves.

The third vote was also against it!

"Fuck you, what's going on here? Why are all the votes against it?"

"One dissenting vote would be one thing, but three in a row? Is this bill going to fail?"

"What's the rush? It's only three so far, there are still over 400 to go. I believe the councilors will make the right choice!"

"..."

Regardless, the fact that the vote started with three opposing votes was somewhat discouraging for those who supported the bill's passage.

On the three major groups' side, many people were overjoyed to see this, and some even high-fived and hugged in celebration.

It's not hard to understand why they were so excited, because David had already won over these three votes, and they only went to lobby for them later.

Now that we've reached the voting stage, everyone has switched to supporting them, proving that their lobbying and defection efforts over this period have been very effective!

If things continue to develop in this direction, then the bill that the IRS and David have painstakingly worked on will likely fail.

If they then take advantage of the IRS's setback and retaliate with their swords, wouldn't the IRS and David be in for a rough time?

In the IRS conference room, the atmosphere had completely frozen.

It's bad enough that the initial vote was unsuccessful, but now there are three more votes in a row, all against the proposal.

And most importantly, these three votes originally belonged to their side, but now they have all become votes of betrayal.

At this point, the mood of the senior executives had plummeted to rock bottom.

(End of this chapter)