American tax officials

"Stop right there! What are you doing here!"

When the guards at the city hall saw that the tax bureau and their group had come with ill intentions, they immediately shouted at them.

The tax commissioner leading the group from Manhattan also flashed his tax badge and said, "We're from the IRS, here to see your Mayor Andre to cooperate with an investigation!"

"this……"

Upon hearing this, the guard was somewhat at a loss for words.

David ignored them and walked straight into the hall.

At this moment, the Manhattan branch tax chief, who had been instructed by David, also shouted arrogantly, "We are from the IRS! Where is Mayor Andre right now?"

There were still many people working in the city hall at that time, and they all turned to look after hearing this shout.

One of the men, dressed in a black suit and tie, approached and said with some displeasure, "This is the city government. What does your tax bureau mean by this?"

"We now suspect that your Mayor Andrei is involved in tax evasion, so we've come here to ask him to go back and investigate!"

"What did you say? Our mayor is suspected of tax evasion?"

"Don't spout nonsense. Our city hall has a dedicated department responsible for tax collection. How could we possibly evade taxes?"

"You took the police chief away first, and now you're causing trouble at our city hall. You really don't take us seriously, do you?"

These words caused an uproar at the scene.

Those present at the scene, all public officials, were aware that the police chief had been taken away by the IRS.

And now they've stormed into their city government, even trying to take away their world's most thoughtful mayor. What kind of nonsense is this?

This not only slaps the police department in the face, but now they even want to slap the city government in the face!

How can I tolerate this?

"Your IRS shouldn't go too far!"

"They want to take our mayor away? Do they know what the consequences will be?"

"Does your IRS have any evidence? If you're arbitrarily appointing the mayor of such an important city without evidence, this will cause international unrest!!"

"..."

Although David was also present, in order to maintain the dignity of their city hall, a group of public officials still surrounded him aggressively.

It has to be said that this display of force really intimidated many of the inspectors who came this time, causing them to take a few steps back.

But then, David pushed these people aside and walked calmly toward the group of public officials.

When faced with Manhattan inspectors, this group of public officials managed to maintain their momentum by virtue of their numbers.

But when they saw David approaching with such a menacing air, and considering that he was currently the most prominent figure in America, these public officials began to panic.

Many even subconsciously took a step back, as if afraid of becoming the first to stick their necks out.

[Name: Butler Kyle]

Occupation: Municipal Construction Supervisor.

Monthly income: $18000.

[Monthly gray income: US$20.]

[Detailed income information: December 6, received a bribe of US$50,000 from Little Eagle Construction Company; December 13, received a kickback of US$80,000 from Nork Stone; December 21...]

"Mr. Butler, wasn't it you who asked for evidence just now?"

David walked up to the man in the suit who had first come to his side to warn him when they came in, stopped, and stared straight at him.

"I...what? I need evidence? How can we all be convinced without evidence? You can't just assume someone is suspected of tax evasion simply because the IRS says so, right everyone?"

Being publicly called out by David, Butler was naturally flustered. He shouted loudly, trying to get some confidence from the people behind him.

But when they thought of David's reputation and methods, these people really couldn't muster the courage to be the first to speak out, and they all shrank back and pretended to be dead.

"you……"

Seeing that the crowd behind him remained unmoved, Butler panicked even more. At that moment, he suddenly regretted being the one to stick his neck out!

"Mr. Butler, is it easy to accept the $6 from Hawk Construction?"

Upon hearing David's words, Butler felt his soul nearly leap out of his skin. He hurriedly protested, "What did you say? What Little Hawk Construction Company? I don't know what you're talking about!"

"You don't know, do you? Well, you must know about Nock Stone, right? That 8 yuan was transferred into your brother's account. Shouldn't our tax bureau investigate that source thoroughly?"

If it were about kickbacks from Hawk Construction, Butler could still deny it and refute it.

But he couldn't refute Nock Stone's claims.

Given the IRS's auditing capabilities, there's virtually no source of income they can't investigate if they want to.

But Butler just couldn't understand it.

Why is it that David has found out so much about me after we've only just met?

Could it be that the other party had already investigated him before they came?

If that's the case, then the other side really came prepared.

Ruined!

"Now, may we go and invite your Mayor Andrei?"

Butler, who was in a state of confusion, suddenly came to his senses after hearing these words.

Oh right, when David and the others came in just now, they said they were looking for Mayor Andrei, not him.

In other words, the IRS is targeting Andrei this time, not him.

If he can perform well, then Inspector General David might let him off the hook!

Thinking of this, Butler, seemingly grasping at a straw, disregarded everything else and quickly replied, "Inspector General David, please wait a moment, I'll go and fetch Mayor Andre right away!"

Watching Butler scramble away, the city hall staff who were still cowering on the sidelines had mixed expressions.

Judging from their conversation, David had something on Butler that terrified him.

And if David can control Butler, then he can certainly control them too.

If it had been them instead of Butler who stepped forward, they might be the ones in trouble now!

Thinking of this, everyone felt even more terrified.

"What are you all standing there for? Don't you have to work anymore?!"

Just as everyone was still in a daze, David's dismissal brought the municipal officials present back to their senses.

They then acted as if nothing had happened, and treated the IRS staff as if they were invisible, returning to their posts and 'busying themselves'.

"Ha ha."

The polarized performance of these municipal officials made the inspectors at the Manhattan branch of the Public Security Bureau somewhat amused.

Not far away, the media reporters, who were only able to take pictures from a distance because they were blocked by guards, were dumbfounded.

The two sides were almost at the point of fighting, so how come in just two minutes, one official not only fled in a sorry state, but the others also dispersed as if they were playing dead?

The IRS has come to your city hall and is practically beating you up. How can you still stand it?

What exactly did Inspector General David say to scare them like this?

These journalists, unable to hear the conversation between the two sides inside the hall, all wore large question marks on their faces.

About seven or eight minutes later.

In the passageway on the right, New York's top official, Mayor Andre, finally appeared, accompanied by a white man in his fifties.

[Name: Peg Dennis]

[Occupation: Lieutenant Governor of New York State.]

Monthly income: $31000.

[Monthly gray income: $3000.]

[Detailed income information: ...]

Tax payable: ...

【…】

After reviewing the information about the Lieutenant Governor of New York, David felt quite moved.

It's fair to say that this was one of the most incorruptible officials he had ever met.

What's even more remarkable is that he's also the lieutenant governor of a state.

Upon arriving in the hall and seeing the various "busy" activities of the public officials, Andrei frowned, clearly displeased.

This is the city government!

People from the IRS rushed here and started yelling. Are they all dead?

Don't they know how to save face for their municipal government?

Of course, Andrei was unaware of the conversation between David and Butler earlier. If he had known, he would have understood why they were all acting like ostriches.

"Inspector General David, is that you? I've heard so much about you. But you come here today to accuse the mayor of New York City of tax evasion. Are you serious, IRS? And is your Commissioner Obama aware of this?"

Peg wasn't intimidated by David's reputation; upon arriving, she immediately adopted a accusatory tone.

David didn't waste any words with him, and directly dialed Obadiah's number, saying, "Chief, I'm at New York City Hall, and the Lieutenant Governor is here too. He wants to speak with you."

"Give him the phone!"

Peg was surprised that David dialed the number immediately. He hesitated for a moment before taking the phone, which was then handed to him, and said:

"Director Obadiah, as the head of the IRS, shouldn't you be disciplining your subordinates? They just took our city's police chief away not long ago, and now they're causing trouble here in our city hall. What do they think this place is? You need to understand, New York isn't just any ordinary city; it's the world's financial center!"

"Lieutenant Governor Pegg, of course I'll discipline my subordinates. Now, your state officials are suspected of tax evasion, so we'll take action against not only the city hall, but the state government as well!!"

Obadiah, on the other end of the phone, retorted without any politeness.

"you……"

Pegg was speechless, and replied with a dark face, "You say I evaded taxes, but do you have any evidence? Taking away the mayor of the world's number one city without evidence—do you know how much of a repercussions that will have on us?"

"Lieutenant Governor Pegg, you'll find out whether there's evidence or not later. Besides, even if we, Inspector General David, were to take away Lieutenant Governor Pegg today, you'd have no choice but to come with us!"

Although the Lieutenant Governor of New York State is a prominent political figure in the United States, Obama, as the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, is not someone to be overly afraid of.

"Good Obama, it's true that your IRS has that authority, but if you can't provide an explanation afterward, I'll take this case all the way to the president!"

Seeing that Obadiah had completely backed up this matter, Peg had nothing more to say and could only hang up and hand the phone back to David.

"Mayor Andrei..."

"Okay, I'll go with you!"

With things having come to this point, Andrei could say nothing more and could only leave with a long face after David.

Soon, David led the group out the door and arrived at the media reporters who were waiting there.

The media reporters were dumbfounded once again. They weren't blind; how could they not see who David had brought out this time?

This is the mayor of New York City.

Furthermore, barring unforeseen circumstances, given his experience as mayor of the world's number one city, he has a very good chance of entering the state government or even taking on a key position in the cabinet.

But Inspector General David just took him away like that?

The media reporters originally thought that this trip might just be to take away an official, but they never expected it to be the mayor of a city.

"What are you standing there for? This is definitely going to be tomorrow's front page news! Take a picture of it!"

A reporter, snapping out of his daze, quickly alerted the cameraman.

His shout snapped everyone out of their daze, and they started snapping photos of Su Yi and his group.

……

At the Manhattan precinct, seeing that David had indeed brought Andre back, Neham's lips twitched.

But he quickly recovered and went to greet him, saying, "I'm sorry, Mayor Andrei, as you know, our IRS doesn't show any leniency when it comes to tax evasion cases. But rest assured, if you are truly innocent, we will never wrong you!"

After all, Manhattan is located in New York, and this man is the highest-ranking official in New York. Before he is completely dismissed, he still doesn't dare to offend him completely.

Otherwise, if the mayor is acquitted and then causes trouble for him, their Manhattan branch's tax revenue will be in considerable trouble.

"Um……"

Logically, he clearly didn't want to say more, and gave a weak reply.

After being led to the detention room, David and Neham exchanged some instructions, and then David said to the previous inspection team, "Let's go, next!"

"Wait... Inspector General David, who's next?"

Nehm asked, slightly nervously.

"To the Seagram Building!"

"Are they going to make a move against Stevenson?"

David nodded.

The main entrance.

Seeing David and the others come out, get into their car, and drive away, the persistent media reporters immediately chased after them.

But soon, as they continued their pursuit, they discovered that something was amiss.

This time, David and his group's direction... was actually the Seagram Building!

This is the office of the two current New York State Senate candidates.

No no no no!

The group of reporters seemed to have a premonition of what was about to happen, and they all began to tremble.

Police chief and mayor are one thing.

If a legislative candidate is also exposed for tax evasion, Parliament will definitely be in turmoil tomorrow. (End of Chapter)