American tax officials

Amidst the trepidation of the media following behind, the IRS vehicle indeed arrived at the Seagram Building.

"Oh my god, Inspector General David really is after the senator candidate!"

"Senator candidates...this is going to be interesting!"

"This is the offices of Longman and Stevenson, the two candidates with the highest approval ratings in New York. These two are in for trouble..."

After getting out of the car, David ignored the media's comments and led the team directly into the elevator.

Meanwhile, on the 13th floor of the building is the campaign office of the current senator, Longman, who is seeking re-election in this round of midterm elections.

"Fuck you! How dare he do that?! How dare he do that?!"

Upon learning that the police chief and the city mayor had been taken away by David, Longman, who was there, sensed something was wrong and angrily cursed.

"Mr. Longman, the IRS agents are in our office!"

Just as Langman was still in a state of frantic panic, his assistant's reminder when he came in stunned him, and his mind went numb.

"gentlemen?"

"Fuck! This is outrageous! This David is too arrogant! I'm a current senator! Is this bastard trying to take me away? Does he really dare?!"

After being reminded by his assistant, Langman finally came to his senses, but he was even more furious than before.

He lost the previous issue regarding the tax avoidance law.

He had also heard about the police chief and the mayor's affairs.

To be honest, he really didn't expect that the IRS people would not only take the police chief and mayor away for investigation, but also dare to come here to deal with him.

After calming himself down, Langman regained some composure and walked out of the office with a gloomy face.

He wanted to see if David was really that arrogant and dared to come here and mess with him!

David and his colleagues entered the lobby of the office building and happened to run into Langman, who was coming out of his office.

"David, do you know what you're doing right now?"

"Of course I know, is there a problem, Senator Longman?"

Longman David was no stranger to him; he had already clashed with him at the last hearing. Naturally, he was going to teach this key figure in the Freemasons a lesson.

"You know I'm a senator, so how dare you cause trouble here? Are you planning to take me away like you would the police chief or mayor of New York?"

"Who said I was going to take you away?"

David turned to look at the assistant next to Longman.

[Name: Eleanor Alger]

Occupation: Parliamentary assistant.

Monthly income: $9000.

Monthly gray income: $16000.

[Detailed income breakdown: December 9th, adjusted the meeting schedule with Longman for the company, earning $5000; December 29th...]

Tax payable: ...

Langman was a little confused. If they came here not to target him, then who the hell could they target?

But before he could figure it out...

David spoke up again: "Mr. Eleanor, we now suspect you of tax evasion. Please come with us!"

After he said that...

Not only was Langman stunned, but his client looked even more incredulous.

So, your IRS stormed over here in a huff, but instead of targeting Langman, you're targeting me, a congressional assistant?

What does this mean?!

[Name: Treyton Sylvester]

[Occupation: Publicity Supervisor, General Office]

Monthly income: $13500.

[Gray income: $26000.]

[Detailed income information: ...]

Tax payable: ...

"Oh, and you, Mr. Kleinton, we also suspect you of involvement in a tax evasion case. Please come with us for questioning!"

Before Longman and his assistant could recover from their thoughts, David's words once again stunned them.

"What, me?"

The publicity manager pointed to his own nose, his face full of question marks.

"That's right, it's you!"

After David finished speaking, he turned to look at the other staff members.

[Name: Rutherford Dominic]

[Occupation: Data Statistics Supervisor, General Office]

Monthly income: $12000.

[Gray income: ...]

[Detailed income information: ...]

Tax payable: ...

【…】

[Name: Carter Christopher.]

[Occupation: Speech Planner, Office Staff]

Monthly income: $14000.

[Gray income: $9000...]

Tax payable: ...

【…】

"And you, Rutherford, Carter... you're all involved in tax evasion cases, you're all coming with us!"

Following Treyton, David named seven or eight more key personnel from the offices of prominent members of parliament.

Now, even if Langman was stupid, he would understand.

Given that he is still a U.S. Senator, David is probably afraid of causing trouble in Congress, so he is not directly targeting him, but he is planning to sabotage David's re-election campaign!

Now, not only his assistant, but the entire office, along with its key members, has been taken away.

Imagine, a senator from the United States, stripped of his power by David's visit, leaving him all alone. Tomorrow, he won't just be on the front page of New York, he'll be laughed to death by the entire American public!

But that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that we are at a critical moment in the midterm elections. If his important confidants are taken away, what's the point of running for election?

"Fuck you, what the hell do you mean?!"

Langman grew angrier and angrier, and finally couldn't hold back any longer, even swearing.

He knew that there were definitely many media reporters squatting downstairs, and if David really did that, his image would probably be tarnished.

"Mr. Longman, our IRS is operating according to regulations. What do you mean?"

David shrugged, looking completely innocent.

"Your regulations, your regulations, you're taking away all our office staff! What the hell does that mean?"

"They are suspected of tax evasion, so our IRS will take them away. Are you, as a member of parliament, going to choose to protect them?"

Hearing the accusation of covering up for someone, Langman was so angry that he almost ground his teeth to powder.

After a long pause, he threatened menacingly, "Very well, if you can't convict them, then I, Langman, will do nothing else in my life but seek justice for them!"

"Whatever you want!"

David no longer cares about the three major corporations, so why would he be afraid of a mere senator's threat?

If the other party weren't still holding the title of senator, and if he didn't want to cause a stir in Congress by taking the senator away, he would have dealt with him right now!

Seeing that David had already given his opinion, the Manhattan branch inspectors immediately stepped forward with fierce eyes, staring at those whose names David had mentioned.

Their eyes seemed to be asking, "Are you coming with us on your own, or do we have to do it ourselves?"

"Mr. Longman, we..."

The core staff of the General Office panicked and looked to Langman for help with their eyes.

But David's words were already stated, and even though Longman was a high-ranking senator, there was nothing he could do but remain silent with a grim expression.

Under pressure, the campaign staff in the office ultimately did not dare to resist and obediently followed the Manhattan police.

At the entrance of the building, the media reporters were stunned as they watched the group of people being brought down.

"That's...that's Senator Longman's campaign communications director and strategist...What's going on? Why were they all taken away by the IRS?"

"Yes, besides Longman, a whole bunch of his key staff members running for re-election in the Chief of Staff were indeed taken away. What does Inspector General David mean by this?"

"Whatever the meaning, the sudden arrest of a close confidant of a member of parliament is big news!"

Once the reporters realized what was happening, they called for their cameramen to start snapping away.

At the same time, on the sixteenth floor of the building.

Stevenson sat in his office, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Earlier, when he received media reports about his scandal, he calmed down and realized that something was wrong.

Sure enough, the subsequent arrests of the police chief and mayor, along with David's appearance, confirmed to him that they were after him.

Now, hearing that David had actually come to the Seagram Building and taken away all the key members of Longman's campaign team, he felt a little panicked.

If his campaign team were also taken away like Langman, then his hard-earned campaign would likely end in failure.

However, this is not actually what worries him the most.

His biggest fear was that if David really came to his door, he might not only take away his campaign team, but also directly target him.

Just thinking about being taken away in public by IRS agents, coupled with all the negative news that has already surfaced, how much would his approval rating plummet?

Just as Stevenson was in a state of panic, a phone rang, interrupting him. He picked up his phone, glanced at the caller ID, and quickly answered, "Mr. Joshua."

"Stevenson, that bastard David is already at your building. He's already made a move on Longman, and you're probably next. You'd better leave now and lay low for a while. You absolutely can't let him take you away like this!"

The Morgan family paid a considerable price to get Stevenson into the New York State Senator seat.

Joshua knew even better that if Stevenson were taken away in front of so many media outlets, even if he was later found not guilty, his approval rating would definitely plummet.

Therefore, the best course of action at present is to "run away" to avoid the risk of being taken away by the IRS in public.

"Ah... am I just going to leave like this?"

"Alright, that's enough. You'd better get going!"

"Okay, I understand."

Stevenson understood Joshua's intention. After hanging up the phone, he quickly packed his things, opened the office door, and headed towards the elevator with his bodyguard.

But when they arrived, they were stopped by a group of people who came out of an elevator.

"Excuse me, Mr. Stevenson, we are from the FBI. We suspect you of involvement in a financial case, so we need you to come with us for questioning."

The leader pulled out his FBI badge as he explained.

Upon hearing this, Langman was dumbfounded.

So it turns out David even brought in the FBI this time?

However, whether he was taken away in public by the IRS or the FBI, the damage to his image would be the same.

He immediately erupted in anger, yelling, "Fuck! I'm a New York State Senate candidate! What right do you have to investigate me? Get your chief an explanation!"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Stevenson, but the order has been approved by our headquarters' senior management. So today, regardless of whether you are a senator candidate or not, you have to come with us."

"you……"

Stevenson was furious again, but looking at the heavily armed agents who were ready to take coercive measures if he didn't comply, he could only change his tone and say, "Fine, since I haven't been convicted yet, I should still have the right to make phone calls, right?"

"You have five minutes."

To prevent the situation from escalating further.

Stevenson could only glare at the other person fiercely before reluctantly returning to his office, where he took out his phone and dialed Joshua's number.

"Mr. Joshua, David didn't come in person, but he sent FBI agents to me, saying there are problems with my funds and they need to take me away for investigation. What should I do?"

When Stevenson returned here, he was no longer the fierce man he had been. Not only did he look terrified, but his voice was also trembling.

"Damn it..."

Joshua cursed on the other end of the phone and remained silent for a long time. About two minutes later, he replied, "At this point, there's no other choice. But after you go downstairs, you must try to make an appearance in front of the reporters. Try your best not to let your supporters 'leave you'!"

"Well... alright, that's the only way."

Stevenson knew he had no other choice, so he hung up the phone, walked out, and followed the FBI agents into the elevator.

The entrance to the Seagram Building.

"We took members of Member of Parliament Langman's office away this time because they were indeed involved in tax issues..."

"Holy crap, the FBI took Stevenson away!"

"Oh my god..."

"..."

David was explaining the operation to the media when suddenly a group of people appeared at the door, instantly attracting the media's attention.

He stopped speaking, turned his head and looked over, only to see FBI agents leading Stevenson out of there.

Unlike the others, David was not surprised at all.

Because that's exactly what he arranged.

Stevenson's main issue involved campaign finances, so after some consideration, David decided it would be best to have the FBI take action.

In addition, bringing the FBI into the picture can also show that he did not intend to target the New York State Senate seat, which can serve as a buffer.

As David looked at Stevenson, Stevenson also spotted him immediately. As the saying goes, enemies meeting are bound to be furious, and the latter instantly displayed a murderous glare. (End of Chapter)